November blues is a stunning, heartwarming book that kept me reading it for hours. November blues tells the story of november nelson and jericho prescott after a horrible accident at their school. The second book in the jericho trilogy, it focuses on africanamerican. November nelson is an average 16yearold social butterfly in high school. Have most of the varied releases including the collectors edition 7 cd box set and an official live version of the 30th anniversary tour recorded on 20th june 2009 at the london 02 arena, available to those attending the concert. Borrowed from the library at school id heard from a couple of the students at my school that this was an excellent book, and id used its synopsis for a book talk for an assignment in my library course a couple months ago, so i figured it was finally time for me to read it. November blues view book details welcome to the official site of. November is her mothers perfect princess, the one whos going to. When i found it at the library i had this feeling that this book was for me. November gains the support of her friends and manages to show where courage and support can get you in life. The book is more remarkable, however, as an incredible pictorial and documentary history of the blues with more than 300 illustrations including recording contracts.
Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was. Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Draper and published by atheneum books for young adults. I hate the part when josh parents tired to take the baby and give november money.
Jericho expresses his anger in the field and goes through many struggles. Late reports will be deducted a letter grade for each day not handed in. As a body of work i have always loved jeff waynes wotw and the inclusion of justin singing forever autumn is the icing on the cake. In rocket blues i believe that the author is trying to tell us that no matter what happens in life, dont let that stop you from pursuing your dreams and being the person that you want to be.
Please enter your email address to create an account. When her dead boyfriends parents find out they try to do as much as they can to take custody of the. We will resume our normal schedule for stripers tomorrow, saturday, november 2nd, at 7. This book deals with the aftermath of joshs death from hazing and the ensuing grief his close friends experience, especially his girlfriend november. Louis blues including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. The book tackles and discusses the issue of teen pregnancy, as well as making the readers aware that actions always have consequences and that taking responsibility for those actions is always very important. His girlfriend, november nelson, is pregnant, his cousin jericho has lost his best friend and his parents hire a lawyer to try to convince november that they ought to raise their grandchild. Perfect for fans of series like whatever after and the dork diaries. November must face her parents, as well as the truth in this poignant portrayal of growing up under difficult circumstances. Your students will love this candid and honest story. Fiction, schools, high schools, pregnancy, african americans, juvenile fiction.
November blues isbn 9781439164358 pdf epub sharon m. If youre writing a november blues essay and need some advice, post your sharon m. November blues is the second book in the jericho trilogy students will be asking to read after battle of jericho. Brisa banuelos summary theme the end november gets pregnant and doesnt know what to do so she gets help from family and friends.
November blues by sharon draper book trailer youtube. November blues is the story of a brave high school aged girl who must make a colossal decision that all too many high school girls today are faced with. We will resume fishing for stripers and blues tomorrow, tuesday, november 19th, at 7. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and. Draper essay question on our facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help. The second book in the jericho trilogy, november blues explores the hardships of teenage pregnancy. She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and forged by fire, and was most recently awarded the charlotte huck award for stella by starlight. In the sequel to the battle of jericho, sixteenyearold november is still reeling four months after joshs death. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. November blues welcome to the official site of sharon draper. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Student made book trailer on november blues by sharon draper. November blues can be compared to tears of a tiger, a similar book by draper. November blues the jericho trilogy book 2 kindle edition.
November blues the jericho trilogy mass market paperback may 19, 2009 by sharon m. When life gets tough, and sometimes it will, the way to fight through that is to work as hard as you can and always be nice to people along the way. This stunning sequel to the coretta scott king honor book the battle of jericho has energy, pathos, and drama, and doesnt shrink from telling kids what. When november nelson loses her boyfriend, josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. Draper november blues is a stunning, heartwarming book that kept me reading it for hours. Reviewnovember blues voya october 2007 eleventh grader november nelson feels queasy and ill much of the time. Draper clearly gets girls much better than boys, and from the moment that november s contractions begin, the web of relationships that has been carefully built up from the start comes to the forefront, and makes the rest of the book breathtakingly moving. My daughter was in a big reading mood and stuck on a series. The ending is unresolved, which may mean the author plans another book. November blues the jericho trilogy book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. The following is a list of book reports that must be completed by your child. In an effort to continually promote literacy and to develop a love of reading, your child will participate in a monthly book report program. November blues is a 2007 young adult novel by american writer sharon m. November thought for sure she was going to lose her child.
Draper captures the life of an average teen through the realest form of unreality exceptionally well. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. Using art therapy to fight emotionally based depression november 5, 2010 by barbara mosinski, lcat, atrbc, ma, mfa when. The second book in the jericho trilogy, it focuses on africanamerican students at frederick douglass high school. A funny new middle grade series about three 12yearold best friends who start a babysitting club in their small california town. November blues 2007 read online free book by sharon m. November blues book report essay example graduateway. The novels events unfold in the aftermath of josh prescotts death from a fall from a secondstory window during a pledge stunt. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read november blues. Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. Draper clearly gets girls much better than boys, and from the moment that novembers contractions begin, the web of relationships that has been carefully built up from the start comes to the forefront, and makes the rest of the book breathtakingly moving.
Both stories are meant for teens and the story of a girl and a boy ending his junior year suffering from the death of a friend is told. That story also has a powerful emotional center that the previous book lacked. Draper published june 26, 2008 rac, realistic fiction. Its the second novel of the jericho trilogy, the sequel to the battle of jericho. Draper is a young adult novel that tells a story of november nelson and her single mom going through difficult time dealing with the baby and her boyfriend parents and jericho lost in two decision whether to continue to play his beloved trumpet or start playing football. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations. The mystery book report is due on october 30, 2014 click here for the directions for the october report novemberdecember cereal box report for the novemberdecember book report the students will be creating a cereal box book report.
Draper a young girl named november nelson gets pregnant, her boyfriend died, and she wouldnt be able to finish school. Complete country blues guitar book november 2019 375. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. It answered some of the questions i had about pregnancy and teens. November blues 1st edition1st printing by draper, sharon m. Cohn, a grammy awardwinning blues producer, brings together eleven essays on the development of the blues from its beginnings, marshalling some of the best writers on the subject. November nelson lost her boyfriend, josh prescott, when a pledge stunt went horribly wrong. If you are author or own the of this book, please report to us by using this dmca report form. This is a noholdsbarred look at what happens when life doesnt go as planned.