Introductory meeting: Friday, November 19th during lunch-includes treat at lunch
Discuss book: Friday, December 17th during lunch
-includes treat at lunch
Meeting Place: Loyola Intermediate Library (Fitzgerald)
Genre: Coming of age, Humorous, Touching
Book Review: (By Sara - Age 14, http://www.buildingrainbows.com/bookreview/reviewid/4067)
Have you ever had your heart set on something for a very long time, but what you have your heart set on refused to cooperate with you? Are you someone who is able to stick firmly with what you believe in? Well, Julianna does all of this, and more, in the book FLIPPED by Wendelin Van Draanen. Ever since second grade when Bryce Loski moved in across the street, Julianna Baker has had a crush on him. She shadowed him constantly and was as close to him as possible. Juli was like this up through seventh grade. However, Bryce thought differently of Juli. He could not stand her from the minute they met. All of that changed in the eighth grade when he saw her differently for the first time. Second through seventh grade, Bryce avoided Julianna and did all he could to try to get her to leave him alone -- without hurting her feelings too badly. Juli couldn't help how she felt about him, and Bryce couldn't help how he felt about her. Over time, things change; people's feelings change. Juli and Bryce ended up changing place at almost the same time. Juli lost interest in Bryce, and Bryce gained interest in Juli. No one can mess with fate and change each others feelings around to suit their needs. Juli had beliefs that she stuck to. Things that she loved she stayed with until the end, no matter how it would make her look to other people. When some people wanted to cut down the sycamore tree that she loved so much, she protested to save it. A lot of people thought doing this was dumb, but Juli knew what she wanted, and stuck with it. This book has two morals to it: don't change your feelings to please someone else; stand firm with what you believe in. If everyone was like Juli, everyone would respect one another.
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