She is the author of the 18-book Edgar-winning Sammy Keyes series, and wrote Flipped which was named a Top 100 Children’s Novel for the 21st Century by SLJ, and became a Warner Brothers feature film with Rob Reiner directing. The Gecko & Sticky books, are fun read-alouds, perfect for reluctant readers, and the Shredderman books-featuring Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens. Van Draanen is also the author of two short chapter-book series. Van Draanen's latest book, Hope in the Mail, is part memoir, part writing guided, designed to encourage aspiring writers to pursue their dream. Her novel The Running Dream was awarded ALA’s Schneider Family Award for its portrayal of the disability experience.
He respects her, and he even develops feelings for her.Wendelin Van Draanen has written more than thirty novels for young readers and teens. And just as she has a change of heart, Bryce begins to see Juli in a new light. She stands up for what she believes in, like trying to protect a beautiful old sycamore tree from being cut down, and giving the Loski’s free chicken eggs even though she can sell them for a profit to her other neighbours.Īs the years go by, Juli begins to see that Bryce isn’t the amazing guy she always thought he was. Juli’s side of the story shows why you should never judge a person before you really know them. But while they're sitting across the street making snap judgements about their neighbors, their own family begins to fall apart. And his whole family looks down on the Bakers for their overgrown front yard.
Bryce views Juli as a nuisance, who finds pleasure in strange things like raising chickens in her backyard. Each chapter alternates between Bryce and Juli’s perspective, telling the same story through each of their eyes.
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