Wowza. The last half of 2011 wasn't an awesome stretch of reading and writing time for me. While the documentation of titles and book covers was on track with my reading, I never quite got around to summarizing or reviewing. You know what they say about good intentions. They say that Jill is a procrastinator. Instead of living under the delusion that I'll "eventually" come back to write on those titles, I'm simply posting what I have saved in my drafts. If there's something you want to ask about, let me know....AND if you're looking to read anything, shoot me an email. When I moved in February, I packed up 5 boxes of books for donations. I've been on a hot streak of reading these past few weeks (mostly young adult lit), and am hoping to continue it, as well as follow suite with my writing. A girl can dream.
I've now read this book 4 times, made copies of appropriate pages for my students, posted poems on bulletin boards and profusely gushed about Sharon Creech for the past 3 years or so.
This is a story about a 13 year old girl who loves to run. Annie is just now figuring out how to run because she loves it, and whether or not it's possible to express and share that kind of passion with other people.
Annie runs with her friend Max, and talks a bit about running with her Grandpa. Told in story verse, we also see Annie connect with her community and explore her other talents. Her year-long art project of 100 drawings of the same apple is a thread that ties many lessons together for the reader, just as young Annie unfolds these truths herself.
