Junebughas a dream of one day escaping the decrepit housing project in which he, little sister tasha, and his mother are forced to live, a dream in which hes a ships captain, sailing free. Alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two other books featuring junebug. This book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. Read junebug by alice mead for free with a 30 day free trial. Junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better neighborhood. Buy a cheap copy of junebug and the reverend book by alice mead. If there were 100 stars, i would rate it exactly 100. Junebug book report form pdf file customize the junebug book report junebug. Junebug is a boy who has bottles he writes notes in those bottles and he goes to the ocean to make them drift away in to the sun set. In junebug, she gently portrays a dangerous world as seen through the eyes of a child who refuses to give up his optimism and hope. Trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. In junebug in trouble by alice mead, the third adventure about the 10yearold hero, he meets up with robert, an old friend from the housing project where junebug and his family used to live.
Some of the stuff that goes on in the auburn street projects, im never gonna do. Alice mead fsg books for young readers farrar, straus and giroux byr this book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children today. Alice mead has 20 books on goodreads with 1837 ratings. School library journal from the inside flap reeve mclain, jr. He dreams that someday he and his younger sister and mother will move from the awful housing project where drugs, gangs, and guns are part of everyday life. His mother has gotten a job as the residential manager of an apartment building for the elderly. But he has a big birthday plan to keep his hope alive. Alice mead is a former teacher in innercity schools. Junebug by alice mead 1996, paperback for sale online ebay. Junebug by alice me ad 2009, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. His younger sister, tasha, quickly fits in and becomes friendly with the. Alice mead author of junebug meet your next favorite book. Mead s prose is fluid and rhythmic in this sequel to junebug 1995. Alice mead is the author of many highly acclaimed novels, including adems cross, an ala best book for young adults, and two prior books featuring junebug, both ncsscbc notable trade books in the field of social studies. Since ten is the age when boys in the projects are. Meads writing approaches the power of walter dean myerss novels about innercity life, but is for a younger audience.
The first two junebug books were both ncsscbc notable trade books in the field of social studies. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read junebug in trouble. Its as if we all got lost, right in the middle of the city. Fiction junebug is set to leave all his old problems behind when his family moves from the projects to a better neighborhood. See the progress your students make while they are reading. Mead crossing the starlight bridge, 1994 has stores of affection for her wonderful characters.
He dreams that someday he and his younger sister and mother will move from the awful housing. Junebug copes first with the ambulance and then with taking care of himself and tasha. My favorite part of the book was when june bug wrote what he wanted for his birthday. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. There is a lot of violence in the book in some parts of the book.
But hes a realist, too, and knows that when he turns ten in two weeks hell be fair game for the drug dealers, gangs, and guns that are an integral part of the projects, so he launches a. This book will ring true to many young readers and expose others to the challenges faced by children. So junebug comes up with a plan to launch a flotilla, fifty glass bottles containing notes with his wish, in the hope that someone somewhere will help to make his dream come true. Junebugdreams that someday he and his family will move from the housing project. Alice mead is also the author of junebug and adems cross. Reeve nicknamed junebug for his curiosity, his mother, and little sister tasha have left the housing project, with its gangs and drugs. Junebugs tenth birthday is coming up, and he knows the gangs and drug dealers will be after him to join them. Boys and girls, men and women would like this book. Alice mead has written several books about children in warravaged societies, including girl of kosovo, an ncsscbc notable trade book in the field of social studies. In addition to the junebug books, alice mead is also the author of soldier mom and girl of kosovo. Free junebug worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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