Leo is a boy who has spoken out the truth louder than he should. Wendy mass is a fun, creative, full of friendship, mysterious and downright exciting book. What are the mainmost important events in 11 birthdays by. I enjoyed reading this book and i can relate to amanda so much. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom shes shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they have spent apart. Amanda is in the 5th grade with stephanie her new best friend and leo her old best friend. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel. Wendy mass is the author of the awardwinning books for readers a mangoshaped space, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a time series. Great book about friendship, with a little bit of fantasy and mystery. The had their birthdays together and replaced the vase that held the apple plant.
They were born on the same day and they celebrated their birthdays together until their 10th birthday, leo did something wrong. In payment for her misdeeds, tara must complete a curious. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Free 11 birthdays worksheets and literature unit for. Wendy mass was born in livingston, new jersey on january 17, 1967. Groundhog day meets flipped in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. On their tenth birthday party, amanda heard leo say something rude about amanda to his friend. They realize that they would always be the best of friends.
I really enjoyed this intriguing story, and recommend it to anyone who likes realistic fiction with just a touch of fantasy. That is, until their tenth birthday party, at which amanda happens to overhear leo talking her down to some classmates. In this slowpaced middleschool friendship saga, mildly spiced with a bit of fantasy, readers meet amanda and leo, best friends who have spent every birthday together since day one. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. In the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass the two main characters amanda and leo get into a fight. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. They have had their birthday every year since they were little but since they are in a fight they dont this year.
Buy the paperback book 11 birthdays by wendy mass at indigo. She has an older sister kylie and amanda has blonde hair. Free 11 birthdays study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Amanda and leo have a fight and for the first time they wont be celebrating their birthdays together. Amandas eleventh birthday should have been a happy occasion. From 11 birthdays, the first childrens novel of the willow falls series, wendy mass has been added four more amazing novels to the series. Each named for a greatgreat grandparent, amanda ellerby and leo fitzgerald are born on the same in the same. Mass revisits familiar ground with a plot that loosely follows the formula of her previous novels, 11 birthdays 2009 and finally 2010. Freebooknotes found 5 important quotes from 5 key chapters of 11 birthdays by wendy mass. A friend told me about wendy mass, and ive enjoyed all of her books that ive read so far. Shes mature enough to handle the advanced reading level.
Wendy mass did an excellent job on the whole willow falls series. This year you decide to have your own party, except everyone including you would rather go to leos. This is a 102 page commoncore aligned no prep novel study for the first book in wendy masss willow falls series, 11 birthdays. Day 11 chapter ashley becvar amanda throws alarm clock out the window amanda makes periodic table for bee boy amanda calls leo talk about why it is still their birthday after do all those good things and made up amanda gives her dad the get well bag again amanda makes sure mom and kylie get the right posterspresentations. On their fifth, they planted seeds in handmade pots. A really good realistic fiction book, also by wendy mass one of my favorite authors. Amanda and her world comes to life in the pages of this amazing book. The most important part of 11 birthdays is the the day after their birthday. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom shes shared.
In an extreme overreaction, she flees the party and cuts leo out of her life. The day of amanda and leos birthday they dont go so great so they just tag along that day. The protagonist is on the cusp of a birthday and must go through a journey of selfdiscovery and enlightenment guided by the enigmatic angelina. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excitedafter all, 11 is so different from 10. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excited after all, 11 is so different from 10. Even though the book is from 2009, the entire series continues to be wellread at our. She worked as a book editor at numerous publishing houses in new york city and connecticut and cocreated a teenage literary magazine called writes of passage. What are the mainmost important events in 11 birthdays by wendy mass. Wendy mass is the author of awardwinning books for young readers, including 11 birthdays, finally, gifts, the last present, and the twice upon a time series. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It is in the same series as the book i read earlier this trimester. She tells people her hobbies are photography and hiking, but theyre really collecting. This book is aimed towards 1012 yr girls but anyone who reads this book will thoroughly enjoy it.
Amanda is an average girl living in an average town willow falls with an average best friend, well used to be best friend. Amanda ellerby amanda ellerby is best friends with leo fitzpatrick. This book is just another reflection on wendy mass exceptional writing abilities. The genre of my book is mystery because they are trying to figure out why their birthday keeps on repeating and how to stop it. Imagine spending every birthday together well that is until your best friend blows it on your tenth. On their tenth, they learned there are some words you can never take back.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. A hilarious, magical new novel from awardwinning author wendy mass is the first in a series of birthday themed books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excited. Opinion overall i really liked the book and i would recommend this book to someone who is interested in a book with a little mystery that is funny and. I was going through some old files and found the plan for a book club another librarian and i did together last summer, for the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 11 birthdays. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom she has the same birth date, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they have spent apart. A wish novel willow falls book 1 kindle edition by mass, wendy. This hilarious novel from awardwinning author wendy mass is now available on audio. But shes not mature enough to handle the advanced sex, language, and social issues that the book might contain. For your reference, we provided these 11 birthdays quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book.
It is the first novel in the willow falls series the novel follows the life of a young girl named amanda ellerby who has spent each of her first ten birthdays with the same boy, her best friend leonard leo fitzpatrick. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. Discussion questions for 11 birthdays by wendy mass. Instead shes dressed in an itchy costume her mother picked out for her hollywoodthemed party. Book talk 11 birthdays by wendy mass by darlene perez on prezi. Amanda is an average girl living in an average town willow falls. Meettheauthor recording with wendy mass about 11 birthdays.
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