Discussion questions for 11 birthdays by wendy mass. I really enjoyed this intriguing story, and recommend it to anyone who likes realistic fiction with just a touch of fantasy. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. 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. Dont worry, these twelve books arent instruction manuals on friendship or social skills. The oddest thing about angelina dangelo was that no one could remember a time when she didnt live in willow falls. It is in the same series as the book i read earlier this trimester. Much ado about anne motherdaughter book club series audiobook by heather vogel. Overall, this wonderful book was a really great read. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. Those who study this material are in a unique position to help others understand their relationships. Each named for a greatgreat grandparent, amanda ellerby and leo fitzgerald are born on the same in the same birthing center. Theyve always had a birthday party together until amanda overhears leo talking about her during their 10th birthday.
Amanda has a best friend called leo yes, he is a boy, they celebrated all their birthdays together because they were borned on the same day. I also recommend reading the next two books in the series, 12 finally and wishes by wendy mass. She has an older sister kylie and amanda has blonde hair. Thankfully, there are plenty of fantasy books for kids out there. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. From 11 birthdays, the first childrens novel of the willow falls series, wendy mass has been added four more amazing novels to the series. 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. A wise friend suggested reading 11 birthdays together. I know that knuckles the echidnas birthdate is the 2nd of feburary.
Stephanie garber loves disneyland because its the one place on earth where she feels as if the fantastical stories she loves to write about could actually come to life. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excitedafter all, 11 is so different from 10. The secret language is a body of knowledge of well over one million words. Free 11 birthdays worksheets and literature unit for teachers. They have had their birthday every year since they were little but since they are in a fight they dont this year. Gary looked at 50 people born on your birthday and found the personality traits held in common by 45 of them. May 16, 2016 this is a book trailer of the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass. So, the sum up, anything from 11 birthdays, finally, or gifts that makes. The most important part of 11 birthdays is the the day after their birthday. I really enjoyed amandas story of friendship, forgiveness, and repeating birthdays genre. The oldest man in town, bucky whitehead, swears angelina was an old lady when he was a boy.
Wendy mass is the awardwinning author of several novels, including a mangoshaped place, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like a mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a. But the experience is slightly smoother if you do read them all. Sara pennypacker, author of the beloved clementine series for younger. 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. This book is narrated by amanda my favorite character. What are the names of all the characters in the book 11 birthdays.
The second book, finally, is one girls hilarious attempts to growup and finally be able to do certain things, but all of these attempts fail disastorously, with her usually getting injured. I hadnt thought about them much but youre the second person to ask. These books do not have to be read in order, and you can stop after the first. What are the names of all the characters in the book 11. Read chapter two from the story 11 birthdays by sometimelastnight corina ward with 5,6 reads. See more ideas about teaching reading, library lessons and reading workshop. They realize that they would always be the best of friends. For your reference, we provided these 11 birthdays quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. I had my 11th birthday last year and it was awesome but i think that i wouldnt change anything but my attitude when i got my presents but i loved them all but i didnt show it that much when i got them the next birthday i have text to text.
Wendy mass did an excellent job on the whole willow falls series. Sadly, i had this book in my book bag and somehow on the way home from work, in the back seat of my car, my water bottle leaked its remaining all over four books, including this one. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 11 birthdays. 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. When she relizes that shes not the only one going through this she feels more comfortable but only a little, find out who is going through this with her and what happens next. When amanda goes through her 11th birthday 10 more times than she wants too. Amanda is in the 5th grade with stephanie her new best friend and leo her old best friend. Free 11 birthdays study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Wendy mass is a fun, creative, full of friendship, mysterious and downright exciting book. In the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass the two main characters amanda and leo get into a fight. Fantasy is my jam so of course now that i have a child, i want her to have all the fantasy things.
Amanda is an average girl living in an average town willow falls with an average best friend, well used to be best friend. This can become a full time career for those who are motivated to learn and willing to apply the knowledge. Unbeknownst to them, their greatgreatgrandfathers carried on a legendary feud that turned town upside down until they ended it, instantly and mysteriously, and were friends for the rest of their lives. Amanda and leo hear stories of the feud between their greatgreatgrandfathers years ago. Discussion questions for 11 birthdays by wendy mass scholastic. A friend told me about wendy mass, and ive enjoyed all of her books that ive read so far. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. On their 5th, they planted seeds in hand made pots. 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 havent shared together. They realize that they would always be the best of.
Wendy mass is the awardwinning author of several novels, including a mangoshaped place, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like a mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a time series. Listen to 11 birthdays by wendy mass available from rakuten kobo. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In an extreme overreaction, she flees the party and cuts leo out of her life. It is about two very close best friends since birth literally. 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. She tells people her hobbies are photography and hiking, but theyre really collecting. Jan 01, 2010 listen to 11 birthdays audiobook by wendy mass.
An old man smokes a pipe in defiance of a no smoking sign right over his head. Amanda ellerby amanda ellerby is best friends with leo fitzpatrick. 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. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excited. Free 11 birthdays worksheets and literature unit for. A wish novel willow falls book 1 kindle edition by mass, wendy. The first book, eleven birthdays, has great characters and an excellent storyline.
What are the mainmost important events in 11 birthdays by. Then he created personality profiles from those traits for each day, week, month, season and year and i further combined those profile names into the ultimate distillation of your personality your secret language name. This is a book trailer of the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass. When amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her. They also had the same birthdays and are the same ages. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of. 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. 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. That is, until their tenth birthday party, at which amanda happens to overhear leo talking her down to some classmates. President of the whole fifth grade president series wendy mass willow falls birthday pack of 4 books. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. My time as the young adult and middle grade shelver at work and as a middle school reading tutor showed me how hard it is for parents to find ageappropriate material for their kids. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Amanda and her world comes to life in the pages of this amazing book.