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Book Talk

Use a digital video recorder to film a five-minute book talk on this book and present it to your class.

Summary

Provide an oral or written summary of this book for the class.

Letter to the Author

Write a letter to the author of this book telling her how you felt as you were reading this book and what you liked about it.

Symbol

Create a symbol for Opal and explain why you believe this symbol represents this character.

Artist Rendering

Create an artistic rendering of what you think Gloria's house and yard look like based on the descriptions included in the novel.

Book Jacket

Create a new book jacket for this book including a paragraph about the author and a summary of the book.

Alternate Ending

Write a different ending for this novel.

Comic Book

Take this book and use illustrations to turn the same...

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