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Your Very Own Beach House

The primary protagonists in It's Not Summer Without You valued the beach home greatly. Ask the kids to create a brief report about a location that holds similar emotional significance for them.

TV Adaptation

Show the TV adaptation of this book to the students in part or in whole. While reading the story, have a class discussion on the sections that best match their interpretations.

Debate on the Beach House

Divide the class into two groups and debate whether Mr. Fisher should be permitted to sell the beach house that Susannah cherished.

Picture Perfect

Make a collage of the students' favorite characters. Allow each kid to exhibit their collage, then talk about how the characters were chosen differently.

Falsehoods

This book contains several falsehoods from Belly. Find a method to illustrate these falsehoods, the consequences they have on her, and the other characters...

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