Acting Out: Six One-Act Plays, Six Newbery Stars - Avi, Katherine Paterson, Susan Cooper, Sharon Creech, Patricia MacLachlan, Richard Peck
Fun writing exercise, but doesn't always inspire.
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- Author: Avi, Katherine Paterson, Susan Cooper, Sharon Creech, Patricia MacLachlan, Richard Peck
- # of pages: 192
- Publisher:Atheneum
- Original Publication Date: 06/17/2008
- Genre: Fiction - Contemporary Fiction
- Hardcover: $16.99
- Publisher's Recommended Reading Level: 9-12
- Read Aloud: 9
- Read Alone: 9
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the theater. How should each character look, talk, and act in these plays? Which lessons did you like best? They can also challenge each other to use jaunty words like "hoodwink" and "dollop" mixed in with their everyday speech. And wouldn't it make text messages more entertaining?
Message
Social Behavior:
Each play has a lesson, whether it's a rich, selfish man learning the value and beauty of simple things, or children learning the importance of taking care of the environment.
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Violence
A teacher threatens to whip students with switches.
Sex
Language
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Terreece Clarke
Is it any good?
One of the gems, however, is "The Raven" by Sharon Creech. Edgar Allan Poe is a modern teen looking to publish his poems and his agent asks for a number of hilarious changes (Why can't the raven be a happier bird?) that aggravate the poor author. This fast-paced, fun play is definitely worth performing with friends or in class.
Other choices
Other Books on Theater:
The Great American Mousical by Julie Andrews-Edwards and Emma Hamilton
Other Books by the Authors
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
S.O.R. Losers by Avi
Greenwitch by Susan Cooper
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
Baby by Patricia MacLachlan
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt by Patricia MacLachlan
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
Here Lies the Librarian by Richard Peck
Ghost I Have Been by Richard Peck
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