Weird!

 

 Frankel, Erin. Weird! Free Spirit Publishing, 2012.

Genre: Fiction

Lexile: 540L

More info: https://www.amightygirl.com/weird?ref=blog-prd

Summary: Luisa is a bilingual, polka dot wearing, fun loving girl who is just trying to be herself when she starts to get bullied by a boy in her class named Sam. At first, Luisa does not know how to handle the bullying so she sticks to herself and does not say anything. With the support of her teachers, parents and her friend Jayla, she is finally able to stand up for herself. This is a great story about believing in yourself, not worrying about what others think and standing up to bullies.

Target Audience: This would be a great book for 1st-4th graders. It would be a good book to read aloud to 1st graders. It would be a nice book for 2nd, 3rd and even 4th grade to read on their own.

Evaluation: This is a great book about standing up to bully's and more importantly, being yourself. Luisa goes through a lot in this book but she learns many important lessons throughout. I love that Luisa is bilingual and that her character is diverse. This book meets the criteria for good literature. I also enjoy the illustrations throughout and I think the students would as well.

Reader Response Activity: I would make a poster for our classroom and have my students help me create it. We would first have a discussion about why the word "weird" is not a nice way to describe someone. I then would make a list on a poster board for nice words we could replace "weird" with. The students would come up with the words and then we would hang it up in the class for everyone to see and enjoy every day.