This is a fan made trailer of two books by sharon draper. She thinks life cant get worse then she learns she is carrying joshs child. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. November is forced to make choices as well, many she had not planned on. Their world is the urban high school, but their struggles will resonate with teens everywhere. Draper clearly gets girls much better than boys, and from the moment that november s contractions begin, the web of relationships that has been carefully built up from the start comes to the forefront, and makes the rest of the book breathtakingly moving. November blues the jericho trilogy mass market paperback may 19, 2009. Student made book trailer on november blues by sharon draper. Like the novel that precedes it, november blues is very moralistic at the cost of. Information about the book, november blues the jericho trilogy. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Kids treat me funny like they dont know what to say or something. But josh left something behind that will change november s life forever, and now shes faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine. Drapers jericho trilogy and coretta scott king honor book, jericho and november are locked together in pain from the past and fear for the future, and it feels as t more. His girlfriend, november nelson, is pregnant, his cousin jericho has lost his best friend and his parents hire a lawyer to try to convince november that they ought to raise their grandchild.
You look like a hot mess, she whispered to her reflection. Drapers jericho trilogy and coretta scott king honor book, jericho and november are locked together in pain from the past and fear for the future, and it feels as more. With the help of joshs cousin, jericho, and her friends, can november handle the changes that that one night has brought about. I always did right by amina even though it was sometimes major difficult to take care of a daughter. I really hope so in fact i would love to play the lead role of november i read the book a million times but it must be a movie series in which the battle of jericho is the first movie in which. November nelson lost her boyfriend josh when a high school hazing incident went horribly wrong. Sharon draper is a twotime coretta scott king awardwinning author, most recently for copper sun, and previously for forged by fire. She is a two time winner of the coretta scott king award, and is best known for her novel darkness before dawn. Sequel to coretta scott king award winner the battle of jericho, november blues is a coretta scott king honor book.
Kirkus, june 2003 the warriors of distinction are douglas highs elite group, a brotherhood separate from school, a service club with a secret initiation resulting in a slick jacket that is the ultimate status symbol for the guys. Sinking down on the soft blue rug in front of the toilet, she was grateful for the momentary stability of the floor. Olivia deserves a boyfriend like jericho, and jericho learns that looks, as well as. November blues free pdf, chm, epub, txt books library. When november nelson loses her boyfriend, josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. November blues is told from two peoples perspective, jericho and november. In the book november blues the main characters are all kids and theyre names are november nelson, josh prescott, dana, olivia, and jericho prescott. That story also has a powerful emotional center that the previous book lacked. November blues is a 2007 young adult novel by american writer sharon m. They were like brothers, since josh dieds jericho lifes turns to a before. November knew her mother would be home soon and would be angry to find out shed skipped school. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now.
The acclaimed author of tyrell returns to push with a striking novel about a mother and daughter who are only fourteen years apart, but need to learn to understand each other before its too late. Two months later when november finds out she is pregnant she learns it is time to grow up. Drapers jericho trilogy and coretta scott king honor book. November nelson loses her boyfriend to a pledge stunt gone wrong, and he leave a little peace of him behind, 2 months after joshs death november finds out that she is pregnant with joshs baby. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. November blues the jericho trilogy book 2 and millions of other books are available for instant access. If you want to read them read the battle of jericho first and then november blues. Brittany 362011 november blues is the story of a brave high school aged girl who must make a colossal decision that all too many high school girls today are faced with. Draper published june 26, 2008 rac, realistic fiction. As books about teen pregnancy go, this one is pretty mild no sex scenes, and no glossing over the difficulties. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. She hadnt combed her hair all day, so it was a halo of tangles.
November is her mothers perfect princess, the one whos going to. Draper mass market paperbound book, 383 pages see other available editions description when november nelson loses her boyfriend, josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. I really like how sharon draper words her books, and they always turn out good. November blues welcome to the official site of sharon draper. In the sequel to the battle of jericho, sixteenyearold november is still reeling four months after joshs death. A teenage boys death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guiltridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school. She touched her forehead and found it warm and glazed with sweat. November jericho dana olivia josh never in book but. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small. The second book in the jericho trilogy, it focuses on africanamerican students at frederick douglass high school.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read november blues. Jericho chooses football as a means of dealing with his grief. Characters in november blues by sharon m draper answers. A teenaged boys death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guiltridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school. Published october 23rd 2007 by atheneum books for young readers. This book goes through the feelings of pain, sadness, and suffering, but also enjoyment, happiness and love. The book tackles and discusses the issue of teen pregnancy, as well as making the readers aware that actions always have consequences and that taking responsibility for those actions is always very important. November blues chapter 1 november nelson tuesday, march 30 november nelson lurched to the bathroom, feeling faint and not quite in control of her suddenly unsteady legs. Its the second novel of the jericho trilogy, the sequel to the battle of jericho. November blues by sharon draper book trailer youtube.
Buy a cheap copy of november blues book by sharon m. Goodreads members who liked yankee stranger williamsbur. Sharon draper sharon draper in an africanamerican author of young adult fiction. Shes also the recipient of the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe author award for new talent for tears of a tiger and the coretta scott king author honor for the battle of jericho and november blues. Book listings on our website do not always reflect the current availability of books on our. Drapers jericho trilogy and coretta scott king honor book, jericho and november are locked together in pain from the past and fear for the future, and it feels as. Just another hero a teenaged boys death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guiltridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school. Jericho is the cousin of josh and he has struggles of his own. They act like teens, though, one minute laughing as they playfully toss junk food into their grocery cart and the next minute soberly contemplating the price of baby formula. I decided to continue the story in november blues by focusing on november, joshs girlfriend, as well as jericho, who was also traumatized by the tragedy in the first book. November blues 2007 read online free book by sharon m. John prine and iris dement in spite of ourselves live from sessions at west 54th duration. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated.
But josh left something behind that will change novembers life forever, and now shes faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine. November blues is the compelling story of a girl named november nelson. Her skin, instead of its usual coppery brown, looked gray and mottled. Tell us what you like and well recommend books youll love. But josh left something behind that will change november s life forever, and now shes faced with the. November blues tuesday, march 30 november nelson lurched to the bathroom, feeling faint and not quite in control of her suddenly unsteady legs. November is learning that one night of fun can change your life in an instant. Its like death is a bad word, so they pretend like theyre in a hurry and book out of there instead of talkin to me.
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