Sarah Durkee

Cover title.Advance copy.

This novel had a very interesting story line. The thought that went into the text and type of writing was really interesting to me. I liked the story line of the 8th graders preparing themselves within their writing workshop. Clever look at writing. Great for middle school writers.

A group of students are given the task of telling the same story in their own way by a famous music star. Each student finds his/her unique perspective, and the teacher compiles their works.

The book would be a great inspiration and motivator for a similar class project.

The idea of this book is interesting, and I can see using it in the classroom. The reading of it, however, was not that satisfying.

Given the basic components of a story, the gr.8 writing class was then asked to tell the story in their own way. I liked the freedom this gave to the students. Still, reading so many different versions of the same thing was a bit tedious. I wonder how I would actually use this?