November blues tells the story of november nelson and jericho prescott after a horrible accident at their school. The central conflict in gathering blue by lois lowry is that there is a ruling class that controls the society. November nelson is an average 16yearold social butterfly in high school. If you have an inner critic, end your depression and the critic may go quiet. She thinks life cant get worsethen she learns she is carrying joshs child. Eventually it will all show up all over again and you have to have the tools to deal and to move forward. 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 though theres no way to escape either. Due to the uncertainty of covid19 and the stay at home orders for the city of st. What was the main conflict in the book november blues by.
November is her mothers perfect princess, the one whos going to. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta. Sunday, november 3, 7pm staenberg family complex, edison gymnasium tickets. Since 1996 war has raged in the congo while the world has looked away. The central conflict in sonnys blues is that sonny wants to be a piano player, but the narrator doesnt agree. As he prepares to teach his algebra class, the narrator remembers sonny as a young boy. Borrowed from the library at school id heard from a couple of the students at my school that this was an excellent book, and id used its synopsis for a book talk for an assignment in my library course a couple months ago, so i figured it was finally time for me to read it. Published 2007 condition as new in as new dust jacket. Apr 07, 2010 the central conflict in gathering blue by lois lowry is that there is a ruling class that controls the society. 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.
M a memoir, in which the fashion industry leader offers a poignant, candid and touching look back on his life. Jericho chooses football as a means of dealing with his grief. May 19, 2009 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. Sequel to coretta scott king award winner the battle of jericho, november blues is a coretta scott king honor book. November blues 1st edition1st printing by draper, sharon m. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders. What is the main conflict of the book wednesday wars. Also, all the prisoners had to try to keep warm on the open cattle cars. She seeks comfort from joshs cousin and best friend jericho, who himself is trying to hide the pain of. Internal conflict concerns your main characters selfdoubt his or her dilemma over the best way to achieve the story goal. November blues begins a short time after josh prescotts tragic death, as the school struggles to grasp the circumstances that have led to the accident.
November nelson lost her boyfriend josh when a high school hazing incident went horribly wrong. See my book from conflict to resolution or my audio. The book is set in high school and deals with the issues of peer pressure, acceptance, discrimination, sexual tension, and social interaction. Learn more about the history of blues, soul and rock and roll with music books and publications from bluescentric. Sep 19, 2008 sequel to coretta scott king award winner the battle of jericho, november blues is a coretta scott king honor book. In order to do this, holling must learn to view things from perspectives other than his own, and, most. Louis county, we have suspended shipping until midmay. There was much anticipation for the bands arrival in the united states, since they had not visited there since. 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 is a 2007 young adult novel by american writer sharon m.
November must face her parents, as well as the truth in this poignant portrayal of growing up under difficult circumstances. November nelson is still coping with her grief when she has to deal with yet another problem. November blues is told from two peoples perspective, jericho and november. Draper captures the life of an average teen through the realest form of unreality exceptionally well.
What happened to goodbye takes place in a town that may be familiar to discerning readers of sarah dessens other books. Its the second novel of the jericho trilogy, the sequel to the battle of jericho. Examples of man versus self can be found in the novel, requiem for a. Nature pages 9298 chapters 6 and 7 the prisoners were eating snow off other prisoners backs. Mclean and her dad move to lakeview, a fictional town based on chapel hill that makes an appearance in many of dessens novels lakeview is a fine, comfortable little suburb where many of the residents have lived for their whole lives. The maids in this book deal with many internal conflict. Your novels often deal with controversial issues such as teen hazing in the battle of jericho and now teen pregnancy in november blues. 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. 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.
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. The narrator thinks playing jazz piano is a waste of time. Examples of man versus self can be found in the novel, requiem for a dream, which discusses the internal struggles with addition. With the help of joshs cousin, jericho, and her friends, can november handle the changes that that one night has brought about. November blues book report essays and research papers. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt. Jan 29, 2018 this type of conflict occurs when a character struggles with an internal issue. My daughter was in a big reading mood and stuck on a series.
Brisa banuelos summary theme the end november gets pregnant and doesnt know what to do so she gets help from family and friends. She touched her forehead and found it warm and glazed with sweat. The second book in the jericho trilogy, it focuses on africanamerican students at frederick douglass high school. This type of conflict occurs when a character struggles with an internal issue. 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. November is learning that one night of fun can change your life in an instant. The novels events unfold in the aftermath of josh prescotts death from a fall from a secondstory window during a pledge stunt. See more ideas about social conflict theory, this or that questions and badge maker. This book goes through the feelings of pain, sadness, and suffering, but also enjoyment, happiness and love. Isaac mizrahi will open the jewish book festival on sunday, november 3 at 7pm. 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. Draper published june 26, 2008 rac, realistic fiction. Your students will love this candid and honest story.
Jericho is the cousin of josh and he has struggles of his own. Skeeter, had to go through the scare of getting caught. There are many fine books on the blues, so i thought i would share with you my recommendations. Air forces project blue book ufo investigation program from 1963 to 1969, when it was disbanded. Created by multicultural childrens book day view on multicultural childrens book day share. They do this by keeping people afraid and uneducated, only teaching the boys to read and to write. November gains the support of her friends and manages to show where courage and support can get you in life. This stunning sequel to the coretta scott king honor book the battle of jericho has energy, pathos, and drama, and doesnt shrink from telling kids what. What was the main conflict in the book november blues by sharon draper. Draper clearly gets girls much better than boys, and from the moment that novembers 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. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable. November blues welcome to the official site of sharon draper. When her dead boyfriends parents find out they try to do as much as they can to take custody of the. Draper a young girl named november nelson gets pregnant, her boyfriend died, and she wouldnt be able to finish school.
His students, he realizes, could someday end up like sonny, given the obstacles and hardships they face growing up. Sinking down on the soft blue rug in front of the toilet, she was grateful for the momentary stability of the floor. The ending is unresolved, which may mean the author plans another book. November is forced to make choices as well, many she had not planned on. November is the smartest senior in her high school, but after a fumbling night with her boyfriend, josh, who subsequently died in a freak fraternity accident, she discovers she is pregnant. In the book november blues the main characters are all kids and theyre names are november nelson, josh prescott, dana, olivia, and jericho prescott. November blues tuesday, march 30 november nelson lurched to the bathroom, feeling faint and not quite in control of her suddenly unsteady legs. They also had to deal with being treated unfairly at work, which was where whatever white lady they were serving lived.
November blues brings numerous conflicts for our characters november, and jericho. The third in the battle of jericho november blues series, just another hero shows november returning to school after having her baby, sunshine, the boys from the warriors of distinction who have disbanded after jerichos death in the first book, and the relationships between students, teachers, and life. The list starts with general books of the blues essential reading, followed by blues artists in alphabetical order, interjected with blues books on particular themes. The main conflict in the book wednesday wars is holling hoodhoods struggle to grow up. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. Allen giraffe and the blue book blues major hector quintanilla was the project chief of the u. Jericho expresses his anger in the field and goes through many struggles.