TEXT AND WEB RESOURCES Character Analysis.doc

TEXT AND WEB RESOURCES: Character Analysis Novels Short Stories Both novels and short stories are appropriate for character analysis. Note that page numbers can be deceiving – font size and page margins can increase/decrease page numbers dramatically. Picture Books Use to support English language learners, struggling readers, or in modeling lessons. Quotations Use to integrate themes, support student connections to text. Novels and Short Stories Back to Top Good examples of character change/conflict Title Author # of Pages Grade Level(s) Summary Additional Links 145th Street: Short Stories (short stories) Walter Dean Myers 151 p. 8-10 Ten stories portray life on a block in Harlem. The Acorn People Ron Jones 96 p. 6-7 Even though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the children are, it seems too much to bear. Until he meets his campers—The Acorn People. A group of kids who teach him that, inside, they are the same as any average kid. Baseball in April and Other Stories (short stories) Gary Soto 111 p. 6-8 A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California. Blue Fingers: a Ninja’s tale Cheryl Aylward Whitesel 252 p. 6-8 Having failed apprenticeship as a dye maker, Koji is captured and forced to train as a ninja, where he remains disloyal until he discovers samurai have burned his former village. The Breadwinner Deborah Ellis 170 p. 6-7 Because the Taliban rulers of Kabul, Afghanistan, impose strict limitations on women’s freedom and behavior, eleven-year-old Parvana must disguise herself as a boy so that her family can survive after her father’s arrest. Note: Sequel to Parvana’s Journey. Bronx Masquerade Nikki Grimes 167 p. 8-12 While studying the Harlem Renaissance, students at a Bronx high school read alou