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Independent Reading

The Girl Who Fell From The Sky

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Jamie

Jamie is a young boy growing up in the projects of Chicago. He is a budding ornithologist who keeps vigil at a window overlooking the barren wasteland of an inner city courtyard. Clutching a stolen library copy of Peterson’s Field Guide to Birds, he hopes to one day see something other than garbage bags fly past. One day he thinks he sees a big bird so he decides to go investigate it.

One part of the story that really disturbed me was when Jamie found the bodies in the alley way. Since his mother was busy with one of her friends he just ran outside. He thought he saw a bird land but there was a boy, a girl, a woman, and a baby. They were all piled on top of each other. Jamie stood there and waited until the Policeman came and pulled him away.

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This is what Jamie saw falling, as he looked out the window. This was very weird to me that a parent wouldn’t notice or care if their young boy was wandering around. The story also never said if the mother found out that he found a pile of dead bodies. I really hope to find out more about Jamie and his mother.

This is a great character summary

Independent Reading

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

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Connecting to the Book

My thoughts on the book so far are very positive. I haven’t gotten into the book too far for multiple reasons. One, I’ve been very busy but, my time is going to be more open. Two, I wasn’t really connecting to the characters at first. Third, The story started off slow in my opinion and I was worried that it wouldn’t get as deep as I wanted it to. I am finally getting to the parts that I really wanted.

When I read a book it’s really important to me that I can connect to the book and the characters. I don’t like not sharing the feelings with characters when this happens I feel like someone who is there but they don’t know why.  When I find a book that I can’t find a way to connect it scares me off and stops me from reading it.

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This represents how I feel reading while not connected.

It took me several chapters to finally connect to this book. I’m so excited to read more of this book. One thing about this book that I love is there are multiple perspectives to connect to. This book gives you multiple chances to connect to the book. Some books it takes longer to connect than others.

An article explaining this connection in more depth

Independent Reading

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

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Chapter one

As I was reading the first chapter I noticed and wondered a few things. The first thing that really stuck out to me was that after Rachel’s grandmother picked her up from the hospital, she said that she minds her manners around strangers. Does that mean she believes her own grandmother is a stranger? I wonder why she is a stranger. Is this an intentional thing? I also am wondering if there is a real reason she is a stranger.

This really made me wonder because when I think of a grandmother I think of someone loving and warm. Someone who will always see you as a child. I think of someone who spoils you with presents and love. I think of someone who you have known since you were a child. Even if you don’t see your grandparents that often, I believe that they are not stranger. Image result for grandmother and child art

When I think of a grandmother I don’t think of someone who is a stranger. Also I don’t think of someone I can’t be myself in front of. I believe that you should be respectful and caring towards but also someone trustful. I am hoping that as I read further I see that she  starts to feel a different way about her grandmother.

A great summary

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Independent Reading

THE GIRL WHO FELL FROM THE SKY

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I have recently started reading The Girl Who Fell From The Sky. This is written by Heidi W. Durrow. I came across this book in my school’s library. It had a very interesting title and cover that made me want to try the book. I also thought the summary the book showed that it would be a great read.

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This is about the main character Rachel. She became the only survivor of a family tragedy on a Chicago roof. The start of the book is when she got picked up by her grandmother in a hospital. Rachel now had to move to her house. She lives a new strange  city and with her strict African American grandmother. This is Rachel’s first time in a mostly black community. She doesn’t look like the rest of them. There is constant attention on her light brown skin and blue eyes. Rachel is not used to this. She has to grow up and grieve as she is learning about her new way of living.

Rachel learns that her mother’s mystery and tragedy may be her uncertain identity. She was raised by her mother to think of herself as white, she is now expected to act as a black. She keeps asking herself, why should she be defined by her skin?

A great summary!