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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/23/13

Becky the Brave: A Story About Epilepsy

AUTHOR: Laurie Lears ILLUSTRATOR: Gail Piazza
PUBLISHER: Albert Whitman and Company  PUBLICATION DATE: 2002
GENRE: Realistic Fiction          READING LEVEL: Ages 7-10
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Sarah thinks her sister Becky is the bravest person.  But Becky has epilepsy and is afraid that her friends might find out. One day she has a seizure and refuses to go to school. Sarah tells the class about Becky’s conditions and Becky says Sarah is the bravest.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: (MCC2.MD.10): With assistance from the teacher, students will come up with 4 situations in the book they thought was the bravest and graph the responses. They will answer the questions: 1. Which category has the most; 2. Which has the least?; 3. Which are even?
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Shelby Varchmin, VSU Student
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