AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Jacqueline
Woodson/E.B. Lewis
PUBLISHER: Putnam Juvenile PUBLICATION
DATE:
2001
AWARDS: ALA
Notable, Riverbank Review Children’s Book of Distinction, Texas Blue
Bonnet List, School Library Journal Best Book, Booklist Editor’s
Choice, New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and
Sharing, 2001 Time of Wonder Award, IRA Teacher’s Choices 2002
(featured on covers of The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books,
Booklist and The Baltimore Sun), 2004 Louisiana Young Reader’s Choice
Award (Honor), 2003-2004 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Master List
California Young Reader Medal Nominee, 2003-2004 South Carolina Book Award
Nominee
GENRE: Realistic Fiction
READING
LEVEL: Kdg and Up
BRIEF
OVERVIEW: Clover
and Annie spark a friendship in a racially divided area. In addition to being
racially divided, a fence separates the girls and their parents tell them not
to cross it. The girls become clever and sit on the fence. As the
story goes on, the girls get a stronger bond friendship.
INTEGRATED
ACTIVITY: Adapted
from:
http://storybookipedia.sblc.wikispaces.net/The+Other+Side+Activities. Students
will compare
Annie’s life to that of
Clover’s using a Venn diagram. They will have to critically think about ways
that the girls are equal. We will then discuss the book as a class.
REVIEWER’S
NAME & AFFILIATION: Anika Perry, Valdosta State University
