Gooney Bird Greene
Book Review II
Author: Lois Lowry
Illustrator: Middy Thomas
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Humor
Primary Characters: Gooney Bird and Mrs. Pidgeon
Secondary Characters: Felicia Ann, Malcolm, Barry Tuckerman, Chelsea, Nicholas, Ben, and Keiko
Publishing: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 2002
Awards: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Theme: Individuality, imagination, and creativity should be embraced.
Summary: A new girl arrives at Watertower Elementary. Her name is Gooney Bird Greene and she likes to be in the middle of everything. Everyday she entertains her fellow classmates and teacher with an absolutely true story about herself including how she got her name.
Uses with students: In a classroom, this chapter book could be used as an individual reading book or it could aid in a lesson on storytelling.
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