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Otherwise

by Linda Oatman High
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Themes: Realistic Fiction, Poetry, Verse, Gender Equality, Sexuality, Coming of Age, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. A law has been passed. There will be no more genders. Everyone must appear gender neutral. No more boys. No more girls. Just ... Otherwise. Same bland clothes. Same fuzzy heads. "Spark" dreads the countdown leading up to the finality of the new law's passage. Her parents are for it. They're tired of conforming to society's standards. But they allow her to take off for a quick camping trip to gather her thoughts. At the campsite, she meets "Whistler." And the attraction is instant and mutual. But who is Whistler? And what is Whistler? Boy? Or girl? This gender-bending story in verse will make readers question everything they thought they knew about love, chemistry, and cultural norms. Just like prose, a novel in verse tells a story. But verse is unique because readers access the text through short "chapters," or poems. The varying lengths of the chapters are ideal for a struggling reader, giving them breaks to collect their thoughts, to imagine the characters in their mind's eye, and to set the scene—like a frame in a movie. The structure of poetry makes the books appear less intimidating, with plenty of airy white space. Moreover, the depth and substance conveyed in verse is every bit as deep and real as in a Gravel Road prose novel.
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Series: Gravel Road Verse Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: July 25, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781630786755
  • File size: 370 KB
  • Release date: July 25, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781630786755
  • File size: 370 KB
  • Release date: July 25, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9781630786755
  • File size: 364 KB
  • Release date: July 25, 2014
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Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:3.7
Lexile® Measure:570
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:2-3

Themes: Realistic Fiction, Poetry, Verse, Gender Equality, Sexuality, Coming of Age, Teen, Young Adult, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. A law has been passed. There will be no more genders. Everyone must appear gender neutral. No more boys. No more girls. Just ... Otherwise. Same bland clothes. Same fuzzy heads. "Spark" dreads the countdown leading up to the finality of the new law's passage. Her parents are for it. They're tired of conforming to society's standards. But they allow her to take off for a quick camping trip to gather her thoughts. At the campsite, she meets "Whistler." And the attraction is instant and mutual. But who is Whistler? And what is Whistler? Boy? Or girl? This gender-bending story in verse will make readers question everything they thought they knew about love, chemistry, and cultural norms. Just like prose, a novel in verse tells a story. But verse is unique because readers access the text through short "chapters," or poems. The varying lengths of the chapters are ideal for a struggling reader, giving them breaks to collect their thoughts, to imagine the characters in their mind's eye, and to set the scene—like a frame in a movie. The structure of poetry makes the books appear less intimidating, with plenty of airy white space. Moreover, the depth and substance conveyed in verse is every bit as deep and real as in a Gravel Road prose novel.
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Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Kindle Book
    Release date: July 25, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781630786755
    File size: 370 KB
    Release date: July 25, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781630786755
    File size: 370 KB
    Release date: July 25, 2014

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781630786755
    File size: 364 KB
    Release date: July 25, 2014

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    ATOS Level: 3.7
    Lexile® Measure: 570
    Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
    Text Difficulty: 2-3
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