The 2011 Willow Awards
Diamond Willow Nominee
After All, You're Callie Boone
Callie is having the worst summer of her life. She has lost her best friend and has been publicly humiliated at the pool. The only things that keep her going are the diving practices with her father and a secret Olympic dream. When Hoot moves next door, he teaches her the true meaning of friendship.
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About the Author
Winnie Mack was raised in Vancouver, BC, where she was certain her parents unwittingly cursed her writing career with a happy and stable childhood. In an effort to overcome her unfortunate beginnings, she sought artistic torment at the University of Victoria, but despair eluded her. Although she earned a BA in Writing and English, she didn’t suffer for a moment.
Hoping for worse luck south of the border, she moved to the US, but happiness continued to stalk her, day and night. Finally, she conceded defeat, abandoned her quest for misery, and began writing humorous fiction for women and young readers.
Wendy has a strong background in humorous women’s fiction, but one day, while sorting out memorabilia, she discovered the journals she used to write as a child. From there sprang the inspiration for After All, You’re Callie Boone, her first children’s book.
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Suggested Activities
Activity1: DIRDS
Have students find in the text…
a. D=How does the author describe the main character, Callie Boone? What does the description say about the character? Record words & phrases.
b. I = How has the author represented the character? Draw it.
c. R= How do other characters react to Callie Boone? Record words & phrases.
d. D= What do the characters do that give clues about their distinguishing traits and qualities? Find evidence in the text.
e. S= What does the character directly say that gives clues about their traits? Find evidence and mark in text.
f. Do this at different points in the story and compare how Callie is portrayed in different parts of the story.
g. At the end of this activity everyone should have a good character sketch of Callie Boone.
Activity 2:
Make a connection to Olympic diving…… the names of the dives, how dives are judged .
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