Short By Holly Goldberg Sloan Julia is very short for her age and this is the summer she gets cast as a munchkin in a production of The Wizard of Oz. She hasn’t ever thought of herself as a performer, but as Julia becomes friendly with the poised and wise Olive – an adult with dwarfism who doesn’t let her size define her – and with. The New York Times Book Review. “Holly Goldberg Sloan is skilled at creating sympathetic and utterly charming young characters, and in Short she succeeds once again Sloan manages to deftly weave in tough topics like grief and identity with both the same humor and Pages: Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan features Julia Marks, a matter-of-fact girl who does not like people referring to her as short. In fact, she has banned the word from her vocabulary. To make matters worse, her mother is forcing her to try out for the theater production of The Wizard of /5.
CCA nomineeRealistic Fiction Grades 3 - 6Book trailer created by the Bethel Park Public Library staff. Short. By Holly Goldberg Sloan. Format Paperback Book. $ LIST PRICE: $ YOU SAVE $ (25%) Call Us Save to Wishlist. by Holly Goldberg Sloan I teach in a town where community theater is part of its fabric, so reading Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan as a read aloud seemed like the natural thing to do. My fifth graders loved everything about Julia Marks! At the beginning of the book Julia is on summer vacation feeling.
“Readers who enjoyed Holly Goldberg Sloan’s very successful novel COUNTING BY 7’s have long awaited her next book while wondering what it will be about and whether or not it will be as moving as a story about a girl coping with heavy loss. While the book SHORT has a more light-hearted tone, it will not disappoint Sloan’s many fans.”. Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan. It’s a gift to be able to write for children. It’s really impressive, though, to be able to write in an authentic child voice: to represent the conversations, behaviors, and internal monologues with developmentally-appropriate actions, thoughts, and dialogue. Bubbling over with humor and tenderness, this is an irresistible story of self-discovery and of the role models who forever change us. About Short. In this heartwarming and funny middle-grade novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Counting by 7s, Julia grows into herself while playing a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz.
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