“It fulfilled my goal to make a connection that ignites their love of reading. “That led to discussions in class that students could connect to,” he said. She spent an academic year attending school with blind students before writing this story of a teenager's wrenching physical and mental journey into blindness. One piece of advice she gave students could have come from DeJong’s lesson plan.ĭeJong said that when he got back to class, he heard students say, “Can you believe we got to talk to an actual author!” Priscilla Cummings is the author of Red Kayak and A Face First, an ALA Notable Book. She told students to keep a journal and to practice writing every day. This is the fate that befalls the Kelly children. The Journey Back Priscilla Cummings 2012 After breaking out of juvenile detention, fourteen-year-old Digger stops his trek across Maryland at a campground where he recovers from injuries, cares for little Luke, works with smart and pretty Nora, and begins to understand how his behavior and choices shape his life. The angel comes a second time and tells him to eat and drink because he has a long journey ahead of him. Imagine your mother is the one who lets it happen. Read Book The Journey Back Priscilla Cummings Silk (1) Anissa Kate (6) Anita Mail Online Videos: Top News & Viral Videos, Clips & Footage When he awakens he finds bread and a jar of water. “Children 13 years old often don’t think through the consequences of their actions,” she said.ĭescribing how writing has always been a passion, Cummings also advised students on the hard work and discipline writing requires, such as doing research, carving out time and creating an environment in which to write, editing, and cutting passages that don’t advance the story. The Journey BackPenguin FOR LOVERS OF HISTORICAL ADVENTURE, A FAMILY APART IS THE MIDDLE-GRADE ANSWER TO CHRISTINA BAKER KLINE'S NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ORPHAN TRAIN. One by one, they approached the camera, greeted Cummings, introduced themselves and asked questions like: Why did you want to be become an author? How did you develop the plot and characters? How much research did you do? How do you overcome writers block? Did you have to shorten the book to make the story work?Ĭummings told the students how real people and settings inspired the book, and about a premise of the story she believes is important for middle school students to ponder. Eligible for Free Shipping Expedited Shipping Available Item Condition. The Journey Back by Cummings, Priscilla (2013) Paperback on.
But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw Raymie and some of the other contestants into an unlikely friendship and challenge each. Some students had prepared questions for Cummings, based on their budding ability to analyze literature, and their own curiosity. The Journey Back by Priscilla Cummings Write The First Customer Review. the-journey-back-priscilla-cummings 2/21 Downloaded from on Jby guest see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. 5, the entire sixth grade class assembled in the Ames Middle School Auditorium.
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