Though painfully shy, azalea befriends billy wong, who helps run his chinese familys grocery store. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after grandmother clark. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to care for grandmother clark. Azaleas side of the story is told in funny and determined prose, much like azaleas character herself. And now shes been thrown together with troubled willis deloach, gossipy melinda bowman, and billy wong, a chinese american boy who has his own troubles.
The novel illuminates a friendship between azalea morgan, who has been. For this years multicultural childrens book day, one of the books i was sent was making friends with billy wong, by augusta scattergood. Making friends with billy wong tells both sides of the story. Making friends with billy wong jefferson county public. Billy s greataunt and uncle own the lucky foods grocery store, where days. Soontobe sixth grader azalea is unceremoniously dropped offed in arkansas to look after her grandma and help out in her garden. Billy inside lucky foods grocery since i was old enough to stand on a wooden fruit crate and roll nickels.
Read making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood available from rakuten kobo. Told in azaleas prose and billys poetry, making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood was an enjoyable read. Grandma clark claims they can be friends, but azalea has doubts. Making friends with billy wong augusta scattergood. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood azaleas summer plans suddenly change when she is sent to paris junction, arkansas to help a grandmother she doesnt know. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look. The 50s are recent enough that there isnt too much to distinguish the characters from todays kids, but there are enough differences to make it interesting. Billys greataunt and uncle own the lucky foods grocery store, where days. Making friends with billy wong hardcover books inc. Making friends with billy wong even if she didnt care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in paris junction. Making friends with billy wong hardcover square books.
Azalea is not happy about leaving her hometown to care for her grandmother. Making friends with billy wong hardcover copperfields. In making friends with billy wong our main character, azalea, has to spend the summer with a grandmother whom she does not know, nor is sure she likes very much. And then theres billy wong, a chineseamerican boy who shows up to help in her grandmothers garden. Discussion guide im so excited to share the discussion guide and some fun extension activities for my newest book, making friends with billy wong. Worse yet, a chinese boy shows up in the neighborhood, and when she is encouraged to make friends with him, visit his familys grocery store, and gasp. Shy and reluctant to talk to others, azalea meets billy wong and finds an unexpected friend. To mark this book birthday, im giving away all three of my books, plus an assortment of bookmarks, etc. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood read by kate simses, todd haberkorn. When i find an article by one of their contributors in writers digest, i pay extra attention. A refreshing novel inspired by reallife chineseamerican communities not often seen in stories. Azaleas summer plans suddenly change when she is sent to paris junction, arkansas to help a grandmother she doesnt know. The novel illuminates a friendship between azalea morgan, who has been sent there to. Making friends with billy wong is a powerful story set in.
Lee making friends with billy wong por augusta scattergood disponible en rakuten kobo. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood goodreads. And now shes been thrown together with, troubled willis deloach, gossipy melinda bowman, and billy wong, a chineseamerican boy who has his own. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning matties world upside down. Azaleas summer plans suddenly change when she is sent to paris unction, arkansas to help a grandmother she doesnt know.
Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest philadelphia has ever seen. Billy wong there is only a few years gap as rose is 16 at the end of bloom and 19 at the start of flower, but aside from that flower was actually written firstmore there is only a few years gap as rose is 16 at the end of bloom and 19 at the start of flower, but aside from that flower was actually written first and bloom later as a prequel to show how she started out since stuff in. Talk about troubled willis deloach or gossipy melinda bowman. Audio excerpt from making friends with billy wong billy. A spoton portrayal of azalea as well as her smart, mature, motivated chineseamerican friend billy wong and the difficult redneck badboy willis, for whom i felt great sympathy, in spite of his unrelenting. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood book.
Making friends with billy wong childrens book council. Fiction azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after grandmother clark. Its on my website as well as this blog under the for teachers dropdown button. Azalea all it took to send my summer on the road to ruin was a fancy note and a threecent stamp. Making friends with billy wong hardcover the elliott. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Set in 1950s arkansas, making friends with billy wong is a sweet story about friendship and overcoming prejudice. She finds herself confused by the prejudices of others towards the. Hes afraid billy will take his place on the track team and hes mad at billys great uncle for reporting him for shoplifting. Guided reading level for making friends with billy wong. Interspersed are chapters that are told from billys perspective in verse. When her grandmother suggests she should make friends with a boy named billy wong, azalea cant imagine making new friends she is very shy but particularly with a chinese boy. Its 1952 and azalea ann morgan, 11, isnt too thrilled about being dropped off at her. Making friends with billy wong audiobook by augusta.
Augusta scattergood with making friends with billy wong. In the book, making friends with billy wong, why does billy think willis was the one that threw the rotten eggs and broke the window with a rock at his great uncles store. A spoton portrayal of azalea as well as her smart, mature, motivated chineseamerican friend billy wong and the difficult redneck badboy willis, for whom i felt great sympathy, in spite of his unrelenting prejudice against billy. Azaleas voice is soft yet nervous while billy exudes confidence and determination. Hes afraid billy will take his place on the track team and hes mad at billy s great uncle for reporting him for shoplifting. I also love first lines and yes, there were many contenders. Now shes been thrown together with strangers and a chineseamerican boy. In this middle grade historical fiction novel, azalea is a young white girl about to start the sixth grade after enjoying a summer with her beloved parents in texas. Making friends with billy wong hardcover the odyssey. These verse chapters are nuanced and reveal billys inner thoughts about the prejudice in the. Praise for making friends with billy wong scattergood paints an honest portrait of two young characters dealing with quick judgments, prejudice, and racism.
Making friends with billy wong augusta scattergood genre. Scattergood paints an honest portrait of two young characters dealing with quick judgments, prejudice, and racism. I read making friends with billy wong several weeks back but just hadnt gotten around to writing up my thoughts. Your first line for making friends with billy wong is all it took to send my summer on the road to ruin was a fancy note and a threecent stamp. Honestly im never sure what to expect from scholastic books. Billy s parents own the lucky foods grocery store, where days are long, and folks arent always. She gradually becomes friends with billy, and learns that being in arkansas for the summer might not be so bad after all. Azaleas narrative is interspersed with billys thoughts and lists. Every few chapters, scattergood interrupts azaleas chatty, maturing observations especially about billy and her notsoscaryafterall grandmother with billys. Even though this is mostly azaleas tale, its a refreshing novel inspired by reallife chineseamerican. One of the writing blogs i follow is writer unboxed. Although this particular novel is set in arkansas, im sure there was not much augusta scattergood has a knack for nailing the middle grade voice and for really setting the stage in historical. The boy is billy wong, a budding reporter, whose family owns lucky foods, the only grocery store in town. Making friends with billy wong, augusta scattergoods glory be third novel, earnestly and effectively combines crucial civil rights history with absorbing storytelling.
Soon after completing augusta scattergoods middle grade novel, making friends with billy wong scholastic press, 2016, i read david corbetts article to change or not to change. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood scholastic. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood. Can you talk about your process of getting to that line and if you had any other contenders. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood from. This week is the anniversary of making friends with billy wongs publication. Even if she didnt care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in paris junction. Grandma has arranged for some of the children in the town to help in her very extensive garden. Making friends with billy wong augusta scattergood on. If youd like to enter, please comment here on my blog or my social media accounts. Making friends with billy wong is just terrifica wonderful, heartwarming, and endearing story of the early 1950s in the deep south. Augusta scattergood is the author of glory be, a national public radio backseat book club selection and the way to stay in destiny, an amazon best pick. The minute that envelope showed up, mama was packing my suitcase. Authors site goodreads link author video book summary.
Billy wong is rendered in clipped verse narratives that are interspersed with azaleas emotionally expressive prose. Like glory be, making friends with billy wong holds a special place in my heart because, like the author, i was born and raised in the mississippi delta. Making friends with billy wong scholastic press, 2016. Making friends with billy wong is a powerful story set in 1955 smalltown arkansas. A powerful story set in smalltown arkansas in 1955 that illuminates the arrival of chinese immigrants in the segregated south.
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