Friendship Helps!

In our new novel this week, the main character, Opal, makes many new friends. The people that she becomes friends with are people that she wouldn't normally become friends with because they are "different" than other people.

Have you ever made friends with someone that you wouldn't think you would normally be friends with? Who was it and why?

Basketball Dreams

In our story this week, Allie's Basketball Dreams, we learned about the main character Allie. She really wanted to be good at basketball. At first she wasn't the best player but she didn't give up and practiced very hard. Eventually she became a great player and really enjoyed playing the sport.

Has this ever happened to you? Write about a time that you had to work hard and practice at something to get better. Did it work?