Sadly, i had this book in my book bag and somehow on the way home from work, in the back seat of my car, my water bottle leaked its remaining all over four books, including this one. Kids wings activities for 11 birthdays by wendy mass. Mass revisits familiar ground with a plot that loosely follows the formula of her previous novels, 11 birthdays 2009 and finally 2010. Buy the paperback book 11 birthdays by wendy mass at indigo. Amanda and leo have a fight and for the first time they wont be celebrating their birthdays together. Amanda is an average girl living in an average town willow falls with an average best friend, well used to be best friend. Then after that will be my first foray into sciencefiction fantasy. On their tenth birthday party, amanda heard leo say something rude about amanda to his friend. This is a 102 page commoncore aligned no prep novel study for the first book in wendy masss willow falls series, 11 birthdays. Book report form 11 birthdays book report form pdf file customize the 11 birthdays book report 11 birthdays. Her most popular book is probably a mango shaped space, but author wendy mass has written many other novels for preteens and young adults, including leap year, jeremy fink and the meaning of. The characters are well developed and the 11yearold friendships and dramas are true to life.
The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom she has the same birth date, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they have spent apart. Wendy mass is the awardwinning author of several novels, including a mangoshaped place, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like a mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a time series. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Feb 16, 2016 11 birthdays by wendy mass book trailer gabrielle roeder. May 14, 2009 i also red the book, 11 birthdays, by wendy mass. On their fifth, they planted seeds in handmade pots. Free 11 birthdays study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Amanda and leo, born on the same day, have celebrated their birthdays together for 10 years. Theres a great message about the need to resolve disagreements and heal grudgeseven among 11yearoldsbefore you can move on.
In this slowpaced middleschool friendship saga, mildly spiced with a bit of fantasy, readers meet amanda and leo, best friends who have spent every birthday together since day one. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excitedafter all, 11 is so different from 10. New york times bestselling childrens book writer who is best known for her awardwinning books a mangoshaped space, the candymakers, and 11 birthdays. It is the first novel in the willow falls series the novel follows the life of a young girl named amanda ellerby who has spent each of her first ten birthdays with the same boy, her best friend leonard leo fitzpatrick. Wendy mass is the author of the awardwinning books for readers a mangoshaped space, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, every soul a star, the candymakers, 11 birthdays, finally, and the twice upon a time series.
She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory. Freebooknotes found 5 important quotes from 5 key chapters of 11 birthdays by wendy mass. Each named for a greatgreat grandparent, amanda ellerby and leo fitzgerald are born on the same in the same birthing center. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. In an extreme overreaction, she flees the party and cuts leo out of her life. For more stories about willow falls, the fictional town in which finally is set, check out 11 birthdays and gifts, also by wendy mass, in the librarys collection. It all started exactly eleven years ago, on the day leo and amanda were born. Jan 01, 2009 the book 11 birthdays is a funny and creative book.
The book 11 birthdays is a funny and creative book. Wendy mass was born in livingston, new jersey on january 17, 1967. The had their birthdays together and replaced the vase that held the apple plant. Free 11 birthdays worksheets and literature unit for. This wonderful story is about a girl named amanda and she is turning 11. Still feeling hurt from an unkind remark leo made at last years party, amanda spends her. She tells people her hobbies are photography and hiking, but theyre really collecting. An old man smokes a pipe in defiance of a no smoking sign right over his head. Wendy mass did an excellent job on the whole willow falls series. Leo is a boy who has spoken out the truth louder than he should. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom she has the same birth date, are on the outs and. The protagonist is on the cusp of a birthday and must go through a journey of selfdiscovery and enlightenment guided by the enigmatic angelina. Amanda ellerby amanda ellerby is best friends with leo fitzpatrick.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On their 5th, they planted seeds in hand made pots. The most important part of 11 birthdays is the the day after their birthday. Amanda is in the 5th grade with stephanie her new best friend and leo her old best friend.
Spinning off the popular groundhog day movie, 11 birthdays brings to life doovers for birthdays. Pdf 11 birthdays book by wendy mass free download 272. They were born on the same day and they celebrated their birthdays together until their 10th birthday, leo did something wrong. Wendy mass is the new york timesbestselling author of the candymakers series and many other novels for young readers, including the schneider family book awardwinner a mangoshaped space, jeremy fink and the meaning of life which was made into. Discussion questions for 11 birthdays by wendy mass scholastic. But she doesnt like when she has to wear an itchy dorothy costume that her mom picked out for her to wear at her hollywood themed birthday party. Meettheauthor recording with wendy mass about 11 birthdays. That is, until their tenth birthday party, at which amanda happens to overhear leo. Still feeling hurt from an unkind remark leo made at last years party, amanda spends her eleventh birthday without her now. Wendy mass is a fun, creative, full of friendship, mysterious and downright exciting book. Amanda and her world comes to life in the pages of this amazing book.
Instead shes dressed in an itchy costume her mother picked out for her hollywoodthemed party. Fiction, general, grades 45, grades 67 no comments related books you might like. The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. The main characters of this fantasy, childrens story are. In the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass the two main characters amanda and leo get into a fight. Kids wings features lesson plans and skillbuilding activities for 11 birthdays by wendy mass to make it preferable, exciting, and more fun to teach through authentic awardwinning literature. After that is a companion book to 11 birthdays and finally which i dont have a title for yet, but will be about a girls th birthday in willow falls. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 11 birthdays. I am currently reading the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass.
The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 272 pages and is available in hardcover format. A wish novel willow falls book 1 kindle edition by mass, wendy. For your reference, we provided these 11 birthdays quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. I read this book because my friend recommended it to me. Discussion questions for 11 birthdays by wendy mass. Leo has a great party for his 11th birthday, but amanda is happy when her 11th birthday. They realize that they would always be the best of friends. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Amandas eleventh birthday should have been a happy occasion. In payment for her misdeeds, tara must complete a curious.
I really enjoyed this intriguing story, and recommend it to anyone who likes realistic fiction with just a touch of fantasy. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Unbeknownst to them, their greatgreatgrandfathers carried on a legendary feud that turned town upside down until they ended it, instantly and mysteriously, and were friends for the rest of their lives.
Wendy mass is an amazing author, i highly recommend any of her books. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. She worked as a book editor at numerous publishing houses in new york city and connecticut and cocreated a teenage literary magazine called writes of passage. From 11 birthdays, the first childrens novel of the willow falls series, wendy mass has been added four more amazing novels to the series.
Wendy mass writes highly enjoyable realistic fiction with a fantasy twist. I enjoyed reading this book and i can relate to amanda so much. Free 11 birthdays worksheets and literature unit for teachers. Isbn 9780316201612 9780316201612 softcover, little, brown books for young readers, 2011.
A friend told me about wendy mass, and ive enjoyed all of her books that ive read so far. Free download or read online 11 birthdays pdf epub book. What is the plot in the book 11 birthdays by wendy mass. She has an older sister kylie and amanda has blonde hair. Book talk 11 birthdays by wendy mass by darlene perez on prezi. They have had their birthday every year since they were little but since they are in a fight they dont this year. After that is a companion book to 11 birthdays and finally which i dont have a title for yet. Its amandas 11th birthday and she is super excited. Sadly, i had this book in my book bag and somehow on the way home from work, in the back. Jul 01, 2011 wendy mass was born in livingston, new jersey on january 17, 1967. This novel study teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess the novel.
The first edition of this novel was published in january 1st 2009, and was written by wendy mass. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, leo, with whom shes shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they have spent apart. I liked how there were two friends who got in a fight and didnt talk to each other for a year but. On their tenth, they learned there are some words you can never take back. Wendy mass is the author of awardwinning books for young readers, including 11 birthdays, finally, gifts, the last present, and the twice upon a time series. This hilarious novel from awardwinning author wendy mass is now available in paperback. That is, until their tenth birthday party, at which amanda happens to overhear leo talking her down to some classmates. What are the mainmost important events in 11 birthdays by.