![]() Fifth graders loved the humor in this book! Julia is really trying to figure out her place in the world, and her misunderstandings had students giggling every day.This experience leads her to learn many things about herself, including the lesson that friends can come in all shapes and sizes-and ages. Much to her chagrin, she ends up being in the cast of the local theater’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Her friends are away for the summer and she is really missing her dog Ramon. My fifth graders loved everything about Julia Marks! At the beginning of the book Julia is on summer vacation feeling a little lost. ![]() 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. ![]()
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