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Romiette and Julio

by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author)

3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 · rating details · 3,026 ratings · 519 reviews

Like Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers, Romiette Cappelle and Julio Montague face strong opposition to their budding romance. In their case, a dangerous gang's disapproval of their interracial relationship puts the two in mortal peril.

Library Binding, 320 pages

Published May 1st 2001 by Turtleback Books (first published September 1st 1999)

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Apr 03, 2008 Jessica Abarquez rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: compliment-to-the-classics

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Title: Romiette and Julio
Author: Sharon M. Draper
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Year: 1999
# of pages: 320 Genre: Teen Fiction
Reading level: 13 Interest level: 13+
Potential hot lava: gangs, violence, kidnapping

General response/reaction:
This book was wonderful! I thoroughly enjoyed this modern-day Romeo and Juliet novel. The pacing of the story was perfect because I could not put down the book as I read. Draper does a wonderful job building suspense and describing very realis...more

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Mar 12, 2008 (B) Archer at KIPP rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: to anybody who liked Romeo and Juliet

Recommended to (B) Archer by: Tati C.

Shelves: girls-have-read

School was as boring as always, that’s what 16 year old Romiette thought before she met Julio. Julio, an angry 16 year old that recently moved from Corpus Cristi, Texas is forced to attend a local high school (which he hates a lot) were Romiette goes to school. Romiette and Julio meet and its love at first sight. There's only one problem, Romiette is African American, and Julio is Hispanic (which doesn’t go good with their parents). People start to talk about how Romiette and Julio are dating an...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Kim Gugino rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: young_adult

Pure torture; the book is so cliche. I skimmed the last third of the book (something like the first sentence of each paragraph) and still knew what was going on. Young adult lit. should provide more for its readers.

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Mar 04, 2008 Naomi rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is really goodi think it is a good book because it has a twist to it. it is about two teens that fall in love. its really good. girls u would like this especially

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Feb 02, 2009 The New Maria rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Sexist people who have crappy taste in books

Recommended to The New Maria by: This girl in my English class.

It seemed like a really good idea, and Draper is a very good author but kerplunk! This book was a failure. It is very sexist (e.g. when Romi and Julio go missing the men do all the actual searching while the women give the men coffee and take phone calls.) I also thought it was very cheesy the way they kept on using Spanish in the book. I have Hispanic friends but they either talk fully English or fully Spanish, not a mix of both. It was like she was trying to teach you Spanish. and also their w...more

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Feb 20, 2009 Paula rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who like realistic fiction books on teenagers

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. "Romiette and Julio" by Sharon M. Draper, is about a teenager named Julio who moves to Cincinatti, and a girl Romiette who is scared of drowning in water, and of fire. Julio doesn't like, and gets into a fight with a boy named Ben, but ends up being friends with him. Then he meets Romiette in a chat room in the internet, and he finds out that she and him go to the same school and they decide to meet in lunch and Julio gives Romiette a flower. Then Julio starts liking Romiette and she starts lik...more "Romiette and Julio" by Sharon M. Draper, is about a teenager named Julio who moves to Cincinatti, and a girl Romiette who is scared of drowning in water, and of fire. Julio doesn't like, and gets into a fight with a boy named Ben, but ends up being friends with him. Then he meets Romiette in a chat room in the internet, and he finds out that she and him go to the same school and they decide to meet in lunch and Julio gives Romiette a flower. Then Julio starts liking Romiette and she starts liking him too. Then they both start hanging out and the gang in their school named the Devildogs, don't like that 2 races are being mixed, and they tell Julio and Romiette to stop it or they'll teach them a lesson. Then their parents meet and don't realy get along with each other. Both of them are worried about what the Devildogs told them, and try to escape. Suddenly, the Devildogs stopped Julio and Romiette and took them inside a car, and drove them where there was a boathouse near a lake and left them there, to teach both of them a lesson.
Since both of them were left there, tied up, they couldn't get out and there was a storm. They tried to get out of the boat, but they couldn't, because they were in the middle of a lake, and Romiette couldn't swim, because she was afraid of drowning. Then they were able to untie themselves, when suddenly a lightning hit their boat and it caught on fire. Julio and Romiette had to get out of the boat or else they would die, so they jumped off the boat and into the cold water. Romiette couldn't swim, so she drowned but Julio pulled her and got her out of the water. While carrying her, he fell on some trees that had fallen down, but he stood up and carried her to where it was safe and they both of them slept together. The next day, Julio and Romiette's parents found them together, and both of their parents were glad that they had found them.
My critique of this book is that, I realy enjoyed reading this book because it's about 2 teenagers who can't be together because of their different races. I would reccommend this book to people who enjoy reading books on things that happen in real life. I also enjoyed reading this book because it talks about how they have problems with gangs in their school. I would give this book four stars because it is a very interesting book about 2 teenagers.(less)

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Apr 03, 2008 Rachel Lee added it

Shelves: compliment-to-classics

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Title: Romiette and Julio
Author: Sharon M. Draper
Publisher: Simon Pulse Year:1999
# of pages:320 Genre: Fiction
Reading level Interest level: 9th-10th grade
Potential hot lava: Gang Violence

General response/reaction: I thought this book was a very simple read and it kept my attention. Reading this book as a college student, I thought the romance was a little cheesy, however it stayed very true to what most high school relationships consists of. Sharon Draper did a good job bringing in aspects of Sh...more

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Mar 13, 2008 Qian rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people who like romance

Romiette and Julio $5.99/$8.99CAN
Sharon M.Draper ISBN 0-689-84209-0

Sixteen year old Romiette Capplell is an African American teenager living in Cincinatti, Ohio. Unlike other teenagers Romeitte is very satisfy with her own life except there is one thing that trouble her the most. A terrifying dream where there is a unknow voice that keeps on calling her," Romiette! Romiette!" The voice seems very distanced, but somehow it's very familiar that it reach the depth of her heart. It is this voice th...more

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Apr 06, 2010 Meg rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-reluctant-reader, ya-general, 9th-r-j

Racism, gangs, humor, true love... you name it, this book has it. So Romeo has been changed to a girl's name, Romiette, and Juliet has been changed to a guy's name, Julio... Why not?

The mystery, and great story telling starts from page one. And, you as the reader worry for the entire story if this imitation of Shakespeare's work will be 100% true to the original and end in tragedy. You pray that it will not since by the fourth chapter you absolutely love all of the characters.

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Nov 06, 2008 Klah-Rih-Sah |♥|↵ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-quater

Its even better than the old version! If you liked the Shakespere version you will loveeee this one! Its a story about a smart African-american girl who falls in love with a dumb mexican boy. They met over internet not knowing that they went to the same school.! But the problem is.....there parents dont want them to be together because of their different customs and race. This story has about the same settings and causes as shakesperes. They each think that the other had dies and he kills himsel...more

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Feb 03, 2013 Sophia Chow added it

Romiette and Julio Turtleback Books, 2001, 320pp.
Sharon M. Draper ISBN: 0613337239

Being a highschooler is definitely not easy when it is the time period where you changes the most in life. While worrying about education, family and love, life isn't as easy as you may think it is, instead, it can be stressful. Romiette, is a typical high school girl who loves to hang with her best friend, Destiny. Romiette is a sweet and friendly nice girl and hopes to find love, but it is not as easy as she t...more Romiette and Julio Turtleback Books, 2001, 320pp.
Sharon M. Draper ISBN: 0613337239

Being a highschooler is definitely not easy when it is the time period where you changes the most in life. While worrying about education, family and love, life isn't as easy as you may think it is, instead, it can be stressful. Romiette, is a typical high school girl who loves to hang with her best friend, Destiny. Romiette is a sweet and friendly nice girl and hopes to find love, but it is not as easy as she thinks.

Being a highschooler is a difficult phase of life because you make lot of decisions, and changes. It is hard to keep everything you want at a good pace like education and love. Like other girls, Romiette wants to find her soulmate or a guy that likes her. Everyday Romiette has a nightmare of her drowning in fire or in water, and after each and every one of these dreams, a guy talks to her. Romiette has always believed that the guy was her soulmate and she really want to know who the guy in her dream was. Destiny, her best friend is very into Astrology and Romiette wants her to help her find love. However, after a while, Romiette meets a guy named Julio from a online chat. After knowing more and more, they found out that they go to the same school. They met up, fell in love and quickly got into a relationship. However, this may be a great achievement towards Romiette's life, it isn't such a happy thing after all when a gang founds out of this relationship. How will this gang affect Romiette's relationship with Julio? Will they escape? Will the gang stop disrupting them? Will Julio and Romiette's relationship end?

While reading this book, I felt like I was Romiette. I felt happy for her when she found Julio. I catch lot of surprises and unknown events in the book, and it was very interesting. Romiette and Julio is a very good book that relates to a genre I really like, teen issues. This book is also written by a well favorited author of mine. If I have the chance to recommend this book, I will recommend it to all teens. I believe that teens will know what Romiette is facing and can connect to her easily.

Romiette and Julio is a book with lots of surprises and a unique and interesting plot. It includes problems that teens can connect with within their age, and it is not a complicated book. It also teaches a lesson to make wise decisions in life, and that some decisions may have consequences followed.(less)

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Dec 05, 2012 Casey Shelton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Title- Romiette and Julio
Author- Sharon M. Draper
Genera- young adult
Content overview- Teen romance, violence, suspense, and drama
Intended audience- Mostly female teenagers

Plot summary- In this book it shows the life of a girl named Romiette Cappelle and a boy named Julio Montague, when they both decide to meet in person for the first time after talking in an online chat room not only do they realize that they go to the same school but they start to find out that they are meant to be together...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Rhayna rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book reflects on the Romeo And Juliet story. Its just like the movie and the book. Julio and Romiette have fallen in love and can't be together because of the rivalry between violent gang members. Like in the actual book when Romeo and Juliet try to escape in this book they try and do the same thing. They both attended the same high school in the book and they were from different backgrounds. It wasn't the family who wanted them to be together it was a violent gang called the Devildogs and...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Shaniyah Ray rated it 5 of 5 stars

Genre: Fiction
Tags: Romance, Love, Teens, Different, Gangs,
Lexile score:610L
Book Review: Romiette and Julio was a great book. I could connect to the book at certain points and in situations. Overall I gave the book a 5 star because I could make connections and I could read it easily. I also gave it a 5 star because It kept me engage and it was very interesting.
Plot Summary: In the beginning they are two different people from two world . they meet in a chat room and they get to know each othe...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Catherine "citty" added it

book review project - part 1
Book : Romiette and Julio
Author : Sharon M. Draper
Genre - Teenage love , young adult
Cotent - teenage love , interracial dating
Intended Audience , young adult
Summary -
This book was about love and how unsteady it can be . Also that even in this time and day people can still be races over dating. There is of course love, but also violence and unhappiness. They couple ends up difing all odds. They fell and stayed in love forever.
Even -
The most suspenseful ev...more

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Nov 28, 2012 Suhaily rated it 4 of 5 stars

The gang kidnaps Romiette and Julio. The author keeps you waiting and wanting to read more to find out, will they be found, if they are still alive, and what happens next.
Romiette and Julio is a modern day Romeo and Juliet written by Sharon M. Draper
This novel takes place in Ohio in Thomas Jefferson high school with a population of students being mostly people from African descent. Romiette begins with this big fear in her dreams that cant really figure out the voice in it . Would she ever f...more

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Aug 12, 2012 Aby rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: No one except Sharon Draper so she can reread it and see how badly it's written

Recommended to Aby by: The raging homosexuals in the Miami-Dade school system

I had to read this story for middle school summer reading and I hated it when I'm actually an avid reader. I mostly read YA fiction so this book felt not only short but empty.

Dialogue is off. I am Hispanic and I never talk like Julio, who seems to be teaching a spanish class using a basic Spanish word every other sentence he says. I know that Destiny and Romiette are African American but the corny way they keep saying 'girl' or 'girlfriend' to refer to each other feels forced. Also, there's too...more

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May 28, 2012 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper was a great book. A modern day version of Shakespeare's own Romeo and Juliet. Romiette, an African-American and Julio, a Hispanic from Texas, are the heroes in this story. The setting: Cincinnati, Ohio. Romiette has lived in Cincinnati all her life and works at her mom's shop in her spare time. Julio on the other hand, he moved to Cincinnati because of the gangs back home. And guess what? He hates it in Cincinnati, it's cold, it's gray, and it's boring. He...more

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Apr 29, 2012 Breonna Storm Ramsey rated it 4 of 5 stars

The romantic book Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper has everyone on the edge of their seat to the very end. “I will protect you” (121). This book tells a story that is a twist on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Romiette and Julio are kept apart by the color of their skin. The book is very well written. Sharon M. Draper’s Romiette and Julio intrigues the reader until the end.
This book’s plot goes on a few sharp turns. These two teenagers fall in love, but a local gang is against them being...more

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Feb 07, 2012 Sara Presnell added it

I read this book as a part of my author study on Sharon Draper. This book was very enticing. I could not put it down. It was a thriller, romance, and teen fiction story all in one. The story brings up very important social issues that teenagers are going to more than likely come across during their lifetime. Racism and gangs are two of the main social issues that are brought up in this novel. Two teenagers, one Hispanic and one African American, meet each other and fall in love. However, they ha...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Soumia soltani rated it 5 of 5 stars

The novel Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper is a modern day twist to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliette. The novel which is classified as realistic fiction contains many similarities between Romeo and Juliette, many of the major characters represent characters from the play. Major characters from the novel have very close names to those in the play, and share similar personalities. In the begining of the novel Juliette is in the middle of a reoccurring nightmare where she falls into water, and...more The novel Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper is a modern day twist to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliette. The novel which is classified as realistic fiction contains many similarities between Romeo and Juliette, many of the major characters represent characters from the play. Major characters from the novel have very close names to those in the play, and share similar personalities. In the begining of the novel Juliette is in the middle of a reoccurring nightmare where she falls into water, and she drowns in both fire and water. The dream explainins the pain she suffers very descriptively, the water rushes into her nose, and her eyes start to burn. She hears a guy calling to her at the end of her nightmares, and she wonders if it is her soul mate. It is interesting how the author uses foreshadowing by intertwining the dreams into the novel, it leaves the reader anxious to learn about what her dream symbolizes. Her best friend is Destiny ,whose name portrays what she is, and what she tries to interpret throughout her life. Destiny is captivated by astrology, and sets out to find not only her soul mate but Romiette's as well. The author uses Destiny to portray the theme of destiny in both her novel and Shakespeare’s play which describes Romeo and Juliette as “star-crossed” lovers, this also relates to the interest in astrology that Destiny has. Romiette meets a guy on an online chat room with the screen name spanishlover, and shes uses the screen name Africanqueen. She learns about how he is depressed about how he had to leave Texas and move to Cincinnati. She soon learns that they go to the same school, and that his name is Julio Montague. Sharon Draper does an excellent job of contemporizing Shakespeare’s play, and she is very familiar with the novel since she is an English teacher. She also once played the role of Juliette’s mother in a play. The author sharon states that “Since students usually groan when the subject of Shakespeare is introduced in class, I wanted to show that Shakespeare's ideas were not old and outdated, but still fresh and vital”.

The character Julio has a hard time adjusting to life in Cincinnati because he does not enjoy the cold weather, and he feels like an outcast. The town that he moves to is filled with rival gangs and it comes off as cold and dreary to Julio. He strongly contrasts the town he lives in now to his hometown in Texas, which reveals a lot about the novels setting. “He hated Cincinnati with a passion. To Julio, it was cold and dreary and everything seemed to be gray. There was dirty snow all over the dirty sidewalk... I want to throw paint everywhere out my window and color this place up" (Sharon 34). The description of the setting is very strong. When I read it I actually pictured him getting a can filled with multicolored paint and hosing the entire town down with it. The description is so strong that you can feel the cold winter wind running down our back, and you can picture the snow falling along the sidewalks. The author uses the darkness to fit into the darkness versus light theme found in Romeo and Juliette which is used to hint at the possible opposed alternatives of the plot. On his first day in town, Julio gets into a fight with a character Ben, who represents the character Benvolio. They bump into each other into the hallway and Julio punches him in the nose out of instinct. Similarly to how Benvelio tries to stop the characters Sampson and Gregory from fighting with Abraham and Balthasar, Ben does not fight back, when the principal comes he says that he hit his nose on the door. Ben is also like Benvolio in the sense that they both play the matchmaker by inciting their love, and trying to get Romeo/Julio to make the first move. Julio is also threatened by the Devildogs, a gang that assumes right away that he is part of their rival gang in Texas. Julio meets Romiette at lunch and they instantly click, and they like each other. The author does a nice job of incorporating the individual versus society theme that can be seen in Shakespeare’s play. In her novel this can be seen through Julio’s father’s disapproval of Romiette because she is black, and the gangs disapproval of their relationship because they assume that he is in their rival gang. This is very similar to how Shakespeare uses the rivalry between the Montague’s and the Capulet’s. Sharon states that “Sometimes fictional characters can seem so real that the reader might think they are real people, because good fiction is based on reality, but the characters in my books are just that-fictional” . The author does a nice job of incorporating the major themes of the play into the novel, but she also gives them a very different twist so that the reader does not know what is going to happen.

The novel is a page turner because the reader is kept constantly amused, and gets a nervous feeling about what is going to happen next to their relationship. The author also continues to use the nightmare throughout the novel, and readers reach the climax of the novel when Romiette identifies the guys voice as Julio’s. After Romiette and Julio are directly threatened by the gang they set up a plot to secretly videotape the gang harassing them, they try to get it played on the news station where Romiette’s father works. The adult figures in the novel are oblivious to the fact that the school is run by the gangs. The adults in the novel such as Julio’s dad are oblivious to the gang violence, and are focused on silly things like race. The theme of love as a cause of violence which is also found in Shakespeare’s play is very strong towards the end of the novel. The climax of the novel is very strong, it keeps the reader thrilled ,and extremely anxious about how the characters will resolve their problems. The reader is also left questioning if the foreshadowing dream will really determine her destiny. The events leading up to the end of the story will leave the reader shocked. I must admit, it is very easy to get emotionally attached to the characters, and the book is so moving that it may leave you in tears. If you are interested in what happens to the characters, what the dream foreshadows, and if the ending is the same as the one in Romeo and Juliet, read the book and find out for yourself!
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Aug 11, 2011 Karin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: shakespeare, romeo-juliet, young-adult-fiction, star-crossed-lovers, romantic, gangs, teenagers, realistic, high-school, relationships, relationship-problems, quick-read, borrowed-from-the-library

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Julio, who has just moved to Cincinnati from Corpus Christi, Texas, meets the love of his life in an online chat room. Her name is Romiette and she’s lived in Ohio all of her life and goes to Julio’s school. As soon as it becomes clear that they’re getting along like a house on fire, The Family – a local gang known for their purple sweatshirts – starts harassing the couple. In an effort to stop the harassment, Romiette and Julio make plans to catch the gang members in the act (on video), using t...more

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Mar 01, 2011 ♥MRS. rated it 5 of 5 stars

i really loved this because its like romeo and juliet. but in this book it talks about these two love birds that meet by a chat room. they dont know if they go to school together. they find out by seeing each othert in the lunchroom in high school. romiette always had theis dream that she would drown and die but this guy calls out her name but she dont know who it is because its drak and scary. but later she founds out that dream comes tru ans knows the voice who calles her name. romi is a afric...more i really loved this because its like romeo and juliet. but in this book it talks about these two love birds that meet by a chat room. they dont know if they go to school together. they find out by seeing each othert in the lunchroom in high school. romiette always had theis dream that she would drown and die but this guy calls out her name but she dont know who it is because its drak and scary. but later she founds out that dream comes tru ans knows the voice who calles her name. romi is a african-american and julio is latin. they think their going to be great friends. they like each other but julio's dad doesnt think is ok because he had some trouble in the past. but he thinks that he is wrong bout her. they both get involed in a little gang promble. but romi and julio and thier bestfriends ben and destiny help them out because the purple gang were the baddest gang in the city.

they decide to do a plan and make them pay for what they are doing and tell the city that they really do have gangs. but they never knew what really would happen. so they went out with there plan. but something went wronq the gang had something for them. the purple gang kiddnapped them and took them to a lake near to the woods. but ben and destiny did never think it would get this far. so they went to the cops and to the mom and dad to let them know. but it was to late because the gang already did a bad thing. they put romi and julio into a boat and send them out into the lake.

romi ans julio didnt know what to do because romi dont know how to swim but julio would never let nonthing happen to her. but she was so afarid that she would die and drown. but they didnt they found their way out of there and found a place to rest for a min. but the mom and dad for both sides were realy worried bout them. that didnt stop them there. they look for them until they found them.

they both fall in love with each other and lived happen and never let no one but them down. they always thought that they would end up like the story of romeo and juliet. but things happen different.

i really liked this book. and hope that you guys read it and enjoy it like i did=)(less)

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May 29, 2010 Q_joanneknowles rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: seventh/eighth graders

Shelves: ii-latino-a_fiction_chapter-books

I really love Sharon Draper, but I feel like she dropped the ball with this book. It lacks voice. The characters all seem to have the same voice, except for the overly eccentric Destiny and Ben. The book is a modern day spin on Romeo and Juliette. The main characters, Julio Montague, a hispanic boy, and Romiette Capelle, an African American girl, compete against all odds to fight for their right to love each other openly. Their biggest challenge is the local gang, The Family (also known as The D...more

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Apr 27, 2010 Mr. is currently reading it

Ok so I'm going to start my reaction to Sharon Draper's Romiette and Julio by looking closely at an excerpt that I really enjoyed. I thought it was a powerful moment and wanted to share it with the Goodreads world.

On the fourth page of the book, Romiette, the narrator, writes:

"I hate picky people, watermelon, and chocolate. I hate gangs, violence and movies with too much sex and cussing. There are gangs in our school now, and it's a little scary because they want to control with threats and pu...more

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May 20, 2009 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Romiette Capelle is a sixteen-year-old African American student, and unbeknownst to her at the beginning of the story, she has a Mexican American peer of the same age, Julio Montague, who has just moved from Corpus Christie, Texas and transferred to her high school in Cleveland, Ohio. Romiette and Julio first meet behind the masks of the chat room names, “afroqueen” and “spanishlover” and later become close friends, fall in love, and make grand plans to go to prom like all regular teens through...more

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Jan 08, 2009 Aja added it

The book I recently read is Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper. This is a take-off of William Shakespears’ book Romeo and Juliet it has a very powerful message which is where ever you go in life there are going to be obsticals in your way.

This book is based on an African-American and a Texan-American. And the trials and tribulations that they have to go through to show there true love for one another. The way they met is similar to the way my boyfriend and I met in real life, over the intern...more The book I recently read is Romiette and Julio by Sharon Draper. This is a take-off of William Shakespears’ book Romeo and Juliet it has a very powerful message which is where ever you go in life there are going to be obsticals in your way.

This book is based on an African-American and a Texan-American. And the trials and tribulations that they have to go through to show there true love for one another. The way they met is similar to the way my boyfriend and I met in real life, over the internet. He was on a teen chat room trash talking Cincinnati after his parents forced him to move there do to his problem with gangs in his other school. What he did not know was that “Afroqueen” the person we later find out to be Romiette and “Spanishlover” the person we soon find to be Julio would be soon going to the same school, and share a common interest in many things.

This book had me captivated from the moment I picked it up to the moment I put it down in all reality I have read this book at least 5 times but the last time I read it was early 2008 and missed reading it. This is my all time favorite book ever and I would definitely recommended it to anyone actually if you like reading realistic fiction books then your going to love reading this book.

This book can teach people a lot and the one thing that I learned which is extremely sad is that bullys and gangs there going to be around for a long time and frankly I do not think there is anything that anyone can do about it. A lot of brave people put there life at risk each and every day and try to stop all of this violence from happening in the streets that way hopefully you might not have to pick up your life and move millions of miles out of state because you are scared for the well being of you and your family.

Out of all the books, I have read this month this has to be the best one. I have also this month read the book First French Kiss: And Other Traumas by Adam Bagdasarian. This book was too inspirational but it didn’t give me the same message as Romiette and Julio which was to never let anything or anyone stand in the way of you and your love.
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Mar 07, 2013 Ms. Ramsborg rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction

Romiette & Julio
Lexile: 610

I liked this book because the story was interesting and intense; it had action, drama, and romance. Julio is a new student at his high school in Cincinnatti, Ohio. He moved there from Corpus Christi, Texas. He thinks the new school is terrible until he meets his friend Ben and later meets Romi. Julio and Romi quickly start liking each other and eating lunch together everyday. But a gang at their school, the Devildogs, doesn’t like the idea of them dating. They thin...more

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Mar 04, 2013 Ms. Wu rated it 3 of 5 stars

Genre: Fiction
Tags: teen romance, gang wars
Lexile score: 610L

Book review: Sharon Draper's Romiette and Julio is a well-composed storyline about two modern-day teenagers. She uses suspense to keep the reader engaged throughout the novel. While it was well-written, I was not able to make as many text-to-self connections due to the generation gap between myself and the characters in the story. However, I still recommend this book for teenagers.

Plot summary (spoiler alert!): In the beginning, the tw...more

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Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper.
Young Adult
Content includes teen love, gang violence
Young adults, more likely females then males

Julio is a teenage boy who moved from Texas to Cincinnati and met Romiette on a chat website. They finally met in person and fell in love with each other. Julio was apart of a gang in Texas and when he moved the gangs in Cincinnati did not approve of him and his gang he was apart of, they also didn't believe in interracial relationships. So they did not like R...more

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Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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