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Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman
Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school nurse on the annual weigh-in day.
- GenresRealistic Fiction
92 pages, Paperback
First published March 18, 1996
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March 17, 2012
The book i read was "Owen Foote Second Grade Strongman" by Stephanie Greene. The story is about a young small boy named Owen and his friend Joseph. Owens grandfather was a strongman. Owen was the opposite he was very small. One day at school he found out that height and weight day was coming up. Owen hated this day. He always wanted to be bigger and the nurse Mrs. Jackson had a big mouth. So as the days went on the check up day got closer. When the day finally arrived Mrs. Jackson embarassed the bully Ben and then Joseph. Owen decided to tell Mrs. Jackson that she had a big mouth. Owen got in trouble but everyone thought he was cool. The days went by and Owen decided to apologize but when he did Mrs. Jackson apologized to him. Here she was hard of hearing which is why she talked so loud. Owen was very happy. Owen also wrote a letter to his grandmother to ask about his grandfather. He recieved the letter back and there was nothing in the letter talking about how his grandfather got so strong.
This book was very well written. The genre of this book was realistic fiction because everything in this book could happen in reall life. The setting of this story is set up through the immediate social group because of Owens story about his grandfather. The introduction of this story is how Owen and Joseph are talking about his father being a strongman. THe rising action is how Owen wants to know more about his grandfather and how he is so small and tiny. The conflict is height and weight day and how Owen told Mrs. Jackson that she has a big mouth. The Climax is when Mrs. Jackson tells Owen that she is sorry. The falling action is when Owen gets his letter from his grandmother. The resolution is when Owen finds nothing about how his grandfather got to be strong in the letter from his grandmother. The theme of this story is don't judge a book by its cover. Owens grandfather may have looked strong but there was more to him than just being strong. The point of view was third person because there was a narrator telling the story. The characters of this story portray reall life people. Owen is an average child who is small for his age and Joseph is a chubby kid. Children would believe the events of this story because at one point or another a child talks back to an adult like Owen did. The resolution is believable because every person has many qualities to them not just one like Owen's grandfather.
This book was very good. I really liked how all of the tricks from the story were in the back ot the book. That aspect of this book really struck me. This kind of helps the reader become a part of the text because they can try and do the tricks like bending the fork. I would use this in my classroom to show students that need to respect the adults or else they could get in trouble like Owen. I can relate this book to my life because there are times that I have talked back to an adult and I was also punished because it is not a polite thing to do.
This book was very well written. The genre of this book was realistic fiction because everything in this book could happen in reall life. The setting of this story is set up through the immediate social group because of Owens story about his grandfather. The introduction of this story is how Owen and Joseph are talking about his father being a strongman. THe rising action is how Owen wants to know more about his grandfather and how he is so small and tiny. The conflict is height and weight day and how Owen told Mrs. Jackson that she has a big mouth. The Climax is when Mrs. Jackson tells Owen that she is sorry. The falling action is when Owen gets his letter from his grandmother. The resolution is when Owen finds nothing about how his grandfather got to be strong in the letter from his grandmother. The theme of this story is don't judge a book by its cover. Owens grandfather may have looked strong but there was more to him than just being strong. The point of view was third person because there was a narrator telling the story. The characters of this story portray reall life people. Owen is an average child who is small for his age and Joseph is a chubby kid. Children would believe the events of this story because at one point or another a child talks back to an adult like Owen did. The resolution is believable because every person has many qualities to them not just one like Owen's grandfather.
This book was very good. I really liked how all of the tricks from the story were in the back ot the book. That aspect of this book really struck me. This kind of helps the reader become a part of the text because they can try and do the tricks like bending the fork. I would use this in my classroom to show students that need to respect the adults or else they could get in trouble like Owen. I can relate this book to my life because there are times that I have talked back to an adult and I was also punished because it is not a polite thing to do.
March 18, 2013
Poor Owen is a pipsqueak and the school nurse tells him so--loudly--on Height and Weight Day. Owen wants to find out his grandfather's secret to being so strong so that he can stop being the smallest one in class. I read this with two second grade classes this year. While we enjoyed it, the ending was pretty rough. Most of the kids were looking at me as if to say, "THAT'S it? That's the END?" It was a little disappointing.
Read aloud grades 1-2. Independent reading possibly late 2nd-3rd. I don't think this would appeal to anyone over the age of 9.
Read aloud grades 1-2. Independent reading possibly late 2nd-3rd. I don't think this would appeal to anyone over the age of 9.
June 13, 2011
Owen is very endearing main character.
June 11, 2012
Cute book. Both my 7 year old and 10 yr old sons liked it. Good ending.
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