Post One for Group B

Jackie and Me by Dan Gutman (Post one for group B)

Reading group B will begin reading Jackie and Me by Dan Gutman on Monday October 27, 2013.  Before we begin reading this great book, I want to share a little bit of information about the author, Dan Gutman.  Dan Gutman was born in 1955, and he has always enjoyed writing.  However, it was not until 1994, when his son Sam was four years old, that he decided to try writing books for children.  Until then he had only written nonfiction books.  He was not sure if he would be good at actually creating a story, but much to his surprise the first novel he wrote, They Came from Centerfield, sold.  This started his career of writing fiction books for kids and visiting schools.  Dan Gutman lives in New Jersey with his wife and two children, Sam and Emma.  Here is a picture of Dan Gutman:

Dan Gutman, author of Jackie and Me

Jackie and Me is about a boy, Joe, who has to write a school report about an African American who made an important contribution to society.  Joe decides he wants to write about one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Jackie Robinson.  Interestingly enough, Joe has an advantage over the rest of his classmates when it comes to writing this report.  With the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time.

Before Monday October 27, each student in group B needs to answer at least two of these questions in the comments section.  Simply click on comment link right below this post to leave a comment.  Students, you may answer more than two questions if you would like, and you may also respond to other students' comments.  (Extra credit may be involved depending on the depth of your extra responses and comments.)  Please remember to follow the rules we have discussed in class and that are posted on this blog.  Thanks so much!

Questions:

1.  Do you know anything about Jackie Robinson?  If so, what?

2.  What are some things you would like to find out about Jackie Robinson?

3.  Do you think this book is going to be interesting to read?  Why or why not?

4.  Are you looking forward to starting our first literature group?  Why or why not?

Happy commenting! :)