Title: Double Dutch Author: Sharon M. Draper Date/Year Published: 2002 Genre: Aladdin Fiction

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Title Double Dutch Author Sharon M.
DraperDate/Year Published 2002Genre Aladdin
Fiction

• Name Loreal C.Class Period 2nd

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Characters

• Delia- She's the main character in the book,
  shes in the 8th grade, tall, nice, and loves to
  double Dutch. But shes not really good in
  school.
• Charlene- Another main character, she also in the
  8th grade with Delia, Shes her best friend.
  Charlene is tall, nice, lets people run over her
  a lot, not really a good trait to have, shes
  also good in school and loves to double Dutch.
• Randy- Delia and Charlenes good friend. Randy is
  to and really robust. In the book he works out
  with the girls at double dutch practice. He also
  had a little secret of his own. In the 8th grade
  and has classes with Delia and Charlene.
• Tabu And Titian The call them the Tolliver
  Twins. Meaner then ever. They bully everybody in
  school. They always wear black everything, the
  girls even think that, there the only cloths they
  have. Also in the 7th grade but not really smart.
  They kill animals and carry around knives. There
  not anything to mess with!

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Plot Conflict

• The main character, Delia, is have a self to self
  conflict. She loves double dutch more then
  anything, but her grades doesnt show that she
  wants to be on the double butch team. She failed
  second grade when she was younger and ever since
  then she hasnt been the smartest. Hopefully she
  would learn that work comes first.

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Plot Resolution

• At the end, Delia and Charlene are at a double
  dutch meet, Delia tells Charlene that she's
  nervous and doesnt want to do it because she
  thinks that shes going to mess up. Charlene
  gives her a confident speech telling her that she
  can do. Then Delia lays down the truth, she tells
  her everything, how she failed and how she never
  told anyone that she wasnt smart. Charlene
  didnt mind it at all, she took it as if she
  wanted to help her out. They went on stage and
  came out champions.

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Your Opinion

• My opinion for this book, I enjoyed reading the
  book. I liked how all the characters had
  different personalities, and how the author had
  many different setting, or places in this book. I
  can read this book and I strongly recommend that
  you read this book.

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About the Author

• She has been honored as the National Teacher of
  the Year, is a five-time winner the Coretta Scot
  King Literary Award, and is a New York Times
  bestselling author.
• She was selected as Ohio's Outstanding High
  School Language Arts Educator, Ohio Teacher of
  the Year, and was chosen as a NCNW Excellence in
  Teaching Award winner.
• She has been honored at the White House six
  times.
• I'm a creator, a visionary, a poet.( I agree )
• Last year she was named Ohio Pioneer in Education
  by the Ohio State Department of Education.

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Question 1

• Who were the Tolliver twins?
• The Tolliver twins were the mean and bullies
  of school.

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Question 2

• 2- What did Delia and Charlene love to do?
• They loved to double dutch more then anything
  in the world.

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Question 3

• 3- What was Delias secret?
• Her secret was that she failed a grade in
  the past, and always lied about her age and what
  grade she was in.

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Question 4

• 4- Who was Delias favorite teacher?
• Delias favorite teacher was miss Benson

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Question 5

• 5- Who was randy?
• Randy was Charlene and Delias friends and
  also had a secret of his own.

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Summary

• Delia is hiding a secret and she doesnt want
  anyone to know, not ever her best friend Charlene
  or Randy. But she wants to be on the double dutch
  team but she doesnt have good enough grades.
  Randy and the Twins also have secrets of there
  own. Hopefully they will solve there problems.