A sixth grader, addie, has just moved into a trailer with her troubled mother. Scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. The story began when her mother met a guy named pete they worked together and she kept addie at home on her own everyday for more than a week. Waiting for normal unabridged audiobook, by leslie connor. Addie loves her mother, but unfortunately addies mom tends to take an all or nothing approach to life. Mason buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Leslie connor is the author of several awardwinning books for children, including two ala schneider family book award winners, waiting for normal and the truth as told by mason buttle, which was also selected as a national book award finalist. The award is given for great books about children living with disability, whether in themselves or in a friend or family. From leslie connor, the critically acclaimed author of waiting for normal and all rise for the honorable perry t. School library journal best book ala notable childrens book new york public librarys one hundred titles for reading and sharing chicago public. I was born right on the family room floor no time to get to the hospital. Cook, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about selfreliance, redemption, and hope.
As her mother becomes absent more frequently, addie yearns to be with her stepfa. Leslie connor s waiting for normal, published by harper collins imprint katherine tegen books in 2008, is a young adult novel the story centers on twelveyearold addison addie schmeeter. School library journal best book ala notable childrens book. Waiting for normal read online free by leslie connor. Allornothing never adds up to normal, and it cant bring addie home, where she wants to be with her halfsisters and her stepfather. The story takes in a trailer, where the main character addie lives with her mother. What stands out is the narratives essential kindness.
Buy a cheap copy of waiting for normal book by leslie connor. Leslie has also written a picture book called miss bridie chose a shovel. Waiting for normal by leslie connor, paperback barnes. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of waiting for normal by leslie connor. Finding friendship at the gas station across the street, addie clings to the ever dimming. But addies mom has an allornothing approach to life.
Waiting for normal i love this book i was sad that it ended im so happy my teacher recamended this book to me. Allornothing never adds up to normal, and it cant bring addie home, where she. Leslie connor is the author of several awardwinning books for children, includingwaiting for normal, winner of the ala schneider family book award,crunch,miss bridie chose a shovel, anddead on town line, a young adult novel in verse. Addies mother is bipolar, and she often neglects addie. But addies mother has an allornothing approach to life. Mommers addies mom is known as an irresponsible mother who only thinks about herself. Take our free waiting for normal quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading waiting for normal. Author of the awardwinning miss bridie chose a shovel, leslie connor has also won great acclaim for waiting for normal. Following a divorce, twelveyearold addie and her mother move into a trailer. Thats what kept running through my brain throughout this whole book. They include crunch, dead on town line, things you kiss goodbye, waiting for normal, etc. Readers will find addies unbelievable strength inspiring in their own.
Leslie connor is a published author of young adult books. Twelveyearold addie has spent her whole life waiting for normal. All 12 year old addison addie wants is to be normal, to have a mother, a father, and to love in a house. Leslie connor twelveyearold addie tries to cope with her mothers erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and halfsisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the. Leslie connors waiting for normal, published by harper collins imprint katherine tegen books in 2008, is a young adult novel the story centers on twelveyearold addison addie schmeeter. Waiting for normal by leslie connor fantastic fiction. She almost had it, once, when her mom was married to dwight, and her two. Waiting for normal by leslie connor i very nearly loved this book. Beautifully woven story lines and characters mesh together as lydia, guffer, the goats, and her family all start to heal from the inside out. Mason buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write.
All or nothing cant bring you all to home, which is exactly where addie longs to be, with her half sisters, every day. A 12 year old girl whos father died when she three, hopes that one day her mother would actually come to sense and be a real mother. Recent blog posts these are the most recent 10 blog posts about waiting for normal in jacketflaps childrens publishing blog reader. Allornothing never adds up to normal, and it cant bring addie all to home, where she wants to be with her half sisters. Shes one of the coolest, gutsiest, realest ya characters ive read in a very long time. Waiting for normal is a young adult novel by leslie connor. Waiting for normal by leslie connor i really enjoyed reading this funnysad book about a girl trying to make the best of a notsostable home situation. Leslie connor is the author of several awardwinning books for children, including waiting for normal, winner of the ala schneider family book award, crunch, miss bridie chose a shovel, and dead on town line, a young adult novel in verse.
Waiting for normal book ratings for content rated reads. She has penned several widely popular books in her career. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Connors writing style communicates smoothly and effectively, creating a powerful tale of overcoming all obstacles. Leslie connor is a renowned american writer of realistic fiction, young adult, middle grade, romance, and contemporary stories. About waiting for normal addie is waiting for normal. My life began suddenly you can even ask my mother in an antique farmhouse outside of cleveland, ohio.
Waiting for normal by leslie connor by evelyn galvez on prezi. At the beginning of the book, addies stepfather, dwight, is moving addie and her mother mommers into a tiny trailer on a rundown street corner. A sixthgrader, addie, has just moved into a trailer with her troubled mother. Waiting for normal 2008, a young adult novel by american writer leslie connor. Peppa pig official channel peppa pig and george pig play on the sand digger rides duration. Waiting for normal, book by leslie connor paperback. In spite of lifes twists and turns, addie remains optimistic. This poignant and joyful novel is filled with meaningful mome. Waiting for normal, by leslie connor is a touching novel about a young girl who must cope with her rather unreliable mother after being separated from her stepfather and halfsisters. But addie never stops hoping that one day, maybe, shell find normal.
Waiting for normal is a must read for middle school age readers. Waiting for normal is an exciting novel by leslie connor. All or nothing cant bring you all to home, which is exactly where addie longs to be, with her half sisters. Waiting for normal school library journal best book ala notable childrens book new york public librarys one hundred titles for reading and sharing chicago public library best of the best cooperative childrens book center choice connecticut book award winner american library association schneider family book award winnerthis poignant and joyful novel is filled with. Waiting for normal kindle edition by connor, leslie. Plot summary after her erratic mother, mommers, and patient stepfather divorce, addison moves into an old, tiny trailer on the outskirts of schenectady, new york, with her mother. Waiting for normal book by leslie connor thriftbooks. School library journal best book ala notable childrens book new york public librarys one hundred titles for reading and sharing chicago pub. And now that dwight and mommers are divorced, addies stuck in a tiny trailer on a schenectady corner with a mom whos rarely there. Waiting for normal by leslie connor book trailer by aj o. Once she has gotten over the move, addie befriends some girls at school and a lady named soula who runs the minimart. Waiting for normal by leslie connor book cover, description, publication history.
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