Ask my mood ring how i feel paperback by diana lopez. Erica is your typical teenager but like great characters she is likeable a must in becoming engaged in the story, i believe. Ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez scholastic. How does hearing the story from her point of view affect your. The many characters in chias life are individually and lovingly drawn. Dec 11, 2019 mood rings surfaced as a fad in the 1970s and have remained popular ever since. Her life turns upside down and she suddenly has so much responsibility. The sights, sounds, and scents that the author chooses to mention can create a mood of mystery, merriment, chaos, or peace. A voya top shelf for middle school readers pick 2nd place winner of the 2014 naccs tejas award for young adult fiction a bank street college childrens book committee best book of 2014 selection. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Buy the paperback book ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez at indigo. Little, brown books for young readers, 9780316209960, 336pp. She depends on her mood ring to tell her how she is feeling.
Ask my mood ring how i feel by jelina garcon on prezi. I wish erica was real so i could give her and the robins hugs. A funny and heartfelt story about a girl dealing with the trials of middle school and her mothers breast cancer. Ask my mood ring how i feel happiness, anger, love, jealousy, peace, and worry. Its summer before eighth grade, and erica chia montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. Readers will feel like chias family and friends could do anything as long as they stick. Ask my mood ring how i feel is about teenagers, cancer, promesas, family, friendship and miracles. Buy ask my mood ring how i feel book online at best prices in india on. Ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez, paperback. Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her emotions. It only makes things worse that her mood ring seems. Ask my mood ring how i feel is a realistic fiction book about a girl named erica who has a pretty normal life until her mom gets breast cancer. Jun 11, 20 ask my mood ring how i feel hardcover by diana lopez. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms.
Ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez goodreads. One of the more challenging technical aspects of fiction writing is getting characters onto the page for the first time. Erica takes her time deciding what her promesa, or promise, will be. Montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to keep track of her. Erica struggles with the idea of a promesa, thinking it sounds like her family is bribing god. For those in austin, lopez will be reading at the westbank library on march 12. Jan 01, 20 ask my mood ring how i feel is a realistic fiction book about a girl named erica who has a pretty normal life until her mom gets breast cancer. To read the opening chapters of ask my mood ring how i feel and an exercise on creating conflict with subtext, click here. And the author gets so much right about san antonio that it feels like youre there. Facts from the story you can get ask my mood ring ho w i feel on amazon or you can check it out from the library i hope you will get this book it is a really good book.
I chose to read this book because it seemed very interesting and it was very interesting. Rarely have i read a book that made me feel so connected to my eighth grade self. The mood of a piece of writing is the feeling, or atmosphere, that the author creates through the careful choice of details and words. Author diana lopez has done an excellent job in capturing the spirit of the average american teen. Ask my mood ring ho w i feel is about teenagers, cancer, promesas, family, friendship and miracles. The book therefore isnt a deep exploration of anything, but chias a relatable character, and her story offers use as an accessible treatment of an.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. She has so many struggles when this becomes her new life. And it proves you dont have to be the biggest and strongest person to get the job done and that the scariest things can come along bit with gods help and a lot if work you can get the job done. In the original mood ring, the color blue was supposed to indicate that the wearer was happy, green when she was calm, and brown or black when she was anxious. Apr 03, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Shes happy when she hangs out with her best friends. A subplot exploring avens curiosity about her biological father resolves with a touching twist. How would you describe the mood in the following passage. The authors messsage in this story is never give up on people, promises, and goals also to always keep your standards high. Diana lopez says that the first glimmering of the idea that would become ask my mood ring how i feel came to her at the end of a marathon. Ask my mood ring how i feel is a book that shows a lot of potential and it has many mixed emotions to go with it. Buy ask my mood ring how i feel book online at low prices in. Seminole county public schools digital library ask my mood. Its summer before eighth grade, and erica chia montenegro is feeling so many things that she needs a mood ring to kee.
Ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez little, brown books. Grab this summer 20 release today at your favorite local library or independent bookstore. Discussion guide for ask my mood ring how i feel diana lopez. Buy ask my mood ring how i feel book online at low prices. Ask my mood ring how i feel by amy underwood on prezi. Everyone has experienced these feelings, especially as a thirteenyearold, and these are all the. Jun 11, 20 ask my mood ring how i feel is an empowering novel, written in an engaging, commercial voice that addresses one of the most prominent and heartbreaking diseases of the twentyfirst century. Chia montenegro is the kind of girl who describes conversations with boys as close encounters of the third kind and favors tshirts with slogans like, im right 97% of the time. Ask my mood ring how i feel, by diana lopez, is an excellent middle grade novel for a teen book group or for an individual read. I liked ask my mood ring how i feel because i could relate to the main characters emotions and her friends and family. Little, brown books for young readers, 9780316209946, 352pp. This is where i fell in love with ericas character. Jun 27, 20 ask my mood ring how i feel is a great book.
Author diana lopez remembers what its like to be a middle school girl. The novel, ask my mood ring how i feel, is narrated in first person by erica chia montenegro. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Read ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez available from rakuten kobo. Ask my mood ring how i feel by diana lopez 9780316209946. Nov 26, 2016 ask my mood ring how i feel is a book that shows a lot of potential and it has many mixed emotions to go with it. Have you ever read the book ask my mood ring how i feel. May 20, 2014 ask my mood ring how i feel is a great book. Shes jealous that her genius little sister skipped two grades.
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