Realistic Fiction: Granny Torrell make Soup by Sharon Creech (Chapter Book)

This book speaks about two friends, Rosie and Bailey who do everything together. They are like siblings instead she chose him and he chose her. When Rosie and Bailey were younger, her mother informed her that Bailey couldn’t see like she could. To demonstrate exactly how he felt her mom put a tissue over her face and said this is what Bailey sees. While Rosie is telling her grandmother just how bad she hates Bailey right now, her grandmother tell s her not to and just think about all of the good things that made Rosie like him from the beginning. As they are in the kitchen cooking soup, her granny begins to tell her of all of the adventures that she went through with her childhood friend Pardo. Granny tries to educate Rosie and provide her a some wisdom seeing that she was once in her place. When Granny tells Rosie that Pardo was killed in a accident, Rosie quickly begins to learn the value of friendship and letting them know how you really feel. In a classroom, I would discuss the importance of friendships. I would have the students write to any friend that they have and apologize for anything that may have wronged them.