Feathers
by Jacqueline Woodson
Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons

This is the story of Frannie, her family and friends. In this selection, Frannie and her best friend Samantha are expressing their reactions to the new boy in their class. Each has a very different perspective yet there’s something about Samantha that Frannie almost wants for herself.  Listen to discover what these girls think of the new boy.

1. What does “surreal” mean?
1. Why does Samantha think the new boy’s arrival is surreal?
2.  Samantha said, “We don’t know what the world looks like from inside his eyes.”
   
1. Samantha and Frannie have different perspectives on who the new boy is. Describe each girl’s perspective.
   
2. What might cause one person’s perspective to be different from another person’s?
3. What does Frannie promise to herself? Why do you think she makes these promises?
4. What does Samantha have that Frannie wants?
5. Describe Frannie’s growing pains. What does she mean that world is slipping away from her?

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