But things go terribly awry, and the two find themselves caught up in a deadly reality more frightening that romiette s nightmare and in a desperate struggle to avoid the tragic fate of shakespeares. It was full of possibilities and unanswered questions. Draper star crossed lovers when romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate. The entire story consists of romiette and julio flattering each other or their friends being inhumanly annoying.
All of the characters have unique voices and the writing style shifts according to the action. When romiette cappelle and her best friend destiny, decide to order the scientific soul mate system from the back of the heavy hunks magazine. Like shakespeares famous starcrossed lovers, romiette cappelle and julio montague face strong. Romiette and julio would be a wonderful curriculum tiein book, but it also stands alone as a firstrate novel about contemporary teens. Printed and bound in the united states of america 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 the library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. The book i recently read is romiette and julio by sharon draper. Romiette and julio, a teen romance novel written by sharon m. Romiette and julio full book macba has a varied selection of free texts and books available on their online bookstore. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u. Draper isbn 0689842090 sixteen year old romiette capplell is an african american teenager living in cincinatti, ohio.
Read the introduction on pages 79 in romiette and julio. Website, romiette and julio is a young adult novel by sharon draper, published in 2001 by simon pulse. Romiette cappelle is an africanamerican teenage girl that lives in cincinnati ohio. When the devildogs threaten to teach them a lesson, romiette and julio come up with a risky plan to escape from the gangs fearsome shadow. Draper, is a book that i would recommend to any girl in the sixth grade up any year in college. Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. The book also examines how gangs can gain power and take control. The following questions could be used for small group discussions, whole class discussions, or short answer written questions. Romiette and julio has been added to your cart add to cart. Draper updates shakespeares classic romeo and juliet in this romantic tale of starcrossed lovers out.
227 330 21 1082 33 192 822 930 20 1306 1243 459 683 298 1211 321 657 1465 858 322 378 1384 1449 1081 978 1120 594 777 1281 446 726