It was just such a day, for the spring sky was bright blue and the fields of ripened winter wheat shone gold in the sun. Read chu jus house by gloria whelan for free with a 30 day free trial. Book lists by grade level the majority of book recommendations on this site are for readers from 5th 8th grade, but there are over 400 titles and the list continues to grow. Accelerated reader quiz list reading practice quiz id title author book level points 5302 en surprise island warner, gertrude chandler 4. Friend on freedom river, illustrated by gijsbert van frankenhuyzen, sleeping bear press chelsea, mi, 2004. Read chu jus house online by gloria whelan books free 30. Chu jus house sherlyann soram conflict it was patriotic duty of a family to have no more than one child if the family lived in a city, and no more than two children if the family lived in a country. This book is the story of a fourteenyearold girl who lives in china shortly after the cultural revolution. She had a ma ma who was pregnant, ba ba who was a doctor, and an evil grandmother, nai nai. Gloria whelanwinner of the national book award, poet and author of numerous books for children and young adultshas with chu jus. You know that the officials knocked down lis house because he had a third child.
Readers cant help rooting for chu ju as she struggles to make sense of the life around her and to find a place for herself within it. Book collections 4day bonus books check out the sonlight store. There once was a fourteen year old girl named chu ju. I purposefully saved some of these books for elijahs 7th grade reading list, even. This year, i was blessed to receive a class set of chu jus house by gloria whelan, which tells the story of chu ju, a 14yearold chinese girl struggling to survive in a country where males are traditionally valued more than females. It was the fifth day of the fourth moon, tomb sweeping day, which some call the day of pure brightness. In another beautifully written childrens book of historical fiction, whelan brings alive a foreign culture and foreign era, making us live and breathe with it. Chu jus house is a childrens novel by gloria whelan.
It has been on my list of books to read ever since nancy, an esl student from china, told me it was the best book ever. After all, the law states that a family may have only two children, and tradition dictates that every family should have a boy. To receive full credit, turn in your book report by august 24. A haunted house in starvation lake, illustrated by lynne cravath, random house new york, ny, 2003. But her older sister, chu ju, only wants the best for her and runs away to save her. Chapter 10 back from shanghai death of han na in chapter 10 they put fingerlings a small fish that grows with the cropsin there rice paddy. Chu jus house ebook by gloria whelan 9780061975806. Chu jus house quotes and images writing a dairy november 26 221 b.
There are only about 20 titles on the list for 2nd and 3rd grade, for example, but the 5th grade list alone has about 150 books. Set in the wake of maos cultural revolution in china, chu jus house tells the story of a young teens struggle to spare her baby sister from a grim future, and make a life for herself despite her bleak. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich manany rich man, no matter how awful. I dont think chu jus family is so awful to her she leaves voluntarily, for the good of her sister, and maybe there is some grandma grumbling, but it seemed pretty realistic for a disappointed old woman who just wants a grandson. After typing out elijahs 6th grade reading list, i determined to get serious about sharing my other lists. When chu jus mother becomes pregnant again, the family hopes for a boy, because sons are strongly preferred. Shes doing these things because she wants to save her little sister from getting sold.
Fourteenyearold chu ju and her family live in modern rural china, where a strict policy of two children per. Fourteenyearold chu ju knows she cannot allow this to happen to her sister. Find the rising sixth grade summer reading assignment on the tcs portal. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. I think that chuju has a lot of bravery in this book. With luminescent detail, national book awardwinning author gloria whelan transports readers to china, where law conspires with tradition, tearing a young woman from. Nai nias harsh words made my eyes sting with tears. Pages in category 2004 childrens books the following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total. If you were rich, you might be able to have a third child by paying. Chu jus grandmother exerts a negative force on the.
Chu ju is a 14yearold girl who lives in rural china with her mother and grandparents. In this childrens book, we are brought to communist china after the cultural revolution. Gloria whelan is the bestselling author of many novels for young readers, including homeless bird, winner of the national book award, the locked garden, parade of shadows, and listening for lions. The era the book was written for doesnt seem to match the plotsetting, a bit confusing. Learn chu jus house with free interactive flashcards. One theme that i found in chu jus house was definitely be bravery.
We would have to sell everything we have to pay the fine. C the wind gets stronger as winter comes faster like the commands of qin shi huangdi to finish his wall. She leaves her house and her family and goes on an unknown dangerous journey. Chu jus house touches on political issues in modern china, and it would be an excellent jumpingoff point for discussions about politics, culture and gender roles. When a girl is born to chu jus family, it is quickly determined that the baby must be sent away.
Although the book is short, it covers several years in chu jus life. Fiction focus second edition level s 4 kids in 5e and 1 crazy year virginia frances schwartz beethoven lives upstairs barbara nichol. The report card andrew clements rules cynthia lord trash crisis on earth alexander stadler the trumpet of the swan e. I totally think chuju is brave because when she left her house the first time she had to go into the woods all by her self at night in the dark. Han na made a trip to the zhangs returning out of breath from the long walk up and down the hill. Though the premise of this book seems rather bleak, chu jus journey is one of personal growth and strength, coming of age and learning selfreliance. Dada gone main character gender female professionstatus.
Chu jus house is the story of chu jus journey to find a new. Choose from 14 different sets of chu jus house flashcards on quizlet. If youre tired of stock images, try out this report presentation template for your next project wrapup. Summary in order to save her baby sister, fourteenyearold chu ju leaves her rural home in modern china and earns food and shelter by working on a sampan. Chu jus house is a book that talks about a girl who lives in china. Some village tattletale would report to the government that we have three children, and the government would fine us so many yuan.
About this unit this is a literature and film study unit for use with the novel, chu jus house, by gloria whelan, and the 1999 chinese film, not one less, directed by yimou zhang. I am often relieved to discover realistic fiction books for upper middle grade readers with male protagonists, because it sometimes seems like the options too often involve swords or footballs or spaceships or shipwrecks. Read chu jus house by gloria whelan available from rakuten kobo. I know there are other moms out there like me who have voracious readers and who want to give their students quality literature. When chu jus parents decide to give her baby sister away because of the onechild policy, chu ju leaves home with her. The impossible journey sequel to angel on the square, harpercollins new york, ny, 2003. Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting. This book is the story of a fourteenyearold girl who lives in china shortly. Toruns class, bianca and gloria creds to alan walker for music and such. Understanding that one girl must leave, she sets out in the middle of the night, vowing not to return. Chu jus house is book about a girl named chu ju who must flee her home to save her baby sister from being sold.
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