Making friends with billy wong

Making friends with billy wong is a powerful story set in 1955 smalltown arkansas. In making friends with billy wong our main character, azalea, has to spend the summer with a grandmother whom she does not know, nor is sure she likes very much. Making friends with billy wong hardcover the odyssey. The minute that envelope showed up, mama was packing my suitcase. Praise for making friends with billy wong scattergood paints an honest portrait of two young characters dealing with quick judgments, prejudice, and racism. I also love first lines and yes, there were many contenders. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after grandmother clark. Making friends with billy wong tells both sides of the story. Set in 1950s arkansas, making friends with billy wong is a sweet story about friendship and overcoming prejudice. She finds herself confused by the prejudices of others towards the. And then theres billy wong, a chineseamerican boy who shows up to help in her grandmothers garden.

And now shes been thrown together with troubled willis deloach, gossipy melinda bowman, and billy wong, a chinese american boy who has his own troubles. Grandma has arranged for some of the children in the town to help in her very extensive garden. A spoton portrayal of azalea as well as her smart, mature, motivated chineseamerican friend billy wong and the difficult redneck badboy willis, for whom i felt great sympathy, in spite of his unrelenting prejudice against billy. To mark this book birthday, im giving away all three of my books, plus an assortment of bookmarks, etc. Even if she didnt care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in paris junction. Billy s parents own the lucky foods grocery store, where days are long, and folks arent always. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look. Fiction azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after grandmother clark. Even though this is mostly azaleas tale, its a refreshing novel inspired by reallife chineseamerican. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood. Making friends with billy wong, augusta scattergoods glory be third novel, earnestly and effectively combines crucial civil rights history with absorbing storytelling.

Billy wong there is only a few years gap as rose is 16 at the end of bloom and 19 at the start of flower, but aside from that flower was actually written firstmore there is only a few years gap as rose is 16 at the end of bloom and 19 at the start of flower, but aside from that flower was actually written first and bloom later as a prequel to show how she started out since stuff in. Making friends with billy wong is a powerful story set in. Talk about troubled willis deloach or gossipy melinda bowman. A refreshing novel inspired by reallife chineseamerican communities not often seen in stories. Hes afraid billy will take his place on the track team and hes mad at billys great uncle for reporting him for shoplifting. When her grandmother suggests she should make friends with a boy named billy wong, azalea cant imagine making new friends she is very shy but particularly with a chinese boy. A spoton portrayal of azalea as well as her smart, mature, motivated chineseamerican friend billy wong and the difficult redneck badboy willis, for whom i felt great sympathy, in spite of his unrelenting. Told in azaleas prose and billys poetry, making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood was an enjoyable read. Azaleas narrative is interspersed with billys thoughts and lists. Billys greataunt and uncle own the lucky foods grocery store, where days.

Billy s greataunt and uncle own the lucky foods grocery store, where days. A powerful story set in smalltown arkansas in 1955 that illuminates the arrival of chinese immigrants in the segregated south. Authors site goodreads link author video book summary. Making friends with billy wong scholastic press, 2016. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood read by kate simses, todd haberkorn. The boy is billy wong, a budding reporter, whose family owns lucky foods, the only grocery store in town. This week is the anniversary of making friends with billy wongs publication. For this years multicultural childrens book day, one of the books i was sent was making friends with billy wong, by augusta scattergood.

Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood azaleas summer plans suddenly change when she is sent to paris junction, arkansas to help a grandmother she doesnt know. Making friends with billy wong audiobook by augusta. And now shes been thrown together with, troubled willis deloach, gossipy melinda bowman, and billy wong, a chineseamerican boy who has his own. Honestly im never sure what to expect from scholastic books. Every few chapters, scattergood interrupts azaleas chatty, maturing observations especially about billy and her notsoscaryafterall grandmother with billys. One of the writing blogs i follow is writer unboxed. Worse yet, a chinese boy shows up in the neighborhood, and when she is encouraged to make friends with him, visit his familys grocery store, and gasp. Making friends with billy wong hardcover copperfields. If youd like to enter, please comment here on my blog or my social media accounts. Making friends with billy wong augusta scattergood genre. Though painfully shy, azalea befriends billy wong, who helps run his chinese familys grocery store. Making friends with billy wong even if she didnt care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in paris junction. When i find an article by one of their contributors in writers digest, i pay extra attention. Azalea all it took to send my summer on the road to ruin was a fancy note and a threecent stamp.

In the book, making friends with billy wong, why does billy think willis was the one that threw the rotten eggs and broke the window with a rock at his great uncles store. Although this particular novel is set in arkansas, im sure there was not much augusta scattergood has a knack for nailing the middle grade voice and for really setting the stage in historical. Grandma clark claims they can be friends, but azalea has doubts. Soon after completing augusta scattergoods middle grade novel, making friends with billy wong scholastic press, 2016, i read david corbetts article to change or not to change. Like glory be, making friends with billy wong holds a special place in my heart because, like the author, i was born and raised in the mississippi delta. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.

Making friends with billy wong jefferson county public. Can you talk about your process of getting to that line and if you had any other contenders. Lee making friends with billy wong por augusta scattergood disponible en rakuten kobo. Interspersed are chapters that are told from billys perspective in verse. Making friends with billy wong hardcover books inc. Azaleas voice is soft yet nervous while billy exudes confidence and determination. Audio excerpt from making friends with billy wong billy. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood goodreads. Now shes been thrown together with strangers and a chineseamerican boy. Making friends with billy wong hardcover square books. The novel illuminates a friendship between azalea morgan, who has been. Billy wong is rendered in clipped verse narratives that are interspersed with azaleas emotionally expressive prose. Guided reading level for making friends with billy wong. Making friends with billy wong hardcover the elliott.

Making friends with billy wong augusta scattergood. Scattergood paints an honest portrait of two young characters dealing with quick judgments, prejudice, and racism. Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to care for grandmother clark. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood from. Augusta scattergood with making friends with billy wong. Its 1952 and azalea ann morgan, 11, isnt too thrilled about being dropped off at her. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning matties world upside down. Azaleas side of the story is told in funny and determined prose, much like azaleas character herself. Your first line for making friends with billy wong is all it took to send my summer on the road to ruin was a fancy note and a threecent stamp. In this middle grade historical fiction novel, azalea is a young white girl about to start the sixth grade after enjoying a summer with her beloved parents in texas. Read making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood available from rakuten kobo. Shy and reluctant to talk to others, azalea meets billy wong and finds an unexpected friend. These verse chapters are nuanced and reveal billys inner thoughts about the prejudice in the.

Azaleas summer plans suddenly change when she is sent to paris unction, arkansas to help a grandmother she doesnt know. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood scholastic. Azalea is not happy about leaving her hometown to care for her grandmother. Making friends with billy wong is just terrifica wonderful, heartwarming, and endearing story of the early 1950s in the deep south. Making friends with billy wong childrens book council. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood book. The novel illuminates a friendship between azalea morgan, who has been sent there to. Discussion guide im so excited to share the discussion guide and some fun extension activities for my newest book, making friends with billy wong.

Soontobe sixth grader azalea is unceremoniously dropped offed in arkansas to look after her grandma and help out in her garden. Making friends with billy wong augusta scattergood on. Its on my website as well as this blog under the for teachers dropdown button. Billy inside lucky foods grocery since i was old enough to stand on a wooden fruit crate and roll nickels. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest philadelphia has ever seen. I read making friends with billy wong several weeks back but just hadnt gotten around to writing up my thoughts. Hes afraid billy will take his place on the track team and hes mad at billy s great uncle for reporting him for shoplifting. Azaleas summer plans suddenly change when she is sent to paris junction, arkansas to help a grandmother she doesnt know. Augusta scattergood is the author of glory be, a national public radio backseat book club selection and the way to stay in destiny, an amazon best pick. She gradually becomes friends with billy, and learns that being in arkansas for the summer might not be so bad after all. Making friends with billy wong by augusta scattergood in.