Wink
Wink
Rob Harrell
GENRE: Realistic Fiction, Hybrid Format
BOOK SUMMARY Twelve year old Ross has a rare form of eye cancer. He must undergo radiation treatments, administer eye goop applications, and sport a hideous hat all while he is trying to live the typical life of a seventh grade student. Ross is understandably angry about his unrelenting illness, ridiculous middle school bullying, and his dissipating friendships. Though faced with challenges, Ross is able to somehow make it through as he explores music, creates Batpig comics, and smashes a thing or two. Author Rob Harrell based Ross's struggle with cancer on his own personal experience of having the same rare eye cancer as an adult. In addition, Harrell's comic panels are a fantastic addition to the story.
BOOK TALK Not many middle-schoolers want to stand out, right? Meet Ross, a seventh grader with one good eye, a weird hat, and, thankfully, a decent sense of humor.The author/illustrator's comic book sketches add a whole new dimension to Ross's bout with eye cancer! This book will make you laugh, and it just might make you cry.
LINKS TO HELPFUL WEBSITES Official Book Trailer: Official Website: Author: Author Page from TeachingBooks through INSPIRE:
MAKERSPACE ACTIVITY Create a mixtape of "music that doesn't suck" by setting up your own playlist on YouTube. Using the Batpig comics as inspiration, create your own comics using any of these digital tools listed on Common Sense Media:
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Ross experiences vision loss in this book. Explain a time that you experienced physical or emotional loss that changed the way you look at the world. 2. What do you think is next for Ross? Write your own epilogue of Wink.
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Resource guide created by 2021-22 YOUNG HOOSIER BOOK AWARD committee member: Stacey Kern, School Library Media Specialist, Clark-Pleasant Middle School, Greenwood, Indiana
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