His only friend has just been killed in an accident when aremis slake is chased into the subways by a. The novel has received several honors, including a lewis carroll shelf award best book for young adults. Maathai by claire nivola,crash by jerry spinelli,shoeshine girl by clyde robert bulla. Thirteen stories that capture the agony and ecstasy of being thirteen th floor. Booksource has the largest selection of classroom literature. Slakes limbo is a novel for young adults, first published in 1974 about a young adolescent boy, aremis slake, who runs away from home to live in the new york city subway tunnels of the irt lexington avenue line and stays for 121 days, earning a living by selling discarded newspapers.
He becomes a master of the subway system, makes a few adult friends, gets a job sweeping the diner floor, and surprises himself with his ability to survive all on his own. Aremis slake, a poor, downtrodden, pickedon, thirteen year old by, decides to run away from the uncaring kind of aunt with whom he lives. Slake s limbo he hid out in the subway for 121 days. Year of the journey curses gifts little blue envelopes secrets treasures. These questions can be used in both a guided reading setting or as a supplement to a literature circle to get students thinking about what they are reading. Patrick benson who did the illustrations has just won the mother goose award. Forgotten kids books from the 60s and 70s magnum arts blog. So he goes underground, into the tunnels of the nyc subway system. One day, the bullies chase slake and he runs down into the subway.
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Mar 04, 20 for 121 days, slake remains underground, living off the money he makes selling discarded newspapers and the kindness of the owner and waitress at a subway diner. Of course, downsiders is an outandout fantasy about living underground. Stormbreaker alex rider series by anthony horowitz series. Slakes limbo by felice holman book cover, description, publication history. Slakes limbo he hid out in the subway for 121 days. Dragonbreath by ursula vernon cooper, slake s limbo by felice holman. Nothing but the truth by avithis download includes a packet for students to complete as they read the novel, 3 quizzes with keys, an activity packet of 16 studentdirected projects most with rubrics to increase comprehension, a final assessment test, and key.
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Displaying top 8 worksheets found for slakes limbo. Dads dinosaur day by diane dawson hearn, paperback. What was slakes reaction when the manager of the coffee shop told. This document provides higher level, thoughtprovoking comprehension questions for the book, on my honor by marion dane bauer. Aremis slake, one of societys rejects, escaping some bullies, finds a cave in a subway tunnel just outside of grand central station. The book is about a young adolescent boy, aremis slake, who runs away from home to live in the new york city subway tunnels of the irt lexington avenue line and stays for 121 days. A far better pairing, actually, would be to read this book and then take a gander at mark singer s extraordinary documentary, dark days. But when he discovered a cave in a subway station,his whole life had change at that very moment. That cave becomes his home and refuge for 121 days. Title author book level ar points oak park unified. Nothing but the truth by avi the truth book, book worth.
Hob made his first appearance last year in the red and green books of stories about him by william mayne. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Nothing but the truth by avi the truth book, book worth reading. This is a digitized facsimile taken from the printed version held at the university of illinois at champaignurbana. Slake s limbo by felicia holman focuses on aremis slake, a teenage boy who is bullied constantly.
Quiz list alphabetically bob graham education center download report comments. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Being chased and even getting waken up by your aunt when she slaps you,that s slake s whole life. Slakes limbo is a novel for young adults by felice holman, first published in 1974. Free customized book lists prepared by experts to meet your needs. Obvious pairing with this book include neal schusterman s, downsiders. Aremis slake, one of society s rejects, escaping some bullies, finds a cave in a subway tunnel just outside of grand central station. There are many examples of novellength renditions of traditional fairy tales to be found in young adult fantasy literature. Desperate, driven, harassed to the breaking point, slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway where he ends up staying for one hundred and twentyone days.
Slake decides to go underground into the sheltering depths of the new york city subway, where he ends up staying for 121 days. Abused and impoverished, slakes life pretty much blows. Invision employees share their remote work secrets. Fireflies by julie brinckloe, frozen fire a tale of courage by james a houston honesty trust. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Pdf on jul 1, 2009, lydia kokkola and others published the family in english childrens literature. A far better pairing, actually, would be to read this book and then take a gander at mark singers extraordinary documentary, dark days. Although there is a significant amount of research on the evolution of the fairy tale into novel length narratives, there is little focused on the use of the folklore of faerie in fantasy novels. Slakes limbo by felicia holman focuses on aremis slake, a teenage boy who is bullied constantly. Cover storyour cover this issue was created from the endpapers of the blue book and the yellow book of hob stories to be published by walker books later this year.
How was the cave home different from his former home. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. What books are loved by the fifth graders in your house. How to print the digital edition of books for keeps. Ar book list updated november 20 sorted by title and author book ar level points title author 47 1776 1984 george 10 p. Slake s limbo is a novel for young adults by felice holman, first published in 1974. Nothing but the truth by avithis download includes a packet for students to complete as they read the. This thesis examines the faerierelated folkloric themes and motifs to be. Slake escapes his problems by living in the new york city subway for 121 days. Title 57450 en 100 days of school author harris, trudy book poin 2.
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