visitingmisscap

__Visiting Miss Caples__ by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel ISBN: 0-14-230029-2 c2000 168 pages R.L. 4.6 Points- 5

pp. 9-11....Jenna’s first encounter with Miss E. Caples
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Jenna has to visit an elderly shut-in once a week and is not excited about it at all, especially after her first visit when Miss Caples doesn’t say one word to her. After a few visits where Jenna doesn’t think Miss Caples cares if she is there or not, she stops reading and just starts talking about her own personal issues and problems and realizes that Miss Caples is indeed listening.
 * Summary:**

YA Fiction--teen issues; old age; friendship; schools

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2004


 * 2003-2004 ITA Award Nominee**