doubledutch

Double Dutch, by Sharon M. Draper ISBN: 0-689-84230-9 c2002 183 pages

Good sections to read aloud: p. 1 where they are talking about the Tolliver twins p. 2 where Randy is wishing he was more like Delia p. 21 where Delia is having trouble with all the homework she has

Summary: The main characters in this book are all part of a double dutch jump roping team in Ohio where they live. Randy is the manager of all of equipment and is secretly struggling to make ends meet since his father has disappeared. Delia, one of the jumpers, is struggling with her own secret...she can’t read. Then Yo Yo, another one of the jumpers, is struggling with trying to contain her fear of the new twins, Tabu and Titan. All of these events take place while the double dutch team is on its way to competing for a national championship.

YA fiction--sports fiction; rope skipping; contests; dyslexia; friendship; schools; afro-american; Cincinnati, Ohio

©Jennifer Lang-WDMS-2003