Strawberry Girl

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Strawberry Girl
Lenski, Lois
Newbery Award
Readability: 5-6
Setting: Central Florida
Main Character: Birdie - age 12

"I'm a peaceable man," said Boyer, "but sometimes I lose my temper. "

"Mighty glad to hear it! I'm a peaceable man myself. Course we all know there's some matters that can only be settled with a shotgun!"

This is one of a series of books written by Lois Lenski to acquaint her readers with the real life of different kinds of Americans against diverse localities. This one is the story of Florida "crackers". All of the conversation is in dialect, which may be a problem for some readers.

Questions:

1. What is the story about?

2. Why did Mr. Boyer fence his land?

3. What happened at the school?

4. What happened to the spotted calf?

5. Do you think that the Boyer's methods of fitting into their new community would work outside of Florida?