Part of bringing characters to life is using dialogue meaningfully. Students can practice making connections and making inferences about the different characters. Use a graphic organizer to build character maps for Raymie and her friends and the rest of the cast of characters. This is not easy to do!Īs a mentor text, Raymie Nightingale is wonderful for character development, dialogue, descriptive writing. She brings the harsh reality of life honestly to life with her words.
As a writer who is constantly thinking about show don't tell and how to get deeper into the perspective of my main character, Kate is a dream mentor text. What I Think: It's a good sign when a book is filled with too many wonderful snatches of text that I can't list them all! Kate DiCamillo has done it again with Raymie Nightingale. But as the competition approaches, loneliness, loss, and unanswerable questions draw the three girls into an unlikely friendship - and challenge each of them to come to the rescue in unexpected ways. To win, not only does Raymie have to do good deeds and learn how to twirl a baton she also has to contend with the wispy, frequently fainting Louisiana Elefante, who has a show-business background, and the fiery, stubborn Beverly Tapinski, who’s determined to sabotage the contest. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, will see Raymie's picture in the paper and (maybe) come home. GoodReads Summary: Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her.
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