The Solo
By Kathryn Lasky Illustrated by Bobette McCarthy
The book, “The Solo” was a book about a little girl named Grace who gets kicked of a group that was going to dance at the school talent show. Grace is determined to dance and this does not stop her from saying she is going to do a solo instead. She practices and practices for her solo but eventually gets asked to join the dance group again. This story is an example for children that they need to have determination to complete a task that is important to them. This lesson would be good to teach the children and relate if back to their lives by asking if they had ever had to work very hard on something, that way there can be a connection made between themselves and the text. The illustrations in the book were simple and light. The focus is clearly on the point of the story than flashy illustrations and detail.