I'm reading "Loser" by Jerry Spinelli. Zinkoff is a very unique protagonist. The book chronicles his school years, and I just got to the part where he enters 4th grade. It's at this point that the author says the kids at the school get "big kid eyes." These are the kind of eyes that notice things. Interesting or odd things that Zinkoff does used to go unnoticed, but now kids really see them. And talk about them.
I'm worried for this boy. It's hard to see kids get laughed at by their peers.
I'm interested to hear if 5th graders would agree with Jerry Spinelli. Is it around 4th or 5th grade that people get big kid eyes? What are some of your thoughts or experiences?
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Big Kid Eyes
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