Palacio, or fiona woods should give jordan sonnenblick a try. This quiz is designed to test your knowledge on a great book i read, notes from the midnight driver. Notes from the midnight driver huntley area public library. Notes from the midnight driver chapters 15 no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode. Notes from the midnight driver chapters 15 jeopardy. Top 7 quotes from notes from the midnight driver free book. Because of low manpower and other pressing calls, police confiscated the marijuana, firearm and drugs and allowed the driver and passenger to call a friend to. Notes from the midnight driver, a drama for young adults by jordan sonnenblick tells about a boy named alex who learns about responsibility from an old man named sol. Everybody needs a meal ticket, and if you arent blessed with looks or. Alex is immediately arrested for underage dui, and is sentenced, by a judge judy no less, to do communityservice time in a nursing home. How much do you remember about jordan sonnenblicks notes from the midnight driver. Learn test midnight driver with free interactive flashcards. Notes from the midnight driver is narrated about a boy named alex whos parents get divorced, whos dad claimed that his mom asked him to leave.
This is a story of alex gregory, his jazz guitar, his best friend laurie. The rising action in notes from the midnight driver is the reaction of alexs parents and section of the book when alex is forced to go to trial for the damage that he has done to his neighbors house. Alex was left alone at home because his mother was going on a date. Notes from the midnight driver theme youre never too old to make friends. Oct 19, 2011 notes from the midnight driver summer reading assignment in my opinion the book was likable because of the realistic characters and the exciting events throughout the story line. Challenge yourself andor others to this trivia game. Climax alex performs at the nursing home with annette and steven after hes finished his community service hours.
Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick paperback. So he asked alex to keep learning new songs and playing them to him. This list reflects the top quotes from the books key. There he must keep company with belligerent, emphysemaridden, raspy senior citizen sol lewis, who. View 7 important quotes with page numbers from notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick. Start studying notes from the midnight driver yiddish words. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former thirdgrade teacher, and being 16 isnt easy, especially when it comes to girls. He lives in bethlehem, pennsylvania, with his wife and two children.
I preferred drums slightly more, but notes from the midnight driver was also very well done. He is always cracking jokes or playing a prank on a nurse or alex. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Freebooknotes found 7 important quotes from 5 key chapters of notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick. So he has to volunteer at the hospital and finish 100 hours of service. Aug 24, 2011 the passenger restrictions do not apply if the g2 driver is operating a motor vehicle after 5 a.
In the beginning alex gets drunk and takes his moms car. Notes from the midnight driver is a young adult fiction by jordan sonrenblick that teaches a boy named alex about responsibility from an old man named sol. Character page dylan cooper, notes from the midnight driver. Using excerpts from the first 28 pages of the novel notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonneblick, students must identify the type of figurative language being used. His parents are not very pleased that he attempted to drive home drunk. Notes from the midnight driver figurative language pages 1. The passenger restrictions do not apply if the g2 driver is operating a motor vehicle after 5 a. From hot new talent jordan sonnenblick, a tuesdays with morrie for teens. Sonnenblicks sophomore effort opens with alex, a 16yearold guitarplaying wise guy drunkenly crashing his moms car into a neighbors lawn gnome. Notes from the midnight driver pdf books library land. Students must also explain why they chose their answer. Rhode island teen book award greenville public library. Alexs drunken joyride in his mothers car lands him with 100 hours of community service mentoring a cantakerous elderly man.
The title comes from the refrain which refers to the passenger train midnight special and its everloving light sometimes everliving. Feb 01, 2010 notes from the midnight driver jordan sonnenblick snippet view 2006. Finally he breaks under pressure and decides to get drunk and drive to his fathers house,who is currently having an affair with his 3rd grade. Kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the brink of nuclear war. Notes from the midnight driver yiddish words flashcards. Alex peter gregory is a 16 year old boy who has lots of problems. Notes from the midnight driver provides students with many opportunities to evaluate cause and effect relationships. Top 7 quotes from notes from the midnight driver free. Notes from the midnight driver booktalk scholastic. There he must keep company with belligerent, emphysemaridden, raspy senior. He had a major punishment and it was 100 hours of community service working at an. Top 7 quotes from notes from the midnight driver free book notes. Notes from the underground by fyodor dostoevsk duration. Feb 01, 2015 notes from the midnight driver part 1 duration.
After alex gregory decapitates a gnome, wraps his car around a tree, and vomits all over the cop whos come to arrest him, youd think his life could only go uphill from there. Alex gregory, the novels sixteenyearold narrator, is assigned to one hundred hours of community service after he gets drunk, steals his moms car, and destroys his neighbor. It also caught my eye because of the differential characters in the book. That is why i feel that talking responsibility for your actions is another main theme to notes from the midnight driver. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick goodreads. These restrictions will not apply if the g2 driver is accompanied by a full g licensed driver with at least four years driving experience in the front seat, or if the passengers are immediate family members. This is a story of alex gregory, his jazz guitar, his best friend laurie, an angry judge, and a feisty old man dying of emphysema, and how the combination changes all of them. So he gets drunk and tries to drive his mothers car to his fathers house to yell at him. There are really no guidelines whatsoever, because this is the kind of thing that only happens to me.
Also he is a 16 year old boy who is very dumb witted, irresponsible, but caring boy. One night alex got drunk, took his moms car, trying to go to his dads house, and crashed into a gnome. Where was alex trying to get to when he stole his moms car. Notes from the midnight driver is a young adult novel by jordan sonnenblick. The driver reportedly said the marijuana was in a glass jar the center console of the truck and said the pills were xanax that he did not have a prescription for but used for his anxiety. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas and. Notes on the midnight driver character alex by kyara. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick realistic fiction. Purchase this book from your local independent bookstore. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick.
Jun 30, 2017 notes from the midnight driver provides students with many opportunities to evaluate cause and effect relationships. Instead of revenge though, alex ends up in trouble with the law and is ordered to do community service at a senior center where he is. Notes from the midnight driver quotes by jordan sonnenblick. In attempt to shake up the system, alex finds himself in deep water and ends up having to do community service at an old age home where his services are received with very little appreciation and endless harassment from its unfriendly residents.
He gets into trouble and his punishment is to work at the nursing home with sol lewis who is sick with emphysema, for one. Notes from the midnight driver pdf for free, preface. This article is within the scope of wikiproject novels, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to novels, novellas, novelettes and short stories on wikipedia. Notes from the midnight driver by sophia swafford on prezi. Notes from the midnight driver quotes showing 17 of 7 there are really no guidelines whatsoever, because this is the kind of thing that only happens to me. We meet alex gregory as he recovers from a concussion and alcohol poisoning the day after he takes his moms car after drinking, hitting a lawn gnome in the process. Notes from the midnight driver paperback by jordan sonnenblick. Thats when he gets drunk and takes the car and drives off. Oct 01, 2006 sonnenblicks sophomore effort opens with alex, a 16yearold guitarplaying wise guy drunkenly crashing his moms car into a neighbors lawn gnome. Curricular activities language arts create a vocabulary map of all the yiddish words found in the text, and include these parts in each map. In revenge, alex chooses to get drunk on a friday night, get in his moms car and drive to. He has to deal with girl problems,family issues, and school. It was published by scholastic in 2006 plot summary.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Fiction when usually wellbehaved alex hatches one of his possiblynotsobrilliant schemes to shake up his separated parents, it lands him in some serious hot water like with the police. I wanted to read notes from the midnight driver even before it was. Theme dylan cooper, notes from the midnight driver. Popular quotes steve mellon had told him that love was for poor suckers, and richard had written on his steamedup shaving mirror.
Jordan sonnenblick after being assigned to perform community service at a nursing home, sixteenyearold alex befriends a cantankerous old man who has some lessons to impart about jazz guitar playing, love, and. Notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick lets. Peter berkrot this is the story of alex gregory, his guitar, his best gal pal laurie, and the friendship of a lifetime that he never would have expected. Notes from the midnight driver summer reading assignment in my opinion the book was likable because of the realistic characters and the exciting events. Notes from the midnight driver audiobook on cd, 2010. Im sitting next to the old mans bed, watching the bright green line spike and jiggle across the screen of his heart monitor.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Fiction when usually wellbehaved alex hatches one of his possiblynotso. This 39page guide for notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 27 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Midnight special is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the american south. Students can discuss and reflect on alexs choices and answer questions like what could have been done differently.
So he decides to get drunk, adn decides to leave his moms house to go yell at his dad. This is my second jordan sonnenblick book, and this one actually has appearances from both steven and annette of drums, girls, and dangerous pie. In the book of notes from the midnight driver the main character of the book is a 16 year old named alex and his mom and dad are seperated. Jordan sonnenblicks notes from the midnight driver provides the perfect solution.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite this page. One night, while his mom was on a date because his dad ran off with his thirdgrade teacher, he decided to get wasted and he took his moms car to pay his father a visit. Click to read more about notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick. Aug 10, 20 notes from the midnight driver by jordan sonnenblick, isbn. Jordan sonnenblick, quote from notes from the midnight driver about the author. Notes from the midnight driver jordan sonnenblick, author. Curricular activites notes from the midnight driver. Its an easy quick book that teaches you to never take anything for granted and to live in the moment. Sol is another great character to read about in notes from the midnight driver. Alexs character changed very much from the beginning of the story to the end. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former thirdgrade teacher, and being 16 isnt easy, especially when it.
Notes from the midnight driver like many of our middle school students, alexs life is in turmoil. Alex is mad at his mother for going out on a date, but hes mostly mad at his father for running off with his 3 rd grade teacher. It sounded like a good plan when i thought of it, even brilliant. Notes from the midnight driver sounds predictable, but actually, its anything but. Throughout the story alex makes a few bad decisions, but he realizes not everything has to stay bad. Prebound 112010 hardcover 1012006 prerecorded audio player 2202011 mp3 cd 1042016. For your reference, we provided these notes from the midnight driver quotes with page numbers using the following version of the book. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide dobbs, michael, 1950.
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