Amanda Zieba Learning with the Word Nerd | Enemies in the Orchard Ch 1 || Novel in Verse Read Aloud @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Friday, April 12, 2024 - April is national poetry month and the perfect time to read this two perspective, historical novel in verse. Based on true events from WWII, this story will suck you in and keep you quickly turning the pages! So, listen in as I, Amanda Zieba the Word Nerd, read you Enemies of the Orchard by Dana Vanderlugt.
Blurb: It’s October 1944, and while Claire’s older brother, Danny, is off fighting in World War II, her dad hires a group of German POWs to help with the apple harvest on their farm. Claire wants nothing to do with the enemies in the orchard, until she meets soft-spoken, hardworking Karl. Could she possibly have something in common with a German soldier?
Karl, meanwhile, grapples with his role in the war as he realizes how many lies Hitler’s regime has spread—and his complacency in not standing up against them. But his encounters with Claire give him hope that he can change and become the person he wants to be. Inspired by the little-known history of POW labor camps in the United States, this lyrical verse novel is told in alternating first-person poems by two young people on opposite sides of the war. Against a vivid backdrop of home front tensions and daily life, intimate entries reveal Claire’s and Karl's hopes and struggles, and their growing friendship even as the war rages on. What are their chances of connection, of redemption, of peace?
Grab your copy of Enemies in the Orchard from your school or classroom library or if you can’t find it there, order it from Alex at my favorite indie bookstore: Birdy’s Bookstore. birdysbookstore.com/. It is also available for purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3QhpzMT
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! Grab them here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Word-Nerds-First-Chapter-Friday-Read-Video-Aloud-Resource-Bundle-8469855
Grab the Educator’s Guide from Dana Here: zonderkidz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/enemies-in-the-orchard-teacher-guide-august-2023.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=271258655&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8MeaKNqDR02ZGaJv5I1a2v9t1lOudZILbPhWwcKlZ8AsMtGsWfcFM-jURfEukARoRCGIPpscdN3tWAEI3Gl87gT7LR8w
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJZCLWm7CR4yX93l3xN2conB
See more Novel in Verse Read Alouds here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJYz6T7HqBMbDYyVahvxl3yl
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
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Friday, April 12, 2024 - April is national poetry month and the perfect time to read this two perspective, historical novel in verse. Based on true events from WWII, this story will suck you in and keep you quickly turning the pages! So, listen in as I, Amanda Zieba the Word Nerd, read you Enemies of the Orchard by Dana Vanderlugt.
Blurb: It’s October 1944, and while Claire’s older brother, Danny, is off fighting in World War II, her dad hires a group of German POWs to help with the apple harvest on their farm. Claire wants nothing to do with the enemies in the orchard, until she meets soft-spoken, hardworking Karl. Could she possibly have something in common with a German soldier?
Karl, meanwhile, grapples with his role in the war as he realizes how many lies Hitler’s regime has spread—and his complacency in not standing up against them. But his encounters with Claire give him hope that he can change and become the person he wants to be. Inspired by the little-known history of POW labor camps in the United States, this lyrical verse novel is told in alternating first-person poems by two young people on opposite sides of the war. Against a vivid backdrop of home front tensions and daily life, intimate entries reveal Claire’s and Karl's hopes and struggles, and their growing friendship even as the war rages on. What are their chances of connection, of redemption, of peace?
Grab your copy of Enemies in the Orchard from your school or classroom library or if you can’t find it there, order it from Alex at my favorite indie bookstore: Birdy’s Bookstore. birdysbookstore.com/. It is also available for purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3QhpzMT
Want to increase student engagement? Try these First Chapter Friday worksheets, with both generic response and novel specific sheets for each video in this playlist! Grab them here → teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Word-Nerds-First-Chapter-Friday-Read-Video-Aloud-Resource-Bundle-8469855
Grab the Educator’s Guide from Dana Here: zonderkidz.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/enemies-in-the-orchard-teacher-guide-august-2023.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=271258655&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8MeaKNqDR02ZGaJv5I1a2v9t1lOudZILbPhWwcKlZ8AsMtGsWfcFM-jURfEukARoRCGIPpscdN3tWAEI3Gl87gT7LR8w
Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist → youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJZCLWm7CR4yX93l3xN2conB
See more Novel in Verse Read Alouds here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpVe6VlpCwJYz6T7HqBMbDYyVahvxl3yl
Wanna say thanks and fuel future creations? Buy me a virtual cup of coffee for making this (and many other!) amazing free video resources for your classroom. Click here → ko-fi.com/amandazieba_thewordnerd
And finally, don't forget to SUBSCRIBE this channel for more great videos from the Word Nerd! Just click here: bit.ly/wordnerdonyoutube
** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories
Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **
#wordnerd #mglit #readingrecommendations #amandazieba #firstchapterfriday #teachertube #mglit #sadbooks #poetrymonth #novelinverse #wwIIstory #siblingdeath #historicalfictio #historicalpoetry #poetry #poetrybook #april #appleorchardstory #enemiesintheorchard #enemiesintheorchardbook #danavanderlugt #teachertoauthor #twopov #americavsgermany #authorinterview
