Top Ten Favorite Parts from NOLA Gals

By Mrs. Riccardi’s 6^th and 7^th graders

Pierce Middle School, Waterford, Michigan

1. Extended metaphor of Hurricane Katrina
2. Mama’s story
3. The morphing of the Board members into Mockingbird characters. The Defense by Grace of To Kill a Mockingbird before the Board
4. The children’s letters to Essence
5. Grace’s essay about the Astrodome experience
6. Tylertown pet rescue mission and finding George with Jack’s poem
7. Chardonnai spreading Mimmi’s ashes
8. The dance, the bullying, and Harold’s playing for Essence.
9. Burning the poster in the chapel
10. Lindsey’s story