Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood by Abby McDonald
Hallie and Grace are sisters who could not be more opposite of each other. Their father dies which creates new challenges and changes for the family. They are left penniless. Their mother contacts a relative and the family moves to Hollywood to live on their Uncle Auggie's guest house. Both girls struggle with the change and what life sends their way. Hallie falls head over heals in love to only have her heart smashed. Grace the more down to earth sensible sister is to afraid of her feelings to admit she loves Theo. In the end they both grow and mature.
The story could be used as a compare and contrast to the Classic book Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. A student could read McDonald's book and watch the movie of Sense and Sensibility (or read it). Then create a compare and contrast essay, or Prezi to share how they are similar and different.
Lesson idea for compare/contrast stories.
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