A Crush Rylant

“A Crush” by Cynthia Rylant is a good book for upcoming middle school readers to read because it help give kids confidence on no matter who they are or what their like they can always find a way to make someone feel special about themselves, also it’s understandable for kids to connect to the story. A crush is about a 20 year old man named Ernie who lives with his mother because he has special needs, his mom passed away and Ernie was put in a home with other people who can't live on their own. Ernie met his best friend Jack here, and together they went to a breakfast house every day. This is where Ernie saw his first crush, Dolores through the window of the hardware store she works at, from then on it was love at first sight he sends flowers to her that him and Jack grow as anonymous.

“A crush” by, Cynthia Rylant is a good book for middle school readers to read because it help give kids confidence on no matter who they are or what their like they can always find a way to make someone feel special about themselves. “Dolores stopped wearing t-shirts to work and instead wore crisp white blouses”(Rylant). This is

In “A Crush” it states “Ernie cried every day for nearly a month, then he just stopped”(Rylant). This evidence talks about how upset ernie was because his mom died and he couldn’t adapt to his new life. Many kids might be able to connect to this because of something going on at home or school. Another statement from the text that helps support connections is “Ernie could watch the garden for hours a day expecting it to suddenly grow”(Rylant). This evidence explains how excited Ernie was to have the opportunity to garden, this helps show how some kids can connect because this is something Ernie loves to do and it can inspire other kids to do something they love to do no matter how challenging it can