Diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the. Adolescent selfharm behavior and choke by diana lopez. In blood tango by annamaria alfieri, the argentine police is looking for a killer who may have wanted to murder eva peron. Problem in the story the problem in this story was that windy thought that the only way. Diana lopez, author of confetti girl, choke, ask my mood ring how i feel and nothing up my sleeve. But after the sudden death of her mother, her world in corpus christi, texas, makes no sense. Pdf adolescent selfharm behavior and choke by diana lopez. Discussion guide for choke by diana lopez scholastic. The mean girls at school are still mean, and windys best friend elena is still more. The realistic novel choke 2012 by diana lopez addresses this urgent topic along with themes of friendship, selfknowledge, and purpose. Currently, diana teaches literature and creative writing at the university of houston in victoria, texas.
Lopez has three older brothers, steven and mark who are also olympians and jean lopez who coaches lopez. For more information about diana and her books, visit her online at discussion questions 1. Is denny a real person or a figment of victors imagination in choke. Discussion guide for choke by diana lopez questions for discussing choke, the heartfelt novel about the disturbing choking game trend and one girls struggle for selfacceptance. A story about music, shoes, and family lopez, diana on. She was a middle school teacher for more than a decade, and saw firsthand the disturbing choking game trend. Problem in the story the problem in this story was that windy thought that. The genre is fiction, although, the choking game has lead to death and severe brain damage. View the profiles of people named diana lopez soto. Click here for her teacher resource page and here for a pdf of a teachers guide for confetti girl.
View the profiles of professionals named diana lopez on linkedin. She represented the united states at the 2008 olympics in beijing, where she won a bronze medal. Stealing air ebook by trent reedy 9780545469890 rakuten kobo. Diana lives in victoria, texas where she teaches creative writing at the university of houstonvictoria. The author was trying to teach the readers to not do the wrong thing by peer pressure. My rating on this book on a scale from one to ten would probably be a ten because it caught my attention and like i said i couldnt put it down and i dont find books that i love frequently. Lopez has three older brothers, steven and mark who are also olympians and jean lopez who coaches lopez and her other two brothers. I think she was also explaining to us that you dont have to do something bad to make yourself look cool. When his dad announced they were moving to iowa, brian looked forward to making some new friends.
Tae kwon do 2008 olympic bronze medallist world champion 2x junior world champion. This book follows three friends dominic, loop, and z as they discover the exciting world of stage magic one summer. Choke, by diana lopez, and more the new york times. An adaptation of choke will be featured on the lifetime movie network this summer.
Mom always had afterschool projects waiting for me. Lopez teaches at the university of houstonvictoria and works with centrovictoria, an organization devoted to promoting mexican american literature. Diana lopez, author of choke, has a new book for young readers, ask my mood ring how i feel, about a young girl coping with her mothers cancer. Choke by diana lopezbasis for the choking game movie.
Choke represents literature portraying adolescent selfharm behavior that could be used in programs for prevention. Diana lopez is the author of confetti girl and several other books for young readers. Consider using meanings from common prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Abraza tu sombra y recupera tus dones ocultos, con diana. All the stars denied by guadalupe garcia mccall 27. For more information about diana and her books, visit her online at choke by diana lopez is published by scholastic press, an imprint of scholastic. Her dad is a singleminded english teacher and bibliophi. For more information about diana and her books, visit her online at. Diana lopez is the author of the novels ask my mood ring how i feel, choke, and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white award.
Diana lopez born january 7, 1984 is an american olympic taekwondo competitor from sugar land, texas. Nov 20, 2015 diana lopez is the author of the novels choke and confetti girl, which won the 2012 william allen white award. A story about music, shoes, and family book online at. Download pdf choke diana lopez ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Discussion guide for choke by diana lopez questions for discussing choke, the heartfelt novel about the disturbing. Nothing up my sleeve diana lopez 0316340871 9780316340878. Join facebook to connect with diana y lopez and others you may know. Sep 01, 2012 best friends windy and elena are ordinary eighth graders, not alisters like windy longs to be. Read pdf choke diana lopez online, read in mobile or kindle.
Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints and the middle grade novels, confetti girl, choke, ask my mood. Elena, however, is less interested in the popular crowd, and windy is beginning to find herself embarrassed by elenas refusal to let go of her childish habits. Diana lopez is the author of the adult novella, sofias saints and the middle grade novels, confetti girl, choke, ask my mood ring how i feel, and nothing up my sleeve. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Contrast the different ways that windy, her father, elena, and. One person uses a rope or a scarf to choke the other person until they pass out. Read stealing air by trent reedy available from rakuten kobo. She is the editor of the journal huizache and the managing director of centrovictoria, an organization devoted to promoting mexican american literature. By marianne snow campbell today were very pleased to host a dialogue with diana lopez in honor of her newest middle grades novel, nothing up my sleeve, which released on april 19. Choke by diana lopez is one of my new favorite books. Choke by diana lopez is a book worth reading because it raises awareness of the choking game. Pdf choke diana lopez also available in format docx and mobi. Quotations by diana lopez, american athlete, born january 7, 1984. Choke, a 2001 novel written by chuck palahniuk, tells the story of a recovering sex addict.
The main characters are windy, elena, nina and ronnie. But learning that lopez confetti girl, a former middle school teacher, wrote the book after seeing the effects of choking on three of her. The resolution of this story is that the principal found out about nina incident and. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Apolonia lina flores is a brave latina girl trying to restore her life in corpus christi, tex. One of the major themes in choke is a desire for acceptance. Pdf adolescent selfharm behavior and choke by diana. This book is about windy, a girl who is in the gp, general public. The main character, windy, is pressured into playing the choking game by one of her friends, nina. Join facebook to connect with diana lopez soto and others you may know. Poppy choke official audio youtube genesis and character of thinbedded turbidites associated with. Her parents wont let her do the types of things that may help her to fit it in with. Diana lopez is the author of the middle grade novels confetti girl, choke, and ask my mood ring how i feel. Interview with diana lopez created by latino author view on latino author share.
Lopez, by karen mary davalos, was published by the ucla chicano studies research center press in 2008. If she could if her parents would let her eighthgrader windy would change everything about herself. Lopez, the author of confetti girl, delivers a heartfelt novel about the disturbing choking game trend, and one girls struggle for selfacceptance. A story about music, shoes, and family by diana lopez. Windy is a lonely girl who doesnt have many friends. A heartfelt novel about the disturbing choking game trend and one girls struggle for selfacceptance. Boltzmann hierarchies for selfinteracting warm dark matter scenarios. The a ver teachers guides are supported in part by a grant from the ford foundation yolanda m. She also has several primas, who she gets along with most of the time. Download stream choke genesis 1 20200329 theories about me youtube meeting in the archive feminist media histories. Apolonia lina flores loves science and mathematical riddles, playing volleyball and collecting extravagant, romantic and lonely socks. Sofias saints and the middle grade novels, confetti girl, choke, and the. Find books like choke from the worlds largest community of readers. Ask my mood ring how i feel free pdf, chm, djvu, doc.