A Reel Cool Summer (2011) (edit title/settings)

Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit see section history

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Danny: Danny is the middle sibling in the family and the wackiest of the three kids. He's definitely unique!
• Jacqui: Jacqui is the youngest of the three siblings. Princesses and fairies are her thing but she doesn't mind fighting aliens!
• Joey: Joey is the oldest sibling. He's the filmmaker and the mastermind behind the idea to enter the movie contest.

Quotes edit see section history

• “"Danny, you're something else," Dad always tell him. I wonder if he mean's Danny's not human. That would explain a lot!”

  Joey

• “One hundred dollars? That's like a million dollars, Joey.”

  Danny

• “I don't like sad things. I like princesses and fairies.”

  Jacqui

First Sentence edit see section history

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Imagination: The kids use their imagination to make a movie for the movie contest at the library.
• Cooperation: The kids need to work together in order to get their movie done.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Martha Rodriguez (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Joey Rodriguez (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Ages 4-8 › Picture Books
• Books › Children's Books › Arts & Music › Performing Arts › Film
• Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities › Humor

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Read To Me Publishing, LLC: This is the website for the book's publishing company.
• A Reel Cool Summer: This is the book website.
• A Reel Cool Summer Blog: This is the authors blog where she writes about the book, posts free short stories for kids, and highlights school visits, publishing, other authors, etc.