¿Por qué lloras?

Engage all readers by acting out this Spanish-translated script about two children who earn and save money! Assign differentiated roles based on students' individual reading abilities, so all students can perform, build fluency, and feel successful!

"¡LIBRO DE HONOR DE NEWBERY! Roy Eberhardt ha llegado recientemente, y a pesar suyo, a Florida. "Disney World es cualquier cosa", afirma rotundamente, "comparado con Montana". Su familia se muda constantemente, de modo que Roy ya está acostumbrado a ser el chico nuevo donde quiera que va. Los bullies de Florida no son muy distintos a los bullies de otras partes. Pero, contra todo pronóstico, Roy termina estando en deuda con el corpulento Dana Matherson. Si Dana no hubiera estado hundiendo sus pulgares en las sienes de Roy, y aplastando su cara contra la ventana del autobús escolar, Roy...

Claudia's seventh-grade class elections. It's the same every year: the same kids run, and the same kids win. Promises are broken, and nobody cares. This year, it's going to be different. Claudia's friend Peter is running for class president. He's smart and honest, but can he win the election? He insists on having a clean campaign, and everyone else is playing dirty! Fully translated Spanish text. En la clase de sŽptimo grado de Claudia va a haber elecciones. Siempre se postulan los mismos y siempre ganan los mismos. Las promesas jam‡s se cumplen y muchos sue–os quedan sin cumplirse. Este ...

"Look out children, the Giant of Jum is grumpy and hungry and he's off in search of a tasty snack. And the tastiest of all is a boy known as Jack! But Jack and his friends don't see a scary giant, they see a magically tall man -- a man who can fetch lost balls and rescue cats from trees! Perhaps this hungry giant is softer than he seems..."