Jasmin

Jasmin is the story of a young girl who runs away to live alone in the Canadian 
wilderness. She is part of a large family and it doesn't seem as if anyone cares that she is 
very smart and wants to succeed in school. She is tired of being made fun of at school 
because of the way her family behaves. The final straw is when her brother destroys her 
Science project.

Jasmin proves to be very courageous as she learns to cope on her own and survive in the 
wild. She is rescued by two artists, who do help her realize her hidden talents, When 
Jasmin does return to her family, she finds out that her younger brother had also run away 
to try to find her and she succeeds in finding him.

Through Jasmin's experience, the students are challenged to face their own fears and 
decide whether they would be able to survive as she did. Junior high students really get 
into this story because in one way or another, all of them see themselves in Jasmin, with 
her hopes and fears of what the future might bring. It also lets them see that it is okay to 
let their artistic talents show through.

Through the novel study guide for Jasmin, you have more than enough questions for 
conferencing one on one with the students as well as a wealth of activities to help them 
become very creative. There are 50 activities in the guide – 10 each for Creative Writing, 
Word Study, Integrated Studies, Grammar and Research. Vocabulary and comprehension 
questions are included for each chapter in the novel as well as teaching suggestions for 
you to use.