Little did julio s parents know, that this high school has gangs too. Nov 03, 2007 romiette and julio have to come up with a plan to show the gang that hanging out with someone different then you are is not a bad thing. A story filled with violence, danger, but best of all love and a little bit of comedy. The main characters are romiette and julio, a boy she meets, and her best friend destiny. Romiette and julio would be a wonderful curriculum tiein book, but it also stands alone as a firstrate novel about contemporary teens. Soon they find themselves haunted by the purpleclad shadows of the gang, and the fire and water of romiettes dream merge in ways more terrifying and ultimately more affirming than even destiny could have foreseen. Romiette and julio star crossed lovers when romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. One of romiette s friends back when they were small children. Drapers teen novel romiette and julio, julio is very excited at the prospect of meeting romiette s family and feels encouraged to do so by his own mother, mrs. At his new school he meets romiette cappelle, an african girl who he has a growing liking for. But like the shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, romiette and julio discover that not everyone approves of their budding romance. Romiette and julio fanfiction archive with over 3 stories.
Ironically, julios parents had fled texas because of gang pressure on their only son. In their case, it is because romiette is africanamerican and julio is hispanic, and the devildogs, a dangerous local gang, violently oppose their interracial relationship. Apr 01, 2001 romiette and julio is a really good book. The book also examines how gangs can gain power and take control. He soon discovers his soulmate is africanamerican romiette cappelle, who.
Draper,the main character, romiette had the same feeling toward julio, a new transfer student from texas, when she first met him. I decided to read this book because i really like love stories with suspense in them, and this story was a perfect match. I am trying to summary each chapter for the book romiette. The leader of the gang that torments romiette and julio. Deathly afraid of water, romiette is drowning in her dream. There are two main characters in this book, and they are romiette and julio. The characters in the story are almost as fake as ken and barbie. His anger developed when he was forced to move from the. A tall, africanamerican, longhaired teenager in the city of cincinnati. In this contemporary twist to the classic tale of love and sacrifice, two sixteenyear olds find themselves in the midst of discrimination against interracial relations that keep the two of them.
Romiette and julio have to come up with a plan to show the gang that hanging out with someone different then you are is not a bad thing. It first begins when julio moves from texas to cincinnati to get away from gang violence. The reason him and his family moved from there was because of gangs. Write a letter to one of the characters in the book explaining your feelings about the events in the story. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Sep 17, 2009 the book also examines how gangs can gain power and take control. Sharon drapers romiette and julio is a wellcomposed storyline about two modernday teenagers. Draper updates shakespeares classic romeo and juliet in this romantic tale of.
What are the character and physical traits of romiette and. What advice would you give destiny, or ben, or julios parents. It is an updated version of juliet by william shakespeare. The plot updates the family feud between the capulets and montagues to reflect modern racial tensions between africanamericans and hispanics in the united states. Since racism isnt gone and there are still a few instances of it, some of which that i myself have endured, it should be read by a lot of people so they can have the view that anyone can fall in love when they want to. The characters of romiette and julio romiette cappelle. Draper and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The intimidation by the gang ratchets up, however, once they discover that hispanic julio and romiette, who is black have fallen in love. All of the characters have unique voices and the writing style shifts according to the action.
It is an updated version of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare. I ended up not using the audio version for several reasons. Romiette and julio unit test study guide flashcards quizlet. It seems the devildogs, a local gang, violently oppose the relationship of romiette and julio. Romiette and julio is a young adult novel by sharon draper, published in 2001 by simon pulse. She uses suspense to keep the reader engaged throughout the novel. But there are gangs in cincinnati and julio soon finds himself eyed by the devil dogs. He dragged her to shore, where his dad and romiettes father found them lying under a. Plagued by constant dreams of drowning, romi searches for an understanding of her fear of water and her recurring nightmares. Romiette and julio, by sharon draper, follows the starcrossed love of two modern teenagers julio montague and romiette cappellewho meet in an online chat room and discover that they attend the. A 16year old africanamerican girl, whos the daughter of lady brianna and cornell.
A police officer apart of the kidnapping investigation. Well, in this book called romiette and julio, by shron m. For the novel, romiette and julio, what is the setting and who are. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Romiette has a really spunky, canbehyper, playitcool personality.
The characters of romiette and julio by renita graham on prezi. A 16year old africanamerican girl, whos the daughter of lady brianna and cornell cappelle. He dragged her to shore, where his dad and romiette s father found them lying under a. Many of the characters in drapers novel closely parallel those in shakespeares play. A tale of forbidden love with intentional references to shakespeares play, perhaps especially to its west side story incarnation, with a similar focus on issues of race and gangs. What is the conclusion of romiette and julio answers. Romiette and julio is about a interracial relationship, that takes a turn for the worst.
Many of the characters in drapers novel parallel those in shakespeares play. Another officer that was apart of the investigation. Why do you think the character of destiny was given that name. Julio and his family moved from corpus christi, texas. She is fascinated with astrology and uses a lot of the zodiac sign references as her ways of life. While it was wellwritten, i was not able to make as many texttoself connections due to the generation gap between myself and the characters in the story.
Start studying romiette and julio unit test study guide. Romiette and julio, a novel relating to the children of todays world. Ironically, julio s parents had fled texas because of gang pressure on their only son. Introduction will help you understand key concepts in the book. Draper star crossed lovers when romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can. Romiette has a nightmare about fire and water and hears this strange voice of a person right before meeting julio for the first time. When julio met romiette it was over a chat room on. Romiette and julio, by sharon draper, follows the starcrossed love of two modern teenagersjulio montague and romiette cappellewho meet in.
Drapers teen novel romiette and julio, julio is very excited at the prospect of meeting romiettes family and feels encouraged to do so. Her father, cornell, hosts a television show with his cohost nannette. Romiette and julio book report by davita parris on prezi. What is the significance of the book romiette and julio. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Romiette a young black female fell in love with a hispanic brother named julio, who in return lovd her back. Julio montague, a recent texas transplant to cincinnati, quickly falls for afroqueen during cyberchats on the internet. The three people involved in the physical part of julio and romiettes kidnapping. A group of drunk black guys in a truck killed his high school sweetheart, so he has hated black people ever since. I hope that more people read this book because it shows an alternate ending for shakespeares original tale. Romiette and julio written by sharon draper is a modernday tale of the ageold classic by william shakespeare romeo and juliet with a cheerful ending. The novel begins with romiette having a nightmare and julios first day of school. Romiette and julio were kidnapped by the gang at school.
Julio montague a tall, strong, angry, hispanic 16 year old from corpus cristi, texas. This novel is about a hispanic teenager, julio montague, who moves from texas. In chapter 4, draper introduces the books second title character, julio. When romiette cappelle meets julio montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. Sharon drapers romiette and julio opens with romiettes recurring dream.