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Romiette and Julio

By: Esha, Evanna, Adisa, Kylie and Diana

Characters

Romiette Cappelle

Julio Montague

Destiny Dodson

Ben Olsen

Malaka Grimes

Terell

Cornell Cappelle

Lady Cappelle

Maria Montague

Luis Montague

Nannette Norris

Romiette

Romiette

Romiette is tall, skinny, African-American teenager in Cincinnati. She is confident about herself and proud of her culture. She is afraid of drowning in ocean and seas. She writes about her feelings in her diary and has nightmares. She was not interested in dating untill she met Julio.

Julio

He is Hispanic. He is tall and nonjudgemental teenager who just moved from Corpus Christi to Cincinnati because of gang problems. He hates Cincinnati and missess his friends and his previous house. He is also an amazing swimmer. He is Romiette's soulmate.

Destiny

She is Romiette's best friend. She believes in fortune teller machines. She reads zodiac sign books to see her perfect match and is into astrology. She was Ben's soulmate.

Ben

He is Julio's first best friend afetr moving to Cincinnati. He dyes his hair almost every single day and has a lot of piercings. He is seems to be calm and cool. He started liking Destiny after going to the woods with her.

Malaka

She used to be Romiette's childhood friend. But now she is Terell's girlfreind and is against Romiette. She is a part of the gangsters.

Terell

He is the leader of the gang. He is Malaka's boyfriend and is torturing Romiette and Julio for hanging out together in school. He doesn't like Julio.

Mr. Cappelle

He is Romitte's father. He is a television newscaster. He is famous and good-looking. He works with Nannette Norris, whom he really hates for mispronouncing words in interviews and news reports.

Mrs. Cappelle

She is Romiette's mother. She is six feet tall, with very short dark coloured hair. She owns a boutique where she sells African artifacts and goods imported from all over the world.

Mr. Montague

He is Julio's father. He loved swimming. He was short-tempered and hated to see Julio hang out with Romiette. He had warned him not to hang out wiht Romiette as he thought that she was part of the gangs.

Mrs. Montague

She was Julio's mother. She was understanding and caring. She was beautiful, patient and a calm lady.

Nannette Norris

She was a news reporter along wiht Mr. Cappelle. She was an old lady who always mispronounced most of the words during the show. Her teammates sometimes used to get irritated and annoyed by the number of words she pronounced incorrectly.

Intoduction

Julio was new to Texas and had become really close to Ben. Romiette had started an online chat where she met Julio and realized that they went to the same school. They started hanging out together at lunch along with Destiny and Ben.We also find out that Romiette is having repeaded dreams about drowning in water.

Setting

Setting

School

- Where Romiette and Julio met

-Where the trouble with the gang started

Woods

-Where Romiette and Julio had their first kiss

-Where the gang left them after they kidnapped them

Rising Action

Julio and Romiette had started hanging out a lot. Julio and Ben becomes friends after clearing the air. The DevilDogs (the gang group in their school) had warned Romiette about not hanging out with Julio since he was not of the same race and was new to the school. They thought that he was into gangs in back in Texas.

Climax

Julio and Romiette planned to record the DevilDogs threatening them. So they went to the forest along with Ben and Destiny. They were lost in the woods and the DevilDogs had tied Romiette and Julio and put them in a boat.They managed to untie themselves and had to jump out of the boat as the lightning was about to strick.

Climax

Romi was drowning as she didn't know how to swim. Julio had managed to save her life and they hid behind a cave. They were unconscious. Their family members were worried along with Destiny and Ben who had informed the police.

Falling Action

Romiette and Julio are found unconscious behind a rock. They are taken to the hospital and the people are happy especially their parents. After gaining consciousness, Romiette tells the whole story to her parents.

Conflict

The DevilDogs would threaten Julio for hanging out with Romiette. They were mad at Romiette for being friends with a Hispanic guy and promised to protect her if she left him. The gang warns them many times but the two think it's an empty threat. Romiette loves Julio and could never imagine life without him. She strongly protested on the thought of leaving Julio.

Conclusion

Destiny meets Romiette and tells her about what hppened. She sees Ben peek in through the door. She finally has found her soulmate and goes to talk to him. Julio enters Romiette's room and is glad to find her safe. The gang members were arrested.

Theme

  • Race doesn't matter for a relationship.
  • Stereotypical beliefs are uselesss.

Concluding Quotes:

Romiette: "I feel so close to you, Julio. I don't know when your smile first became a part of mine."

Julio: And you say I talk fancy. But I know what you mean. Always remember, Romi, that nothing can destroy the part of you that is a part of me. You are the mate of my soul. Te amo, Romiette."

Romiette: "I love you Julio."

Julio: "Soulmates."

Romiette: "Forever."

Recommendation

YES!!

YES!!

Do we recommend this book?

  • Interesting
  • Drama and romance
  • Social issues
  • Easy to understand ( language).

Thank you for watching!!

Sharon Draper

- Sharon is an American children's writer and a professional educator

-She is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the African-American experience.

References:

Dahmer D. "Seeing black through blue eyes." Madison, 23 Nov. 2015, Retrieved from: http://madison365.com/seeing-black-through-blue-eyes/

JonesX, X. 8 Jan. 2012, Romiette and Julio Trailer.mov. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=JzTJUNLiqEs

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