Brighter than the Sun Review Ch 1-16

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Today, we will review Brighter than the Sun.


You are a hard worker.
You can solve problems and overcome challenges.
You treat others and yourself with kindness.
You matter.

​Brighter than the Sun Review

Chapters 1-16

Characters from Brighter than the Sun

Sol
Papi, Abuela, Diego, Luis, Mami
Ari, Nancy, Ceci
"Ari's" friends: Olivia, Camilla, Ana Maira, Tony, Simon
Bruno, Jack
Nick, Bill, Helen, Lina, Kelly, Marcos

Match

Match the following.

• Protagonist who is going to school and working to support her family in the US

• A dad who is struggling to pay the bills

• A friend who crosses the border and got into a fight

• A friend who allows the protagonist to live with her

• The protagonist's brother who is struggling without his mom

Sol

Papi

Bruno

Ari

Diego

• Sol

• Papi

• Bruno

• Ari

• Diego

Match

Let's make it a little harder now!

• Sol's boss who gives her a hard time

• A boy that Sol likes at work

• Ari's mom

• Sol's grandma

• The person who hired Sol to work at Wallen's

Bill

Nick

Nancy

Abuela

Helen

• Bill

• Nick

• Nancy

• Abuela

• Helen

Settings in Brighter than the Sun

Sol's house, Tijuana, Mexico
Sol's family's restaurant, Tijuana, Mexico
Wallen's San Diego, CA
Orangeville High School, Chula Vista, CA
Ari's house, Chula Vista, CA

Open Ended

Why can Sol go to school and work in the US if she lives in Mexico?

Major plot events in Brighter than the Sun

Mami died
Sol crossed the border daily
Sol's family needed money
Sol moved to Ari's house
Bruno got into a fight
Sol liked a boy at work named Nick
Sol's paycheck at Wallen's was not enough to save the restaurant

Reorder

Put the events in chronological order starting with the oldest event first.

• Mami died.

• Sol's family needed money because the restaurant was struggling.

• Sol started a job at Wallen's.

• Bruno got into a fight with Jack.

• The restaurant closed.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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In one or two words, make a prediction something that will happen in part 2 of the novel.