Oct 08, 2019 heaven is a garden, but unlike any garden you can imagine. Heaven looks a lot like a mall by jillian kefer on prezi. This is what happened to tessa reynolds, who is the main character in heaven looks a lot like the mall, by wendy mass, which was published just one month ago. Her 2003 novel, a mangoshaped space won the american library association ala schneider family book award for middle school in 2004. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. Adequate but uninspiring free verse tells the firstperson story of a girl whose life is summed up by a bag of stuff. The next thing tessa knows, shes floating up to heaven, only to find that it bears a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. A woman brought back to life describes what heaven looks like in. Tessa couldnt manage to find the answer to the question, but she soon discovers the answer.
She falls into a coma and finds herself in socalled heaven, which is very similar to the mall. Many people have an idea of what heaven is like based on their religious or spiritual beliefs. Heaven looks a lot like the mall is written in verse. Each cylinder is a stack of compressed and seasoned chicken. Heaven looks a lot like the mall by wendy mass overdrive. But as with any faithbased concept, it would still be nice to know for sure. Wendy mass born april 22, 1967 is an author of young adult novels and childrens books. Heaven looks alot like the mall by bettina burke on prezi. The bible doesnt tell us exactlyand the reason, i believe, is because we cant even begin to imagine what we will really be like then. Should a very nice young mother of two pull the lifesupport plug on her sister after three months of coma. Wendy lives in new jersey with her husband and their twins. Written in free verse, heaven looks a lot like the mall is the story of a spunky heroine who hasnt always made the right choices but who needs to discover what makes life worth living. Dec 01, 2007 we follow sixteenyearold tessa, the mall brat, on her epic journey through life up to junior year, when slow reflexes in a dodge ball game suddenly land her at heaven s doors.
Question about the novel heaven looks a lot like the mall. We have all been hit by a dodge ball before, and usually when theres a dodge ball flying at you, you try. On this page we will try to understand the biblical meaning of heaven. When sixteenyear old tessa suffers a shocking accident in gym class, she finds herself in heaven or what she thinks is heaven, which happens to bear a striking resemblance to her hometown mall. I want to know what the setting of the novel is, the important characters, and what the ending is about. The things sliding up and down are the blades, sheering off the outermost layer of roasted chicken. Mar 11, 2011 heaven looks a lot like the mall trailer. Our lives are shaped by the future, not by the past. You have a chance so you can see some choices you made to lead to the mall. Jun 15, 2010 heaven looks a lot like the mall book trailer duration. Wendy mass when high school junior tessa reynolds falls into a coma after getting hit in the head during gym class, she experiences heaven as the mall where her parents work, and she revisits key events from. Heaven looks a lot like the mall im going to tell you a secret. Heaven we believe everyone ach of us has the right to an eternal life.
Heaven looks a lot like the mall book trailer duration. There, she revisits her past up until when she was knocked out playing dodgeball. Wendy lives in sparta, new jersey with her husband and her twin daughter and son. Questions about the book heaven looks a lot like the mall. What is a summary of the book heaven looks a lot like the mall by wendy mass. The story is told by tessa, who is in gym class when hit brutally to the head by a dodgeball. Just like heaven is a sleeping beauty story refashioned to combine upbeat romcom conventions and erlite medicalethical dilemmas. Are the images of the saints playing harps while lying on the clouds of heaven accurate. Dec 24, 2008 wendy mass is the author of the ala schneider family award winner a mangoshaped space,leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, and heaven looks a lot like the mall. Heaven looks a lot like the mall it all started with one question. Overweight, insecure, sneaky tessa fails to duck when a dodgeball is fired at her and ends up in a coma. Shes taken back through time and sees past memories of her doing things like stealing and. Unanswered questions why barbara spear webster given a in memory of on murder she wrote.
Her neardeath experience, like much of her life, takes the shape of a visit to the mall where both her parents work. Feb 25, 2009 question about the novel heaven looks a lot like the mall. Wendy mass is the new york times bestselling author of the candymakers, the ala schneider family award winner a mangoshaped space, leap day, jeremy fink and the meaning of life, heaven looks a lot like the mall, and every soul a star. Heaven looks a lot like the mall by wendy mass, paperback. In the book of 1 corinthians, chapter 15, paul talks about the resurrection and the resurrected body. But all of thats about to change when she is knocked into a dangerous coma when she is involved in an accident in pe and finds herself in heaven, a place that looks creepily like her local mall back home. Does tessa end up finding out who she truly is, or will it remain a mystery. Heaven looks a lot like the mall by wendy mass the genre of this work can be confusing for uil competition. Photo of hectors mexican food this is what heaven looks looks like. Heaven looks a lot like the mall lexile find a book. Find books like heaven looks a lot like the mall from the worlds largest community of readers. Feb 22, 2010 okay so im doing a poster on heaven looks a lot like the mall by wendy mass.
Its green, luscious and exquisitely beautiful, beyond our imaginations. Tessas memories are related in chronological order, making it easy for readers to quickly learn the story of her life. Once you decide how you want your life to be, all you need to do is live into that future. Heaven looks a lot like the mall book by wendy mass. Heaven looks a lot like the mall by wendy mass speech. Therefore, heaven looks a lot like the mall may be used only in the uil poetry interpretation contest. The genre of this work can be confusing for uil competition. Heaven looks a lot like the mall is a fast, compulsive read.
Heaven looks a lot like the mall heaven looks a lot like the mall is an amazing, unique novel about 16 yearold tessa, who has a neardeath experience and goes to a place that seems like heaven, but looks identical to her local mall. With guidance from a guy with a drill bit in his head. The library of congress online catalog, under subject record, lists the work as fiction. Goodreads members who liked heaven looks a lot like the m. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. What is a summary of the book heaven looks a lot like the. Though it is written as a verse novel, it does not rhyme and is not set to a certain meter. Heaven looks a lot like the mall by mass, wendy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In verses 35 and following, he states that our heavenly bodies will be different from our natural bodies, with some stark contrasts. A modern day coming of age story is the debut creative nonfiction novel by lawrence richardson. Our new bodies will be like the body jesus had after his resurrection.