To make the readers feel involved, imagery was used. There was a lot of descriptive language inside the book, and it was also extremely poetic. "Lonely old river" had also been another phrase used to explain the Virginia river. "Inside-out with joy" was one way Jessie Lou had described herself, allowing the readers to understand her emotions. The descriptive language used, helped to create a well written novel. To tell the story, Phoebe Stone uses descriptive language, imagery and colloquial language. 'Deep Down Popular' is set after school, as Jessie Lou is too shy ti talk to Conrad during school hours and only communicates with him after school, but she slowly grows confident throughout the book. The main theme of the story is not to judge people by the way they look, but by what they are on the inside. Soon Jessie Lou, Conrad and an annoying fourth grader, other wise known as Quentin form a friendship and are on a mission to save the Baileys Hardware store from closing. Conrad is the most popular boy in the town Virginia, where as Jessie Lou has part-time friends only, but when Conrad is forced to wear a metal leg brace, his popularity goes crossing. The book follows the story of Jessie Lou Ferguson, who is deeply in love with Conrad Parker Smith since grade two. (Jan.The nonfiction novel, 'Deep Down Popular' by Phoebe Stone is an inspiration story. Stone's accomplished tale provides a romantic yet realistic perspective on family, perseverance, and adaptation. going alone to the countryside to get away from the bombs"), she reveals much about the hardships facing young Londoners during the war.
I saw many, many of them getting on trains in London. When Uncle Gideon begins receiving letters from Portugal in her father's handwriting, Felicity and Captain Derek, a 12-year-old recovering from polio, set out to find answers and solve the many mysteries of the "large, dark house full of rifts and lies." Felicity is a deeply empathetic heroine, and as she informs readers of the ways of British children ("British children are usually very brave.
In addition to culture shock, 11-year-old Felicity is frustrated with her quirky and closed-mouthed relatives, including secretive Uncle Gideon and Shakespeare-obsessed Aunt Miami.
Bright and bold Felicity Bathburn Budwig's parents leave her with her father's family in Maine, without an explanation, far from her beloved and endangered home in England. Stone's (Deep Down Popular) intricate and lyrical novel, set during WWII, resembles The Secret Garden in all the best ways.
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