Help students gain a deeper understanding of the novel breathing underwater with this lesson plan. I found myself having empathy for the main character even though he had made large mistakes. This novel by alex finn is about a young boy who fights his own mental demons at home, with his father who has a warped sense of family life. See the complete breathing underwater series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The questions are due the first week of classes in september. The novel opens as nick andreas, the sixteenyearold protagonist, is in court for beating up his girlfriend, caitlin mccourt. Shes living through the aftermath of an abusive relationship, she has a youthobsessed mother who just doesnt understand her, and shes on a constant yoyo diet to live up the standards of her nitpicking friends. Her experience there led to her first novel, breathing underwater. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. She studied at the university of miami and later went on to become a lawyer. I personally like the book because the author, alex finn, makes the story based on the abusers point of view. This is the kind of cycle that needs to be broken, before more young people like nick repeat the only thing they know. Apr 23, 2020 in striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Its been awhile since ive written about books a few days ago i finished reading breathing under water. Its a slim volume, a mere 128 pages of text, but it took me awhile to read as his commentary on each of the twelve steps is so thought provoking and rich i had to let it marinate in me before moving on to the. Publishers weekly intelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteenyearold nick andreas is pretty much perfecton the outside, at least. I related to this story when nick is in the family violence class and thinks to himself how the class wont help him and he shouldnt be there.
In this lesson, we will get to know the characters in alex flinns novel breathing underwater. My mock movie trailer for breathing underwater by alex flinn. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of breathing underwater by alex flinn. To his friends, popular and handsome sixteenyearold nick andreas has led a charmed life.
Locate at least three details in the first chapters that reveal the setting of the book and the lifestyle of the characters. Beastly is now a major motion picture starring vanessa hudgens. On the other hand, im glad that someone took the time to write a book about such a. Read the book breathing underwater by alex flinn karla pacheco breathing underwater.
Dec 17, 2006 breathing underwater notes life of the author alex flinn grew up in syosset, new york, a small town on long island, new york and lived in miami, florida. In your own words, write a brief summary of what happened between nick and caitlin. In every case, students read the book to the end and then shared it with a friend. This book takes the reader to the edge exploring dating relationships, anger, and dealing with family disfunctions. Here is just a vid i did for quality test on youtube. Breathing underwater is a 2002 young adult novel by alex flinn. Who are the characters in breathing underwater by alex. How did they end up in court with a restraining order being issued against him. We will explore quotes from the novel while learning about 16yearold nick andreas, his strained. To his friends, nick is one of the coolest guys in school. Breathing underwater by alex flinn the teen book club. His father makes a pretty good living and this allows nick to enjoy many luxeries.
List five key events in the plot of breathing underwater. If youre writing a breathing underwater essay and need some advice, post your alex flinn essay question on our facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help. Nick andreas, a a sixteen year old, is good looking and a popular athlete at his school. An excerpt from the book was included in liz claiborne, incs love is not abuse curriculum, which was formulated to teach students about dating violence. Breathing underwater, alex flinn fanfiction archive with over 8 stories. The name of jesus with christ is also used as an exclamation. Breathing underwater by alex flinn pages 156 flashcards. In breathing underwater, nick andreas is an average rich white kid living in key biscayne, except for one thing. Breathing underwater by alex flinn 7,789 ratings, 3. She also wrote a kiss in time, a modern retelling of sleeping beauty, and cloaked, a humorous.
When alex flinn was five, her mother informed her that she would be an author when she grew up. The young man then abuses his friends sense of trust at school. Buy the paperback book breathing underwater by alex flinn at indigo. Free download or read online breathing underwater pdf epub book. May 07, 2019 alex flinn takes you on a roller coaster in this coming of age tale of a boy with a lot of pent up frustration. This novel deals with adult issues that many teens unfortunately face. This is the unit anchor book test for the novel breathing underwater by alex flinn. Breathing underwater by alex flinn harpercollins, 2001.
Alex flinn studied theater, opera, and law before writing her first novel, breathing underwater, for which she was a publishers weekly flying starts featured author in june 2001. And maybe nick used his fist at the end when the anger got out of control. Never one to follow instructions, alex studied theater and opera and became a lawyer before finally writing her first novel, breathing underwater. Seuss i am nicknick is sicknick tells debbie to well, you get the idea.
Breathing underwater by alex flinn is a young adult novel that examines the main character the abusive relationships the main character, nick, has with his father and with his girlfriend, caitlin. The main characters of this young adult, realistic fiction story are. For 16yearold nick andreas, these words from his violence counselor ri. The journal is written by nick as an assignment from the judge who also sends him to anger management after. The novel is told from nicks perspective as he writes in a court ordered journal and goes to anger management classes. In diva, the companion to alex flinns ya novel breathing under water, caitlin is dealing with a lot. Breathing underwater is a story about mistakes, abuse, and redemption. A truly informative book, breathing underwater is not to be missed. Flinn, 242 conclusion nick does love caitlin, but his conflicting emotions get in the way of his true feelings example 2 claim. Having screwed around the last hour trying to decide whether to write in the style of isaac asimov that version featured caitlin as a venusian chick with one eye and three breasts or dr. Breathing underwater, a 2001 novel by alex flinn disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title breathing underwater. The writing made me feel like i went to school with nick and caitlyn instead of being an outsider looking in. So far, she has penned 12 books and an original e book. This contemporary novel written by alex flinn is published by harper collins publishers and is written for kids ages 14 and up.
Reading guide for breathing underwater by alex flinn answer all questions on a separate sheet of paper. Nick has never told anyone about his fathers violent temper. His exgirlfriend, caitlin, put a restraining on him for hitting her while they were dating. Overall i loved breathing underwater and i cant wait to read another book by alex flinn. Two text lessons guide students through active reading strategies before, during and after reading. After beating up caitlin, however, nick receives a restraining order to stay away from her and is sentenced to complete a family violence program, as well as to keep a journal that describes his.
When nick meets caitlin, he thinks that she is the answer to all his problems. In this first person narrative, nick tells the story himself. In this lesson, we will get to know the characters in alex flinn s novel breathing underwater. Breathing underwater, alex flinn fanfiction archive fanfiction. Start studying breathing underwater by alex flinn pages 156. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 263 pages and is available in paperback format. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. It tells the story of caitlin attending performing arts school as she gets over. Breathing underwater 2011 read online free book by alex. Diva, a sequel to breathing underwater was released in 2006.
Breathing underwater by alex flinn breathing underwaterbreathing underwater by alex flinn is written as a series of journal entries. The main characters in breathing underwater include nick andres, caitlin mccourt, mario ortega, and tom carter nick andres is. Alex flinn takes you on a roller coaster in this coming of age tale of a boy with a lot of pent up frustration. May 31, 2001 nick andreas16, rich, smart, popularseems to have a perfect life, and when beautiful, talented caitlin becomes his girlfriend, it looks to outsiders as though it cant get any better. Breathing underwater, book by alex flinn paperback. Throughout the novel its shown how he met caitlin and how he is doing after the fallout. The first edition of the novel was published in april 24th 2001, and was written by alex flinn. Breathing underwater and diva are young adult books written by alex flinn. Publishers weeklyintelligent, popular, handsome, and wealthy, sixteenyearold nick andreas is pretty much perfecton the outside, at least. The beginning of the book, nick thinks of his abuse of caitlin. Alex flinn is a renowned american writer of science fiction, romance, fantasy, and young adult novels.
Apr 24, 2001 breathing underwater by alex finn is about a sixteen year old boy named nicholas, also known as nick. Who are the characters in breathing underwater by alex flinn. Breathing underwater by alex finn is about a sixteen year old boy named nicholas, also known as nick. I think nicks character will appeal to others as he did to me its evident in the book that he is. This book wasnt what i expected at all, but this book impressed me more than words can explain.
Alex flinn has written a very important story, that of family violence and the toll it takes on everyone involved. Breathing underwater by alex flinn by karla pacheco on prezi. Ever feel like youre breathing underwater, and you have to stop because youre gulping in too much fluid. Flinn lives in miami with her husband, gene, daughters, katie. A new york public library book for the teen age pick about the author. Breathing underwater notes life of the author alex flinn grew up in syosset, new york, a small town on long island, new york and lived in miami, florida. Alex flinn grew up on new york and also in miami florida. Business publishing industry library and information science. During law school flinn interned at miamidade state attorneys office, where she tried many domestic violence cases. Buy a cheap copy of breathing underwater book by alex flinn.
The dialogue is laced with profanity, s, bulls, dn, bih, bastrd, and a with kiss, hole and wicked. The journal is written by nick as an assignment from the judge who also sends him to anger management after the girlfriend he beat up finally presses charges. Also on here in case it does not work at school so i can just watch it at school on a computer. Its certainly rare perhaps unprecedented to read of an abusive relationship from the perspective of the abuser. Breathing underwater by alex flinn 9780064472579 booktopia.
Other objectionable words used are ped, slut, crap, turd, butt, p, and tts. Buy a discounted paperback of breathing underwater online from australias leading online bookstore. Breathing underwater by alex flinn 766 words bartleby. Breathing underwater by alex flinn overdrive rakuten. Themes all i could think was to show her she couldnt do this, couldnt defy me, treat me like i didnt matter. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read breathing underwater. Also, there is lots of drama and who doesnt love that. Jun, 2017 breathing underwater and diva are young adult books written by alex flinn. I think that doing this added a lot of character into the book. She is popular for writing the breathing underwater series, the kendra chronicles series, and several independent books. I think nicks character will appeal to others as he did to me its evident in the book that he is multilayered as anybody is he isnt just the anger under the iceberg. Breathing underwater follows nick, a sixteen year old boy who is going to anger management classes after he beats up his girlfriend, caitlin. I often find myself with someone trying to help me with a situation i need help on and try to resist them because i think i can solve it.