Answer these personal response questions in your journal:

1. How old are you today?
   
   
2. When is your birthday?
   
   
3. What is the legal driving age in your state?
   
   
4. When do you plan on getting a learner's permit and learning to drive a car?
   
   
5. What kind of a car would you like to drive?
   
   
6. What kind of car/cars does your family have?
   
   
7. Have you ever taken a long road trip by car?
   
   
8. If so, where did you go?
   
   
9. Have you ever ridden in a big Cadillac? How did it feel?
   
   
10. Define "Realistic Fiction".
    
    

Give the book RULES of the ROAD a good "first look":

1. What does the cover picture tell you?
   
   
2. What awards or prizes has this book won?
   
   
3. After reading the BOOK BLURB (on the back cover or inside jacket) what does this story seem to be all about?
   
   
4. Who are the main characters in this story?
   
   
5. What have the reviewers said about this book?
   
   
6. How many pages and how many chapters are in this book?
   
   
7. What did you find out about the author Joan Bauer?
   
   
8. Have you read any other books by this author?
   
   
9. What age level does this book seem written for?
   
   
10. What is the setting for this book?
    
    

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