Padraig

=Book Log= 12 13 14 || The Familiars The sight The Contract The City Of Ember || Epstein and Jacobson David Clement- Davies Derek Jeter Jeanne Duprau || C C e JR || still reading still reading finished reading April 9th finished reading March 30th. ||
 * # || =Book Title= || =Author= || =E, JR, C= || =Date Completed= ||
 * ==1== || Dewy the Library cat || Vicki Myron || jr || summmer vacation ||
 * ==2== || Shark Attacks of 1916 || lauren Tarshis || E || finished reading ||
 * ==3== || Sliverwing || Kenneth Oppel || read aloud || finished reading ||
 * ==4== || Fenway Foul up || David A.Kelly || E || finished reading ||
 * ==5== || The Missing Book 3 Sabotaged || Margaret Haddix || jr || finished reading ||
 * ==6== || Sunwing || Kenneth Oppel || jr/c || finished reading Oct.24 ||
 * **7** || TORN || Margaret Haddix || jr || stopped reading Oct.23 ||
 * 8 || Firewing || Kenneth Oppel || c || finished reading Jan. 10 ||
 * 9 || Pictures of Hollis Woods || Patraicia Giff || jr || finished reading Dec.3 ||
 * 10 || Tortilla Sun || Jennifer Cervantes || e/jr || finished reading (read aloud) ||
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 * 15 || The Lost Treasure Of Tuckernuck || Emily Fairlie || E/JR || Still reading ( read aloud ) ||

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 * ==1== || Perloo the Bold || Avi ||
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Dear coach, I do agree Laurie is a bit of a brat she is bossy like my sister. The character I dislike the most is Laurie because on page 111 she ditched Bud in the music room while chorus audition and she left nonchalant and she said it wasn't a big deal. I am all ready starting my second book talk book. It is called __The Sight.__ It's about a wolf pack who is the alpha named Palla. Her half sister Moraga is trying to find the power the sight which makes you can see through any weather. Hope I can get more information on this book. Sincerely your police commisener, PJ:)

Hi Padraig-

Sorry I am just updating this now! Hope all is well with the sub

I can't believe how fast this school year is flying! I am so glad that we read __Tortilla Sun__ too, and I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. It reminded me how fun it can be to read a book out loud "cold"- like I have never read it before so I get to ask questions and make predictions right along with you guys. __***I'd like to read another book by this author, Jennifer Cervantes,because I enjoyed the beautiful imagery she created when she described the village with such beautiful colors.**__ **On page 22 she describes Albuquerque from the airplane- "it looked like brown sandpaper stretched between a giant mountain in the east and a long green ribbon of trees in the west. The river beyond the valley curled back and forth across the landscape as if it were looking for a place to rest." That's one of the many beautiful descriptions I enjoyed.**


 * I'm glad that we made the decision to read another MCBA. I like __Tuckernuck__ so far. I wouldn't say I love it, yet. It's hard when a book doesn't grab you right away. I know many students have mentioned that this book is kind of hard to follow- and I agree. This might be another good reason that we are reading it together so that we can talk about and think about everything that is going on and help each other to understannd. Actually, I think one of the parts I'm struggling with most in the book are the main characters. When I read a book, I tend to like something about the main character right away- Ex. I love Shade and Marina.**
 * In Tuckernuck, I like and feel sympathetic to Bud; his mom is gone, dad seems intense, and other kids seem to think he's kiss up. But Laurie, I just don't like her. I feel like she acts bratty like on page 40 where she says, "Sorry Bud no dice. I found it, okay? All you did was act like a klutz. This paper means treasure, and sorry, I'm not giving it up." **


 * Do you this Laurie is bratty? Do you think Bud is annoying? Do you think they will change through this story?**


 * I would love to hear about your guided reading book or other books you are reading too.**


 * I would especially like it if you could find a quote like I did above to back up your ideas.**


 * Your friend,**
 * Mrs. P:)**

Dear coach, I agree the first two were good. The character I dislike is Griffin, because he got down on himself when he hurt Luna. He goes down tree haven past the echo chamber then when the earthquake happens he gets stuck in the underworld. __Firewing__ has some old foes like Frieda in the underworld, also Goth. I was surprised by Goth being a slave for Cama Zotz. I was shocked that Goth bumped into Throbb while he was working. Griffin is exploring the tree to get back up to Tree Haven. I predict that Griffin will meet Goth and he will react the same way Shade did when he first met Goth. Hope to get back to you with Griffin and Shade. sincerely your great player, PJ

P.S. I might go back to the Missing series I have the fifth and sixth books of the series so maybe I will. Yes I finished the first three to let you know.

December 7,2014 Dear PJ,

I'm so glad that you were able to get __Firewing__ from the Reading Public Library. I know several kids are dying to read it. I like your observations about Shade and Griffin. I like how the author set up a similar friendship between Griffin and Luna, like Shade and Marina. It's interesting how he made Griffin the cautious one and Luna the adventurous one. Just like when his father decided to stay and see the sun, Griffin's decision to get the fire was a bad one. ***This part of the story made me really sad.** **This whole book is much darker, sadder and creepier then the other two. I think it's important to read so you know the whole series, but I don't love it like I love the first two. I will be curious to see what you think.**


 * One of the other MCBAs I read this summer was __Capture the Flag__. This story captured my attention right away as I have been to see the flag that they were describing being stolen. The real "Star Spangled Banner" is famous for surviving the War of 1812 and can now be seen at a very cool exhibit at the American History Museum (Smithsonian) in Washington D.C. One thing I really like about this book was how it started out with a lot of action and adventure and pulled you as a the reader right in. One thing I would have changed about the story was that it was slow in the middle and I had to push myself to stay interested and to finish it. I assumed that the author would make this into a series and I was interested to find her next two books are called __Hide and Seek__ and __Manhunt__. I like that her book titles seem to match with games that kids like to play- clever.** This book reminded me of several other series where kids work together to have some awesome adventures- like __Chasing Vermeer__ and __I.Q.__ ** Both books involve stolen famous artifacts or artwork, and if you like creative adventures with kids trying to solve the mysteries you would probably like these books too.

In my next letter I'm going to talk about __Tortilla Sun__- what do you think of it so far?

Talk to you soon, Mrs. Palmieri

P.S- I notice in your log that you stopped reading __Torn__. Will you go back to it? I forget, did you ever end up reading __Found__, the first book in the series? It's kind of important to helping you understand what's going on

November 24,2014

Dear coach, Well I found a copy of Firewing at the Reading Public Library I just started it. The book begins with thought and question. The new character is Griffin. I noticed that the author made Shade and Griffin different in some way like how Griffin is shy about his dad being the big hero. Like Shade before him who didn't know his dad at first because they thought he was dead, Griffin is nervous to meet his father, Shade, who is at Stone Hold. The author got me interested when Griffin met Luna in the underworld. I predict that Shade will find Griffin but it will not be easy. I am looking forward to reading the rest of this book. Also to give you some updates on Shade and Griffin.

sincerely your player, PJ

November 20, 2014

Dear PJ,

So glad to see how excited you got about the __Silverwing__ and __Missing__ series. I agree that Silverwing is filled with one mini adventure after another. What are some things that you are enjoying about The Missing series?

I would love to help you find some books that you might find more "Challenging".

Right now I am slowly reading __The Mark of Athena__. I really enjoy Rick Riordan's books (__The Lightning Thief, Lost Hero__, etc.) I have always LOVED Greek Mythology and was excited to discover a series that included it in modern day situations. I say I am slowly reading as I find myself dozing off at night and also that I'm getting a little bored with the series. I typically love books that are in a series (do you like books in a series?) because I like to have characters that I'm familiar with and can get to know over a series of books. Sometimes I think authors who write very popular series (like J.K. Rowling and __Harry Potter)__ start to write books that get too long and maybe could stand to be edited/revised to make them a more concise story. __The Mark of Athena__ feels like it's just a recycled version of his other books. Demi god kids having adventures, fighting monsters, trying to solve some giant quest or task by the end of the book. I dislike these parts of the book because I feel like I'm bored of the same thing happening over and over again. I've been told by other kids that I should stick with this book and the rest of the series, and I probably will. I just feel a little stuck right now.

Talk to you soon, Coach

I am enjoying __Silverwing__ so far. I like how there are mini adventures that hook you into the book.Which wants you to keep you reading. I noticed that the auther uses a lot of dessciption. A question I have is will Goth eat Shade's dad. I am reading __The Fenway Foul Up.__ By David A. Kelly. I noticed that the auther uses dilouge at the bgining of chapters. I predict that the batboy stole Big D the Red Soxs best hitters bat. The title says to me when I look at it is its going to be about baseball.

September 1, 2014 Dear Padraig,

I am so excited to be sharing __Silverwing__ with you this year as a read aloud. This is definitely one of my all time favorite books, which is probably why I can’t imagine starting a school year without sharing it with my class. *The genre of this book is definitely fantasy since I don’t believe that bats and owls have wars or detailed adventures together. I also consider this to be a genre of my own invention- called Animal Adventure. I love the character Shade; he’s one of my all time favorites. *If I could talk to Shade, I would ask him if he thinks it was worth it to break the law and see the sun, especially after what happens to his colony as a result. What do you think of __Silverwing__ so far?

Your friend in reading,

Mrs. Palmieri J