Elanor

=Book Log= book # (something) series (something) || Erin Hunter || JR || Summer ||
 * # || =Book Title= || =Author= || =E, JR, C= || =Date Completed= ||
 * ==1== || Tigerclaw's Fury || Erin Hunter || JR || Summer ||
 * ==2== || Mapleshade's Vengeance || Erin Hunter || JR || Summer ||
 * ==3== || Bramblestar's Storm || Erin Hunter || JR || Summer ||
 * ==4== || Hollyleaf's Story || Erin Hunter || JR || Summer ||
 * ==5== || Crookedstar's Promise || Erin Hunter || JR || Summer ||
 * ==6== || Warriors series in series
 * ==7== || Fortunately, The Milk || Neil Gaiman || E || Summer ||
 * ==8== || Septimus Heap #1 || Angie Sage || JR || Summer ||
 * ==9== || Septimus Heap #2 || Angie Sage || JR || Sept 30, 2015 ||
 * ==10== || Wings of Fire book 1 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Sept. 10, 2015 ||
 * ==11== || Wings of Fire book 2 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Oct. 3, 2015 ||
 * ==12== || Wings of Fire book 3 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Oct. 5, 2105 ||
 * ==13== || Wings of Fire book 4 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Oct. 6, 2015 ||
 * ==14== || Wings of Fire book 5 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Oct. 8, 2015 ||
 * ==15== || Wings of Fire book 6 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Oct. 19, 2015 ||
 * ==16== || Wings of Fire book 7 || Tui. T Sutherland || JR! || Oct. 21, 2015 ||
 * ==17== || SunWing || Kenneth Oppel || JR || Nov. 10, 2015 ||
 * ==18== || Warriors Original: book #1 || Erin Hunter || JR || Nov 12, 2015 ||
 * ==19== || Warriors Original: book #2 || Erin Hunter || JR || Nov 14, 2015 ||
 * ==20== || Warriors Original: book #3 || Erin Hunter || JR || Nov 16, 2015 ||
 * ==21== || Warriors Original: book #4 || Erin Hunter || JR || Nov 18, 2015 ||
 * ==22== || Warriors Original: book #5 || Erin Hunter || JR || Nov 20, 2015 ||
 * ==23== || Warriors Original: book #6 || Erin Hunter || JR || Nov 22, 2015 ||
 * ==24== || Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Detectives Extraordinaire || Mrs. Bunny || E || Dec. 8, 2015 ||
 * ==25== || The Fellowship of The Ring || J.R.R. Tolkien || C || Dec. 13, 2015 ||
 * ==26== || Escape From Mr. Lemmoncello's Library || Chris Grabenstein || JR || Dec. 14, 2015 ||
 * ==27== || A tangle of knots || Lisa Graff || JR || Dec. 16, 2015 ||
 * ==28== || Athlete v.s. Mathlete || W.C. Mack || E || Dec. 20, 2015 ||
 * ==29== || FireWing || Kenneth Oppel || JR/C || Dec. 30, 2015 ||
 * ==30== || The School For Good and Evil || Soman Chainani || JR || Jan. 6, 2016 ||
 * ==31== || The One and Only Ivan || Katherine Applegate || E || Jan. 20, 2016 ||
 * ==32== || Charlie Bumpers || Bill Harley || E || Feb 6, 2016 ||
 * ==33== || Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief || Rick Riordan || JR || Feb. 12, 2016 ||
 * ==34== || Fly Away || Patricia MacLachlan || E || Feb. 20, 2016 ||
 * ==35== || Gaby Lost and Found || Angela Carvantes || E/JR || Feb. 22, 2016 ||
 * ==36== || Kelsey Green || Claudia Mills || E! || Feb. 24, 2016 ||
 * ==37== || Rump || Liesl Shurtliff || JR || March 2, 2016 ||
 * =38= || Elvis and the Underdogs || Jeffry Lee || E/JR || March 7, 2016 ||
 * ==39== || Jack and the Case of the Lose Toothed Shark || Nancy Krulik || E!!!!!!! || March 7, 2016 ||
 * ==40== || Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy || Karen Foxlee || JR || March 8, 2016 ||
 * ==41== || The Volcano of Fire || Geronimo Stilton || E || March 12, 2016 ||
 * ==42== || Counting by 7s || Holly Goldberg Sloan || JR (interesting) || March 15, 2016 ||
 * =43= || Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters || Rick Riordan || JR || March 18, 2016 ||
 * =44= || Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse || Rick Riordan || JR || March 22, 2016 ||
 * =45= || Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth || Rick Riordan || JR || March 28, 2016 ||
 * ==46== || Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian || Rick Riordan || JR || April 3, 2016 ||
 * ==47== || One White Dolphin || Gill Lewis || JR || April 7, 2016 ||

mends...

 * ==#== || ==Book Title== || ==Author== ||
 * ==1== || Red Wall Series || Brian Jacques ||
 * ==2== || Double Identity || Margaret Peterson Haddix ||
 * ==3== || The Other Side of the Island || Allegra Goodman ||
 * ==4== || Matched ||  ||

HI coach, I am reading an MCBA book called Rump. Rump is a boy whose mother died right after he was born but right before she could finish saying his true name (it came out as Rump- then she died). Rump's mother (aka Anna) had been trapped rumpel. A rumple is strong magic that makes... well it is hard to explain, but lets just say that it is REALLY bad. Anyway, when the mother dies the rumpel gets passed on to him. The book is about him dealing with the unfortunate rumpel and also finding out his true name: RUMPELSTILTSKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Elanor

Hi Coach, I feel really bad for Arron (aka Elvis) because now everyone knows about his true identity, because when aunt Emily and Millicent are fighting over weather Elvis is having (a good time) at the pancake palace everyone over heard. Now I have a bad feeling that the paparazzi are going to find him. I also think that maybe Elvis wants to go back and be... well **Elvis**! Also everyone is making a big deal on how (awesome) the //real// Elvis must be. -Elanor

HI Coach, I don't know about reading the sequel because usually the sequels only have one or two of the characters, not all of them. But the sequels are usually very interesting and related to the main book in some way. I also really want to finish Pancake Palace, and CC is strange, but right now i feel bad for Arron, because he is going to have a lot of suspicious people talking to him, because of the "headache" and running away from the party. I also took your advice on Redwall, because Kira got the first book for Christmas and so i (might have) read the first coupple of pages, really liked it, read the next few pages, started reading the whole book. -Elanor

January 18, 2016

Hi Elanor,

I wish I had more time to read at home, but it was funny over this weekend I found myself thinking about __Hiding Out at Pancake Palace__. I was thinking about what would happen next and I'm getting really excited to finish it! This is what happens when I get hooked into a book! I wasn't sure I loved this book at first. At first, I thought Cecilia seemed strange (alright, she IS strange) and I wasn't sure if I would like her as a character. I have found that if you don't like the characters in a book, it can make it very hard to want to keep reading the book.

This happened to me last year when I read aloud my class the MCBA, __The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck__. Did you read that one last year? The female main character of that book was Laurie, and she was quite unlikable! She was snobby, kind of nasty, and altogether kind of tough to tolerate. It took a little while but class and I really go into the story and soon I better "understood" why Laurie acted the way she did. We liked the book so much, we decided to immediately read the sequel, __The Magician's Bird__. Reading that was easy because we already knew and understood the characters. Do you find that you like to read sequels or books in a series because she kind of already know a lot about the characters?


 * Feel free to tell me about a character in the book that you just read/or are currently reading**


 * Back to Cecilia- so at the beginning she seemed strange, but now I find myself feeling sorry for her. She is lonely and kind of an outcast. I'm sure it's not easy to be her- and it definitely feels like she really wishes she had friends. On page 125 it says, "It wasn't like Cecilia wanted to be friends with Natalie. All she wanted was to wave and have them wave back." It's such a simple thing- you don't realize how much it might mean to someone just to be friendly towards them.**


 * What are your thoughts on our read aloud?**


 * Your friend,**
 * Mrs. P**


 * Hi Coach, I don't know why, but I feel like you shouldn't trust Cecelia. Not just because she can't keep a secret, but also because... I don't know. I also think that Cecelia is just kind of... childish.**
 * We don't know that much about her though.**
 * I feel bad for Elv- (Arron) because- well it's obvious! Normal hair, can't be himself, gets stared at, I could go on for AGES!**
 * I'm not sure about the moral though, i think that maybe the moral is life throws things at you and you have to be prepared for them. But you never know, maybe your moral is right.**
 * We just need to keep reading!**
 * -Elanor! :-)**


 * January 3, 2015**
 * Hello Team 7-**


 * Welcome back from vacation!**


 * I found myself thinking about our new read aloud during this break. I always get excited when I'm reading a new book out loud to my students that I also haven't read.**


 * Several of you were talking to me about your book talks before we left for vacation. I know specifically people were wondering about how to figure out a book's "theme" or "author's message". This sometimes feels like it will be hard, but might not be as tricky as you think. Think about what the author is trying to teach you, the reader, through the story; what big life lesson do they want you to know. One of the themes in __Silverwing__ is teamwork, or believing in yourself.**


 * What do we think might be the message in __Hiding Out at Pancake Palace__? Let's think about what we know so far. Elvis is cutting off and coloring his hair- something he is famous for and he has to hide away from the world because of this embarrassing thing. I wonder if the message might be something about "being true to oneself" like don't be pretend to be something else, be who you want to be. I'm also wondering if Elvis really wants to be this famous star- or is this something his dad really wants? Again, since I'm reading this with you guys I'm just guessing (speculating)**


 * I don't think we know as much about Cecilia yet- but I predict she and Elvis (Aaron) are going to help each other in some way. She wants to find out if the trees sing- he likes to sing. **


 * Guess we will read more and find out!**


 * Your friend,**
 * Mrs. P**


 * December 8,2105**
 * Hi again Coach!**
 * I told you I would read it soon and i have!**
 * I'm really flummoxed!**
 * It's really weird that the bunnies and foxes have learned how to (mostly) drive! I'ts animal fiction as well as some tiny amounts of facts about rabbits.**
 * When I read a book or watch a movie I usually want to know what would happen if the enemy (bad guy) wins. I am suspicious that the foxes want more than for the uncle than to have him JUST decode a recipe, (if it is JUST a recipe! don q don h don!)**
 * I find this book HIGHLY entertaining! Mrs. Bunny (the author) manages to make the book grim (wordly wise word!) and yet HILARIOUS!**
 * This book is truly great!**
 * -Elanor**

When i looked at the inside cover i saw this: Dear Madeline,  We have taken your parents for questioning. If they do not tell us where the decoder, aka Uncle Runyon, lives, foul things await them. Beware, if they do not talk, you will be next. We will be in touch. Do not go to the police or we cannot answer for our actions. But let me give you one clue! Finger Food! Mwa-haha. Cordially yours, The Enemy I don't understand it! but i'm trying to work it out. One of my favorite types of books are the types when there are puzzles and through out the book or at the end of the book, it all falls into place! (and you think "THAT WAS SO OBVIOUS!!!) I will write back more once I have read some of the book. -Elanor
 * December 7, 2015**
 * Hi Coach!**
 * I have just taken the book** __"**Mrs. and Mr. Bunny Detective Extraordinaire!"**__ **and I intend to read it later today**,** by looking at the cover I can tell that it is probably //Animal Fiction!//

November 27, 2015

Hi Elanor-

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am surprised to hear you say that you think you haven't been reading enough at home? I can't imagine you not reading!

I like your feedback about __Silverwing__. I love it too (obviously) but is shows great maturity as a reader if you can pick out parts you like better or worse, or parts that you would change. Some kids think they always have to love a book- has to be 5 stars. It's good to have a critical eye.

Animal Fantasies seem to be one of your favorite genres. So the first book/series I suggested to you is called __Redwall__. Now __Redwall__ is a series of 22 books focused on animals at war- think voles and badgers instead of elves, humans, and dwarves in __Lord of the Rings__.

I thought I might recommend a few other kids of books too- don't want you to read just animal fantasy all the time :) I recommend __Double Identity__ by the fabulous authors Margaret Peterson Haddix. This sci fi book centers on 12 year old Bethany. Her life completely changes when her parents drop her off in the middle of the night with an aunt she has never heard of. There are whispers about not telling Bethany about "Elizabeth". What is the connection? Read to find out ;) Haddix is an amazing author. She always grabs my attention as a reader with the twists and turns that she puts into her stories. I've recommend one of her other series- __The Missing__- to some of your classmates. Nick M is already on the second book called __Sent__. You might love this Sci Fi/Historical Fiction series too.

I'll be interested to hear what you think of some of these books

Your friend in reading, Mrs. P

Have I not been reading enough at home? I have put down every time I have read a book, not when I finish a book. Is that Ok?

Nov. 5,2015 Hi again Mrs. Palmerei, I don't really think that Kenneth Opal should have done the "Marina just barely escapes from Goth and Throb" Because that was a little too obvious and so it made that part boring. I like the book as a whole though, it really is a good book! If I were Marina i would have... well i don't know what to do because: 1) She found a whole colony of bats like her that wanted her 2) she found a whole bunch of bats that wanted her band not her personality or (batality.) (bat-ality, person-ality?) (no?) Ok, so on to 3) These bats wanted a band not a bat and Shade wants a friend who Marina is, he wants Marina as a bat not as a band. So i would go with 1) or 3) but since 2) contradicts 1) i guess i would go with 3). So i guess that Marina made the right choice... especially because she would have been eaten by Goth and/or Throb. -Elanor P.S. What books do you suggest?

(i forgot to type the date and so i forget) Hi Mrs. Palmerei, My last 2 discussion posts were about Silverwing so today i thought i would tell you about my book that i just finished reading yesterday. My book is called Wings of fire. what happened is that Winter who is an Icewing (type of tribe) prince had gone to the jade mountain academy and met Qibli, Moon, and Kinkajow. He became friends with them and they agreed to help save his brother: Hailstorm, from the evil Skywing ex-Queen. There was a Skywing named Pyrite and she had a necklace tied around her. When they took it off Pyrite she turned into Hailstorm: Winter's brother. Then Winter went to his Icewing home and he and his brother had to face the mysterious Diamond Trial. They had to find and defeat Foeslayer: a Nightwing. After they killed her, they had to kill each other, but since they were brothers they couldn't face it and do it. So Winter stayed hidden in the Diamond Cave and hailstorm went out as the "victor".

Now that you know a brief summary i can do this: If i were Winter I would have not returned to his Ice wing home at all because his family hated him, and he had nothing to gain. If he had stayed with Kinkajow, Moon, and Qibli he would have been happier. (and he realized that at the end too) -Elanor P.S. What books do you suggest?

Oct. 5, 2015 Hi Mrs. Palmeri, Thank you for mentioning my comment on the wiki/Goth's dream, in class today. I think that my earlier prediction has a little more and less evidence than it did before because it said that Goth was thinking about the dream and how he could be their "leader" and if he could speak to Freida. Meanwhile Shade wants to collect the colony of bats for the war and to have Goth see his colony. The other thing is that Goth and Throb wanted to eat them and were talking about that kind of stuff. l also don't know much about the bat gods, so now i'm not sure whats going to happen. -Elanor P.S. What books do you suggest?

October 3, 2015 Hi Elanor-

I am SO happy we finally solved the wiki mystery.

Greetings Mrs. Palmeri, I have a prediction to make about Silverwing. I have a prediction about Goth. I think that Goth might not eat them because of his dream: //Goth was in a forest surrounded by tiny bats calling and cheering his name. O//r something like that. So I think that Goth will not eat them and maybe get rewarded in some way. I also wonder why Marina was let go, while Goth and Throb were captured. I also think that the different colored bands have something to do with either the breed of bat or size in the bat or maybe something ELSE! -Elanor P.S. thank you for finally making the wiki work :-)

September 10, 2015 Dear Elanor,

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