Eva

=Book Log= Bible || Baronet Books || J,R || October I, 2014 || and Andrew Jacobson || C || June 30,2014 ||
 * # || =Book Title= || =Author= || =E, JR, C= || =Date Completed= ||
 * ==1== || Stories From The
 * ==2== || The Familiars || Adam Jay Epstein
 * ==3== || Capture The Flag || Kate Messner || E/JR || August 9,2014 ||
 * ==4== || White Fur Flying || Patricia MacLachlan || E/JR || abandoned ||
 * ==5== || Flying The Dragon || Natalie Dias Lorenzi || JR/C || abandoned ||
 * ==6== || The Book Of Elsewhere || Jacqueline West || JR || Monday, November 24, 2014 ||
 * 7 || Because Of Winn-Dixie || Kate DiCamillo || JR || Monday, December 15, 2014 ||
 * 8 || Which Witch? || Eva Ibbotson || C || abandoned ||
 * 9 || Tortilla Sun || Jennifer Cervantes || JR || Tuesday, January 13, 2015 ||
 * 8 || The Tale Of Despereux || Kate DiCammillo || C || abandoned ||
 * 9 || Out Of My Mind || Sharon M. Draper || C || Christmas vacation ||
 * 10 || Mr. Terupt #1 || Rob Buyea || JR || Wednesday, February 12, 2015 ||
 * 11 || Mr. Terupt #2 || Rob Buyea || JR ||  ||
 * 12 || The Lost Treasure of Tuckernuck || Emily Fairlie || JR ||  ||
 * 13 || Radio Fifth Grade || Gordon Korman || E ||  ||

GOOD READ ALOUD FOR GRADES 5 - 6

The Battle Begins, Abbott Tony

Chronicles of Prydain, Alexander Lloyd

Horton Half Pot, Amleberger Tom

Pickle: Anonymous Prank Club, Baker Kim

It Happened on a Train, Barnett Mac

We the Children, Clements Andrew

Gregor the Overlander, Collins Suzanne

Mr. Burke Is Bersek! Gutman Dan

Flush, Hiassen Carl

Ice Fall, Kirby Mathew

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, Krosoczka Jarrett

Island of the Blue Dolphins, O’Dell Scott

The Black Pearl, O’Dell Scott

The Serpent’s Shadow, Riordan Rick

How to Eat Fried Worms, Rockwell Thomas

Splendors and Glooms, Schlitz Laura Amy

Liar and Spy, Stead Rebecca

When You Reach Me, Stead Rebecca

The Wizard of Dark Street, Thomas Shawn

Three Times Lucky, Turnage Sheila

Prinvess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Williams Julie Stewart

Leepike Ridge, Wilson Nathan

Locomotion, Woodson Jacqueline

Vanished, Chari Sheela

Mrs. Palmari Recommends.....
 * ==#== || ==Book Title== || ==Author== ||
 * ==2== || Poppy (series) || Avi ||
 * ==3== || The Tale of Desperaux || K. DiCamillo ||
 * ==4== || The Mysteries of Charlie Bone || Jenny Nimoo ||

=Howdy Mrs. P,=  You're right- the year is going by really fast! I did enjoy __Tortilla Sun__. Do you know any other books by her? Maybe we can read another book by Jennifer Cervantes as a read aloud! I really enjoyed the part in the book when she finally got to see and speak with her dad and every got cleared up with the secret massage from the baseball. It kind of relates to the book __Mr. Terupt__, that I am reading. One of this book's many details were about one of the characters, Jessica, she never knew her dad either. She felt really disappointed about it. Her mom didn't want to talk about Jess's dad, but finally they feel free to talk about him so, she feels like she does know him!  I, personally, am not enjoying __The Lost Treasure Of Tuckernuck__. I think it's a bit confusing and nothing really **BIG** has happened (yet). I also didn't think it had a very grabbing first chapter. I am looking forward to the bell tower entering. I've been thinking and making predictions of how Laurie and Bud are going to get into the bell tower. Maybe... they'll make a plan to find a way to seek past the spying janitor. Or maybe they'll find a secret passage or a different way up to the bell tower and still get to the Bell tower! Believe it or not, this year has been the most MCBA books I've ever read in 3rd and 4th grade. __Tuckernuck__ is my seventh book! How many MCBA books have you read? I agree- Laurie is really obnoxious and bratty! Especially being mean to Bud who doesn't even have a mom and his dad is very quite and concealed. I think she'll get nicer (eventually) in the book!  Thanks for all you do!  From,

 Eva Maureen d'Entremont
Hi Eva Maureen,

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:)

Hey Mrs. Palmari, I thought that we can read one of the suggestion maybe after we read __Tortilla Sun__, and possibly after we read __Sunwing__! Why do you think that the word "sun" is in the title, if the book (so far) doesn't have to do with the sun? I predict that Issy's Grandma will accidentally spill out the REAL truth about her dad. Maybe the drowning wasn't ALL of the story!

3/12/15- I don't think this paragraph is from me??????????? (Eva)

December 14, 2014 Hello Eva!

Thank you so much for the list of suggested read alouds!

I'm really enjoying Tortilla Sun too! I think the setting of this book, the little village in New Mexico, is important to the story as it's adding to the mystery and fantasy elements of the story. Izzy didn't know that her father had spent time there and that so many people would have known him and I predict that this is going to help her get to know the dad she never knew and maybe solve the mystery of the words on the baseball.

I enjoy that I am reading this with you guys for the first time- it adds to the adventure for me too!

I would like to think that I might get to read a book or two over vacation. It would be a great way to relax, but with the baby I'm guessing I might be too busy :) Sometimes right before Christmas, I like to read my favorite holiday sections of the "Little House" series. Do you know these famous books by Laura Ingalls Wilder? They are the description of her own growing up in the late 1800s in places like Wisconsin, Kansas and South Dakota. I enjoy how simple their life was and I love how she describes their festivities. For example- in By the Shores of Silver Lake, pg. 180, "Frost was thick on the windowpanes and frost furred the cracks around the door. Thickly against the clear upper edges of the windowpanes the snowflakes fluttered. But lamplight was bright on the red-and-white tablecloth, and the fire glowed behind the open drafts of the stove."

Talk to you soon, Mrs. P

Howdy Mrs. P,
Thanks for the recommendations, I am Most interested in The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, (I guess I like her books)! I also might look into reading The Poppy Series! Are both book's main characters mice? If so, that would be a coincidence. I don't think that Which Witch is a great fit book for me. It is one of those books where you can predict how it will end, it's not the genre I like, and it is also a bit cheesy ( : I also thought that Capture The Flag was a great book! My favorite part was when the kids found who really stole the Star Spangled banner! My least favorite part was the beginning when I couldn't understand what was happening, But at the end of the book, I realized that they were in the museum where the burglary was happening at that very moment, without them knowing that they would be involved. I did read Chasing Vermeer but I haven't read IQ and I did really like Capture the flag so I also might check out IQ, If they're the same. I LOVE your pic of the new book that were reading for a read aloud! It gets to the point right away, it's so creative, and I like that we are about the same age as the main character, Issy. It is in my top three favorite MCBA books this year for, Capture the Flag, The Book Of Elsewhere, and Tortilla Sun. . From, Eva Maureen d'Entremont P.S. I made a list of good read aloud's that I got from the web! I hope you like them!!!!!

November 30, 2014

Dear Eva-

I haven't read The Book of Elsewhere, but I think it might be one of the most popular MCBAs in our classroom. I think you're the third student to tell me that they were finishing it! Interestingly enough, i know someone who has a cat named Harvey, but I don't think he talks! I do enjoy animal books especially when they do the talking. I'm wondering if you might like the Poppy series, which is all about an animal world where mice are the main characters. Have you read Tale of Desperaux? This fantasy/fairy tale is by Kate DiCamillo the same author as Because of Winn Dixie. I saw you picked up Which Witch based on Mrs. O'Brien's recommendation. That author, Eva (like you) Ibbotson has many interesting fantasy books you might enjoy. I'll work on getting your basket together :)

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.

Talk to you soon, Mrs. Palmieri

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Dear Mrs. Palmari,
===Just yesterday I finished a book called The Book Of Elsewhere by Jacqueline West. I was Confused about the title because it did not refer or say anywhere in the book the word or meaning of "elsewhere". This book is very creative, because I kept on asking myself, "How does the Author randomly come up with the details and plot to the book?". It also is very suspenseful. At the end of each chapter it leaves you at a hook about what will happen next? I love how this author makes the animals talk and it is so MAGICAL!!! For example all the animals in the story talk, Olive can enter paintings, or a man rises from the dead. Therefor, the genre of this book is fiction. My favorite character in the Book Of Elsewhere is Harvey the cat. I like Harvey because he has a lot of personality through out the book. I especially like Harvey's creativity in his pirate accent. Have you read The Book Of Elsewhere yet? If not, I recommend it!!=== Iv'e had a bit of trouble picking out books lately, so I appreciate your offer to help. I really really liked The Book Of Elsewhere which is fantasy, so I think that I enjoy fantasy. I also like action, such as the Hunger games (which I cant read) but anything like that! From, Eva Maureen d'Entremeont

November 20, 2014 Hi Eva-

I see that you read White Fur Flying by Patricia McLachlan. I haven't read this MCBA yet, but I do love dogs so it might be one I should check out! I don't know how long ago you read it, but maybe you could tell me a little bit more about the characters. Is a kid the main character, along with the dog? You mention the mom helping to pick up strays and keeping them till good homes can be found for them.

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, Mrs. P.

Dear Mrs. Palmieri, Silverwing has been a great book so far, and I'm gussing it will get even better. It's one of my favorite books. I'm planning to read Sunwing, and adventuly leading up to read Darkwing. I agree that the genre is fantasy or animal adventure. This book reminds me about Harry Potter, but with no animals or magic. I love this book so much that I am wondering if you are going to read the whole seires? The book that I am reading is White Fur Flying by Patricia McLachlan. When I first saw the book I was confused of the title. the title of the book said to me as if white fur flying was a name of a dog, but as I got farther into the book it said that the dog's white fur was flying. My favorite part of the book so far would be when the mother comes home from her day long trip to pick up stay dogs that they take care of until they have a reasponsibe adult to adopt them.

September 1, 2014 Dear Eva, 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