Hope

= = = Book Log = silver wing. || E || Two days ago || ago || library> || E || Finished 4 weeks ago || Flytrap || Took out of class library || E || 4 weeks ago || Coral Reefs || Maris Wicks || E || 2 weeks ago || = = = Mrs. Palmieri recommends... =
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 * ==1== || the Nest || The guy who wrote
 * ==2== || The Jumble's || Left at school || JR || ?? ||
 * ==3== || Stella by StarLight || Sharon M. Draper || C || ?? ||
 * ==4== || The Truth of Me || Returned to the library || E || Finished in late July ||
 * ==5== || Fish in a Tree || Lynda M. Hunt || JR || Finished two weeks
 * ==6== || Low Riders in space || Returned to class room
 * ==7== || Full Cicada Moon || Marilyn Hilton || C || Finishes in July! ||
 * ==**8**== || Inspector
 * **9** || Science Comics
 * 10 || THe Green Glass House || ??? || C || ???? ||
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I just finished reading "Lincolns Grave Robbers". It had a ton of information, most of it I would have never know if I did not read this book. Surprisingly some of this book is about Counterfeit Money, and the makers of it. I would most likely not read this nook again because it was less a story and more just facts. If you like informational books I would however recommend that you give this book a chance. In this book Benjamin Boyd gets put in jail for making fake money and selling it. Then some people that "Shove" or pass out the fake money to people that think its real are hired to steal President Lincolns body and to give it back get Ben out of jail, and 20,000 dollars. This book reminds me of past MCBA book "The Blackthorn Key" Over all I would give this book 2 out of five stars. It was some what ok. --Hope

Hi, Mrs. Palmieri, No, I did not read Poached, but think the theme of it sounds cool. I might read it after I finish all 25 MCBA's. Did you like it? A few weeks ago started the Screaming Stair Case. To be honest I really am not enjoying it. I have not read much because, I have books I like reading much more at home. I got it as a book on tape and will listen to that. I have been reading a lot of guide books lately and I REALLY enjoy them. Emily said Chomp was good so I might read that. Happy Ground Hog day from Hope!

January 31, 2018

Hi Hope-

I'm so glad to hear that you loved __Space Case.__ I read it this past summer. Did you read __Poached__ last year? Of the two books both by Stuart Gibbs, I would say that I liked Poached better. This might be because I don't really like space things (like I have no interest in going to space or living on the moon) but I did find it cook that Teddy lived at a zoo in the other book.

I like your observation about why Stuart Gibbs may have written this book and I think you're on to something. It would be interesting to look into him and see if he has some dedication to the environment. It was a clever (and sad) thing for him to include that part about the disappearing Amazon. But I think he also shows how important it is to treat animals in the Fun Jungle series.

Do you think you'd like to read other books with environmental themes? I would encourage you to check out books by Carl Hiassen. (Hoot, Scat, Flush, and Chomp)

Talk to you soon, Mrs. P:)

Hi Mrs. Palmieri, I finished Space Case on Friday and really loved it. To summarize it I would call it a fast paced mystery with lots of twists and turns in the plot. This book helped me to see how a writer could make the plot of a story be on the moon. I think the author wrote this book to provide entertainment for people. I also think they may have wanted people to stop causing environmental threats. (It takes place 20ish years in the future.) I think this because they were talking about the Amazon forest and then they said ,"At least what is left of it." They make a few other remarks that lead me to think that the auther did not think the earth had a bright future. In this story there are very few gallons of water on earth so they for, example don't flush with water, that would be a waste to the people in this story. Compared to other MCBA's I think this one of my favorites. I'd like to read another book by this author because they really made me want to know what happend next in the story. -Hope (Please give me more boxes in the book log).

I am reading Space Case right now. I have read 21 MCBA books. Just from looking at the title of this book I thought it would be a mystery. It is. After reading the beginning I think that it is a good book that could be one of my favorites. There is one part of the book that I like and dislike. Sometimes I like when they say something that they understand and I don't understand. I don't understand it because they live 20 years in the future. Sometimes I dislike this becuase I read it over and over and still do not get it. The setting in this story is really really importent because it is the moon. I predict that the person who died was murdered because if that is not the case the book would slowly become boring. Most books take place on Earth, this book dose not making it more fun to read for some people. (I did enjoy the Green Glass House) I really enjoy reading this book because it has a funny side to it. In the end I recommend this book to anyone 8 and up who likes space and fast pace books.

Here is a sample about our current read aloud
=== I am glad to finally be starting our new read aloud "Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk". I will admit that I wasn't sure if this was one of the MCBAs that I really wanted to read. But so far, I'm kind of digging it! Based on what we've read so far, I feel kind of bad for the main character Jack. The author shows us many places where Jack's mom shows/says that she doesn't like Jack. This makes me as the reader sympathize with Jack. I think everyone's mom should love them no matter what. We also start to see and here that Jack is a bit of troublemaker, Maybe his mom finds him exhausting and frustrating! But in the part that she just finished, the mom actually defending him when he was accused of stealing the cabbages. I wonder if Jack's mom will feel differently by the end of the story (especially if he becomes a giant defeating hero) ===

Mrs. P
I have read 16 of the MCBAs,9 more to read. I am reading Jack,The true story of JACK & The Beanstalk. I just finished nuts to you. (Not that good in my) What is better Green Glass House or the war that saved my life.

September 20, 2017 Dear Hope-

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