Coady

=Book Log= Grimes ||  || Grimes ||
 * # || =Book Title= || =Author= || =E, JR, C= || =Date Completed= ||
 * ==1== || Silverwing || K. Oppel || C ||  ||
 * ==2== || the night fairy || Schlitz, Laura Amy. || jr ||  ||
 * ==3== || Guinea dog || P. Jennings || jr ||  ||
 * ==4== || Roberto and Me || D. Gutman || c ||  ||
 * 5 || Dyamonde Daniel || N.
 * 6 || sunwing || k. Oppel || c ||  ||
 * 7 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

January 27, 2013

Hi Coady-

I'm sorry that you miss parts of __Sunwing__ when you go to Ms. Hotchkiss. It's hard as a teacher to balance what we do when different people leave the room af different times. I"m curious about what book you might want me to read after this one. I would like to read an MCBA. Is there one that you haven't read that you would particularly like to hear? One of the ones I was thinking of doing was __Because of Mr. Terupt__. This was probably one of the favorites I read over the summer. The book is about a fifth grade class, maybe a little like ours. I made a text to text connection between this book and another favorite old MCBA called __Flying Solo__. Both of these books are setup the same way so that every chapter is told from the point of view of a different character. I like this setup because it lets you as the reader know what the different characters are feeling. Sometimes I find this format hard to follow too as you have to keep track of a lot of different characters instead of just a couple.

What are your favorite kinds of books? Do you like sports books or realistic ficiton (regular kids doing regular things) or maybe adventure? I would love to fnd you some books that you could practice in.

Your friend in reading, Ms. Sellers

January 15, 2013 Dear Ms. Sellers, I didn't get to listen to Sunwing because I had to go Miss Hotchkiss' room for reading. Even though I haven't heared the whole thing, I still like to listen tomthe book. If I could talk to Shade I would tell him you should think before you do. The author got me interested when we found out that Shade's father really was still alive and he might actually find him. I'm excited to hear the end of the book and if he really finds his father.

Your favorite Barnes, Coady

January 2, 2013 Dear Ms Sellers

The book I am reading is the class presdent. The mane character is julio. I spotted in the book whrer Julio was kind. Julio is kind when he sead we should all pichin for the glasses. When Julio's friend broke his glassses.

In Sunwing, Shade just found out that his father was alive and had been the leader of that survivor colony that was in the statue. Sadly his father was taken only a few nights earlier by the cannibal bats. The cannibals need to sacrifice a 100 hearts during the eclipse, so I predict that Shade's father is at the temple in the jungle being held hostage.

Your favorite Barnes, Coady

Dear member of Room 7, I can’t believe that it’s already December and that we are halfway done with our second read aloud of __Sunwing__. You know I love these stories and love the characters- even Goth sometimes! I think the author Kenneth Oppel does a terrific job making you as the reader know the characters really well. We’ve talked a lot about how Shade is impulsive, and that he often “leaps, then looks” which causes many problems for him and others through the stories. One place where we see him do this is most recently in __Sunwing__. On page 164, “From behind him came a sudden and intense flash of light, and for a split second it was as if the night had become day. “Don’t look back,” Caliban snapped. Shade looked.” This is such a perfect example of Shade. We can all imagine how hard it is not to do something when someone tells you directly not to do it- but I would think that Shade would’ve been so scared at all that he had been through and would be afraid to see what terrible things would be behind him that he wouldn’t look as Caliban told him to. Shade however has a hard time following rules, and thinking things through. Although, I think we can already see signs that Shade is “growing up” in this second story.

Over vacation, I’m getting ready to read the third book in a Sci Fi series that I’ve really enjoyed. This book is called __Reached__ and it’s written by Ally Condie. The reason I am planning on reading it is that I’ve asked Santa to bring it for Christmas, and there’s nothing I enjoy more on Winter Vacation than curling up with a great new book. There are three main characters in this series- Cassia (the main girl), Ky and Xander. ***The genre of this book is definitely Sci Fi as this book takes place in the future where the government- called “The Society”- gets to make a lot of decisions for you. They pick a job for you, and they even recommend who you should marry. You don’t have to marry that person, but they “match” you with the perfect person. (The first book in the series was called Matched.)They also tell you that you may only keep a certain amount of special items or artifacts- and paper is a very special thing which most people are not supposed to have.**
 * Can’t wait to hear what you’ve been reading about- write you back after vacation!**
 * Love,**
 * Ms. Sellers J **


 * November 13, 2012**
 * Dear Ms. Sellers,**


 * September 26, 2012 **
 * Dear Room 7, **
 * I’m very excited to hear all your thoughts about what you’re reading on your individual wiki pages. I’ve really enjoyed all your enthusiasm about Silverwing. Even though this is my thirteenth time reading it, I still get really excited about sharing it every year. ** *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. **

Your friend in reading, Ms. Sellers:)