Charlotte

=Book Log= Georgia Bynes || JR/C JR || October November ||
 * # || =Book Title= || =Author= || =E, JR, C= || =Date Completed= ||
 * ==1== || Dragon Breath || Ursela Vernon || e || Augest ||
 * ==2== || World Cup || Matt Christopher || C || September ||
 * ==3== || Jake and Lily || Jerry Spindelli || JR || 9-18-13 ||
 * ==4== || The Lost Children || Caralyn Cohagn || JR || March ||
 * ==5== || tango || Eileen Beha || JR || June ||
 * ==6== || The Vanishing Violin || Michael D. Beil || JR || September/October ||
 * **7.** || The Total tragedy of a girl named Hamlet || Erin Dionne || JR || October ||
 * **8**. || the pictures of hollis woods
 * 9.** Molly Moon
 * 10.** || Patricia Reily Giff

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March 4 Dear Miss. Anderson
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When you asked of thinking of a book when someone was taken away from someone close to a character in a book I thought of the MCBA book Small as an Elephant, the boys mother leaves him on a camping trip and the book is about him trying to get home....

Currently, at school I'm reading The Outcasts at 19 Shuler Place. Its about a girl that went to a miserable camp called Camp Tequila she wouldn't do any activites she would say "I prefer not to". ( I connected to this because one time I went to a super boring camp and didn't have any fun). Her two uncles pick her up and takes her home. Her uncles have hand-built towers and she finds out they are being demolished, she has to do anything she can to save the towers. If I was the girl I would make a petition or something else. The genre of this book is probably realistic fiction because all of these things could happen even though they might not.

Your student, Charlotte :)

March 2, 2014 Dear Charlotte, Thank you so much for your note! I love to hear that you are connecting with the characters and reacting to what is happening to them. I also would feel upset if someone close to me was taken away. This reminds me of The Summer of the Gypsy Moths and the difference losses that Stella has dealt with. Can you think of any other characters that have lost someone important to them? Your teacher, Miss. Anderson

Feb. 10, 2014 Dear Ms. Anderson, Right now I am reading The Underneath. It is about a abused hound dog named Ranger, he lives under a porch. He is owned by Gar Face who is a grumpy man who lives in the middle of nowhere somewhere is the everglades. A calico cat finds Ranger and has 2 kittens Sabine and Puck. Ranger and the calico cat always tell them " don't leave the underneath (also known as under the porch". One day Puck leaves the underneath and Gar Face finds him and his mom tries to save him. He dumps them in the river, when Puck tries to swim the calico cat drowns. This leads to Ranger trying to find them, and other events.

I predict that Ranger and Sabine will look for Puck and escape Gar Faces house. If I was Ranger I would try and escape with Sabine because I would not like someone I was very close too get taken away. After reading the first chapter of this book I felt, super sad because it started with Ranger all alone howling a sad song about being alone and wanting to be loved and fed.

From, Charlotte :)

November 11, 2013 Hi Charlotte- I'm glad that you're reading __Molly Moon__. This was one of my favorite MCBAs from several years back. I think I initially was interested in reading it because there was a pug on the cover. It's kind of funny how nasty Petula the pug is in the beginning. I think I mentioned this to you in class, but this was a book that actually hurt my head in a good way. I am a "fast" reader, in fact I tend to read too fast and I miss important info. This forces me to "back up and reread" pretty often.

I've only read the first couple Molly Moon books, but I just looked at Amazon and was suprirsed to see that there are now at least 6 in the series! So if you like this one, you should definitely continue the adventure with the others.

November 4 2013

Hi, Mrs. P., Right now I am reading __Molly Moon and the Book of__ __Hypnotism__. I predict that Molly will hypnotize Rocky to make him like her again. The genre of the book fantasy because I don't think hypnotism is that real, but so far a girl living in a orphan edge with a bully is realistic. If I was Molly I would not be as bad as her because using my toothbrush to clean the toilet would be horrible! What books are you reading right now?

Your pal, Charlotte :)

November 1, 2013

Hi Charlotte-

Im glad that the class decided we should read __Sunwing__ next. I think it makes the most sense while the characters are still fresh in our minds, and I'm sure that people are dying to know what will happen between Shade and Goth and whether or not Shade will find his father, Cassiel, once and for all! You might remember that at the beginning of __Silverwing__ we had alternating chapters from Shade and Marina's perspective and then Goth and Throbb. I will give you a big hint that things get a little more complicated in __Sunwing__, as we end up having Shade chapters, Goth chapters, and Marina chapters! Lots to keep track of. I will also tell you that Chinook is a much more important character in this book then he was in __Silverwing__.

I'm also happy that you and I could "meet" and talk about some potential book ideas for you. Having done the MCBA program for 15 years, I feel like I've been able to discover some awesome books and authors that kids like you would really enjoy. I think you will really like the books that we picked out by the fabulous Pam Munoz Ryan. Her books are sad and deep thinking, but also beautifully written with some amazing visualization for you as the reader. It's hard for me to pick a favorite of the ones I showed you, but I guess I would go with __Paint the Wind__. I actully voted for it for the MCBA party four years ago and made my hat for it. I guess one of the reasons I gravitate towards it is because I loved horses as a kid. I will be curious to hear what you think of this book and it's main character Maya.

Talk to you soon, Mrs. P

PS- To answer your question, I guess I would have to say __The Lost Hero__ is my favorite MCBA so far. It's the one I think about the most, and if I had any free time :) I find myself thinking about how I wish I could read __The Son of Neptune__ and find out what happens to Jason and Percy. Hopefully over an upcoming vacation I can find some time to read. I will also soon have a little baby, so maybe not :)

Dear Mrs.P, __The Vanishing Violin__ is a great book. After reading the first chapter of this book I felt like this book is mystrey because the Red Blazer Girls are exploring the basement of their school and talking about a mystery. This book is about 4 girls Sophie, Leigh Ann, Rebecca,and Margret, these girls all attend St. Veronica in New York. If I could be any charecter in __The Vanishing Violin__ I would be Sophie because her dad sounds like the best cook in the world. Throughout this book The Red Blazer Girls find clues leading to the hiding place of a stolen violin. Sometimes during the book the Red Blazer Girls solve a few parts of clue and then you have to solve the rest. I'd like to read another book by Michael D. Beil, because I enjoy his style of writing.

Which MCBA book you have read so far is you favorite?

Your friend, Charlotte

October 12, 2013

Dear Charlotte- I love watching all the great books that you've been reading! I am of course especially glad that you are loving __Silvwering__, since I of course love it too. That is very cool that your favorite character is Goth. Many people would never choose the bad buy/antagonist as their favorite character- but I actually somewhat agree with you. I bet it's more fun as an author to write about a character like Goth. He can say and do such evil things. I completely agree that without Goth, __Silverwing__ would not be as great as a story. If you go to Kenneth Oppel's website he give some hints about where the story might be taking place. I imagine it happening actually in like parts of Canada and maybe down towards us in Massachusetts, but I think actually the author says he was imagining more of the west coast of Canada and the US. Check this out- []

Can you think of any other books you've read where there was a well written bad guy character who really made the book- someone you love to hate?

I added some more spots to your book log, so don't forget to keep adding all the books that you're reading.

Maybe in your next letter you could tell me a little about your thoughts on __The Vanishing Violin__ since I haven't had the chance to read that yet.

Your friend in reading, Mrs. P:)

Dear Mrs.P, I LOVE __Silverwing__! A question a have about Silverwing is why the banded bats didn't accept Shade? I predict Goth and Throb will find Shade and Marrina and try to eat them ... After reading the first chapters of Silverwing, I felt it was an adventure book. My favorite charececter of Silverwing would have to be Goth.. He is a perfect villan, he does crazy things which makes me throw up in my mouth a little... Without Goth __Silverwing__ would not be as good... Finally, another question i have is, where is the cabin in real life, what state do you think Shade and Marrina are in?

Your friend, Charlotte :)

September 26, 2013 Dear Charlotte,

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