Elijah

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 * ==1== || I Survived The Shark Attaks Of 1916 || Lauren Tarshis || jr || summer vacation ||
 * ==2== || The Celery Stalks At Midnight || James Howie || e || last week ||
 * ==3== || secrets according to humphrey || Betty G Birney || jr || still reading ||
 * ==4== || The World Acording To Humphrey || Betty G Birney || jr || still reading ||
 * ==5== || diary of a wimpy kid the long haul || Jeff Kenny || e || last week ||
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9/3/15 Dear Mrs. P

I think that Laurie wont change but t the end of the book she and bud might be best friends. I don't like Laurie because she is one of those people who is just annoying by being spoiled. I am reading the stink files you only have nine lives the third book in the series which has mister stink in France still solving mysteries on vacation. mister stink got to France by becoming the spoke cat for a cat food company. a quote I found to support this is Mr. green grinned. by this time tomorrow well be in Paris, city of light.

Hi Eli-

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:)**

december 11, 2014

Dear Mrs P

The title The tortilla sun says to me a hot dry dessert with mountains of sand all around me with no one in sight. I am also reading the stone child a book that is a mystery filled with monsters and other creepy things. another book i read was the new __diary of a wimpy kid__ which felt to easy and just wasn't long enough. The stone child is kinda boring how half of the time their not doing stuff.

December 7, 2014

Dear Eli-

I understand why you found the title of __Because of Winn Dixie__ confusing because you know of Dixie cups. In southern states, one of their supermarkets is called "Winn Dixie". It would be like up here if you found a dog and called him or her "Market Basket" or "Stop and Shop". Wouldn't that sound funny!

__Spooky Massachusetts__ sounds interesting. Do you like to read other kinds of ghost stories too?

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.

In my next letter I'm going to talk about __Tortilla Sun__- what do you think of it so far?

Talk to you soon, Mrs. Palmieri

I enjoy reading the __ peanuts treasury __ because of some of the laughs I get from it like when snoopy is the world war 1 flying ace. I am also reading __ spooky Massachusetts __ which has a bunch of ghost hauntings which the author got my attention when there was a story about a house in Boston that was haunted. I am also reading __ Winn Dixie __ which you know I am reading which the title of the book says to me that the title is like the Dixie cups so I found it a little confusing.

November 20, 2014

Dear Eli,

Since you constantly have your nose in a book, and have the red mark across your forehead to show for it, I'm very interested to hear more about some of the books that you've been reading! What's a favorite book you've read recently, or one that wasn't very good at all?

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. P,

.I think silver wing is a good book so far and i agree that it is a fantisy book. The auther got me intrested when shade saw the sun and the owl chased him back to the roost. I dont think seeing the sun was worth having the roost burned down. after reading the first chapter of secrets according to humphrey is good so far where no one is telling humphrey whats going on.

Your friend,

Eli

September 1, 2014 Dear Eli,

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