Joe

=Book Log= dear ms sellers in the jhonny tremain movie why did they not talk about thdaughters of liberty
 * # || =Book Title= || =Author= || =E, JR, C= || =Date Completed= ||
 * ==1== || Silverwing || K. Oppel || jr || 11-8 ||
 * ==2== || Everything for a Dog || Ann M. Martin || c ||  ||
 * 3 || Night Fairy || Laura Amy Schlitz || e ||  ||
 * ==4== || Roberto and Me || Dan Gutman || jr ||  ||
 * ==5== || My Life as a Book || Janet tashjian || jr ||  ||
 * 6 || Shoot Out || Mike Lupica || e ||  ||
 * 7 || Dyamonde Daniel || Nikki Grimes || e ||  ||
 * 8 || Golden Ghost || Marion Dane Bauer || e ||  ||
 * 9 || Guinea Dog || Patrick Jennings || c ||  ||

Febuary 4 2013 Dear,Ms.Sellers

At home I am reading the kickers series with my mom and jonas.I predict that the team will hopefully win there first game. The book that I am reading is called Ball Hogs on the ipad at home.The story is about a kid who joins a soccer team and the first day there is this big shot who thinks he is better than anyone.Then they have a scrimage and they all are not passing and there all just actig like fools.I am still reading the book and I think everything will end happily and they will win most of there games. Sincerly,Joe+

January 28, 2013 Dear Joe-

Now that you've finished this __BoxCar Children__ book, what will you read next? Are you looking for some suggestions? If you liked __Shoot Out__ by Mike Lupica, I think I have a few other books from that Comeback Kids series?

I'm curious about what book you might want me to read after __Sunwing.__ 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.

Have you ever read a book with this kind of format?

Your friend in reading, Ms. Sellers

January 14, 2013 Dear Ms. Sellers,

If I were Benny in the book when he saw that guy taking notes on what they where aying I would have told someone instead of just keep on eating .I just finished Box Car Children and I liked it alot and I am doing it for my boof talk.The aldens figured out the mystery it turns out it was a kid who needed money and a guy told him he would give him 500$ for each animal he stole.Then the aldens caught the guy and it was actually the zoo partner.Then the theif got fired and the other partner bought the whole zoo.

From,Joe Dear Ms. Sellers,

My group and I are reading Janitors Boy. The main character is jack who is having problems with his dad who is the janitor at his school.Jack is in middle school.Jack gets in trouble for putting gum on a desk he does it because he knows his dad will have to clean it up and he is embarassed of him.On page 33 his dad has organization as a trait he has all his binders in order.

The book that I am reading is Box Car Children and the Poisonous Frog. The Author got me intersted when they went to the zoo because I love animals .I just started reading and two ferrets were stolen and they are trying to find out the mystery.The genre is historical fiction because they never drive cars its always bikes or wagons.

From, Joe

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 Joe-**
 * Thanks so much for your first letter. I started to read __Shoot Out__ this summer but I didn't get very far. I have read other books by Mike Lupica and enjoyed them. I thought I would really like __Shoot Out__ because I played soccer for almost 10 years! That must have stunk that your team only won one game :( If you could talk to Jake, what would you say to him?**


 * Were you surprised by the ending of __Silverwing__? Can you believe that Goth didn't die when he got struck by lightning. I think the author, Kenneth Oppel, makes the stories more interesting by keeping Goth- the bad guy- alive. The author got me interested in the part that we just left on- when Shade flew right in to the giant human building because he heard bat voices calling to them- but were they real voices, and should Shade have just flown in without being a little more cautious? I loved everyone in our class's reaction- could Goth be inside? could he be calling out? I kind of love it as a teacher when I leave people hanging at the end of the chapter and kids say, "Don't stop reading Ms. Sellers!"**


 * Your friend in reading,**
 * Ms. Sellers :)**


 * Dear Ms. Sellers,**
 * Shoot Out was a really good book because the author got me interested when he talked soccer. It was based on a kid who moved into town. He came from a town with a really good soccer team and the new team was not that good. He was a good player and he was bummed that he did not have a good team like last year. I play soccer and I did not have a good team, we only won one game, so I know that feels to not have a good team.**
 * The genre of this book was realistic fiction because it could really happen. In the end of the book, Jake's team actually beat his old hometown's team. I was very surprised by this ending.**
 * Sioncerely,**
 * Joe**


 * 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:)