It’s back!
Sorry for the delay in getting a post up this week, but we had an interesting Monday here at LeGrande, didn’t we? First the network was down and then the water turned against us! Maybe today will be calmer…
So anyway, I’ll get right to it. This week, I want to know something about not what you DID read, but about what you WANTED to read. I want to hear about the book that somehow might have slipped through your fingers!
JCMS students, you may choose to approach this prompt from the perspective that you MIGHT want to read one of the other books on our Project List on your own sometime in the future. The LG kids looked at all the books before checking out, so they made lists to help them get at least one book that they had been interested in at the beginning. I know that you JCMS kids are only reading one book for this, so tell us about at least ONE OTHER book on the list that grabbed your attention as you were choosing.
And now, the THREE-PART prompt!
- What book from your original list of “things on the Project List that looked interesting” did you NOT get to read? If there is more than one, feel free to share them all!
- Why did you originally want to read that book?
- Will you read it in the future (even without being assigned to do so)? Why or why not?
Pretty simple stuff, I think. I know that my personal list of “things I really want to read soon-ish” just grows and grows. I tend to have stacks and stacks of books around me all the time and it always seems like it gets bigger rather than smaller even though I read A LOT!
Personally, I just bought a book called Rampant by Diana Peterfreund that I’m dying to start. Seriously, it’s about killer unicorns so how could I NOT want to read it? Also, I’ve got Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe, Teach with Your Strengths: How Great Teachers Inspire Their Students by Rosanne Liesveld, and the first Vampire Diaries volume by L. J. Smith! You can see how things pile up for me!
So, tell me about your future reading plans. It might help me get the library prepared! Or at least your Language Arts teachers… 
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Mrs. Martin
// Sep 22, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Hello all!!
I just wanted to jump in on this post with all the excitement that is bursting out of me!! I just cannot stand it any longer! I finished “The Graveyard Book”, and what a great story that was!
Nothing like being raised by ghosts, right? ANYWAY, now I would like to finish, “The Hunger Games” from the list. I have a student that just finished it recently, and she seemed thoughly impressed with it. ALSO, I cannot tell a lie, and I have already started it! WOW! It is disturbing that kids are actually about to fight kids to the death, but I cannot wait to see who survives in the end! I am also trying not to skip to the end to see if Katnis (right?) survives! Any other lovers of “The Hunger Games”?
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
I’m not sure you saw one of my earlier comments about “The Graveyard Book” that compared it to Kipling’s “The Jungle Book”. I didn’t come up with that myself, but I think it’s so vivid! Bod – raised by creatures of the night vs. Mowgli – raised by creatures of the jungle. Interesting, huh?
And my love for “The Hunger Games” and its sequel “Catching Fire” really knows no bounds! I’m considering reading BOTH of them AGAIN just to savor them rather than just devouring them like I did on the first pass. And yes, Mrs. Martin, her name is Katniss and what a gal she is!
I love a strong, well-written female character – particularly in sci-fi and fantasy. Realistic ones are great as well, but I’m a sucker for genre fiction of all sorts and it’s good to know it’s not always such a “boy’s club”.
And seriously, who doesn’t love a good death match?
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Ashley Rose Reply:
October 21st, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Ohh my gosh Mrs. Northcutt!
I absolutly LOVED that book..=]..I was wanting to read the sequel but Becca got it before me ONLY because I didn’t know it was in yet! UGHH…
Don’t really know why I decided to read this blog thingy but since I did I figuered I might as well comment right? So I did..Guess that’s about it.
S’later
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 am
You’re welcome to drop by and comment any time, Miss Ashley!
I’ve got a couple of copies of “Catching Fire” floating around here, so make sure to ask me about it some afternoon. I can still check out books to high school students!
Kinley d Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
cool I wanted To read the Grave yard book.
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Lexi C. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:50 am
Hey Mrs. Northcutt, if you ever find any great books that are realistic fiction or made up horror stories, please tell me. I am a great fan of these books. Thank you!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:35 am
Feel free to click on the “Contact!” button at the top of the screen to send me an email, Lexi!
I’ll do a better job of recommending titles to you if you can send me a message that gives me an idea of 3 to 4 books that you REALLY like already!
Mrs. S. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Read it Kinley! You won’t be sorry!
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Hannah B Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Told you it was good. I can’t wait to read the sequal! I wonder if they’ll make a movie of it…
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:45 am
Oh, they seem to make movies out of everything these days…
I just hope if Hollywood makes a movie that they don’t “dumb it down” into some PG-rated mess. They’d probably want to take out the fact that some of the characters die!
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Kinley d
// Sep 22, 2009 at 2:43 pm
the book I wanted to read but diden’t get to is The grave yard
book.Yes I will probably read this book without having to.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 am
Why did you want to read “The Graveyard Book”, Kinley?
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Hannah B Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:28 am
The Graveyard Book is really stinkin’ good! I love it! You must read it. You must read it immediatly.
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Brianna R.
// Sep 22, 2009 at 2:50 pm
I wanted to read “Out of Reach.” The reason i would have read this book is because i could have look at the character in the book has me by just reading the first page but someone got it!!;[ Yes i do plan to read this book and if you have read it Please tell me if you liked it!!!???:}
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
I think that one is currently available, Brianna! What about that first page got your attention?
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Kevin I. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
It sounds like you would really like it if you liked a character so much just from one page.
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Maddie U Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:40 am
I wanted to read this one too! it wasnt my 1st or 2nd choice but it was up in the list! have you gotten the chance to get it yet? if so are you enjoying it?
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SierraJ Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Hi Briannna! What in this book made you keep turning pages?! Have you checked it out yet?
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Shana O. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:47 am
“Out of Reach ” sounds good. But what about the first page did u like cause I haven’t read it yet? What is it about any way!?!
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chrissy G.
// Sep 22, 2009 at 2:52 pm
My book i heart you you haunt me is awesome and i hope someone ealse will read this book!!!!
chrissy.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:28 am
I’m really glad that I finally had a copy stay in the library long enough for ME to read this one! I really like verse novels.
However, we need to know what book that you wanted to read and did NOT get a chance to check out, Chrissy!
There wasn’t anything on your original list that you haven’t had a chance to read yet?
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 10:52 am
Hurry up! I want to read it too!
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14snbryant
// Sep 22, 2009 at 2:53 pm
The books i wanted to read is Graceling and The kiss of life.
I wanted to read them because it has a romantic cover and awsome description.!!!!!
I will read them in the future!^_^
♥SaMaNtHa NiCoLe♥
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 am
Both of those are EXCELLENT books, Samantha! I just finished “Graceling” last week and I read “Kiss of Life” over the summer. What do you think was “awesome” about their descriptions?
You really should read “Generation Dead” before “Kiss of Life”, though! You’ll be a little lost if you don’t!
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14snbryant Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:50 am
The discription of graceling is awsome because it is like a romance! I am I like my mom, I like the indian romances and horror both!^_^
♥SaMaNtHa NiCoLe♥
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Shawna S. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Hiya!
I’m currently reading Kiss Of Life and it’s awesome so far. I do have to warn you, if you haven’t read the the first book, I would read it before you read Kiss Of Life. The first book’s called Generation Dead.
It’s a really good series, I recommend it if you like romance type books! ^^
Shawna S.
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14snbryant Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 am
AwSoMe!!!!!! I was gonna read it but I didn’t have time to read it for the project, so I am gonna read it for entertainment!!!!
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Payton B. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Hey Samantha, you should really read Generation Dead before you read Kiss of Life or like others have already said you will probably be completely lost. Generation Dead is a awesome book and i think you will love it when you decide to read it.
-Payton Ann.x]
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14snbryant Reply:
October 16th, 2009 at 10:06 am
O.K!!!!!^_^
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Justin S.
// Sep 22, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I was wanting to read Gothic. I was wanting to read it because, all the stories in it.I want to read it when the projects are done so I know someone won’t have it!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 am
I highly suggest placing a hold on that one, Justin. It’s one of the best short story collections that I’ve read in a while.
Do you normally like to read story collections or is this a new thing for you?
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Laura D Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
so is this book a big book with a lot of short stories?????
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:46 am
It’s not terribly big, but it is a short story collection!
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logan k Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
That sounds like you are really interested in this book. I hope that you get the chance to read it. Maybe the stories will be able to scare you into a million peices.
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Eric N. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:51 am
I heard that gothic is a great book. Some of my friends are reading it and say it is awsome. I wont be able to read it because of all the books I am reading right now but hope you will finally get to it.
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14snbryant Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:53 am
I have it right now and the book is AWSOME!!!!^_^
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Matthew B Reply:
October 2nd, 2009 at 10:47 am
I hope you get to read I been told it was a great book. My freind couldn’t put his book down until he was finished.
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jordan m
// Sep 22, 2009 at 2:55 pm
The book i wanted to read is games the basketball book.The reason i wanted read is it is a basketball book and i like basketball book.Yes i will read it because i liked that book when i saw it.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
That doesn’t surprise me, Jordan! Anything else that attracted you to this book beside the fact that it involves basketball?
Have you read any of Walter Dean Myers’ other books about basketball? You should give them a try!
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tristain m. Reply:
September 27th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I figured you would read that book because your a big basketball fan and player jordan.
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amy j
// Sep 22, 2009 at 6:09 pm
i wanted to read All the broken pieces but i havent got to ..i will read this book really soon because it sounds like a really good book.
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 22nd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
You HAVE to read this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is a really good book!!(well i think so!!!)!!!!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
And why is that, Joni? Why do you think this is such a good book?
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 27th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I really dont know its just something about that book!!!
Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 am
That one has been popular, Amy! What makes it “sound” like a good choice for you?
Did someone in your class recommend it to you?
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Joni M. ;)
// Sep 22, 2009 at 7:42 pm
There were TWO books i wanted to read but didn’t. they were Trials of Kate Hope and Anything but typicial.
I wanted to read them because the cover looked like something i may have been intersted in.
I don’t know if i’ll read them because now that i think about it they don’t seem intersting to me at all anymore!! Do yall think i should read them??? Have any of yall read them before??? Were they intersting????????
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:35 am
And what about the covers made you think that, Joni?
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 27th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Just something about them!!!
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Talia D. Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Hi, most of the time I look at the books cover and if its a bright color [most of the time pink] I will get it. So your not alone.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
So let me guess, you’ve read “The Earth, My Butt and Other Big, Round Things”?
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Joni M. ;) Reply:
September 27th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Haha!!!! Thats good to know!!!!
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Taylor R Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
I also look at covers on books.
Most of the times I like the books though.
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Simon T Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Ha nice, that happens to me to sometimes, but i read the book anyway and it turns out AWSOME!
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Mike L.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:28 am
The book i would have read if i didn’t get to read Fight Game would be The Hunger Games. I wanted to read The Hunger Games because, it is a action/adventure thriller and it has a very complex plot. I will probably read The Hunger Games in the future because of its genre and plot.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:49 am
Good call, sir!
I actually found that I wanted there to be MORE fighting in “Fight Game” than I actually got!
Reading “The Hunger Games” really cured that for me, though!
So, are you a sci-fi kind of guy?
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Shawna S.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:29 am
I chose to read Kiss of Life by Daniel Waters. It was between Kiss of Life and The Dead And The Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer.
I origianally wanted to read The Dead and The Gone because I enjoy reading books that can actually happen in real life. A meteor can actually strike and change everything. Think about it?!?!
I will for sure read this book in the future. I read Life As We Knew It by Susan and it was amazing, this one will hopefully be wonderful as well!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
If you’ve read “Life As We Knew It” already, then I would HIGHLY recommend “The Dead and the Gone”!
It’s more of a companion novel than a sequel and it’s really interesting to compare how the meteor strike affects a major city rather than a suburban sort of area. It’s also from the POV of a teenage boy rather than a girl!
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Life as We Knew It was a great book and I have Dead and the Gone on my list as well. I think that will be a great story no matter what setting it’s told in.
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Kevin I.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:31 am
Originally I was going to choose “Thirsty” by M.T. Anderson, but it was checked out. The reason I wanted to read “Thirsty” is because, lately, I’ve been reading a lot of vampire books. I think that, after reading the third Vladamir Tod, I will read “Thirsty” because I’ve been on a roll with vampire books!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
OOH! I was going to take “Tenth Grade Bleeds” home with me this weekend if one of my students doesn’t check it out!
I’m a big fan of the vamps myself (since LONG before Twilight!) and “Thirsty” is one that I would highly recommend to anyone who likes the “scary stuff”.
In fact, I’d recommend just about ANYTHING by M. T. Anderson. He’s an awesome writer!
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Hannah B
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:32 am
I want to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I’ve already read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and I want to know what happens before that story, because The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn takes place at a slightly later time than The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I’m going to read it within next month, because I’m rereading the Demonata series by Darren Shan before I read Wolf Island. Action Rules!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 am
The classics AND books that are hot off the press!
You’re a well-rounded reader!
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Mrs. S. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 10:54 am
Good for you! I have’t read this book since I was a kid, so maybe I’ll pick it up again soon too!
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Elliot R
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:34 am
A book from the list in which I did not get to read but would like to would be, “The Hunger Games”.
I orginally wanted to read this book because it seems like a good action/adventure story, which I think I would enjoy very much.
And yes, I hope to read this book in the future because, once again, I think I would like it and it has also been recommened by many others.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Very true, sir! The action and adventure is certainly in there!
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Maddie U
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:37 am
I just finished the graveyard book by Neil Gaimen, and i must say it was one of the best books I EVER read, Mrs. Martin you were right; getting raised by ghosts in a graveyard does make a good book! I mean who wouldnt want to get away from their familes some days and live in the graveyard with the dead!?
my second choice is the Hunger Games, I really want to read this even if it isnt for school, probally because I love the whole fight to the death situation, I find it well……intreging. how lovely is that? anyway I am looking forward to getting my hands on the Hunger Games !
well maybe that is just me….
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
I can tell that you’re a reader after my own heart, Maddie! If you read just ONE more book from the KBA list, you can vote on who wins the 2010 award! Right now I’m thinking the “Graveyard” has my vote, but I’ve still got a few of those books to read myself.
I personally wouldn’t mind hanging with some friendly ghosts, but I suppose I’d have to meet one somewhere first! I can understand the desire to “get away from it all”, but I think I prefer the beach to the graveyard…
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Shana O.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:39 am
One book from the list given to me that I might of read was ” The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things”. I would have chosen this book because in the summary she is an outcast. Her family is thin, brilliant, and good-looking. But she is dealing with her self image. I wanted to read it in the first place because the title sounded good and by the summary made me want to read it. I think that I would like to read this book and find out about her journey to a better self image.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
This one has been out for a bit, but I wanted to include it on the Project List because it is a favorite of mine!
Virginia will take you on a journey that you won’t soon forget!
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Talia D.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:39 am
Waiting For Normal
Leslie Connor
I wanted to read this book off of the, KBA Booklist, because:
*Its about someone my age.
*It sounds interesting and I like the way this author writes.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
What sounded interesting about this one, Talia?
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SierraJ
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:42 am
I wanted to read the book Sweet Hearts. I wanted to read this book because it sounds like a book that you can really relate to. I wish to read this book in the future because I have heard that it is a very good and ecxiting book,because a girl who is popular and has a perfect life has a old friend come back into her life and she has try to find out who she is and question the most traumatic event of her pass.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:12 pm
The notion of reinventing who others perceive you to be is attractive to both teenagers and adults. Does that idea play any role in your interest in this book? It’s certainly one of the factors that intrigued me.
The drama surounding the possibility of having that “new” life crash down around you is certainly something to keep readers on the edge of their seats!
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Laura D
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:42 am
Another book that I would have chosen to read if I could not read “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” is…”The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” duhhhh. I chose this book because it goes with the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and if you read my first blog i chose that book because it was about a boy that got in a lot of trouble, and trouble=a lot of action!!! Like gettin lost in a cave!!!
Then another book I would have chosen would be “The True Adventures of Charley Darwin” [I’m talking about two books I would have chosen is because Huck Finn is like the same book as Tom Sawyer, even though they really are not!
Any ways i chose this book because when i read the summary of the book it made me think of a book called “The True Confession of Charlet Dolle”. And I LOVED that book! How in the summary too it said dangerous vouage, that means a lot of action!!!!!!
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
So, you like action, huh?
Sounds like you like your action to have a little historical flavor, as well. Am I right?
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Haley C
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:43 am
I read “Sweethearts” by Sarah Zarr, and if I couldn’t have read that, then I would have read “Thirsty” or “How ya Like Me Now.”
I would have read “Thirsty” because, I enjoy vsmpire books and the summary caught my attention, mainly when it said “Chris thirsted for the blood of the people around him, whist trying to remain human.” The reason I would have read “How ya Like Me Now” would be because, I had several people suggest it to me after they, themselves read it.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:16 pm
What reasons did some of these “people” give you when they suggested “How Ya Like Me Now”?
“Thirsty” is a favorite of mine. It’s a little older than most of the books on our list, but I thought it needed to make a comeback!
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logan k
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:43 am
If I couldn’t use my first book choice for the book project I would have read” Fight Game.” The reason I would have read that book was in the summary it says that a fighter has been arrested for a crime he did not commit. So he agrees to go under cover in a high tech fight club targeted for street kids. I would like to read this book as soon as I finish my first book project. That will be a goal I want to accomplish.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 pm
It’s got mystery, action and a little touch of science fiction! Do you typically read those genres?
All in all, it’s a great choice – particularly for guys!
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Eric N.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:47 am
There was another book That I wanted to read on the seventh grade book list. It was called Nation.
I wanted to read nation because i like the survival type of book and Nation is a survival book. It is about a group of people that are survivers from a tsunami and have to rebuild their whole village from scratch. I also want to read this book because I want to know if they are able to rebuild the village or if it gets destroyed again.
I probably wont read Nation because I am in the middle of three books right now and waiting for another book to come out.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Well, I don’t think it’s going anywhere! Even when I have to put books on the proverbial “backburner” I usually get to them eventually. There’s always summer vacation!
My husband actually read this one about a month ago and he REALLY liked it. Mr. Northcutt is a voracious reader in his own right and a fan of Terry Pratchett.
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Taylor T
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:49 am
One book off the list that I didn’t get to read was “Ghost Medicine” by Andrew Smith. I originally wanted to read this book because I am facinated by ghosts. The title also interested me because I would like to know how someone would give a ghost medicine.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I think you’ll find that the title might be misleading on the “giving ghosts medicine” front!
I think ghosts are interesting and I’d much rather read about them than watch those ghost hunting TV shows! All that stuff just seems fakey to me…
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mason m. Reply:
September 24th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I started reading this book but got bored with it. Then someone else started reading it and said that I stoped at a good part i might try to read it again.
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ss
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:53 am
the book I chose was : “The Earth My Butt and other Big Round Things ” by Carolyn Mackler. I chose this book because i liked the genre which is humor. it is about a girl who doesnt think she fits in with her family because she is overweight and her mom, dad, brother, and sister are not. her brother and sister are excellent in french, but she is not. her sister was fed up with her mom denying everything so she moved to africa. all the attention goes to her brother, until they get a phone call, that changes everything.
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
So, when you say “chose” do you mean “chose to write about because you didn’t get to read it yet” or “chose to read right now”?
I got a little confused by how you said it…
It’s a fantastic book, though!
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AshantiT
// Sep 23, 2009 at 10:55 am
The book that i am interested in the most i Knuclehead, Game, Trails of kate hope, Ways to Live Forever, and Scat. The reason why i would like to read these books that i have chosen is because i’ve heard many great things about these books and they have really kept a great interest in me so if you can give me some great op[inons and facts about this book that you know of. thank you
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Mrs. Northcutt Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:28 pm
“Knucklehead” is the autobiography of children’s author Jon Scieszka (who happens to be one of the funniest dudes on the planet).
“SCAT” is the latest environmentally-themed YA novel from Carl Hiaasen, the author of “Hoot” and “Flush”. Its central mystery is exciting and I loved how it kept me on my toes as I was reading!
I thought I’d tackle those since I haven’t seen students post about them and hopefully you can get some comments from your peers about the others!
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Payton B.
// Sep 23, 2009 at 8:07 pm
I am still really want to read “Kiss of Life”. I have already read “Generation Dead” and i absolutly loved it!
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Mrs. S.
// Sep 24, 2009 at 10:50 am
I have a cousin in another district who is in high school and each week when I see him, he tells me I need to read Hunger Games. I didn’t think I would like it, but I’ve been wrong before (Ahem, Twilight!). So, I guess that one is on my list. The problem is that I really want to read Deep and Dark and Dangerous, I Heart You, You Haunt Me, and a million others, like Mrs. Northcutt! But with a child on the way, I keep finding myself reading baby books and they don’t make AR tests for those! Right now I am reading Down the Rabbitt Hole and another called The Lovely Bones, so I guess when I finish those, I’ll get started on the rest of my very long list, including those baby books. Sometimes I wish it was my job just to read books all day. I’d be really good at it!
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mason m.
// Sep 24, 2009 at 5:15 pm
I was wishing i could read Life I Once Had. But for some reason i chose a diffrent book.
When we was choosing our book to read I read the outline and love mysteries.
I will most likely read Life I Once Had just to learn what it was about. A few of the people in 7th and 8th grade read it and said that it was a good book
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Miranda M.
// Sep 24, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I wanted to read I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME BY Jenny Valentine.
I waned to read the book because like a good mystery, and because I have heard tha it was a GREAT book…
Yes, more than likely I will read the book even without being assigned to!!!!!!!
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Will M. Reply:
September 27th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Jenny Valentain is one of the best book righters ever if you did you it should be an alsoem book!
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Jordan G Reply:
September 28th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Miranda
i just read this book and you would love it so much i know i did!!!!!!!
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melanie h.
// Sep 27, 2009 at 8:12 am
I wanted to read the book “I Heart You, You Haunt Me.”
I didn’t get to read this book because whenever I was about to check it out, it was already checked out.
I probably won’t read this book without being assigned because I don’t like reading.
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melanie h.
// Sep 27, 2009 at 8:16 am
I wanted to read this book also. It has an awesome description and the cover looks awesome!!
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Will M.
// Sep 27, 2009 at 1:17 pm
One of the book on the project books i wanted to read was Just Out of Reach but no I did not get to read it. The main reason i wanted to read this book was because it had a picture of a hand reaching for a paddle on a rock climb wall. I hope I will get to read it. The reason is i love to climb rock walls and i know how it is to be just out of reach.
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tristain m.
// Sep 27, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I wanted to read the book Dead and Gone. I wanted to read it because I wanted to what life would have been like if a large astoroid hit the moon. No I wouldn’t read this book now because after I read the first one I figured it wouldn’t be a good book because I didn’t like the first one.
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Jordan G
// Sep 28, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I didn’t get to read the books (Generation dead) and ( Kiss of life) on my project reading list and i so badly want to. the reason why i want to start reading them is because in generation dead teenagers are dead but their alive to if you know what i mean and they live among us then kiss of life is the second book of the series. i am planning on starting Generation dead pretty soon and look forward to it. i want to read this even though its not part of my grade because it sounds like something i would like and give me something to do in my spare time.
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Simon T
// Sep 30, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Well I liked the book Unwind. i thought the idea of youre parents being able to break you down for body parts would be a weird but interesting novel. I probably will in the winter when farm work is toned down and i have hours at a time to read by the wood fire
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Matthew B
// Oct 2, 2009 at 10:42 am
1 book that I wanted to read but didn’t was hunger games.
I wanted to read Hunger Games because it was the book that every one said was good including Ms.Martin. Also I like adventerouse, fighting books and hunger games is both of those thing. My last reason I wanted to read this book was I thought it was the best book on the list but now I know it wasn’t.
I will probaly eventually read the hunger games because it seems like a book that is to good to pass up.
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