Book Bytes

Hello again 5th grade students!  We have been reading, reading, reading, and have again finished another book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  This is one of my favorite books of all times, and I never mind to read it over and over again.  I hope you liked it as much as I did, [...]

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Hello 5th grade!  As you finish reading Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, I would like for you to take a moment to reflect on what you have read.  This is a great book that will get readers to think about divorce, friendships, parent/children relationships, and recognizing special talents.  Take a look at the following [...]

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Hello, all! I recently acquired a LOT of free time courtesy of Ice Storm ‘09 and I thought I’d try to put some of it to good use. Also, I was inspired by my blog-mate, Mrs. Scott, getting back on the proverbial horse – so to speak. And well, this might actually be a good [...]

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Hello blog mates!  It has been over a month since the last blog, and I can’t stand it, so I must tell you about a great book that was just put on bookshelves last week.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is the third book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.  [...]

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I really hate to interrupt all of the Twilight blogging, but I did want to let you know about something I just discovered.  There is a movie currently in theaters and it is based on the book The City of Embersby Jeanne DuPrau.  I have  read this book, but I recently purchased a copy of [...]

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I spent my day on a very awesome field trip. Mrs. Scott (the Language Arts teacher at my school) and myself took our 5th graders to Louisville to see the Stage One production of Bunnicula. The novel of the same name by James and Deborah Howe has the distinction of being one of the only books that my [...]

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This one was a slam-bang, action-adventure of mythological proportions!
Seriously, there’s a TON of Greek and Roman mythology that’s woven into the plot of this fantastic kick-off to the “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series. After reading this, you’ll be looking at all those dusty old myths in a completely new light!
Percy “Perseus” Jackson is our [...]

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