Book Bytes

Second verse, same as the first…
And by that, dear students, I am referring to the fact that there are TWO (count them!) posts for this project. One is for the 5th and 6th graders and the other is for the 7th and 8th graders. Please do not confuse the two!
Welcome to what may be your first [...]

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If you’re not familiar with the phrase I’ve used as the title of this week’s post, then you should be! What would the Kentucky Derby – often referred to as “the most exciting two minutes in sports” – be without hearing the announcer say those words as the thoroughbreds make their way to the finish [...]

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ALL OTHERS ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK!
In the interest of fairness, I wanted to make sure that EVERYONE got to freely express themselves on the subject of the Twilight Saga. Sometimes it’s really difficult to keep readers from getting ahead of themselves and unintentionally giving away crucial plot details that they’re just postive that everyone already [...]

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We’re officially at T-2 weeks before the movie come out, people! Are you excited?
I AM!    
Check out the new widget on the left sidebar. Cool, isn’t it?
Seriously though, I think that we’re all gearing up for the movie premiere. And speaking of gear, you might want to check out the outstanding selection of merchandise [...]

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Apparently I am very good at interrupting Twilight bloggers and I also have a thing for books that are made into movies.  So, I would like to interrupt for a moment to let you in on another book/movie combination.  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas based on the book by the same name, written by [...]

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Welcome back, gang! I’m totally loving all of your comments on last week’s post. Some of you put a great deal of thought into your answers!
This week you have a two-part question to answer for me…

You’ve had your books for at least a week at this point. What page are you on or have you already [...]

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Book Bites book clubbers, we commence our journey into Twilight here.
Most of you are receiving your books from me today and may not have read ANYTHING yet, so here’s the plan…
1. Watch the trailer below…
Twilight – Final Trailer
2. NOW, answer one of the following questions.

If you have been reading (or have already read the book), [...]

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