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First Glance Friday: Lizzy and the Good Luck Girl by Susan Lubner

November 2, 2018 ♦

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First Glance Friday Lizzy and the Good Luck Girl by Susan Lubner Release Date: November 6, 2018 Susan sent this book to me through our Lit Review Crew. This is a group of almost 20 educators and librarians who share ARCs and other books and post reviews. First Glance This…

Student-Led Book Club Review: Code of Honor by Alan Gratz

February 9, 2018 ♦

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Student-Led Book Club Review Code of Honor By Alan Gratz I had a very enthusastiac group of 6th graders read Code of Honor for their book club book. This is our discussion after reading the book. There may be spoilers mixed throughout our discussion, so readers beware! (You can read…

Mini Review: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi

January 1, 2018 ♦

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The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet Book 1) Publication Date: January 1, 2008 Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novel Star Rating: Five Stars My Thoughts Over the last couple of years, many students have told me I had to read this series. This is a special series because it reaches across all…

Book Discussion: Skeleton Creek

February 15, 2017 ♦

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The book club group, The Ballers, finished the first book in Patrick Carmen’s series Skeleton Creek. They were immediately intrigued by the videos that went with the book. Here is our discussion after they finished. **spoiler alert! Overall Thoughts AD: 3 Stars. I liked the beginning, it was getting interesting,…

Book Discussion: Twenty Gold Falcons

February 7, 2017 ♦

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One of my book clubs, Squad, finished Twenty Gold Falcons by Amy Gordon. Here is their great discussion. Overall Thoughts: AS: Better than expected. I thought it would be just this ordinary adventure story, but it had a lot of twists, it wasn’t just about the treasure, it was about…

STUDENT REVIEW: Warriors: Into the Wild (Book 1) by Erin Hunter

December 13, 2016 ♦

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Warriors: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter (Warriors Series, book 1) Published: 2004 For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by their warrior ancestors. But the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger, and the sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day.…

STUDENT REVIEW: Among the Brave by Margaret Peterson Haddix

November 2, 2016 ♦

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Among the Brave by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Shadow Children, Book 5) Published October 1, 2005 A Reluctant Hero Trey may have saved Luke’s life, but he still thinks of himself as a coward who can barely stand to be outdoors. Now Trey finds out Luke has been taken prisoner at…

STUDENT REVIEW: HALF UPON A TIME BY JAMES RILEY

September 21, 2016 ♦

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Half Upon a Time by James Riley Published September 13, 2011 Life’s no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father’s been missing ever since that incident with the beanstalk and the giant, and his grandfather keeps pushing him to get out and find a princess to rescue. Who’d want…

REVIEW: Holes by Louis Sachar

August 20, 2016 ♦

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Holes by Louis Sachar Publication Date: September 2, 2000 Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys’ detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending…

REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

August 4, 2016 ♦

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling Published: July 2, 1998 All Harry Potter wants is to get away from the Dursleys and go back to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he’s packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish…