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Book Talk By Michael

Have you ever wondered what Middle School was like. Diary of A Wimpy Kid 2 by Jeff Kinny. Will it be fun? That is one thing you might ask. For Greg, Middle School is a big pain. People bullying him. Him getting embarrassed. His life has been boring. For the Summer, nothing was fun either. [...]

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Book Talk~Joanna

If you were about to see your boyfriend that you haven’t seen in six months how would you feel? Happy, excited, nervous? That is how Annabeth was feeling in The Mark of Athena’ Rick Riordan, third book. Annabeth didn’t know how to feel about going to pick up her boyfriend Percy who had disappeared six [...]

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Book talk: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The ugly Truth – James

I like this book because it’s funny and it has comic strips. I think that the most important characters are Greg and his mom, Susan. Greg is the most important character because the book is about his life and his point of view. The book’s conflict is that Greg has to find a new best [...]

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Book talk: The Hobbit – Ava

People ask, ‘Are dragons real? or ‘I wonder if goblins exist’ but no one seems to mention the hobbits who live in large, clean holes in hills.  Bilbo Baggins, a well respected hobbit meets up with an old wizard, Gandalf, who has a request for him in The Hobbit by JR Tolkein.  He has asked [...]

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Book Talk by Stella

Many kids think that they are “special” and could be the new Einstein, of course there is a test to prove it. Only four kids can pass and they will be the new geniuses! The book, Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Steward is about the four kids who pass the test: Reynie, Sticky, Kate, [...]

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NaNo Wrimo Book Talk – Paavo

New Book Talk – The Phantom Tollbooth By Norton Juster Milo is a kid that hates himself, he is unsociable and is always depressed. When he gets home from school, he discovers a strange letter in his room. When he opens it it has a cardboard build kit. The bag says, “Phantom Tollbooth.”  When he [...]

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‘The Resurrection Casket’ By Justin Richards – Rebecca

Imagine you travel with a man who has a spaceship called the TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) that can take you anywhere, anytime? This is Rose’s life, and in this book, ‘The Resurrection Casket’ by Justin Richard, is a story of one of her adventures with the Doctor. Sometimes it can get dangerous, [...]

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A Good Dog by AVI – Sam H

Bark! Imagine keeping a wolf as a house pet. In the book, A Good Dog by AVI is in the perspective of a dog named McKinley who finds his dog-friend living with a wolf in a forest. His human pup (Jack) wants to find that wolf and keep it as a house pet. The townspeople [...]

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Book Talk – The Hobbit – Sam LQ

A world filled with war and suffering where only few are at peace. A world where cities are burnt and treasures hoarded by dragons – that is what happened to the dwarves. Now they need the help of a hobbit by the name of Bilbo. The hobbits are a peaceful race that don’t like adventure [...]

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Book Talk 2 – Stella

Niki Maxwell is an 8th grade girl who goes to (from her perspective) the worst school ever… She has 3 friends Chloe, Zoe and Brandon. She also has a bully named Mackenzie who insults her a lot, for example: “That is a GREAT sweater, for my DOG.” Mackenzie makes her life have many bumps in [...]

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