Tuesday, November 5, 2013

What have you been reading lately?

Welcome to another year here in the Media Center!  What's a good book that you've read lately, or is there a book you have heard about that you want to read?

173 comments:

  1. Well, I like the book Wolves of the Beyond, book 1. I have finished the series, and I love it!

    -Juliana

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  2. I like the book Wonder.
    Courtney

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  3. I've been reading a book called "Ark Angel" made by Anthony Horowitz.By Jake S.

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  4. my name is CHIN SAM A FOOTBALL NICNAME (sam d) i've been reading lately my life as a cartoonist it's amazing cartoons!!!!!

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    1. Hi Sam I personally like good cartoons books too. Have you heard of the book Animorphs there is around 20 books in the series
      -Benjamin

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    2. Oops! Sorry, there is actually fifty-one books in the series
      ~Benjamin (again)

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  5. Ive read the book freak the mighty its about a very smart kid named freak going on adventures with his friend max. Diana.S

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  6. The best book i have been reading is the search for delicious its about the king is making a new dictionary and he sends out Gaylen to each town and see what every one else thinks what delicious is in their new dictionary. Meliha

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  7. You should read the book Jungle. You learn all about jungle animals.

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  8. I have been reading a book on the Holocaust. It is called Alicia My story. Its about a 14 year old girl going through a lot with her family and friends. She goes through a lot of deaths of family members and best friends. She went to jail for a crime she didn't commit and just because she was Jewish. She is a very strong young lady and in sorrow of everything she has gone through, she still wants to live. This book however is not in the library.

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  9. Sam D RED SOX ARE WORLD CHAMPIONS CAN YOU BELEVE IT!!! i been reading red sox streak to the siereis.

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  10. I kike the Diry od kids books

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    1. You did not spell like or odd right and are you getting Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck? It the 8th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series.Can you believe it! - Benjamin
      P.S. I did not read the whole book either

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      Now I did!
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  11. I like Diary Of a Wimpy Kid because it can be funny and make other people laugh. By Briar

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  12. I have been reading a book on the dust bowl .It's about a ten year old girl named Billie Jo .Her mother is gone and her father doesn't want to talk about .She is a loner now that her mother is gone and she is in sorrow of what happened and also is selfcenter.
    ~Tori

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  13. I have been reading diery of a wimpy kid

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  14. Philip I'm not reading much.

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  15. I have been reading The Shark Watcher's Guide and Lanie!!! Riley

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  16. I have been reading all kinds of different scary chapter books. I have also been reading mystery books. From, Melanie

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  17. I have been reading saving sky.


    From ,Tori

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  18. My name is Irvin and my favorite book last year was Diary of a wimpy kid because i like the cartoons on the bottom and the top.

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  19. I have been reading a book called the The House of Hades. B

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  20. I've been reading many good books. I have been reading A LOT of JFK biographies though. I also read a lot of fiction books. I enjoy reading about the Holocaust. I think it's a very interesting time period.

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  21. I have been reading a bunch of random books. I usually don't like to read series. Some of the books I just read are Jake and Lily, Scared Stiff, and I am reading Dead End In Norvelt. By Julia

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  22. My name is Brady aka (cauliflower) and there is a book i want to read called hard luck. I heard it was a good book.

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  23. i am reading house of hades and i just finished

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  24. My name is Jacob aka (Jacobi) I've been reading House of Hades. It's a really good book I think you should read it.

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  25. I super duper really deally want to read the totally awesomlishish book Diary of a Wimpy kid Hard Luck, book 7 in the series.
    by: B=a=t=m=a=n A+m+e+r+i+c+a

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  26. Harry Potter Deathly Halllows. Its Adventure and some suspence.

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  27. super captain America man
    I read catching fire it is the second book in the hunger games series it was good

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  28. I have read the hunger games series, and the Percy Jackson series. I also read the book of basketball (yes that's a real book), and dream team, again about basketball. Evan P

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  29. skyler,I have been reading the emperor's new clothes.

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  30. I have read Stink and the Super Galactic Jawbreaker.
    I have also read Saving Sky.

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  31. I have been reading The House of Hades I recommend it to Percy Jackson book fans!! Nick

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  32. I'm about to read the new diary of a wimpy kid book i can't wait jonathan.

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    1. WHEN YOU'RE DONE CAN YOU PLEEEASSE GIVE THAT BOOK TO ME !
      p.s. I am in your class Hint: my name start with a B

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    2. December 30,2013 2:51 PM
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  33. vampire plauges3 is an incredible book.

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    1. I think I am going to read Vampire Plagues 3 too!

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  34. I really like shoe less Joe i never know about shoe less Joe it was a good book. ty

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  35. the true confessions of charlotte doyle

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  36. i like the harry potter series brendan

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  37. Wolfs of the Beyond

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  38. I've read Mr. Henshaw its about divorce.This book is a book for 4th 5th 6th and 7th graders.This is a great book to read choose this book!

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  39. i love animal books

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  40. i am reading a book called pie and i love it

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  41. me and a couple people from class are reading Trouble Don't Last


    from, Tori

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    1. Did the book had anything to do with The Civil War ?

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  42. A book you want to read is flyaway because the back of the book pulls you in.

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  43. Ive read BOB books, and the 39 clues books.

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    1. Tori I hope you take a AR test on that HUGE book because we might beat Mrs. Provencher's class.
      ~Benjamin

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  45. STRANDED AND STRANDED 2 TRIAL BY THE FIRE STEELO

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  46. i want to read stranded

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  47. I read "The Haunted Hotel" By Ron Roy. I also want to read the Hunger Games. - Caleb

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    1. " The Haunted Hotel sound scary.
      ~Benjamin

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  48. I have been reading danny champion of the wold , Diary of a wimpy kid from cute total cute love peace

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  49. stranded and stranded 2 trial by the fire by steelo

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  50. I have been reading Animorphs a series about a group of 4 kids a nothlit and an Anadilte . Jake,Cassie,Rachel,and Marco are the four humans. Ax is the Anandlite. Tobais is the nothlit who can morph again.also you wont learn the last names of Jake and Rachel. I'll tell you its Bereson. Their cousins.

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    1. I had read the second book of Animorphs and in the first book the Andilite prince get killed by visser three. Isn't that sad and he also said that have Rachel , Jake , Tobias , Marco , AND Cassie. Oh yeah Tobias stayed a bird for too long and now he is a bird................... forever.
      Benjamin

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  51. Danny The Champion Of The World is a book for Battle of the Books. It is about a little boy named Danny. He lives with his widowed father.There is a hunt for peasants [ thats a kind of bird ] Danny learns that his father is one of many hunters trying to shoot the valuble bird. But above any body else, Danny comes up with a revelutionary hunting tecnique for hunting involving soaked raisin and sleep pills. Danny then becomes the champion of the world by hunting a bird.

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  52. i read breakaway a soccer book from j bear

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  53. Most recently read:Wonder Struck. Now reading:Warriors. By Turtlelover0896

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  54. Ive read the adventures of nanny piggins by R.A spratt

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  55. In the Animorphs series I really enjoyed these ones #44 # 41 #50 #45 #23 #39 #29

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    1. You are so lucky that your read the #44 #41 #50 #45 #23 #39 #29 I only read the first book of Animorph and I really want to read the second book SOOOOOOOOOOOO badly

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  56. Alley H. Lately I read a book called Danny the Champion of the World. It is a book from the fish grade battle of the books. It is really good I think everybody should read it. It is about a boy that is a mechanic. He finds out his dad goes poaching during the night. He soon finds the best way ever to catch peasants. I am not going to tell you how because I don't want to spoil it for you. It is truly a great book. it is a little boring at first but is picks up so don't think is is a bad book until you get at least half way through.

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  57. The book I am reading is called Spirit Animals Wild Born. This book is really interesting and keeps you wanting to read. It is about four kids who have to drink the ''Animal'' nectar and the kids spawn these legenary animals that saved the land a long time ago.

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  58. What I've been reading is Zero Tolerance. This story is about a girl named Siarra Sheperd and she acsadently brought her moms lunch.It had a plastic nife and there is a no nife's at school.She's is in a two month suspention. She is a strait A student in suspention. Do you think she will have to go to a new school or stay?

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  59. I have been reading "Hatchet" ~Abby

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  60. i have been reading dolphin song

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  61. I read the thrilling Hunger games series twice and it was great .

    sincrerely Soccergirl07

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  62. I want to read the Hunger games connor.p

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  63. what are you reading for a book for book buddies? ~Alexis~

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  64. I have been reading so many books I can't keep track !

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    1. Wow your a good reader. You must have like over a 400,000 words
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    2. I just read a book called Mrs. Lizzy is Dizzy it is the best book in the world.What a great book to write Dan Gutman - Benjamin

      p.s. Dan Gutman is the author of the book

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  65. I have been reading a book called island


    from: Luke

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    1. I have been reading 2 Goosebumps books and the first Animorphs book From: Benjamin

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  66. im reading island which is past 4 grade and in the middle of 5 grade

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  67. I like the book Hatchet but it has a lot of hard vocabulary

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    1. There is a movie about Hatchet -Benjamin

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  68. I have been reading is The Lemonade War. This book is about a brother and sister who get in a fight and they each make their own lemonade stand.Whoever wins gets the money that the other makes. Who will win? Read the book to find out.
    from soccermania

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    1. Is the book about Lemonade fighting each other ? If it is well that book is really funny!

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  69. the book I'm reading lately is the bread winner.Its about a girl who moves to a new house unexpectedly and until her parents find a new job they're going to be living poorly.
    PrincessButterfly 999

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  70. i read Omong The Hidden it was a sad and a awsome book it is sad and it is funny sometimes it is about a third child. INA

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  71. I am reading a book called Rainbow Magic Katie the Kitten Fairy. It is about two girls who see a kitten and follow it. The kitten is magic and it leads them to an area where evil goblins are. They work for the evil Jack Frost.
    Angela

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  72. I'm reading Geronimo Stilton and its about a mouse and his four other friends finding the bad cats and Geronimo's freinds find them.

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    1. I just read a Geronimo Stilton Book too!
      ~Benjaim

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  73. I am reading the first book of Animorphs

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  74. I am reading Animorphs and I already over a 100,000 words

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  75. I read 2 My Weird School books and The tenth epic novel of Captain Underpants

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  76. I have read a book called Mummies are not Softball Coaches. It is about Kids who think their soft ball coach is a mummy and they think he likes diamonds so much.Creepy isn't it ?

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  77. I read a Goosebumps.It was about a girl name Kat. Who was going to do a video blog in his Uncle's house. But her phone gets smashed. Now she cannot do a video blog and she thinks her Uncle did it because he said he is not ready to meet people. Her letter she was going to write to her parent is ripped in half so she thinks her Uncle did that too.Anyways: her Uncle is making robots that look just like him

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  78. I read a book about Kwanzaa. Do you know "Harambee" in African is "lets pull together"? Kwanzaa lasts for 7 days.The African people do thing on each day. Day 1: Unity Day 2: self-determination Day 3:collective work and responsibility Day 4: cooperative economics Day 5:purpose Day 6: creativity Day 7: faith.That it was they do in each 7 days.Kwanzaa was made in 1966 by a African teacher name Maulan Karenga . Kwanzaa means "first fruits" in Swahili.
    ~Benjamin

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  79. Rugby And Rosie.They are dogs.We all like the story.Rugby And Rosie weren't friends in the beginning now they are best friends.

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  80. I like Beauty and the Beast because its good and i like the beast

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  81. I like Beauty and the Beast because its awesome. Also because its interesting .

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  82. I like Beauty and the Beast because its awesome .Also because its interesting.

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  83. Me and my class read Beauty and the Beast.It is about 4 girls and there father and 1 of the girls is kind and the other girls are mean and selfish.Then one day there father was traveling and got lost in the woods.Read this story to find out what happens next.We liked the story.Written by Richard,Jack,and Sarah.

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  84. We didn't like "Damon and Pythias" that much.It was a story about friendship but
    we didn't really get it. Thomas Chloe H

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  85. I read Wolf Island

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  86. Beauty and the Beast is awesome .Also its about a beast and a girl.Also A girl named Beauty she wanted a rose.Beauty sisters wanted dresses and jewels . Shalah

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  87. We like make way for ducklings because it takes place in Boston. And we know because we know that Beacon hill is in Boston. By Nicholas and Matthew

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  88. this is SKYLAR and TASHA
    In ''BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'' THE DAD gos to BEAST'S HOUSE and the beast takes care of the dad then the next day dad picks a rose and almost dies from the beast!

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  89. Wolf island is a good story because its narrative nonfiction.We really like this story EDWEN,MYA and EMMA.The story is about wolves leaving an island to go to the mainland.

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  90. we read teammates and we liked it .It was about a guy by the name Jackie Robinson.But the other plays where being mean to him why? - Eric Ella.

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  91. we read One Small Place in a Tree and we did not like it. Because it was boring and it was not exciting.And we all ready know about nature.Trevor; Alexandra; Cody.

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  92. We like ''Damon and Pythias'' because it was a play.Also we didn't like ''Damon and Pythias'' because it was to long.We sort of like it and sort of don't. Ben,Elise,and George.

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  93. We like ''Wolf Island'' because,it is a interesting story, the story is about wolfs that leave a island and to many deer come to the island
    MANNY,ALLANA, William

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  94. In Teammates, there was this guy named Jackie Robinson and another guy named PeeWee Reese. Pee Wee was invited and Jackie was kicked out of the game. This story is real life and it is about baseball.

    Michael

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  95. I like Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

    Andrew

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  96. I had just finished a book called A Season of Comebacks today. The book is about a girl who is jealous of her sister because she plays baseball on television and everybody in California likes her.Her sister's name is Allie and she is the greatest baseball player in California and the girl plays baseball too but she .plays in the little leauge .The girl has a Baseball team name The Cookie monster.

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  97. We just read ''Make Way for Ducklings''.It was realistic.We really liked it because it was realistic and fantasy.Also it was awesome! It took place in Boston.The Mallards went to real places and really far.

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  98. the legend of damon and pythias was a GREAT book. it was about frendship.you should read it
    Gage,Raeanne and Mark

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  99. It's an ok book because it has beauty in it. it is a good book because it has a battle and action. One of our group members didn't like the book.

    Maddie, Irie, Ari

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  100. We like "One Small Place in a Tree'' because it teaches us about nature.Now we know what lives in a tree.Timber Beetles,Flying Squirrels,Blue Birds,White Footed Mice.Michael,Hails,Jacob

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  101. Teammates is all about Jackie Robinson and his teammate Pee Wee Reese.Jackie
    Robinson was the first African American to play in the major leagues. We liked the story because it taught us when whites and blacks were separated for segregation.

    Elijah, Aves, Lilibug

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  102. Teammates was a great book and it was sad.But people were being mean to Jackie Robinson. People were being mean to Jackie Robinson because he was black and they were white. by Emma, Cameron, and Sam

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  103. Make way for ducklings was a very awesome book, because i love hearing books about history that happened in Boston, it was also one of my favorite because i love how the auother threw in a bit of entertanment by making the animals talk. Jacob

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  104. I thought that Beauty and the Beast was dramatic and sad. I thought Beauty and the Beast was a good story.I thought Beauty and the Beast was AWESOME.
    Cole,Michelle, and Vincent.

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  105. I like One Small Place in a Tree because it went season to season and it was most of the animals homes. Jack and Kenzi

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  106. Damon and Pythias are friends.I read DAMON AND PYTHIAS and I didn't really like it.The story Damon and Pythias is a story is about true friendship.Madison Aidan and Shereen.

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  107. We all like Goodbye 382, Shin Dang Dong, the word chummy sounds funny. The name was foreign, Jangmi. There was a child that moved from Korea to America.


    Sara, Ryan, Leanna

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  108. make way for ducklings I think that make way for ducklings is a fastiasnatin story becuse ducks really did that . emma n.

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  109. Damon and Pythias was a story about friendship.Damon and Pythias were very good friends! So I hope you liked Damon and Pythias! Tyler! Maggie! Rheanna!

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  110. Rugby and Rosie is a good story because...It shows a sign of friendship.It is about two dogs that do not like each other but later they do.They become friends but Rosie has to leave to help a blind person!Julia Sean and Grace

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  111. Teammates is about baseball players.I think it is a very trustworthy story and it wasn't the best but it was okay.I think it was a awesome story! ZOE,FAITH,J

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  112. I like the story because it was a good story for our unit. I liked the story because it was about friendship. I liked the story because no one died.Nick Hailee Dylan

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  113. Make way for ducklings was a good book but it wasn't my favorite book.Make way for ducklings was a OK book but is wasn't the best book on the world.
    Make Way For Ducklings, I liked how it took place in Boston and how they used Charles River and, Public Garden.From Sean,Isabelle and, Talia.

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  114. Teammates was about Jackie Robinson playing with Pee wee Reese.We disliked this story because Pee wee Reese should not be on the field.We really did not like this story. :( Makenna,Donny
    ,and Justin

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  115. Damon and Pythias got in jail. Damon begged the police officer so Pythias could go home to his family. We loved the book.

    Autumn, Andrew, Emma

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    1. I liked that part too.
      Labin,Reese,Kylie

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  116. Our favorite part of Damon and Pythias is at the end of the story.
    Labin,Reese,Kylie

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  117. We can`t believe what PeeWee Reese did for Jackie Robinson.

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  118. We liked One small place in a tree because it was about science.

    Ian,Andrew,K

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  119. Rugby and Rosie liked each other. Rugby and Rosie had a friendship.
    rugby and Rosie are two dogs that are BFFs.

    we all loved that book.except carolynn. luke, caroylnn and Asim





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  120. SOME OF Us like it some of us don't.. this story is about a girl moving to USA
    The book is nonfiction.

    Ian adin maria

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  121. Damon and Pythias are two best friends.Damon let pythias go home and see his family.his mom said '' don't leave me '' We did not like this story.
    by marcus madison and janvi

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  122. One Small Place in a Tree is okay, but not really good. One Small Place In A Tree is good,but not great. It has a life cycle also it is interesting.



    Austin Niav Kaitlyn

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  123. I liked the book one small place in a tree becauce I love nature and the book has nature with it.Ashley!
    I liked one small place in a tree because it tell facts about how a tree dies.JACK!
    I liked one small place in a tree because lots of animals were in it.RYAN!









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  124. i like the way you named quack,pack,lack,and jack!
    i like how the mother pretended how she was a person.
    i like how the pictures were drawn!

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  125. we thought Goodbye 382. Shin Dang Dong was ok. It was about a girl moving away. That is what we thought of the book. Ben Chase Jojo

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  126. it tells a cycle of a tree.every one liked it because it is a life cycle.we like because it had anamals in it.

    Will Ryley Joshua

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  127. I like Beauty and the Beast. i do not like beauty and the beast !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  128. I really liked the legend of Damon and Pythias because it was about kindness.I liked the story because it was about friendship.I liked the story because a friend gave up his life for his friend and it was interesting.

    by,TYLER,JONATHAN,AND SALMA.

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  129. Wolf Island was a good story because it had a lot of animals and we learned a lot about them. We thought it was sad because some of the animals got sick and died because everything got out of balance.
    Jenessa, Katie, Jacob

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  130. WE LIKE IT.Some of the story was sad others were happy.The king was kind.
    ARE STORY WAS DAMON AND PYTHIAS

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  131. We didn't like Make Way for Ducklings. It was okay. I had good illustrations. The city is not a good place for ducklings

    Nevaeh, Hannah, Krish

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  132. Most of us loved Make Way For Ducklings.It was about Mallards finding a home.

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  133. Brady,Jordan,and Gaston thought Wolf Island was the best story ever because it was about animals losing there populations in the story.

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  134. I am going to read Animorphs #3 and I FINALLY read Hard Luck

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  135. I actually have the Third book of Animorphs

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  136. I just read a book called Camp Knock Knock. The book is about were this Kid name Willie says he is the best doing knock knock jokes.But this other kid name Crow say he is the best at everything. So Crow and Willie has a knock knock joke contest and they have to make a joke about a kid's name. At the end of the book Willie cannot think of a joke about a name Freddie Ornat. So Crow gives Willie until campfire time to think of a joke and Willie did and Willie one.
    P.S. I read this book on Christmas Eve.You will probably already know that because above my comment it will say December 24,2013 ~ Benjamin

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  137. I read a book about sea otters and WWE book about Triple h-Benjamin

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  138. I just went to the library yesterday and got some amazing books.

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  139. About two days in May.It's ok but very,very,very long.Now if you rilly want to read it that is ok.P.S.it is an Imaginit book.
    by Emma,Logan,and last but not least MADDY!The groop of three.

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  140. I have been reading the beacon street girls.

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  141. Lately, I have been reading there's a boy in the girls bathroom! it's a really funny book.

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  142. I think I SURVIVED was cool. There was a new book that just came out a short time ago!

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  143. i been reading diary of a wimpy kid books lately.

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  144. I have been reading dork dairies (leila)

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  145. i have been reading a adventure time book its funny and has lots of adventure.

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  146. i have been reading a adventure time book.

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  147. Lately I have ben into graphic novles there funny and anyone can read them

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  148. I have been reading diary of a wimpy kid dog days

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  149. I have been reading about a Harry Potter book called Quidditch through the ages. It is a great book.

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