Category: Reviews
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Determination and Learning From Mistakes
Determination and Learning from Mistakes by Joshua In the book Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, Brian’s plane crashes in a lake. While Brian is stranded, he learns how to hunt for food and start a fire. He doesn’t give up when he is in trouble and learns from his mistakes. First, the pilot has a…
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Determination and Trust
Determination and Trust by Sachin In the book Swindle, by Gordon Korman, Griffin gets cheated out of a baseball card. He gathers a group of friends (and enemies) to get the card back. Griffin learns to be determined and to trust others. In the beginning of the book, Griffin is having a sleepover with…
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes
This is a student review of one of my favorite books to teach. Book Review by Kayla The book Al Capone Shines My Shoes, by Gennifer Choldenko, tells about what happens after Moose asks the notorious criminal…
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Kings & Queens: Review
Kings & Queens, by Courtney Vail, is a YA thriller of the first magnitude. When seventeen year old Majesty overhears two young men plotting to massacre a church full of people. She does the responsible thing and contacts the police. They basically ignore her because she’s been hounding them to investigate her father’s recent death.…
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Songbird
Songbird, by Angela Fristoe, is more than a young adult romance. Dani is seventeen, haunted by memories of witnessing her father kill her brother. Since then she’s been in a number of foster homes. Now she’s found one where she wants to stay. She even has a best friend, Reece, who wants more from…