Hope everyone had a chance to do some reading over the summer. I know I did. My favorite was a teriffic book called Counting by 7s. It's funny, heartbreaking, and life affirming all at the same time. Check out a full book review at http://wdjhlmc.weebly.com/book-reviews.html. Tell me about something you read this summer. And watch for new blog posts throughout the school year. Happy Reading, Mrs. Cline ----------------------------------------------------------------------- More reviews by Mrs. Morong: SYLO by D. J. MacHale If you haven't read a good Sci-fi book in awhile, I highly suggest this first installment of a trio by New York Times Bestselling Author. 14 year old, Tucker, and his best friend, Quinn live in a small, quiet town off the coast of main. Quiet, until they witness the death of a school football star and a UFO exploding over their island, emitting a deadly virus. (purely coincidental to our current situation!) The island is shut down by the U.S. Navy, until the CDC can identify the virus. But something is not right. Together with a girl Tucker likes, they three set out to find out just what is going on. This book is action packed and a real page turner with a shocking ending. reviewed 5/4/20 How Does Aspirin Find a Headache? by David Feldman is a book filled with imponderable questions you may have wondered about. I know I have. Did you ever wonder why McDonald's straws are larger than most, why we have a delayed reaction to sunburn, why do loud bangs make cakes fall, why don't schools teach CPR, can spiders get caught in another spider's web...??? Read this non-fiction book and find out. There were many things I had never thought about but were interesting. reviewed 6/1/20 | Author of the reviews below: Mrs. Morong is the Wood Dale Junior High School's LMC Paraprofessional. She loves reading and wants to share some of her favorite reads. |
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Halloween is here, time for a little mystery and mayhem. Tell me about the scariest, creepiest, most suspenseful book you've ever read.
Mine was an adult book by Dean Koontz called Sole Survivor, about a cop who lost his wife and daughter in an airliner crash with no survivors - until, impossibly, a woman shows up claiming to have survived the crash. I don't remember all the details, just that I couldn't put it down. Maybe it's worth a re-read, hmm? I enjoyed your insights on The Giver so much, I'd love to hear from you again. Can't wait to be "creeped out". Dystopian fiction aimed at adults has been around for ages, but The Giver, written by Lois Lowry in 1993, was the first really popular dystopian novel aimed at a middle school audience. It won the 1994 Newbery Award and appears on the "100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000." The book has sold over 12 million copies, and has been adapted into a play, a musical, an opera, and most recently a movie. The Giver is part of a quartet of books (Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son) in which Lowry creates other similarly dysfunctional societies, and ultimately informs us of the outcome for Jonas and Gabe. Although The Giver was one of the first (and many feel the best) dystopian novels for young people, in the last few years YA literature has been flooded with dystopian series such as The Hunger Games, Divergent, and Maze Runner. How did Lois Lowry lead the way for this new flock of dystopian fiction authors? How do you feel the more recent novels compare with The Giver in terms of character, setting, theme, style? Welcome back, Panthers! Hope you had a great summer. I know I did. I got lots of reading done (see summer book reviews at http://wdjhlmc.weebly.com/book-reviews.html ). Tell me about the best book you read this summer. What did you like about it? What kept you reading? Why would you recommend it? Can't wait to hear about your summer reading adventures.
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