Yes, you read that right. . .you can win your very own hard cover copy of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (the sequel to The Hunger Games) by leaving a comment below. I’m not even going to make you do anything special in your comment if you don’t want to–you can just say “pick [...]
October 10, 2009 in Collins, Suzanne, Collins, Suzanne, Un-Forgettable Friday, Young Adult Novels
Tags: Catching Fire, reading response journals, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, young adult novel | 49 Comments »
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Yes, that is a picture of a waffle shaped like Texas that I found on Flickr this morning. It is fitting since I will be leaving for Texas this week, and I will be gone until Wednesday, July 15. Just wanted to let you know that I will be returning [...]
July 7, 2009 in Collins, Suzanne, Middle Grade Novel
Tags: on vacation, Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games | 1 Comment »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
*Middle-grade novel, fantasy
*12-year-old boy as main character
*Rating: Suzanne Collins captivates the reader until the end of the series, although some readers won’t want Code of the Claw to be the last book!
Short, short summary: Gregor has his final adventure in the Underland in book 5, Gregor and the Code of [...]
May 30, 2009 in Collins, Suzanne, Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Middle Grade Novel, Reading Skills
Tags: Book 5, Gregor and the Code of Claw, reading activities, reading skills, Suzanne Collins, Underland Chronicles | No Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com
Middle-grade novel, contemporary fantasy
11-year-old boy as main character
Rating: The first book of a wonderful series that keeps you wanting more!
Short, short summary: Gregor and his two-year-old sister, Boots, fall into an air chute in their New York City apartment building’s laundry room. They fall into the Underworld, which is a [...]
September 11, 2008 in Collins, Suzanne, Middle Grade Novel
Tags: contemporary fantasy, Gregor the Overlander, Middle Grade Novel, predictions, quest novel, reading comprehension skills, sequencing, Suzanne Collins | 3 Comments »