My husband picked a number between one and seventeen, Heidi’s name was written next to number 17, and so, she is the winner of the copy of The Secrets of the Cheese Syndicate by Donna St. Cyr. Congratulations to Heidi S. I sent you an email, so respond and send me your snail mail address [...]
August 25, 2009 in Colfer, Eoin, Maniac Mondays, Middle Grade Novel, Paulsen, Gary, St. Cyr, Donna
Tags: books for boys, books for girls, Donna St. Cyr, eoin colfer, Gary Paulsen, middle grade books, The Secrets of the Cheese Syndicate | 1 Comment »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Older Middle grade (might even be TWEEN) novel, historical fiction Eleven-year-old boy as main character Rating: This book is one of the funniest older middle-grade (or TWEEN) readers I have ever picked up. If you love Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, you’ll love Harris and Me in a different way. [...]
March 31, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Paulsen, Gary
Tags: cousins, farm life, Gary Paulsen, Harris and Me, middle grade novels for boys, tween novels for boys, World War II | 2 Comments »
Reviewed by Margo Dill, margodll@aol.com, www.margodill.com Middle grade novel, realistic fiction 13-year-old boy as main character Rating: Gary Paulsen tells a captivating story of Brian and his plight in Hatchet, a Newberry Honor Book. Short, short summary: In Hatchet, Gary Paulsen tells the story of Brian Robeson, who is taking a single engine plane to [...]
March 19, 2009 in Creative Writing activities, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Paulsen, Gary
Tags: character study, Gary Paulsen, Hatchet, Middle Grade Novel, Newberry Honor Book, writing activities | 6 Comments »
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