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Posts Tagged ‘books that teach voice’

For the Love of Pete (An Orphan Train Story) by Ethel Barker

This is a book I am EXTREMELY excited to tell you about for several reasons. . . I helped to edit this book in its beginning stages in 2009, as part of my Editor 911 business. It is a terrific HISTORICAL FICTION book for upper middle grade/tween/younger YA audience by a delightful author. Ice Cube [...]

February 11, 2013 in Barker Ethel, Book Club Possibility, Books With Social Studies Content, Elementary Educators, Journal Writing, Making Book to Book Comparisons, Making Predictions, Middle Grade Novel, Middle School Teachers, Reading Skills, six traits of writing
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The Bad Beginning (Written by Lemony Snicket; Illustrated by Brett Helquist)

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle-grade novel, fantasy and adventure A 14-year-old girl, a 12-year-old boy, and a baby girl are the main characters. Rating: The voice in this book is unusual and playful and makes the book as popular as it is–popular enough to be made into a movie (along with book 2 [...]

November 25, 2008 in Helquist, Brett, Middle Grade Novel, Snicket, Lemony
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