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Tuesday Tales: Clementine’s Letter by Sara Pennypacker; Illustrated by Marla Frazee

*Chapter book for second to fourth graders, realistic contemporary
*Third-grade girl as main character
*Rating: Clementine’s Letter is laugh-out-loud funny while being touching and so true to life at the same time!
Short, short summary: Clementine is back and in third grade. She is finally “in sync” with her teacher, Mr. D’Matz (be careful how you say [...]

December 1, 2009 in Chapter Books, Elementary Educators, Frazee, Marla, Making Personal Connections, Making Predictions, Pennypacker, Sara, Reading Skills, Tuesday Tales
Tags: Chapter Books, Clementine's Letter, Marla Frazee, reading response journals, Realistic fiction, Sara Pennypacker, Third grade books | No Comments »

Timeless Thursdays: Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

Two weeks ago, I talked about Judy Blume’s classic Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret and about the recent controversy over book covers. As you can see, today’s Timeless Thursday book Ramona Quimby, Age 8 also has a new, modern book cover, but that’s not what I’m here to blog about today.
Beverly Cleary has [...]

September 11, 2009 in Chapter Books, Cleary, Beverly, Elementary Educators, Making Personal Connections, Middle Grade Novel, Patron, Susan, Pennypacker, Sara, Timeless Thursdays
Tags: Beverly Cleary, classic books for kids, Clementine, Lucky, Ramona Quimby Age 8, Ramona Quimby series, Sara Pennypacker, Susan Patron | No Comments »