in October 2005. Choosing this book came down to the captivating graphics and title on the cover of the book. This book tells a story a horrifically traumatized young man‚ Grubbs Grady‚ who after witnessing the brutal murder of his parents and older sister‚ learns of a haunting family secret and is forced to face the same terrifying creatures that literally tore his family apart. Grubbs Grady and his uncle‚ Dervish Grady‚ are seen as the main characters in this book because of the amazing mental
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Haley Krough Mr. Hallgren English II 4th 02-07-10 Elijah of Buxton Christopher Paul Curtis wrote Elijah of Buxton‚ a Newberry Honor book. This story takes place in the town of Buxton‚ Canada during the mid 1880’s. Elijah of Buxton is told in first person point of view with Elijah being the main character. Elijah‚ an eleven-year-old boy‚ was the first child born free in the town of Buxton. Cooter is Elijah’s best friend‚ but would sell him out in a second to save his own skin. The Preacher
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]Welcome to www.spycampstuartgibbs.weebly.com HOME SUMMARY IF YOU LIKE THE BOOK... ARE YOU A TRUE SPY? BLOG BOOK INFO LINKS In the beginning of Spy Camp‚ Benjamin Ripley‚ who is a twelve year old boy‚ thinks he is leaving Spy School and is going to have the most normal and happy summer ever. That is when he is told about Spy Camp. He has to attend Spy Camp throughout the whole summer! So much for a normal and happy summer. When packing up his belongings‚ Ben sees that he has received a note
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Entry Number: 7 Page Number: p. 227- 228 Incident Summary: Richard was in the elevator one morning were Shorty was working‚ and Shorty really needed a quarter to buy his lunch. A white man who also worked in the building walked into the elevator and waited for Shorty to be taken to his floor. And Shorty kept asking him for a quarter and he kept saying no and threatened him if he didn’t do his job. And what was about to happen next‚ Richard will never forget. Shorty bent over and told the white
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Title: Red Kayak Author: Priscilla Cummings Genre: Realistic Fiction Book Report Red Kayak Book Report The main topic of the Red Kayak is the secret between Brady‚ J.T.‚ and Digger are how Brady is reaching inside himself to do the right thing or live with guilt that JT and Digger drilled holes in the kayak that caused Ben to die. Brady-is a teenager who loves the water his parents and his dog. Brady tells the truth and does the right thing. Digger-wants to be a tough navy seal and are
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The Unknown Underground Mysteries The “City of Ember” is a must read book and after reading the first book of the series you will want to finish the series. It is about an underground village that lives there for many centuries and finally their supplies run out. The villagers don’t know what to do until a younger girl finds directions to get the people out of there. No one will believe her‚ however‚ she and another young boy follow the directions and find themselves above ground‚ not knowing anything
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Gates Of Fire Book Report Title: Gates Of Fire LCpl Yaccarine A. Jared Author: Steven Pressfield Publisher: Turtleback Books Published: 1999 This book is about the Spartans warrior culture and how it ties into the Marine Corps values‚ and the present day warrior culture of our Marine Corps. My opinion on this book is that it is a great and interesting read that captures the attention of the reader and ties in ideally to our Marine Corps values. It depicts perfectly on what it is to be a
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The book Finding Winnie‚ by Lindsay Mattick is about a Veterinarian‚ Harry Colebourn‚ from Canada that went to World War I in 1914 to take care of the soldier’s horses. On his way to War he bought a bear and took him to War with him. This book tells a story about the bear that inspired Winnie-The-Pooh one of the most famous bears in the world. The book is based on a real life story and brings the character to life. The book starts by introducing Harry as a sweet veterinarian that loves animals
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Madeline Whitter has in the book Everything‚ Everything by Nicola Yoon. She has never left the house in the last seventeen years and only lives with her mother since her dad and brother was killed in a car accident. One day‚ a boy named Olly Bright moves in next door and Madeline really wants to meet him‚ but that would be risking her life. The different characters‚ twisting plot‚ and the suspense makes this book great to read. All of the characters made this book interesting because they all
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as the Glade‚ with no memories except of his name. He and other teenage boys call themselves Gladers‚ and have made a community in which each is assigned to a task belonging to different departments headed by a Keeper. The Glade is surrounded by a gigantic Maze in which mechanical creatures called Grievers roam at night. Huge doors around the Glade close at sunset. Supplies are brought to the Glade every week; whereas a new boy is sent through an elevator called the Box once every month. The day after
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