Hi! I wrote this poem myself. If you want, you can write a comment saying how you liked it (or didn't)! Also, please don't copy and call it your own! Thanks! -Lucy
Flying free
among the library,
choosing and picking
books as I please.
Reading and writing,
I find myself hiding
in a cozy little nook,
with my nose in a book.
Nine hundred pages
or one hundred and three,
the size of a book
doesn't matter to me!
A president's biography
or a suspenseful mystery,
my favorite is a
a good fantasy.
I must find
a dictionary
to learn this new word
apothecary.
Flying free
among the library,
choosing and picking
books as I please.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Today our Group of Wild Readers Will Explore our School Library
- Bring your Book Bucket List
- You will need this link:
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
One of My Favorite Books!
Hello! This is Lucy and here is my first ever book review! I hope you enjoy it!
"Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped."
That is the first sentence of one of my many favorite books of all time. This 488 page book is titled "The School for Good and Evil" by Soman Chainani. "The School for Good and Evil" is about two teenage girls from a fictional town called Gavaldon. They are unlikely friends. Sophie has long golden hair, shining blue eyes, an amazing complexion with rosy cheeks, the pinkest lips, and beautiful dresses. She is pretty much perfect, with a kind personality. Agatha has short black hair, lifeless eyes, pale complexion, and always wears jet black. She owns an ugly, violent cat named Reaper, lives in a graveyard, and scares everyone away, children and adults alike. Or so it seems. Every four years, two children are taken from Gavaldon, one good and one evil. The night for the kidnapping is coming soon, and Sophie is bursting with excitement. She thinks she is going to the school for good. Agatha doesn't believe all this hogwash and pretty much ignores it and thinks Sophie is crazy. But when in the night, Sophie and Agatha are kidnapped, Agatha is starting to believe this whole "fairy tale" thing. Sophie is so excited to be going to the school for good, but what happens when Agatha is chosen to attend there instead, and Sophie is dumped in the school for evil? Is it a mix up, or the horrifying truth? Will the schools change the girls, or tear their friendship apart? The girls experience everything from school rivalry, to failing classes, to boy drama, and finding out more than they intended about the school's secrets.
I don't mean to tell you too much, so I'll tell you this much about my favorite part. I love when they are in their classes, and when at first they got their schedules. You can really "see" the classrooms, teachers and students with the amazing descriptive language. There are student rivalries, and the girls find out that something beyond belief will happen if you fail to many classes...
"The School for Good and Evil" is one of the best fantasy books I've read, so if you like fantasy (like me!), I can't imagine why you wouldn't love this book. It has a fantastic plot, rich details, and I could not put it down! There are cliff hangers on every page! I recommend this book for all of those reasons. Even if you don't normally enjoy fantasy as much, I think you should at least try it out. And if any adults are reading this, do not be afraid to read this book, or any books that are not necessarily your level. My dad, who is 54, reads books I recommend. He read this one and thought it was pretty good. My teacher, Mrs. Leighton, reads young adult books a lot. So, in conclusion, I just wanted anyone who is interested in this book know that this book is the first in a to be trilogy. The second one is out and called "The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes". The author, Soman Chainani, is working on the third book and (drum roll, please!) a script for Universal Studios who bought the rights to make "The School for Good and Evil" into a live action film! You can find out more at www.schoolforgoodandevil.com. They have information, quizzes, and more awesome stuff!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my first book review. I want to thank my teacher, Mrs. Leighton, for starting this book club and blog, my parents and cats and dog for being awesome, and Soman Chainani, for writing this truly amazing book.
Finally, this is a little poem that is in the book, and I think it's pretty awesome.
"In the forest primeval
a school for good and evil
Two towers like twin heads
one for the pure
one for the wicked
Try to escape you'll always fail
the only way out is
through a fairy tale"
"Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped."
That is the first sentence of one of my many favorite books of all time. This 488 page book is titled "The School for Good and Evil" by Soman Chainani. "The School for Good and Evil" is about two teenage girls from a fictional town called Gavaldon. They are unlikely friends. Sophie has long golden hair, shining blue eyes, an amazing complexion with rosy cheeks, the pinkest lips, and beautiful dresses. She is pretty much perfect, with a kind personality. Agatha has short black hair, lifeless eyes, pale complexion, and always wears jet black. She owns an ugly, violent cat named Reaper, lives in a graveyard, and scares everyone away, children and adults alike. Or so it seems. Every four years, two children are taken from Gavaldon, one good and one evil. The night for the kidnapping is coming soon, and Sophie is bursting with excitement. She thinks she is going to the school for good. Agatha doesn't believe all this hogwash and pretty much ignores it and thinks Sophie is crazy. But when in the night, Sophie and Agatha are kidnapped, Agatha is starting to believe this whole "fairy tale" thing. Sophie is so excited to be going to the school for good, but what happens when Agatha is chosen to attend there instead, and Sophie is dumped in the school for evil? Is it a mix up, or the horrifying truth? Will the schools change the girls, or tear their friendship apart? The girls experience everything from school rivalry, to failing classes, to boy drama, and finding out more than they intended about the school's secrets.
I don't mean to tell you too much, so I'll tell you this much about my favorite part. I love when they are in their classes, and when at first they got their schedules. You can really "see" the classrooms, teachers and students with the amazing descriptive language. There are student rivalries, and the girls find out that something beyond belief will happen if you fail to many classes...
"The School for Good and Evil" is one of the best fantasy books I've read, so if you like fantasy (like me!), I can't imagine why you wouldn't love this book. It has a fantastic plot, rich details, and I could not put it down! There are cliff hangers on every page! I recommend this book for all of those reasons. Even if you don't normally enjoy fantasy as much, I think you should at least try it out. And if any adults are reading this, do not be afraid to read this book, or any books that are not necessarily your level. My dad, who is 54, reads books I recommend. He read this one and thought it was pretty good. My teacher, Mrs. Leighton, reads young adult books a lot. So, in conclusion, I just wanted anyone who is interested in this book know that this book is the first in a to be trilogy. The second one is out and called "The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes". The author, Soman Chainani, is working on the third book and (drum roll, please!) a script for Universal Studios who bought the rights to make "The School for Good and Evil" into a live action film! You can find out more at www.schoolforgoodandevil.com. They have information, quizzes, and more awesome stuff!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my first book review. I want to thank my teacher, Mrs. Leighton, for starting this book club and blog, my parents and cats and dog for being awesome, and Soman Chainani, for writing this truly amazing book.
Finally, this is a little poem that is in the book, and I think it's pretty awesome.
"In the forest primeval
a school for good and evil
Two towers like twin heads
one for the pure
one for the wicked
Try to escape you'll always fail
the only way out is
through a fairy tale"
Monday, November 17, 2014
Here is a way to find books in our school library
Go to www.library.rsu24.org
Click on Hancock Elementary School
You can now search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject or Series.
Click on Hancock Elementary School
You can now search by Keyword, Title, Author, Subject or Series.
Today in Book Group...
Reilly was here. Taylor attended. Katie was present. Lucy showed up!! Yay!!
Our group is putting finishing touches on posters which drum up enthusiasm for reading. We are also playing around with blog format. Lucy is interested in posting a book review so she asked if it was okay and it is okay!!
So be looking for a post from Lucy, Taylor, Reilly (possibly) and Katie.
Our group is putting finishing touches on posters which drum up enthusiasm for reading. We are also playing around with blog format. Lucy is interested in posting a book review so she asked if it was okay and it is okay!!
So be looking for a post from Lucy, Taylor, Reilly (possibly) and Katie.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Our Group Goal This Week!
Our book group talked a few weeks ago about sharing quotes from favorite books we've read by creating posters to display on our school's walls. Let's do that this week! A possible plan might be this:
- First, decide on your quote. This may originate with you, a favorite book, or from a website such as Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/missoulalibrary/quotes-about-reading/
- Next, choose your size poster. Pages has several templates to use. Or create your own. You may print Google images if you like but use these to compliment your own original artwork.
- You might want to consider a selfie and then using a neat art tool to jazz it up. Pic Monkey is neat: http://www.picmonkey.com
- Of course, you will choose where in our school to display your poster.
- Any thoughts? Let's use Comments to chat.
- More Poster Ideas: posters about reading
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