Monday, 18 June 2012

Winter Reading Challenge


Welcome to the Winter Reading Challenge

  • Please spend some time each day during the holidays reading. 
  • You can read books, magazines or the newspaper.
  • You can find a quiet spot at home to read. It may be in your bedroom or a sunny spot in the backyard.
  • Either read by yourself or read to someone in your family.
  • If someone in your family reads to you then you can still colour in the wheel.
  • If you need more Reading Wheels then you can print them by clicking here Reading Wheel

This blog is a place where you can share what what you have read

Include
Your name
Your class
The book you read
Something that you liked
Something you didn't like
A connection you made to yourself or another book you have read
Would you recommend this book? If so, to who and why?

  1. Click on comments.
  2. Write your post.
  3. When you have finished writing your post click on the publish button and select name/url.
  4. Write down your first name only.
  5. Press publish again.
Feel free to comment on other people's comments.



452 comments:

  1. Hi Mr Boyer and kids,
    2S just read the book "The Hairy Toe" which is a traditional American tale.

    The book was all about an old lady who found a hairy toe and took it home. That night a voice was calling for the hairy toe. The voice came closer and closer to her house until finally a big, ugly monster appeared and wanted his toe back.

    This was a pretty funny book but it was also a bit scary.

    Maybe you guys could read it too and tell us what you think.

    Have a great holiday and remember to read, read, read!!!

    From 2S

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    1. connor theobald30 July 2012 at 23:22

      i'm reading a book called the pencil of DOOM it's actully a great book you would think that because it's written by Andy Griffiths!

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    2. hi connor I think I have read that.i also like Just
      Tricking by of cores Andy Griffiths!!!!!

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    3. I'm reading a book called just doomed is a great book because it is made by Andy Griffiths!!!!

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    4. I'm reading a book called Maddy the monster and it's by Andy Griffiths too!!!!

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  2. Hi Mr Boyer
    I am reading 'The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs'. It is a different story from the traditional '3 little pigs' that we are used to reading. This story is told by the Wolf. Who says he is trying to make a cake for his dear old granny. All he wants to do is borrow a cup of sugar to take back to his house and make a cake!
    So he embarks on his journey to get the cup of sugar and finds himself firstly at the little pigs house made of straw. In the meantime, the Wolf finds that he has a cold, when he arrives at the little pigs house made of straw, he accidentally sneezed and blew the pigs house down, and killed the little pig. So the wolf ate some ham!
    Secondly, he went to the house made of sticks - still feeling unwell but wanting to get sugar for his dear granny, he made his way to 2nd little pigs house. He rang the bell and was told to 'Go Away'!! 'I am shaving the hairs on my chinny chin chin'. The wolf again sneezed!!! And the house of sticks came down. Oops!! There goes the 2nd pig.
    Off he went again to try and get the sugar he desperately needed, when he reached the house made of bricks he sneezed again. The 3rd little pig told me that I couldn't get any sugar and my 'old granny can sit on a pin!!'. Now that made the Wolf really mad (because he didn't like anyone talking about his granny like that as he loved her so much!). The police came and he was trying to break down the pigs door for saying something terrible about about his granny ... so the police took him away and the news reporters jazzed up the story to what you know today ... which the Wolf believes ... he was framed!!

    By Emily S
    2S

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  3. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B1 July 2012 at 18:24

    Hello everyone! I've been reading lots of comics and magazines. Now I've read 50 minutes in one day! :)

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  4. Hi, I've been reading Meet the Zombiesons and Ripley's RBI Beureau of Investigation Sub-Zero Survival. I hope alot of people are doing well and the movie or tralier was so funny.

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    1. hi royce i love freak street books but i only read one . meet the humunusons there so good i wish i read that one sounds good. :)

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  5. Pokemon #4
    Night in the Haunted Tower
    Author Tracey West

    This book was about how Ash how he has to battle to get Marsh Badge. Pikachu loses.to win next time he & Ash has to go to the haunted tower. I have read to page 31

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  6. I had finished reading Meet the Zombiesons and today, I will be reading Ripley's RBI Beureau of Investigation Sub-Zero Survival. I got these books from Big W and I thought these books were intersting cause of it's book cover. Meet the Zombiesns had alot of stories. There were Zigi's sister who got biiten in the leg by a plant, Zigi is in a soccer team who is in the final and Granny Zombieson came to stay as it was her 500th birthday.

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  7. Wow Emily, what a great recount of the story. I like how we get to hear the story from the wolf's perspective. Sometimes when i read a story i think of how the other characters would be feeling.

    50 minutes in one day! That is a good reading session Andrei, keep it up!

    Thanks for posting Yashvi and Royce, great reading!

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  8. I have read some stories to my children. We have read The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Fox in Socks and Wacky Wednesday. I have also listened to my daughter read Green Eggs and Ham by Dr Suess. I love Dr Suess books because of the clever rhyme.

    I have also been reading the newspaper most days during the holidays.

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    1. hi mr boyer ilove dr.suess books especaly green eggs and ham

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  9. Pokemon#3
    Attack of the Prehistoric Pokemon
    Author Tracy west
    Ash ,Misty , Pikachu and Brook go to a Pokemon fossil dig at Grandpa Canyon. suddenly Team Rocket a planning to blow up Grandpa Canyon to find all the Pokemon fossils . They fail and Ash finds a egg it hatches and the Pokemon was Togepi!. I have read the whole book for 20 mintues.On the way they find Jigglypuff!

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  10. Very interesting Yashvi. The title is 'Attack of the Prehistoric Pokemon" were Team Rocket the prehistoric Pokemon?

    I have obviously heard of Pokemon before but I don't really know what they are.
    What are Pokemon? Are they a different species of animal living on Earth? Or, Do they live on a different planet?

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  11. Mr Boyer "Pokemon" is Japanese for "Pocket monsters " because the animated creatures are often kept in capsules [Pokemon ball]by their trainers. These creatures are unique in appearance & abilities . Trainers care for and prepare their Pokemon to compete in sporting events in which Pokemon battle each other . It originated in Japan , by Sataoshi Tajiri . As a child , Tajri loved Japanese monster movies . In February 1996, the Nintendo Game Boy game Pokemon came on the market, and a comic book series was launched. I got the above information from ehow.com.
    Before I was not interested in "Pokemon" I always heard my friends talking about it. But when my cousin from Mebourne came to visit me he brought me "Pokemon" series and now I am reading and its quite interesting.

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  12. Team Rocket are thieves of Pokemon . The Prehistoric Pokemon is Aerodactyl and he changes to Charizard .They are both Pokemon.

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  13. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B8 July 2012 at 19:23

    Hello everyone I've also been reading Pokemon Black And White. It's about a boy named Black and is Travelling with Cheren and Bianca on a jorney to the Pokemon League and become Champion. And Yashvi, Aerodactyl doesn't evolove and Charizard comes from Charmender, then Charmelleon and then Charizard. So Aerodactyl doesn't change to Charizard.

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  14. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B8 July 2012 at 19:49

    I've also been reading Naruto comics. It's about Naruto possess an evil and powerful spirit:The Nine Tailed Fox. The Nine Tailed Fox attacked the village of Konoha, the same place and time Naruto was born! Naruto's father and mother tried to fend of the Nine Tails but failed. Then Naruto's father (The Forth Hokage:a protector of the village) came up with great but dangerous idea: To lock the Nine Tails in himself a Naruto. The Hokage actvated the Reaper Seal Curse Jutsu: which can only be actvated if the user is willing to give up his/her life. When the ritual was prepared he placed Naruto in the middle but before the Forth Hokage could seal The Nine Tails, the Nine Tails attacked with its claw and slashed through the Forth Hokage and Naruto's mother. Just before they died, their last words were "Goodbye Naruto my son," and when they said their last words Naruto started to cry.

    Hope you like my sumarry :)

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  15. Thank you Andrei :]

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    1. jjaammeessOO3/4B16 August 2012 at 01:38

      What do you mean thank you Andrei:)

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    2. James o she means thankyou to andrei for telling her the diffrence

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  16. the books I was reading are #1 (the great jimbo james) which has 51 pages in it #2 the monster fish which also has 51 pages in it. I love these books so much because they are enjoyable and I reccomened them to everyone

    I am having so much fun reading

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  17. Hi! For the past week I`ve been reading a book on "How Things Work." I read about how rockets, trains, cars(F1) and magnets work. I was intersted to learn more about magnets.Magnets create an invisible force called Magnetism that attracts and repels certain substances like iron. Magnets have 2 poles North and South. They attract and repel other magnets. The Earth acts like a giant magnet with 2 poles that have switched around at times. The Magvel train uses an electromagnet which is a super magnet-really sticky magnet. A magnet can produce electricity and electricity can create magnetism.

    I had great fun and learnt lots of facts.

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  18. Pokémon #25
    Prize Pokémon Johto Journey
    This book is a very festive book. Ash, Brook & Misty are finding festivals in Johto Religion. They are really thirsty. They find a water pipe but they think it is a mirage (a mirage is when you are really thirty and your mind is playing tricks with you)there was a girl who let them have a drink at her house she had a rear Pokémon .A sun flora! They were really excited to find this new Pokémon but it was not happy at all. It missed a friend of his/her Sonrise’s neighbor! But however they won a contest and they won from a battle move!

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    1. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B2 August 2012 at 04:08

      Its been awhile since i've posted a comment. Anyway Yashvi that pokemon book sounds very iteresting. I wish I had that book. I was looking in my cupboard when I found a pokemon comic! Its about a girl named Crystal (in the comic she aways says" you can call me Chris for short!")starting a pokemon jorney in the Hoen Region. Her pokemon are Arcanine, Hitmonchan, Natu, Cubone, Parasect and Chikorta/Smoochum. In the comic she started with Smoochum but later on she captured Chikorita and decided to swap Smoochum with Chikorita.

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    2. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B2 August 2012 at 04:10

      And I'm doing this for Homework.

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  19. Hey Caroline! It's great to see you have enjoyed reading over the holidays, keep it up. Thanks for your recommendations.

    Rocklin, thanks for adding some factual information to our blog. You should check out the website howstuffworks.com it has lots of explanations. I remember a ride at Wonderland, which was a theme park at Rooty Hill, called the Space Probe. It was like Tower of Terror at Dreamworld. Your capsule fell down the tower and stopped just before you hit the ground. I couldn't believe it when i found out it was magnets that were stopping the capsule from crashing to the ground. Very scary stuff.

    A good reader makes connections to things that they read. They can be text to text connections or text to self connections. That connection i just made was text to self.

    Get Caught Reading!

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  20. Great to see Andrei and Yashvi sharing Pokemon stories with each other. Great blogging!

    I went to the library today and got 2 books. One for me to read. The other one is for my class. It was 2nd on a top 100 list of children's novels. I am going to start reading it tonight. Hopefully it is a good book and my class will enjoy it.
    I'm not going to tell you what it is though!

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  21. Hi everyone! I've been reading the BFG and if your wondering what BFG stands for it stands for Big Friendly Giant.

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    1. Kristine Claire Robles 4s8 August 2012 at 05:59

      i have read that story beforenits itresting right

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  22. Hi Emma, the BFG is a great book. Can you tell us how the BFG is different to the other giants in the story?

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  23. Hi! Mr Boyer, thankyou for your comment. I will surely check out the website.

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  24. Well the differance about the BFG and the other Giants is the BFG Giant is more friendly to Sophie and the other Giants are not friendly to Sophie because the other Giants scared Sophie in her bed. Because Sophie got scared in her bed from the other Giants but then the BFG did not scare Sophie in her bed and then the BFG was friends with Sophie.

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  25. Hi everyone! I`ve been reading about Light. Light is a type of energy called electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Electromagnetic means it`s made up of electrical and magnet energy and radiation means it spreads out from a source. Light is made up of different colours, but it cannot be seen unless it hits our eyes. Light bends when it passes through a prism. Each colour bends at a different angle, so they seperate out and form a rainbow.

    My Dad got me a lot of cool facts to read and I`m enjoying reading and learning at the same time.

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  26. I am reading George's Marvellous Medicine.I am up to the part where Mrs Kranky almost fainted because George made the marvellous medicine and tryed it out on grandma.When george's grandma took the medicine she had steam coming out of her nose.Then she grew taller and taller and did not stop growing.However it cured her grouch problem.It seemed Mr Kranky didn't care at all. Mr Kranky was amazed about the magic medicine George invented because it will make them both rich. I did not like the part when Mr Kranky did not care one bit about grandma because if that happend to my family i would help them. I recommend this book for year 2,3 and 4. My connection is when i see people buy medicine it is to help them get better and not taller and taller.

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  27. Thanks for sharing that Emma. Have you had any trouble reading some of the strange words in that book. I remember some of them were very peculiar.

    Wow Rocklin, save some space in your brain for all the things you will learn back at school!

    Jake, I think George's Marvellous Medicine is one of the only Roald Dahl books I haven't read. Thanks for your post, it looks like a good book, I will have to read it. By the way, glad to see you are making connections as you read. Good Reading!

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    1. Dear Mr Boyer thanks for writting to me on blog spot.

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  28. Hi everyone, I read something interesting about light and bubbles. There are different colours in a bubble (purple, yellow and blue). When light hits the surface of a bubble, it reflects off both the outside and the inside of it`s skin producing the effect of swirling, shimmering colours.
    Have fun making your own bubble solution.
    1/2 cup dishwashing liquid
    4 cups water
    4 tbs glycerine

    Do you know what happens when you blow soap bubbles in cold weather?

    The water in them turns to ice so they freeze.

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    1. thanks Rock....I just learnt something.

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  29. hi! I'v been reading George's Marvellous Medicine and i am up to the last chapter. When Grandma was tall she started to be bad tempered again. Then the next morning when grandma woke up in the yard with mice ane rats she wanted her breakfast and a cup of tea.So then Mrs Kranky got it but the old meany said George can get it!!! so he did but he tricked grandma and popped the medicine in a cup and gave it to grandma. Suddenly when she drank the hole cup of the marvellous medicine she shrunk to her normal size.Then she shrunk again till she disappeared.George,Mr and Mrs Kranky did not care because she was a nuisance around the house.George then invented new magical potions such as Bagglepipes,bogglebox,crabcruncher and lots more.The end.

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  30. I love reading your posts Rocklin, I keep learning new things!

    Hey Jake, can you give us a review on your book. Did you like it? Who should read this book and why?

    Thanks

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  31. I chose Geoerge's Marvellous medicine because its funny,interesting and enjoyable.The most intriguing part of the book was when Geoerge invented the magic potion and gave it to grandma.I couldn't wait to see how the potion would effect grandma.I recommend this book for year two,three and four because it is most suitable for them.

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  32. Thankyou Mr Boyer for your comment.

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  33. Hi everyone, I read a recipe on how to make a chocolate truffle cake and my mum is going to help me make it today. I`ll let you know how it turns out.

    I hope Mr Boyer and all my friends are having a lovely holiday.

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    1. Hi i read a recipy on how to make
      jam tarts im going to make them for fathers day my dad loves deserts and i like makeing them i also likemixing recipes up like coconut custurd by the way tou should try it . it is really good

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  34. Australia
    While I was looking for an interesting book on my bookshelf I saw a book on Australia. After reading I found that, the countries of Australia –Oceania are Australia, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. The population of Australia is 19,978,100 people and there might be more now.
    Some of the natural features I found are: The highest mountain, which is "Mt Kosiuszko", another natural feature is "ULURU" which is known as “Ayers Rock”, it is the World’s largest single piece of rock. Also there is “Great Barrier Reef” which contains the world’s largest collection of coral reefs and is the world’s longest reef. The longest river in Australia is the Murray River.
    The wildlife of Australia and New Zealand is unique. This means that most of the animals are not found anywhere else.
    I also found out the world’s fussiest eater is the Koala, which feeds only on eucalyptus leaves. It was amazing when I found out that it sifts 9 kilograms of leaves and finds only 1 kilogram to eat, this the koala does daily.
    Finally I will add the important factor that is, Canberra is Australia’s capital, but Sydney is its largest city and commercial centre, as well as having the world famous Opera House and “Sydney Harbour Bridge" – which is 503m long, and has eight lanes of roadway, two railway tracks, a cycle track and a walkway.

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  35. Yum, chocolate cake. Hope it was tasty Rocklin!

    Hey Yashvi, that book could come in very very handy this term! You already have a head start on everyone else!

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  36. hi guys the book that i have been reading is Igraine the brave

    this book is more of an adventure book with magic and spells parts of it is

    spider attacks

    igraines parents turnning them selves into pigs with a spell

    osmund who is a greedy person

    and igraine getting hair of a giant to turn her parents back to human
    reading!

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  37. Hi everyone, today I was reading about digital technology and how it relies on the silicon chip and the binary code. Data that is sent to and from digital appliancesis is sent in binary digits called bits. It is measured and stored in bytes.

    Mr Boyer, thankyou for your comment. The cake was very yummy!!

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    1. I only know how to do numbers in binary. e.g. My age is 001010 Only going up to 16.

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  38. Today, I picked this book, it is called flyaway,this book is very interesting for me, I hope one day you will read this book!!!!!!

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  39. Hi, I just read the Hunger Games (Not HG Mockingjay or Catching Fire) BTW. It is a marvelous and thrilling book. Some parts made me hungry. I loved it even though I'm more interested in information books. The story is about a girl named Katniss, from one of the twelve districts, surrounded by the Capitol. 2 people of each district aged 12-18 must attend the annual Hunger Games- A fight to the death on live television. Katniss and a boy named Peeta were chosen. Who will survive- Or will BOTH survive? I recommend it to high level readers in year 4-5 and people in yr 6.

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  40. I mean surrounding the Capitol sorry.

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    1. did you forget something or you just made a mistake?????

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  41. HELLO guys I've been reading club penguin and its really cool its a twist. A penguin changes body with a puffle its so cute but really its great you should read its .................Great and it the best book ever

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  42. Hi guys.I recently read THE BAD BOOK.(by:ANDY GRIFFITHS!!)
    It is a book about bad cartoons. It has very funny cartoons, rhymes and stories. It made me laugh and laugh and laugh. MY MUM THINKS THIS IS A VERY BAD BOOK. This is one of the silly rhymes.
    Silly Billy took a spade
    and dug up forty worms
    then he ate them all alive
    despite the risk of GERMS.

    Guys, it is a great book for a good LAUGH!!!

    Joshua

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    1. Joshua, your actually right in fact, I think all Andy Griffiths books are funny

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  43. I have been reading Captain Underpants and The evil wedgie woman and Just Doomed.


    So far in Just Doomed, I've read what has Andy learnt in his excursion and 1 of his lessons, he said that butterflies are not made of butter or butts.

    In Captain Underpants and the wedgie woman so far, George and Harold tricked their principal AKA Captain Underpants to give the card to their mean teacher who is the wedgie woman and all the teachers saw the card that George and Harold did, a trick one by the way and it was so funny. Can't tell you but I'll give you a hint. The principal and the mean teacher were about to get married but the teacher finds out who did the card because the principal actually tells who did the card.

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    1. I wish I got those books, but it was your birthday.

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    2. That is a funny book,Royce!

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  44. Hello guys i've been reading this book called THE GIANT BOOK OF COOL STUFF its really cool it shows magic tricks,funny jokes,weird and freaky facts,scientific experiments,inventors and their inventions and my favourite category PRANKS.It has 1,650 pages in one book so that explains the title. :)

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    1. I have that book Immanuel. My favourite category is facts, jokes, tricks and pranks. I also like experiments but I don't have the stuff to do it. Anyway, are you enjoying your book.

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    2. Yes. Royce when you say you dont have the stuff to do it there's a really easy experiment that i think you might have the ingredients for. At page 103 experiment 7 it's cool you need lemon juice or a lemon,small plate,water,teaspoon,toothpick,white paper,lamp. Ok first you squeeze the lemon onto the small plate. Then add a few drops of water and mix with the spoon. Dip the toothpick into the lemon juice mix only dip the toothpick 4 times. Use the toothpick to write a message on white paper then wait for it to dry.Put the paper in front of the light from the lamp and then you can see your message.

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    3. Hey I have that book too! But I use a cotton tip instead of a toothpick.

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    4. Thanks for that experiments. I haven't didn't did it yet though

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    5. Then try it it's the easiest experiment in the book.

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    6. Whoops i wrote IT twice

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    7. No you didn't, it makes sense.

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    8. Rocklin D`Cruz 3/4B4 August 2012 at 17:09

      Yes he has a point.

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    9. Didn't pay attention i was tired when i wrote it

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  45. i like all of the captain under pants especially super diaber baby

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  46. Hi guys i've just finished the book The Gyro Kids. Tts about these kids that find some strange machinery in Waccadacca park. Suddenly Mark,Rebbecca and John get awesome powers. They used there powers to stop the bulldozes destroying Waccadacca park.I liked this story beacause its interesting and enjoyable.

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  47. I have been reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid- The Last Stand. Really great book.

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    1. have you read Diary of A Wimpy kid the third wheel? its a new book.

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  48. HI guys I've been reading the book Tooth Fairy. It is about a boy named Matthew who loses his tooth. He is very excited because his mum told Matthew that he will get treasure from the tooth fairy. Meanwhile, his sister is secretly jealous and breaks the rules of fairyland......

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  49. hi i've been reading good charlotte i love it. it's verry fun to read

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  50. Rocklin D`Cruz 3/4B4 August 2012 at 17:06

    Hi everyone! I am reading a biblical story called Samson and Delilah. It`s about how the Philistines tortured the Isralites and how God bleesed a childless woman with a son called Samson. He was blessed with a special gift-strength. His strength was in his hair. As Samson grew so did his strength. Finally Samson defeated the Philistines and set Israel free.

    I`ll share the rest of the story later. By!!

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    1. What do you mean it was in its hair??? I guess i'll just read the story for myself.

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    2. have you read a wrikle in time???????????
      i only read Chapter4 today!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

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  51. Hi Everyone,
    I have been reading a Disney Princess Book about Ariel. It explained how her life has changed over the years. The book was about how Ariel and her sister celebrated her birthday under the sea. Ariel's sister put on the invitation what was going to happen on the special day.

    This story connects to when it was my sister's birthday and we had a special day at her party.

    I would recommend this book because in the book it explained on the invitation what would happen at an under water birthday party. This was very interesting because if you COULD have a real birthday party under the sea this would give you some party ideas.

    The only thing I disliked was that you can never really have a real birthday party under the sea so you can only image it.

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  52. Miguel Tuazon 3/4B4 August 2012 at 21:18

    Hi everyone!I've been reading a story called "The Twits" by Roald Dahl.Have any of you heard of him?He is really famous.It was about 2 people called Mr and Mrs Twit.They are really stupid people and are buggles(means completely CRAZY!)I think the story is really funny and hilarious!It makes me remember me acting like a twit sometime.I'll recommend it to everyone because everyone likes to here funny stories.

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    1. I've read that book last year and I agree with you. They are so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so utterly crazy.

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    2. Thanks guys but I can't believe that Mr Twit has bits of old food in his beard like tinned sardines!Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

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  53. Hi everyone i've been reading Tangled and on chapter 2 it's about a girl named Pascal she felt excitement but then she look at her chores and then rused through them and if your wondering what the chores are they are cleaning,sweeping,dusting the furniture.

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  54. Hi Guys
    I have been reading the book Charlie and the great glass elevator. It is written by ROALD DAHL and it is illustrated by QUENTIN BLAKE . This book is very interesting so far but i have only read chapter. Chapter one is very is funny,it is about Charlie's family and Mr Willy Wonka they are in the great glass elevator and there going up up up in to space. Mr Willy Wonka had to push a button at a certain point but grandma Josephine attacked Mr Willy Wonka so they went to far. they were in big trouble and by big trouble i mean cant get down from space.

    by sage nassar class 4W

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    1. will i have read all the roald dahl books but the ownly book of roald dahl that i have not read in Charlie and the great glass elevator.:)

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    2. Kristine Claire Robles 4s8 August 2012 at 05:57

      hey!!! perfect Ihave that book i have not really read much but I think it would be fascinating i will read it tell you about or bring it to school....

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  55. Hi friends while I was reading my book called "WHY? WHY? WHY?" I came across this interesting facts about 'Muscles' which I wish to share with you.
    Muscles are made from fibres that look like bits of string. When the muscles pull, the fibres get shorter and many muscles make the bones move.
    The biggest muscle in our body is our bottom, the strongest is our jaw.
    We have cheeky muscles too, that is our face, which is full of muscles. We use them to smile, to wrinkle our nose, or to cry. We use more muscles to frown than to smile.
    Our brain makes our muscles move.
    This is a very interesting book to read as it has lot of interesting facts.

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  56. Hi everyone i have been reading Beast quest serpen the sea serpent.I am in the midell of it is abuot a boy named tom and he go's on a quest.To free 42 beasts.

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    1. Whose anonymous and I have a book compared to that. The series is called Ripley's Fact and Fiction. Also, called the RBI

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    3. HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa very funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    4. you spelled 'about' wrong just saying

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    5. samantha tuifaivaha 4w22 August 2012 at 02:15

      Ya its a-b-o-u-t

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  57. Kristine Claire Robles 4s8 August 2012 at 05:53

    hey everyone i've been reading books that are form geronimo stilton a character not a book writer...... one of them has thea stilton and geronimo stilton called the dragons code the other one is geronimo stilton,secret agent its really funny

    geronimo stilton,secret agent:
    this story is very funny geronimo stilton tries to get a very important message for his work it was on his desk and the window was open and it flew out then he go's through some crazy stuff trying to get it then his boss says that he was just seeing if he really cared about his work if you read it you would get what I mean

    geronimo stilton,thea stilton and the dragons code:
    this story is about 5 girls that called themselves the thea sisters their names are nicky,collette,paulina,violet and pamela they had to solve a mystery and there are some odd twists to it i suggest for others to read it....

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    2. jjaammeessOO3/4B16 August 2012 at 01:12

      I also read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  58. For reading groups we've read a book called Samurai Kids. The main character was narrating the story. Like a #2 person story. Very unique. I haven't finished the book but I can see that it is a very inspiring story. The Connection is (this is for homework) that they are all different because they were born different and we are born different too.
    Immanuel has read this book too.

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    3. what are you saying Ryan??????????

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    4. Rocklin D`Cruz 3/4B17 August 2012 at 19:37

      Stop speaking crazy.

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    5. Uhhhhh thanks Royce. I think I can translate Ryan.-- "Your no supposed to do that."

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    6. Yeah what happened to your spelling???

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  59. Last time I was talking about The Twits.1 connection I made was that The Twits play tricks on each other to get into trouble,which is the same as my family.Another connection I made was that the 4 children which got into big trouble in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory,are the same as the Twits!They are all funny and crazy!

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  60. hi I got a book that I liked, it is called Little Wolf's Big Book of Badness and
    Daring deeds, this book has two adventure stories,one of them is about how Little Wolf mother and father sent him to this school named cunning college.
    today my connection was, when I had gone to the Philippines I had to go to this
    cunning college,this school had the same name of the school I was reading.
    It was very odd.

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  61. Hi I got a book named Boy vs Beast which I enjoy reading everyday. It is an adventure book about a twelve year old boy named Kai Masters who was a border guard. A beast broke into earth leaving very hot rocks. Kai has a robot dog that helps him during battles to keep earth safe from beasts.

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  62. Hi guys i've been reading this book called Crusher is Coming and it's all about crusher and his sister Claire hiding from his cousins Cloe,Zac and Ronald.When it was Crusher's birthday Claire,Cloe,Zac and Ronald was telling people not to come to his birthday party because he didn't let them go to his room because it's clean and he doesen't want them to mess it up again because his mum and dad will get angry at him.

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  63. hi i've been reading this book called twin sisters it was so funny it's all about 2 little sisters fighting EVERYDAY and comparing how diffrent they are also it's just like me and my brother but were not twins and my brothers not a girl

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    1. i do the same thing with my brother ANNOYING!!!

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  64. Camille Bautista 3/4b16 August 2012 at 04:50

    ellani that also happens with me when my sisters and I fight together but at the end we are really nice too each other hey i just made a connection!

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  65. Camille Bautista 3/4b16 August 2012 at 04:58

    my book is about this cat it has five kittens and then after a few days the kittens find an owner except the youngest kitten which is named fluff because the people who saw fluff first, named her fluff because she was so fluffy. My connection is when we first found our cat we called her Meowie because she keeps meowing if she is lonely or it wants something.

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  66. Hi everyone! I am half way through the book called Zac power poison island. Zac power is a G.I.B spy agent and he is on a deadly mission with his parents. Zac's mission is to capture Dr Drastic. Unfortunately, Zac's cousin Leon gets cought in Dr Drastic's booby trap. Zac needs to save Leon but he was warned by Leon that there is deadly plants and poisonous frogs on this island.So far what i have read in this book makes me think of the dangerous and poisonous plants we have in our rainforest. Also this book reminds me of the time i saw a grey and hairy spider which looked very dangerous.

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  67. Rocklin D`Cruz 3/4B17 August 2012 at 19:35

    Hi everyone!!! I`m reading about Formula 1 (F1) cars. F1 cars are like normal cars in many ways. They have gas engines, gears and steering wheels. However, they are built with only one thing in mind, and that`s WINNING RACES! Every bit of a F1 car is light and very strong. At it`s peak speed of 225 mph (360kph) air flows over it with the force of a tornado, so it is as low and as streamlined as possible.

    My connection was Text to Self. My Dad gave me a b`day surprise. We went to a the V8 supercars Sydney Telstra 500 . The race was awesome and I got to witness the F1 cars in action. I love cars and enjoyed the experience.

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  68. Hi evrrone!!!! i'm reading The folk of the Faraway tree, so far it's about 3 girls and 1 boy that whent up a magic tree, and saw magic people like Angry pixie the old saucepan man last but not least Moon Face.

    BY

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  69. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B18 August 2012 at 19:44

    Hi everyone I've been reading Beast Quest. Its about a boy on a quest to save the kingdom from evil monsters.

    The conection with me and the text is well...I was on a quest to get some from the shop(:P) so I could be really cool! :D

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  70. HI i just read anther club penguin book its called club penguin stowaway its mad as but i didn't get to finish but if you want to read it ask me anyway read it i rate it 10 / 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plsssss read it yowl love it also the great piffle switch is great i say all club penguin book are cool and theres one coming out in the BOOK FAIR!!!!!!! so read them thanks to everyone that reads my blog BYYEEE

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  71. Monsters Inc
    Hello friends I read this book called Monsters Inc. The text to self connection is Mike & Sulley are best friends like my friend Claire & I. The text connection was to the "Orange Princess". They both are stories about girls scared of monsters in the cupboard. The text to world connections are there are lots of friendships in the world and lots of children scared of monsters.

    I rate this book 9/10 because it might scare children that are under 5. I recommend this book for the people that have seen the movie.

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  72. NINJA MEERKATS the eye of the monkey is a mad book it is the best book i have read. It is about four meerkats that are to get a hidden key

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  73. JOSHUA-GEAGEA 4W21 August 2012 at 01:42

    Hi guys

    I have been reading a joke book called JOKES & RIDDLES (pocket pal).It makes my parents and my sister laugh.Sometimes it even makes me laugh.I get confused when i read some jokes because I don't get them.Most of the time my parents are complaning that they are tired of hearing JOKES!!!!!!! hear are 2 JOKES for you.

    Riddle 1.

    Q.WHY THE COMPUTER/LAPTOP SNEEZE?

    A.BECAUSE IT HAD A VIRUS. Ha, Ha, Ha... ;D

    Riddle 2.

    Q.WHAT IS H204?

    DRINKING Ha, Ha, Ha... ;D

    The connection is to the WORLD.Most children would like to read jokes(:D)to their parents because they make us smile, chear us up when were sad and they blast our heads off into SPACE (make our heads laugh in side out)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Names: Joshua-Geagea Class: 4W

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    1. JOSHUA-GEAGEA 4W21 August 2012 at 01:48

      i think the JOKE book called JOKES & RIDDLES is made 4 any age's of children (oops...i forgot to write it in my publish...:|)

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  74. I read a book called Origami Yoda and The Strange Case everyone in sixth grade wanted to learn this mystery that was about origami yoda. The main characters are Tommy, Kellen, Harvey, Dwight who has alot to this story, Sara, Rhondella, Amy, Cassise, Mike, Quavaddo and Lance. The mystery was that Dwight's Origami Yoda or Dwight changed everyone's lives. They don't know how it works. I connect this to a story called Cinderella because at the end, Tommy liked Sara and knew that now Sara likes him, Kellen's crush likes him and Dwight was weird but was able to dance with a girl. Note: This was in a PTA night.

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  75. Hi Royce its me Hannah and i just read a book called (The Rescued Puppy) and it was about two twins a brother and sister one called Amy and the brother was named Adam. The chapter that I read was about the main character Amy and there was a mother dog that had a puppy and they called him lucky,and they played with the pup and the twin brother and sister were fighting over the dog. PS:I love this book. :) smiley face.

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    1. Uh.... Aren't you suppose to wrote about your conection or the world's connection or something that you saw.

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  76. Hey guys. If anyone's on, what are they going to wear for bookweek parade. Hope to see you there. I'm wearing a tiger and lion but I don't have a costume. I'm wearing the colours of it. My lion is from Madagsacar. His name is Alex and his animal mates are Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe, Gloria the Hippopotamus, King Julien the Lemur, Murice the Aye-Aye, Mort the Lemur, Skipper, Kowalski, Private and Rico the penguin. I hope Madagascar 3 is funny and good

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    1. Acutally. I finished off being the lion king

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    2. and I finished off being the amazing spider-man at the book parade!

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  77. Hi, Kurt Nowak 4W here :) At the moment I am reading Fantastic Mr Fox by Ronald Dahl. I'm finding it really interesting :) it is about a fox and his family and three farmers that are trying there best to kill them as the fox family steal there chickens to survive. The three gamers shot at the fox daily and now they know we're they live so they are using tractors to dig them out of their hole/ home, the poor foxes haven't ate or drank for three days :( and they are digging with there arms and legs to stay alive! Oh I hope they find a way out and away from the three terrorizing farmers fingers crossed, till next time :)

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  78. The book I'm reading is called Zac Power Tomb of Doom. It is about Zac and his family going to the Desert.He received a message from G.I.B telling him that he has a mission, to save the person from the G.I.B without getting trapped. This boook relates to my life when I was in a hotel and my family did the chores. This relates to the book because Zac Power had to do a mission as well.

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  79. Hi everyone, I picked a book called Magic Pony and it's about a girl named Natty and a pony named Ned who are best friends. Natty and Ned have adventures like helping other people and animals and they love adventures.

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  80. samantha tuifuavaha 4w23 August 2012 at 01:06

    Hi im reading gosebumps the barking goust (Bad dog Really BAD dog) by r.l stine i'll give you a report soon. bye. :!

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  81. hi every one i read this book called race race race!!! it was about a girl named sophie she had a race and she came 6th she was so sad because she was really fast but her mum and dad said it does not matter if you win as long as you have fun it remindes me i have 6 more to go to my penlicence iiiip!!!

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  82. WOW guys and girls, I can't believe how many books you are all reading. This is fantastic! Keep up the good work.

    I love the little book club you have formed. Lots of sharing and conversations happening. Keep up the good work.

    I am reading lots of books at the moment. For myself I am reading "To Kill a Mocking Bird" It is an old classic. I am enjoying the character formations and how they interact with each other. Surprisingly it is not about killing a bird but instead a family who lives in the south of America.

    I am also reading Charlotte's Web with Ella. I don't really like this book but she is enjoying it so we will keep on reading it. I'm not sure why I don't like it. I think it's just because Charlotte annoys me.

    Finally I am reading "A Wrinkle in Time" with my class and I am loving this story. I think it is amazing how the author had visions of things 60 years ago that actually exist today like a motorised push bike. Claire and I have also noticed 2 connections to Alice in Wonderland in the book.

    GET CAUGHT READING!

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  83. hi guys because it will be fathersday soon im reading recipes to cook for my dad.for breakfest lunch and dinner . i might make cookies or jelly i know it ill be fun.

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    1. yum jelly i used to read cook books so i could make food

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  84. hi i have been reading james and the giant peach.i have seen the movie and i wanted to read the book.have you read it .Tell me what its about so i will be able to unerstand it

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    1. well it a is about aboy and a peach

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  85. I wonder if zac power saves caz

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  86. I wonder if zac power escapes the tomb of doom

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  87. hi its Brandon id like to say i wonder why to james story too.

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  88. my book i have been reading is hot jokes for kool (starts with k ) kids.quick joke ( what bugs sing?the bettles.i wonder why the author chose jokes to write about in his book.

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  89. please reply later

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    1. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B29 August 2012 at 00:22

      Reply because you wanted one

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  90. HELLO!!!!!!! friends i got a new book from the book fair its the new club penguin book i now i love club penguin anyway i read the to 1st pages and it made wonder whats going to happen also it make you think from the start so i think that the 2 friends are going to find out the secret place where the party is going to be .................ALSO i think that this book is for 7 to 11 years olds and the grade 3 and 4 so have a read

    AND GET CAUGHT READING!!!!!!!!!!!!! SORRY MRB FOR TAKING YOU COMET

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    1. logan i think club penguin is a good book!

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  91. hi guys i finish reading so i bought a new and i am reading it i llllloooovvveee it it's awesome it is like the first one i read about

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  92. Hi, I got a book named dairy of a wimpy kid. I like this book because it is funny. He gets a idea to jump out of a hole until he can jump 6ft high to get away from bullies. He got bad birthday present which was a cloths basket.

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  93. Hi everyone!I have just finished The Twits so I started reading "100 most dangerous things on the planet".I haven't finished reading it so I don't know much of the book.It tells you what to do if something bad happens e.g sand storm,lost in the jungle,rattlesnakes.Its pretty much like a guide. I wonder what you have to do if you accidentally come to a pirahna shoal.I also wonder if there are other books about 100 most ---- things on the planet.I also wonder if any of you guys have read it or even have the same book.

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  94. Hi, there is new diary of a wimpy kid, it is the third wheel ,it's going to come in November 12th ,I never knew there is a new book .

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  95. my book today was Alice in wonderland , I really liked it, she dreamed about a weird land, I wonder if everything was bigger than her.

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  96. Hey guys I just read a book called "Morning Magpie". I didn't even bother reading it before because I thought it was just another story book about animals. But it wasn't. When I held it, it felt good in my hands and when I opened it and read it, it was full of spectacular poems! I have read the only a few and I am already amazed by the creativity of the author! FIY.(The name is Lydia something.)

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  97. now i know the awnsers to those two questions he saves caz and he escapes

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  98. i also read horror stories

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  99. I wonder how much time it took her to write all those poems!

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  100. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B28 August 2012 at 23:37

    Hello guys its Double!(jokes)I've been reading Zac Power Volcanic Panic. It's about Zac finding a mission disc( a fake but he doesn't relise) from G.I.B (Government Investigation Bureau)and goes to the located area.....


    I wonder what will happen next because I haven't read the rest.

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  101. Andrei,you have to read the rest of the book because it's a good book

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  102. I mean enjoy reading the book

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  103. Andrei Atienza 3/4 B29 August 2012 at 00:16

    you've read it?

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  104. I have read it,it's good hey

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  105. I'm not in 3/b

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  106. Hi everybody! I am reading this really cool book called Monstrum house.It is about this kid called Jasper Mcphee and he is a very bad student.Because he is a bad student he gets sent to another school called Monstrum house.But it is no ordinary school because there's monsters and the teachers don't teach them maths and all those other subjects,they teach them to catch monsters.But the good thing about this school is that he met some nice friends.Jasper just found out that if anyone misbehaves in class they will get locked in this room for hours with monsters.I wonder if monsters are real or not?

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  107. jake next time anything intresting happens tell us what it is seems like arealy good book

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  108. jake go on your ipod touch and get horror stories free and read demon child

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  109. Hi everyone, I enjoyed reading my book Magic Pony because it was a really good adventure book about Natty and Ned the pony in helping people with jobs or solving problems.

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