Blogging about Books » Great Stone Face Reading List http://dcslib.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:26:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The Big One-Oh http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/the-big-one-oh-by-dean-pitchford/ http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/the-big-one-oh-by-dean-pitchford/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:52:55 +0000 dcslib http://dcslib.edublogs.org/?p=9 Determined not to be weird all his life like his neighbor, Charley Maplewood decides to throw himself a tenth birthday party, complete with a “house of horrors” theme, but first he will have to make some friends to invite.

Ever had a House of Horrors party? Join the discussion on this new book. Will it be the new Great Stone Face winner?

]]> http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/10/13/the-big-one-oh-by-dean-pitchford/feed/ 2 Paint the Wind http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/painting-the-wind-by-pam-munoz-ryan/ http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/painting-the-wind-by-pam-munoz-ryan/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:06:21 +0000 dcslib http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/painting-the-wind-by-pam-munoz-ryan/ After her overprotective grandmother has a stroke, Maya, an orphan, leaves her extremely restricted life in California to stay with her mother’s family on a remote Wyoming ranch, where she discovers a love of horses and encounters a wild mare that her mother once rode.

Join the discussion on this terrific horse book. Will it be this year’s Great Stone Face winner? What do you think?

]]> http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/painting-the-wind-by-pam-munoz-ryan/feed/ 3 Diary of a Wimpy Kid http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/ http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:01:02 +0000 dcslib http://dcslib.edublogs.org/?p=5 Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

What do you do to prevent bullying? Do you think this book will be the Great Stone Face winner this year?  Why or why not?

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