Blogging about Books 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 What are you reading? http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2009/01/08/what-are-you-reading/ http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2009/01/08/what-are-you-reading/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:16:42 +0000 dcslib http://dcslib.edublogs.org/?p=12 Tell me about the book you’re reading right now.  What is the title?  What is your favorite character or part of the book so far?  Would you recommend this book to other students?  Why or why not?

]]> http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2009/01/08/what-are-you-reading/feed/ 51 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 No Talking http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/no-talking-by-andrew-clements/ http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/no-talking-by-andrew-clements/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:05:11 +0000 dcslib http://dcslib.edublogs.org/?p=6 The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a “no talking” contest.

If YOUR class had a contest between the boys and girls to see who could stop talking for the whole day – which group would win?
Join the discussion!

]]> http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/no-talking-by-andrew-clements/feed/ 7 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?

]]> http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/diary-of-a-wimpy-kid/feed/ 12 Let’s Talk about Books! http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/lets-talk-about-books/ http://dcslib.edublogs.org/2008/09/29/lets-talk-about-books/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:59:00 +0000 dcslib http://dcslib.edublogs.org/?p=4 Welcome back to another great year at DCS! On this blog, students, faculty and staff can talk about the books that get them excited about reading.   Feel free to use this space to talk about your reading group book, write a review of a favorite book, or ask a question about an author.

Have you read any of the Great Stone Face books?  What did you think?
This is your space to talk about books and reading.

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