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The book The Seven Most Important Things is very moving and amazing. The masterpiece was much more beautiful than the book sounded. My favorite part is when seven years later James Hampton's creation is in an art museum instead of in a garage.

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That was a really good book (Seventh Most Important Thing). I thought James Hampton's artwork would not look like as detailed as it was in the picture. I wonder if James Hampton wanted his artwork in a museum or to be kept in his garage? I also wonder how did he get that money? I really liked this book and think James Hampton should have been more liked and not being called the junk man.

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"The 7th Most Important Thing" is such an amazing book and it has so many hidden connections that you don't understand til' the end. Like how so many things are related to seven. Also, I didn't think that is what Mr. Hampton's artwork looked like. While we were reading the book, it took me a while to realize that the reception was for Mr. Hampton's artwork. I didn't realize that James Hampton was a real person and I didn't even think about this book having a some-what true story in it until Mrs. Mueller mentioned it. It was so unexpected. This book is truly amazing and I have to say that Shelly Pearsall is truly talented.

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I think the Seventh Most Important Thing is a great book. I also love how the author took a true story and made fictional characters around it. I also love his masterpiece. I expected it to look like junk, but It doesn't at all. It looks like it's made of gold. I also like the use of the number 7.

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The Seventh Most Important Thing was a really amazing book. It's really cool how this was sort of based off of a true story. I think that light bulbs symbolize hope, foil symbolizes neatness, mirrors symbolize confidence, wood symbolizes love, bottles symbolize hard work, coffee cans symbolize ideas, and cardboard symbolizes memories. That's why it's called The Seventh Most Important Thing, the cardboard (which was the seventh most important thing) reminded Arthur of Mr. Hampton, and that made him happy. All of the important things made Arthur happy. Anyway, WOW this book makes you think, and wonder. It has so much symbolism, and I loved it! The author put so much work into this book, and she did a very good job. I'm pretty sure everyone in our class loved this book. I know I did. Also, I don't know why anyone would think The Throne of the Third Heaven isn't art! I think that the thing that makes art art is to make something unique, not like other artists' art. Mr. Hampton's art was VERY unique, I mean, I've never heard of any art made out of discarded items. It makes things that people don't care about beautiful. Or things that appear to have no worth, full of worth! Mr. Hampton was amazing. And it's really cool how the author let people know about Mr. Hampton's work while entertaining them. Overall, AMAZING book! I'd read it again if I had the book. :)

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This book conveys a very important message. It shows that if you put the useless to use great things will happen. I was really surprised when I found out that James Hampton is a real person. When I first saw James masterpeice I was completely surprised, I imagined the art in my head nothing like that. Overall the book is a 10/10. ITS PERFECT!

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I think that The Seventh Most Important Thing was a really rad book! I like how everything related to Arthur's life. I can't believe Mr. Hampton's art was ACTUALLY real! When I saw his art for the first time, I was like "Whaaa?" His art did not look like it was trash. The book made me laugh, cry, be angry and just flat out be a little too emotional because you know I am a girl and that's just how it goes.

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"The 7th Most Important Thing" was so AMAZING!!!!! I can't believe that The Thrown of the Third Heaven was in storage for 7 years. I am very glad that once the people came to take the thrown away that Arthur didn't have to do his Sentence for being is Juvy. I never saw Arthur with blond hair, I always thought that he had like reddish-brown hair. This is pretty much one of the best books that Mrs. Mueller has ever read aloud to use.

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When I imagined his masterpiece I didn't know how beautiful it really was. I didn't know that the throne existed, I did not know he existed. It was a really good book, I really enjoyed it. I feel like it didn't finish, but I always feel like that when I finish a book.

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I think the Seventh Most Important thing was a great book and is one my favorite books of the year. When I saw the picture of The Throne of the Third Heaven, I did not expect it to look like that after the book said it was made out of trash. In the picture you can really see that the foil makes the art shine. I thought the author did a great job of taking the story that she knew and filling in the gaps with fictional stories.

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This book the entire time has moved me in a way that I never have before. Its very deep and inspiring. I also love how you could connect the seven most important things to the fact that seven is like a perfect number and it was seven years after Mr. Hamptons work was put in storage that it was actually on display and UGRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! So many connections!!! :) I think Shelley Pearsall did a good job writing this book. AND MOST OF ALL MR HAMPTONS ART IS NOT HOW I EXPECTED IT AT ALL!

I thought it was just going to look like a bunch of trash.

"It looks like something the ancient Egyptians from China would've made!" -Maya

I am also suprised that the Throne Of The Third Heaven is actually like a real thing!!! :D :D

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Wow. This is just an amazing book. I noticed a lot of sevens in the book. I love it so much. This is just such great symbolism. SOGREAT .

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I loved how 7 years after the artwork was put into storage it was actually put onto display. It didn't think that The Throne Of The Third Heaven was real and it amazed me that it was. I thought that The Throne Of The Third Heaven would look like trash put together but it doesn't look like James Hampton used trash at all. I was so sad that Mr. Hampton died in the book but I was so happy when it said that his artwork was put into display. I loved the connection at the end of the book how Mr. Hampton told Arthur about the wings and then at the ceremony pigeons flew over. This book has so much symbolism, and it really makes you think which I LOVE! This book is amazing and I recommend it to everyone!

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I think that the book, ¨Seventh Most Important Thing"is an amazing book ! It symbolizes so many things from redemption to wings. I have so many connections to it. James Hampton´s story is so interesting and I really like his quote,"Where there is no vision, the people parish." This could be taken in so many different ways. I also did not imagine that Hampton's art would look this good, it really proves that junk can be made to look beautiful.

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Mia Sullivan: The Seventh Most Important Things

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Mia Sullivan: The Seventh Most Important Things

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This is one of the best books ever created, better than Maximum Ride and PJO (and I hold those in very high standards!), so that's saying something. James Hampton's work is not how I imagined it, but yet better than anything I could imagine. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Arthur rescued Squeak from the trash can and the high schoolers. This book is very deep, and I don't think I could figure out all it's layers and meanings, even if tried. I thought all of this was real, though I knew it was fiction the whole time. I was very surprised when I learned that The Throne of the Third Heaven was real. I hope Mr. Hampton had a happy life. Thank you for reading. -Mia

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Wow, The Seventh Most Important Thing has so many layers and is really deep! I really liked how the work of art was actually real, but some parts of the book were fictional. I think that the "Throne of the Third Heaven" was really amazing! I wish that Arthur and his family were real. I think that it was a really good idea to incorporate the number 7 throughout the book; 7 most important things, the epilogue takes place seven years after the Throne of the Third Heaven was put in storage. In this book, one thing would happen, and you'd just think "Wow, I never would've thought that that would happen!" I'm really glad that James Hampton's art got displayed for all people to see. "The people are coming!" I think that what the author was trying to tell us that eventually, people would come to see James Hampton's art. I think that definitely "The Throne of the Third Heaven" is art. I think that art is what an artist envisions to create, which James Hampton definitely did.

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I really loved this book so much. I think that this book was very deep as in meaningful. I hope that there is another book on the Owen family or Arthur's kids. I also think that Mr. Hampton was a very wise man and his sayings were very thoughtful. I feel that Arthur Owens when he started helping Mr. Hampton he began to think more about life and doing so became a better person. ಠ_ಠ.

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The Seventh Most Important Thing written by Shelley Pearsall is an amazing book, words can not explain my thoughts about this book. (But I'll try my best.) All of the connections in the book, like the number 7, wings and pigeons, etc. Also I love the character Arthur, his personality was amazing. I loved how he was a "bad kid" and had to go to juvy, but then became this person who loved art, became more caring, and overall just changed. This book was very moving as well. The way the author included Arthur's back story, and what he thought about things. Another thing I liked about the book is that the beginning was very engaging and not boring at all. Overall this book was amazing and inspiring and I highly recommend reading it.

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I really liked the book. I wish Arthur and his family were real. I think coming up with the whole idea of Arthur was imaginative. The Throne of the Third Heaven is definitely something I'd like to see some day. Before the author's note I would've never guessed that this is a real story. I liked the repeated use of seven even if it was fictional or actually was a non fictional part of the story. Mr. Hampton's piece actually looks amazing from up close and afar and it doesn't look like junk at all. I would've liked to meet Mr. Hampton in real life. That book felt super short to read I really enjoyed listening to it during class. I'm sad this book came to an end.

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Not only this book, but this story is amazing. The fact that sometimes the greatest works of art can be so simple they are complex. Like a story that has already been entwined, but we just tie it up again, like we want to see of we can figure out a simple mystery. James Hampton´s work is quite exquisite. In my personal opinion, I think that The Throne of the Third Heaven represents who we are as a whole. We are different, utterly complex, and yet so simple. That we are something special, shining, and something we can´t ever comprehend. All of the wings, representing taking flight, or achieving greatness. I see it as a civilization. Others see it as a work of art, and just that. We will never know precisely, but hopefully people can come to understand it. This, is something I have trouble putting into words, but I think Shelly Persall had done it really well!

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The book was interesting because it was based off an actual work of art and the creator. How can The Third Throne Of Heaven be so complex.

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I can not believe that was 7 years before the Throne was put on display because it was such a good piece of work. But I do find that the picture of the actual throne is not at a l what I perceived. And one reason that this book was so interesting was because it was all based on an author going to see an art exhibit, which I have never seen before. And what I think redemption means based on this book is redeeming ones self from a negative previous action or result of action. The book was also filled with the most symbolism Ive ever seen.

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It amazes me that is a real thing, and I really want to see it in real life when we go to DC in eight grade. I can't believe that so much inspiration can turn into such an amazing novel. One man's trash is another man's treasure. I can't believe someone would wait seven years to put such an amazing master piece on display. I mean, what could be so much better than this! I can't believe that someone could make so much out of tin foil, light bulbs, and other trash. I wish I could have met James Hampton before he died. This makes me absolutely speechless. I could never imagine something so amazing. I was picturing something so amazing. I was picturing something covered with the sparkles you can get from a craft store, but it was much better than that.

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I thought it was really cool that the author made a fictional story out of something that was actually real! I loved this book a lot, because it was interesting throughout the whole thing. I honestly thought throughout the whole book The Throne of The Third Heaven was not real, and the author had made it all up. It surprised me when I found out it was a real thing made by a real person in DC!! I also liked how it kept up kind of with the number 7. Like the 7 years they waited for Mr. Hampton's work to be put up in the Art Museum, the 7 most important things, and other things, too. Overall, this book was amazing and I hope to read more about his work!

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This book was amazing. I never thought that this is real and that it is at the Smithsonian Art Museum. Who were the other people in the group that cut the ribbon. I want to see Hampton´s note book and why can´t they decode them? I wonder what the Note Books mean.

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It's really cool how the Throne Of The Third Heaven is real. This book really made me feel a lot of different things. I never would've thought that the Throne Of The Third Heaven and James Hampton are real. It's REALLY ironic how it was 7 years until the Throne was put into the museum. I knew that Arthur's mom and Roger were going to get married. I pictured the Throne completely differently than what it actually looked like. I pretty sad that this book is over because it was so good. I liked how in the end everyone was eventually reunited. It's funny how Officer Billie switched to cookies. If Arthur found the "Fear Not" cardboard then when did Arthur give it to the museum people if the artwork was still in storage? It's really funny how Squeak got a tattoo. I can't wait to start the next book but I don't want this one to be over. o(╥﹏╥)o

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THIS BOOK WAS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGG! I think it's really cool that The Throne Of The Third Heaven was actually a real thing! I cannot describe how cool this book was. My favorite part in the end was probably just hearing that all of them reunited, Arthur, Barbra, Squeak, Officer Billy, Rodger, his mom, and Judge Warner. I also think it's cool because it involved a lot of 7's, which were the 7 most important things and the 7 years they waited for Mr. Hampton's work to be taken out of storage. I also loved how the Author took an inspirational man and his work, and turned it into such an amazing story. Everything is this book caused us to do more than just think too, you had to go deeper and really think about all the quotes and all that. "Where there is no vision, the people will perish"

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I really like how at the end of the book it goes to when James Hampton´s work goes on display forever. I think that it is cool Squeak came all the way from Boston to so the art. I think that it is weird how it was 7 years later. 7 the perfect number, and then 7 years later the perfect thing happens to the art. ''Fear Not'' is what Hampton put at the top. I wonder if that has more than one meaning? I had know idea that James was a real person. And when I looked up his art it was much more fantastic than I imagined. The foil is done much more perfect then it thought it would be. I was surprised when Squeak got a tattoo. Aurthur really did change. He was a brick thrower, and then we was a boy helping make The Throne Of The Third Heaven.

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Okay, first - this book WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! I really felt like Arthur had changed. This would be a good book for a dynamic character paragraph. Holding down the cart with "bricks". Ironic, right? This is my favorite book that Mrs Mueller has read besides Rump. "The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even touched-they must be felt with the heart." - Helen Keller. This applies to what Mr Hampton was doing, because he was building something beautiful, but he wanted people not to just see The Throne Of The Third Heaven-he wanted them to feel it. It is cool how Shelley Pearsall actually used a mans life in her book.

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That's amazing that is was real! The throne looks amazing. It said that James Hampton's notebooks haven't been able to be translated. I wonder what is written in them. There were so many sevens in the book. 7 important things, seven years before it was shown in the museum.

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I really like how the book was consistent with the 7s. It was really ironic how he put bricks on the bottom of the cart. The Throne of the Third Heaven in real life actually looks really cool but not how I imagined it would look. Judge Warner really changed in the end and his attitude was almost playful. I thought that it was sort of weird that Squeak got a tattoo but then thought it fit when he said his tattoo said ¨F=ma¨I thought it was just like Squeak.

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I thought the ending of the book was really cool. I think it is cool and ironic how everything ended up because it was all 7. I also liked how the Throne of the Third Heaven was actually real. I thought all of this was fake until I heard the authors's note. I think the 7 years symbolizes the perfection when everyone loved the piece of art. I think Arthur really changed through the book. In the beginning he was mad at everything and doing the work changed him. At the end i thought the pigeons woukd make a big 7. This was one of my favorite books.

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This book was amazing! The entire thing was interesting, there was not a single part that didn't interest me. What made it so interesting was that it seemed real. The characters were so realistic and they seemed so very real. The situations seemed real and that made it easier for you to understand the book. The entire time we were reading the book I thought it was totally fiction, but really not all of it was. I thought that the Throne of the Third Heaven was fiction and that it doesn't exist, but it turns out it does. I pictured it very differently then what it really looks like but it turns out that it's so much more wonderful than I ever imagined. I think that the quote "Where there is no vision the people perish," was supposed to be about the story. If Arthur hadn't started to change his look on life, his soul would have perished. If Arthur hadn't saved Mr.Hampton then Mr.Hampton's vision would not have been the same. Over all I loved this book and are not enough words to explain how much I love it.

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I cannot even begin to explain how much I loved this book. It completely messed with my emotions and thanks to Mrs.Mueller's Terrible habit of stopping at cliff hangers, always left me on the edge of my seat. It's hard to comprehend how a simple idea completely changed my point of view of "trash". The Seventh Most Important Thing Has opened my eyes to the crazy possibilities that could happen in the world. I hope that some day, when I go to Washington D.C, that I can see The Throne Of The Third Heaven. As James Hampton said, " Where there is no vision, The people Parish"

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That ending made me tear up. When they came to see it seven years later, that is great commitment to Mr. Hamton. I still can not imagine Squeak getting a tattoo. It just doesn't seem right to me. I also can not believe that the Throne Of The Third Heaven is real! My Favorite part of the masterpiece is the fear not on the top. To me the fear not means that you should not fear what will happen in the future, such as to not fear dying and going to heaven. You should live your life. My 7 most important things would be Love, trust, fear, strength, happiness, confusion, and hope. I choose emotions because that is what makes a person. Without these things life would be bland, and have no worth.

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I think this book is one of my favorite books Mrs. Mueller has read. I like how in the end he still is friends with Squeak. I really can't believe that this actually exists because the book was so good but fictional at the same time. I think it is kind of funny that Barbara is kind of the same at the end. I like how at the start of the book he was a bad guy, but he changed like a dynamic character. I don't like how it just dropped off like that at the end before the epilogue. I wonder if that was on purpose or just to make you imagine what happens like Wonder does. I think that this is one of those books that everyone wants a sequel for because it is so good.

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The ending of this book is amazing! I would never, in a million years, believe that James Hampton was an actual person who actually made this masterpiece. I think it's so cool how the Throne of the Third Heaven will be on exhibit forever. This novel is an inspiration to me because it teaches me to never give up on my dreams. No matter how hard times can got, Mr. Hampton never quit trying to complete the Throne of the Third Heaven. Also, Arthur never quit trying to save Mr. Hampton's masterpiece. I wonder if James Hampton really did get hit by a brick. The real Throne of the Third Heaven was even more amazing than I could ever imagine! I was really surprised how Squeak got a tatoo. I like how Squeak got the tatoo of a scientific thing.