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I went into a frenzy of excitement when I heard that we were going back to school. I was so happy to finally see my friends again.

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I have a cache of rocks in the back corner in my garage. I love to see how many different types of rocks I can collect.

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The Lightning Thief (italics)                 by Rick Riordan 

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The Lightning Thief (italics)                 by Rick Riordan 

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I'm really excited to read this book because I have heard that Percy goes on a very exciting adventure and I really like adventure books.

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Black Brother, Black Brother (italics) by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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Black Brother, Black Brother (italics) by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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I'm excited to read this book because it sounds like a really interesting social issue book.

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"Black Brother, Black Brother" book trailer

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Zebra Forest (italics)                by Adina Gewirtz

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Zebra Forest (italics)                by Adina Gewirtz

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I'm excited to read this book because I like books where people find more about their identity or family history.

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Echo Mountain (italics)           by Lauren Wolk  

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Echo Mountain (italics)           by Lauren Wolk  

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I think that this book is both a widow and mirror for me. I think that this book is a window for me because I wasn't alive during the Great Depression, so I have never had to deal with such a loss of money that my family and I had to flee to the mountains. I also think that this book is a mirror for me because when Ellie and her family had to move to Echo Mountain from her town she was very sad at first, but then realized that this is what is happening and she has to adapt to the situation. This was a great mirror moment for me because I was able to have empathy for Ellie who was trying to live through all these new challenges. In my case I was moving from Norwalk to Wilton, which isn't as drastic as from a town to a mountain. Still, I knew nobody and I had to adapt to the situation just like Ellie.

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Echo Mountain (italics)            by Lauren Wolk

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Echo Mountain (italics)            by Lauren Wolk

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Here is my book talk, enjoy!

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Beyond the Bright Sea    (italics) by Lauren Wolk   

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Beyond the Bright Sea    (italics) by Lauren Wolk   

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Mind Work
Setting: One of the Elizabeth islands off the coast of Massachusetts.
Characters: Crow, Miss. Maggie, and Osh
Conflict: The islanders avoid Crow because they think she has leprosy. The islanders think that she has leprosy because when she was born she was put into a basket and let out into the sea. Osh found her and everyone thinks that Crow was sent from this island called Penikese. Penikese was an island that used to be housing for lepers. Crow, Osh, and Miss. Maggie all know that Crow doesn’t have leprosy and they try to tell the other islanders, but they don’t listen. Crow wants to know if she really did come from Penikese.
The setting and conflict affect the characters the most because if the island that Crow, Osh, and Miss. Maggie lived on wasn’t right next to Penikese, then the islanders wouldn’t think that Crow is from there.
Theme: Sometimes life throws you into unexpecting situations and you have to be ready for anything life throws at you.

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Heart Work
Throughout the story, I really had sympathy for my main character, Crow. She was born into a leper family that sent her out into the sea in hope of her getting a better life than her brother who was sent to the city and was rejected everywhere he went. Instead of that better life Crow's parents wanted for her she too was rejected.
I felt petrified for Crow the most when this man from penikese started barging into Osh and Crow's house because he thinks that they stole his treasure.The angry man threatens to hurt them if they didn't hand over the treasure. Crow and Osh do hand over the treasure, but not all of it.
I wonder how the story would have gone differently if the angry man from Penikese found out that Crow and Osh didn't give him all of the treasure. I think the author did this on purpose so that Crow would have something to remember her parents by.

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Here is my reflection, enjoy!