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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Missing Volume Found!

Students: You will be thrilled to learn that I now have my hands on "The Great Brain Reforms." Actually, my son does. His grandparents looked high and low for the out-of-print book, and presented it to him as an early birthday gift. As soon as he finishes it, I'll bring it to our class library. We'll do a drawing among those kids who have read all of the others to see who will get the book first. Why did these books go out of print, anyway? I feel a letter to the publisher coming on. . .

Speaking of terrific humor books, I just read "43 Cemetery Road: Dying to Meet You, " by Kate Klise, recently. Written in letter format, with plenty of quirky illustrations, it was silent-cry funny. Have you ever laughed so hard that you did the "silent cry"? If not, too bad for you! Sounds like you need to check out one of the books mentioned above. Also, I hear Klise's other books, including "Regarding the Bees" are hilarious as well. There is a whole "Regarding the. . ." series, and I will buy up as many of these at next week's book fair as I can. As soon as we get finished with "Everest: The Climb," I'll read one of Klise's books to you.

I've heard "The Enclyclopedia of Immaturity" is a knee-slapper. I haven't read it yet, because I'm afraid I'll open it and find my photo in there. . . What great humor titles can YOU recommend?
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2 comments:

  1. Rafay AFebruary 22, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    can i get it because im done with my hunger games and the library books almost. pleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaase.

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  2. Laney T.July 19, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Hey Mrs. Graves! I miss you soooo much. I'm reading as many books as I can for the summer.

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Mrs. Graves' Favorite Books

  • A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park
  • Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer
  • Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • Bunnicula, by James Howe
  • Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine
  • Harriet the Spy, by Louise Fitzhugh
  • Harry Potter 1-7, by J.K.Rowling
  • Holes, by Lois Sachar
  • Knee-Knock Rise, by Natalie Babbitt
  • Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott
  • Peak, by Roland Smith
  • Slob, by Ellen Potter
  • Standing in the Light, Dear America series
  • The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
  • The Great Brain series, by John D. Fitzgerald
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
  • The Winter of Red Snow, Dear America Series
  • Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
  • Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls