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Book Talks from the Mrs. Lofton's Lindero Canyon Middle School Students

Thursday, July 8, 2010

The Heist Society by Ally Carter

Posted by Jane Lofton at 10:22 PM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: artwork, crime, Heist Society, theft

Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone

Posted by Jane Lofton at 10:19 PM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: Blood on the River, Jamestown, Settlement of America

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Gone by Michael Grant

Posted by Jane Lofton at 5:35 PM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: bullying, disappearance, Gone, mystery

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz

Posted by Jane Lofton at 6:35 AM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: adventure, Alex Rider, Crocodile Tears, spies

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins



Posted by Jane Lofton at 10:35 PM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: competitions, dystopia, Hunger Games, oppression, suspense

Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

I found this trailer for The Graveyard Book thanks to the Write Out Loud Blog.

Posted by Jane Lofton at 4:08 PM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: adventure, ghosts, Graveyard Book

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

Posted by Jane Lofton at 10:23 PM No comments: Links to this post
Labels: band, brothers, drums, Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie, illness, leukemia
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