What is Good Literature

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What is Good Literature?

• Mrs. Fidlers Team 7-1

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Hatchetby Gary Paulsen
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• Brian is a person who doesn't know much about the
  wilderness. He crashes into Canadian woods in an
  airplane with just a hatchet. Brian has to
  survive the wilderness.

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• Buy the book
• This book has tons of action
• Will Brian survive and get saved or will he die?

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• Sparrow Hawk Red
• By Ben Mikaelsen

Griffin 7-1
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• Somehow 13 year old pilot Ricky has to take a
  plane from a group of drug dealers in Mexico.
  Before he steals it he has to live on the street
  until he is ready.

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Does Ricky have what it takes to steal the plane
from the drug dealers?
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid RODRICK RULES
By Jeff Kinney
Danny 7-1
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Summary

• 6th grader Greg is a nerd and is bullied even by
  his own brother in school. By the end Greg starts
  to get cooler but not all the way. Will Greg ever
  be the coolest kid in his school?

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Diary of a wimpy Kid RodRick Rules

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HootBy Carl Hiaasen
Tommy 7-1
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Summary

• Roy Eberhardt, a new kid in school, likes to meet
  new people every time he moves to a new state.
  Roy starts a mission to save owls that live in
  the burrows where a construction site is.
• What will happen to those baby owls?

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HOOT

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Hoot
By Carl Hiaasen
Hayden 7-1
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HOOT

• Roy Eberhardt, a new kid in school, is eager
  to make friends. He starts a secret operation
  with a mysterious kid to save a bunch of
  burrowing owls by boycotting a Mother Paulas
  Pancake House construction site.

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HOOT
Believable characters

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A Child Called It
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David Pelzer's A Child Called it

David Pelzer struggles to survive in A Child
Called It.
A thrilling book about one of the worst child
abuse case's in the U.S.A. And the terrible
tales of his starvation.
An easy read for all ages
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A Child Called It
The most touching book in America. David Pelzer
has created a wonderful masterpiece of hope and
inspiration.

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Escaping the Giant WaveBy Peg Kehret Josh Team
7-1
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Summary

• Thirteen year old Kyle gets bullied by Daren in
  school. Will their relationship get better as
  they go on vacation to the Oregon Coast together?

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Question and Work Cited

• Can Kyle survive the tsunami and avoid getting
  bullied by Daren in one day?
  
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The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams
ChimaNathan 7-1
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• Jack is a 16 year old boy, who one day he forgets
  his medicine and almost kills someone another
  kid. Soon he finds himself getting attacked and
  kidnapped for a fight to the death for control of
  the Weir. (a secret underground society of
  magical people.)

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Full of action and adventure with a surprise
ending tons of twists and turns.

A must read book
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsBy Ann
BrasharesJustine
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The Sisterhood of the traveling pants

• Four girls were called the Septembers ever since
  they were born because of their birthdays. They
  were not going to be together for the whole
  summer. They find magic pants that fit all of
  them. They use the pants to be together.

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Buy this book and see the magic in the
pants!!!!!!!
Friends!
Full of feeling!!
Romance!
Adventure!!

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Lots of description!
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Twilightby Stephenie Mayer
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Summary

• Bella and Edward are very good friends that share
  their feelings. Also, throughout the story, every
  time Bella is into trouble Edward always appears
  and saves her.

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• This novel involves wilderness and flying bats
  and Edward who is NOT all human!! Discover with
  Bella what the truth is about Edward.

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Love, StargirlBy Jerry Spinelli

Lizzy 7-1
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Summary

• Stargirl is a unique girl who is new to school
  who tries to meet new people without trying to
  fit in.

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FRIENDS
Fitting In
Romance
Loss

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The City of Ember
Becca 7-1

• By Jeanne DuPrau

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• Lina and Doon must save their dying city. Will
  they be able to save it?

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• Would you want to escape your own home?
• Action packed!
• Adventure at every turn!

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Empire of the ants
By Bernard Werber
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The story focuses on the 56th female
(chli-pou-ni) a princess (queen) ant who is
obsessed with her mission finding out about the
rock scented ants and the food under the granite
in Bel-O-Kan
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Bernard Weber has successfully crafted an eternal
novel that perfect for young adults and adults.
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky Brooke 7-1
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary

• Charlie, is a friendless freshman just trying to
  figure out teenage life. When making a couple
  senior friends, his life flips and hes realizing
  that great academics and a couple good friends
  are the making of a good life.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Charlie isnt the quarterback in football, or the
most popular kid in school, but he wont let that
get in the way of anything he puts his mind to.

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Under the Persimmon TreeBy Suzanne Fisher
StaplesAbby7-1

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Under The Persimmon Tree

• Najmah, a young girl of about nine or ten, goes
  looking for her father and brother who have been
  taken to war by the Taliban. She hikes over
  mountains and hides from her evil uncle. By the
  end, Najmah finds her brother and a place to stay
  along with a wonderful women named Nusrat.

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Heartwarming

• READ THIS BOOK!
• YOULL NEVER PUT IT DOWN!

Surprise ending!
Adventure!
Lots of description!
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UGLIESSCOTT WESTERFELDTara 7-1

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Uglies

• Tally, one who has been living her the majority
  of her life as an Ugly, is to turn into a Pretty
  once she exceeds the age of 16. When a friend
  runs away, she is required to find her or she
  looses her opportunity to become a Pretty.

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• This Book was. . .
• THRILLING!
• It will hold you captive in its pages!