What is Good Literature

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What is Good Literature?

• Mrs. Nadeaus Core 1

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The Sea of Monsters
Ian, 7-3

• By Rick Riordan

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• Percy Jackson, a seventh grade boy who is a son
  of Poseidon, goes on a journey to rescue his best
  friend Grover and to save his summer camp by
  retrieving the legendary Golden Fleece. Along
  the way Percy must face numerous monsters all
  trying to stop him.

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The Sea of Monsters

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Day of Tears
Core 1 7-3 Nadeau
By Julius Lester

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Emma,
a young slave girl living in the
She,
1850s,
is sold from her family.
after a year,
chooses freedom over laws
and tries to escape from her
new
plantation owner.
plantation and ignorant
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STRONG PLOT
SUSPENSEFUL
BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS
VERY EMOTIONAL
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Chinese Cinderella
Adeline Yen Mah
Claire, Team 7-3
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Chinese Cinderella

• Chinese Cinderella is a true story of an
  unwanted daughter, whose bad luck begins when
  Adelines mother dies giving birth to her.
  Throughout this book, Adeline struggles to be
  loved in her family.

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Waiting for Normal
By Leslie Connor
Emily Core 1 7-3
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• Addie, a smart, talented twelve year old girl,
  who lives with her neglectful mother, wishes she
  could live with her step dad and half sisters.
  She has friends who stand by her, and she learns
  to care for herself.

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The 7 Professors of the Far North
By John Fardell Ethan, 7-3
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• Professor Ampersand and his five friends are
  kidnapped. This leaves his niece and nephew,
  Zara and Ben, as well as their friends Sam and
  Marcia to take on thrilling adventures to find
  them and stop the evil professor behind all this.

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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid By Jeff Kinney Jon T
eam 7-3
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• Diary Of A Wimpy Kid is a story about a ten
  year old boy, Greg, who is always getting
  bullied. Youll have to read this book to find
  out if Greg will ever get over his bullying or if
  something will happen.

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INTRIGUING
FUNNY
A GOOD PLOT
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• Adeline Yen Mah is an unwanted daughter whose
  mother dies giving birth to her. Throughout the
  story, Adeline has to go through many trials and
  deal with unloving, strict step-mother.

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Annah Core 1
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• Matilda, a six year old girl, has a mind of a
  genius. Her parents dont want anything to do
  with her, until her teacher Miss. Honey comes and
  saves her.

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• By Gillian
• 7-3

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• Jesse Harmon, a young man that lives in a small
  town in South California, witnesses his brother,
  Brys, death from a hit-and-run driver. He does
  whatever it takes to find out who the murderer
  is, only to realize the driver was right there
  all along.

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WOODSONG

• By Gary Paulsen

James 7-3
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• Gary Paulsen is a forty year old trapper, who
  decides to enter the epic dogsled race, the
  Iditarod. With the almost deadly hallucinations
  and the rough confusing trails, this might just
  be his last race. Ever!

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WOODSONG

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The Battle of the LabyrinthBy Rick Riordan

• Nick, Team 7-3

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The Battle of the Labyrinth

• Percy Jackson, a very brave and intriguing
  character, is trying to defeat the Titan lord,
  Kronos. Meanwhile, he is trying not to get killed
  while weaving his way through the perilous
  Labyrinth.

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TWILIGHT By Stephenie Meyer
Meredith, 7-3
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• Bella Swan, a shy teenage girl, moves to a town
  called Forks to live with her dad. While there,
  she meets a boy named Edward Cullen who is not
  like other boys. Little does she know, he is a
  vampire.

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Jayson, Team 7-3

• One Novel,
• Ten Authors

By Almond, Colfer, Doyle, Ellis, Hornby,
Lanagan, Maguire, Ozeki, Sue Park, Wynne - Jones
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Summary

• Maggie, an ordinary young girl, has a
  grandfather who gave her a box with seven shells
  in it. He tells her to return them to the seas
  and oceans where they originally came from.
  Shortly after this occurs, Maggies grandfather
  dies. Now Maggie must return the shells to
  fulfill her grandfathers final wish.

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Why You Should Read This Book
Amazing Description
Incredible Characters
Fantastic Theme

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By Chandler 7-3
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• Full Tilt is a novel about a boy named Blake who
  has to conquer 7 deadly rollercoaster rides. This
  sixteen year old kid must survive these rides or
  else he will lose something very valuable to him.
  

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This amazing story will fill you with suspense
like none other. Once you pick it up you just
cant put it down! Who wouldn't like this
amazing read?
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Jurassic Park is about a man named Dr. Alan
Grant. Alan and his student are invited to a
private island to see cloned dinosaurs. While
theyre staying there a storm hits and knocks out
the power. Now the dinosaurs can break through
the fences and roam free.
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Aimee Team 7-3
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• Harry Potter, a fifteen year old wizard, must
  find a way to prevent the most powerful wizard,
  Voldemort, from obtaining the secret weapon.

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Isabella Team 7-3
A READ YOU WILL NEVER FORGET!
TEN THUMBS UP! OH WAIT, WE ONLY HAVE TWO.
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Equality 7-2521 is a street sweeper in the Great
We, the Communist government of our future.
Equality defies the Great We with his search
for knowledge and eventually finds the importance
of his individual.
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Intriguingnow and forever
It makes me care
It made me cry
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