What is Good Literature

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What is Good Literature?

• Ms. Brejwos Core One

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The Cay Daniel 7-2
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About this book

• It is 1942, Phillip is 12 years old. Because of
  the World War II hes mom want to keep him safe.
  But the ship that they take is torpedoed, he
  found him self on the cay at middle of the ocean
  with a old black man. To find out what happen
  read the book.

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BUY IT
interesting character
great setting
great design

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• Great setting, interesting character and great
  design.
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Full Tilt
7 Rides, 1 deathly chance. Yeah.

• By Neal Shusterman

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Full Tilt?

• In Full Tilt, Blake is just a normal teenager
  although after his parents divorced, everything
  seems to go wrong. After getting an invitation
  to an amusement park, his brother steals it and
  Blake must find him to save his life. They must
  get through all seven rides to survive.

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Buy IT!
Suspense
Adventure
Interesting Characters
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Woodsong Gary Paulsen
Sam 7-2
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• Gary Paulsen is a dogsledder out in the middle
  of the Minnesota wilderness. When Gary decides to
  attempt the Iditarod, the strenuous 1,180 mile
  dogsled race, he doesnt know what he is up
  against. Gary risks his life around every turn
  in the Iditarod.

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You'll Love This Book
Thrilling!

Amazing Plot!
Great Setting!
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Full Tilt

• Neal Shusterman

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• Blake is sixteen years old and strives to be
  perfect. He trips into a scare of a lifetime when
  he must save his brother and two best friends
  from a phantom theme park that does every thing
  in its capability to kill them.

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Great Book
Funny
Great Characterization

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Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah
Julia 7-2
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• Adeline is a young girl who is unloved and
  treated unfairly by her family, but with a lot of
  hope, she is able to overcome her struggles and
  follow her dreams.

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• Amazing Detail

Surprising Characters
JAW OPENING ENDING
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Chinese Cinderella By Adeline Yen Mah
Ashleigh 7-2
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• Adeline Yen Mah is a young Chinese girl, who is
  hated and unwanted by most in her family, for she
  is blamed for her mothers death. With all her
  hope she is able to overcome this and succeed.

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Chinese Cinderella By Adeline Yen Mah
Full of Feeilng
Inspiring
Memorable

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Chinese Cinderella
Kelsey 7-2
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Chinese Cinderella

• Adeline Yen Mah, the author and main character in
  this novel, is a young girl who is unloved and
  unwanted by her family because her mother died
  giving birth to her. Throughout this book she
  continues to strive to be loved or wanted by
  someone.

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Chinese Cinderella was
HEARTWARMING
FULL OF FEELINGS
DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS
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Chinese Cinderella
By Adeline Yen Mah
Avery 7-2
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Chinese Cinderella

• Adeline Yen Mah is a little girl that is
  unwanted and hated by her family because her
  mother died giving birth to her. In spite of
  this, she is able to overcome this by believing
  in herself.

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Depressing
Heart-warming
The Novel
Chinese Cinderella
By Adeline Yen Mah
Inspiring

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Griffin
Lord of the Shadows By Darren Shan
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• Lord of the Shadows is about a teenage boy Darren
  who has a craving for blood and must find peace
  between the Vampaneze and the Vampires.

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Awesome Book

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Suspense
Intense
Hilarious
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Kim 7-2
Full Tilt By Neal Shusterman
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• Blake is a brave boy, who goes to an amusement
  park to find his brother, and save him from a
  coma.

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Full Tilt has...
Interesting Characters

Great Ending
Good Plot
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Chinese Cinderella By Adeline Yen Mah
Abby 7-2
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• Adeline Yen Mah is a young girl who has to
  deal with her familys harsh ways of cruelly
  punishing her for causing her mothers death.
  Although her childhood is tough, she is
  eventually able to move on and become successful.

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Surprise Ending
Emotion
Read this book because...
Good Plot
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Fire Bringer byDavid Clement-Davies

• Rachel 7-2

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• Fire Bringer is about a young stag named Rannoch
  who must save his herd, friends and many others
  from the two evil leaders called Drail and Sgorr
  who are set on ruling all the deer.

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YOU MUST READ IT!
Spellbinding
action
belivable characters
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HEATBy Mike Lupica
Elliot 7-2
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More Than a Pitch

• The book Heat revolves around a young boy named
  Michael Arroyo, a baseball fanatic. Michaels
  quest is to lead his little league team to the
  national championship in Williamsport, PA. There
  is only one problem. He is accused of being too
  old to play and his only proof is in his distant
  native country.

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More Than a Pitch
REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK
Good Character Personalities
Exciting Action Sequences
A real Page Turner

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Full Tilt
Will 7-2
Neal Shusterman
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• Blake is a 16 year old boy who is cautious and
  not ready to take any risk. In order to save his
  younger trouble maker brother Quinn he has to
  overcome his terrible fear and ride seven deadly
  rides.

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Fantastic Book
Action
Suspense
Makes you want to read more
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Chinese CinderellaBy Adeline Yen Mah

• Melissa
• 7-2

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• Chinese Cinderella is a heart wrenching story
  of Adeline Yen Mah an unwanted daughter. Her
  parents dont even care about her and love her.
  They cant even remember her name. All Adeline
  wants is someone to love and care for her.

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Full of Feelings
Suspense
Surprise Ending

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Full Tilt By Neal Shusterman

• By Amanda
• Team 7-2

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• Full tilt is a thrilling adventure of a 16 year
  old boy named Blake. Blake has to save his
  brother from a mysterious carnival. But first he
  has to complete 7 deadly rides made up of his
  greatest fears. Can Blake be the only one who has
  ever completed 7 rides, or will the park claim
  his soul first?

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Action
Suspense
Adventure-
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Woodsong By Gary Paulsen
Blake 7-2
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• Gary Paulsen is a man who loves dogs and is a
  dogsledder who sleds in the Minnesota wilderness.
  He decides to race in the Iditarod, a 1,180-mile
  dogsled race in Alaska.

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Read This Book!
Good Theme
Suspense
Exciting Action

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Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah
Cecilia 7-2
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nothing short of a fairy tale
Adeline Yen Mah is an unwanted daughter in china
because her mother died when she was born. Her
father, stepmother, and siblings all mistreat
her. She is an amazing schoolgirl and ends up
achieving her goal in the end by believing that
good will eventually come.
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a book worth your time
great details!
full of feelings
beautiful literature
heart-rending novel
will capture you

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Chinese Cinderella By
Gabbie 7-2
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• Chinese Cinderella is the story of a young
  girl named Adeline Yen Mah who struggles to get
  the approval of her father. She is also treated
  very cruelly because she is considered unlucky
  because her mother died while giving birth to
  her. In spite of this, she overcomes her abuse to
  be successful.

Adeline
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LoveHatethe life of Adeline

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A True Story in Blood
Adam 7-2

• A review of GARY Paulson's Woodsong

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An odd adventure

• The story specifically follows Gary Paulsen as he
  strives to train his sled dogs for the upcoming
  race, the Iditarod. What he does not expect
  though is that his dogs are actually teaching him
  more than he thinks, especially in blood.

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A Confusing Choice
Don't Read It!
Confusing
Bloody
Not suspenseful
Not recommended by younger readers