In my family, there are many traditions and memories surrounding Christmas and the holidays. One of them has to do with books and reading. Just like we had a collection of loved ornaments for the tree, we had a collection of Christmas and holiday books. Every year they would be unpacked from their boxes and [...]
Bibliography: Ness, Patrick. (September 2009). The Ask and the Answer. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763644901 Plot Summary: When Todd and Viola’s desperate flight comes to an end in Haven, they do not find the sanctuary they were hoping for. Instead, they are met by their enemy, Mayor Prentiss who “welcomes” them to New Prentisstown. [...]
Bibliography: Ness, Patrick. September 2008. The Knife of Never Letting Go. Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 9780763639310 Plot Summary: It would not be incorrect to say that this is the story of a boy and his dog. If that boy lived in a settlement on another planet and the dog could talk that is. Todd [...]
Bibliography: Farmer, Nancy. 2002. The House of the Scorpion. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0689852223. Plot Summary: Matteo Alacran is definitely not like other kids. He spends the first part of his childhood hidden away and cared for by a housekeeper named Celia. Once he is discovered by children from the “Big [...]
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