Wow! That sure came up quickly... So, let's discuss some of your favorites and why you chose them. Remember to connect to the last post in some way using a TRANSITION sentence!
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One of my favorite books was Owen and Mzee. I remember watching the horrifying images of the tsumani on television and feeling very helpless and sad. This story of a remarkable friendship between an orphaned mammal (Owen the hippo) and a grumpy ol' 130 year old reptile (Mzee the tortoise) is one of hope. Life does go on.
As does this unique story. The sequel of Owen and Mzee is in the library and tells about the ways in which Owen and Mzee have learned to communicate with each other. Scientists are scratching their heads! Owen and Mzee continue to amaze!
Thank you, Ms.Baker, for inviting me to your blog. I look forward to hearing all of your responses!
I like Owen and Mzee too, for many of the reasons you stated, especially the connection between a great tragedy and the redeeming power of friendship. (Class: Now, THAT's a transition sentence!)
One of my favorites this year was Rules. I think part of why I liked it so much was because it took on such a tough topic (having a sibling with autism) and didn't try to sugarcoat how hard that can be. I appreciated the honesty and the overall message of the book, as well as the humor.
We were going to start this conversation next week, meaning Monday, March 31st, but kids - feel free to start posting when you have the time... and yes, before you ask, it will "count" toward your two required posts, BUT they better be good!
Your teacher,
Ms. Baker
My favorite books were Alabama Moon And Black Duck. I think it will be a close one between them but I think they are both very powerful books. I think Black Duck is the most powerful because it was written about something that actually happened and it shows the crime that went on for a alcoholic beverage like whine whiskey and that sort of thing. I also think Alabama Moon is a powerful book not so much Black Duck but it is telling the tale that you can not really on you parents beliefs, like for example the main charatcher's father dies and his son sees that the world is cruel sometimes but the beleifs his dad had were just brought to him from a tradgic story.
I think Black Duck is really well ritten. I think Black Duck is a uniuqe book becase it is written from the current happenings and from the past happenings, like when the reporter comes the man tells it like it were happening then it goes back to the actual time happening.
Spider Pig, I agree with you on the belief that Alabama Moon is a very good book. I liked Black Duck too, for most of the reasons you stated, but I think that Alabama Moon is even better. It deserves to win, and hopefully the voters will recognize that a book like this only comes around every once and a while.
Alabama Moon has my vote because it doesn't follow the "rules" of other children's books. Most characters in books intended for kids don't challenge the authority of the government, and most authors don't depict police officers and other law enforcement agents as anything other than nice an helpful people. And if you have read this book, Constable Sanders doesn't exactly fit that description. The novel Alabama Moon is simply like no other children's book, and should win the DCF Award.
I enjoyed Black Duck's unique Tenses as well. However, I do think that Alabama Moon should win. Funny, serious, interesting, informative, this book has it all and more! While it is hard to believe at times (you know, a mere 10-year-old living on his own), as long as you let your imagination go, or suspend your disbelief it is an excellent book. Ir's kind of like the Alex Rider series; unlikely, but great in the authors inventiveness and writing skill.
Unlike all of you, I am not sure of which book I will pick. I am leaning towards Alabama Moon, but am not 100% positive that is the book I liked the most. To be honest, I usually like books that are not DCF but this years was good. There were a lot of great books on there, like Fire Girl or Crossing the Wire. Pigwidgeon, I know you didn't like Crossing the Wire too much but I think you should read it again. It, like Alabama Moon, pits boy versus nature while he tries to save his family.
Ms. Baker, I too read Rules and I know that it is amazingly hard too write a story, let alone a book, about something realistic. Not like living outside but feelings and emotions. One of the reasons that I am voting for Alabama Moon over some of the other books is because I read it once before you read it to the class.
Well unlike you ernie I have to books to chose from.Those books are Alabama Moon and All of the Above.I have read eight of the DCF books an those books are my favorites. My least favorite would have to be Rules.Most of the book is about feelings and embarrassment.And to some people who like it(ms.baker)I know it is carefully written but it just isn't a book I like.I haven't read crossing the wires.But from the what I heard about it is a good book and I intend to read it some day.That day probably won't be soon.But right know it is 50% All of the Above,and 50% Alabama Moon.But by voting time I should have a decision.
You know what I'm leaning towards Alabama moon. I like black duck but it isn't as funny as Alabama moon with the beating of Saunders but it is like Black duck as I said in my first post like there is excitement, adventure sort of, and most of all the humor with Hal and Moon driving the truck in Hal's yard that I thought was funny. I think it should deserve a win and black duck the silver.
Flanders I too did not like Rules all though it was well written and carefully so I would not give it a vote but it was all right.
I think Alabama Moon, because it show a lot about how living in the forest is fun and adventurous it can be. I like how Moon can take care of himself, like when Saunders was hunting for moon and when Moon caught him and hog tied him.
The other book I also want to win the award, because its really sad how she gets burned and how Tom ( Ithink that is his name) becomes her friend.
Midnight, yes Tom was the name of the character and the book was called Fire Girl. Flanders, thank you, I completely forgot about all of the above. One of the things that I liked about both that and Alabama Moon is that they were both easy books to get into. I enjoyed All of the Above although it showed the ideas and happenings in each of the kids perspective. I will probably read it again because that, along with some of the other books, I don't remember. I can remember some of the characters like Marcel, and his personality. I made my decision and went with the book that I believe most of you picked.
I voted for Alabama Moon, because it's a good book and in a way it tells you how to survive if something like this happends to you. And it's really funny!!!! But this is more of a older kid book, because there's a LOT of language, and other things that are for older and more mature kids. I would really recomend this book for 5th and 6th and up, it's a really great book!!
Ta Ta for now! 8)
I am voting for Alabama Moon because I like survial books and Alabama Moon is a good one. It tells you a lot about surviving in the wilderness and you never know when you will be lost in the woods. I would not get losr in my woods, its big but not that big. mr.bling
I like survival books too, Mr. Bling, but I like to think I have a wide variety of literary tastes... I am wondering if any of you considered other books, such as Keturah and Lord Death (which I think actually would win my vote) or Gossamer. It occurs to me that most of you are voting for a book that I read aloud to the class and I am wondering how much teachers end up influencing this vote. I mean, is it possible that the books teachers like, and read aloud, might get more votes because there are some kids who don't know any of the other books? Yikes. I hope not. I hope you all read some of the other books so that you can make an informed choice.
I would be interested to hear about some of the other books you read, in future posts, whether you ended up choosing them or not.
Ms. Baker
I really liked crossing the wire partly because it was written by one of my favorite authors will hobbs I like this book also because it is sort of scary but in an exciting way you can sort of imagine crossing the border from mexico to the u.s. with the border patrols on you tail their are not really any non-exciting moments you will have a great time reading abou victor and his jouny acros the wire.
Yes!
I am loving Crossing The Wire. I have not finished it yet but so far it is good. I also liked Bread and Roses too. It was not my favorite book of all but if was on my top five list. The DCF books that i have read or someone has read to me are; Bread and Roses too, Fire Girl, The Black Duck, Before We Were Free, and a lot of other ones. Personally I loved all of them.
Like you sipplehopetense, I have heard Black Duck and Firegirl. My mom has tried to get me to read Bread and Roses Too, but I didn't feel like reading it. I've never heard of Before We Were Free, and I didn't see it on the DCF list when we voted. I started on Crossing the Wire, but became bored. Apparently though, as Ernie says, it's one of those books where the beggining is slow, but the middle is good. Like Ernie, I usually prefer to read classics, if I haven't read them before. But I must agree that this years batch of books was good.
I read Crossing the Wire as well, unlike big t and sippleahoppatense(sorry) It was not one of my favorite books. It is a very exciteing book, but for some reason its not one of my favorites.
I voted for Dream Makers Magic because its confusing at the begining but as it goes on and on it makes more sense.
Just like you mr. bling, I would never get lost in my woods, the trees are planted in rows.
Getting back to what Ms. Baker said, I think that kids' votes are indeed influenced by what teachers read to them and what other children tell them to read. My fear with my DCF pick, Alabama Moon, is that teachers will think that it is a little too mature for some kids, especially younger ones, and won't read it aloud. Then the kids won't vote for this great book, just because they haven't heard it.
Alabama Moon also has some things in it that happen to a lot of kids, or used to. Like their parents dieing..... (not in the middle of the woods though) and also going to a home. And trying to escape, because "They don't belong here." But all in all this is a great book!
In the end I picked Alabama Moon.Like tini said some kids do have to experience there parents dieing.Although this is a great book it is sort of the same as most other books I have read.For example Moon escaped the camp.Then Hale doesn't want to stay with them.Then they beta up sanders.Then Kit gets horrible sick.What I am saying is in most books I have read the main characters problems go from good, to bad, to great,than to worse.But I have to give it up to the author he keeps you on the edge of your seat to the end.Plus I think the author did good with the characters and there personalities.Very believable.
Yes flanders, you are right. The book was very believable. I also chose Alabama Moon. I found this book very exiting and if I was reading it myself I probably would not be able to put it down.
I voted for Fire Girl because I like the moral to it and it it very believable.
Fire Girl is about a boy named Tom who has a new student in his class but she is not what he expected. Jessica (the new girl) had been in a fire and here hole body was burt. In the beginning Tom tried to stay away from her but latter on he learns it does not matter what she looks like. In he end they become great friends.
Tom also had to some sacrifices. During the hole book he had a friend who turned out to not be so great, his name is jeff. After Tom started his friendship with Jessica Jeff did not want anything to do with him.
The moral of the story is it does not matter what someone looks like!
Wow a lot of people like Alabama Moon! Flanders I disagree with you I do not think Moon is very believable. It is not very likely that a eleven year old boy can spend his hole life in the wild although it is possible.
Daphne, firegirl is a very belivible book. I think that BLACK DUCK should win the dorothy canfield fisher award because it has a very exiting adventure to the story and makes sence (not that firegire doesnt make any sense).
Big - T,
I think that crossing the wire was a very good book and that we should eather read crossing the wire or hatchet. I also think that hatchet is a great book because it is an survival story from a bush plane crashing and the main character Brian survives in the wild.
sorry i ment harry plopper
TTFN
Harry Plopper I did like the Black Duck but not nearly as much as I did Fire Girl! Mrs.allison and ms.baker I also like Owen and Mzee too. I have only read a little bit of it but from what I have heard it sounds like a great book.
In Fire Girl I also like how Jessica changes Tom. He learns that it does not matter how someone looks and he even became nicer. He also became more confident like when he was running for class president.
Yes ernie I know the book was called Firegirl, thank you . I have not read Owan& Mzee, but i think it's kind of cool that a hippo and a turtle became friends. I also like that Tom became friends with Jessica, or she would have no friends untill she moved back away.
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