In The Lemonade War, siblings Evan and Jessie compete to see who will make the most money selling lemonade. When Scott leaves all the money, all two hundred and eight dollars, in his pocket, the money goes missing. Right after, Scott runs home and soon after comes to school bragging about his new video game. Evan suspects [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mystery’
The Lemonade Crime
Posted in mystery, novel, read aloud, tagged crime, mystery, steal, trial on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Amulet
Posted in graphic novel, tagged adventure, fantasy, mystery on March 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I highly recommend this graphic novel series. Book One: The Stonekeeper begins with a punch. A family of four is driving in their car at night when suddenly their car careens off a cliff and the father dies. Broken hearted, the mother and two children move to a creepy old mansion that the mom grew [...]
Ida B
Posted in lit circles/book club, novel, tagged adoption, fantasy, foster care, mystery, realistic fiction on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am rereading this lovely story of a home schooled girl who not only talks to, but listens to trees. And brooks. At Seymour School, Ms. Gelson and I ran a book club with keen students at lunch. We have read many wonderful stories in the past 2.5 years and I just couldn’t imagine not participating. The [...]
