April 3, 2008
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April 2, 2008
Who Is Jenna Fox?????
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Have Fun with This!
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Eric Luper's "Big Slick" Big Spring Read
The Deal, The Flop, The Turn, The River...the right bet to make?
Shushie has close to twice what I have. I can't bump him out no matter what, but I could wound him. I might cripple the best player at the table. I can be chip leader and gain control of the action. With the betting limits going up soon, that would be huge. I could pick off the other players one by one.
And if I win, I can get the money back into the register...
This is the right bet to make. There won't be an opportunity like this for the rest of the night...
I slide my entire stack to the center of the table.
"All in," I say.
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January 30, 2008
From Our Writer's Workshop Jan. 24, 2008
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A Smile Upon the Clouds
By Kayla Feeney
“He slipped, hit his head and fell.”
“Wait a second, back up, what did she just say?”I thought to myself.
My mother spoke sadly, telling me how he went in and out of consciousness. Everything was being blocked out as I would hear my mom’s echo over and over as I would hear my mom say,
“He is [is, is] in a betterrr placeee now [now, now].”
“How could this have happened?” I said to myself quietly. “He’s in a better place now? What is she talking about?! He is dead, gone, his time passed, no longer around the corner, vanished.”
Grandma walked into the room, looking as if everything she had, her house, clothes and all of her belongings had been ripped from her hands, the truth was she still had everything except her stick thin, frumped and curled over, neat freak, smells like the scent of Clorox, one and only, Charles.
“Grandma, Mom says that Char is in a better place now.” I told her with a confused look on my face.
“Oh my darling,” she said with a smile trickling down her face as she tasted the saltiness, “he is.”
Huh? I thought to myself.
“Then why are you still crying?”
“Oh my darling,” she repeated once more, “It’s a terrible thing to lose someone, but to know there is no suffering and they are always with us is so important to remember.”
As I walked to school the next morning I looked up at the clouds and saw his face with a smile smacked upon it and I swear that he winked. I smiled and winked back as the cloud floated on.
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December 7, 2007
Check These Out!
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August 13, 2007
How Can You be Anonymous at the Prom?
Prom Anonymous
by Blake Nelson
Sometimes, getting ready for your prom isn’t so easy. From the
dates, to the outfits, to the makeup and hair to the day itself,
everything can fall apart so easily without a clue. Blake Nelson
shows this through the story of three girls from three very
different social cliques. He writes about the troubles each girl
faces. Laura, Chloe, and Jace are three best friends, each
with different outlooks on the prom. One doesn’t want to go, the
other wants to but doesn’t have the courage to ask her crush out
and the third totally does…with her boyfriend of 14 months. But
now, the three will come together and be there for each other when
they need it most. This book can be looked at as a guide to your own prom
scenarios!
The book overall was written very well. It's fun to read especially during those rainy days. At times the book can get confusing though, so be sure to read a part over a couple of times if you don't get it!
Recomended!
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