Welcome Moreland Hills 5th Graders!

This blog is dedicated to sharing our thoughts about the books we read and love. All of the fifth grade students and teachers will be able to see the content and information posted. Keep in mind that there are some ground rules that we all need to follow.

This website will be a lot of fun. This is a great way to communicate with each other at all times. We will share thoughts on books, recommendations, and show are strong thinking as readers.

We look forward to having an engaging and fun time!

The 5th grade teachers

Blog Guidelines

1) This blog is for discussions about literacy and books.
2) All comments have to be approved by the teachers-make sure that what you are writing is appropriate for school.
3) Book recommendations, topics, discussion threads, and comments will be both teacher and student driven.
4) We all have our opinions on books-it is fine to disagree with an opinion or comment.
5) Disagreeing is different than disrespectful. Treat everyone and every comment with courtesy and respect.
6) Grading-students that write recommendations and give substantive comments will be able to use their blog entries as a replacement for a journal entry from that week.
7) Names-students will have the option to use their own name or post anonymously.
8) All discussion threads/topics/themes will be teacher monitored.
9) Students will post and comment on book recommendations for each other that they think highly enough of to share with the class.


Friday, January 29, 2010

Bud, Not Buddy

If your looking for a book with a lot of funny parts and emotion you should read Bud, Not Buddy.
Bud, Not Buddy is a Historical Fiction about book about a boy named Bud. Bud's mom died and he's now trying to find out who his dad is. Bud's mom gave him some fliers as clues. The fliers show a band that is supposed to have his dad in it. Bud right ow lives at an orphanage and he has to run away to find his dad. Bud's dad lives by Grand Rapids so on the way out of town a guy stops and picks Bud up. A guy named Lefty Lewis comes and takes Bud. Lefty Lewis takes Bud back to his father. When he gets there his dad doesn't reconize him but takes Bud home to stay with him for a little. Bud figures out that he's sleeping in his dead mother's room. After this Bud knows that Herman E. Calloway isn't his father, but is really someone else important. To find out who is really is, read the book!
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