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

Change Up-Book Recommendation

Change Up is the fourth book in a four book series by John Feinstein. It is a mystery book about a reporter named Stevie Thomas who meets a pitcher for the Washington Nationals' Norbert Doyle, who's wife died in a car accident. What Stevie and his "girlfriend" Susan Carol Anderson are trying to figure out how she died. Stevie went to interview Norbert and he didn't tell the truth. so Stevie and Susan Carol went on a trip to Norbert's home town to ask some old friends and enemies of Norbert to see if they could help him make his story strait.
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6 comments:

Mr. Hastings said...

I have read a number of John Feinstein books, and always enjoy them. He does a great job at getting the reader inside the sports world.

February 3, 2010 at 8:21 AM
browns36 said...

I have read "A Good Walk Spoiled" by John Feinstein, and it was very good. I'll have to try "Change Up".

-Browns36 :) 

February 6, 2010 at 7:47 AM
texas12 said...

why do you comment so much browns 36!





texas 12

February 11, 2010 at 11:09 AM
baconboy2.0 said...

"Cover Up" is a good book and I like baseball. Who is in the world series in the book?
Bacon Boy 2.0 

February 19, 2010 at 12:29 PM
baconboy2.0 said...

John fienstien rocks

April 1, 2010 at 8:32 PM
9VcHocoBear said...

I like mystery books..... I might read it!

March 4, 2011 at 9:23 AM

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