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.


Monday, February 1, 2010

Top Five Fantasy Books-One Person's Guide

This is a list of some of my favorite fantasy books I'm recommending.
Thanks!!! Sushirox17

5. The Percy Jackson series-an action-filled storyline about a boy called Percy who finds out that the gods and monsters of ancient Greece are real and the adventures he has as a demigod.

4. The Fablehaven series- these books are about a magical sanctuary where magical creatures are kept away from humans.

3. Gail Carson Levine books like Ella Enchanted and Fairest, about a magical world with many kingdoms floating on a vast ocean and for the most part, the rulers of the kingdoms.

2. The Graveyard Book-the story is about a boy called Nobody who lives in a Graveyard and is raised by the dead.

1. The Mysterious Benedict Society-a series about four children who have to save the U.S.A from messages trying to turn people against the government.
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The Alchemyst

Do you likes magic? Yes? Than you should consider The Alchemyst, by Michael Scott. It is about two twins named Sophie and Josh who work across the street from each other in San Fransisco. Josh works at a small bookstore under management from Nick and Perry Fleming. Sophie works at a coffee shop. Their worlds are both turned upside down when a strange group of men dressed in black walk into the bookstore. After a series of explosions, the twins find out that Nick Fleming is not at all who people think he is. He is Nicholas Flamel, a legendary alchemyst. Perry Fleming is also a type of alchemyst, her real name is Perenelle. The twins find out that an evil sorcerer called Dr. John Dee stole an ancient book called the Codex, or The Book of Abraham the Mage that provides people with eternal life. This leads them on an epic chase through California and other countries to get the Codex back. Some people have read this book and some haven't, but it was a New York Times bestseller and I would highly recommend it to any fans of the practice of magic.

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