Uglies
Scott Westerfeld
Tally lives in a world where your sixteenth birthday brings aesthetic perfection: an operation which erases all your flaws, transforming you from an 'Ugly' into a 'Pretty'. She is on the eve of this important event, and cannot wait for her life to change. As well as guaranteeing supermodel looks, life as a Pretty seems to revolve around having a good time. But then she meets Shay ... more here => http://bit.ly/jiREMx along with fiction activities
I have just put together a page for Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - with this synopsis, a trailer and a package of links to more than 20 fiction activities for the book. You can visit it here => http://bit.ly/luVDdz 
Twelve-year-old villain, Artemis Fowl, is the most ingenious criminal mastermind in history. His bold and daring plan is to hold a leprechaun to ransom. But he's taking on more than he bargained for when he kidnaps Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance Unit). For a start, leprechaun technology is more advanced than our own. Add to that the fact that Holly is a true heroine and that her senior officer Commander Root will stop at nothing to get her back and you've got the mother of all sieges brewing!
Finally we will get to to see the movie that has been made of the old favourite "There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake". It is showing at the St Kilda Film Festival on 28th May. You an have a sneek peak at the trailer here => http://bit.ly/jjjXT0
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
Kate DiCamillo's debut novel wins a 2001 Newbery Honor and is a NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Bestseller!
The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar.
Opal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship--and forgiveness--can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.
Recalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent.
An unforgettable first novel about coming of age one sweet summer--and learning to love what you have.
Book Club Discussion Questions
Webquest for Because of Winn-Dixie
Create printable tests and worksheets from Because of Winn-Dixie questions
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Activity Guide from Walden Media
Information on topics related to the book
Character Education Lesson plan
Review and Discussion Questions
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Movie Trailer
Stone Soup: A Puppet Show
Simple props and script for Stone Soup.
Stone Soup Activities
Making Stone Soup
A lesson plan for grade 2 mathematics, English language arts, and computer technology skills.
Stone Soup
Ideas for teaching Stone Soup.
Students will create a recipe and a shopping list.
Make Your Own Stone Soup
Stone Soup: A Puppet Show
Simple props and script for Stone Soup.
Stone Soup Activities
Making Stone Soup
A lesson plan for grade 2 mathematics, English language arts, and computer technology skills.
Stone Soup
Ideas for teaching Stone Soup.
Students will create a recipe and a shopping list.
This year, we've created a revolutionary new design and filled it with more records than ever before. And the 2009 edition will have two gatefold spreads and over 20 pages of special records all with 3-D photos, which can be viewed with enclosed 3-D glasses!!
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Entertain and spread the fun of the season and of reading with this list of books and poems to share https://www.consultpivotal.com/halloween_fiction.htm
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13th September Roald Dahl Day
-- Lesson plans for specific books
-- Ideas for teachers
Click here - for some great ideas for your class.-- Worksheets for Younger children
Click here for six worksheets to print out for 5-7 year-olds.-- Worksheets for Older children
Click here for eight worksheets to print out for 8-12 year-olds.
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-- More about Roald Dahl
-- Lesson plans for specific books
-- Ideas for teachers
Click here - for some great ideas for your class.-- Worksheets for Younger children
Click here for six worksheets to print out for 5-7 year-olds.-- Worksheets for Older children
Click here for eight worksheets to print out for 8-12 year-olds.
