Hmmmm!  another Hero story?  I am intrigued...

by Jackson Pearce

6/10

So, above average!  I like the message that this book has!  It has a unique plot and an underdog wins kind of theme. However, I want more FLAVORS!  I had a hard time staying focused on this book.  I kept drifting off and doing other things besides reading.  See, it happens to teachers also!!

However, I am starting to see a Mark Twain Nominee theme peeking through for this year.  "Things and people are not what they seem, and you never know who the hero will be."  I don't want to give the plot of this story away.  It is a worthwhile read.  I was able to predict many things, but there were a few twists that caught my attention.

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Fish In A Tree. 9/10

Loving this book so far.  Did you notice this book title is a metaphor?  How could a writing teacher not love it right off the bat!  Overflowing with figurative language and emotion.  Ms. Hunt causes you  to root for the underdogs and celebrate the differences and difficulties that students with reading disabilities go through.  I really did enjoy reading this writing/reading/school related plot line.  The writer's craft is phenomenal and will definitely become one of my must read mentor texts!  It will be the book I use for my lessons in readers' and writers' workshop during the first weeks of school next fall!