February 2010 Blog Posts (128)

When Peers Face the Dragon... and Come Out on the Other Side



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Added by Alan Sitomer on February 17, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Book Review....(The Whole Sky Full of Star)

When Barry's father dies, he leaves three things behind for his teenage son: his belief in Barry's will to succeed in life, a love of boxing and a Ford Galaxie worth more money than his wife can make in six months.



In order to help out his poor, tired mother, Barry makes a deal with his best friend Alby that puts everything he's been left at stake.



Rene Saldana, Jr.'s THE WHOLE SKY FULL OF STARS is a story about the intricacies of teen friendship.…

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Added by AMADEUS TORRES on February 16, 2010 at 11:08pm — No Comments

Book review "Gamer girl"

Gamer girl

Mari Mancusi

Dutton Juvenile, 2008, 224pp., $7.99

ISBN 0-525-47995-3



What kind of books do you like? romance? revange? mystery?action?

Well this book is combined. I'll tell you right know that this book is a love story with mystery,action and revange!!!

There are some chapters that will make you get blinded by tears,and there are others that's gonna make your heart get filled with hate

Maddy's life is not so…

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Added by Nataly on February 16, 2010 at 7:41pm — 2 Comments

Why do we not spend more time teaching "functional literacy" to our kids?



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Added by Alan Sitomer on February 16, 2010 at 1:10pm — No Comments

Book Review: Paul Harrington's "The Secret to Teen Power" (Draft #4)

The Secret to Teen Power

Paul Harrington

Simon Pulse, 2009, 176pp., $17.99

ISBN 978-1-4169-9498-5

"This is THE SECRET that has swept the world and changed the face of humanity. The Secret that awaken's your dreams and helps to make them come true. The Secret to living large and being strong. The Secret to the enviroment, high school, and life as a 21st century teenager. This is The Secret to YOU!"

This book is your guide to success,…

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Added by Vivianne Beltran on February 15, 2010 at 9:46pm — No Comments

Book Review:Judy Blume's Forever (Draft#4)

Forever

Judy Blume

Simon & Schuster New York, 2007, 208pp., $8.99

ISBN 978-146-934-004

Katherine and her boyfriend Micheal are the perfect couple: they share a serious but cute relationship, and they trust each other. Katherine's parents think they're taking their relationship too fast, too soon. Katherine and Micheal are destined to be…

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Added by Rosalita Gonzalez on February 15, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Draft #3 Where I am from

I am from shiney wood

volleyball floors to dirty

brown softball fields

into inside activities as

logging on myspace and

seeing Spongbob.

I am from "lol" and "omg"

and to texting my friends

and listening to my ipod

from friendship secrets

and crushes too.

I am from bed time

stories and I'm scared

of the dark to always

think to your future

and…

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Added by Cassie Llanas on February 14, 2010 at 12:00am — No Comments

My article was picked up by the Chicago Sun Times

Thanks to my recent book tour, my article was picked up by the Chicago Sun TImes. You can read it here:

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/blogentries/index.html?bbPostId=CzBA8ZKWtboWfB5KX8SLkb5NhCzDv3hfMdD3XuBFExkSwQwnpM

Added by Kim Smith on February 13, 2010 at 8:19pm — No Comments

Negetive

Death can be easy to say when you really don't mean it, but it's meanig can cause alot of damage, it's horrible when someone you love gets raped in the claws of deah. People who experienced this tragedy get a deep stab in their heart, the feeling is extremely painful. I got deep into those words when my great unle died. It hasn't pass very long since that happen. During the funeral we all started crying, tears feeling like running water. In that moment I couldn't believe he was gone…

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Added by Alan Gomez on February 13, 2010 at 1:37pm — No Comments

Book Review:James Patterson's "Daniel X:Watch the Skies"

Daniel X:Watch the Skies

James Patterson and Ned Rust

HatchetBook.INC

251 pg.$19.99

ISBN-978-0-316-036148-4

"Ligths,Camera,Exterenation,"

Is what Daniel X's target,#5,is planning to do.Daniel X is an alien hunter that comes to a quiet town on earth called Holliswood.Daniel's power is based on immagination,he can make anything and do anything by just immagining it.He even created his friends,Willy,Joe,Emma,and Dana.But he gave them…

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Added by Maximiliano Martinez on February 13, 2010 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Book Review:Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak A Living Nightmare (Draft #1)

Cirque Du Freak A Living Nightmare

Darren Shan

2004

272pp

$6.39

ISBN-13: 9780316603409



Cirque Du Freak A Living Nightmare weird name right?But one of the best books I have ever read.It all starts when the main character Darren is just an ordinary kid, with a normal life.Darren lives with his parents and a littel siter that knows him soo well.Also his best friend Steve wich folows him in the adventure , his best friend lives whith parents that don't realy care about… Continue

Added by Luis Alberto Paternina Andrade on February 13, 2010 at 12:48pm — No Comments

Book Review: Paul Sindler's Doom Stone (Draft 1)

See full size image Strange things are starting to happen at Stonehenge since Jackson has arrived. Jackson's aunt Dr. Cawley who is an antripologists (people who investigate ancient stuff around the world) is assigned the job to find out what is going on with Stonehenge. After arriving in the airport Dr Cawley and Jackson travel to the most mysterious region, Stonehenge. They were offer to go…

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Added by Alan Gomez on February 13, 2010 at 12:47pm — No Comments

Book Review:Stephanie Meyer's "New Moon"

New Moon

Stephanie Meyer

HachettBook.INC

ISBN-978-0-316-07563-3

2009.563.pg.$10.99

Would you ever have a vampire as a boyfriend?Bella Swan does,Edward Cullen,in fact she has a load of friends that are vampires.But while shes at Edward's house celebrating her 18th birthday with Edward's family,she cuts her finger.Unable to control his thirst for blood,Jasper,one of Edward's brothers,attacks Bella.After that night,Edward decides that he and…

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Added by Maximiliano Martinez on February 13, 2010 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Spoil me (Draft#1)

Spoil me with love and care,

unconditional my respect is for you,

you give me all that you are…

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Added by Michael Ethan Perez on February 13, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

CATE - The California Association of Teachers of English





I am at CATE today, at the The California Association of Teachers of…
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Added by Alan Sitomer on February 13, 2010 at 5:30am — No Comments

Thank you dude!

We sitt on the lunch stage just us,

we dont like the food they serve but apriciate it anyways,

You tell me everything there is to know about you

and i do the same

thank the frosted heavens is my name.

Humans say we're weird

but depend on us for their prescripted laughter.

Over and over time seems to melt

but knowing you is at full length once and never after.

Honestly your the only person…

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Added by Michelle Gonzalez on February 13, 2010 at 1:10am — 1 Comment

Where I'm From

I'm from a special

place near Macllen.

I'm from jolly ranchers,

hard,sweet,sour ad delicious candy.

I'm from sleep overs,pillow fights…

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Added by Lorenzo Garcia on February 12, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Where I'm From

I'm from Hotcheetos and from Doritos,

from the teddy bear with a red nose

that i sleeped with ,and from

Wisin y Yandel and rap like SPM.

I'm from Disney Chanol and Cartoon-network,

from "Karnal" and "Chilax",From America and

the Dallas…

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Added by Perla Ruiz on February 12, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Where I'm From (2nd Draft)

I'm from my play station 3 and my soccer ball.

From my trompo, my tazos and my chocolate bars.

From the music that Duelo or Wisin y Yandel sings.

I'm from the soccer battles on tv of Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and Kaka.

From Danna Paola the chick that I Adore.

From lollipops and muecas.

From the pizza that my Tia makes.

From El Chavo Del Ocho and El Chapulin Colorado.

I'm from The…

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Added by Mateo Lozano on February 12, 2010 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

Book Review: Will Hobbs' Go Big Or Go Home (Draft #2)

Go Big Or Go Home

Harper, 1998, pp 185, $5.99

Will Hobbs'

ISBN- 9780060741433





"I don't have words to explain how Brady saw that enormous ball

of fire with his own eyes."



The meteorite falls from the sky into the roof of his room and landed on the middle of bradys bed.



Brady realizes how he's exposure to the meteorite may have affected him physically, and that it could even kill him. He's too excited with the meteorite that he sleeps and eats with… Continue

Added by Mateo Lozano on February 12, 2010 at 3:51pm — 3 Comments

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