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The Final Post

At long last, this is the last blog post. (And, just like in the first, I restated what was in the title. I must try to stop doing that.) I enjoyed writing on the blog. I also learned a lot about writing from it. And by the way, in case you forgot, this is the [...]

The Wizard of Oz: Book and Movie

The Wizard of Oz is a book that has a movie made from it. But there are many differences between the book and the movie. Here are some of them:
1. In the book, it states that on the Kansas prairie there are no other houses in sight. In the movie, there [...]

My Pilgrim Character

Hi! I have made up a pilgrim character that came on the Mayflower. If you haven’t heard of it, the Mayflower was a ship that the Pilgrims came on in 1620. Listen to the recording (there are lots of recordings) called “Samuel Fletcher” (that’s the character’s name) now, because it has something to do with the next [...]

My Cinderella Story

Howdy! Remember in The First Blog Post when I said I would be writing a Cinderella story? Well, here it is! In case you’re wondering why it’s called Cinderella and the Cheese, well, you’ll find out once you read it. At the end, there is a recording of the beginning of [...]

 
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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!

As you possibly have heard, a book called “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!” by Laura Amy Schutz won the Newbery award for 2007 (although the award was given in 2008). My teacher, Monica Edinger, was one of the people who decided. My class each read a chapter from the book. Here are the chapters:
Hugo, the lord’s [...]

 
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Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

In August 2005, there was a hurricane in New Orleans. It did so much damage that people are still recovering from it. Houses are still being rebuilt. If you drive a car around, more often than not you would see a house being built. Some people are helping rebuild houses, but not many. In fact, [...]