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Showing posts with label Truman Nominee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Truman Nominee. Show all posts

2.19.2009

All of the Above-Pearsall

All of the Above
Mr. Collin's has a tough teaching assignment. He teaches math in a school where students really don't have much drive/motivation to learn. What can he do to get them fired up? How about a contest? How about a chance to get your name in a book of world records? Will the students go for that?

Black Duck-Lisle

Black Duck
Black Duck by Janet Lisle is a fast paced adventure book that has you guessing until the end. The story is told by Rueben Hart as he reminisces about a very exciting time in his childhood. Rum-runners, prohibition, and lawlessness rule the day.

Beast of Noor-Carey

Beast of Noor
Beast of Noor by Janet Carey is an exciting story that has the reader jumping between two magical worlds. Fifteen-year-old Miles Ferrell uses the rare and special gift he is given to break the curse of the Shriker, a murderous creature reportedly brought to Shalem Wood by his family's clan centuries before.