Allison's Blog – May 2011 Archive (5)

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls by Steve Hockensmith

Jane Austen be gone! Astute readers will notice the absence of Jane Austen's name from the byline of second book in the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies trilogy. With good reason, for Austen never wrote a prequel. Yet if she were around today, she might have written Dawn of the Dreadfuls. Minus the zombies, of course.…

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Added by Allison on May 28, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

http://allisonsbookbag.wordpress.com/2011/05/28/pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies-by-seth-grahame-smith/

Added by Allison on May 27, 2011 at 9:19pm — No Comments

Check Out Reviews by My Students!

Throughout the year, my grade-three students have recommended books at my book review blog and I have reviewed them. For their final reading project, I allowed them to pick what we would read. The majority wanted to read about snakes. I gathered up books from our school library, we browsed them, and then as a group we decided on one to read: Snakes by Sandra Markle. For their final writing project, I challenged my students to each review this book. Please check out their reviews and leave a…

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Added by Allison on May 22, 2011 at 12:12am — No Comments