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Miss Bates: The Mermaid A story about a mermaid named Amelia and P.T Barnum; a refreshing feminist twist with a logical protagonist who doesn’t understand societal concerns. Part of a series involving other well known Disney characters that you might want to look into!
Archie Savage, 7U:
Miss Bates has Disney with a twist and Archie has the keys to unlocking the universe, but what will you read?
Unlocking the Universe by Stephen and Lucy Hawking is all about the universe and the theories concerning it. Spot some more amazing pics on the next page!
Book of the Month: The Three Musketeers A young man named D'Artagnan travels from Gascony ( a province in France) to Paris to join the King's most famous regiment: The King's Musketeers. He and his three friends, already Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis become involved in defending the honour of the Read it here: regiment and the Queen. This book is full http:// of adventure; the story is one of betrayal www.gutenberg. and the struggle for power, leading to an encounter with one of the most famous org/ebooks/1257 villains in literature, Milady de Winter.
Games Corner All the words you are looking for are books that are also films! Find them, read them, watch them!
Book to Film Quiz time — Answers next week! 1. Victor Hugo wrote which book, that was also a musical and a film starring Hugh Jackman? 2. Complete the title of this well known book and film by Yann Martel— Life of ___? 3. What was Sherlock Holmes’ address? 4. In the Twilight series, Bella is in a love triangle with which two characters? 5. Which famous witch or wizard card does Harry Potter find in his first ever Chocolate Frog? 6. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was adapted into a film by which name? 7. How many books and how many films are in the How to Train your Dragon series? 8. What is the name of the film that features Peter Pan, returning to Neverland as an adult to save his children? 9. Name the first Disney animated movie, adapted from a Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
Quiz Answers 03.04.20 1. August (Auggie) 2. Foundling Hospital 3. Poseidon 4. Primrose (Prim) 5. Higher Institute of Villainous Education
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid 7. 19 8. Lion Boy 9. Chicago 10. Shrike