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Miss Woods: Beloved—Toni Morrison A beautifully written novel, exploring the heart break and trauma of runaway slaves in 19th Century America - I’ve struggled to tear myself away from this story!
Bethany Cooper, 7S: The Divide
Will you go “selfie” like Miss Woods or crazy like Bethany?
It’s a book about a boy who faints over the continental divide, waking up in a fantasy world where magic is real. My favorite character is Betony, who is a tangle-child (elf).
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 feature in the titles of Carnegie Medal winning books. How many have you read?
Accelerated Reader
A massive congratulations to Enru Li in 7R, who this week has hit 4 MILLION words to see herself comfortably at the top of the Year 7 leaderboard. Who will be our next millionaire? Ellis Charge and Tylan Sami are SO close, both with around 950,000... Can they hit 1,000,000 by the end of Easter break? Click here to see how your class is doing on A.R!
Quiz time — Answers next week! 1. Which classic by JM Barrie features a magical world where a boy, who can fly, never grows up? 2. Who are the three musketeers that D’Artagnan befriends in ‘The Three Musketeers’? 3. Solve this riddle from The Hobbit: "A box without hinges, key or lid, Yet golden treasure inside is hid. 4. In 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid', what is the only way to protect yourself from the Cheese Touch? 5. In' A Series of Unfortunate Events', what is the name of the snake that Uncle Monty discovered? 6. In ‘Gangsta Granny’ what is the name of the magazine that Ben purchases from Raj’s shop? 7. In 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', what treats does the White Witch give to Edmund? 8. In 'Charlotte's Web' by E.B White, what does Fern name the piglet? 9. What is the UK’s best selling book of all time? 10.Who is the richest author of all time, and the first ever billionaire author?
27.03.20 Quiz Answers: 1. Augustus Gloop 2. Six books 3. Bacteria 4. July 8th 2000 5. Eric Arthur Blair 6. London