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Leap by Jane Breskin Zelben January 20, 2008

Filed under: November — chichi11 @ 6:39 am


Date Finished: November 29, 2007

Pages: 259

Rating: 9/10

Primary Conflict: A boy named Daniel gets paralyzed so he can’t do the things he could do before, like swimming. His friends try and help himĀ  but they all seem to have changed.

Best Part: When Krista finally realizes who she likes. She doesn’t like Bobby she likes Daniel. After realizing that, she gets Daniel back into swimming.

 

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberley Willis Holt January 20, 2008

Filed under: November — chichi11 @ 6:32 am

Date Finished: November 22, 2007

Pages:227

Rating:8/10

Primary Conflict: There is a kid named Zachary that claims to be the fattest kid in the world. Toby and Cal make friends with him but have some problems along the way.

Best Part: When Zachary gets baptized. Cal and Toby take him down to Gossiner lake and ask Ferris if he wants to be the preacher. Kate picks them up in her pickup and takes them to the the lake. Ferris baptizes Zachary and the next day Zachary leaves with his guardian who had been gone for a while.