Welcome to our brand new website where you can learn what themes are presented in possible read aloud’s for your classroom. As a teacher I’m always trying to find specific themes to teach with. My students and I created this website page so you can find just the right book to teach your students a specific life lesson about the world.
Book Title: Fox
Author: Margret and
Main Characters: Dog, Magpie, and Fox
Character descriptions and traits
Magpie: Magpie is a bird thats wing is burnt and she is found after a forest fire by Dog. She has a very negative attitude about life. For example, when Dog tries to cheer her up she is mean to him even though he has a lost eye. She tells him he could never understand and that the last item is not as bad as a burned wing.
Dog: Dog finds Magpie and immediately takes her in when she’s hurt. Dog is a very good friend. There are many times in the story when this is shown. First, he shows this by being a wonderful positive friend for Magpie. He is waiting for her when she wakes up from her wound. He puts her on his back and runs in all seasons so she can feel like she is flying. Dog also takes Fox in even though he is a little suspicious. Magpie tries to warn him, but he is kind over cautious.
Fox: This character is the one who comes in to Dog’s home and tricks Magpie to leave with him. Then he leaves Magpie in the desert after pretending to be her friend. Fox is a very sneaky and mean character. My proof for this is that he acts like he is nice to dog and then goes behind his back and asks Magpie to leave with him so she can feel what it really is like to fly. Also, when he abandons her in the desert he does it so she can feel what it is like to be lonely and hopeless.
Different themes represented
Loneliness can break you down
In this book there are many examples of this theme. First, it seems as if dog is lonely at the beginning before he finds magpie. When she is mean to him he is kind back and when she is sleeping he is waiting for her. He shows her at the lake that they are a new creature in their reflection. This makes me think that he likes the idea of having someone with him. Fox is also very lonely in this book and comes into their lives with the intention of breaking them apart. He wants them to both know how lonely he is and what it feels like to be lonely so he has a plan to separate them. Lastly, at the end Magpie feels what it is like to be lonely and yearn to have your friends when she starts the journey home to dog.
Cruelty can destroy others
This theme comes up a few times in the book. The first time it comes up is when Magpie is cruel to Dog after he tries to make her feel better. She tells him that his missing eye is not as bad as her burnt wing. She says this is true because he can still walk. Also, Fox shows lots of cruelty. The first way Fox shows cruelty is when he goes behind Dog’s back and gets Magpie to leave by talking behind his back. Then when he leaves Magpie in the desert he is very cruel because he wants her to be lonely and far away from Dog.
Author: Margret and
Main Characters: Dog, Magpie, and Fox
Character descriptions and traits
Magpie: Magpie is a bird thats wing is burnt and she is found after a forest fire by Dog. She has a very negative attitude about life. For example, when Dog tries to cheer her up she is mean to him even though he has a lost eye. She tells him he could never understand and that the last item is not as bad as a burned wing.
Dog: Dog finds Magpie and immediately takes her in when she’s hurt. Dog is a very good friend. There are many times in the story when this is shown. First, he shows this by being a wonderful positive friend for Magpie. He is waiting for her when she wakes up from her wound. He puts her on his back and runs in all seasons so she can feel like she is flying. Dog also takes Fox in even though he is a little suspicious. Magpie tries to warn him, but he is kind over cautious.
Fox: This character is the one who comes in to Dog’s home and tricks Magpie to leave with him. Then he leaves Magpie in the desert after pretending to be her friend. Fox is a very sneaky and mean character. My proof for this is that he acts like he is nice to dog and then goes behind his back and asks Magpie to leave with him so she can feel what it really is like to fly. Also, when he abandons her in the desert he does it so she can feel what it is like to be lonely and hopeless.
Different themes represented
Loneliness can break you down
In this book there are many examples of this theme. First, it seems as if dog is lonely at the beginning before he finds magpie. When she is mean to him he is kind back and when she is sleeping he is waiting for her. He shows her at the lake that they are a new creature in their reflection. This makes me think that he likes the idea of having someone with him. Fox is also very lonely in this book and comes into their lives with the intention of breaking them apart. He wants them to both know how lonely he is and what it feels like to be lonely so he has a plan to separate them. Lastly, at the end Magpie feels what it is like to be lonely and yearn to have your friends when she starts the journey home to dog.
Cruelty can destroy others
This theme comes up a few times in the book. The first time it comes up is when Magpie is cruel to Dog after he tries to make her feel better. She tells him that his missing eye is not as bad as her burnt wing. She says this is true because he can still walk. Also, Fox shows lots of cruelty. The first way Fox shows cruelty is when he goes behind Dog’s back and gets Magpie to leave by talking behind his back. Then when he leaves Magpie in the desert he is very cruel because he wants her to be lonely and far away from Dog.
Book Title: Jake Drake: Bully Buster
Group Members: Laura, Janaire, Lilly, RJ
Theme
Don’t bully other people: I think that this is the main theme in Jake drake bully buster because DON’T TAKE OTHER PEOPLES COOKIES because this fat kid in preschool eat Jake’s cookie with a snotty nose.
Things are not as bad as they seem: I think this is the theme in Jake drake bully buster because when link the bully changes and notices that he is bullying others and putting the pressure that he’s sister is putting on him and putting it on Jake.
Characters
Jake: Jake Drake is a boy that is in 4th grade who is constantly getting bullied in every grade, by link the bully, from preschool to kindergarten 1grade 2grade 3grade and now 4grade. That must be a rough life! L I am so happy that I am not at Jake drakes school because I don’t want to be bullied constantly ,but since I am a tuff girl on people a I know how to take care of bully’s if they bullied me. If I was getting bullied constantly I would tell a teacher right away so that link the bully could get in trouble and I wouldn’t get in trouble for trying to stop him from bulling me.
Link: Link was a bully at Jakes school. Every year Jake got bully because he was bully free. Then in forth grade during the school year Link came along and when the teacher was not looking Link will bully Jake even at recess. Link is mean because he splash water on Jakes pants and other people in the bathroom were laughing because it look like he peed his pants. Even l Link laughed to! Link is bad at school because he is a big fat bully and doesn’t care about school work because he’s busy being mean and picking on other people and Jake.
Group Members: Laura, Janaire, Lilly, RJ
Theme
Don’t bully other people: I think that this is the main theme in Jake drake bully buster because DON’T TAKE OTHER PEOPLES COOKIES because this fat kid in preschool eat Jake’s cookie with a snotty nose.
Things are not as bad as they seem: I think this is the theme in Jake drake bully buster because when link the bully changes and notices that he is bullying others and putting the pressure that he’s sister is putting on him and putting it on Jake.
Characters
Jake: Jake Drake is a boy that is in 4th grade who is constantly getting bullied in every grade, by link the bully, from preschool to kindergarten 1grade 2grade 3grade and now 4grade. That must be a rough life! L I am so happy that I am not at Jake drakes school because I don’t want to be bullied constantly ,but since I am a tuff girl on people a I know how to take care of bully’s if they bullied me. If I was getting bullied constantly I would tell a teacher right away so that link the bully could get in trouble and I wouldn’t get in trouble for trying to stop him from bulling me.
Link: Link was a bully at Jakes school. Every year Jake got bully because he was bully free. Then in forth grade during the school year Link came along and when the teacher was not looking Link will bully Jake even at recess. Link is mean because he splash water on Jakes pants and other people in the bathroom were laughing because it look like he peed his pants. Even l Link laughed to! Link is bad at school because he is a big fat bully and doesn’t care about school work because he’s busy being mean and picking on other people and Jake.
Book Title: Three Times Lucky
Group Members: Keira, Kitty, Anabelle
Theme
Theme 1: Three Times Lucky is about worrying.
I think that the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying. I have 3 reasons why. Those reasons include, because the Colonel was gone for 2 weeks, because Miss Lana went somewhere for more than 3 days, and because Miss Lana got kidnapped.
My first reason why the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying is because in the beginning of the book, the Colonel was gone for 2 weeks, without telling Miss Lana or Mo. And their family would usually call the police if someone was gone for only 3 days without warning. Miss Lana and Mo were the most worried they had been in what seemed like forever. This example from the book supports my thoughts of Three Times Lucky being about worrying.
My second reason why Three Times Lucky is about worrying is because Miss Lana left to go somewhere, and she was there for more than 3 days, without telling Mo or the Colonel. Mo was worried sick. She called whoever she knew to get any clues about where Miss Lana was. The Colonel was trying to play it cool, but he was worried, too. This example from the book support my thoughts of Three Times Lucky being about worrying.
My third and final reason why the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying is because Miss Lana got kidnapped! The Colonel was very worried, and Mo was working with Dale every day she could to find clues about where Miss Lana might be and how they were going to rescue her. This example from the book supports my thoughts of Three Times Lucky being about worrying.
The book Three Times Lucky had a lot of parts where some of the characters were worrying. The characters were worrying when the Colonel was gone for 2 weeks, when Miss Lana was gone for more than 3 days without telling anybody, and when Miss Lana got kidnapped. Those are 3 strong examples about why the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying, and it always will be!
Theme 2: One of the themes in Three Times Lucky is Teamwork. I believe this because Dale and Mo work together to form their own detective club. Also because the two work together to crack the case of the murder mystery. Another showing of teamwork is with Ms. Lana and The Colonel. They work together to take care of Mo and to make her feel safe. The final showing of teamwork is when Deputy Marla and Joe Starr work together to find out who murdered Mr. Jesse and where Ms. Lana was being held prisoner. This is why teamwork is a theme in three times lucky. ✨TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAMWORK! ✨
Characters
Mo: I think that Mo is a very responsible person. The evidence from the book that supports my thoughts of Mo being responsible is, when she was at Dale’s house at 6:00 am to tell him something important. She had to be at Dale’s house to tell him that she couldn’t go fishing with him that day, because she was being a responsible person by helping out with the café for Miss Lana and the Colonel. Another trait for Mo is bold. Only someone bold would dare to go over to someone’s house at 6:00 am. She is also bold to ask someone for help with her own responsibility. My third trait for Mo is different. Mo is the only girl in her town who writes autobiographies. She is also different when it comes to sending her mother messages. She asks people who are going out of town to drop one of her messages to her mother, in a bottle.
Dale: I think dale regrets a lot of things that he did in his life I think this because dale has always been kind of an awkward guy and he always says the wrong things at their wrong time. Like in the beginning of the book when joe Starr he was so nervous 😬 that he changed his name to Phillip something and then it even said that he regretted changing his name.even though dale is kind of weird I still think he changed at the end of the book, because when the earthquake was happening dale was very set to getting to Mo`s house on time so they didn’t get stuck in the earthquake.
Also when dale came back from returning the boat to Mr Jesse everyone thought that he was the one who killed him so they had to do this whole triple thing to see if he did it or not even though he said he didn’t . So I think they should have listened to him the first time because why would a 11 year old kill somebody anyway.
I also think dale listens well because at the end of the book he listened to Mo when she wanted to go to her house. I think dale ended up helping the most with going there because he was the one who was pedaling and got convinced to go and see if miss Lana was where she thought she was but she wasn’t so dale was kind of upset about that but sill.
I also think dale is kind of a wimp in the beginning of the book because he always got nervous 😬 acted differently in front of famous people cuz apparently its in his jeans. 👖
Detective Joe Starr: When Detective Joe Starr comes rolling in to Tuleppo Landing, there’s a ton of commotion. Because in a small town there isn’t any detectives! I think that makes Joe Starr suspicious. Because he thinks he’s the king. That’s probably to just cover up how he murdered somebody. I think Joe admires Mo. I think this because Mo is also working on solving the murder. Also when Mo “crossed” the crime scene, Joe was willing to drop everything to drive her home. He admires her for clues! I think that in the end Joe got embarrassed because Mo was able to crack the case before Joe could!! These are some of the traits Joe Starr shows throughout the story!
Group Members: Keira, Kitty, Anabelle
Theme
Theme 1: Three Times Lucky is about worrying.
I think that the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying. I have 3 reasons why. Those reasons include, because the Colonel was gone for 2 weeks, because Miss Lana went somewhere for more than 3 days, and because Miss Lana got kidnapped.
My first reason why the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying is because in the beginning of the book, the Colonel was gone for 2 weeks, without telling Miss Lana or Mo. And their family would usually call the police if someone was gone for only 3 days without warning. Miss Lana and Mo were the most worried they had been in what seemed like forever. This example from the book supports my thoughts of Three Times Lucky being about worrying.
My second reason why Three Times Lucky is about worrying is because Miss Lana left to go somewhere, and she was there for more than 3 days, without telling Mo or the Colonel. Mo was worried sick. She called whoever she knew to get any clues about where Miss Lana was. The Colonel was trying to play it cool, but he was worried, too. This example from the book support my thoughts of Three Times Lucky being about worrying.
My third and final reason why the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying is because Miss Lana got kidnapped! The Colonel was very worried, and Mo was working with Dale every day she could to find clues about where Miss Lana might be and how they were going to rescue her. This example from the book supports my thoughts of Three Times Lucky being about worrying.
The book Three Times Lucky had a lot of parts where some of the characters were worrying. The characters were worrying when the Colonel was gone for 2 weeks, when Miss Lana was gone for more than 3 days without telling anybody, and when Miss Lana got kidnapped. Those are 3 strong examples about why the book Three Times Lucky is about worrying, and it always will be!
Theme 2: One of the themes in Three Times Lucky is Teamwork. I believe this because Dale and Mo work together to form their own detective club. Also because the two work together to crack the case of the murder mystery. Another showing of teamwork is with Ms. Lana and The Colonel. They work together to take care of Mo and to make her feel safe. The final showing of teamwork is when Deputy Marla and Joe Starr work together to find out who murdered Mr. Jesse and where Ms. Lana was being held prisoner. This is why teamwork is a theme in three times lucky. ✨TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAMWORK! ✨
Characters
Mo: I think that Mo is a very responsible person. The evidence from the book that supports my thoughts of Mo being responsible is, when she was at Dale’s house at 6:00 am to tell him something important. She had to be at Dale’s house to tell him that she couldn’t go fishing with him that day, because she was being a responsible person by helping out with the café for Miss Lana and the Colonel. Another trait for Mo is bold. Only someone bold would dare to go over to someone’s house at 6:00 am. She is also bold to ask someone for help with her own responsibility. My third trait for Mo is different. Mo is the only girl in her town who writes autobiographies. She is also different when it comes to sending her mother messages. She asks people who are going out of town to drop one of her messages to her mother, in a bottle.
Dale: I think dale regrets a lot of things that he did in his life I think this because dale has always been kind of an awkward guy and he always says the wrong things at their wrong time. Like in the beginning of the book when joe Starr he was so nervous 😬 that he changed his name to Phillip something and then it even said that he regretted changing his name.even though dale is kind of weird I still think he changed at the end of the book, because when the earthquake was happening dale was very set to getting to Mo`s house on time so they didn’t get stuck in the earthquake.
Also when dale came back from returning the boat to Mr Jesse everyone thought that he was the one who killed him so they had to do this whole triple thing to see if he did it or not even though he said he didn’t . So I think they should have listened to him the first time because why would a 11 year old kill somebody anyway.
I also think dale listens well because at the end of the book he listened to Mo when she wanted to go to her house. I think dale ended up helping the most with going there because he was the one who was pedaling and got convinced to go and see if miss Lana was where she thought she was but she wasn’t so dale was kind of upset about that but sill.
I also think dale is kind of a wimp in the beginning of the book because he always got nervous 😬 acted differently in front of famous people cuz apparently its in his jeans. 👖
Detective Joe Starr: When Detective Joe Starr comes rolling in to Tuleppo Landing, there’s a ton of commotion. Because in a small town there isn’t any detectives! I think that makes Joe Starr suspicious. Because he thinks he’s the king. That’s probably to just cover up how he murdered somebody. I think Joe admires Mo. I think this because Mo is also working on solving the murder. Also when Mo “crossed” the crime scene, Joe was willing to drop everything to drive her home. He admires her for clues! I think that in the end Joe got embarrassed because Mo was able to crack the case before Joe could!! These are some of the traits Joe Starr shows throughout the story!
Book Title: Stranded
Group Members: Kristijan, Gabe, Zain, Troy, Daniel
Theme: TEAMWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is ( in our opinion) the theme for the Stranded series and the 4 characters in it. The characters names are Vanessa, Carter, Buzz and Jane. In this story by Jeff Probst Carter and Jane’s parents got divorced and Buzz and Vanessa’s parents got divorced. Then Carter and Janes mom married Buzz and Vanessa’s dad and they are going on their uncles boat 🚣♀️ while their parents went on a honeymoon. On the boat they are supposed to get used to each other and become better brothers and sisters. But there was a terrible storm and their uncle and his first mate Joe were somewhere on a life boat. The kids are stuck on an island. They are forced to survive and they’re best resources are each other. Keep reading below to learn more about the story and how these adventurous and resourceful kids were forced to survive and live with each other!
Characters:
Buzz: Buzz used teamwork when he and everyone got food water and a flare to start a fire and he used teamwork to get food on the island he got snails and then he cooked them up he also got the coconuts buzz helped jane get the water he voted his sister the leader he tried to catch the fish buzz helped build the house out of bamboo and put them together and he is also the one who went up to the look out spot he was the one who got the glass and later he made the fire and then he went up to get the planes to save the and get of the island for good and eat food that is food but it just went away and all hope was lost.
Jane: In the book stranded by jeff probst, Jane used teamwork when she chose to go with buzz to get water when she could of gone by herself. Buzz comforted jane, and they worked together to get water. Also jane and carter went to cocunut water and carter lifted jane up to the pom tree to get cocunuts, and since jane is very small she could crawl around the tree and she came back with cocunts to eat and drink. Also jane is super smart so she is very usefull on the island trying to survive. Also in the story carter, jane, vanessa and buzz are in a cave a some sort of animal is also in the cave and jane warns them it is a wild boar. Jane always is carrying her own Camera around her. And she is always doing reports for her class on whats happening around. And another usefull thing about the camera is that jane uses it for light when the go through the cave to Find water. For example when jane went with buzz to Find water, jane brought her camera for light, especially when they went through the cave. Make sure you read the stranded series.
Carter: I think the book Stranded series Carter was using team work when Carter and Vanesa Carter had to set up the signal fire. Carter set up the signal and Vanesa watched over him to make sure nothing bad will happen. A different time Carter was using teamwork was when Carter picked up Jane to help them get coconut water to help them get water. Another time Carter was using teamwork when he fixed the boats engine and when he found the food so they would not die of food loss. Carter chops the coconut with the axe to get the coconut water. Carter made a little bit of the fire and buzz got the glass to make the little fire. That’s why in the book Stranded Carter and his team was using teamwork.
Vanessa: Vanessa uses teamwork because she found a dead person in the woods, and told everybody that other people were stranded too on nowhere island 🌴. Vanessa followed carter because she did not want carter to be signified. They used teamwork because Vanessa found a flashlight for the night. She also she found the boat. So they knew that a boat crashed in the island. In the first book of the stranded series, they made a plan that carter and Jane were going to find coconut water, and buzz and Vanessa to stay close to the boat. They used teamwork because carter said that now Vanessa is going to be the leader. Also because they heard a sound and worked together to find what animal was in the forest. Which was a wild boar. They worked together to find a cave to survive in. And they found a flair together in the boat. Also Vanessa found a notebook that was uncle Dex’s . And they working together to get off of nowhere island. This is how they work together and not getting stranded again. read the other characters in the book stranded. And be sure to read the stranded series! Thank you!
Group Members: Kristijan, Gabe, Zain, Troy, Daniel
Theme: TEAMWORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Is ( in our opinion) the theme for the Stranded series and the 4 characters in it. The characters names are Vanessa, Carter, Buzz and Jane. In this story by Jeff Probst Carter and Jane’s parents got divorced and Buzz and Vanessa’s parents got divorced. Then Carter and Janes mom married Buzz and Vanessa’s dad and they are going on their uncles boat 🚣♀️ while their parents went on a honeymoon. On the boat they are supposed to get used to each other and become better brothers and sisters. But there was a terrible storm and their uncle and his first mate Joe were somewhere on a life boat. The kids are stuck on an island. They are forced to survive and they’re best resources are each other. Keep reading below to learn more about the story and how these adventurous and resourceful kids were forced to survive and live with each other!
Characters:
Buzz: Buzz used teamwork when he and everyone got food water and a flare to start a fire and he used teamwork to get food on the island he got snails and then he cooked them up he also got the coconuts buzz helped jane get the water he voted his sister the leader he tried to catch the fish buzz helped build the house out of bamboo and put them together and he is also the one who went up to the look out spot he was the one who got the glass and later he made the fire and then he went up to get the planes to save the and get of the island for good and eat food that is food but it just went away and all hope was lost.
Jane: In the book stranded by jeff probst, Jane used teamwork when she chose to go with buzz to get water when she could of gone by herself. Buzz comforted jane, and they worked together to get water. Also jane and carter went to cocunut water and carter lifted jane up to the pom tree to get cocunuts, and since jane is very small she could crawl around the tree and she came back with cocunts to eat and drink. Also jane is super smart so she is very usefull on the island trying to survive. Also in the story carter, jane, vanessa and buzz are in a cave a some sort of animal is also in the cave and jane warns them it is a wild boar. Jane always is carrying her own Camera around her. And she is always doing reports for her class on whats happening around. And another usefull thing about the camera is that jane uses it for light when the go through the cave to Find water. For example when jane went with buzz to Find water, jane brought her camera for light, especially when they went through the cave. Make sure you read the stranded series.
Carter: I think the book Stranded series Carter was using team work when Carter and Vanesa Carter had to set up the signal fire. Carter set up the signal and Vanesa watched over him to make sure nothing bad will happen. A different time Carter was using teamwork was when Carter picked up Jane to help them get coconut water to help them get water. Another time Carter was using teamwork when he fixed the boats engine and when he found the food so they would not die of food loss. Carter chops the coconut with the axe to get the coconut water. Carter made a little bit of the fire and buzz got the glass to make the little fire. That’s why in the book Stranded Carter and his team was using teamwork.
Vanessa: Vanessa uses teamwork because she found a dead person in the woods, and told everybody that other people were stranded too on nowhere island 🌴. Vanessa followed carter because she did not want carter to be signified. They used teamwork because Vanessa found a flashlight for the night. She also she found the boat. So they knew that a boat crashed in the island. In the first book of the stranded series, they made a plan that carter and Jane were going to find coconut water, and buzz and Vanessa to stay close to the boat. They used teamwork because carter said that now Vanessa is going to be the leader. Also because they heard a sound and worked together to find what animal was in the forest. Which was a wild boar. They worked together to find a cave to survive in. And they found a flair together in the boat. Also Vanessa found a notebook that was uncle Dex’s . And they working together to get off of nowhere island. This is how they work together and not getting stranded again. read the other characters in the book stranded. And be sure to read the stranded series! Thank you!
Book Title: Fourth Grade Rats
Team Members: Ryam, Nathen, Alex
Theme:
Don’t repeat others actions, this is the theme of the book, i think this because in the book suds copies joey to become him he never cry (get bitten/stung by a bee). Suds wants to be able to do whatever he wants because joey thinks he can do whatever he wants also William taught joey to be a rat then joey taught suds to be a rat.
Characters:
Suds: Suds Is a very friendly boy but later In the story he sees a very pretty girl that does not even know that he is in The World so he tries to get attention so she can notice him but when he starts to be fiends with joey he starts to become a bully I know this because he started pushing kids of the swings and this is not good it is kind of bully like and when he saw that the girl was starting to notice he said I need to be a bigger bully at the other hand joey was a pretty big bully so he asked joey if he could teach him how to be a bigger bully and so joey started to teach joey how to become a rat firs they watched a very sad movie and suds stared to cry and joey was did not even have a tear in his eyes so after about watching the movie 100 times suds finally stopped crying-but his face was kind of red next was the spider test he kind of past so this is why I thing that suds is friendly.
Joey: Joey is a good friend because he helped suds be a man and helped him to get Judy to like him. Joey is suds best friend. But later in the book joey got all the girls to like him because he had a bee on him but then the bully named William pushed joey. Which made the bee fly off of Joey and then the bee stung joey. Which made the girls think he’s strong. And suds was mad because his crush liked joey and joey kept getting calls from suds crush named Judy. Also joey got to walk home with Judy. Later when suds went over to joeys house and joey said that he never wanted the girls to like him. Then when suds said no to his mom he thought he was a man because joey said to be a man you have to say no to your mom. Then at school William the bully pulled suds chair and made him fall of the chair everyone was laughing and suds shoved cake into a third graders mouth. Then when Judy saw suds she told him that he was famous in the school. And Judy ask suds to put a spider on his arm. So suds did it to impress her. And suds came to school with the spider. Everyone was impressed so suds got a lot of girls that liked him. So suds thought being bad got him good results. Then when Judy was walking home with suds she saw her cat in the tree. So suds went to get the cat. When suds got the cat he remembered that he was afraid of heights. Later when suds got down from the tree he hugged his mom and apologized for being bad. Even later joey came to suds house and apologized for teaching him to be bad. Suds said its ok.
Team Members: Ryam, Nathen, Alex
Theme:
Don’t repeat others actions, this is the theme of the book, i think this because in the book suds copies joey to become him he never cry (get bitten/stung by a bee). Suds wants to be able to do whatever he wants because joey thinks he can do whatever he wants also William taught joey to be a rat then joey taught suds to be a rat.
Characters:
Suds: Suds Is a very friendly boy but later In the story he sees a very pretty girl that does not even know that he is in The World so he tries to get attention so she can notice him but when he starts to be fiends with joey he starts to become a bully I know this because he started pushing kids of the swings and this is not good it is kind of bully like and when he saw that the girl was starting to notice he said I need to be a bigger bully at the other hand joey was a pretty big bully so he asked joey if he could teach him how to be a bigger bully and so joey started to teach joey how to become a rat firs they watched a very sad movie and suds stared to cry and joey was did not even have a tear in his eyes so after about watching the movie 100 times suds finally stopped crying-but his face was kind of red next was the spider test he kind of past so this is why I thing that suds is friendly.
Joey: Joey is a good friend because he helped suds be a man and helped him to get Judy to like him. Joey is suds best friend. But later in the book joey got all the girls to like him because he had a bee on him but then the bully named William pushed joey. Which made the bee fly off of Joey and then the bee stung joey. Which made the girls think he’s strong. And suds was mad because his crush liked joey and joey kept getting calls from suds crush named Judy. Also joey got to walk home with Judy. Later when suds went over to joeys house and joey said that he never wanted the girls to like him. Then when suds said no to his mom he thought he was a man because joey said to be a man you have to say no to your mom. Then at school William the bully pulled suds chair and made him fall of the chair everyone was laughing and suds shoved cake into a third graders mouth. Then when Judy saw suds she told him that he was famous in the school. And Judy ask suds to put a spider on his arm. So suds did it to impress her. And suds came to school with the spider. Everyone was impressed so suds got a lot of girls that liked him. So suds thought being bad got him good results. Then when Judy was walking home with suds she saw her cat in the tree. So suds went to get the cat. When suds got the cat he remembered that he was afraid of heights. Later when suds got down from the tree he hugged his mom and apologized for being bad. Even later joey came to suds house and apologized for teaching him to be bad. Suds said its ok.
Book Title: Chasing Vermeer
Group Members: Shreya, Sasha, Aahana
Theme:
Teamwork makes you stronger- Teamwork makes you stronger because they have to work together to find the Lady Writing and tell the police. Additionally, they have to work together to build up the courage to see Ms. Sharpe, a very strict person.
Never give up on your friends: Petra and Calder never gave up on the mystery. They would keep going, and even when they went back to square one, with no clues, they still did not stop till they succeeded. They would not stop until they solved the mystery. And because of that, all of the hard work finally paid off and they solved the mystery! If they had stopped in the middle and given up, they never would have caught the thief and saved Vermeer’s painting. So because they kept going, they solved it.
Characters:
Petra: Brave – Petra is brave because she went to the lower school basement all by herself, in the dark, without permission, just so she could meet Calder and talk to him. In addition, Petra went out of her house at night , so she could find Calder and protect him from the thief/ kidnapper.
Calder: Calder is brave, because he was kidnapped by the police, and he knew his life was at stake, but he still kept going even though he could have been killed.
In addition to that, Calder waited in the cold basement with the Vermeer painting, even though anyone could find him at any second and he knew that. But he stayed.
Group Members: Shreya, Sasha, Aahana
Theme:
Teamwork makes you stronger- Teamwork makes you stronger because they have to work together to find the Lady Writing and tell the police. Additionally, they have to work together to build up the courage to see Ms. Sharpe, a very strict person.
Never give up on your friends: Petra and Calder never gave up on the mystery. They would keep going, and even when they went back to square one, with no clues, they still did not stop till they succeeded. They would not stop until they solved the mystery. And because of that, all of the hard work finally paid off and they solved the mystery! If they had stopped in the middle and given up, they never would have caught the thief and saved Vermeer’s painting. So because they kept going, they solved it.
Characters:
Petra: Brave – Petra is brave because she went to the lower school basement all by herself, in the dark, without permission, just so she could meet Calder and talk to him. In addition, Petra went out of her house at night , so she could find Calder and protect him from the thief/ kidnapper.
Calder: Calder is brave, because he was kidnapped by the police, and he knew his life was at stake, but he still kept going even though he could have been killed.
In addition to that, Calder waited in the cold basement with the Vermeer painting, even though anyone could find him at any second and he knew that. But he stayed.
Book Title: Bridge to Terabithia
Group Members: Marissa, Calvin, Abby, Diya, Rosie
Theme: Friendship is Important. I think this theme is because this whole book is about Jess and Leslie’s friendship and how they built Terabithia. Without their friendship, this whole book would be pointless. Also, if Jess hadn’t been friends with Leslie, he wouldn’t have cared when Leslie died. At first, their friendship started out a little rocky with Jess being cruel to Leslie, but Terabithia had brought them together. To add on, Jess letting Leslie run with the boys — even though he regretted it — is a sign of friendship. Additionally, when Leslie tells Mrs. Myers about her family not having a TV, in Jess’ head he thought, Lord, Leslie. Don’t say that. You can always watch on mine. Jess had offered for Leslie to watch with him, even though Leslie hadn’t heard it.
Characters:
Leslie: Leslie is adventurous and is very bright. She cares about other people’s feelings and is the most “perfect” student in class (according to Mrs. Myers) it was Leslie’s idea to create terabithia—the kingdom of wonders. Leslie is Jesse’s best friend by the end. But one day something happens to Leslie that changes Jess.
Jess: jess, IS VERY NICE IN THE STORY HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND THE DIFFERENCE IS TO BE FRIENDS 👬 WITH ANOTHER, character named Leslie so over pages you can tell that jess is trying to make a friendship with Leslie.
Group Members: Marissa, Calvin, Abby, Diya, Rosie
Theme: Friendship is Important. I think this theme is because this whole book is about Jess and Leslie’s friendship and how they built Terabithia. Without their friendship, this whole book would be pointless. Also, if Jess hadn’t been friends with Leslie, he wouldn’t have cared when Leslie died. At first, their friendship started out a little rocky with Jess being cruel to Leslie, but Terabithia had brought them together. To add on, Jess letting Leslie run with the boys — even though he regretted it — is a sign of friendship. Additionally, when Leslie tells Mrs. Myers about her family not having a TV, in Jess’ head he thought, Lord, Leslie. Don’t say that. You can always watch on mine. Jess had offered for Leslie to watch with him, even though Leslie hadn’t heard it.
Characters:
Leslie: Leslie is adventurous and is very bright. She cares about other people’s feelings and is the most “perfect” student in class (according to Mrs. Myers) it was Leslie’s idea to create terabithia—the kingdom of wonders. Leslie is Jesse’s best friend by the end. But one day something happens to Leslie that changes Jess.
Jess: jess, IS VERY NICE IN THE STORY HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND THE DIFFERENCE IS TO BE FRIENDS 👬 WITH ANOTHER, character named Leslie so over pages you can tell that jess is trying to make a friendship with Leslie.