coffee for the brain book tournament

The decision between Matched by Allie Condi and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie was a difficult task.  The writing style of the second book…Read more

The Compound vs Escape from Memory Have what you’ve always known to be true really true? That is a common theme in The Compound and Escape from Memory. The main…Read more

Side Effects by Amy Goldman Koss             Izzy’s swollen glands still haven’t gone away, even though her flu was ages ago. A trip to a doctor and some tests confirm…Read more

This response is so detailed that I am speechless. Yes, it was sent out to many of us who have contacted her lately, but still an amazing response. Thank you…Read more

I have been contacting the authors once again when their books make it on to Round 3. Here is another author I have heard back from. Thank you Nancy Etchemendy…Read more

Thanks to the two sixth grade judges for reading and reviewing these two novels. I love it when students take on such an active role.  We chose The Compound over The…Read more

I have been contacting the authors once again when their books make it on to Round 3. Here is the first author I have heard back from. Thank you Alison…Read more

Book Tournament – Round 2   The Power of Un vs. Rules Judges – Erica and Stacy Barnett The Power of Un by Nancy Etchemendy             The Power of Un is…Read more

For this battle, I had to jump in and be one of the judges along with another 6th grade student. I have already wrote book reviews on both of these…Read more

In the book, A Bag of Marbles, author Joseph Joffo writes about his experiences and adventures at the time of WWII and the Nazi reign.  On two different occasions, Jo…Read more