Monday, September 11th
Finish our narrative about a dramatic event.
Mini-Lesson Tinkering and Revising
Practice Revision/Think Aloud
When you finish, either work on your name piece or your narrative about the picture you wrote about. You can always make something better! Remember my think aloud!
Tomorrow we get to hear two authors speak! If you think you'd like to purchase books tomorrow, bring cash or check. The books will be $15.
Tomorrow we will get the opportunity to hear two writers speak! I am including information about each of them below! If you think you might like to purchase a book, please bring cash or check.
ABOUT THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER REDDING
LEMONY SNICKET meets HOCUS POCUS in this darkly delightful MG contemporary fantasy about a modern New England boy who must rid himself of the ancient demon inhabiting his body and break his family’s curse. The first in a duology, the book follows Prosper, who is the only unexceptional Redding in his old and storied family history—that is, until he discovers the demon living inside him. Turns out Prosper’s great-great-great-great-great-something grandfather made—and then broke—a contract with a malefactor, a demon who exchanges fortune for eternal servitude. And, weirdly enough, eight-hundred-year-old Alastor isn’t exactly the forgiving type.
The fiend has reawakened with one purpose--to destroy the family whose success he ensured and who then betrayed him. With only days to break the curse and banish Alastor back to the demon realm, Prosper is playing unwilling host to the fiend, who delights in tormenting him with nasty insults and constant attempts to trick him into a contract. Yeah, Prosper will take his afterlife without a side of eternal servitude, thanks. Can you ever fully right a wrong, ever truly escape your history? Or will Prosper and Alastor be doomed to repeat it?
ABOUT ALEXANDRA BRACKEN
ALEXANDRA BRACKEN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds series, soon to be a major motion picture. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved East to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. After working in publishing for several years, Alex now writes full-time and can be found hard at work on her next novel in a charming little apartment that's perpetually overflowing with books. Visit her online atwww.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.
ABOUT CLICK’D
In this empowering novel for young girls that combines friendship and first crushes with computer programming, seventh-grader Allie is thrilled that the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp has gone viral. The app, Click’d, pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. Now, she even has a shot at beating her archenemy, Nathan, at an upcoming coding competition. But when a glitch threatens to expose everyone's secrets, Allie has to fix the app, win back her friends, and even work with Nathan. Can Allie find the problem in her code before she steps on stage to present Click’d to the judges? CLICK'D is a fun and empowering story of friendships, coding, and lots of popcorn.
Backmatter includes information on educational resources from Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities.
ABOUT TAMARA IRELAND STONE
TAMARA IRELAND STONE is the author of Time and Time Again, a collection of her two novels Time Between Us and Time After Time, and the New York Times best seller Every Last Word. A Silicon Valley-native, she has worked in the technology industry all her life, first testing Atari game boards in her parents’ garage, and later, co-founding a woman-owned marketing strategy firm where she worked with some of the world's largest software companies. She enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her husband and two children. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at TamaraIrelandStone.com, on Twitter @tamaraistone, and on Instagram at @tamaraistone.
Mini-Lesson Tinkering and Revising
Practice Revision/Think Aloud
When you finish, either work on your name piece or your narrative about the picture you wrote about. You can always make something better! Remember my think aloud!
Tomorrow we get to hear two authors speak! If you think you'd like to purchase books tomorrow, bring cash or check. The books will be $15.
Tomorrow we will get the opportunity to hear two writers speak! I am including information about each of them below! If you think you might like to purchase a book, please bring cash or check.
ABOUT THE DREADFUL TALE OF PROSPER REDDING
LEMONY SNICKET meets HOCUS POCUS in this darkly delightful MG contemporary fantasy about a modern New England boy who must rid himself of the ancient demon inhabiting his body and break his family’s curse. The first in a duology, the book follows Prosper, who is the only unexceptional Redding in his old and storied family history—that is, until he discovers the demon living inside him. Turns out Prosper’s great-great-great-great-great-something grandfather made—and then broke—a contract with a malefactor, a demon who exchanges fortune for eternal servitude. And, weirdly enough, eight-hundred-year-old Alastor isn’t exactly the forgiving type.
The fiend has reawakened with one purpose--to destroy the family whose success he ensured and who then betrayed him. With only days to break the curse and banish Alastor back to the demon realm, Prosper is playing unwilling host to the fiend, who delights in tormenting him with nasty insults and constant attempts to trick him into a contract. Yeah, Prosper will take his afterlife without a side of eternal servitude, thanks. Can you ever fully right a wrong, ever truly escape your history? Or will Prosper and Alastor be doomed to repeat it?
ABOUT ALEXANDRA BRACKEN
ALEXANDRA BRACKEN is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Darkest Minds series, soon to be a major motion picture. Born and raised in Arizona, she moved East to study history and English at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. After working in publishing for several years, Alex now writes full-time and can be found hard at work on her next novel in a charming little apartment that's perpetually overflowing with books. Visit her online atwww.alexandrabracken.com and on Twitter @alexbracken.
ABOUT CLICK’D
In this empowering novel for young girls that combines friendship and first crushes with computer programming, seventh-grader Allie is thrilled that the app she built at CodeGirls summer camp has gone viral. The app, Click’d, pairs users based on common interests and sends them on a fun (and occasionally rule-breaking) scavenger hunt to find each other. Now, she even has a shot at beating her archenemy, Nathan, at an upcoming coding competition. But when a glitch threatens to expose everyone's secrets, Allie has to fix the app, win back her friends, and even work with Nathan. Can Allie find the problem in her code before she steps on stage to present Click’d to the judges? CLICK'D is a fun and empowering story of friendships, coding, and lots of popcorn.
Backmatter includes information on educational resources from Code.org, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities.
ABOUT TAMARA IRELAND STONE
TAMARA IRELAND STONE is the author of Time and Time Again, a collection of her two novels Time Between Us and Time After Time, and the New York Times best seller Every Last Word. A Silicon Valley-native, she has worked in the technology industry all her life, first testing Atari game boards in her parents’ garage, and later, co-founding a woman-owned marketing strategy firm where she worked with some of the world's largest software companies. She enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her husband and two children. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online at TamaraIrelandStone.com, on Twitter @tamaraistone, and on Instagram at @tamaraistone.
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