Reading is Fun

Bibliography: Danziger, P. (2006).The Cat Ate my Gymsuit. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN: 0142406546 Story Summary: Marcy Lewis, who is in middle school, is having serious issues in her life. She is fat, she has acne, she is shy, she has low self esteem, she hates school and it is boring, and she hates her dad. She avoids participating in gym class because she is embarrassed to change into her Gymsuit in public because she is fat. She invents outrageous excuses to avoid participating in gym class. Her self esteem is so low that she calls herself a “blimp”. Her life takes a turn for better when she gets a new English teacher, Ms .Finney. Ms. Finney is different from all the other teachers that Marcy and her classmates have ever had before. Although she employs different methods of teaching, unlike the rest of the teachers, she soon becomes a hit with the children. Marcy learns self confidence, spurred on by Ms. Finney. She makes friend...

Bibliography Garland, M. (2009). Miss Smith and The Haunted Library . New York: Penguin Group. ISBN: 978-0-525-42139-9 Story Summary: Zack’s teacher, Miss Smith, takes the class on visit to the library. The fall morning which had seemed “dreary” takes an exciting turn when the students meet the spooky librarian, Virginia Creeper. The librarian reads from Miss Smith’s “ Incredible Story Book ”. The characters from the story literally leap out of the book as she reads and soon the library is filled with scary creatures and all the children cringe in fear, yet Virginia Creeper relentlessly reads on  unperturbed. The librarian then stops reading. She sets out apple cider and cookies and everyone, the children and the story book characters, all have a cookie and cider party together. Then suddenly Virginia Creeper remembers it is time for the senior citizens book club. She must clean up quickly.The senior cit...