The Levitical Readings and Reactions

  Title- The Book of Boy  Author/Retold- Catherine Gilbert Murdock Genre- Newbery Honor Grade level- 3-7th grade Boy is an orphan with a hunchback. He has been bullied all of his life because of his hunchback. He has a very special interest with animals and they seem to like him very much. He works on the estate of Sir Jacques as a goatherder. While boy is working the fields one day, he meets a pilgrim named Secundus. He convinces Cook, the mistress in charge of the manor, to lend him on his journey to the next town. Secundus gives Boy a sack to carry. Secundus says if he looks inside, he will kill him. The pilgrim tell Boy about his quest to find seven relics of St. Peter. They go on an adventure to find the rest of the relics. During their Journey, they find out that Boy is an angel. Secundus reveals that he escaped hell and is trying to get back to heaven to see his wife and children. They finally get to their last spot, Rome and when they touch the St. Peter’s tomb, Secund...

  Title- The War That Saved My Life  Author/Retold- Kimberly Brubaker Bradley  Genre- Newbery Honor Grade level- 7-12th grade The story begins with Ada and Jamie. They live in London at the beginning of WWII. They live with their wicked mother. Ada has a foot defect and she is subjected to maltreatment from her mother. While her mother is at work, she practices walking at home. Ada and her brother escape from London by train and they come to live with Susan. Ada and Jamie experience life in a whole new way while living with Susan. During their time with Susan, Ada got better at walking, helped soliders that landed injuried from the battle of Dunkirk, and caught a German spy coming into the town. Her mother had found them and forced Ada and Jamie to go back to England in a new home, but Ada and Jamie missed Susan. Ada persuaded her mother to let them leave and she did. They found Susan in London and they went back to her home, but her home was bombed.  This is an amaz...

Title- A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers Author/Retold- Nancy Willard Illustrated by Alice and Martin Provensen Genre- Newbery Medal Grade level- 3rd Grade-5th Grade Awards- Caldecott Medal This book is a collection of poems that takes the reader on a tour of William Blake’s inn. One of the poems starts off by introducing the inn and how the inn is owned by William Blake. It talks about all the beasts that were tamed and how many stars he has named. They also talk about the two dragons that bake and brew things for him. The poem also talks about two angels that clean his featherbeds and create snowmen in honor of William Blake. The last poem of the book is about their journey coming to a close and how they have to back to real life. The narrator says good bye to the friends they made and reminisce on the memories they had. They tell travelers if they go to an inn where rabbits make your bed and dragons bake your bread, give their love to W...