McCrary Elementary School Battle of the Books Blog
Hello, McCrary Elementary Battle of the Books competitors! I'm setting up this blog so that we can discuss the Battle of the Books books during the summer and the school year. Feel free to post any comments, questions, or thoughts about the different books on here. Just remember that this is a school blog and it is a public document. Make sure that your comments are thoughtful and appropriate! Happy reading!
-Ms. Salabak
I couldn't put this book down and stayed up way too late reading it! I laughed out loud at the part where Opal meets the librarian. I thought it was so funny when the librarian thought Winn-Dixie was a bear! I also really enjoyed the librarian's story of the bear in the library. I think I liked this part so much because I am a librarian and I love to read about librarian characters in books.
ReplyDeleteSome questions for discussion:
*What made you laugh in this book? Why?
*How is Opal's mother an important character in the book even though she never appears?
*What decisions does Opal make that end up changing her life?
*Why do you think Opal want to know ten things about her mom? Do you think ten things can really describe a whole person?
*What do Opal and her dad get from having Winn-Dixie? Why do you think the title of this book is "Because of Winn-Dixie"?
I thought this book was funny and had a really good moral. I'm was really glad that Opal made some new friends, even some that weren't her age. I think this book is titled Because of Winn-Dixie because Winn-Dixie changed so much for Opal I mean he even changed the ralationship between her and her dad.
ReplyDeleteThis book had some great morals and really made me think about how I'd react to some of the situations in the book. It is hard to make new friends- this is something that I still have to work hard to do sometimes. How do you make friends? Is it easy or hard for you?
DeleteI think it is hard for me to find best friends but it is in the middle of easy and hard. I make friends by finding things in commen so that we can have something to talk about.
DeleteElizabeth,
DeleteFinding things that you have in common with a person is important when you want to be their friend. I also like to be friends with people who can teach me about things that they like or they are good at that I might not be. What things do you and your friends talk about?
Opal and her dad get love from Winn-dixe. Winn- dixi also gets Opal a new friend. I think that the book is called Because of Winn- Dixi because the book is mostly about Winn- Dixi. Also what made me laugh was also when the librarian thought that Winn- Dixi was a bear because the librarian it said in the book that she was short because she was old and Winn- Dixi is tall.
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DeleteI laughed so hard when the librarian talked about the bear! I loved the librarian's character. I wonder if students feel as comfortable coming to me as Opal does when she goes to the library- I hope so! Is there a teacher or adult in your life who has helped you get through a tough time?
what made me laugh in this book was when the puch it had the most wiredest name iv ever heard but i wonder if it tasted really good in real life. gonzalo
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DeleteThis book was very funny- and very sad- in parts. That is a good question. I also wonder what the lozenges would taste like for me. What do you think they would taste like?
I think she wants to know ten different things about her monther because she wants to see how she is like her mother in those ten different ways.
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DeleteI agree. I think this was the best way Opal could think of to get to know her mom and see how they were alike and different. It made me think about how well we could know someone by hearing ten different things. If someone asked about you, what ten things would you tell them about yourself to get to know you better?
I'd tell them:
Delete1. I'm smart.
2. I don't like the color Pink.
3. I can't stand hot sauce.
4. You don't want me around, I kill you with kindness.
5. I love Michael Jackson.
6. I love Chris Brown.
7. I'm very Open- Minded.
8. I don't like to fool around.
9. I like to read.
10. I'm very wise.
Tiana i think that is a great thing to say about your self.i think you just descibed your self to me.see you at the next battle of the books meeting
DeleteTiana-
DeleteI love the ten things you chose to share- I did learn a lot about you! I personally love hot sauce! Yum spicy food! And pink is my favorite color. But like you, I lvoe to read and I like to "kill with kindness." Thank you for sharing these things about yourself.
And Jenni- I'm glad you are reading other student's blogs and commenting on them! Keep it up!
thank you i like to comment to every thing that they post on here.
DeleteOne of the things I liked about this book is the ten things she liked about her mother. The one thing that really stud out was she how she cooked and singed.
ReplyDeleteJernay-
DeleteI really liked hearing what the mother was like. I also found it interesting to try to infer how Opal was like her mom, and how she was different. What is one way you thought Opal was most like her mother?
i really ejoyed reading this book i love it.I think opal wanted to know ten impotant things about her because opal wanted to get to know her mom better. And when her mom came she would know ten im portant things about her.i do think that ten things would describe a person, aslong its ten important things.
ReplyDeleteJenni-
DeleteYou are right that it would depend on what ten things you choose to share! What ten things would you say about yourself if someone wanted to know what you are like?
i think because of wine dike is a great book because it has funny parts and some are very funny like when wine dixie cot the mouse with his pall gonzalo
ReplyDeleteGonzalo-
DeleteIt is a very funny book in parts, but I also thought some parts were very sad too! I cried the first time I read this when they thought Winn-Dixie was gone! I also thought several parts where Opal talked about missing her mom were very sad. But Winn-Dixie definitely lightened the mood of the book most of the time! Do you have a pet? Who cheers you up when you are sad?
Opal wants to know ten things of her mom because she didnt saw her when she was a baby or when she was Growing and yes you can tell ten things of a person only if you explanie it right and correct.
ReplyDeleteLuna-
DeleteWhat ten things would you tell someone to describe you?
well ten things to describe me,1 got black hair, 2 got ponytails, 3 i love to read, 4 i love science, 5 i live with 4 people, 6 i m 10 years old, 7 i love to sleep, 8 i m always thirsty for water, 9 i like to play outside, 10 i love to ride bikes.
DeleteLuna,
DeleteThis is a great list! I'm glad that you love to read. I love to be outside too, and I like to ride my bike different places. What is something interesting you have been learning in science?
This Book made me laugh when the woman told her story about the bear.
ReplyDeleteLindey-
DeleteI loved that part! Of course I liked the librarian's character too! :)
me too that made me lol.really!!! i like the librarian too she id a great person and seems like a good person to hang out with.plus she kind of reminds me of you. and you are a great person to hang out with!!
Deletethe book is call because of winn-dixie because winn-dixie helped opal get thing that she never had before and made her happy of what she got
ReplyDeleteWinn-Dixie really does make a difference in Opal's life. Has anyone ever helped you get through a tough time?
DeleteIt made me laugh when the librarian told the story about the bear. Sorry I am blogging so late, we went on a family vacation so I have not had that much time. I think Opal's mom is very important because it's like her "presence" is helping Opal and her Dad come closer together. This book will always have a special place in my heart.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoyed your vacation! Where did you go? I loved the part where the librarian tells about the bear. I have some great stories about working in our library- but none like that! :)
DeleteThis book was really funny. My favorite part in the book was when Opal called the Dewberry boys bald headed babies because I call my brothers babies because they cry a lot and not bald because they aren't bald. By the way I 'm really sorry that this is late.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia-
DeleteI'm glad you did your blog even if it is a little late! Do your brothers call you names back? I was able to visualize the Dewberry boys through Opal's teasing and description of the two. I was glad that they all learned to get along in the end though!
i loved ths book because it teachs you about friend ship and a girl and her dog. ople and her dad got friend and were better known because of winn dixi and all of it was winn dixi did it.
ReplyDeleteEthan,
DeleteI was glad that Winn Dixie brought Opal and her dad closer. What did you learn about friendship from this story?
what made me laugh in this book is when Opal called the dewberry boys bald-headed-babies!!!
ReplyDeleteJenni,
DeleteThat part was funny. Many parts of this book were funny. Did you think any parts were sad?
i think this book this book is named Because of Winn-Dixie because all those amazing things that opal said was all because of Winn-dixie. he introduced Gloria dump to her and many other good friends.
ReplyDeleteJenni-
DeleteWinn-Dixie did do many great things to help Opal. He helped her become brave enough to do new things and meet new people. It is hard to make new friends sometimes. What do you do to make new friends?
yes it is really hard to make friends.but how i make a lot of great friends by just getting to know them first and all of them are great friends out there.
DeleteI think that she wants to know 10 things about her mother because she wanted to know what her mother was like in many ways and Opal was like her
ReplyDeleteAutumn-
DeleteI agree. It is interesting to learn about a person with just ten things. If someone asked you to tell about yourself, what 10 things would you tell them?
When she talking about the bear it reminded me of when I was little, I saw this dog when I lived in Randleman and I thought it was a fox. So now, everytime we go by it we look for the fox dog...but, I think it died or got sold :(
ReplyDeleteI am reading this book again, and now I'm an expert on it, so I know I have to know the book!!!!! Anyone want to ask me some questions? 99.99.99.99 +00.00.00.00.1 percent I will get them right!
ReplyDelete1.In which book does a charachter have a dead brother?
ReplyDelete2.In which book does a character say she see not with her eyes, but with her heart?
3.In which book does a charater need help out of the rain because of their shoes?
4.In which book does a person's family die for a type of fever?
5. In which book did a charachter's ansetor make a candy with sorrow?
6. In which book did a charatracter pull his head into his turtle shell?
This is my last blog :(! But, I have one more question for you guys :D! In which book does two people hate their names? I just thought of that one :). Love you guys, PLEASE answer my questions D:!
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