Wednesday, January 7, 2015

When You Reach Me: Things that...



Miranda carries around a battered book that she has probably read a hundred times.

  • Do you have books that you like to read over and over?
  • What is the best book you have ever read?
  • Why has the author included Markus in the plot?  Why do you think he punched Sal?
  • We have learned a lot about Miranda’s mother. Would she make a good mother? What little details tell us so much about her?

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32 comments:

  1. 1. Diary of a wimpy kid Dog days is a book I would like to read over and over again.
    2. The best book I ever read was Inkheart, I liked most because of how long it is.
    3. I think the author put Markus in the book because books normally better with bullies. I think Markus punched Sal because Marcus is new and he might have wanted attention or because he came in an army suit from Detroit.
    4. I think Miranda’s mother is a good parent, the little details that show that she is poor is she takes or steals magnets, markers etc.

    Carter

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  2. No I don’t have a book that I like to read over and over.
    The best book I have read is The Candymakers.
    I think they added markus because he is someone that is really different because he punched sal but he also likes math. I think he ounched sal because he wass maybe jealous or he wanted to get attention.
    I think miranda’s mother would be a good mother. We know that miranda’s mother does not like work so that is she wants to win the money.

    Jesica

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  3. No I don’t have books I have read over and over.
    The best book I have ever read is infinity ring book 1.
    I think the author has included Markus because every book needs a good villain. I think he punched Sal because he was on drugs.
    Miranda’s mother would make a good mother. The little details that tell us so much about her are she steals, she’s smart, and she’s cautious.

    Jared

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  4. The book that I like to read over is called Bone.
    The best book I have ever read is called Hunger Games.
    I think that Markus punched Sal because Sal was bothering Markus then Markus punched him.
    I think Miranda’s mom would be a bad mother cause she doesn’t seem like a mother and act like one
    Jake

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  5. No I do not like to read books. and over. The best book I ever re
    ad is the Breadwinner. Markus might have so do with the book time travel.
    Markus traveled in the future and Sal did something to Markus and Markus punches Sal for what he did in the future. No Mirada’s mom is not the best mom because she swipes things from her work.
    kenzie

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  6. Yes, I do like reading diary of a wimpy kid over and over. Conspiracy365 is the best book I have read.
    Maybe in the future Sal does something bad so Markus comes back from the future and punches Sal.
    No she would not make a good mother, because she has to steel, she has little amounts of money.
    tyson

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  7. No I do not like to read books over again. The best book I have ever read is The Fault In Our Stars . I think Markus punched Sam because I think Markus travels to the future and Sam does something bad. I think she is an ok mum but she is taking stuff from work and that is not good.
    nicki

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  8. • Do you have books that you like to read over and over?
    No, I have not read a book over and over.
    • What is the best book you have ever read?
    The best book I’ve ever read was small steps.
    • Why has the author included Markus in the plot? Why do you think he punched Sal?
    I think Markus punched Sal because Markus because maybe he was mad about moving and he just wanted to let his anger out and maybe that made him fell better or maybe not.
    • We have learned a lot about Miranda’s mother. Would she make a good mother? What little details tell us so much about her?
    It kind of tells you in the book that she doesn’t like and that’s why she steals from work. I think she would be a good mom in some ways and not so much in others
    Leah w

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  9. The book I like to read over and over is the bone series. My favorite book of all time is the first bone because it makes me laugh until my sides ache. I think the author added Markus into the story because I think he will tell Miranda about the future, and I think Markus punched Sal because he’s going to save him somehow that day so Markus punched him hard in the gut to save him. I think Miranda’s mother would be a good mother she just needs to win so she will stop taking supplies from work. The little things that tell us so much about her is that one she wants her child to be safe, and she is determined to win the competition.
    Graham

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  10. The book that I like to read over and over again is real mermaids don’t wear high heels. The best book that I have read so far is real mermaids don’t wear toe rings. I think Markus was included in the plot because Miranda seems like so far in the book, she is learning a lot from him because when she was reading her book, he had told her that the three ladies in her book lied. When she realized that it had, she said that it did not matter. I think that Markus punched Sal because Markus was feeling lonely and he saw that Sal was across the road. I think that yes, Miranda’s mother is a great mom because she always has her key out and even though she hates work, she does not take it out on Miranda. The little things that you notice about Miranda’s mom is that whenever she takes something from her work, she always seems to hate her work even more. –Jaden

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  11. 1.have a favorite book that I like to read over and over its called “The Hobbit”.
    2.The best book I have ever read is called The hobbit.
    3. I think he punched Sal because he wasn’t thinking strait.
    4.I noticed that the more stuff she swipes the more she hates work and also the same with the closer she gets to the day the show is the more she hates her work
    Wyler S.

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    1. I like your thought about Markus.

      Dafydd

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  12. 1. No I don’t really have a book that I read over, and over.
    2. The best book I ever read was The Winne Years: Twelve
    3. Markus was included because it makes the book more dramatic and interesting, I think Markus came back from the future because Sal did something wrong and that’s why he punched him.
    4.I don’t think she’s a good mother because she steals from work.
    Aurin

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    1. I like your answer, Aurin -people don't usually do something for nothing,especially something like that.

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  13. 1.No I never read a book over and over again.
    2,The best book I ever read is Hardy Boys house on the cliff.
    3.I think he included Markus because they needed some dramatic seen in the book.
    4.No she would not make a good mother because she steals from her work. And she is always busy and she has no time to spend with her daughter.

    Dafydd

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  14. I do not have a book that I have read over and over again. The best book I have ever read is called Pendragon it is a series. I think Markus punched Sal because Sal new Markus from school Sal did something to Markus that Markus did not like. I think Markus was included in the plot because he will help Miranda in many occasions. I would not like being named after a kidnapper but besides that Miranda’s mum sounds ok.

    Blake

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  15. 1. No, because I don’t like reading books more than twice.
    2. Middle school: worst years of my life.
    3. The author included Markus in the plot to make the book more dramatic and exciting.
    4. I think Markus punched Sal because Markus likes Miranda and he thought Sal and Miranda were dating so he punched Sal.
    5. Miranda mother I not being a good mother because she is not telling Miranda everything and she steals from work.
    ColbY

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    1. But if Markus likes Miranda, then would punching her best friend be a wise way to get in her good books?

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  16. Yes I do have a book that I read over and over again and it is called 11 birthdays. The best book I’ve ever read is Harry Potter. I think that the author included Marcus because there has to be a person that is mean in the book . I think Marcus punched Sal because Sal walked right in the middle in Marcus’s friends. Marandas mom would be a good mom in some ways and bad in others. Maranda’s mom is a bad mom because she does not have much money at all. Maranda’s mother is good because she is a loving mother and she wants to make up for the money. Maranda’s mom is going to do a contest for $30 000.
    Emma L.

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    1. Does not having much money, make you a bad person, or mother in this case. Perhaps Miranda's mother steals because she can't afford much? I wonder if this is makes her a bad mother?

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  17. No I do not have a book I have just read over and over. The best book I have I Am Malala. I think that the reason that the author put Markus in the plot was because he is a good character. And the reason that Markus punched Sal Cause he was angry at someone and wanted to get out the anger. I think that Miranda’s mother would be a good mother other than the fact that she steels from work a lot. A couple of little things that we have learned are that she has long curly red hair and that she is very short.
    Elise. P

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    1. I like your answer
      I agree with you!:)

      ~Jesica

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  18. 1. No I don’t have a book that I like to read over and over.
    2. Dairy of a wimpy kid number 5.
    3. I think the author put Markus In the plot because it would make it more dramatic.
    4. I think that Markus punched Sal because his parents don’t have a lot of money so Markus did it because he has some anger problems
    5. I think Miranda’s mother would not be a good mom
    6. she is trying to win a game show to quit here gob.
    dawson.b

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  19. Yes, one of the books that I like to read over and over is smile. The best book I have ever read is The Fault in Our Stars and the Divergent series. I think Marcus may be the one time travelling or sending the notes. I don’t know why Marcus punched Sal but it might have to do with something that happens in the past or the future. I don’t know if Miranda’s mom would be a good mother but I know that she doesn’t like work or her apartment.
    Delaney

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  20. • Yes I like too reed the entire smile R.T.’s book’s.
    • The best book I ever read is called the fault in our stars.
    • I don’t know why the author put Markus in the plot, and I don’t know why he punched Sal.
    • Yes .:) if you don’t have enough money too sport your family then I think it is ok 
    trd

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  21. No, I have never had a book I had read over and over.
    The best book I have ever read was Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul.
    I think the author included Markus in the story because maybe Markus is from the future and that Sal is going to do something bad so Markus punches Sal so Sal doesn’t do it.
    Miranda’s Mother would not make a great mother. The about Miranda’s mother are : Hates work, needs cash, cheerful, truthful, kind and smart.
    Ashton H.

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  22. The book that I like to read over and over again is a book called Harry Potter. The best book I have ever read is called Hardy Boys. I think the author included Markus because he’s somehow warning her that in her book the kids went into the future and then Markus and Miranda kept arguing about the book and when Miranda went home her and her mother read a note that had and M on it. I think Markus punched Sal because maybe Sal was in his way or maybe Sal mad a weird face at him. I think Miranda’s mother would make a great mother because she seems nice and helpful.
    -kai D

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  23. My favorite book is The Blood of Olympus, but I have read the Dairy of a Wimpy Kid many times. I think that Sal got punched in the stomach by Markus because he did something to him. Miranda’s mother is a very nice mother, she is very kind, caring and giving.
    A.E.

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  24. 1. I have one book what I like to read over and over again and that book is Edward Tulane, mostly because of the ending.
    2. I think the author included Markus because it made it more dramatic.
    3. I think the author published Sal because he plays a very important part to!
    4. I think Miranda’s mother would make an ok mother. But there would be a few things I would like to change. I think some of the little details that tell you a lot about her would be that she barrows [steels] things for work is that she is also not very wealthy at all!!! By Jenna.M

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    1. What would you change about Miranda's mother?

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