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media type="custom" key="20862930" Amy, your description sounds like a popular contemporary YA book of today! The Bell Jar has hooked many students in my school too! BJ Neary
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Amy, I have always wanted to read this book, but never got around to it. After hearing your description, it made me bump the book back up towards the top of my list. ~ Krista

Amy, I really enjoyed hearing your review of The Bell Jar. I have heard of this book, but never really new exactly what it was about. I think that I will consider adding this to my list, after hearing your review. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! (Joanna)

media type="custom" key="20955550" Wow Amy, I loved this DBT!!! This summer my friend and her neice came to visit and this book was her favorite! Even though she was going into 7th grade,she talked to 5 women on the beach about how much this book meant to her. I am definitely going to read this, another read-alike (maybe?) is All the Broken Pieces; a Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg. I loved your photos, music and background. BJ Neary
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Amy, Your trailer is so inspiring! I feel like you really successfully matched the technology to the mood of the text. I love the use of the quotations…I am “stealing” that idea for my next trailer…it is a real testament to the quality of the book when the author’s own words can sell the story. ~Erica

Amy, I remember reading about this book and being interested in reading it. After viewing your beautiful trailer I am definitely going to add this to my list! You picked the perfect soundtrack for your DBT. It is Nora Jones, right? I love her sad soulful voice. -Holly

Great job on the trailer, Amy, from the start, between the music, your picture choices and your words, I was hooked and I had an immediate idea of what the book was about, that's success! Will put on my "to read" shelf in Goodreads! Kathleen Cusick

I am so impressed by your use of animoto! Have you ever used it before? This was very professional looking, and made me want to read the book. - Nicole

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 * Unit 6 Book Talk**

This was great! Have you read The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven? If you liked True Diary..., you will love his other books! - Nicole

I really enjoyed your book talk. You did a great job explaining the book without giving too much away. Now I want to read the book!- Joanna

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Great Job, Amy! I am planning on trying Prezi next, and you really got me interested with the footprints, it begs the question, "where is this book going to take me next??" It sounds like a great Ugly duckling transforms into a beautiful swan, and tries not to lose herself along the way, I'll have to check it out, Kathleen Cusick

Amy, I loved this Prezi! Did you use a template or create your own background? I had forgotten some of the story and you reminded I need to read it again. BJ Neary

Amy, I really like the way your Prezi is set up with the footprints leading to more information about the book. The images that your used are unique, interesting and fun! Your DBT definitely makes me want to read this book! -Holly

Amy- Your Prezi is really good! I liked the use of the footprints leading the reader through the story. I also liked the way your prezi flowed. Sometimes when people use prezis, they bounce all over the place and it can be hard to enjoy. Great job!~ Barbara

I've never seen footprints in Prezi before! This is such a great layout for the presentation. Great job! Nicole

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This sounds great! I've been looking for something different to read, and this could be just that. I taught a few lessons on Jack The Ripper in my unit of Jekyll/Hyde. The kids are fascinated by the idea of this masked killer who got away! - Nicole

Wow, I love murder books, I tell the students when they areexploring nonfiction, go to 364.1 for the true murder mystery stories!!! Your book talk was engrossing, and will have students clamoring to read this book, me too! I know this is mystery, historical fiction but the fast pace will fascinate YA readers! BJ Neary

Amy, definitely appropriate for Halloween! This book sounds really interesting. I think because Jack the Ripper was such a mystery at the time it happened, there's so much material for authors to use now. I've never really read much about the cases and I think the format of this book might be one I could enjoy. ~ Krista

Amy- I wish that I had watched this on Halloween! The book I read was Ripper based but I was not that into yet. Yours sounds much more intriguing --cannot wait to read it. I am really getting into historical fiction lately and this seems like it would be awesome. Thanks for a great book talk!~ Caron

This was a perfect book talk for the time of year that it was posted! Jack the Ripper is one of those people that many YA readers (and even adult readers) are fascinated by. I really enjoyed the book talk!- Joanna

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Amy, I really enjoyed your Wordle! It was a perfect teaser for the book. It really piqued by curiosity. I did one for one of my book trailers and I had a lot of fun with it. I liked how you incorporated some of the characters with some describing words from the book. How did you decide on the color scheme?-Turea Amy, I loved the colors and font for your Wordle! It made everything stand out, like ginormous and gazungas:) Now I want to read this book! - BJNeary FYI to anyone who wants to keep words together--You can always use a tilde ~ to keep words together like the author--- Amy~Kathleen~Ryan @http://blog.wordle.net/2008/06/keep-words-together-with-tilde.html

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//Paper Towns// by John Green

Whoa-it sounds like there is a lot of story here! I think it is great that you focused on the fact that this book is about relationships between males. Those are so far and few between. I do think it is important to remind others that things change--especially friendships. And not only friendships but also non-friendships. Life will not always be high school.~Caron Amy, I really enjoyed your book talk about these guys and how they are there for each other, and I enjoyed your mention of the mystery aspect because that is the part of the book I liked most, unraveling the clues and trying to locate Margo. Great job! BJNeary

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 * Unit 13: Top 10 Book List**

Amy, I absolutely loved this Animoto; the song was so perfect for the theme you chose. I enjoyed reading so many of your books; How to Say Goodbye in Robot, Boy Who Harnessed the Wind and the Absolutely True Diary, all WOW books. If you liked Beauty Queens, try Bray's Diviners, everyone who has read it, gushes about it. And based on your review, I purchased Ripper:) Great List! BJ Neary

I really really liked this! I remember those viewers and I loved them - what a clever concept for your book list! And yes, the song was perfect for this. Great great job!! - Allison

Very cleaver, (I picked the viewmaster too) No 1 was by author John Green I would love to read... LizAnne

I liked how you used the Animoto for your list, it matched your theme really well. The music was also a great touch!- Joanna

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Since I was so interested by Lad Lit, I figured I would try and learn even more about the genre and find more title and authors that fall under the category.

Amy - I was really intrigued by that article as well. Thank you for putting this Prezi together. Now I can start reading some Lad Lit and getting a better knowledge base. ~ Krista

This was such an interesting topic to focus on. I too didn't know anything about the concept of Lad Lit, but you definitely offered up some great titles to introduce me! Great job! - Allison

Amy, wow, your Prezi is so thorough; I loved the template you chose and all the authors, titles and articles provides essential and interesting information on Lad Lit. Great job! BJ Neary

Amy-I really liked your Prezi! End of class and still learning, I am so glad you chose this as your theme. I knew there was lack of guy material but you just made an instant resource. ~Caron Amy-Thank you!! I was interested in this genre too! I am a big Nick Hornby fan and am not surprised that he is a popular Lad Lit writer. My fiance' introduced me to Hornby's work. I really liked all of the information that you included in your Prezi. Thanks-Holly