This was an easy one for me. Famous Last Words was Ok - I can see some kids who would read it. But it never grabbed me in any way and I thought there was no real depth to the book. After I read it I went back to see what it had beat out and was surprised to see it beat our Afterworlds.
I had actually read all the books that were in the Glory O'Brien pool so I was excited to read Glory and see how it compared. And I was not disappointed! I love this book, I loved the voice of Glory and as she was telling the future, I could really see that happening. Do I think you can drink a bat and see the future? No, but I thought the story of the future was really compelling. As the books have been talked up multiple times in previous posts, I'll keep it short. Glory O'Brien all the way!
We wanted to create a way where we could read a few books, learn about many titles and have fun doing it! The tournament style reading of the Mighty Smackdown means that in the first round each participant reads two books, discusses both in a blog post, selecting one book to move on to the next round. Teachers are asked to commit to one round but most, if not all, continue on. We will read to the end when we will have only one book left standing!
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