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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

Great response! I am always impressed by the detail and thinking you put into it. I hope you can continue to produce this kind of work in Middle School. I know your teachers will be impressed.

What are the alchemists in the Midnight Sun trying to create or find? If you don't know, what would you guess they want to do? What kinds of things would you try to make or discover if you had the secrets of alchemy? I think I would try to improve life or discover cures for diseases.

How big do you think the Midnight Sun is? How do they stay so secret?

Do you think you would be invited into the Terces Society? What kinds of things could you do to be noticed?

Keep up the good work,

Mr. Man
5.23.13

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Mr. Man says

Hey Ella,

Homonculus- coooool. What is alchemy? Why is the Midnight Sun interested in it?

Do you know anything about the history or anything else about the Terces Society? I think the idea of secret societies is very cool. Like how do you join up? What else do you learn about the Midnight Sun from this book?

Tell me about Owen. Is he much different than Cass and Max-Ernest?

What questions do you have about the book so far?

Mr. Man
5.17.13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

That was a good answer. I especially liked the comparison to a character answer, it was good you explained why you felt that you were so different than the characters.

How many of the words have they found? Why is it so difficult to find them? What will be revealed when all five words are known?

What do you think will happen next?

Mr. Man
5.13.13

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Mr. Man says

Hi there Ella,

I have not read the Secret series, but I really want to. I wish I could find the ones in my class library. It sounds pretty unique.

What more did you find out about the Midnight Sun?

How does somebody join the Terces Society? What do you have in common with Max-Ernest and Cass? Do you think you could join the Society? Why or why not?

What do you think the next book will be about?

Mr. Man
5.7.13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

What do you like about the Secret series so far?

Tell me what you know about the Midnight Sun.

How does one become a member of the Terces Society? What do the members do? Would you want to join? Why or why not?

Mr. Man
4/30/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

What happened? I haven't heard from you in awhile. Please catch up.

Mr. Man
4/22/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

So what did you think of the book overall? I don't think it is something I would enjoy because I'm old! Ha ha. Who would you recommend this book to?

I think you liked it, but is there anything the author could have done to make it better? Do you feel it was believable? Could these things happen in school?

What character did you identify with the most? Why? Who is least like you?

What do you plan on reading next?

Mr. Man
4/16/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

Great response. I feel the same way as you about series, they get boring if you read them back to back oftentimes. I usually take a break so as to enter things with a fresh mind. I did like how The Hunger Games books were sort of unexpected and different than each other. I didn't think they were all that well written though.

What are you reading next? Introduce me to it.

Mr. Man
4/11/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

I hope all that romance stuff didn't gross you out too much. Yuck.

Do you think Jason and Marceline make a good couple? And what I mean, do they help each other and make each other better people? What happened with Richie? Did Cricket make him stop being such a jerk?

What was the main conflict in the story? Or was this one just about romance?

Would you recommend it to people or is it just for certain people? What was the best part of the book?

Do you like the author's style? Was it unique in any way? How would you describe it?

Mr. Man
4/8/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

Sounds like the kids are experiencing all the bad stuff in Middle School. What are the good parts? Do they have any fun?

What is going on with Jason and Marceline? Are they just friends? Why do you think that Jason gets so embarrassed when Marceline does silly stuff?

How do you feel about Richie? What would you do if someone like that started hanging out with you and your friends?

Talk to you soon,

Mr. Man
4/2/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

I like the way you think. I think maybe Jason could have handled some things a little better if he had someone like you offering him advice. Nice work. And I hope not everybody uses bad language in Middle School! ha ha I'm happy that things worked out for Jason in the end. Would you recommend the book to others?

Did you get the next book? What happens with Jason and Marceline?

Or tell me about the book you decided to read next.

Talk to you soon,

Mr. Man
3/19/13

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Mr. Man says

How did Jason feel after Debbie let him down? Could he have handled it a different way? What would you have done if you were in Debbie's (dancing) shoes?

I think that was pretty nice of Jason giving Esther the chocolate after hurting her feelings. Did Esther accept?

The space station seems a pretty minor part of the story so far, why do you think the author chose it for the title of the book?

Does the school and characters seem realistic? How is it like Key? Different?

Great job again,

Mr. Man
3/12/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

You continue to do an excellent job with your responses. Well done!

So what happened at the dance? I'm dying to know. I agree with you, he probably chickened out. I would - ha ha. What happened after the dance?

What is the Space Station for? Is it just a school project? What does it look like? What does Jason do in there?

What is Peter like? Is he a good friend?

It seems like a big theme in the book is Jason dealing with his parents being apart. So, how does he deal with it? How does his sister deal with this situation? What advice could you give to Jason? It seems very difficult for him.

Talk to you soon,

Mr. Man
3/5/13

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Mr. Man says

Hey Ella,

You continue to blow my mind with your excellent responses. It also seems that you are really enjoying the books you read. Who helps you pick them or where do you get these great book recommendations.

It seems that there is a lot going on in the story. Did Jason have a good holiday? I assume he got some Hannukah presents for the first time.

What is going on with the building of the space station? Is this a science project or something? Tell me a little about it. Is it a model or computer simulation or something? Has Peter been helping?

Since this is a book about being a kid in a school and you are an expert at that, does the book seem realistic to you? Why or why not?

Mr. Man
2/28/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi again Ella,

Another great response! I am really proud of your hard work. Keep it up.

Where did the Space Station part of the title come from? I was a bit confused, I thought the book might be Science Fiction.

It does remind me of what you guys go through going into Middle School next year. I am glad that you aren't scare at all. What do you expect? Are there things to worry about? I started new schools in 4th, 8th and 9th grade and I was always worried about making friends since I never knew anyone when I started. I think I was always scared that the classes would be too hard. And some of them were!

What else did Jason experience? How is football for him? Do you think Richie is a good friend? Why or why not?

Mr. Man
2/26/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

That was a really great response. It was one of the best I've read, great work.

Would you recommend Maniac Magee to others? What lessons could be learned from reading it?

What is Space Station Seventh Grade about? Tell me a little.

Keep up the great work,

Mr. Man
2/21/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

Why does your post appear 5 times? Make sure you hit post only once.

I think Grayson's death was hard on Maniac. Do you think it inspired him? What did he decide to do after?

What happens next? Maniac is not the type to quit. What does he do next? How does he begin to heal the whole town of its problems?

What do you like about Maniac Magee as a person? Would you befriend him?

Mr. Man
2/15/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

What a great response! Loved it. Keep doing it this way, it was very easy for me to tell you understand the book and it makes it more fun to talk with you about it. You really took away some good lesson from it.

So everything seems great in Maniac's life... except that it isn't. What are the problems he is facing? What is going on in the town? What is Maniac doing to resolve it?

What would you do if you were in Maniac's situation? Would you do something different or do you think he is handling everything OK?

Do you think he will ever return home? Why or why not?

Mr. Man
2/12/13

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Mr. Man says

Hi Ella,

What has happened? Have you met Grayson yet?

What other characters have you met that you found interesting? Do you think that the setting to the story is important? Where do you imagine this taking place? Tell me about how you imagine the setting. Would you like to live in a place like this?

What has surprised you most about the story?

Mr. Man
2/5/13

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