Biography


 * 2010-2011 Biography Book Talks**

 __delivering justice__ by Jim Haskins  For a couple hundred years, blacks in America have been treated differently than whites. In the book __Delivering Justice__ by Jim Haskins, Westley experiences it from 1932 to 1961. I would definitely recommend this book to you, even though it is a little sad at some parts. The genre of this book is biography so it is even more sad to think it really happened. I chose this book because my teacher Ms. Gruenfeld recommended it to the whole class and so when I finished my other book, I decided to read this one. The part in this book that I am going to read to you is when Westley goes with his grandmother to a store. In the store, they have to wait for all the white people to go first because the whites got to cut the line. If I where him I would get really MAD!! :( book talk by grace

__On the Court with Shaquille O'Neal__ by Matt Christopher You may know Shaquille O’Neal as the basketball superstar, but he is way more than that. Matt Christopher wrote an amazing biography about Shaq. When Shaq was young, he was a trouble maker who didn’t have good grades. Because of his large size, he could threaten a lot of kids. When his family moved to Germany, he continued to be a troublemaker. However, he developed a strong interest in basketball. Shaq moved to the NBA from L.S.U before graduating. However, he took online courses and was later able to get his college degree. As a center for Orlando Magic, he led the team into many playoffs, but no championship. Shaq knew he wouldn’t win a championship in Orlando, so when he had his chance, he got traded to LA, winning three championships. He later played with Miami to win another. As a starting center for the Boston Celtics, Shaq is a great NBA player and a great mentor. Unlike other players, Shaq spends a lot of his time for charities. Shaq is also a role model to many kids. The part I’m about to read you is about the time Shaq lived in Germany. media type="file" key="Gianna-On the Court.m4a" width="300" height="50"

If you want to know more about Shaquille O’Neal, read this book. I choose this book because Shaq is my favorite NBA player. Again, if you want to know more about Shaq read the book “On the Court with “Shaquille O’Neal”.

by Gianna


 * 2009-2010 Biography Book Talks**

Henry’s Freedom Box
==== Have you ever been treated bad or have something bad happen to you? If you have you would be amazed what happens to Henry.__ Henry’s Freedom Box __By Ellen Levine is non-fiction. I chose this book to read because in second grade when we studied slaves I read it over and over to learn more. I really like to read about slaves! I liked too read them because they are so cool! It is a real story from the Underground Railroad. So if you google Henry Box Brown you will get stuff about the main character. ==== ==== Henry is a slave in the 1800s. He is not allowed to know his birthday. He doesn’t know how old he is either. He works in a big house where his master lives. One day his mother told him that slaves could be torn from their family. And Henry was. He was sent to a new master and leaves his family behind. When Henry grew up he married Nancy and had children. Will his children be sold like he was? Henry must find a place where he can have freedom with no slavery. ====

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==== Do you feel bad for Henry? What will he do to save his children and Nancy? Will he get back his family? Will he ever see them again? What would you do to save Nancy and the children? Will Henry find freedom? If so how will he find freedom? To answer those questions you have to read the book! ====

Booktalk by Emily


 * Who Was George Washington?**
 * by Roberta Edwards**


 * Book talk by Chris**


 * Do you like biographies? Do you like to learn about someone else's life? Well, you will probably like this book then.**
 * It is "Who Was George Washington?" by Roberta Edwards. It is a biography. This book tells all about his life and why he is famous. I chose this book because when I was in New York at the bookstore, my dad offered to buy me a book, and I chose this one because many kids in my class were reading the 'Who Was" books.**
 * I hope you enjoy the part I picked to read to you.**

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2008-2009 Biography Book Talks

Doug Flutie

I finished reading the book called Doug Flutie. By: Matt Doeden. The genre is nonfiction. I chose this book because I thought some people in class would like a book about football.

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