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[|About Mark Edwards] 20 to 25 Pre-reading Questions

1.)Is it really about some Saint's bones? 2.)Where does it take place? 3.)Who are the main characters? 4.)Is there a lot of adventure? 5.)What kind of powers do they have? 6.)Are there monsters or something? 7.) How many kids have powers? 8.) Who is the main character? 9.) Do the kids have to fight evil? 10.) Is there a special school? 11.) Whats with the nun? 12.) Why is there jumping dogs? 13.)What is on the wall? 14.) IS the stuff on the wall important? 15.) What is the book about? 16.)Is the kid scared for some reason? 17.) Why do they have to save their school? 18.) What are they saving the school from? 19.) Is the school named after someone? 20.) What does the cover mean? 21.) What makes the powers supernatural? 22.) Where is the boy and the nun?

=__**Characters:**__= Jerry Flannagan - has red hair & is not tall, freshman. Jerry Flannagan comes from a big faimly. Coach Amos Gunn has a gudge against the Flannagans because his son gave him a pass and one if the Flannagans dropped it. During a major football game. He resuced Noah when Noah was locked in the locker. Methsuelah told brother Ray that he was a Swiften. Noah used to be home schooled and his mother was Matilda.

Sister Providence - Nun, she's old, pale. She heard the Oracle speak. Sister Providence is the principal of St. Aldabert's school. Sister Providence wasn't affected by Jaun's powers.

Sister Felicia - plump nun with pink cheeks

Leonard Reasoner - tall white haired boy, not talkative

Father Seley - talks in a french accent & likes to eat

Noah Apple - short, curly haired boy who is 12 and in the 9th grade

Brother Ray - he doesn't like fights, and tries to keep the building peaceful. He looks like a bear & is very hairy.

Coach Amos Gunn - He's the Varsity football coach. He wants to be a professional football coach. He teaches goverment but his "verson". He always favores the football players and he gives them good grades. Just because they play football on his team. He got mad at Jaun when Jaun corrected him then the girls all whent crazy.

Juan Vasquez - Can control over girls and is the govenor's son.

Bubba Dentz - He also plays on the varsity football team and is almost as big as Rhino.

Jay Wentzel - Senior, he is a "nice guy" who turns out to be a bully. He is a football player (kind of like Malfoy in Harry Potter)

Sister Leonicia - One of the nuns who is kind of shy and out of the way than Sister Felicia or Sister Providence. She isn't really nice to Jerry.

Rhino - He is one of the biggest players on the Varsity football team. He is know all around for his hard hitting blocks in games.

Sister Methuselah - She is the oldest nun at the school. She loves to read tabloids and has a very strong power. she is most connected to Noah.

Eddie Heath - Eddie has the power of strenght. His brother died a couple years ago by being attacked by wild dogs out of MinO'too.

=__**Setting**__ -= St. Aldabert's High School auditorium hallways MinnO'too the old tree

=**__Themes:__**= Mystery Adventure Discovery coming of age horror

__Conflicts:__
A group of kids are finding out they have powers and they will have to fight evil to save their lives and others! While doing this they have to face many other challenges such as training and trying to develop new powers.

=__**Plot:**__=

Chapter 1: Today is the first day of school. Freshman orientation is taking place in the auditorium at St. Aldabert's High School. Sister Providence is the principal. She gives a long boring speech about rules and regulations for the incoming students. She stops during her speech and listens / looks for someone or something. The kids find this odd. After she finishes, another nun asks her what happened, she replies, "The Oracle spoke and said that Beel will kill me!"

Chapter 2: Noah missed orientation and got yelled at by Sister Leonicia becuase he was touching the story wall. Noah recognized the mouth in the center of the wall. He thought he heard the mouth talk, but it turned out to be Sister Leonicia. Jay Wentzel offers to take him to his next class, but is mean and pulls a terrible prank on Noah. Jerry Flannagan comes to the rescue and saves Noah. Brother Ray saves Noah and Jerry from the bullies. Brother Ray asks Noah a few questions, then talks to Jerry. He acted much nicer to the freshman boys than he treated the bullies.

Chapter 3: Juan and other class mates signs up for government class taught by Coach Amos Gunn. Coach Gunn is very strict and no one can talk back. Juan is that govener's son. When Coach Gunn asked a question about If the president, vice president, and speaker of the house were to die who would take charge of the United States. Then he said it would be the secritary of state. After that Juan raised his hand and siad that the presidents pro temporewould take over. Then Coach Gunn got really mad and yelled at Juan. All of the sudden all of the girls started to take Juan's side after he batted his eyes. Coach told all of the girls to sit back down or they would get detention. Then he took Juan out in the hall. Sister Providence, Sister Leoncia, and Sister Felicia came running down the hall. Sister Providence talked to Coach Gunn then Sisters Leoncia and Felicia siad I will get him a cookie and I will get him a sandwich.

Chapter 4:Is called the big hand. Sister Methuselah was reading a tabloid when it blew out of her hands. So she went under a car to get the tabliod but then the car started and she got hit in the head with the spinning thing and then she thought that she was in heaven. But then she started to talk to Gad and saying that she was thanking God for taking her to heaven instead of the EVIL place. Then Eddie who has strong power came a lifted the car up so then Sister Methuselah got out and thanked Eddie for saving her life. I thought it was wierd when the car driver didn't come and drive away because he had already started it.~molovesdogs!~

Chapter 5:Jerry Flanagan was in a room when Jay,"Rhino", and Karl showed up and wanted to fight him. They started fighting and Jerry got pushed on ans attacked by the three others. Karl was holding down his arms, Jay holding his legs and Rhino getting ready to kick him in the stomach. Brother Ray came to the rescue and suspended Jay,"Rhino", and Karl. Then, Sister Methelene came and pulled Brother Ray aside and talked to him about Jerry's power. ~summer~

Chapter 6:Noah was in Mr. Porker's class. Mr. Porker asked something to Noah because he was day dreaming and he said the first word that he could think of. It was ?Googol. Then it really was a word because a kid in there new every answer before he could tell him the question. Before that they were talking and then they saw a kid fall. He skinned all of the half of his face because of trying to get over the fence. This girl was crying and hanging on to Sister Felicia's hand. ~molovesdogs!~

Chapter 7:One day Noah Apple was in class and was not paying attention because Jay was throwing paper wads at him. When Mr."Porker" asked him what the answer to a problem he said googol. Mr. Porker stared at him and said for him to come out in the hall. Leonard followed them out. Mr. Porker accused Noah of cheating but Leonard chimed up and said that those problems had already been made. Even though Mr. Porker said that he came up with the problems. Then Leonard said that Noah must have read the magazine that the problems were originaly were in. From then on Mr. Porker agreed with everything that Leonard said.~HorsePerson~

Chapter 8:Chapter 8 was called Three Dogs and A Girl. In the chapter, Eddie, Jerry, Juan, & Noah were walking around campus talking when Noah spotted a person fall out of a tree out of the corner of his eye. The boys ran towards the tree which lead them off of the campus. The body was laying on the ground, when suddenly, a couple of wild dogs came out of the brush and headed for the body. Eddie threw a rock at the wild dog as soon as the wild dog lunged for the body. The dog fell down and didn't get up. Nelke came from somewhere and lead the wild dogs back into the brush. The boys ran up to the fallen body and saw that it was Jay "Weasal". It turned out that Jay was not hurt and that the dogs were just playing. Jay told them that he would have to write a report on them saying how they went far off campus. The boys walked back to the campus fuming.~summer~

Chapter 9:Leonard was walking down the hall when he heard Nelke wanting to be left alone. He heard Jay, Karl, and Rhino asking her to their big party later on. Even though she said no, they wouldn't let her go home. The only way that she could go would be if sje gave one of them a hug. As soon as she was about to give a hug to one of them, Leonard came around the corner and told them to let her go. They let Nelke go to charge at Leonard. Rhino grabbed Leonard's arm and threatened to twist it until it broke unless Nelke gave him a hug. Nelke was heading over to give him a hug when Leonard stopped her. Rhino started to twist Leonard's arm when Jay suddenly yelled out "No!Stop!", because Leonard took over his mind enough to make him yell out. Then Jay punched Rhino because he wouldn't stop. Rhino was laying on the floor along with Karl when Sister Methelene came around the corner. Leonard lied and said that he was teaching them Marshal Arts. The boys got away with fighting and Leonard got to walk Nelke home.~summer~

Chapter 10:Chapter 10 was called The Saint's Bones. It was started off with Leonard and Sister Methelene talking to him about how he and some others had marvelous powers. Then Sister Providence came and talked to the both of them and introduced herself to Leonard. When Leonard left, Sister Providence talked to the other sisters about how sister Methene had told Leonard almost everything. Then they talked about how Beel was trying to find the Saint's bones so that he could have a strong zombie army.~summer07~

Chapter 11: Chapter 11 is called Jerry's last chance. It starts at freshman football practice with Father Sealy. Brother Ray is the head coach but he wasn't there. He dosen't thing that they have very much talent. Father Sealy and Methuselah were excited about Jerry Flannagan. Because Jerry Flannagan was so fast. Isaac was a big kid but he only want to kid and punt he didn't wont to play the rest if the game. Eddie Health was a really good defence player. Coach Gunn came over and wanted to scrimage but father Sealy didn't want to but Coach Gunn made him. Then Jerry Flannagan scored two touchdowns for the freshman. Well thr coach got mad and made him run laps around th track. Then they made a deal they would play for 30 minutes and if thr freshman won bfother Ray and father Sealy would get to coach the frashman team all through high school. But if they lost Jerry couldn't play any football. Father Sealy said it is his only chance because coach Gunn would not let him play any way. ~Hgymnast~

Chapter 12:Chapter 12 is called Changing Winds. It's about football. During the chapter, Coach Gunn challenges Father Sely to a football game, Coach Gunn's team against Father Sely's freshman team. Coach Gunn's team is a very good high school football team. They played each other in a small game of football. Father Sely's team ended up winning the game. ~summer07~

This is St. Aldabert's school. It's real not made up! Chapter 13:Chapter 13 was called Flanagan's Pub. It was right after the football game that they played against Coach Gunn. They went to Flanagan's Pub to celebrate the special win that they just experienced. Flanagan's Pub is owned by Jerry's dad. They talked about the game and the awesome teamwork that they had during the game. ~summer07~

Chapter 14:

Chapter 15:Ch 16 was called The Interview. In the chapter, the nuns interviewed Maria, Nelke, Noah, Leonard, Juan, and Jerry to see what their powers were. They all found out their powers and left. Later they talked about their powers. Juan wasn't happy with his powers because his were his handsomeness. He was bummed because he wanted to be able to fly. They all talked more about their powers and went home.~summer07~

Chapter 16: This chapter was called the Emperor's Herald. The Gang finds out that Beel is called by more then one name. The other one they find out is The Emperor's Herald. ~summer~07~

This chapter was called The Emperor's Herald. The kids from the Gang meet in the tree and had a secret meeting where they talked about the things they would have to be ready for to fight Beel. Leonard told them about one time there was a group of seventeen kids and a couple teachers. The kids all had powers. When the teachers heard that Beel was looking for them. So the group went to a place in Africa so no one would know where they were. Even the parents didn't know where they were. One day the letters stopped coming and the food stopped being sent. When this happened the African police were sent out to find them. what happened is to horrible to say. The rest of the time the Gang was in the hideout they talked about what they would need to get ready for.-HorsePerson1

Chapter 17: This chapter is called Into MinO'too.

Chapter 18: This chapter is called The Walls Have Ears. It was about the Gang meeting in the library. Jerry yells them, that him and a couple of others have been into MinO'too 5 times. Everyone else thought that it was a pretty dumb thing to do until he told them about the secret that he uncovered in MinO'too.... the location of the Saint's bones. ~summer07~

Chapter 19: This chapter was called the Retreat. In the chapter, the gang talks about how the nuns have been following them a lot lately. They talked about how they need a place to meet where they will have privacy. They decided to go into MinO'too. Later on they found out that there was a spy at their School. So they decided to be really careful and not write secret things. ~ summer07 and molovesdogs! A little bit!!

Chapter 20: This chapter is about having the kids finish up their final exams before Christmas break. For the gym portion they have to have a boxing turnament. Noah Apple was going to go against a kid that was the same small size he was but he never showed. So then Noah had to go against Charley Walker. Charley said that they could just fake it as long as they made it look realistic. After that was done Jay asked Eddie if he would fight him. Eddie ran away but then Jay and most of the crowd started barking. Then Jay said something mean about Nick, Eddies brother that died, and then Noah went right up and punched Jay. Coach Gunn came over and said that Noah would have to box Jay or be expelled. Noah decided to box. After Noah got beaten up really bad Charley ran and got Eddie. Eddie ran back as fast as he could and gave Jay a big huge punch in the chest. It hit Jay with so much power it sent him flying right out of the ring! Noah was the only one besides Eddie and Jay who saw the mighty power of Eddie's punch. -HorsePerson1

Chapter 21:

Chapter 22: This chapter is called Beel's Plan. Two Gang members, Noah and Nelke, had gone missing in MinO'too. The rest of the gang went in to look for them. Each member got taken out one at a time until only Leonard was left to go find Beel. When he got there Beel had been waiting for him. When Leonard was in front of Beel then Beel explaned his "elaborate" plan. He said that all of the Dauth going into the school and looking for the bones was a hoax. Beel actually wanted the Gang to come to him. He also said he had Noah and Nelke. Beel wanted to use Nelke to make his only flaw go away but Nelke was not strong enough to make Beel's flaw go away. Then he told Leonard that he took Noah because Noah is one of a kind and could defeat him. When Beel sent Nelke out her face was red and she was crying. Leonard said something that he shouldn't have and then Beel got mad. he said that he was going to kill Noah, the nuns, and Leonard. Then Leonard fell down and his eyers closed. --HorsePerson1--

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Chapter 24: This chapter is called Surprise Gift. When Nick saved Eddie and two other people and gives eddie something to give to their mom.

This is The inside of the St. Aldabert's Church. =__**Day 1 Response Questions:**__= Have you ever been new to a school? How might the freshman students been feeling now that they are in a new school building? How does the experience parallel that you will be feeling next year in middle school? What are you nervous & excited for? What "stories" have you heard about middle school from older siblings / friends? Why does a school setting make this book more interesting / easier to read compared to a different setting? Depending on your answer, is that why J. K. Rowling has had so much success with the Harry Potter series - placed in a "fantastical school setting?"

Comments from HorsePerson
 * _When I was little I went to Grove Christian but then I transfered here. I think that the freshmens might be feeling nervous because they are going to a whole new school. I think we'll be feeling anxious but at the same time scared because of the new school. It also brings lots of freedoms. I am nervous about meeting the the new teachers and school. I am excited about all of the freedoms. I've heard there are a lot of awesome things that happen at middle school.Having the school being the setting you have an easier time connecting to the characters. I think that is totally right.

In my whole entry life I have never been to a new school. I think that the freshman peeps would might be nervous but in a way they are a lot old than us. For middle school next year I am not nervous at all because it is like normal school it is just like I get older. On my first day I might be a little nervous. I really don't know. Well I am excited for every thing not really any thing important. The stories that I have heard are that the teacher are not that mean and you get a lot of homework. Well the school that they go to I 'm just imagine the middle school like when I will be there next year. Well the last question is kind of hard to answer because I have never seen a Harry Potter movie and I have never read a Harry Potter book before. -Hgymnast

I have not been new to a school. If I were new to this school, then I bet that they would feel like I can't find my way around the school. I would be nervous that we have totally different. I would be excited that it would be my chance to meet new teachers. I think that the way the book describes the settings makes it more interesting to read because it describes it like it is no ordinary school and I like it. I think that it is why his Harry Potter books are such a success. - summer07

I have not been to a new school. The only school I've been to is Laingsburg Elementary School. I would think that they would be scared and nervous just like I would. When I go to middle School I would be excited at the new opportunities that I'll be able to do. I'll be nervous is tat I won't know all the people there and I'm I think i'm going to have a hard time with the schedule the first couple of weeks. THat it is easy after you get help and used to the teachers. nothing would make it easier except easier words not that big. Yes I think it. molovesdogs!**

No I have never been to a new school. they are probably scared because I would be an it would be scary to go to a new school even if your moving to the 6th grade. The experience is very smiler because I am very scared now and I have like five months till next year. I am nervous because I will be in a new school with new people next year. I am excited because The middle scholars get better things than us. I have heard that the teachers are way meaner than teachers in Elementary school. The setting makes it more exciting because In a school there rules that they can break and so there is more conflict. It makes it easier to read because we are all used to school rules an it took place in a different place some rules not maker scenes. I think that she had so much success because she had basic rules in the school so people could under stand it better and her writing kinda flowed like a good writer's writing should.

-Milk shake

No I have never been to a new school aside from graduating from kindergarten to 1st grade. The freshman students might feel incompatible around the older kids, They probably afraid that they'll get beat up by seniors and stuff. I too am nervous about going in to middle school, I always wonder if I'll get beat up and what happens if I don't get my homework done. I'm nervous about the shower being one huge open shower, also on how nice the teachers are gonna be. I'm definitely happy about better lunches! I hate the one's we get now. I've also heard from people that you get a lunch detention if you don't call gym p.e., but I don't think it's true. I don't really understand the setting they got a football team yet the teachers are all called nuns. About harry potter it might be, They were very successful.

~basketball4life

Yes, in first grade I moved from Ovid to Laingsburg. The freshman probably felt scared and nervous about high school. It will be the same accept we wont be going to high school. I am nervous about switching classes and being late to classes. I am excited about getting to choose your classes. I heard that if you really crack down and do your work then it want be very hard. The setting is makes it easier to understand because the settings in Michigan and we live in Michigan. He has had so much success because it is the classical boy in magical school with few friends and many enemies. ~Tex~

Yes, when I first came to Lainsburg in first grade there were kids that picked on me and my brothers. They were mostly high schoolers on the bus. It would have made a huge difference if you were a new freshman. First I would beg my parents to let me stay at my original school. Or else I would lift weights a lot, because you would probaly get beat up a lot. comments by:SNOW CONE

__Day 2 Response Questions:__ The emergence of a few new students leads the reader to predict what powers they might have. If you were a character in the novel, what superpower would you want to have? Explain & give reasons why. Making Connections are important when reading, it helps the reader to be more engaged with the text. One type of connection is text to world. This type of connection draws the real world (real life, movies, songs, t.v. shows, etc.) in parallel with the novel. Describe two T-W (Text to World) connections you've made so far in the novel.

If I could have a superpower it would to be able to talk to animals. I would choose this because I love animals and I think that they would be able to tell me a lot. The animals might know about how to solve the situation. I think one text to world connection is bullying because in some places it happens a lot. Another connection I have made to the book so far is moving up to a different school. I am kind of getting the thinking they are because my class and I are going to move to the middle school this year and we are nervous and excited at the same time! HorsePerson

I would want to be invisible because I wouldn't have to pay for like going on a plane ride or something like getting something with out paying for it. That would be king of wrong because it's like steeling. I would want to be invisible because it would be fun and exciting and it would be even cooler if I could turn other things invisible. A text to world connection I had was going to a different school like I'm going to go Middle School next year and I'm scared and nervous. It's going to be a new opportunity for me but everyone has to do it some time though. Another thing I have to the novel is that I have looked at a picture and it was kind of weird and t it and I looked had a lot of different creatures. I looked right at the normal picture just like Noah did with the story wall. I love that book so much I wish it came out with another one just like book number two. That would be so cool! ~Molovesdogs!~

I would want supper speed so I could be a bad kid and eavesdrop and not get caught. Also so if one of my friends was being picked on I could speed by and while running I could run by and grab on to the scruff of the kids neck and then run him into a wall or something. I could also run rally fast to go get help if someone got heart. One text to world connection is there bullies in the school like most schools. Another is in the book there are some victims that end up being stronger than the bullies that push them around and end up beating on them.

- Milk Shake

If i had a super power I would be able to walk and run on water so if i was in the ocean I would race boats and sharks and sometimes whales. And if i saw a shark doing something bad i would kick it than fight with i would sleep on the back of a whale. For a jog every day i would run around the whole ocean. comments:snow cone

If I could have one power I would be able to shoot barbed wire out of my hands just like spider-man except it is not web. I would like this power because then I could trap criminals and I could swing from it like spider-man This is some what like sky high because it is a school where kids have super powers. It is also like the marvel super hero shows because their is a villian and a super hero. ~ Tex

The super power that I would want would be invisible because it sounds really fun. If someone was talking about you you could just be invisible and you could hear what they say about you and you could be invisible. I think that would be fun. I think that my connection to text to world would be going to a new school because like we are next year we are going to the middle school.Like for 6th grade I am kind of looking forward to new things bit I really don't know. I hope that 6th grade is going to be as fun as 5th grade. -Hgymnast

If I was a character in the book, I would want to be able to turn invisible. I would want my power to be invisibility because then my opponent wouldn't be able to see me and I would have an advantage in the fight. I would also want to have invisibility because I could escape being picked on by the bullies in the book. I have noticed that there is some bullying going on in the book. There also might be some bullying in some of the colleges that we have. I have also noticed that on the first day Noah was late for a class. That usually happens when you aren't used to where you have to go. That happens a lot in Middle School.~ summer07~

__Day 3 Wiki Repsonse Question:__

 * In reading, strong readers often make connections to help make their book more interesting, exciting, and desirable to read. One type of connection is a text to text connection. This means that the reader is connecting some aspect of the current book they're reading to another book they've read. List three (3) text to text (t-t) connections you've made so far about your novel.

One text to text connection I have made is to Tuck Everlasting's Winnie. Like Noah Apple she feels like she does not fit in and has not yet found her place in the world. Another connection is Jerry Flanagan to Kaz in the Dive Trilogy. They are both cool and have a lot in common. One last connection is Juan to Adriana in Dive because even though Juan is a boy the are both high class and are more high matience than others. -HorsePerson-

Some t - t connections is Jerry Flanagan from the Saints Bones and Percy Jackson from lightning thief/sea of monsters because he's a really strong character and he's the good guy, yet it always seems like he's seeking for trouble. Also I didAnnabeth from the lightning thief and Nelke Van Halsen from the saints bones, because from the way they described them you would probably picture them looking a like. Also in the beginning of the lightning thief Annabeth was helping heal Percy and Nelke's, power is healing people. ~basketball4life

One of the text to text connections that I have made form the book so far would be a connection to Sky High. Sky High is a movie that had kids that have to go to a special school for kids with super powers. Some of the powers are the same powers that are in the Saint's Bones. Another connection would be from The son Of the Mask. In The son Of the Mask,there a different bad guys that are always wanting something. The last connection that I have made is from Zoom. Zoom is about these four kids that are sent to a place "tame" their powers. In the Saints Bones, there are a whole bunch of kids that are going to a school. Some have super powers and some don't.~summer07~

One connection I have is with The Lightning Thief. It is a really good book. The other connection I have would be Spiderman. I don't really watch Spiderman A lot so I think it would be close.Spiderman has a lot of action and powers like they do. The Last connection would be Power Rangers? They have powers don't they? Aren't they all different too, Because everyone can't be the same even twins. Twins look alike but can be very different. Well those are my text to text connection. ~molovesdogs!~

I think that all of them connect to Alex Rider Stormbreaker because they are detirmined to figure out what is going on. I think it connects to the secret dog sitters becase the staff is hiding something just like in the secret dog sitter. I think it also connects to The Hulk because they all have powers like him.

~tex**

I'm doing a text to text connection. For 3 thing I would do The Lighting Thief. Because there is all of those Greek gods and stuff like that. Another one would be Spiderman because he has all of those powers that he can make a spider web. The last but not least is Power Rangers because they have all of those powers to kill people and stuff like that. Hgymnast

I think this book connects to Harry Potter and also maxium ride. Harry potter because they have like a whole big school kind of like hogwarts in harry potter, and with maxium ride there is like a group of people that are called the gang. Just about six or seven kids in maxium ride that go on wild adventures. snow cone

Would you recommend the novel to others? Why or why not? Explain.

I think all the kids will get 1000 times more powerful than they are now and that they will get one or even two more powers.

If there was a sequel I would think that Beels still surviving followers or family will attack the school or even the capital.

I think that the author will make the characters more powerful and have a couple of weird things happen to them like this book.

Yes I would recommend this book to others it is very interesting and exciting and does not bore you when you read it.

- Milk Shake

__Day 4 Wiki Response Questions:__

 * Connecting prior knowledge and experience to reading deepens comprehension. I would like you to explain one type of connection that you've made with the book you've been reading.** __List__ and __explain__ the __type of connection made__ & __answer how this helped you to understand the story better__.

The four types of connections are: Text-to-Text (T-T) These connections made between the text and you are reading and what you have read elsewhere.

Text-to-World (T-W) These are connections made between the text you are reading and the bigger issues and events going on in the world.

Text-to-Self (T-S) These are connections made between the text you are reading and your own experiences.

Text-Within-Text (T-W-T) These are connections made between the text you are reading and another section of the same text.

One of the text-to-text connections I know are is Sky High. Were they all go to school about there super powers. A lot of people aren't good at there super powers. Also Zoom in the movie there parents think that they are bad at there super powers so they send them to school to get better at them. Last but not least Spider man 1 - 2 and 3 he has super powers by he can fly and make web and stuff like that. -Hgymnast **~

Noah Apple reminds me of Peter Parker Because they are both geeks but they have something strong and powerful and they turn out with a power and the bomb. They are both fighting evil too. I think they are geeks cause they get picked on by other men. snow cone

My connection is text to world which means connecting to movies, shows, ext. I think that The Saints Bones is kind of like Sky High. My reason is because The kids in Sky High have superpowers but Will Stronghold does not know his super power. Like the kids in The Saint's Bones the kids are finding out that they have powers. HorsePerson

Sky high helped me to better understand this story because this is like a school with super hero's and villains with a mixture of bullies. This also relates to Sky High because the most unpopular kids at school end up saving th day every time. ~Tex~

I picked text to world because in the book there is some bullying going on. there is also some bullying going on in some of the schools here. The bullying going on in the book is much more violent though.~summer07~**

I like this book so far. One text to text connection is harry potter. They both have kids that start off at normal and gang power throughout he book. Another is the Incredibles they have unknown powers and find there powers throughout the book. Then there is a book called Sky High and it is the most like my book because the kids do not know there power then they find out there power. - Milk Shake


 * I'm doing the Text to world. The three text to world I'm doing are Spiderman Like I said for Day 3 responses. I think that Spiderman goes with this because of the action and evil. Another one is Underdog. I haven't seen it yet but I think the dog has powers to fly and I think maybe he has a strong power too. I'm not sure. Incredibles is a great movie. They are probably the most thing like The Saint's Bones. It has invisible, strong, elastic,etc. It matches with the powers and action. Like with the evil and nice.~Molovesdogs!~**

I have chosen T-T connections. this is connections made between the text that you are reading and what you have read elsewhere. I'm doing Isaac Little the buff 100-yard feild goal kicker in the 6th grade and English from dive the trilogy, the super strong adult frenchmen. Their a like because there really mellow but has like super strength. ~basketball4life

__Day 5 Response wiki questions:__

 * Coach Amos Gunn has a grudge against the Flannagan family. He takes out his frustrations on Jerry, because of the incident with the coach's son, Jerry's brother, and the big game. Describe a time when you've seen / experienced a grudge against somebody or from someone else.

I have seen a movie when there are these kids and the kids are yelling and screaming at a dad. Well in stead of the dad hitting the kid's he makes the kid's hit him with a axe. So that the kids feel bad for the dude. snow cone

I have a grudge against a certain "someone" because this person is really annoying and will not be quiet you must bribe him to be quiet. If I say he jumps off chairs and tries to fly like a chicken lot of people will know who I am talking about.This person is so annoying that it takes all my will power to not beat the living snot out of him. - Milk Shake

I have experienced a grudge to someone who says they are me friend but doesn't really look like they want to be friends. I think they do this because they have held something that I did against me. Hopefully this will change. HorsePerson-

I have something just like what Horseperson said people say that they are my friend but really they aren't or they act and say they are my friend but they mean to me. They will come up to me and say do you like this person and stuff I think that we should all be friends. So yes I have experienced a grudge in my life. Well I hope that it changes. Hgymnast

I've experienced a grudge with some girls in my 4th grade class. They talked behind my back and took away some of my friends. It started out being one person then she got others to go against me. She took my friends said thing that weren't true. I didn't like. We went to Mrs. Farzam and we tried to work it out but it didn't work. They started to brag and me so mean to me that Everyday I went home and cried because I wanted my friends to be my friends. It ended up that the girl who started it went in to a different class and I got my friends back. Well some of them. That's the way I like it to be though. That's the time I had experienced a grudge. Molovesdogs!

I would say that I have a grudge against a certain someone who has lied to me many times. That person had also stole form me. I used to be her friend, but I'm not. That person told one of my other friends that she was her friend and not mine while later she would tell me that she was my friend and that she wasn't friends with my other friend. Later I talked to my other friend and talked about how that certain someone was lying to both of us.~summer07~

Somebody held a grudge on me in 5th grade and then it turned into two. what I did is I stopped going to recess and didn't make any contact with that person. Eventually I told my teacher and he spoke with my parents and it is now solved. ~Tex~

I've seen a grudge against my basketball team in laingsburg and the other laingsburg team, were total rivals but unlike coach gunn and the Flannagans were friends in the end.

~basketball4life**

__Day 6 Wiki Response Questions:**__ Good readers make many predictions while they are reading. Some predictions turn out to be true, while others are "off."

List some of your predictions you made while reading this novel.

What would you predict would happen if there was a sequel to this novel? What direction might the author take with the characters?

Would you recommend the novel to others? Why or why not? Explain.

One of the predictions that I made during reading was that maybe Beel had something to do with the Gang. I thought that the Gang was the army of Zombies,until the nuns talked about how the kids were the new Gang. I would predict that in the second sequel would be about the Gang getting stronger using their powers and that the Emperor found a new "apprentice" to do try to destroy the Gang. I think that some of the characters might develope new powers and have to learn how to use their new powers. Then I think that they will have a new bad guy to fight. I thought that the book was a good book to spend time reading. I would recommend this book to someone who likes adventure and likes supernatural things. ~summer07~

Some predictions I have made through out the book is that the faculty at the school have the same power as the kids and when it said that they did I thought that was pretty cool. Another one prediction I have made is that I thought that Juan had another power. When it said that he could fly I couldn't believe that my prediction was right. I would predict that in the sequel that the gang might have to fight the Emperor. I think that Mark Edwards might have the kids get another power. I would really recommend this book because of all the action in it. I also like that all the kids are friends. -HorsePerson1

If there was a sequel to this novel I would expect them to come and meet up again and become like a gang to use their powers with each other and try to stop things that aren't suppose to happen. They could try to help find things and they might/should meet up with some others to come in to the gang/ group. some of the predictions i made during this book was that Sister Methuselah would die because of her being that situation. Also another one that a predicted was that when they where looking for a priest. I thought that they ran in to the priest's body. Not anything else. I would recommend this novel to the others because I agree that the others in your past classes enjoyed it so much. I loved it too. It was really good. I wish that every one should get the book all around the world. That's how much I loved it. That's why i would recommend it. ~Molovesdogs!~

I one time had a prediction that gunn was secretly Beel, but he's not. Also something told me there would be big game (football) and there was. I think there would be some gang members turn on others get people mad at eachother. I also think some Greek gods could get tied in with the novel Also it would be awesome if Mark Edwards & Rick Riordan teamed up and made a awesome book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes page-turners and enjoys seeing powers and likes the movie "Sky High" but is also capible of reading so much. ~basketball4ife

I think all the kids will get 1000 times more powerful than they are now and that they will get one or even two more powers.

If there was a sequel I would think that Beels still surviving followers or family will attack the school or even the capital.

I think that the author will make the characters more powerful and have a couple of weird things happen to them like this book.

Yes I would recommend this book to others it is very interesting and exciting and does not bore you when you read it. Milk Shake

A prediction I made was that Nick was still alive. I predicted that genral Beel would find the grave. I also predicted that Genral Beel would destroy the school. I would recommend this book to any body who likes action. I think in the sequal each character will have a second power. ~Tex~

I would defintley recomend this book. In the sequal I think Jerry is going to have kids and they are going to have super powers. They will bring back THE GANG............................................................................................................................................--SNOW CONE--