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Skulduggery Pleasant https://www.amazon.com/Skulduggery-Pleasant-Landy-Derek-Paperback/dp/B00GOHBMHI Landy, D.  (2007).  Skulduggery Pleasant.   New York, NY:  Harper Collins. Summary:  Stephanie, better known as Valkyrie Cain, is a 12 year old girl who inherits her uncles estate.  Stephanie has to outwit and conquer vampires, sorcerers, and other fantastical creatures/beings in order to recapture a scepter that was once in the possession of her late uncle plus get more information about his death.   Response:  Skullduggery and Stephanie/Valkyrie make a great detective pair who keep each other from demise and despair.  Overcoming several close calls keeps the reader guessing as to what adventure comes next! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skulduggery_Pleasant Official book trailer https://youtu.be/bnIPMa0Nu0A Rules https://www.amazon.com/Rules-Cynthia-Lord/dp/0439443830 Lord, C.  (20...

The Watsons Go To Birmingham https://www.amazon.com/Watsons-Birmingham-1963-Newbery-Honor-Book/dp/0385321759/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Curtis, C.P.   (1995).  The Watsons Go To Birmingham.  New York, NY:  DeLaCorte Press. Summary:  Kenny is a young boy watching life happen through the actions of his older brother Byron.  Decisions have to be made about a visit to Birmingham, Alabama to visit their grandmither Sans.  After some time there, difficult events happen that make Kenny wonder about why people do harmful things to other people, which gets directly related to civil rights. Response:  Making it through the beginnings of the civil rights movement must have been scary and frustrating at the same time.  I'm glad to read that the characters in the book were unharmed and move forward with their lives. Compare the movie to the book.  Which one do you like the best?  Is the movie missing ...