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Monday, January 30, 2017

Taste Test by Shan Li

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: Taste Test
Writer: Shan Li
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  1. Stone Brewing created Arrogant Bastard Ale in 1997.
  2. Stone Brewing is located in Escondido, California.
  3. Stone Brewing opened a brewery in Berlin in June 2016.
  4. Nick Petrillo is senior analyst at IBISWorld.
  5. Stone Brewing sales in 2015 were $200 million.
  6. Stone Brewing laid off 60 employees in October 2016.
  7. Stone Brewing’s workforce is 1,200 employees.
  8. CEO Dominic Engels said the October layoffs were “the simple evolution of a business.”
  9. Stone Brewing opened a brewery in Richmond, Virginia.
  10. 131 breweries operate in San Diego county according to West Coast Magazine.
  11. Rodger Wegner is Association of Export Brewers of Northern, Western, and Southwestern Germany.
  12. 172 million gallons of foreign beer was imported to Germany last year.
  13. 132,000 gallons of U.S. beer was imported to Germany last year.
  14. Greg Koch used to be CEO of Stone Brewing.
  15. Dominic Engels use to work for Wonderful Company.
  16. Stone Brewing is 20 years old.
  17. InBev is the owner of Anheuser-Busch.
  18. Golden Road Brewing is Los Angeles’ largest craft brewery.
  19. Miller Coors owns Saint Archer in San Diego.
  20. Constellation Brands owns Ballast Point in San Diego.
  21. InBev owns Golden Road Brewing.
  22. VMG Coinvestment is a business agreement between Stone Brewing and private equity firm VMG Partners.
  23. VMG Partners invested $89.5 million in Stone Brewing.
  24. Scot Blair owns South Park Brewing Company.
  25. White Labs opened a location in Copenhagen.
  26. Steve Wagner and Greg Koch are going to create True Craft, which will be an investment firm to buy minority shares of small breweries instead of them selling to the big beer conglomerates.

Confusion, Chaos, Death by Rebecca Carroll by Rebecca Carroll

Newspaper: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: Confusion, Chaos, Death by Rebecca Carroll
Writer: Rebecca Carroll
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  1. Answers will vary
  2. Wesley Lowery wrote, “They Can’t Kill Us All.”
  3. Wesley Lowery was in jail for 20 minutes in Ferguson, Missouri.
  4. Darren Wilson shot Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
  5. Johnetta Elfie known as “Netta” was the one day protester in the book.
  6. DeRay McKesson was the school administrator turn activist in the book.
  7. Brittany Packnett, Johnetta Elfie, DeRay McKesson, and Justin Hansford wrote the Ferguson Protester Newsletter.
  8. George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin.
  9. Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi created Black Lives Matter.
  10. Answers will vary

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Propelled by a passion for space by Samantha Masunaga

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: Propelled by a passion for space
Writer: Samantha Masunaga
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1. Karina Drees is the CEO of Mojave Air and Space Port.
2. Mojave Air and Space Port is a commercial flight test and research facility.
3. Mrs. Drees graduated from Arizona State University.
4. Peter Diamandis is the founder of X Prize Foundation.
5. Mrs. Dees asked then CEO Stuart Witt for an internship.
6. Karina Dees got her degree from M.I.T.
7. Karina Dees became CEO on January 2016.

Reference:
http://www.mojaveairport.com/
http://www.xprize.org/

An Immersive Experience by Liesl Bradner

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: An Immersive Experience
Writer: Liesl Bradner
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1. Soldaat van Oranje is the name of the play.
2. The English name of the play is Soldier of Orange.
3. The show has been sold out for 6 years.
4. The play has made 2,000 performances on November 19, 2016.
5. The key members of the creative team are from Los Angeles.
6. This play is the true to life story of Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema.
7. Pamela Phillips-Oland is the Lyricist of Soldaat van Oranje.
8. Tom Harriman is the composer of Soldaat van Oranje.
9. Sarah Miles de Levita is the choreographer of Soldaat van Oranje.
10. The Scene Around is the name of the theater where the play Soldaat van Oranje does its performance.
11. Producer Robin de Levita created this purpose-built theater system.
12. Fred Boot is the producer of Soldaat van Oranje.
13. Erik Hazelhoff immigrated to America in 1952.
14. Erik Hazelhoff is living in Hawaii now.
15. Amerborgh International financed "Soldier of Orange."
16. Amerborgh International financed $10 million plus.

Reference:
https://twitter.com/lieslbradner?lang=en
http://www.soldaatvanoranje.nl/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Hazelhoff_Roelfzema
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SceneAround
http://www.amerborgh.com/nl/home/



Egyptian novelist to leave prison-for now by Michael Schaub

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: Egyptian novelist to leave prison-for now
Writer: Michael Schaub
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1. Novelist Ahmed Naji was released to leave prison-for now by Michael Schaub.
2. The novelist went to jail because he violated public modesty.
3. Yes, the novelist won his initial court case.
4. "The Use of Life" is what Ahmed Naji wrote.
5. The prosecutors called Ahmed Naji's novel "vulgar."
6. The literary group Pen America condemned Ahmed Naji's arrest.
7. Ahmed was arrested because in his book, "The Use of Life," he criticize Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi.
8. The Court of Cassation is the highest appeals court in Egypt.
9. Suzanne Nossel is the executive director of PEN America.
10. The highest court will make a decision on Ahmed's case on January 1, 2017.


Reference:
https://twitter.com/michaelschaub?lang=en
https://pen.org/
http://www.fahmyfoundation.org/ahmed-naji.html

A man of manners and the fine art of resistance by Michelle Dean

Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016
Article: A man of manners and the fine art of resistance
Writer: Michelle Dean
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1. Count Rostov is the protagonist in "A Gentleman in Moscow."
2. Amor Towles wrote "A Gentleman in Moscow."
3. "A Gentleman in Moscow" was written by Amor Towles.
4. Rostov lives in Hotel Metropol.
5. Amor Towles lives in Manhattan, New York.
6. Amor Towles studied literature in college.
7. Amor Towles went to Stanford University and Yale University.
8. Amor Towles was working in the field of finance before writing his novels.
9. "The Rules of Civility" was Amor Towles' 2011 hit novel.
10. Towles came up with "A Gentleman in Moscow" by looking at Hotel Richemond in Geneva, Switzerland.
11. Rostov looks for simple pleasures in good wine, good food, and friendships.
12. Answers will vary

Reference:
https://www.thenation.com/authors/michelle-dean/
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/michelle-dean
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-dean-6272271a

Friday, January 27, 2017

Fidel Castro Dies at 90 by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 11
Date: December 9, 2016
Article: Fidel Castro Dies at 90
Author:  Time for Kids
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1. Fidel Castro was Cuba's former leader.
2. Raul Castro is Cuba's current leader.
3. Fidel Castro was 90 years old when he died.
4. The Cuban government declared 9 days of official mourning days.
5. Fidel Castro will be buried next to Jose Marti.
6. Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959.
7. "Castro became Cuba's leader in 1959, after overthrowing the dictator Fulgencio Batista."
8. Those who disagreed with Fidel Castro's government were sent to prison or killed.
9. Cuban Americans in Miami celebrated Fidel Castro's death.
10. Florida senator Marco Rubio's family emigrated from Cuba to the U.S.
11. Florida senator Marco Rubio said, "History will remember him (Fidel Castro) as an evil, murderous dictator."


Clones, Clones, Everywhere by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 11
Date: December 9, 2016
Article: Clones, Clones, Everywhere
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. Dolly the sheep was born July 5, 1996.
2. False, she was the first successfully cloned mammal.
3. Britain, France, and Germany do not allow human cloning.
4. Yes, the U.S. allow cloning.
5. True, any attempt to do cloning in the U.S. needs U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval.
6. Robert Lanza said, "cloning is associated with a lot of abnormalities and genetic defects."
7. Sooam Biotech is located in South Korea.
8. Sooam Biotech is a lab that clones hundred of animals.
9. Jae Woong Wang is a researcher at Sooam Biotech.
10. Dylan is a dog, boxer type.
11. Laura Jacques and Richard Remde are Dylan's owners.
12. Dylan's owners paid $100,000 to Sooam Biotech to clone Dylan.
13. Dylan's owners are from West Yorkshire, England.
14. Dylan died on June 2015.
15. Dylan's clones were born December 2015.
16. Chance and Shadow are the clones' names.
17. U.S. labs clone cattle, pigs, and sheep.
18. Sooam Biotech is trying to bring back a woolly mammoth.
19. Dolly the sheep died in 2003.
20. Dolly has 4 sisters.
21. Daisy, Diana, Debbie, and Denise are the names of Dolly's sisters.
22. Scientist Kevin Sinclair led the Dolly's sisters' cloning study.

A Winning Tradition by Kio Herrera

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 11
Date: December 9, 2016
Article: A Winning Tradition
Author:  Kio Herrera
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1. The Hopi High School opened in 1986.
2. The Hopi High School boys' cross-country team won the state championship title in 1990.
3. The boys' Hopi High School cross-country won its 27th straight title in November 2016.
4. For the Hopi people, running means "running is one of the main forms of prayer for Hopis."
5. Juwan Nuvayokva is the assistant cross-country coach at the Hopi High School.
6. The Hopi people ran long distances in the past to find food and water.
7. The Hopi name came from Hopituh Shi-nu-mu, which means "the Peaceful People."
8. Hopi traditional ceremonies include foot races.
9. Lewis Tewanima earned an Olympic silver medal in 1912.
10. Nahongvita means stay strong in the Hopi language.

What's for Lunch? by Emelyn Rude

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 11
Date: December 9, 2016
Article: What's for Lunch?
Author:  Emelyn Rude
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1. The government passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010.
2. The purpose of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was to make lunches more healthy.
3. Answers will vary
4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Boston, Massachusetts were the first cities to offer school lunches.
5. The U.S. government became involved in lunch programs in the 1930s.
6. Congress passed the National School Lunch Act in 1946.
7. In 1966 milk and breakfast got added to the National School Lunch Act.
8. In 1981 the government cut lunch spending by $1.5 million.
9. True, kids are getting more-nutritious meals.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 11, by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Chapter 11: Stolen Goods
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1. A heart-shaped hole was in the middle of the mechanical man's back.
2. Answers will vary
3. Answers will vary


The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 10 by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Chapter 10: The Notebook
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1. The oldman thinks Hugo broke into his house and took the notebook.
2. Isabelle got Hugo's notebook from the oldman's house.
3. Answers will vary


The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 9 by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
Chapter 9: The Key
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1. Hugo worked on the mechanical man before going to bed.
2. Answers will vary
3. Isabelle's parents died when she was a baby.
4. Papa Georges' wife's name is Mama Jeanne.
5. The manager of the theater opened the back door of the theater.
6. Etienne was fired for sneaking children into the theater without paying.
7. Answers will vary
8. The newsreels before the movie talked about the Depression in America, the World's Fair in Paris, and politics in Germany.
9. The Clock Store played before the movie.
10. The Million is the name of the movie that Hugo and Isabelle began to watch at the theater.
11. Rene Clair is the director of the movie.
12. Tom Mix is the cowboy that Isabelle told Hugo she has seen in movies.
13. Isabelle copied actress' Louise Brooks' haircut.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

A Historic New Museum by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 5
Date: October 7, 2016
Article: A Historic New Museum
Author:  Time for Kids
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1. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened on September 24 on the National Mall.
2. President Barack Obama spoke at the museum's opening.
3. A group of black Civil War veterans in 1915 pushed for the creation of a museum that is dedicated to black achievements.
4. (2016-2003) 13 years have passed since Congress decided to build the museum.
5. The Smithsonian Institution took more than 10 years in collecting artifacts for display.
6. The Smithsonian Institution collected nearly 40,000.
7. Answers will vary
8. Answers will vary


Reference:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/

Return of the Grizzlies by Brenda Iasevoli

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 5
Date: October 7, 2016
Article: Return of the Grizzlies
Author:  Brenda Iasevoli
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1. The grizzly population in 1975 was 140 grizzly bears.
2. The grizzly population in 2016 is about 700 grizzly bears.
3. The grizzly bear population is at Yellowstone National Park.
4. Michael Thabault, of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said "this tells us the population is stabilized."
5. The name of the tree is called whitepark pine.
6. The trout and elk are the grizzlies favorite food sources.
7. Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho will allow grizzly hunting once the bears are taken off the endangered-species list.
8. Andrea Santarsiere said, "bears should be back in their historic habitat before a decision about delisting is made."
9. Biologist Kerry Gunther said, "the recovery of this symbol of the wilderness is a conservation success story."

Reference:
https://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/about/staff/
https://www.change.org/p/kerry-gunther-wildlife-biologist-yellowstone-bear-management-stop-the-killing-of-female-grizzly-in-yellowstone


All in the Family by Elizabeth Winchester

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 5
Date: October 7, 2016
Article: All in the Family
Author:  Elizabeth Winchester
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1. Aaron Sanchez is 40 years old.
2. Aaron Sanchez' specialty is Latin American cuisine.
3. Aaron Sanchez was born in El Paso, Texas.
4. Aaron was 4 or 5 years old when his grandmother started to teach him how to cook.
5. Johnny Sanchez is the name of Aaron Sanchez restaurant.
6. Aaron is a judge on the show Chopped on the Food Network.
7. Aaron advises kids to (1) have mentors and (2) experience different cuisines.
8. Answers will vary

Reference:
http://chefaaronsanchez.com/
http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chopped-junior.html
http://www.johnnysanchezrestaurant.com/

For the Love of Lego by Heather Price-Wright

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 6
Date: October 21, 2016
Article: For the Love of Lego
Author:  Heather Price-Wright
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1. Matthew Shifrin was 5 years old when he got his first Legos.
2. Lilya Finkel gave Matthew Shifrin 821 Lego pieces with Braille instructions.
3. Lilya Finkel and Matthew Shifrin have created blind-friendly instructions for more than 20 Lego sets.
4. Lilya Finkel launched the website Lego for the blind.
5. People who visit Lego for the Blind can download instructions for Lego sets.


Reference:
http://legofortheblind.com/
https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2016/09/06/lego-for-the-blind/

Surfer Girl by Kio Herrera

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 6
Date: October 21, 2016
Article: Surfer Girl
Author:  Kio Herrera
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1. Quincy Symonds was 4 years old when she started surfing.
2. Quincy Symonds lives in Coolangatta, Australia.
3. Barton Lynch's Blast Off Youth Surfing Tournament is Australia's largest youth surfing festival.
4. Barton Lynch runs the competition.
5. Quincy Symonds' nickname is Flying Squirrel.
6. True, there are only a few big-wave tournaments for women.
7. In 2020 surfing will become an Olympic sport.
8. The Tokyo Olympics will take place in 2020.


Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/Quincysymonds/
http://blblastoff.com.au/
http://bartonlynch.com/blast-off/

A Day on Mars by Jeffrey Kluger

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 6
Date: October 21, 2016
Article: A Day on Mars
Author:  Jeffrey Kluger
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1. HI-SEAS is the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation.
2. The hab is the Martian habitat, 1200 square foot dome.
3. NASA and the University of Hawaii manage the hab.
4. The crew communicated with Mission Control and family members by email or text.
5. Each communication delay one-way takes 20 minutes.
6. It takes 20 minutes for any communication to travel from Earth to Mars and vice versa.
7. It will take 2 years to travel to Mars and back.
8. Steve Kozlowski is a psychologist and Hi-SEAS researcher.

Research:
https://hi-seas.org/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/nasa-mars-hi-seas-hawaii-human-mission-space-science/
https://qz.com/768341/nasas-year-long-experiment-in-hawaii-to-mimic-life-on-the-mars-has-come-to-an-end/


After the Storm by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 6
Date: October 21, 2016
Article: After the Storm
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1. Hurricane Matthew was the name of the hurricane that hit the southeastern coast from October 6 to October 8th.
2. 22 people died in Hurricane Matthew.
3. North Carolina had heavy rains that led to record-breaking levels of flooding.
4. Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas before the U.S.
5. 900 people died in Haiti during Hurricane Matthews.
6. Pilus Enor is the major of Camp Perrin in Haiti.


Turkey Tug-of-War by Rebecca Katzman

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 9
Date: November 11, 2016
Article: Turkey Tug-of-War
Author:  Rebecca Katzman
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1. The furcula is known as wishbone.
2. The furcula is a symbol of good luck.
3. Your wish will come true if you get the bigger piece of a wishbone.
4. The Etruscans lived in Northern Italy.
5. Etruscans believed birds were divine creatures.
6. Etruscans started the wishbone tradition.
7. Etruscans passed the wishbone tradition to the Romans.
8. The English picked up the tradition of the wishbone in the 16th century.
9. The English brought the practice to the New World.
10. The Romans used chickens for the wishbone, but the English used wild turkeys.

Fall Fun by Elizabeth Winchester

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 9
Date: November 11, 2016
Article: Fall Fun
Author:  Elizabeth Winchester
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1. Charles Devine went to Camp Soaring Eagle.
2. Camp Soaring Eagle is located in Cornville, Arizona.
3. Max James and his wife, Linda, founded Camp Soaring Eagle.
4. Camp Soaring Eagle was founded in 2007.
5. Max James served as a helicopter pilot.
6. Camp Soaring Eagle is free so it can help kids whose parents serve in the military.
7. Camp Soaring Eagle is free for military kids on Veterans Day weekend.
8. Juan Morales helps Max James run Camp Soaring Eagle.


Reference:
https://www.facebook.com/campsoaringeagle/
https://www.campsoaringeagle.org/

Where the Buffalo Roam by Heather Price-Wright

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 9
Date: November 11, 2016
Article: Where the Buffalo Roam
Author:  Heather Price-Wright
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1. The bald eagle is the U.S. national animal.
2. The bison is the national mammal.
3. The North American bison is another name for the buffalo.
4. The Native American communities depended on the bison.
5. Germaine White is the educational specialist for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
6. The fate of the bison changed in the mid-1800s.
7. It became illegal to kill a bison in 1894.
8. The bison population was 1,000 wild bison in the early 1900s.
9. President Theodore Roosevelt and William Hornaday started the American Bison Society.
10. William Hornaday was the first director of the Bronx Zoo.
11. The bison was the first real conservation success story.
12. Pat Thomas is Associate Director of the Bronx Zoo and Vice President of the Wildlife Conservation Society.
13. 500,000 North American bison exist today.
14. The bison live in ranches and protected lands.
15. Bison live in all 50 states.

Reference:
http://www.ambisonsociety.org/
http://www.csktribes.org/
https://www.wcs.org/

Wildlife at Risk by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 9
Date: November 11, 2016
Article: Wildlife at Risk
Author:  Time for Kids
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1. By 2020 the earth will lose over two-thirds of their vertebrates.
2. 58% of wildlife population has fallen between 1970 and 2012.
3. The Living Planet Report studied 14,200 populations for its report.
4. The Living Planet Report looked across 3,700 species.
5. The Living Planet Report looked at mammals, fish, amphibians, birds, and reptiles.
6. The cause for rapid decline of wildlife is the rise of human populations, habitat loss, hunting, and climate change.
7. Wildlife is disappearing within our lifetimes.
8. Marco Lambertini is the World Wildlife Fund director.

Reference:
http://www.worldwildlife.org/
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/all_publications/lpr_2016/ http://www.livingplanetindex.org/home/index


Earthquake Rocks Italy by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 9
Date: November 11, 2016
Article: Earthquake Rocks Italy
Author:  Time for Kids
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1. The earthquake that hit central Italy on October 30, 2016 was a 6.6 magnitude.
2. The earthquake epicenter was the Town of Norcia.
3. The last earthquake that hit Italy was August 24th, 2016, with a 6.2 magnitude.
4. 300 people were killed in the last earthquake.
5. There have been 15,000 people displaced by these earthquakes.


Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Italy http://earthquaketrack.com/p/italy/recent


Wednesday, January 18, 2017

A Helping Hand by Laura Blackburn

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 4
Date: September 30, 2016
Article: A Helping Hand
Author:  Laura Blackburn
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1. 7.6 million animals enter animal shelters each year in the United States.
2. Answers will vary
3. Answers will vary, but pet-food pantries offer supplies free of charge.
4. ASPCA funds 120 pet-food pantries.
5. Ken Foster runs the pet-food pantry program that the Animal Care center of New York launched in 2015.
6. 120 families signed up the first month the program launched.
7. Foster gets the most joy by watching the pets and families go home together.

Bridge to the Future by Elizabeth Winchester

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 4
Date: September 30, 2016
Article: Bridge to the Future
Author:  Elizabeth Winchester
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1. Bridge was once played mainly by older people.
2. Bridge is a game that helps you develop thinking, memory, and math skills.
3. Sheila Terens started a Bridge program in the Great Neck Public Schools.
4. Bill Gates and Warren Buffet gave $1 million to help start bridge programs in schools.
5. Reno Youth Bridge started in 2007.
6. Bridge developed in England in the 1500s from card games.
7. There are 2 teams in a game of Bridge.
8. There are 2 players per team in a game of Bridge.
9. Each player in a game of Bridge gets 13 cards.
10. False, the players can't speak to each other.
11. Officially, a bid is an indication of the strength of a hand.  Unofficially, bids are clues your partner gives you on the cards he/she has.

Fast Forward by Alex Fitspatrick

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 4
Date: September 30, 2016
Article: Fast Forward
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1. Elon Musk proposed three years ago a new kind of transportation called a Hyperloop.
2. Fans and magnets will power the pods.
3. The pods would travel 700 miles per hour.
4. Hyperloop One tested the idea in the Nevada desert.
5. The company sent a sled from zero to 105 miles per hour.
6. A Hyperloop is a people-filled pod that would zip through special tubes.
7. Answers will vary
8. Government involvement, government rules, and/or money will be a hurdle is the technology becomes possible.
9. The estimate for the Hyperloop route between San Francisco and Los Angeles is $6 billion.
10. Rob Lloyd is the CEO for Hyperloop.
11. The two companies competing to build the Hyperloop are Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Hyperloop.
12. Answers will vary


Monday, January 16, 2017

She's An App Maker by Brenda Iasevoli

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 1
Date: September 9, 2016
Article: She's An App Maker
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1. Anvitha learned to code at age 7 years old.
2. Anvitha lives in Melbourn, Australia.
3. Anvitha's coding skills have won her a scholarship.
4. The name of Anvitha's current App is "Goals Hi."
5. "Goals Hi" helps kids develop good habits.

The Power of Style by Brian McGrath

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 10
Date: November 18, 2016
Article: The Power of Style
Author:  Brian McGrath
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1. Egypt Ufele's clothing line is called ChubiiLine.
2. Egypt is 11 years old.
3. Answers will vary
4. Egypt Ufele is the founder of Bully Chasers.
5. J.C. Penney will sell ChubiiLine.
6. When Egypt grows up she is interested in being a Chemist or Architect.


A Day to Remember by Stephanie Kraus

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 10
Date: November 18, 2016
Article: A Day to Remember
Author:  Stephanie Kraus
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1. December 7 will mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
2. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
3. The attack on Pearl Harbor was in 1941.
4. 2,000 people died on the attack on Pearl Harbor.
5. 19 ships were sunk on the attack on Pearl Harbor.
6. Japan invaded China before the Pearl Harbor attack.
7. Japan sided with Germany in World War 2.

The Next President by Glenn Greenberg

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 10
Date: November 18, 2016
Article: The Next President
Author:  Glenn Greenberg
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1. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
2. Donald Trump and Mike Pence will take office on January 20, 2017.
3. Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.


Leading the House by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 10
Date: November 18, 2016
Article: Leading the House
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1. The term is 2 years to a House of Representative member.
2. Democrats will have 193 seats in the House of Representatives.
3. Republicans will have 239 seats in the House of Representatives.


Big Senate Victories by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 10
Date: November 18, 2016
Article: Big Senate Victories
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1. The Republicans and Democrats battled for control of the senate.
2. The term of senators are 6 years.
3. Each state sends two senators.
4. There were 34 senator seats up for voting.
5. The four key states that Republican won were Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and Ohio.
6. When the new term begins, 51 of the 100 seats Republicans will control.
7. John McCain won 53% of the vote in his state.
8. John McCain won in the state in Arizona.
9. John McCain is 80 years old.
10. Catherine Cortez Masto will be the first Hispanic-American woman in the senate.
11. Catherine Cortez Masto will represent Nevada.
12. Kamala Harris is the first Indian-American and the second black American woman to be elected to the senate.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 8 by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Author: Brian Selznick
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Chapter 8: Cards


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1. Answers will vary
2. Answers will vary
3. Hugo knows how to play Solitaire.
4. Answers will vary
5. The girl told Hugo to meet him at the bookstore in 10 minutes.
6. Answers will vary
7. Answers will vary
8. Answers will vary
9. Etienne was the name of the young man that entered the bookstore.
10. Isabelle was the name of the girl.
11. Answers will vary
12. Etienne works at the movie theater near her home.
13. "Safety Last" was the name of the last movie Hugo saw with his father.
14. Harold Lloyd was the actor in the movie "Safety Last."
15. Isabelle took a book on Greek Mythology from the bookstore.
16. The book that caught Hugo's eye was "Practical Manual of Card Magic and Illusions."
17. Etienne lost his eye by playing with Portuguese Rockets.  The rocket flew into his eye.
18. No, Hugo did not guess what was underneath Etienne's eye patch.
19. Answers will vary.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 7 by Brian Selznick

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1. The bookstore was opposite of the cafe.
2. The bookstore smell of old paper, dust, and cinnamon.
3. Antoine and Louis were Hugo's best friends.
4. The boys pretended to be brothers.
5. Antoine's nickname for Hugo was "Ticktock."
6. Hugo's father liked to read books from authors Jules Verne and Hans Christian Andersen as bedtime stories.
7. Answers will vary
8. Answers will vary
9. Hugo and the old man ate croissants and coffee.
10. Answers will vary


The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Chapter 6 by Brian Selznick

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1. The old man gave Hugo a handkerchief of ashes.
2. Answers will vary
3. Answers will vary
4. Answers will vary
5. Answers will vary
6. Hugo had coffee at the cafe at the train station.
7. Answers will vary
8. Answers will vary
9. The note said, "meet me at the bookseller's on the other side of the train station."
10. The other side of the note said, "your notebook wasn't burned."

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Play Ball! by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 8
Date: November 4, 2016
Article: Play Ball!
Author:  Time For Kids
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  1. The last time Chicago made it to the World Series was 1945.
  2. The author means that the teams haven’t won a World Series and they hope to finally win one.
  3. The difference is 40 years between the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series in 1908 and the Cleveland Indians winning it in 1948.
  4. The curse of the Billy Goat, a fan being kicked out with his goat, the Cubs would never win another World Series.
  5. The lore took place in 1945.
  6. The goat owner’s name was Billy.
  7. Answers will vary
  8. Billy said the Chicago Cubs will never win a World Series.
  9. The Chicago Cubs are a terrific team because they won 103 games.
  10. The Chicago Cubs lost 59 games in the 2016 season.

A Chance to Vote Early by Time for Kids

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 8
Date: November 4, 2016
Article: A Chance to Vote Early
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  1. Freedom of Speech
  2. Assembly at 12%
  3. Election Day is November 8, 2016
  4. The 13 states that don’t have early voting are Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and South Carolina.
  5. 37 states have early voting
  6. Early voters cast their ballots by going to polling stations or by mail.
  7. 5% (40% in 2016 minus 35% in 2012) is the difference between early voter casting in 2012 to early voter casting in 2016.
  8. Early voting reduces the number of long lines at polling stations.
  9. Yes, early voting allows you to vote on the weekends.
  10. Early voting results will post on November 8 or November 9, 2016.

Why We Buy by Hayden Field

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 4, Vol. 3, No. 4
Date: December 2016
Article: Why We Buy
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  1. Answer will vary
  2. David Monahan is campaign manager at Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood.
  3. FOMO stands for Fear of Missing Out.
  4. Apples uses “limited edition” strategy.
  5. Lee Ahern, Associate Professor of Advertising at Penn State College of Communications said “consuming this brand is going to make you cool, happy, or popular.”
  6. Product placement is when a company pays to be featured in a film.
  7. Red Crown did the first “product placement” in 1919.
  8. The videotape made the commercials pre-recorded for tv.
  9. To advertise in the 2015 Super Bowl, it cost $5 million.
  10. A 1967 30 second TV commercial cost $42,000.
  11. The difference between a 1967 30 second Super Bowl commercial to a 2015 30 second Super Bowl commercial is $4,958,000 ($5,000,000 - $42,000).
  12. The videotape recording became possible in 1965.
  13. The first Sears Wish Book came out in 1933.
  14. The Sears Wish Book in 1968 was 605 pages.
  15. The 1968 Sears Wish Book had 225 pages dedicated to toys.
  16. A vitamin blender was the first item sold in the first infomercial.
  17. The first ads appeared in Facebook in 2007.
  18. In 2013 Internet Ads made more money than broadcast TV Ads.
  19. Cristiano Ronaldo endorsed a product by tweeting about it.
  20. Cristiano Ronaldo made $300,000 for endorsing a product and tweeting about it.
  21. charitynavigator.com is a website that tells you how a charity is rated.
  22. Answers will vary

A Cool School by Elizabeth Winchester

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 8
Date: November 4, 2016
Article: A Cool School
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  1. Callista Grant’s school is called The American Indian Magnet School.
  2. Callista’s school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
  3. Callista Grant studies Ojibwe and Lakota languages.
  4. The American Indian Magnet School offer pre-K through 8th grade.
  5. Answers will vary
  6. 680 students attend American Indian Magnet School.
  7. Callista represents her school in outside the school events like powwows.
  8. The Ojibwe Prophecy says, “we might lose our culture if we don’t show it to our kids.”

Fact Check by Suzanne Zimbler

Magazine: Time for Kids
Edition: 3-4, Vol. 7, No. 8
Date: November 4, 2016
Article: Fact Check
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  1. Khadija Qanoongo goes to I.S. 303 School in Brooklyn, New York.
  2. Marisol Solano teaches news literacy at De La Salle Academy in New York City.
  3. Angel Gonzalez teaches news literacy at De La Salle Academy in New York City.
  4. The News Literacy Project sends journalists out to speak to classes about what goes into producing news coverage that people can trust.
  5. Alan Miller started the News Literacy Project.
  6. Chicago Daily Tribune made a mistake on the 1948 presidential election.
  7. Answers will vary
  8. Answers will vary
  9. The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees 5 freedoms.
  10. The intention of the lawmakers who wrote freedom of the press in the First Amendment was to keep government from blocking opinions or stories so the public would be informed.
  11. Answers will vary
  12. Thomas Jefferson wrote, “our liberty depends on the freedom of the press.”

Thursday, January 5, 2017

Grumpy Pumpkin by Judy Delton

Book: Grumpy Pumpkin
Author: Judy Delton
ISBN: 978-0-440-40065-3
Fourth Grade Student: GR (California)
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Chapter 1

Mrs. Peters yelled hurry up.
The Pee Wee Scouts raced to Mrs. Peters door.
Roger White got there first.
Roger White was the biggest Pee Wee Scout.
Sonny Betz shouted its not fair.

Chapter 2

Lisa Konning got to the door next.
Lisa Konning said, “how can we run between the drops.”
Mrs. Peters said that is a figure of speech.
Sonny said this because they didn’t have enough time.
All the Pee Wee Scouts said how do you even make hay.

Chapter 3

Yes, it felt good being in Mrs. Peters house because it was warm and dry.
There was a fireplace and cocoa.
Mrs. Peters had a tiny dog.
Yes, the dog liked Scout Meetings.
The dog took a bite of cheese and crackers.

Chapter 4

The Pee Wee Scouts rub the dog’s ears because they want to play fetch.
The Pee Wee Scouts were in 2nd grade.
The Pee Wee Scouts were seven years old.
Yes, the Pee Wee Scouts had fun.
The Pee Wee Scouts earned badges.

Chapter 5

The Pee Wee Scouts wanted to play fetch with the dog.
The scarves were red.
It was dark and rainy outside.
Mrs. Peters ask them what month is it.
The napkins had pumpkins.

Chapter 6

It was the month of October.
Patty Baker shouted it was October.
Roger shouted Patty.
The Pee Wee Scouts chased each other because they wanted to have fun.
Molly ask fi they can have a Halloween Party.

Pitcher Pressure by Jake Maddox

Book: Pitcher Pressure
Author: Jake Maddox
ISBN: 978-1-4342-1596-3
Fourth Grade Student: MG (California)
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Chapter 1: The Tank

Allen is the pitcher.
Allen dug his shoe.
The Twins were Allen’s team.
The Twins were losing.
The score was 3-0.

Chapter 2: Time to Pitch

Allen got to the next batter.
Allen knew he looked upset.
Patrick is the person that is nice to Allen.
Grandpa is the Twins biggest fan.
The whole team loved Grandpa Jim.

Chapter 3: Back on Track

Allen stood on the pitcher’s mound.
The score was 4-0.
It is strike two.
Patrick shouted great job Allen.
Allen took a deep breath.

Chapter 4: The Big Blast

Thomas is a teammate.
Coach Akers is the coach of the Twins.
Allen told himself just get on base.
Thomas was up next.
The pitcher was the pitcher of the Tigers.

Chapter 5: A Phone Call

The umpire yelled batter up.
The score was 4-3.
Allen took one last second.
Coach Akers never talks on the phone during games.
Allen never heard the cheers.

Chapter 6: News from the Dugout

Coach Akers clicked his phone.
Allen’s grandpa had a heart attack.
Allen had a few minutes.
Allen said thanks to Thomas.
Allen agreed with Thomas.

Chapter 7: A Close Play

Allen prepared to bat.
Patrick grabbed a bat and a helmet.
The score was 4-3.
Allen knew what the signals meant.
The other score was 5-4.

Chapter 8: Hold on to the Victory

The Twins were ahead.
Allen had to hold on to victory.
Allen took one last big breath.
Allen got ready to pitch.
Allen kicked his front leg into the air.

Chapter 9: Stick to the Plan

Patrick jogged to the pitcher’s mound.
Allen said got it.
Allen pulled the ball behind his body.
It was strike three.
The third strike ended the game.

Chapter 10: A Message for Grandpa Jim

Hank the Tank yelled unbelievable.
Patrick and Allen are best friends.
Allen looked around at the players.
Grandpa Jim was just fine.
Allen had a great story for Grandpa Jim.

Queen Clarion's Secret by Kimberly Morris

Book: Queen Clarion’s Secret
Author: Kimberly Morris
ISBN: 978-0-7364-2547-6
Fourth Grade Student: LD (California)
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Chapter 1

Fairies can do water magic, fly like the wind, and speak to animals.
The name of the kingdom is called Neverland.
Clarion is the queen.
Fira is a light-talent fairy.
Prilla was the big bird.

Chapter 2

Queen Clarion disappeared fast.
The weather was very windy.
The wind fairies make the wind.
The fairies are eating in the tearoom.
Dust Talent Fairies are not happy to see the wind.

Chapter 3

Lily is a garden-talent fairy.
Prilla saw the queen at Lily’s garden.
There’s a heart seed in the middle of the rose.
Mother Dove got a heart seed.
Lily loves to fly.

Chapter 4

Prilla thinks Queen Clarion made tunnels.
The tunnels smell damp and rich.
The tunnel is noisy and smelly.
There’s a snake in the tunnel.
There’s a big meal in the middle of the snake.

Chapter 5

Prilla thinks that the snake is watching them.
Beck said stay calm.
Beck is hissing with the snake.
Prilla said ouch.
Beck looked back.

Chapter 6

The fairies are on a knot.
The name of the forest is High Tree Forest.
Prilla said “aiiiieee!”
Two birds are going towards the fairies.
The tree has mushrooms.

Chapter 7

The frog’s eyes are bright red.
Yes, the arms and legs are shinny.
A fly made ZZZZZ.
The frog ate the fly.
Prilla shivered

Chapter 8

The drawing on chapter 8 is a pinecone.
Beck heard someone say “help.”
The woodpecker pecked the wood.
The noise is Tatatata
Prilla saw the woodpecker.

Chapter 9

Yes, Prilla smiled.
Lily urged
Prilla felt crowded
Lily saw the queen.
Prilla, Lilly, and Beck said “No.”

Chapter 10

The drawing on chapter 10 is a heart seed.
The queen’s dress color is pink and yellow.
The queen is talking about the shybird.
The queen showed a fruit.
The wind grabbed the kite.

Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall

Book: Ivy & Bean
Author: Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall
ISBN-13: 978-0-8118-4909-8
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Chapter 1

The girls’ names are Ivy and Bean.
Ivy’s hair is red.
Bean’s hair is black.
Bean is mean to her big sister.
Ivy has a sister.

Chapter 2

The girls are new friends.
Bean does not like her sister.
Ivy is Bean’s BFF.
Bean only has one sister.
Bean’s hair is short.

Chapter 3

Nancy is Bean’s sister.
Nancy went down to take a look.
Bean meets Ivy in Ivy’s house.
Bean is being mean to Ivy.
Bean does not want to meet Ivy.

Chapter 4

Nancy’s hair color is black.
Yes, Nancy’s mom is Bean’s mom.
Yes, Ivy wants to meet Bean.
No, Bean is mean to Ivy.
Yes, after a while Bean is nice to Ivy.

Chapter 5

Yes, Bean is Ivy’s friend.
There are 3 girls in the story.
There are 2 moms in the story.
Nancy does not want bean to be with Ivy because she does not like Ivy.
Nancy pulls Bean far away from Ivy so she can not be with her.

Chapter 6

Ivy and Bean go to Nancy’s room.
Bean did not want to meet Ivy because she thought she was mean.
Bean was so mean to Ivy because she did not know how that she was nice.
Nancy did not like Ivy because she went into her room and played in her room.
Bean said she still wants to be with Ivy.

Chapter 7

Nancy and Ivy were mad at each other.
Ivy threw worms and Nancy’s face.
Nancy was not happy that Ivy threw worms o her.
Ivy wanted to make a spell on Nancy.

Chapter 8

Ivy was collecting worms to put on Nancy.
Ivy put the worms on Nancy face and on her body.
Ivy was thinking about that Nancy is mean.
No, Bean was not mad at Ivy.
Nancy did not like Bean because she was mean.

Chapter 9

Ivy’s clothes was pink.
Bean’s clothes was blue and yellow.
Yes, Nancy was mad because she had worms on her.
No, Ivy did not feel bad for Nancy.
No, Bell did not feel bad for Nancy.

Chapter 10

Yes, Ivy was leaving Bean’s house.
Nancy was not happy that she was leaving.
Yes, Nancy was still sad that she fell.
Yes, Bean was saying bye to Ivy.
No, Nancy did not say bye to Ivy and she was mad.

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Surrounded by Sharks by Michael Northrop

Book: Surrounded by Sharks
Author: Michael Northrop
ISBN: 978-0-545-61546-4
Fourth Grade Student: MG (California)
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Chapter 1

1. Davey is a character from the story.
2. Davey opened his eyes.
3. Davey's dad was snoring.
4. Davey groaned softly.

Chapter 2

5. The tiger shark was there.
6. It takes 4 miles to get to the southwest.
7. The tiger shark exploded through the water.
8. The turtle weighed close to 250 pounds.
9. The turtle was torn to pieces.

Chapter 3

10. Davey made it past the hotel's front desk.
11. Ihom wasn't kidding.
12. Davey kept walking.
13. Davey had his favorite books.

Chapter 4

14. Drew Dobkin is a character in the story.
15. Drew wanted the world to know that she was being held.
16. Becca was Drew's best friend.
17. The boat was painted white.
18. The boat had the name of the hotel on the back of it.

Chapter 5

19. Davey brushed the sand from his butt.
20. Davey had a pretty solid grasp.
21. The distraction was the problem.
22. Their voices faded away.

Chapter 6

23. Brando got up to the bathroom.
24. Brando watched enough tv.
25. Brando walked over to the cot.
26. Davey lost his glasses.
27. Brando reached down and felt the cot.

Chapter 7

28. Davey was surprised of how warm the water was.
29. Davey was standing at the very edge.
30. Davey had a secret weapon.
31. Davey's parents punished him.
32. Mexico was the next stop.

Chapter 8

33. Drew was on the hotel's roof.
34. Drew was standing at the railing.
35. A pile of luggage was growing.
36. Drew looked at the pile.
37. Drew has to figure out something.

Chapter 9

38. Davey was up to his waist.
39. The sky in Ohio was gray.
40. Davey felt sick.
41. Davey took a breath.
42. Davey told himself not to panic.

Chapter 10

43. Panic turned to desperation.
44. Desperation is a fast burning fuel.
45. Davey was sucking his air.
46. Davey's muscles were aching.
47. Davey started counting his strokes.

Chapter 11

48. Brando fell off the bed.
49. Brando fell asleep.
50. Brando rolled one way.
51. Brando blurted when he said corn dog.
52. Marco is a character in the book.

Chapter 12

53. Davey opened his eyes.
54. Davey had a nightmare.
55. Davey flapped his arms.
56. The waves were little.
57. The waves pushed Davey around.

Chapter 13

58. It is the second stand.
59. It was a lot like the first.
60. Tan is a character from the story.
61. Pamela is a character from the story.
62. Brando said mom.

Chapter 14

63. Dodgeball hit Davey in his head.
64. Davey stopped his leg.

Chapter 15

65. Brando was first to notice.
66. Brando's parents looked first.
67. Marco slowed down.
68. Pamela was looking at him.

Chapter 16

69. Drew is the first character on this chapter.
70. Drew waited in line.
71. She waited for the breakfast buffet.
72. Drew said come on.
73. Her father laughed.

Chapter 17

74. Davey was the first character of this chapter.
75. Davey clung tightly.
76. Davey ran over.
77. Davey wasn't picky.
78. Davey said gross.

Chapter 18

79. Davey is a character from the story.
80. Julia is a character from the story.
81. Drew said good.
82. Go talk her ear off.
83. Big Tony is a character from the story.

Chapter 19

84. Davey decided
85. Davey said they were more silver than gray.
86. The object is the bottle.
87. Davey shifted his body.
88. The sun hits back.

Chapter 20

89. Davey said what have we been doing wrong.
90. Davey said oh my god.

Chapter 21

91. Brando said holy cow.
92. Brando is calling the cops.
93. Brando looked up at his parents.
94. Marco is the manager.

Chapter 22

95. A shark was there.
96. Davey could see his fins.
97. The fish was little.
98. Little fish returned.

Chapter 23

99. The officer is a character from the story.
100. Brando said missing boy.
101. The officer pulled a notebook.
102. Jeff was fishing.

Chapter 24

103. Davey hated the way that his legs hung down.
104. Davey's smile fell away.
105. There is a shark in the aquarium.

Chapter 25

106. They were sitting around the pool.
107. They saw a boy alone in the dock.
108. The pen was inside the little notebook.
109. Brando was impressed
110. Brando was bored

Chapter 26

111. Davey saw the blacktip sharks at the aquarium.
112. The blacktip sharks are 7 to 8 inches long.

Chapter 27

113. The sharks are lazy.
114. The blue fish are back.

Chapter 28

115. Brando is enjoying the ride.

Chapter 29

116. Zeke was joking.
117. Zeke talked to the captain.
118. Pamela made curly fries.
119. Tam whispered

Chapter 30

120. Drew was unimpressed
121. The kids were running on the sidewalk.
122. Kate was on a little island.

Chapter 31

123. Davey feels like cold spaghetti.
124. Davey was tired.
125. Davey is mentally exhausted.
126. Davey is still learning.

Chapter 32

127. The liquor store was on Duval Street.
128. Brando spoke up
129. The men are crossing the street.
130. Big Tony was confused.
131. Kate offered help.

Chapter 33

132. Drew is watching the docks.
133. Her parents are waiting for the boat.
134. Davey is taking the boat.
135. Davey is really smart.
136. Drew was glad

Chapter 34

137. Drew was very serious.
138. Bautista is the new man.
139. Bautista is a character from the story.
140. Tam talked to the lady in the front desk.
141. The message was for Delmar.

Chapter 35

142. Davey was reading
143. The fish are the targets for the sharks.
144. Davey was relaxed
145. Davey is looking at the jellyfish.
146. Davey is looking down the water.

Chapter 36

147. Brando and Drew are tagging along.
148. Drew has longer legs.
149. Drew is using the radio.
150. Brando was in trouble.
151. Brando is running to the corner.

Chapter 37

152. Davey was bitten by a shark.
153. Davey is honest.
154. The sharks smelled the fish.

Chapter 38

155. Pamela is walking on the edge.
156. Marco is pulling a garden rake.
157. Marco is working hard.
158. Bautista is not listening.

Chapter 39

159. Drew and Brando put their life jacket on.
160. Drew is honking the horn.
161. Brando saw a little beach.
162. Drew saw a splash
163. Bautista broke the spell.

Chapter 40

164. The sunset was over the ocean.
165. Davey was lying in a hospital.
166. Davey was asleep
167. Davey has something else to say.
168. Davey made a promise to himself.