Has anyone read the book " A Child Called It" by David Pezler?
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Yep, also his next 2 books, which make the first one easier- he turns out ok. His brother has just released one too, but I haven't read it yet.
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First of all, the book is not about penguins. I know the characters are penguins, but the book is about two men who raise a child. \n\nThe only people who are scared of this are people who feel the need to be overly PC, or people who have religious reservations about gay marriage. I understand that the book never directly speaks of gay marriage, but that is the way people interpret the book. \n\nI don't know what religious beliefs you may hold, but if one of your  most treasured and firmly held beliefs was threatend in the form of a childrens book, you may raise some eybrows.\n\n\nTha being said, the US needs to learn that times, people, and beliefs are changing.
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Umm i read that book last year.... but maybe this can help \n\nWilliam Golding presented numerous themes and basic ideas that give the reader something to think about. One of the most basic and obvious themes is that society holds everyone together, and without these conditions, our ideals, values, and the basics of right and wrong are lost. Without society's rigid rules, anarchy and savagery can come to light.\n\nGolding is also showing that morals come directly from our surroundings, and if there is no civilization around us, we will lose these values.\n\nOther secondary themes include the following:\n\nPeople will abuse power when it's not earned. \n*When given a chance, people often single out another to degrade to improve their own security. \n*You can only cover up inner savagery so long before it breaks out, given the right situation. \n*It's better to examine the consequences of a decision before you make it than to discover them afterward. \n*The fear of the unknown can be a powerful force, which can turn you to either insight or hysteria. \n\n\nummm this is yahoo india, they read that book in india?
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This was a very enjoyable book, I first read it about 15 years ago.  It is semi-autobiographical in that the author is a pilot and the narrator of the book is a pilot who meets a man with an interesting insight into the human condition and who appears to be a messiah.\n\nThe book is full of memorable lines and makes the reader contemplate life and why we are here.  I definitely recommend it. \n\nThe following link has a number of quotes from the book.
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i've read it. middle school isn't like that-the book is fiction u kno. don't worry!
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When I was in the fourth grade, (yes I know your question was for third graders) BUT: I read a book called The Night They Stole the Alphabet. I don't know who wrote it but it was AWESOME!! I plan to get it for my kids when they are old enough.
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Hi Anna M\nThis book looks interesting. I think I'll buy and read it.\nThanks.
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This was my absolute favorite book growing up, I read it more than 20 times.\n\n1. It is ironic that Johnny and Ponyboy were involved in a murder because they weren't the ones who usually caused trouble.  They were minding their own business and ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time.\n\n2. Ponyboy had a problem cutting and dying his hair because hair was a major characteristic for 'greasers'.  It was something that distinguished them from the rest of the crowd.
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This book is hands down one of the best pieces of young adult literature ever written!  I loved it.  I read it once for pleasure and again for english class in eighth grade.  you should also check out the movie.\n\nPonyboy is a hero for a couple of different reasons:\n\nHe stands by Johnny after he kills the soc, and stays with him all the way through until when johnny dies in the end.  He is a hero this way because he stands by his friends through the good and the bad.  That is a great charecteristic for anyone to have.\n\nHe is also a hero because he saved the kids from burning inside the old church.  This is the biggest reason for him being a hero.\n\nThe last reason is that he went to fight in the rumble, even though he didnt feel well.  He knew that his friends needed him, and he stood by them, once again showing his great characteristic of loyalty to his friends.
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I have. It's a good book. Honestly, few books I read in high school were so good as it. Possibly "The Great Gatsby" or "Catcher in the Rye", but that's it.
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It is a story about a young boy who is sent to a concentration camp in WWII by the Nazis and how he endures and manages to live through it all. It is a story about the Holocaust. It is brief and is an excellent read. READ it.\n\nGood luck.
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Good book.  \n\n"At the same time, she takes white paper and glues it over the inside cover of the children's books, hiding the table that showed that the books used to be used by white students and were now issued to "nigras."\n\n They were so excited because they had an opportunity to read books only allowed for whites.
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The name of the book is The Third Millennium by Paul D. Meier.  It tells the story of Michael's, the arch angel, assignment to protect that Jewish family.  The daughter dies in childbirth.  Her husband was a used car salesman.  His father was a Baptist minister who figured out where they needed to go for protection.  The son in the family loved a blind Chinese girl but they never married.  They did not move to Petra either.  They stayed in the U.S.  \n\nIt is an excellent book.  I have read it several times.  My cover is worn off and the pages are yellow and dog eared.
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This is the first I have heard of this book..... from the article sounds like it would be a great book for kids.   Why people would be bothered by this book is truly puzzling, I mean honestly it's a book for kids so they can understand at their level about illegal immigration.  This just made the shopping list for gifts.\nGood post DAR.
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Yes its a real book by Erich Segal.\nIts a fantastically written book with good character building.
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wasn't it something like whether people are truly rascist in their hearts and it was dangerous to ask because you might not want to know the answer or something? its been a while since i read that book...its one of my favorites though.
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not about me but its a true story. it's a story to tell around a campfire in the night.\n\nsome years ago there was someone who was babysiting a young girl while the parents was out of the house.\nthe girl went to sleep and then came to the baby sitter and said there is clown doll smiling at her. then the babysitter told her its nothing and to go to sleep.\nthe girl came again and said the same thing but this time she was starting to be scared. again she told her to go to sleep.\nagain she told her the same thing but this time she was really scared. again the babysitter told her its nothing and to go to sleep.\nthis time she was really freaking out and the babysitter didnt know what to do so she called the mother and told her about that.\nthe mother said: we dont have a clown doll in our house, leave now!\n\nit accually was a  pedophile that was hiding in her room and watched her going to bad.\nit happened years ago, i dont know when, somewhere in south usa. TRUE STORY.  spoooooky....