Taiwanese-American Grace has high hopes that the Year of the Dog will bring her great luck. During Grace’s funny experiences throughout the year, she figures out what makes her unique and how she fits in with her family, friends, and classmates.
Monday, August 10, 2009
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I think this is a great book because it described the characters really nicely. it was a little easy to read but it is worth it. i like the part when she make a Taiwanese-American friend named Melanie. It is nice the author put in some facts about the Taiwanese culture. You can both learn about and enjoy this book. It was great when in some parts she shares family stories and embarrasing moments (embarrasing things that happened to her and her family). I like the part when she shares how her mom once slept in school and what they done to her(I won't tell what happened because then you won't enjoy the book!)This is an awesome book!
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I loved this book, and the sequel, both beautifully written. Once again I really enjoyed how Pacy went through evryday life, that almost everyone has to go through at one point or another. I especially enjoyed how the author describes the camp that Pacy and her family went to during the war, I thought that chapter was great. But lastly, what I really liked about this book, was that it was basically a fiction autoboigraphy. That's right, the author wrote about her life, and the life she wished she had as a kid, and expertlly fused them together, to make this awesome masterpeice. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteRR GRADE5 WW
i love this book!!!
ReplyDeletei think you should read this book (and the sequel) because the characters are wonderful and it is beautifully written.i did my summer reading report on the year of the dog!
i read this book because i love the charachters. They make the story better. It is so funny. My favorite chapter was when Melody comes to the school. i also like the stories they tell about the past. Every part is great though.
ReplyDeleterb 5 ww
I did not enjoy this book at all.It was completely ridiculous. The book had very little detail and no point I do not recomend this book to anyone who likes to read a GOOD book.
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I thought this book was excellent!!! I thought it was well written & well organized. I liked how Grace and Melody tried to win the science fair. They tried to test a better way to water plants until a scientist disproved their theory. I highly recommend this book.
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I enjoyed this book very much. The author,Grace Lin did a wonderful job on the book. My favorite chapter is when it is Chinese New Year which is in the begining of the book. It is intresting that the author tells smaller stories in the main
ReplyDeletestory in the book. I recommnd this book.
EV gr.4 WW
I really enjoyed this book. Grace Lin wonderfully describes Grace's feelings about Chinese New Year. The part when Grace and Melody create a science poster can remind me of my friend and I creating a science poster. This book was so good, I finished it in one day! Everyone should this amazing book.
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The Story Year of the Dog was great because it was exciting to find out what happens next in the story. My favorite part was the ending because it was funny and interesting because it talks about a girl thats Taiwanese, Chinese, and American. It's fascinating to find out what a girl of many cultures life is about. I highly recommend this book to others because it's a great book to read. PB Gr5 SPG
ReplyDeleteI think that Stumptown Kid was a very good book because it was very descriptive and highly entertaining. It was espesally entertaining when Ruckus Broady tried to kill Luther Peal. The story had a happy but sad ending. Altogether, it was a very good book. SP Gr 5 SPG
ReplyDeleteI really liked Year of the Dog.I really liked when Graces mom fell asleep in school during a speech from a important visitors. Then she woke up and found herself in the court yard with her teacher. It seemed like a cool story.
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I really liked this book.I thought it was very well written.I liked the little stories Grace`s (the main character) mom tells her and her sisters(Ki-Ki and Lissy).I loved the story Grace`s mom tells about her selfish brother.I thought it was a very good book and I think Grace Lin (the author) should write more books.
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The book, "The Year of the Dog" was great! It had a great theme to it. I liked this book because it taught you life lessons. I learned that you need to speak up and you might make a friend. I wonder why Grace didn't believe that she had the guts to make friends? Why didn't she believe in herself? I would recommend this book to a friend in need. This book inspired me a lot!
ReplyDeleteHM Gr5 SPG
I love this book! The cover was so interesting I didn't even have second thoughts about picking it up. When i read the back I was even more interested to read the book! this book taought you life lessons. I learned that if you just speak your mind you can make great friends. I like that this book also had a little bit of comedy.I think the author Grace Lin should keep writing more books.I would highly recommend this book.
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I really enjoyed this book because it teaches the lesson "Keep trying and you will eventually succeed." I know this because the main character Grace tried to make friends and eventually she made friends. This book really inspired me to make more friends even though I have many. This book reminded me of my fist day I came to my new school. Just like Grace I had trouble making friends. After a while I started to make many friends by playing with them and finding out things that we had in common. I f your not making a lot of friends read this book to help you find ways to make friends.
ReplyDeleteJK Gr 5 SPG
The book was mediocre.I think it had too many Taiwanese words. They were really hard to understand. One part of the book is that they moved from Taiwan to New Hartford,New York.
ReplyDeleteKS Gr5 SPG
I didn't like YEAR OF THE DOG because it had a lot of Taiwanese words in it. But whom am I to stay things about this book.If you like Taiwanese words and want to learn more about unicorns,this book is for you.
ReplyDeleteLAM Gr5 SPG
The Year of the Dog is mediocre. However it also teaches a lesson, which is don't lie. When Pacy lied she and Becky almost broke up. Its mediocre because Pacy and her family move from Taiwan but switch languages from Taiwanese to English quickly. I'd recommend this book to anyone who celebrates the Chinese New Year holiday or know about it. Oh yeah, Happy Year of the Dog!
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This book is really interesting. It's easy to follow. I liked the sequence of events and the ending. It was funny. The conclusion was very specific. You can learn more about Chinese New Year.
ReplyDeleteGr 5 SHG