Monday, March 1, 2010


We hope you enjoy our Literature Circle Discussions.

111 comments:

  1. Divya
    Hi My job is diccusion directer and I have some questions for you about Balto and the great race. Question numbern 1 Will Balto be able to bring back the serum in time?. Next question Why is the team going by sled?. Third question How does balto feel about the race?. Next question What disease happened in Nome, Alaska?. Finally where did the race began?. Please blog me your answers and opinions bout the book.

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  2. Jonathan pantalone
    dear teaam,
    My job is word wizard.word:past,page:12 meaning,its before the presant.Word:crisis,page:24,meaning,Its a bad situation.Word:experienced,page:14,meaning:it means youve done something for long and youre real good at it.Word:failure,page:16,meaning:it means you failed something a lot.

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  3. Akira Cole,
    dear class mates, I got the job character traits

    balto succesful he completted the faith in dogs 18/3

    seppala nice sepppala kept the run away dog of his own 8/1

    dr.welch brave/nice dr.welch tried to save the lives of people how had the danguos disease 10/1

    dr.welch not hopeful the disease was trouble he could not save everone 24/2

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  4. Gerard jelloe
    my job is literary luminary first I found a page then wich paragraph after that in the box I wrote why I picked it first i did page 4 paragraph 2 the reason I picked it was it was worth remembering the 2nd one was page 10 paragraph 1 thereason was it was important next was waspage 18 paragraph 2 the reason was it was important

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  5. Akira Cole,
    sorry forgot the end question
    what was th disease called in chapter 2/10/1

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  6. Jonathan Pantalone
    dear divya,
    that was good

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  7. Brianna
    discussion director

    Why did the puppies follow him?
    How is the bead faster?
    Why did her like bolte so much?
    Why did bolite go to ather teams i thoght you are only with one team?
    how is the bead faster then the other?

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  8. Akira Cole
    dear Gerard Jelloe
    what was the reason that paragraph 18 was important you did not say it yet

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  9. From Divya
    To Gabbi
    Dear Gabbi,
    Do you have any opinions about Balto and The Great Race. My opinion ia Balto will die at the end but, He will win the race. Mail me your opinions about the book.

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  10. Jonathan Pantalone
    dear team,
    all of yours are good

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  11. Jonathan Pantalone
    dear akira,
    ok

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  12. From: Gabby
    My role is the Connector. Here are some texts. Text to text- in the movie Homeward Bound two dogs and a cat named Sassy escaped from a farm and in the story Balto and the Great Race one of the dogs escaped from his pen.Text to text- I read a book Saphiare and the sent out a telegraph like Mr. Welch. Do you have any questions about my texts?

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  13. Dear Akira,

    The disease is called diptheria and that's why Balto and his team was send to get the medicine.

    Divya

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  14. Dear Jonathon,

    Since I know you are word wizard I was wondering
    what does diptheria mean?.

    Divya

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  15. dear Diviya
    1 he will bring back the serum, in time 2they go by sled because if you went by car you would have to go in snow and you could slip 3 I thinkhe feels strong 4 diptheria 5 I hink it wasNome Alaska

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  16. daer gabby
    that was so good
    brianna

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  17. Gabby
    Dear Divya,
    The disease was Diptheria. Also I didn't understand your message

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  18. maxsundgren
    dear group
    i am discussion director
    how do sled drivers tell if a dog is a sled dog.
    why did seppala not put balto in his dog team.
    do you agree with seppala chose of fast dogs over his dogs that could pull really well.why do think balto understands people better than the average dog. why do you think kaasen thought more highly of balto.

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  19. alexa attardo
    charater traits
    dear everyone,

    The first character is Togo I have two traits for him strong and confident. He brock free from his pen and foloed Seppala and joined the racing team at a yong age.My secend charater is seppala and his trait is kind because he love's and care for all dogs. My thered character is seppala's daugher brave because she fought off a fever, and my last character is gunnar kaaser and his trait is smart becausewhen him and his dog team got heart he called for help so someone could help him and the dogs.

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  20. grace
    connector

    1.I once saw a movie that there was sick people and they had to sled dog race to save the people. 2.[pg 24]Balto is on a team and I am on a team. 3. [on pg.16] I was going away and we had to fallow up the river. Does anybody have trouble passing it on?

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  21. maxsundgren
    dear divya

    i think that balto will succseed but die of effort

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  22. grace
    dear Alexa,
    I think about togo the samee way.

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  23. anthony shortt
    job ll
    imagine seeing a big statue of a dog it would be cool it also sad it happened in 1925 that is a long time ago it is awesome how they use dogs so muck for so many things

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  24. grace
    dear Max,
    maybe they can tell it's the right dog because of how he or she looks like

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  25. alexa attardo
    character traits
    dear max, I dont think seppala should have picked the other dog insted of balto

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  26. anthony shortt
    max

    why do you thimk that

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  27. alexa attardo
    character traits
    dear grace I think you made very good conecsons with your self and the book.

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  28. maxsundgren
    dear grace
    i like that connection

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  29. maxsundgren
    dear alexa
    ithink togo is also fearless

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  30. alexa attardo
    character traits
    dear aj.s
    i defently agrey with you
    on every part of your coment.

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  31. anthony s
    max
    balto look very strong

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  32. Victoria
    I am the word wizard.

    Dear class mates,
    Here are the words and meanings. 1.Edurance means to baring pain I found it on page 2 I picked it becaues it sounds like a word you would uesin a spelling test. 2.frontier maensa part of a cuntry that borders aother cuntry i found it on page 4 I picked it becaues it sounds like a make over word. 3.Diphtheria means ebril,infectios diseas caused by the formations of a false membrains in the air passage it`s on page 10 I picked it becaues it sounds like a sickness. 4.antitoxin means asidinstins formed in the body it contracts toxcins it`s on page 12. 5.seum means clear pale yellow luqid that seprates the cloth in the cougulation of blod it`s on page 13 I picked it becaues it is unick. 6.fidlty means an dnerence to fact or detail I picked it becaues it sounds like a word i know. page 2.

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  33. Dear Gabby

    In think Balto is determined about the race what do you think about the race.

    Divya

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  34. Dear Gabby,
    I have a question about your texts. What is a pen?. I am confused. Help!

    Divya

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  35. Dear Jonathon,

    Could you mail your opinion about words and there definition.

    Thanks
    Divya

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  36. dear gabby,

    do you no what ointment called that they put in there feet.

    Divya

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  37. Dear Briana,

    do you agree with me that balto is a very brave dog.

    Divya

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  38. Dear Gabby,

    Do you think that balto will get the medicine on time. Maybe he will.

    Divya

    Have a great time partner!

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  39. Alyssa

    Dear Alexa, I agree whit you about the traits for togo. I also agree on Seppala because he does loves and cares for all the dogs in the book.

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  40. Alyssa
    I am Literay Luminary.

    Dear classmates, page: 27 paraghraph:1. I picked it because, creek was one of our words in spelling a long time ago. page:29 paraghraph:1-2. I picked it because I did not know all the information that it said in those paraghraphs. Did you? ( The book gives alot of information.) page:30 paraghraph:1. I picked it because, the first and second sentence i did not know that. Last but not least.... the one question I have about the reading is.....Why did the Aurthor in the Forewood on page 1 start the book in New York City? Do you know why?

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  41. ALYSSA

    Dear Divya, the question you asked Gabby I think that is a very good question to ask because, I think alot of people are woundering what it is called. I know I am.

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  42. Alyssa

    A.j I agree on every part of your coment. That you posted yesterday.

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  43. Alyssa

    Divya
    I have no idea if Balto will bring back the serum in time.

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  44. grace
    to all literary luminary
    pages paragraph
    1.40 2 I feel it's very strong writeing.
    2.30 3 It's telling us what happened.
    3.27 1 It makes me think that good things are coming.
    What will happen to balto? Will he get hurt? It does't really tell us.

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  45. connector
    alexa
    dear all
    my first connson is that I am on a gymnastics team and balto is on a slead team my 2ed connecson is in gymnastics on the bars I get rips-cuts on my hands and on the slead team the dogs came get cuts on there paws. my 3rd connecson is the diphtheria epidenaic- the fever is just like the swine floow. my 4th connecson is that on the masstars team you have to be picked to be on the team and the dogs have to be picked to be on the slead team.

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  46. anthony shortt
    job DD
    how long ago was 1925
    who do you think is most imporiant
    what do you thik about balto
    would you do the idadrod

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  47. anthony shortt

    why do you think it is very srong writeing
    to grace

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  48. Alyssa

    Grace

    I agree with you on your last post when you said, "It makes me think that good things are coming. What will happen next?" I wonder the same thing What will happen next. I think that Balto will win the race at the end because, The front cover says "Balto and the GREAT RACE."

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  49. grace
    dear, Aylsssa
    i remember that was one of are spelling words.
    the reason the ather started it in new york was becayse of the statuy of balto.

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  50. alexa
    connector
    dear grace
    i feel the same way about the writeing on page 140 paragraph 2 the writeing is very strong and i also agree on the reast of you comment.

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  51. dear group
    from max
    my job is word wizard
    my word is plunged. pg 50. ichose it because it sounds wierd. it means to descend steeply or sharply. i choose the word hazardous beacause it looks wierd.pg 50. it means perilous. i choose relationship because it uses wierd parts of the mouth.pg 48. it means a coonection between people. i choose flawless because it is uncommon.pg 48 it means perfect. i choose volunteers because it sounds cool.pg 44. it means people who offer to do a service of their own free will for no reward. i choose concerned because it's unusaul.pg 38. it means worried.

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  52. alexa
    connector
    dear gabbie
    you ask a queston that said what is a pen a pen is like a cage for a dog

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  53. Alyssa

    Grace.... (P.S.) I am hoping that he does not get hurt. Do you want him to get hurt? (im hopping you dont.) And also I agree it does't really tell us. Plus didnt it say somthing about the ice how it might be thin. Somthing like that.

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  54. Alyssa

    Divya...... When you asked Gabby what a pen was to you mean the one you write with?

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  55. victoria
    i am Character Traits.

    to class mates

    the first character is Balto his trait is egger the connection to the story is I am egger to go outside pg.35 paragraph 1. number two is kaasen trait impatient the connection to the story is I am impatient to get candy pg.41 paragraph 1. number three nurse Emily trait is nurse caring the connection to the story is I went to the nurse and she gave me a band aid pg41-42 paragraph 3.togo trait leader the connection to the story is I was the leader or captin in the peshie cup pg48 paragraph 1. th oustion I have for the discussion director is do you have any connection to the characters.

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  56. Dear gabby,

    I found some words in the book. Let me tell you some of them. Aware which means alert. Epedimic which means a disease that can speard around to other people to.

    Divya

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  57. Shane Devlin

    Job Character Traits

    Balto trait calm connection none pg30 par2

    little kids trait playful i liked too play pg48 par1

    gunnr trait proud no connection pg44 par2

    doctor trait suprised no connection pg44 par1

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  58. Akira Cole,
    dear class mates,I disscussion director

    1.what was the name of the tiny town?

    2. what does every musher have the risk of?

    3.what can the cystals be as sharp as?

    4.drWelch was working on what?

    5. Nuse morgan knew what of every patient?

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  59. Jonathan Pantalone
    dear team,
    i was connector
    text to text,in a book i read about the iditorod race had balto in it.

    text to world,the iditorod race is a real race.

    text to self,my friend tried to attach a rope to his sled and put it on his dogs collar and he ran and it worked

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  60. Dear Aylsa,

    I not sure about Balto bringing back the serum on time but, make a prediction about it.

    Divya

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  61. Gabby
    Dear group,
    My job is LITERARY LUMINARY. Here are some special selections I picked. (#1): pg (30) paragraph (1). (#2): pg (31) paragraph(4)Finally (#3):pg (43)paragraph (1). My question about the reading was: "How did they get out of the ice and are they okay?"

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  62. Dear Briana,

    Did you know that in New York city in central park there is a staue of balto. I found this piece of information in Magic tree house book. To me it means that we honor balto in different ways. What do you think.

    Divya

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  63. gerard
    my job was connecter first i did text to self-on pg 29it said the mushers important job is to take care of there dog's feet cause of ice and stuffonce i got glass in my foot.text to text pg 34 on a t.v. show called man vs wild he travles arond the world like Alaska he goes like 250 miles like in thr book. pg 32 it is an issue in ALASKATHERE ARE CYOTES IN Alaska and there was cyotes outsid of our school so we didn't go outside

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  64. jonathan pantalone
    dear divya,
    i agree with you

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  65. Gabby
    Dear Akira,
    Dr. Welch was working on diptheria.

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  66. Dear Gerald,

    Do you know the answer to this question. What can a crystal be sharp as?. It is not one of my question it's Akira's question.

    Divya

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  67. brianna
    bold-nice-sled dog-27-1
    kaasen-kind-the team rubber-29-2
    wild-happy-musher-30-2
    seppala-kind-muser-32-2
    my jodb was character traits

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  68. Gabby,
    Alyssa
    I dont mean a pen that you right with.

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  69. Dear Gabby,

    Yesterday I was doing internet research and I want to share with you. There is a staue of balto in New York city right in central park.

    Divya

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  70. jonathan pantalone
    dear alysa,
    i agree with you to that there not going to find the serum

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  71. AKIRA THE DEISE WAS DIPTHERIA GERARD

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  72. YES DIVIYA A CRYSTAL CAN BE SHARP

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  73. Dear Gerard,

    I like the character of balto how about you

    Divya

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  74. jonathan pantalone
    dear class,
    my job was dicussioon director

    thin 1)Why was the dog howling?

    thick 2)Why didnt he sleep in two days?

    thick 3)Why did he leave the lights on?

    thin 4)Why wasnt the dog moving?

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  75. jonathan pantalone
    dear max,
    dear divya,
    crystals are always sharp

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  76. Dear Briana,

    My job is Character traits. The character for balto is brave because he is ready for anything plus he is not in panic.

    Divya

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  77. gerard
    my job was character traits first i did Balto smart he lost the trail then he found it he smelled the snow and found the trail so they fowlloed Balto pg 71 Kassen confedent Kassen marvlethat Balto could put one foot in front of the other pg 67 seppla nurvious seppla and his team had lost valuble time 54 charlie olson hapy he was happy on his way my disscusion director question is who is Charlie Olson

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  78. Gabby,
    My job was Character~Traits,and here are some traits.#1: Kaasen~tense~He hadnt slept in two days and the wait was terable~53/2.#2: Dogs~trusting~they were trusting thier musherto pull them out of the ice~53/1.#3: Dogs/musher~brave~they were heading into the darkness and there was a blizzard~60/1.Kaasen~encouraging~he was encouraging his dos~65/1.

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  79. Anthony shortt
    job ct
    balto he is very brave he can handle anything

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  80. Anthony shortt

    dear jonny crystals are not always sharp

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  81. grace
    to all
    word wizerd
    agonizing pg 52 At first i did't reconiz it. A very diacult distion.
    shatterd pg 52 I don't use it a lot. Breaks up in many piece.
    suffering pg 54 It's a cmen word. A lot of stress

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  82. maxsundgren
    hey guys im connector and character traits

    pg 69. text to text in the lord of the rings theres also a race against time. pg 66 . text to self sometimes i figit a lot pg 57 text to self sometimes i really want someone to arrive ...end
    balto figity he really wanted to leqad the dogs 66 3

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  83. alexa
    word wizard
    dear group,
    my first word is releaved on page 68 i picked it because it sounds like a fun word the meaning is happy that somthing did not happen my 2ed word is recheaked on page 52 i picked it because it is importint to make shure that you have every thing the meaning is to cheak over.my 3rd word is killed on page 54 i picked it because it is a vilint word the meaning is to end a life

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  84. maxsundgren grace agonizing is a pretty uncommun word also shaterred is not exsactly a commun word ether

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  85. victoria
    Discussion Director


    pg.51 how would you feel if you did not sleep for 2 days?pg.64 how would you feel if the lead dog would not go?pg.66 how would you feel if you were picked to be the leader?

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  86. masxsundgren alexa reliaved is a pretty cool word

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  87. alexa
    dear, max
    i think the word that grace did was a uncoomon word too i agree with you.

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  88. why thank you alexa .max

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  89. grace
    to all
    Was Balto always so brave?
    2. Did he ever get a seres inghery
    3. What do you think the broken ice looked like?
    4. Do you think there was still animals in the storm?
    5. What if kaasen got the disease?

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  90. alexa
    dear,max
    i know releaved is shuch a cool word

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  91. alexa
    dear grace,
    your quiestons are really good you must have worked verey hard on your sheat

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  92. victoria
    Connector
    pg
    70 connetion I walked to shaws in a snow storm.
    82 connetion I went to hosptil before!
    86 connetion People get medals in the Olympc!
    94 connetion I went to a museum before!

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  93. from anthony shortt
    if i was conocter i would conect to
    my dog cooper

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  94. alexa
    dear max,
    your welcome

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  95. alexa stop it max

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  96. vicky
    connecter

    the qustion about the readind was why did balto die so young?

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  97. anthony shortt
    alexa stop what

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  98. grace
    to vicky
    I would be miserble if i did't get to sleep!!!!!! If i got lost for more then two months i would have to use the dogs ferr. It's sad but true . you knom i would goo NUTS!

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  99. alexa
    dear vicky
    your connecsons are very good

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  100. 1.)my favirote part of the story was when they made it with the serum.

    2.)my least favirote part of the story was the begining.

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  101. Dear Gabby,
    The best part I like about the book is that Balto finished the race and brought the medicine on time. I also liked where they earned money. Sad thing is balto died. What is your favorite part about the book.

    Divya

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  102. i like when they made it with the serum

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  103. Gabby,
    My favorite part was...when Balto finally delivered the serum and all the children in Nome were safe!
    My least favorite part was...when Balto was 98 years old and he died...it was so sad.

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  104. Dear Akira,
    Do you think balto's story will still be remembered all over the world.

    Divya

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  105. Dear Divya,
    We basicly had the same opinioons.
    From:Gabby

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  106. gerardjelloe
    My favorite part was on pg 81-82 those 2 pages were about balto bringing the serum back and saved all the people with dipthereia they were sick a little
    my least favorite part was on pg 93 and in that page it said in 1993 at the age of 14 balto died .it is said that one year of a dogs life is equal when a human is 7 years old this would have made balto 98 at the time of his death

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  107. Dear Gabby
    it was sad and when I told my mother about it made her cry so hard that tears fell on cheeks. I like the book it has excitement and sad in it.

    Divya

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  108. dear gabby i think you did goodwith conecter

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  109. Dear Akira,

    Do you know how much money they have earned for the dogs.

    Divya

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  110. Dear Gerard,

    How do you think people still remember about balto and the race.

    Divya

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  111. Dear Gabby,

    Do you think people will still remember Balto the brave dog and how will they remember him.

    Divya

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