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I have had a very bus reading week and have read 11 books this week and I would like to tell you about them! This week I read… 1. City of Ember by Jeanne DePrau 2. City of Ember: The People of Sparks by Jeanne DePrau 3. The City of Ember: The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau 4. The City of Ember: The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne DuPrau 5. Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time: The Eye of the World The Graphic Novel Volume One by Robert Jordan, Chuc

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Quote "Enthusiasm moves the world." Arthur Balfour Joke Why aren’t dogs good dancers? Because they have two left feet! Fun Fact There's a town in Poland where everything is decorated with paintings of flowers. Reading Fact …children without basic literacy skills (before they enter school) are 3–4 times more likely to drop out later. History Fact Cool Cool Ever wondered what the “D” in “D-Day” stands for? Well, wonder no more! It stands for “Day.” Yes, it’s Day-Day. It’s a mil

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Quote "Patience is a remedy for every sorrow." Publius Syrus Joke What do you call a super articulate dinosaur? A Thesaurus Fun Fact The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, has so many cats on its grounds that it employs a "Press Secretary to the Cats." Reading Fact As reported by UNESCO in 2006, there are 132 million young people worldwide that are unable to communicate in a written language. Most of them will never learn to read during the rest of their life. Histor