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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Talented Clementine

Bibliographic Information (APA): Pennypacker, S. (2007). The Talented Clementine. Illus. Marla Frazee. New York, NY: Hyperion Paperbacks.

Brief Annotation: Clementine's class is having a talent show but Clementine has no talent. This hilarious book takes you through Clementines many ideas for her talent show until she discovers her true talent.
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Grade Level: 3rd-4th
Readers who will like this: Most children will enjoy this book. Any child who has worried about not being good enough or has a friend that seems so much better than them will easily relate to this book.
Response/Rating (1-4): 4; This book is wonderful! Clementine searches through the entire book to discover her true talent. She gets down on herself and is jealous of her friend Margaret. Her teacher and principle finally help her discover her true talent. She realizes how unique she actually is.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Have you ever felt like you didn't have a talent or wasn't good enough?

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