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		<title>Runner by Robert Newton</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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Runner was chosen by another literature group circle. It is set in Richmond around 1919, and I would love the group to comment on the setting and how it shapes the novel and characters.
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		<title>Mao&#8217;s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Mao&#8217;s Last Dancer was a popular choice for literature circles. Did this tale inspire you?
Ms Chrisfield
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		<title>Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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I know a number of students have read Across the Nightingale Floor and would love some feedback on whether this novel worked in your literature circle and whether you are keen to read the other novels in the series.
Ms Chrisfield
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		<title>Did the Olympic Committee make the right decision in choosing Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic games?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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 http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/smog-stops-marathon-man/2008/03/11/1205125870895.html
 
Ms Kerr
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		<title>Alive by Piers Paul Read</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Have you ever experienced a plane crash? No? Then dude, you have to read this book! No I’m serious; you really have to read it.
It is about a plane crash in the Andes and the survivors are faced with some tough choices. It’s a survival story of great courage and perseverance. The characters show great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Other Facts of Life by Morris Gleitzman</title>
		<link>http://theportal.edublogs.org/2008/06/27/the-other-facts-of-life-by-morris-gleitzman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Nothing makes sense these days. Especially Morris Gleitzman’s The Other Facts of Life. At one point in the story I was so confused I didn’t know which way was up or down, and whether it rained donuts or frogs. This story contained chicken coops, nuclear destruction, pork chops, and a little boy with a bald [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Runner by Robert Newton</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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The book The Runner is set in the early 1900’s in Melbourne, Victoria. Eastern Melbourne is the location; therefore it varies from modern day Richmond, Camberwell, Kew, Fitzroy and Hawthorn. It is told from the perspective of a teenage boy Charlie Feehan. When Charlie was a young Boy his father passed away. Now Charlie Feehan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a book different to any I have ever read. It is so unique because it is written in the eyes of a teenage boy, Christopher. But Christopher isn’t an ordinary boy – he suffers from a form of autism called Asperger Syndrome which makes his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman touched my heart. It allowed me to empathise with the main character Felix. I really enjoyed it since it was interesting and suspenseful as Felix goes through lots of troubles trying to find his parents. Some themes included in this books are freedom and tolerance – that’s what I like about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alive by Piers Paul Read</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Have you ever experienced a plane crash? No? Then dude, you have to read this book! No I’m serious; you really have to read it. 
Alive is about a plane crash in the Andes and the survivors are faced with tough choices. It’s a survival story of great courage and perseverance. The characters show great [...]]]></description>
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