The Lovely Bones

What did Susie's father mean when he said the penguin was "trapped in a perfect world?" Why does her father consider it perfect?
Her father is trying to say the penguin is always going to be safe, and that it doesn't have to worry about problems.

Think about what has happened to Susie. Do you think she considers herself "trapped" in her heaven? Do you think she sees it as a perfect world? Explain your answer.

She probably does think she is trapped in heaven. She misses her family and wants to see them again. Since she doesn't have any of these things, she doesn't think it is perfect.

Parts of Speech Review

10 Nouns:dog, Childress, hammer, fire, cat, jaws, book, shirt, paper, school.

5 Adjectives:famous, beautiful, tiny, small, dirty.

3 Adverbs:swiftly, quickly, safely.

2 Conjunctions:and, but.

3 Verbs:run, collapse, darted.

2 Prepositions:Surrounded, around

1 Interjection: Bark.

2 Pronouns:He, her.

There was a famous dog in the city of Childress, Texas. The dog saved a beautiful school that someone had started a fire in. He ran quickly but safely into the school and used a small hammer to pull down the fire alarm. He darted swiftly around the school looking for anyone in there. He spotted a tiny cat that was surrounded by burning books and papers. He swiftly used his jaws to pick her up and lift her over the books. He need to get out now or the school would collapse on him. Bark! Bark! No response. The dog knew he had little time but they didn't know where the exit was. So they both started running for around looking for one. They jumped out of a window just as the school exploded and a citizen looking on picked up the two dirty animals and covered them with an old shirt.

My Bucket List

1. Visit Fenway Park and watch the Red Sox beat the Yankees.
2. Visit Australia and see the kangaroos.
3. Blow up a house.
4. Visit the president of the U.S.A.
5. Get awards in 2 different sports in high school.
6. Go sky diving.
7. Go on a safari and see tigers.
8. Pet a gorilla.
9. Break a school record in baseball.
10. Live in the house I live in now when I am older.
11. Graduate from a D-1 college.
12. Go to the Egyptian pyramids.
13. See the Aztec Ruins.
14. Find out if aliens are real.
15. Go to every state and eat something.
16. Drive on the autobahn.
17. Be in a movie.
18. Learn how to snowboard.
19. Get an autograph from 3 famous pitchers.
20. Go to the 10 largest cities in the world.
21. Eat Chinese food in China.
22. See sumo wrestlers in real life.
23. Discover something new.
24. Go to the Eifle Tower.
25. White water raft.
26. Go bungee jumping.
27. Shake hands with a celebrity.
28. Be valedictorian.
29. Play a sport at a college.
30. Own a beach house.
31. Ride the dolphins.
32. Have a pet parrot.
33. Teach a dog to do stuff for itself.
34. Launch a squirrel over a lake.
35. Catch a swordfish.
36. See a whale.
37. Go to Stonehenge.
38. Visit the Grand Canyon.
39. Go to Singapore.
40. Go to Ireland and see the equinox place.
41. Ride the world's biggest roller coaster.
42. Throw a rock into every ocean.
43. Chase a penguin in Antartica.
44. Climb a mountain.
45. Go hand gliding.
46. Do dynamite blasting.
47. Be a guest on a T.V. show.
48. Run into a music star on the street.
49. Go to 20 concerts.
50. Ride on top of a crowd.
51. Win a huge random drawing event.
52. Own 3 vehicles.
53. Ride in a lambourgine.
54. Learn to do a handstand.
55. Beat my dad in a wrestling match.
56. See the worlds tallest, shortest, biggest, and fastest man.
57. Play ping-pong with a midget.
58. Learn to play golf.
59. Do something that people would remember me for.
60. Break a Guiness World Record.