Waiting for Magic, Wednesday, September 11 2013

9/8/2013

There are many characters in Waiting for Magic--human and animal.

Who is your favorite character?
Why is he/she your favorite? (give examples from the book)

1. Respond with your first name & room number.
2. Identify your favorite character.
3. Explain why with evidence from the book.

(Post your response by Tuesday, September 10.)

27 Comments

danielle

9/9/2013 03:08:47 am

i lived waiting for the magic because at the part when they got the dogs and the cat the night after they started talking if i had to choose witch character is my favorite it would be elinoure and the cat and the ending is so adorable

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:26:50 am

Danielle, were you surprised the mom let them take home so many animals? I was! =)

What does Elinore say or do that makes her so adorable?

esterlyn filisi P17

9/9/2013 04:26:43 am

My favorite character is Scooter!I like Scooter is because at the end is where the Papa says (move over a bit,Scooter,".)
The reason I think papa is saying it nicely to Scooter because he had a dog named Scooter!!
What I also think papa said it softly and nicely to Scooter because he loves him.
I also think that this book was called (Waiting for the Magic) is because Elinor's mom is going to have a baby and there new dog named Scooter.
(What I think about this book)
When I Read this book its like trying to ask me entertaining question.
I want to be the mom too,because she always does what she wants
for the best for the dogs and the cat also her two, kids and papa.
I think the baby's name going to be William.
I hope the author makes another second book of Waiting for the Magic!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:30:58 am

Esterlyn,
I forgot to ask you at the discussion today what entertaining questions the book asks you. I wanted to know more about your comment.

Paticia McLaughlan has MANY great books. You can find her books in the fiction section: FIC MCL

One of my favorites is
The true gift : a Christmas story and I didn't even realize that she is the author if my favorite dog poetry book--"Once I ate a pie." I think she must be a dog lover!

Esterlyn filisi P17

9/9/2013 04:37:48 am

I have bin waiting for weeks for Mrs. colte to post this book up!!!!

Jamie Nena C3

9/9/2013 07:37:56 am

My favorite character is Elinor because she knows the right to not say bad words and she keeps a bad word list to not say it and I really think its cute how she say word as "wood"! And I feel sad that their dad isn't there with Will and Elinor because the dad doesn't get the time to spend those little moments with his children. And its suprising and sneaky that the mother is pregnant and she hasn't told the father! (P.S I can't believe they have 4 pets)

Ms D

9/11/2013 01:28:29 am

Jamie,

My favorite characters are all of the animals!. I wish that I could read my puppy's thinking. I try to do this by looking at his eyes but I wish that I could hear him in my mind. I need some magic!

chelsey h

9/9/2013 07:54:09 am

my favent pasen scote becuse she is fune

chelsey

9/9/2013 07:55:15 am

becuse it hase mage

EmilyD. A-1

9/9/2013 11:01:28 am

I liked the 1 chapter because like when his little sister send stupid is a bad wood and he sed can I have a hours

rori

9/10/2013 01:23:03 am

I <3 "waiting for the magic".#best book ever!I like bitty and neo because they ruminde me of fenway (my dog).

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:34:46 am

Rori,
The author, Patricia MacLachlan, is an animal lover too. I just read an interview about how she got the idea for her dog poetry books, "I didn't do it" and "Once I Ate a Pie" You can find the books in the library at 811 MAC.

Did you put a picture of Fenway on your weebly?

danielle a2

9/10/2013 02:52:01 am

i have been reading this book for 2 days

caleb link

9/10/2013 03:38:12 am

my favorite character is elanore because of her list of bad words and she isin't afrade to ask ALOT of questions.

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:54:58 am

Caleb, you are right--she asks a lot of questions. Her mom and brother seem to have patience for her too. Will has questions too, but he doesn't ask his out loud. Why not?

Briana May link

9/10/2013 03:42:58 am

I like when the dogs talk becuase they make me laugh. I also like Elinor becuase she dresses up her cat with her baby clothes, she also keeps a bad word list and tells the cat thats a bad word!

draven galtier C-3 link

9/10/2013 03:46:56 am

Hi, draven here I will be talking about my favorite character in the book waiting for the magic and why. My favorite character is Elanor because she makes me laugh and I can imagine her in her costume with her see through wings and I like that the author also describe her and all the other characters as they are meant to be and I like the whole book the author did an amazing job on describing the characters and the whole book is amazing. GOOD JOB AUTHOR!!!!!!

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:53:48 am

Draven,
I like the details you included to describe Elinor: her see through wings and her costume.

I'm glad you liked the book. Maybe look for other books by this author. Scan through the other posts and you will find the call number for her books.

Samantha Singh link

9/10/2013 03:47:58 am

I love the book! It is very funny and I like the characters. I think that a lot of people will like the book if they read it. I have gotten pretty far in two days. My favorite characters are the dogs Bitty,Bryn, Neo and Grace. I think a lot of people liked it, because there are a lot of good replies. I really liked it and I think you will to.

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:44:03 am

Samantha,
You are right--the book is funny! I thought the food the dad cooked was a little funny--noodles and maple syrup.

Wasn't it interesting how each dog had their favorite human and their own, unique personality?

Henry C3

9/10/2013 03:59:01 am

my favorite character is Elanor because she makes me laugh and the list of bad words is funny too.I also like the way she belives in magic. the author did a good job describing I can just see Elanor in her costume.

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:57:14 am

Henry,
Thank you for bringing up magic today--that you would recommend this book to a friend who likes magic. Elinor seems to believe in magic first, but I thought it was interesting that somebody told Will, you need to be brave to see magic. I never thought of that before.

Abigail zohovetz P-13

9/10/2013 08:26:19 am

I LOVED THIS BOOK.My favorite character was Elinor because she was very funny in the book,I could see her in my own eyes because of the way she acts (i had a bad word list when i was little), and her character is just like how i would imagine a girl her age.i also liked scooter because it was so sweet that papa had a dog with that name too.

Ms D

9/11/2013 01:39:00 am

A lot of authors use animals to help the story along. I think that the animals in Waiting for Magic are wonderful characters. They are so supportive of Elinor, Will, Mom, Dad and even of the new baby!
I would like to have animal friends who wanted to protect me and could secretly share my feelings!

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:25:46 am

Ms. D, I agree with you--the animals protect their family, help them work through their emotions and even inspire the Dad to write a poem!

The next book, Ghost Dog Secrets, focuses on the plight of a dog and one boy's efforts to help the dog. Maybe your students would read it together? Let me know if they are interested.

Your students shared many great insights today and it was a pleasure to have them at the discussion!

Jack Duncan

9/11/2013 01:42:51 am

Best book I ever read! I wish I had a copy. :(

Mrs. Colte

9/11/2013 10:21:20 am

Jack,
The best book?! What makes it "the best"?

I didn't see your comment until Wednesday evening! I'm so sorry you didn't join us today for the discussion. In the future, please try to post by the night before so I'm sure to create a lunch pass for you the morning of the discussion.

Waiting for Magic, Wednesday, September 11 2013

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