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JUST LOVED READING: Ghosts I Have Been

JUST LOVED READING: Ghosts I Have Been

Just Loved Reading:

Ghosts I Have Been

Middle Grade Fiction

Peck, Richard. Ghosts I Have Been. Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1994.

Blossom Culp is a troublemaker. Understandably, no one in Bluff City wants to cross her especially when she recently revealed that she has Second Sight. This only serves to increase her isolation from the town folks but that doesn’t stop Blossom or shut her up, either.

She was bluffing…or was she? It turns out that she does have Second Sight! Blossom “sees” a car accident, a future moon landing and finds herself on the Titanic … after it sunk! While she is on the famous ship, she witnesses the drowning of a British boy and his crossing over to the Other World. But what happened to bring Julian Poindexter to his death on board the Titanic? Why wasn’t he one of the survivors?  Blossom the Ghost can find out if anyone can.

Returning home, her revelations of her adventures make her a local and national celebrity. Heck – soon she becomes known as far away as England where she travels to see herself in wax at Madam Tussaud’s and meets the Queen. Life will never be the same for Blossom Culp.

WHY I LOVED READING THIS BOOK:

Blossom Culp packs a lot into her spunky young life. Her adventures are fun to read and want the reader looking for more. Ghosts I Have Been is a fast-paced read, evocative of its era and funny (even though a boy drowning isn’t funny).

It’s a little surprising that Blossom Culp isn’t as well-known a heroine as Pinkalicious, another fictious character who marches to her own drum beat.  However, Peck has written other Blossom Culp novels: Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death and The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp so fans of Blossom Culp can continue to follow her adventures.

For More Information on the Titanic:

www.history.com/top www.history.com/topics/titanic

https://www.thoughtco.com/little-known-facts-about-the-titanic-

www.titanicpigeonforge.com

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Let’s Celebrate! El Dia de los Muertos Banner

Let’s Celebrate! El Dia de los Muertos Banner
El Dia de Los Muetos Banner Design

El Dia de Los Muertos Banner Design

Materials:

Felt in various colors

Puffy paint in bright and metallic colors

Pencil/eraser

Scissors

Glitter glue (optional)

Hole punch

Paper in various colors (optional)

Scraps of material (optional)

Decorative gems (optional)

String

Cardboard

White glue

 

Project:              

  1. Select a piece of felt for the background of the banner. Place the banner  vertically or horizontally.
  2. Using different colors of the felt and using the letter stencils, trace and cut three-letter E; one A; two L; one D; one I; two O; two S; one T; one U; and one R.
  3. Arrange the letters on the felt background. Glue. Allow to dry.
  4. Some objects associated with the Day of the Dead are skeletons, marigolds and skulls. Draw and cut flowers, skulls and skeletons out of the remaining felt or use paper or another material. Glue and let dry.
  5. Add sequins, glitter, beads, etc. to the overall design or add starburst, the sun or other symbols right to the holiday. Let dry.
  6. Punch holes in the top corners of the felt. Pass a piece of string longer than the length of the banner through one hole, tie a knot and then pass it through the second hole. Glue a strip of cardboard that fits between the holes and glue it to the back of the banner at the top. Let dry and hang up. Celebrate El Dia de los Muertos!
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