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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Happy Birthday Sophie Hartley


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“The idea was a little confusing, even to Sophie, but she kept at it. Her mother wouldn’t be able to resist when Sophie told her that gorillas didn’t scratch furniture or dig holes, and that Sophie was going to be able to write notes to her gorilla telling it what not to do. ‘Patience? Who’re you kidding?’ Sophie’s older sister, Nora, had made her entrance. She tossed her backpack on the couch and made for the family computer. ‘Number one, you don’t know what patience is, Sophie, ‘she said scornfully. ‘And number two, Maura’s still a baby.’  (pgs. 4 and 6)  

 

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Have you ever had this crazy idea you wanted a gorilla?  Well, in this book Sophie Hartley has always wanted a gorilla for her birthday.  Her sister Maura always is bothering her and getting in the way of what Sophie is doing to practice if she ever gets a gorilla.  Nora, her other sister is just always being a brat to Sophie. When Sophie’s birthday final came her friends Jenna and Alice bring a big box to Sophie’s house. Sophie thought it was a gorilla, but it wasn’t. Read to find out if she gets what she wants.

Title: Happy Birthday Sophie Hartley

Author: Stephanie Green

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Blog by: Jenna J

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