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Monday, February 7, 2011

Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff

Sam must solve the mystery of who he really is.


Sam is almost 11 when he discovers a locked box in the attic above his grandfather Macks room, and a piece of paper that says he was kidnapped. There are lots of other words, but Sam has always had trouble reading. Hes desperate to find out who he is, and if his beloved Mack is really his grandfather. At night hes haunted by dreams of a big castle and a terrifying escape on a boat. Who can he trust to help him read the documents that could unravel the mystery? Then he and the new girl, Caroline, are paired up to work on a school project, building a castle in Macks woodworking shop. Caroline loves to read, and she can help. But shes moving soon, and the two must hurry to discover the truth about Sam.

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  1. I was reading Eleven for my third book on the Maud Hart list. In the beginning of the book he is like any other child wanting to find his birthday gifts to see what people got him. So he checked the attic and didn't find them but found a paper that a young boy was in and he recognized what the boy was wearing . So he read some of it that he could and it said Missing and the name said Sam Bel. But that wasn't his name his name was Sam Mackenzie. He met a girl that could help him finish reading it and she read it to him and he thought the boy was himself. But soon enough h figured out tat it wasn't him. It ended in a happy ever after.

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