Nory Ryan's Song Book Review by Haley

	Nory Ryan's Song Book Review Author: Patricia Reilly Giff Leader: HP (4th Grade)

Rating [1 (don't suggest) -5 (highly suggest)] = 2.5 HP's Rating: 4 - Thought the book was really boring. Boring... normal... exciting... boring.. normal.. boring... boring... exciting... She liked when Anna wouldn't go to America and she had Nory give her ticket to someone else. She thought it was very nice of Anna.. KLB's Rating: 3 - She would recommend it to people who would have a lot of patience for the beginning where it was more historical information than story. LA's Rating: 1 - Thinks the book has really good word choice. She would recommend the book to people who like historical stories. KA's Rating: 2 - She thought it got interesting towards the end. She liked when Nory was going on the cliff to collect eggs. She liked Anna.
Discussion Questions chosen by HP: How do you feel about Maggie leaving the family to go to America? Is that the right thing to do? Why does she do it? Had you ever heard of the Irish potato famine before? What did you know about i? What did you learn through reading this book? What questions do you still have? How does the potato famine effect Nory's family? Do you think they will ever be reunited? Describe Anna? What kind of a person is she? Why is she willing to give her coin to Nory? Why is Nory unwilling to leave her? What skills will Nory bring with her to America? Is that possibly a gift from Anna to Nory? Is music important to Nory? How? How did you feel when the package Nory waited so long to get is stolen from her? To what lengths does Nory go to feed her family? What is Nory's most courageous moment? Why? Do you have hope for Nory's future? Why? Who was your favorite character? Who did you like least?
Support Sites for this Book: Site written for kids reading the book with more information on topics in the book: http://suzyred.com/2001nory.html Contest related to the book: http://www.kidsreads.com/funstuff/contests/0309-maggies-door.asp Activities/video booktalk/About the author: http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/nominees/2003/Giff/ Internet Hunt: http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/noryryan.html Review by 4th grade student: http://www.thehollandsentinel.net/stories/010701/fea_Nory.html Multnomah county Book Discussion Guide (this is the most awesome reference site for kids) (10 questions): http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-nory.html Short letter from the author about the book (for kids): http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/author/reillygiff.html
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Nory Ryan's Song Book Review

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff