Five young friends (two girls and three boys) live on Jackpine Point on the shore of the Big Lake and have funny but thought-provoking adventures.  In this second of the Jackpine Point Adventures series, narrator David Malloy can't wait for the big canoe fishing trip. His friends who live on the Point feel the same way. But what could be worse than finding out the most obnoxious and annoying person at Bell Harbor Middle School is coming along?  What could be worse happens on the second day of the trip, when Most Obnoxious and Annoying Person disappears.  The five Pointers reluctantly go on a search party. The problems they meet include bugs, rain, cold, a cedar swamp, a strange cabin, weird laughter, a compass nobody knows how to use, and a canoe that unties itself from the dock. David has been meaning to work on his perseverance, but couldn't perseverance be a little easier?

Something's Fishy (Jackpine Point Adventure, 4)

Children's Books

Sandy Larsen

Literature & Fiction

Merritt Park Pr

From School Library Journal Grade 4-6-In this fourth book in the series, the five youngsters who call themselves the Jackpine Pointers are hoping to participate in the Lighthouse Pageant. David, the narrator, is competing with Dillon for the starring role of the lighthouse keeper. Dillon gets the part and David spends most of the book contemplating vengeance against him. The friends meet a mysterious stranger who is more knowledgeable about a local tragedy than the members of the Historical Society. Who is he? What happened at the Bell Harbor Lighthouse so many years ago? These are the mysteries floating through this adventure story like driftwood on a lake. Some of them are resolved in a satisfactory manner, but others are not. The subplot about the stranger is interesting but concluded too hastily. The bits about the town's bickering committees and the ill-fated pageant are weak and distracting. The underlying theme appears to be that vengeance is better left to the Lord, but this seems more like an afterthought than a unifying theme.Rita Hunt Smith, Hershey Public Library, PA Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Product description Grade 4-6-In this fourth book in the series, the five youngsters who call themselves the Jackpine Pointers are hoping to participate in the Lighthouse Pageant. David, the narrator, is competing with Dillon for the starring role of the lighthouse keeper. Dillon gets the part and David spends most of the book contemplating vengeance against him. The friends meet a mysterious stranger who is more knowledgeable about a local tragedy than the members of the Historical Society. Who is he? What happened at the Bell Harbor Lighthouse so many years ago? These are the mysteries floating through this adventure story like driftwood on a lake.

The Dark Lighthouse (Jackpine Point Adventure, 4)

Multi-level home school writing curriculum in one volume. Offers 24 Intermediate and 24 Advanced lessons. Teacher Guide section is included. Students develop skills of Focus, Progression, and Clarity and practice purposes of Writing to Entertain, Writing to Inform and Writing to Persuade. Each lesson offers a main principle and a secondary principle. Through examples, students see how principles work and then put them to use in their own writing. No advance preparation needed.

Igniting Your Writing II : 24 Intermediate Sessions and 24 Advanced Sessions

Merritt Park Press

Multi-level home school writing curriculum in one volume. Offers 24 lessons covering 6 areas of writing skill. Each lesson has 3 levels: Startup, Intermediate, & Advanced. Choose level based on writing ability rather than age or grade. Teacher's Guide is included. Startup level is great for reluctant and unwilling writers and beginning writers of any age. Lighthearted, clearly defined assignments. The student feels immediate success, which builds writing confidence. Intermediate and Advanced levels will inspire higher level writers. Go through Igniting Your Writing! with one student several times at increasingly higher levels, or use for more than one student at a time.

Igniting Your Writing: 24 Sessions to Enliven and Inspire Young Writers

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