Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass (Grades 6-8)
Jeremy Fink and his best friend, Lizzie, have quite the adventure in this book. Friendship, family, the meaning of life and a treasure hunt are all elements of this book. These also are great elements for any story. As a journalist for your school newspaper, you are assigned the job of writing a newspaper article about the incidents in this story. A good journalist must begin with six key questions: who, what, where, when, why and how? Before you plan your character interview, find an article in the St. Petersburg Times and answer each of those six questions. Now that you see the pattern for a newspaper article, discuss the six points here.
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This book is an oustanding, adventurous book! I never wanted to put the book down! It was fun, interesting, and humerous at many points. I deffinately recommend this book to any ages, young or old. This book will make you never want to put it down!
You should deffinately read this book!
Posted by: Amber Smith | October 06, 2008 at 07:58 PM
this book was excellent but i can't believe everyone played a role in the box that was the collest part.!!!!!!!
Posted by: nelson | November 03, 2008 at 10:46 AM
I think the book is kind of boring at the beginning until he get's the box from his dad five years after he died and when the newspapers in the box were a week after his dad died.
Posted by: k.s.,msstinson's bookclub murraymiddleschool | November 04, 2008 at 11:09 AM
So far this book is good I LOVE it!!! Jeremy sounds pestimistic but hopfully that will change tords the end.
Lizzy seems fearless.
Posted by: C.w. stinson's book club murray middle school | November 04, 2008 at 11:38 AM
This book is amazing and so adventurous that I can not and would not put it down. It gives you that sense of danger lurking at the same time that there is a mystery trying to be found out.
Posted by: DM, Mrs.Stinson's Book Club, R.J Murray iddle School | November 04, 2008 at 12:10 PM
This bookn was awsome i dont really like to read but i could not put this book down. It was one of the best books i have ever read.
Posted by: Cassie Loges | November 07, 2008 at 10:37 AM
I love this book
SO MUCH!
It is great, and teaches young kids a lesson
Posted by: Eliza | November 12, 2008 at 09:16 PM
Jeremy's father was very resourceful in the way that he knew almost everyone in town. I feel that the fortune teller wasn't just telling all the guys they would die young for no reason but for the fact that she actually saw that in there future. This book holds the true meaning of life.
Posted by: jj5347 | November 13, 2008 at 01:10 PM
This was a great book! 4 keys 2 friends one answer
Posted by: Tammy | December 02, 2008 at 12:47 PM
This book is horrible
Posted by: Ineta Dick | December 07, 2008 at 05:55 PM
This book was just outstanding. I just couldn't put the book down. The book was really funny at times, and sometimes serious.
Posted by: Koushik Mantri | December 28, 2008 at 01:49 PM
well i havent read the book but i am in 5th grade and read all sunshine states 3-5 months ago and started 6-8 and have read 2 such as red kayak and black duck
Posted by: spencer | January 03, 2009 at 10:35 AM
This book was amazing! I read it about three times, and I never get tired of it. All the characters are unique and I could really connect with them, especially Lizzie. (: I recommend this book as well as other Wendy Mass books to fellow readers.
Posted by: Veronica Melo | January 06, 2009 at 06:56 AM
I think that this book was great and outstanding.I could actually relate to this to both of the characters in the story.I could not put the book down it was just so amazing.I am a now a huge fan of Wendy Mass because of this story that she wrote.I would recommend this book to anyone who likes sad, exciting, suspenseful, happy, and mystery stories.
Posted by: Ashlee | January 15, 2009 at 05:41 PM
we where reading it in lang. arts class but i coulnd wait soo i went ahead of the class and read it. AMAzing very cool but kinda dry humor in my opion
Posted by: adam | January 27, 2009 at 05:38 PM
I love this book, so far
Posted by: Danny | January 29, 2009 at 10:39 PM
this book is good so far
Posted by: | February 03, 2009 at 04:38 PM
this book was so great!!! the best of all the sunshine state books so far!!!
Posted by: ashley | February 08, 2009 at 07:05 PM
6-8 ??? I read this book when I was 8 and a half.
Posted by: Vivilot | February 13, 2009 at 05:22 PM
I love this book!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait until I finish it!!!!!!
Posted by: | February 18, 2009 at 02:33 PM
this book was absolutely uhhmazing
everyone should read it
Posted by: maddie | March 06, 2009 at 12:11 PM
I loved it so much!!! I had to do it for a book report and our project was a game where you had to find four keys.
Posted by: Lexi | March 08, 2009 at 04:34 PM
I loved this book it was amazing!!!
But does anyone know the genre of this book?
Posted by: Danika | March 09, 2009 at 07:28 PM
who is the antagoinst?
Posted by: julie | March 29, 2009 at 10:46 AM
This is my all-time favorite book and I am writing a book report about it & I think every1 should read it it is SO awesome!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Emma | March 30, 2009 at 05:06 PM