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OCTOBER 13, 1998
FROM:
David M.
Grade 4
Landis Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
JESSICA D.
I think Judd treats Shiloh bad because he's a hunter.What's a German Sheperd? I wonder why Marty's saying that he can't move.Why did a German Sheperd chewed Shiloh? I wonder why Shiloh was trying to lick Marty.

FROM:
Maritza M.
Grade 5
Landis Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
JESSICA D. If I was Marty's mom I will let Marty keep Shiloh because I know how much Marty loves Shiloh and Shiloh loves Marty.And Marty does not treat Shiloh bad like Judd treat's hem .

FROM:
Marisol D.
Grade 5
Landis Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
I think that when Marty saw Ma he felt scared bicause Ma saw Shiloh. How do you think that Marty felt? Also I think that when Marty's dad is taking Shiloh back to Judd Travers Marty felt very sad.

(Allen has responded to this message.)


FROM:
CJ, Tiffany, Harrison, and Crystal
Grade 4
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Maritza, we don't think it would be a good idea to tell Judd's mom because he is a grown man. We know that Judd is a grown man because he chews tabacoe, drives a car, he lives alone and he cusses and sometimes he kills dogs. The way he talks tells us he is a man.

FROM:
Jan, Samiha, and Dhymond
Grade 4
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Eamonn, we agree. We think that Marty's family is poor because they didnt eaven have money to take care of Shiloh because they were taking care of thier grandmother. Marty's family couldn't even travel anywhere. We think that David was from a rich family because he was always somewhere treaviling. They went a lots of places and wasted money bying lots of things.

David eats a lot because in the story it said that David was bigger than Marty. I think that means that there was a lot of money to by alot of food. Marty ate left overs and had to eat food that was killed and not bought. Marty had to eat stuff that he didn't really like. Like when he had to karo syrup and lamb and rabbit. He had to look for buckshots when he was eating rabbit and Marty also felt bad for the rabbit when he was eating it and he couldn't eat it.

We think that Marty understands the food chain better than David becuase David only eats food he buys and Marty has to eat hunted food and planted food.


FROM:
Samiha, Dhymond, CJ, Jan, Crystal, Harrison, and Tiffany
Grade 4
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
We think Friendly is a very good place except for Judd because Judd would just hunt all the animals and kill them and it will make too much noise and take too much fun away from Friendly, because people walk around with their dog , and Judd would kill their dog. We think Friendly would be a great place for Shiloh to live, because Judd won't be around.

FROM:
Marcelo
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
Why does Marty have to give Shiloh to Judd?

FROM:
Megan D.
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
To Holly, Betsy, Lea

Yes,I do think Marty is going to keep Shiloh.

Yes, I do think Shiloh is going to live.


FROM:
Bobby
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
How does Judd feel about Marty?

FROM:
Elisa M. O.
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
Why does Marty have to give Shiloh back to Judd?

FROM:
Ally F.
Grade 4
Middlebrook Elementary
Trumbull, CT
MESSAGE:
To: Maritza, Marty should tell his mom about Shiloh because he found a dog near Judd's place with a bullet through his head. And Judd did not need the dog anymore.

Hi, why do you think Judd wants to brake all Shilhoh's legs

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FROM:
Crystal and Harrison
Grade 4
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Marty had lied to Judd alot but why would Marty agree to give Shiloh back to Judd when Marty don't want to?

I think Judd is asamed because Marty is a better person to Shiloh then he is, and that I think Judd won't sell Shiloh because he paid good money for him and I also think that Marty has made a big mistake getting close to Shiloh because now his mother feels s sorry for Shiloh that she is ofering to by him.

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FROM:
Tiffany and Jan
Grade 4
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
I think Shiloh is a agood book. I love dogs. I hope Judd doesn't hurt of kill Shiloh. Or Marty and his family and friends m ight hurt him. I am glad Shiloh is heling exapt for him boing back to Judd.

I can not believe that Martys dad is not realy talking about returning Shiloh I mean firest he said that just leeve that dog at Judd Travers trailer and now he not tallking to Marty to return Shiloh.


FROM:
Samiah H.
Grade 4
Alexander Elementary
Houston, TX
MESSAGE:
Judd is very jealous because Marty is getting all the attention and love from Shiloh and Judd isn't.Judd will be very mad when he finds out.He will say you must pay because you broke my promise.Marty is very nice because he cares but he is too much.Please send me a comment.

FROM:
April, Matthew, Tiffany, & Jessica
Grade 5
Adams School
Scranton, PA
MESSAGE:
Today at Adams School the group responded to the prompt:
What did Marty learn in these two chapters about lying?

April: Lying is effecting his relationships with his mom and dad, and his friendship with David.

Matthew: His lying is changing the people around him.

Jessica: Marty's lying is bad for him, and now he has his mother and father fighting, and David is lying for Marty.

Tiffany: Marty realizes that lying is not the way to solve your problems.


FROM:
Jessica D.
Grade 5
Adams School
Scranton, PA
MESSAGE:
To Dominic, Flandreau Middle School

He might hurt Shilho even more.


FROM:
Matthew B.
Grade 5
Adams School
Scranton, PA
MESSAGE:
To Zach, Middlebrook Elementary School

Judd found out that Marty is keeping the dog until he heal on Sunday.


FROM:
April E.
Grade 5
Adams School
Scranton, PA
MESSAGE:
To: Holly, Betsy, Lea

#1. Towards the end of the story.

#2. Yes, because Shiloh has many friends.