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Aside from a few key characters and plot points, the book and film versions of How to Train Your Dragon differ greatly. While both center on the main characters Hiccup (a young Viking) and Toothless (the dragon he befriends), DreamWorks’…
Read full articleThe Maze Runner This month, some A Grade Ahead English classes are focusing on fiction and dystopian societies. The book The Maze Runner by James Dashner and the film, directed by Wes Hall takes place in a dystopian society. Dystopian…
Read full articleFor many, R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books have a special place in their heart, especially for those who grew up in the early 1990s. In 1992, Stine started publishing the fiction series, and he would go on to write 156 Goosebumps…
Read full articleThe number 451 is the temperature at which paper burns; it signifies the fragile point in which preserved knowledge can be destroyed. When Ray Bradbury first published Fahrenheit 451 (ages 13+) in 1953, he warned of a future of censorship,…
Read full article20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Exploring the Depths Recently, A Grade Ahead 6th Grade English enrichment classes explored science fiction writing. As a tribute to Sci-Fi fans, I decided to choose a book versus the movie that both highlights…
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