This book had an incredibly unique overall plot but it was also filled with little, quirky things. What happened? Are Marshall and Tamaya to blame? The next day, Chad is no where to be seen. Along with the school bully, Chad, a mysterious Fuzzy Mud awaits them. What they find is not what they were expecting. Tamaya feels she has no choice but to follow him. But one day, Marshall is acting strange and goes into the woods. These two always walk home together, and avoid the mysterious woods.

Both are young high schoolers who live in a fairly small town.

The Literacy Connection: Have You Registered to He.Author’s well known previous novel: Holesįuzzy Mud follows two main characters, Marshall and Tamaya.

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Really, one of my favorite reads of the year! 5th grade seems to be a great age to introduce kids to science fiction/dystopia and this seems to be a good transition to that genre. I know that much of what I read is a more realistic, quiet, sad,hopeful type of reading and I love finding more books for readers who want more adventure. I also think this is the perfect book to hand to kids who love adventures, fantasy, science fiction, etc. So much to talk about in terms of choices, consequences, how we treat others, etc. My thinking is that this would be a fabulous read aloud for 5thish grade. I don't want to give lots away as I loved reading this story and seeing how it unfolded without knowing too much about it. Sachar weaves this story together in a way that builds suspense and gets you to care about the characters. The writing is fascinating as Sachar moves between Tamaya's story and excerpts from secret Senate Hearings. Needless to say, it doesn't go well and Tamaya discovers something in the woods that will change their city. Her friend, Marshall walks home with her each day but one day, (due to a bullying-type incident), Marshall decides that they need to take a shortcut through the forbidden woods.

Well, I was hooked on page 2 and am so glad I read it! What a great read! But this book is getting a ton of buzz and I LOVED Holes and Sachar's other books so I picked it up. It looked like more of an adventure than anything else to me and I read more for character than plot. Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar is not the kind of book I would typically pick up.

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