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= = __**How the Grinch Stole Christmas **__ = = = = = = This book tells a story about a bitter Grinch, who lives in Whoville, whose only companion is a dog. From where he lives, he can hear all the Whos loud Christmas parties and happiness. This makes the Grinch very mad and annoyed. So he decides to go into Whoville and steal all of their presents so that Christmas wouldn't be able to happen. He learns after he takes away all of the Christmas presents that Christmas still comes anyway. By the end, he realizes that Christmas is much more than just getting presents, so he returns them all. After this he is welcomed into the Who community. I think the message in this book is that Christmas, or any holiday, isn't about just the presents you will give and receive. It's about spending time with family and friends and being part of something much bigger, when the whole community comes together to celebrate a holiday. = =

= = =__ Oh, The Places You'll go __= This book is about an unnamed protagonist, who is supposed to represent the reader. The protagonist has to choose which paths to take, and which ones to avoid. He continues to travel though weird places and landscapes, always wondering where he will visit, and what he will discover. The story ends with a happily with an open end. I think the message of this book, is that life can be very difficult at times, but we have to keep our head up, be confident and face challenges as they come.

=__** Horton Hatches The Egg **__= Horton Hatches The Egg is about an elephant, Horton, who promised a lazy and irresponsible bird named Mayzie, that he would sit on her egg because she needs a break. Mayzie decides to go all the way to Palm Beach and does not come back. Horton refuses to leave the tree where he sits on top of the egg, waiting for it to hatch, therefore keeping his promise to Mayzie. He sits there no matter what the weather is, and no matter what goes on around him. He says, "I meant what I said and I said what I meant, and an elephant's faithful, one hundred percent!" Because Horton would not move, he was placed in a traveling circus that just happened to visit near Palm Beach. Mayzie goes to the circus and sees Horton sitting on the egg that is due to hatch very soon. She demands the egg back, not offering any reward for Horton. But then the egg hatches and an "elephant-bird" emerges from the shell - a cross between Horton and Mayzie. Horton ends up keeping the baby, and Mayzie gets nothing. Horton sat on the egg no matter what the weather, or his surroundings. He followed through on what he said he would do, and he stuck through until the end. Even though he was only supposed to watch the egg for a short while, when Mayzie didn't come back, he still kept his word. I think the lessons in this book are that no matter what, if you've made a commitment or promise, you must persist and keep your word.

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