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Unwillingly James prepares to spend the summer with his aunt in Norton, Nova Scotia. However, almost immediately his interest is piqued by the local archeological dig of a mastodon skeleton and the strange behaviour of two men near the Museum. When some of the bones disappear, James and his new friend Emily, find themselves involved in some dangerous sleuthing indeed.
FARAH says
| Age | 10 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
I liked James because he is interested in most of the things that I like. What I liked about Emily is that she is cheerful almost of the time. |
| The Novel was | suspenseful |
| I Chose This Word | I thought it was suspenseful because when I read the book I could not wait to find out about who stole the mastodon bones. |
| The Author might change | I think that if I were the author I would have the dad be at the scene when James and Emily found the thieves the second time. |
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New Information I Learned |
I did not know there were such things as mastodons. |
Adam says
| Age | 11 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
| What I Liked | I liked the part at the beginning when James meets Emily because that's when their adventures begin. |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
I liked James because he was nice to Emily when he learned that her parents were separated. He helped find the mastadon bones. |
| The Novel was | true to life |
| I Chose This Word | I chose 'true to life' because people steal things all the time. |
| The Author might change | I would change the fact that the mastadon bones were hidden in the bus. |
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New Information I Learned |
I didn't know that when bones are in a field jacket they are very fragile. |
Ryan says
| Age | 11 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
| What I Liked | I thought the best part of the book was when James and Emily went to the dig to look for her locket. They found someone about to steal the mastadon bones.I liked it because it was one of the exiting parts of the book. |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
I felt James was an adventurous boy. He never wanted to miss out on the action. |
| The Novel was | mystery |
| I Chose This Word | I thought it was a mystery because we didn't know who took the mastadon bones. |
| The Author might change | The only thing I can remember is that the pages were in the wrong order. I think that is a editing error. |
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New Information I Learned |
I didn't know that mastadon bones were as important as they were in this book. |
Meaghan Says
| Age | 11 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
| What I Liked | I liked the part where they go back to the docks and find one of the bad guys stealing the Mastodon bones. Then they come up with an idea to have the three guys arrested. |
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What I Felt About the Main Character |
My favourite character was James because he was always looking for adventure. I also liked Emily because in the book she had some really good ideas. |
| The Novel was | suspenseful |
| I Chose This Word | It was suspenseful because it made you want to keep on reading and it was pretty exciting. |
| The Author might change | I do not think there was anything that the author should change. It was really well written. |
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New Information I Learned |
I don't think there was anything new that I learned from this novel. |
Farah says
| Age | 10 |
| School | Sawmill Valley |
| What I Liked | The part I liked about The Mastodon Mystery is when a boy named James and a girl named Emily found some men who had stolen a mastodon's tusks. Emily called her Dad. Then James said, "Why don't we keep on Iooking for them?" Emily said, "O.k." So they did. Then Emily's dad came and took them away. So that was the part I liked the best. |
