Well, we are back to school with a vengeance and a happy heart! I was glad to hear that my students started to get bored with so much time on their hands.That made my job a lot easier! Now that we don't have rehearsals for the Christmas play, we can concentrate on our novel, Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell. What a great book! We are already reading chapters 10-18 . Later,I will let you know the latest student critique of the book ......