Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What's the Message? #2

The theme of a story is the message about life that the author wants to convey to you. It is never written out or mentioned specifically, but you "get it" after finishing the story. For instance, in Song of the Trees by Mildred Taylor you might say that the theme is the strength of family members sticking together. Another possible theme might be standing up for what's right.

What is the theme (message or lesson about life) the author wants you to take with you in the book you are presently reading? Give me the title of the book and the theme you are discovering amid its pages.

30 comments:

-WhitneyP.- said...

Tales of a fourth grade nothing by Judy Blume and the message their trying to give is to watch the little ones and take up for his family, friends,and siblings.

donella said...

My book is The Lord of the Nutcracker Men the author is Iain Lawrence he talks about corage or strength. Because he talks about the war and how is father is a brave man for going to the war and the family has strength to live with out him till Christmas and that what I think the author was trying to say.

Brianna $hifflett :) said...

The theme in the book that I’m reading is follow you dreams! Because I’m reading Judy Moody The Doctor is in, and that story is about Judy wanting to grow up to be just like a famous doctor she is a little to young to be one right now but she helped her sick little brother get better and a lot of people are thinking she will be a very good doctor!

If you follow you dreams anything can happen!!!

$cott said...

The title of my book im currently reading is, The chronicles of vladamir Tod. The theme of the book is that no matter what happens there is always a way to solve that problem. Like when vlad had to face diablo. He found a way to defeat him dispite that diablo has more power than him.

cheyenne d said...

Im reading Joey Pigza loses control. The them of this book is, Joey thinks that he not normal. But when his dad had to work he got to go out and he found out that nobody is normal. Every body is nukes and nobody is the same.

logan said...

The book I'm reading is twisted summer the theme of the book i really haven't figured it out yet.I think it is about life and death and how we are suppose to deal with it when someone dies.

Linda Wilder; :)) said...

The theme of my book is to stay strong and believe in yourself. In my book “Standing In The Light” the Indians capture Catharine; the older sister and Thomas; the youngest brother. Catharine wants to die but she also wants to stay strong just for Thomas. Although she knows that the other Indians might kill him she wants to live just to see Thomas one las. time, So, keep the author’s message is to stay strong and believe in yourself.

zach s. said...

The theme of my book,Heat is [FIELD OF DREAMS,by knowing that you make whatever dreams you have come true if you belive that you can.

Georgie S. said...

The book I’m reading is called The Double-Digit Club. I’m not that far into it but I think it might be about a friend wanting to be popular, but the only way to get popular is to get in the DDC (Double-Digit Club). It also is about betrayal. Because she is going agents what she said she was going to say. She said that she’d say no when they asked her but she joined anyway☹,and her friend is not happy

cody riggleman said...

The book that I am reading now is called ‘The Boy Who Saved Baseball’. The book is about you shouldn’t try your best just so people will like you better it is about how you play.

anhtony said...

My book is called weasel. The theme is survival and courage because Nathan the boy gets calt by weasel the mean man who killed natives. Nathan gets knocked out and wakes up at weasels place. Weasel is drunk and has Nathan’s dads gun. Nathan waits until weasel passes out and grads the gun so he can run to eza’s place. But he gets job their horse that weasel took. And went to eza’s place.

Summer said...

The theme of my story is an extreme love romantic couple, with some odd and ends. She’s a regular teenage girl and a vampire who fall completely in love. He tends to have an addiction to her blood, but not like before. Although he loves her he stays away from any damage he can possibly do to her. My book is called New Moon.

Cody S said...

The book I am reading is Everest The Summit. I just started reading it so I don’t know the theme but I think it is everyone makes mistakes. The reason I think that because there is a man that thinks his is perfect but the he learns that his isn’t and there are people better than him.

huber said...

Hello Mrs.Halterman well the theme of my book is to never give up. The reason that I picked that theme is because a girl named Lucy is trying to find her missing squirrel. After a few weeks she said to her self “I give up”. So later she finds conckers in Mr.Puckets tractor and so Mr.Pucket came up and pushed the tractor. So Lucy called David his older brother. So conckers was drowning so David got conckers out of the water and that is how far I got in this book.

crystal said...

I’ve been reading Black Water, Alex and Brodie are keeping a big lie from the cops and Brodie’s mom and dad. Brodie killed Pauline and he want blames himself, he really didn’t kill anyone he just didn’t save anyone, and Brodie and Alex are hiding the story from the cops and Brodie’s mom and dad. I think the author is trying to say is that to never lie it would get you in bigger trouble.

Chanine said...

I am not done with the book and but so far I think that the author is trying to say is nothing in this world is imposable.

Tiffany E.. said...

The book I am reading is called Twilight...The theme is about staying alive no matter how things may turn out!!Because Edward has saved Bella’s life before she got smashed by a car.She also never put much thought to how she would die in the place of someone shed loved..!

Briston k said...

the title of my book is the warrior heir and the theme of my story is no body is perfect. One day jack forgets to take his medicine and when he goes to soccer practice he nearly kills a boy then he goes to the doctor and they said that if he ever forgot again that it could kill him.

Lyndsey said...

The theme of My book is strength and belief. My book is called Out Standing in my Field. It is about a little boy that doesn't think he is the best on the team and the only reason he is playing is because his dad is the coach, and so he thinks that the whole team is better then him and that they should play and not him. He is also the captain of the team every year, and all he needs is just to pratice.

katelee said...

My book is called UGLIES and I think the theme is bravery, Tally is starting collage and her friend Shay ran away then when she gets there the person in charge tells her {Tally} that they have a problem and when they get there Tally new it was about Shay and tells the person in charge that she promised she would not tell

Ryan said...

The theme of my book is to not give up. The title of my book is The Crow Girl and in the book the Crow Girl goes out to find a family. Its a long road for the Crow Girl but she will finally get a family in the end of the book. So I think you should not give up.

Taylor said...

The theme of my book Judy Moody is mostly about life. Judy got up in the morning and she didnt want to get up and go to school now what kid ever wants to get up for school. And mostly about chasing your dreams, Judy has always wanted to be a doctor and so she gets a Heeta Get Betta doll to test out and docor up. And her idol is Elizebeth Blackwell 1st woman doctor. And judy wants to be the best girl doctor ever.

michael ritchie said...

I am reading Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse and it is an ok book for some readers. The theme of the story is happy because Harry and Tucker is best friends with each other and they watch out for each others back. I think the author is trying to tell us to be kind to each other and not fight. Also to watch what each other do so we can stay out of troable.

brittany said...

The book that I am reading now is called little house in the big woods. and its about this girl name laura and her family and they live in the woods in the middle of no where and the only way that they can eat is if their dad goes hunting and kills dear, bear, and the way he does that is he gets up early in the morning and goes and sits up traps. also their life back then was probably hard but the mom and dad try to give them the best life and laura and the other kids are thankful exspshaly because the dad gets up every morning and goes hunting so that they have food to eat and cut down logs so they stay warm.

morgan said...

I'v been reading kidnapped its about a girl and a boy on there way to school they walk to school every day so there where on there way to school walking down the road. then some people in a van drives past the girl and they open there van door and takes the girl and the boy runs after them then the boy gets to school fast and tells the teacher that some people in a black van kidnapped his sister. then when the boy gets home he tells his dad and he calls the cops but they never found her yet she gets away and then the people that kidnapped her found her and they ran after her and she saw a gas statoin so she put sings up so they can try to find her faster then the kidnappers cought her and took her back to there house and put her back down stairs in there bastment and thats where i got so far its been a really good book so far i cant wait till i finish it the theme is when the boy stands up for his sister and he gets to school to tell someone that his sister got kidnapped and there mom died when the girl was just a baby so all she has is her brother and dad and now she got kidnapped so i don't think she's happy i think she fells sad and scarred. she said she thinks she's going to die because her dad told her that if you see a killer are a kidnappers real face they will have to kill you cause u know who they are.

Ricky said...

Dear Mrs,Halterman
the book I'm reading is about Bengerman Franklin. The theme is never give up on your inventions,because Franklin was trying to make electricen but couldn't do it. so he keep trying and trying and final he did.

lori p said...

The book that I’m reading is because of Winn Dixie, Opal and Winn Dixie. Opal was on her way home one day and Winn Dixie runs towards
What was called the old witches house. But the lady that lived there was nice her name was Gloria Dumps she had a tree with all these bottles hanging from it and she said every bottle that was up there was every bad thing she had done and so the theme of my story is that forgive people no matter what doings they have done

Angel (: said...

The book i am currently reading is Dovey Coe and she is someone who is trying to figure out about her grandfather's death. its a mystery to her and her family.

Lindsey M. said...

The book I'm reading is Judy Moody Gets Famous by Megan McDonald.
The theme of the book is do whatever you put your mind to and don't give up. Judy wanted to get famous so she entered a pet contest. She and 30 other people got their picture in the newspaper, but Judy was halfway cut out. She kept looking for ways to get her picture in the paper.

brandon said...

Island by Gordon Korman the theme of my story is not to give up.Because in the book they are stuck on and island and they never give up trying to get off and stay alive.But there are dealers there that steal and then sell rare animal parts. and there ship sunk so there out of food.