Fuzzy Mud
by: Louis Sachar
Grades 3-5
From Louis Sachar, the multi-award-winning author of Holes, comes the New York Times bestseller that’s been nominated for 13 state awards and counting!
They got lost.
The world got scared.
And the mud got fuzzy.
Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight.
To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya, unaware of the reason for the detour, reluctantly follows. They soon get lost. And then they find trouble. Bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined. What they uncover might affect the future of the world.
FUZZY MUD is an imaginative and suspenseful story of the great lengths we’ll go to for friendship and family, the mishaps and breakthroughs that are made in the name of science, and the wonders of mud . . . fuzzy mud.
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“The children are well-realized characters and agents within their immediate social worlds . . . [and] the very fate of the world is at stake.” --The New York Times
“Holds as much suspense as fuel for discussion.” --Booklist, Starred
by: Louis Sachar
Grades 3-5
From Louis Sachar, the multi-award-winning author of Holes, comes the New York Times bestseller that’s been nominated for 13 state awards and counting!
They got lost.
The world got scared.
And the mud got fuzzy.
Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight.
To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya, unaware of the reason for the detour, reluctantly follows. They soon get lost. And then they find trouble. Bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined. What they uncover might affect the future of the world.
FUZZY MUD is an imaginative and suspenseful story of the great lengths we’ll go to for friendship and family, the mishaps and breakthroughs that are made in the name of science, and the wonders of mud . . . fuzzy mud.
A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“The children are well-realized characters and agents within their immediate social worlds . . . [and] the very fate of the world is at stake.” --The New York Times
“Holds as much suspense as fuel for discussion.” --Booklist, Starred
Activity 1
Create an acrostic poem using the word, "Friendship". An acrostic poem is a very fun poem for kids. Each acrostic poem has a topic idea running down the left side of the poem. Each letter in the topic word has a new thought that runs off the side from left to right and is relevant to the topic word. The topic word is typically the title as well. For example... If you were writing an acrostic poem with the topic word "pumpkin" the title would be pumpkin and each line of the poem would start with one of the letters in the word pumpkin. PUMPKIN by Kaitlyn Guenther Piles of candy Under the bed Make for a delicious snack People Know It’s been Halloween because No one is without candy |
Activity 2
Create a figurative language booklet in which you collect at least 5 different examples of figurative language from the book. You must identify the type of figurative language and explain its meaning. |
Activity 3
Create a Quote Quilt by folding your paper into 4 sections. Write 1 important quote in each part. On the back, explain why each quote is so important. |
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