Cassie arroyo has the ability to use the spear of destiny. Christina diaz gonzalez is the awardwinning author of the red umbrella, a thunderous whisper, and moving target. Moving target is a fun, fast introduction into a complex and fascinating world full of ancient feuds, blood magic and total deception. In this exciting and actionpacked adventure by an awardwinning author, a young girl discovers her secret ancient bloodline. Kids will be clamoring for this sequel after finishing moving target, and this has even more thrills, riddles, and pageturning excitement. Cassie arroyo, an american studying in rome, has her world ripped apart when someone tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an italian university. The store, the store, moving target hb, what if you could control destiny. The spunky heroine must decipher riddles, follow clues, and make lifeordeath decisions. Praise for return fire, the sequel to moving target. Twelveyearold cassie arroyo, an american studying in rome, has her world ripped apart when someone from the hastati tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an italian.
Cassie arroyos world is ripped apart when her father vanishes. Moving target by christina diaz gonzalez overdrive. Students will identify main ideas as they build knowledge and learn vocabulary related to the holocaust. I read an advanced copy so anything may have changed by publication. Kirby, edgar awardwinning author of icefall christina diaz gonzalez weaves a tight, twisty, heartinyourthroat adventure that delivers thrill after thrill. Twelveyearold cassie arroyo, an american studying in rome, has her world ripped apart when someone from the hastati tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an italian university. Christina diaz gonzalez is the awardwinning author of moving target, the red umbrella and a thunderous whisper. Elizabeth lowells moving target is another in a long line of fastpaced, exciting, romantic suspense stories. In return fire moving target, the red umbrella and a thunderous whisper.
The book moving target is a very hard book to put down. Christina diaz gonzalez has created a fastpaced thrillride of a book, rich with riddles and myth, that young readers will not want to put down. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Moving target christina diaz gonzalez twelveyearold cassie arroyo is a student in rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the hastati, shoots her fatherand she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that. Moving target kindle edition by gonzalez, christina diaz. Moving target by christina diaz gonzalez book trailer. A comprehensive versebyverse exploration of the bible participant book, large print genesis to. Shop target for products you will love from scholastic. Scholastic inc isbn 9780545773225 hardcover 352 pages ages 8 to 12.
Find the best books, literary resources and educational solutions for kids at scholastic, a leader in publishing and education for nearly 100 years. Christina diaz gonzalez has created a fastpaced adventure that will pull readers in, and absolutely have them begging for more. Everyday book box k4 everyday book box 2 k2 literacy place levelled libraries k6. Stepping up guided reading 79 trickster tales 16 independent reading. Scholastic inc isbn 9780545773249 ebook 224 pages ages 8 to 12. Cassie sets out to uncover what is happening, only to learn that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the spear of destinya legendary object that can alter. About the author christina diaz gonzalez is the awardwinning author of moving target, the red umbrella and a thunderous whisper. Cassie has moved a lot because her dad is an art historian. Scholastic guided reading k6 lpey guided reading k3 info tales 24 flying start interiors.
Moving target book by elizabeth lowell thriftbooks. Moving target cassie arroyo, an american studying in rome, has her world ripped apart when someone tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an italian university. Discussion questions from scholastic created by scholastic view the pdf share. Return fire moving target, book 2 hardcover by christina diaz gonzalez.
The purpose of the south carolina book awards are to encourage students to read quality contemporary literature while simultaneously honoring the authors of the books which are annually. Through the authors use of figurative language, the reader was able to get images of the scenes. In many ways, this book was the meeting place, or reunion as it were, or many of lowells other stories. I kept forgetting how old cassie and the others were in the book because of all the things they were dealing with. Moving target is hard to put in a genre, but ill pick mystery because there are secret societies that descend from solomon in the bible and murder. Twelveyearold cassie arroyo, an american studying in rome, has her world ripped apart when someone from the hastati tries to kill her father, an art history professor at. Cassie sets out to uncover what is happening, only to learn. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Id never heard of it before i received it but when i read the synopsis i thought it sounded like something id like.
The moving target is a quickly paced mysteryadventure novel filled with chases, fights, and murders which macdonald described as a story clearly aspiring to be a. Cassie has the typical eighth grade girl haircut, face half covered by hair, as she looks to her left, as if something. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. When a young girl can determine the destiny of the world, the wrong choice could lead to disaster who will control destiny. Help ease the transition with stories all about the exciting moments of moving, full of characters who are sure to help your child feel a little less scared. For example, on page 4 the author used a simile, it was like straight out of a movie. Her books have received numerous honors and recognitions including the florida book award and the nebraska book award. Moving target will keep you engaged right up until the very end, and soon enough you, like me, will be clamoring to find out what cassie gets up to next. Moving target in this exciting and actionpacked adventure by an awardwinning author, a young girl discovers her secret ancient bloodline. Christina diaz gonzalez author scholastic linkedin. In the thriller genre, where protagonists tend to be anglo by default, books like moving target help to normalize the presence of latina characters in all types of stories, even fantasy thrillers.
And despite knowing the dangers of such a powerful object, she uses it to shape the future and save her fathers life. Moving target is a story with so much of what i love. Along the way cassie learns that she is part of an ancient bloodline that can control the spear of destiny. Thousands of jewish teens fought the nazis during world war ii. From meeting a growing hermit crab to learning how to stay connected with far away friends, these titles will bring a smile to your readers face and deliver a little bit of comfort during. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Shop target for kids books you will love at great low prices. Editions of moving target by christina diaz gonzalez. Scholastic inc isbn 9780545773232 paperback 224 pages 5. The fate of her family, and the world, may rest in her hands.
Find the books you want all in one place and at prices youll love. Book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading moving target. Christina diaz gonzalez twelveyearold cassie arroyo is a student in rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the hastati, shoots her fatherand she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that. In return fire, cassie and asher must regain the spear. Moving target is about a girl named cassie whose father has recently been shot. The boy who fought hitler scholastic storyworks magazine. A complete balanced literacy resource for 46 moving up with literacy place, a comprehensive balanced literacy resource for grades 4, 5, and 6, is designed to help you differentiate instruction and meet the diverse literacy needs of students in your classroom. Moving target by christina diaz gonzalez scholastic.
Theyve lived in rome for a short time when he comes running onto campus and tells cassie to leavequickly. All purchases earn scholastic rewards for your nominated school. Cassie sets out to uncover what is happening, only to learn that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the spear of destinya legendary object that can alter the future. Her upcoming book, moving target to be released by scholastic in september 2015 is a highstakes, actionadventure story featuring a strong, twelve yearold, latina girl who discovers she is part of ancient bloodline that can control destiny. Readers will root for cassie and stay with her to the nailbiting end. Moving target by christina diaz gonzalez booksamillion. When a young girl can determine the destiny of the world, the wrong choice could lead to disaster.
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