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April Read Like Hell-A-Thon––Special Spring Edition Levels and prompts can be read in any order you wish. Think of them more as groups instead of stepping stones to the next level. The only exception is the BONUS level in which you need to finish the other two levels as well to achieve. Each character has more prompt choices than needed to give you options. Read all the prompts for extra points (the points don’t matter, except for bragging power). If you achieve all levels including the bonus level (8 books total), you earn the title of “Persephone” “Atlantian” Level To achieve the “Atlantian” level, read one book from each of the three characters’ prompt choices (three books total). Jaws ● Teeth on the cover ● Water on cover ● Has been or is going to be adapted into a movie ● Boat on Cover Siren ● 'Song' or something involving music in the title or on cover ● Greek mythology involved ● A book about a deceptive murderer ● Siren/mermaid/sea witch character Cthulu ● Tentacles or wings on the cover ● A book about a cult ● A book about a legend ● A book by H.P. Lovecraft or with ‘Lovecraft’ in title “May Queen or King” Level To achieve the “May Queen” or “May King” level, read one book from each of the four characters’ prompt choices (four books total). Gremlins ● A book published in the 80s ● A book involving consequences ● A comedic horror ● Midnight/Night in the title ● A book with an unreliable narrator Krampus ● A book with demons ● Set at Christmas ● Snow or Ice on the cover ● A book with a German author or German legends ● MC(s) is a child Carrie ● Crown or blood on the cover ● Set in High School ● A book by someone in the King family (Stephen King, Tabitha King, Joe Hill, Owen King) ● A debut novel ● A book about vengeance Leprechaun ● Flowers or greenery on the cover ● Gold (the color) on the cover ● A book involving Irish folklore ● A book with themes of greed ● A book involving theft Bonus Level –– Camp Crystal Lake Survivor ● A book about a murderer ● A book set in summer ● A book set at a camp ● Mask on the cover ● A book involving escape.

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Reading Stephen King: Issues of Censorship, Student Choice, and Popular Literature
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 414 606 CS 216 137 AUTHOR Power, Brenda Miller, Ed.; Wilhelm, Jeffrey D., Ed.; Chandler, Kelly, Ed. TITLE Reading Stephen King: Issues of Censorship, Student Choice, and Popular Literature. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. ISBN ISBN-0-8141-3905-1 PUB DATE 1997-00-00 NOTE 246p. AVAILABLE FROM National Council of Teachers of English, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096 (Stock No. 39051-0015: $14.95 members, $19.95 nonmembers). PUB TYPE Collected Works - General (020) Opinion Papers (120) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Censorship; Critical Thinking; *Fiction; Literature Appreciation; *Popular Culture; Public Schools; Reader Response; *Reading Material Selection; Reading Programs; Recreational Reading; Secondary Education; *Student Participation IDENTIFIERS *Contemporary Literature; Horror Fiction; *King (Stephen); Literary Canon; Response to Literature; Trade Books ABSTRACT This collection of essays grew out of the "Reading Stephen King Conference" held at the University of Mainin 1996. Stephen King's books have become a lightning rod for the tensions around issues of including "mass market" popular literature in middle and 1.i.gh school English classes and of who chooses what students read. King's fi'tion is among the most popular of "pop" literature, and among the most controversial. These essays spotlight the ways in which King's work intersects with the themes of the literary canon and its construction and maintenance, censorship in public schools, and the need for adolescent readers to be able to choose books in school reading programs. The essays and their authors are: (1) "Reading Stephen King: An Ethnography of an Event" (Brenda Miller Power); (2) "I Want to Be Typhoid Stevie" (Stephen King); (3) "King and Controversy in Classrooms: A Conversation between Teachers and Students" (Kelly Chandler and others); (4) "Of Cornflakes, Hot Dogs, Cabbages, and King" (Jeffrey D.
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Stephen King From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other people named Stephen King, see Stephen King (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2010) Stephen King Stephen King, February 2007 Stephen Edwin King Born September 21, 1947 (age 63) Portland, Maine, United States Pen name Richard Bachman, John Swithen Novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, Occupation columnist, actor, television producer, film director Horror, fantasy, science fiction, drama, gothic, Genres genre fiction, dark fantasy Spouse(s) Tabitha King Naomi King Children Joe King Owen King Influences[show] Influenced[show] Signature stephenking.com Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies[7] and have been made into many movies. He is most known for the novels Carrie, The Shining, The Stand, It, Misery, and the seven-novel series The Dark Tower, which King wrote over a period of 27 years. As of 2010, King has written and published 49 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, five non-fiction books, and nine collections of short stories including Night Shift, Skeleton Crew, and Everything's Eventual. Many of his stories are set in his homestate of Maine. He has collaborated with authors Peter Straub and Stewart O'Nan. The novels The Stand, The Talisman, and The Dark Tower series have also been made into comic books, along with the short story N.
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