The Extraordinary Mark Twain by Barbara Kerley



Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.
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  1. danica/donimguez 4thJuly 25, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    this book was very cute and an amazing biography! I liked it when Mark Twain and his wife found out about the boigraphy jounal that his daughter Susy was writing.***

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  2. Madi E 5th/HemingwayAugust 29, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    This was a great biography! I always like biographies, but this one was way better! It was very creative how she included pop-up journals! ****

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  3. nina/hemingwayAugust 30, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    I think this book was awesome and an incredible biography all while being told by a thirteen year old girl writing about her father, Mark twain.I liked the cat parade in this biography,it was funny!

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  4. Max/duncanSeptember 6, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    I loved this book so much about a real person. and i loved the detiels and stuff.

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  5. Mrs. KingSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    I thought this book had an interesting point of view. I liked how the author included real quotes from Mark Twain and his daughter Susy.***

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  6. Ellen/SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    I loved the pictures in this book! I really liked the way the author told it. I also thought that the cat parade was funny!
    ****

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  7. Katelyn/SailasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    i loved how the daughter wrote her own story about her dad.***

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  8. Beverly/SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    I think that this book is a good book because it had great points of views and I loved the fact that the book had lots of qoutes. ***

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  9. Leah/ SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    This book was okay. It was a great biography! There was so much description and was really funny at some parts. ***

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  10. Victoria/SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    I think that this book was amazing at first i was't into it at all! But then when the author put funny qoutes and intersting materials like that it was awesome I really happy i read this book! ***

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  11. Danielle/SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:18 AM

    I think this book was a good biography. It was very creative. Also I like the quotes and pop-up journals. It was a very good book ***

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  12. Caroline/SilasSeptember 7, 2011 at 7:19 AM

    I thought this book was okay. I thought this book was okay because to me it wasn't very interesting.**

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  13. Jackson/HemingwaySeptember 14, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    I liked the part when they are at the farm with the donkey and i also like the mini journals she put in there. I rate this book ***

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  14. Alexis/HemingwaySeptember 14, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    This biography was pretty cool and funny. I liked how Suzy was "secretly" keeping her journal and writing behind her dad's back. I read the journal entries and absolutely HATED the cursive. overall, I think this is a great book. ***

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  15. Haley C/HemingwaySeptember 15, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    i thought this book was a great book to write and personaly i don't think biographys are as good as the book was but this book had something that made me read it!! i rate this book****

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  16. dallen /hemiSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:04 AM

    this book espierd me i wanted to make a book about my dad

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  17. Braden/hemingwaySeptember 28, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    The book was okay, I mean I liked how susy secretly wrote a biography about her father
    "The extraodinary Mark Twain"***

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  18. nicholas l./daviesSeptember 28, 2011 at 8:27 AM

    it is a very good book and intresting and I liked how he fell of the donkey when he was he was going to his sisters farm.

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  19. tyler.m salinasSeptember 28, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    I thought it was funny. I liked how it had a biography of Mark twain....

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  20. Amy/HemingwaySeptember 29, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    This book was good. I loved the pop-up journals. I sort of want to read Mark Twain's books now. ***

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  21. Caelia/HemiOctober 5, 2011 at 7:00 AM

    i LIKE THIS BOOK BECAUSE... It was an amazing biography!I liked the pop up journals. I like that the little girl worte about her dad***

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  22. serena/hemingwayOctober 5, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    this book was ok, i didnt like it that much because im not that into biographies. but i liked the pop up journals. i rate it ** stars.

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  23. Noah/daviesOctober 5, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    I like how the letters are in cursive.

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  24. Lauren F. /Salinas[4]October 9, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    I cant read cursive that well so i wouldn't recommend this to k-2 . But i do like the quotes.**

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  25. elizabeth/MRS ROMIGOctober 10, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    i love all the pictures in this book

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  26. Colin/HeimingwayOctober 11, 2011 at 3:04 PM

    This book was written by a diferent person not Susy shouldnt this be a book by Susy?*

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  27. Nima/HemingwayOctober 12, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    I really didn`t like this book because the girl kept talking about hert father and how he was`nt a humorous guy but it was so boring i rate this book * no efence

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  28. logan a /hemiOctober 12, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    I like how it went thourgh her time with mark. I would recemend this book to a friend because it said everything they said in there time.**

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  29. jessica/romigOctober 19, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    I like how she wrote a journal and how mark twain would play funny jokes***

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  30. bennett/hemiOctober 20, 2011 at 9:05 AM

    I dislike all the journal pop outs. I wish it had a little more text.

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  31. hannah/hemingwayOctober 20, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    This was a great book it had awesome pictures!

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  32. Michelle/MondejarOctober 24, 2011 at 6:56 PM

    I love the journal pop ups and it had awesome pictures

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  33. Stevie/HemingwayOctober 26, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    I thought that it was a great book. I liked that Susie wrote a biography.

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  34. daniela/salinasOctober 26, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    I did not like this book becase it the pop out book thing*

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  35. Peyton/MondejarOctober 31, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    this was a very good book. I loved the pictures over all I loved it****

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  36. Mandalyn/Mrs.RomigNovember 1, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    I realy liked the book i liked the juornals!!!!****

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  37. Brooke/SetterboNovember 1, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    I love how Susy wrote a Journal. Also, I love the detailed i illustrations and drawings

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  38. Lillianna / mondejar 4thNovember 2, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    the story really had life and the pictures helped the story even more espcially cause they're pop ups ****

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  39. Bailey/SalinasNovember 2, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    It was a great book but not really my type. I'm more into fantasy. But i still think it was very, very great :). ***

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  40. nina mondejar 4thNovember 2, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    i liked that the daughter wrot the book and thst it was a biogorphy

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  41. kaitlin/salinasNovember 2, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    I think what bailey/salinas said was right.I like
    fantasy more.

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  42. Robert/SalinasNovember 2, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    I liked this book because of how they had the journal that had what Susy wrote about her father.

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  43. Camber/ SalinasNovember 2, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    I liked the book. It was not the best, but it was okay.I really don`t like non-fiction that much. I liked how Susy made a biography of her dad. ***

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  44. Hunter/Salinas 4thNovember 3, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    I liked this story. I thought the pop ups were cool. ***

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  45. Allison L/ AvinaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    This was a 2 star book and it was O.K. It showed the reader what Mark Twain enjoyed doing. My mom liked the Journals that were part of the book

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  46. Simon/HemingwayNovember 9, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    I liked the part when susie secretly wrote a biography about her dad and how it had the note book pages tat she wrote. *****

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  47. JIMMY/MONDEJARNovember 10, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    THE PICTURES ARE REALLY GOOD!!!!!!!

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  48. hayley h/hemingwayNovember 17, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    liked the pics because they were pop up! that was very creative of the auther.

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  49. katelyn mondejar 4thNovember 20, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    I liked that she wrote all these amazing things about her dad. ****

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  50. madison r / hemmiDecember 5, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    i liked that they had real quotes and i liked the pics ***

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  51. Austin/hemiDecember 13, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    This book was awesome and amazingly well writen. This book would tell amazing facts about Mark Twain. I give this book ***

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  52. Maddy/HemingwayDecember 14, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    ***
    I like this heartwarming book for takinging what could have been 'one of those boring biographies' and making it colorful and full of life.

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  53. EDWARDJanuary 5, 2012 at 6:26 AM

    IT WAS OKAY IT COOL HOW SHE PAINTED HER FATHER ON EACH WALL

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  54. Sam\MondejarJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    I liked this book because there are good ilustrations and I like the story.****

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  55. Farris Dees, MondejarJanuary 12, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    I realy liked this book. I loved how the journals are 3D. I also love how she cares about her father so much.*****

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  56. TylerM/salinasJanuary 12, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    I give it a ***stars because she wrote a secret biography.

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  57. Callie\MondejarJanuary 25, 2012 at 11:37 AM

    iliked this book because you can tell that Susy loves her father very much!!!! It was also cool how it showed what Susy was writing in her journal!!! *****

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  58. Tyler.S Salinas/BicJanuary 25, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    Didn't really like**

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  59. victoriaJanuary 27, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    it did not make any seans *

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  60. Jack/mondejarJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    I really like th flip pages and the color of the picture.

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