The Suite Life on Deck: Break up in Paris

The Suite Life on Deck: Break Up in Paris (Season Finale). TV - Disney Channel.

Spin-off of the original show The Suite Life with Zack and Cody. A preferred show of the eleven-year-old girl I babysit, we recently watched the Break Up in Paris episode.

The S.S. Tipton cruise ship docks in Paris, Baily and Cody are planning to celebrate their one-year anniversary and London helps Cody practice for the big date. Their preparations lead to assumptions and talk of breaking up. Zack and Woody inadvertantly get chased by art thieves. Mr. Moseby watches the Tour de France. Marcus tries to promote himself. Each scene is is goofy and silly.

A slapstick-type comedy with pronounced acting and an over-all clean, innocent appeal. Mr. Moseby makes a fool of himself; Woody is heavy-set and bumbling; London is a naccissistic, rich fashionista; Cody is the thoughtful, boy-next-door and his twin, Zack, plays the dumb jock; Baily is the midwestern, down-to-earth girl. Kids in the show appear smarter than the adults. Appealing to 9 to 12 year olds.

Episodes of The Suite Life on Deck and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody can be watched at Clicker.com

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, A Novel in Cartoons (2007) by Jeff Kinney. New York: Amulet Books. 217 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-9313-6
Fiction

Humorous. Cartoon graphics.

Reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a glimpse in watching a tween in action. Greg Hefferly, a middle school student, who describes his experiences and perception of those experiences in a journal over the course of a school year. The hand-printed type format and is intermixed with line drawings of people and events that relate to the journal entries. This visual format would immediately be appealing to a reluctant reader, as well as more confident readers. The drawings break up the text and are quite humorous. Greg writes about his experiences at school and home, his relationships with his friend, Rowley, and his family members. Great read for 8 to 12 year olds.

Click here to go to official website for the Wimpy Kid books.
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