Caroline's+IRP

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Picture:
This is a picture of a muffin, because in //Hazel Green// there are two bakeries and they are rivals. Mr. Murray, who specializes in breads is Mr. Voilo, the pastery chef's competitor. In a part of the book, Mr. Voilo thinks Hazel told Mr. Murray his new secret recipe, which she didn't and he gets very angry. Mr. Voilo says that if she doesn't admit she told Mr. Murray the recipe, that he wouldn't walk in the parade and that he wouldn't let her walk in the parade. Hazel is stuck in the middle between a bakery fight!

Summary:
//Hazel Green// is an upbeat, hilarious book that has a little bit of mystery in it. Hazel Green is a girl who is about 12 years old who lives in the Moodey building. She is outgoing, spunky, funny and a little bit impolite. Another important character is a boy Yakov Plonsk, more widely known as "the Yak", who is a mysterious mathematician. The plot is about Frogg Day, a national holiday to remember Victor Frogg. Hazel finds out that the children of the Moodey building used to march in the parade on Frogg Day, and she is determined to find out why. Along the way, Hazel makes a friend, gets involved in a mystery and is accused of telling Mr. Voilo's recipe to Mr. Murray. This book takes place in an Australian city, but mostly in the Moodey building. You should read //Hazel Green// by Odo Hirsch!

Book rating:
I rate //Hazel Green// a 9 because I love the characters and what happens. It isn't your ordinary book that most people read (or write) and I really recommend it. //Hazel Green// is part comedy, part drama and part mystery. Most people could like this book because it is different and is likable!

My Passage:
I read a part in //Hazel Green// where Hazel has found out that she and the children who live in the Moodey building can make a float for the parade. In this scene, Yakov Plonsk makes his first appearance in the book and it leaves a firm imprint in Hazel's mind. At the end of this section, Hazel gets caught by Mr. Murray, the baker Hazel doesn't like, and is forced to go inside his bakery. What happens inside his bakery is very important and has an impact on the rest of the story. I chose this scene because it is informative, suspenseful and unsuspecting.

Author & The book:
Websites on the author and //Hazel Green//. ~[|Biography & Book list] (Odo Hirsch) This is a website on the author that includes all of his books. It contains a short biography on Mr. Hirsch. ~[|More ratings] This is a website that has more ratings people have sent in and it contains a summary of the book. This website has what other girls our age think of the book on it.

Foods:
~[|Australian cakes] This is a website that has 3 recipes for Australian cakes. In //Hazel Green// there are two competing bakeries and I thought that it would be interesting to see what were some real Australian pastries and desserts.

Australia:
~[|Australia Fun Facts] Since Odo Hirsch is from Australia and //Hazel Green// is set there, I added a link on Australia. This is an interesting website with fun facts on Australia.