The Wolff's Tale
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 19
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As Alcatraz made a pit by using his Talent to break the floor the oldest piped up. 8YO: “Oh, I know this one.” When the topic of containing ...
Saturday, May 14, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 18
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When we saw the pictures of the Dark Oculator’s lenses the oldest immediately noticed something. 8YO: “They’re all single lenses.” 8YO (exci...
Friday, May 13, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 17
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When Alcatraz and company came to rescue Grandpa Smedry he said that said Alcatraz was late and the eight year old burst out laughing. 8YO: ...
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 16
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When Grandpa Smedry was being tortured one of the kids figured out what was going on when he wasn’t reacting with any sense of pain. 8YO: “G...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 15
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8YO: “What’s a bazooka?” I had to briefly explain that it was a weapon that made large explosions as the simplest way to let them know more....
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 14
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The characters were talking about the various Smedrys being different and the kids immediately had opinions (they've already become atta...
Monday, May 09, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 13
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While the characters were starting their third chapter in prison (and the author was talking about things like book time—one sentence can de...
Sunday, May 08, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 12
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Right before I read that Alcatraz said “I forgot” the eight year old predicted that he would say “I don’t know.” I think she definitely gets...
Saturday, May 07, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 11
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We meet our characters after last chapter’s cliffhanger imprisoned with just a bucket for “facilities” in their cell. 7YO: “What are facilit...
Friday, May 06, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 10
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While carrying a duffel of guns Sing mentions that ancient weapons are heavy, the kids objected, obviously having missed some of the discuss...
Thursday, May 05, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 09
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The book referenced that talking dinosaurs had been mentioned before and included the reference in a bit of self-referential humor. 8YO: “Pa...
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 08
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In this chapter Alcatraz discovered that much of what he thought about global geography isn’t true and that there are three secret continent...
Tuesday, May 03, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 07
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When I read the passage highlighted at the left from Bastille the eight year old got a gleam in her eyes as she understood. Sarcasm is some...
Monday, May 02, 2022
Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians - Chapter 06
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“…the Scrivener’s Bones…” 6YO: “Bu…bu…bu…bones? What does that mean?” 4YO: “Skeleton!” 6YO: “Eek!” (Note The Scrivener’s Bones is actually...
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