Student reaction to oral reading:

The Kraken, by Don C. Reed.

"The kraken was just now dragging the boat down under the water and suddenly Tom went bezerk yelling and swearing at the giant squid while trying to find a tomahawk. He started to chop at the squid, hacking away at the arms. he cut one arm after another. The giant squid spit out ink in fear of Tom. Tom's dad and friend started to row like crazy with the squid close behind. Then the squid jumped out in front of them and. . . ."

by Grant