Summer 2004 Review:

Mr. Margo has a different extra credit project each month, and this month it was the SOS File. Twelve students participated and their stories were all different. Liz had trouble with a go-cart she and her friend were building. Randy was terrified in baseball, and was freaking because his father had gone to watch him play. Jerry's SOS was from eating all the candy bars he was supposed to sell for band. 
Augustus' SOS was caused from a bear, on a camping trip. Robbie's goat caused his SOS, by running away and going into his neighbor's yard. His neighbor is extremely rude and mean. Corky had a bunch of SOSs that she wrote about. Joy's SOS was very interesting--it had how she was saved as a baby, and how she met who saved her life! Red wrote about how he was almost shark food. Gipper had an identity crisis when he lost his favorite hat. Brianna wrote about how her grandmother's favorite horse saved her from the lake by her house. Her grandmother didn't and doesn't let her go swimming in the lake because she lost a cousin to the lake. Kyle was stung by bees and couldn't see one day at camp. His friend had to lead him back to the tent. They forgot something so his friend had to go back. Kyle went through the wrong door and that's when his major SOS happened. The last one was from the teacher. He wrote about an SOS he had when he was still in school. 
I really enjoyed this book because it had lots of different experiences. I would recommend this for middle school students. 

~ Ashley Aldan, 6th grade, Boardman Center Middle School