In class we have been talking about theme. The theme means the message or the life lesson. Some themes we are talking about are acceptance, courage, friendship, responsibility, cooperation, kindness, perseverance, and honesty. We read Call It Courage and we thought that the theme of the book was courage because it is in the title and Mahout (the main character) was afraid of the sea but then he actually went from where he lived to an island and back to where he lived. We also read a book called The Penderwicks and thought the theme was friendship because the Penderwicks (a family with 4 girls and there dad) had 2 friends named Cagney and Jeffery. We read The Golden Door too. We thought that the theme was courage and friendship because Rye ( the main character) was only 16 and he went to find his brother and defeat the skimmers. We thought the theme was friendship too because Rye found a friend named Sonya and they became good friends. Right now we are reading Maniac Magee  and I think that the theme is friendship and kindness. Kindness because a girl from the east end gave a book to a boy in the west end and she let him live with her and her family. Friendship because the girl became friends with the boy. These books are really good and I think you should read them. Please comment on this post:)