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conversations.value: Give me a description for a story titled The Great Treehouse War about Winnie, Wednesdays, Winnie's with the genre: Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life.
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conversations.value: Gr 36Winnie's mom and dad are getting divorced. They are extremely competitive, both in their careers and their parenting styles, and splitting time with Winnie is no exception. They insist that their custody agreement be divided right down the middle, with each parent getting the exact same amount of time. Winnie will spend three days at her dad's house and three days at her mom's. That leaves Wednesdays, and since Winnie's parents can't split their daughter in half, they decide to build an amazing tree house between their properties. On Wednesdays, Winnie will live there alone. As her parents' competitiveness ramps up, Winnie finds that her Wednesdays are sacred. They're her only break from the custody craziness. When her time there is threatened, Winnie goes on the offensive and stages a tree house standoff. She's not coming out until her parents see her way of thinking, and nine of her closest friends join her with demands of their own. It's kids vs. parents in epic fashion, and the author's not-quite-fantasy world is every kid's dream. All of the frustrations young people feel with their parents during a divorce are hilariously hyperbolized in a way that will make children feel vindicated and less alone. The epistolary format allows readers to get to know all of the characters through creative footnotes, sticky notes, newspaper articles, emails, and tiny drawings. VERDICT the author's whimsical, original work is a breath of fresh air. A strong addition to any middle grade collection.Mandy Laferriere, Fowler Middle School, Frisco, TX
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conversations.value: Mandy Laferriere, Fowler Middle School, Frisco, TX. A strong addition to any middle grade collection. VERDICT the author's whimsical, original work is a breath of fresh air. The epistolary format allows readers to get to know all of the characters through creative footnotes, sticky notes, newspaper articles, emails, and tiny drawings. All of the frustrations young people feel with their parents during a divorce are hilariously hyperbolized in a way that will make children feel vindicated and less alone. parents in epic fashion, and the author's not-quite-fantasy world is every kid's dream. It's kids vs. She's not coming out until her parents see her way of thinking, and nine of her closest friends join her with demands of their own. When her time there is threatened, Winnie goes on the offensive and stages a tree house standoff. They're her only break from the custody craziness. As her parents' competitiveness ramps up, Winnie finds that her Wednesdays are sacred. On Wednesdays, Winnie will live there alone. That leaves Wednesdays, and since Winnie's parents can't split their daughter in half, they decide to build an amazing tree house between their properties. Winnie will spend three days at her dad's house and three days at her mom's. They insist that their custody agreement be divided right down the middle, with each parent getting the exact same amount of time. They are extremely competitive, both in their careers and their parenting styles, and splitting time with Winnie is no exception.Gr 36Winnie's mom and dad are getting divorced
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conversations.value: Give me the first five paragraphs for this story.
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conversations.value: The Great Treehouse War
  GLENBROOK—Parents around the world breathed sighs of relief this morning, as the second to last of the so-called Treehouse 10—all fifth-graders from local Tulip Street Elementary School—ended their 19-day standoff. Cheers could be heard from blocks away when the ninth child climbed down from the treehouse between the properties of Dr. Alexis Maraj and Dr. Varun Malladi, running to hug his tearful parents. Everyone seemed relieved that the disagreement had at last come to a peaceful end.
  Only one member of the Treehouse Ten still refuses to return to American soil. As of press time, Winifred Malladi-Maraj, the treehouse's original resident, remains inside, with no sign of when she might leave. Neither of Winifred's parents chose to comment.
  I'm writing in regards to your daughter, Winifred Malladi-Maraj. As I mentioned to each of you in our separate parent-teacher conferences after the first week of school, Winnie is smart, curious, and charming, and gets along well with the other students. Most days, however, Winnie is somewhat quiet. At first I believed this to simply be her nature. In my many years as a teacher, I have known many quiet students. And then I noticed something peculiar.
  The minute Winnie walked through the door to Room 5L on the first Thursday of school, her face was brighter. All day she was more talkative, more eager to engage. It was as though someone had flipped a switch and brought this previously shy girl to radiant life. I thought that perhaps something amazing had happened the evening before to make her so cheerful. The next day, Winnie was back to her quiet self, and I thought no more of the situation... until the following Thursday, when Winnie was once again as carefree as ever. Something, clearly, had happened the evening before—something absolutely wonderful. The following day, the switch flipped back, and once again she withdrew.
  I must admit that this morning, on our third Thursday together, I sat at my desk waiting to see which Winnie would walk through the door. And I am both delighted and puzzled to report that it was the happy Winnie—the girl full of sunshine. It's not bad, this weekly change in Winnie, but it is rather curious, and I was hoping the two of you might be able to shed some light on the situation. If there is indeed something on that occurs each Wednesday to make Winnie so delighted, perhaps it might be possible to bring whatever this thing is into her life every day.
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conversations.value: Guys!" Aayush called from the east-facing window first thing Monday morning, when Winnie was brushing her teeth. "You have to see this!"
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conversations.value: Give me the last five paragraphs.
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conversations.value: The following is what was said on the Channel 10 Action News special report that aired on the evening of Tuesday, June 6th, just before the end of the school year:
  Well, I really wish you hadn't missed all that school back in April, but I have to admit this memoir is very well done. Excellent work, everyone! I enjoyed getting to know all of you better, and I hope the folks at the publishing contest will, too. (I'm no judge, but I think they'd be crazy to pick anyone else's entry over yours!)
  I will very much miss you all when you head off to middle school next year. Please do stay in touch and let me know what fabulous things you get up to. It's been a real pleasure teaching you all this year (and learning a lot from you, too!).
  P.S. In case it wasn't clear, you all passed. A-pluses for everyone! That includes you, Winnie—I can tell you worked very hard on this!
  P.P.S. Please remember to remove all of the Post-it notes throughout before you submit this to the contest!