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The Vox Box archive for Dec. 26, 2008

FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 2008

A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

Your Next Assignment!...

Yup, you sound like total spies: Your next assignment is here...So we've covered the Prologue and the first two chapters - We're gonna keep moving on with The Book Thief.After posting your thoughts and chatting with others, go forth and prosper on to read the…

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A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

Arrival on Himmel Street 

Time for round two of Book Club! First up is the first section of part one, entitled "Arrival on Himmel Street." In this section, we gain more insight into the death of the book thief's brother, get a glimpse of her new foster family, and…

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A sign of definite intelligence - The Vox Book Club (The Spokesman-Review)

Growing Up A 'Saumensch'...

Here we go - discussion of The Book Thief, Chapter 2 commences here!So we begin with a description of the books and their meaning. Death describes them as not just meaning 'something, but everything.' What else do they represent? Do you have an object in…

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In 2006, then-editor Steve Smith of The Spokesman-Review had the idea of starting a publication for an often forgotten audience: teenagers. The Vox Box was a continuation of the Vox, an all-student staffed newspaper published by The Spokesman-Review. High school student journalists who staffed the Vox made all content decisions as they learn about the trade of journalism. This blog's mission was to give students an opportunity to publish their voices. The Vox Box and the Vox wrapped up in June 2009, but you can follow former staffers' new blog at http://voxxiez.blogspot.com.