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APA Citation: Stiefvater, M. (2011). //The Scorpio Races //. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.

ISBN number: 978-0545-22490-1

Award: Printz Award 2012

The Scorpio Races take place every November. Kate Connelly, also known as Puck, knows the family is in trouble so she enters the races. The entire community has their doubts and superstitious beliefs because she is a female. The only person who believes in her is Sean Kendrick. Will his belief and her desire to win be enough?

I have already recommended this book to my mother and we are both lovers. The idea comes from traditional stories about water horses with a small twist. Maggie Stiefvater creates a love story with drama and scary creatures. The creatures in the story are truly frightening but the love story that comes from the race makes the story irresistible.

Genre: Fantasy Fiction

Curriculum Connection: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

# 4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unkown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.  a) Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

Promotional Activity Introduce the word **Capaill uise**


 * With the following clues have the kids decide what this word means. **


 * Lives in salt water **
 * Runs very fast **
 * Can live out of water but its heart pulls it back to the sea **
 * Larger than a horse but smaller than an elephant **
 * Tramples men or anything in its way **
 * Eats meat. The smell of blood drives it mad! **
 * What is it? **


 * Then we will begin reading the story in search of the Capaill uise. **