Talking+About+Books

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You can contribute a Booktalk in two ways. You can add your Booktalk directly to our page like the sample below. OR You can contribute to our Google Docs presentation shown further down on the page.

**//The Ranger's Apprentice//** by John Flanagan Will is nervous about “choosing day”. Who will choose him as their apprentice? He would love to be a knight, just like his dead father was. But of course, being an orphan, Will doesn’t really get a choice about what he’s going to do. Instead, he winds up as a Ranger’s apprentice. The Rangers are a secretive group that protects the kingdom from evil and crime. Will soon learns that becoming a Ranger is much more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined. The last apprentice was killed in training. Now it’s Will’s turn to try. Katy

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 **Google Docs Presentation Directions** Click on the menu tab at the right bottom corner of the title slide.Click on the **//Baird Reads//** link that appears on the left side of the title screen.This will bring you to the actual Google Presentation page where this slide show is shared and can be edited.

When you arrive at the Google Docs presentation home page click on **Actions**;scroll down to **Edit** and click. This will open a new page where you now will be able to edit the presentation by adding a slide and your information. The tools in this presentation are very similar to those found when using PowerPoint. Choose the first available blank slide from the column of slides on the left side of the screen. Click on the top title box and enter the title and author of your book. Click on the left box and enter your booktalk.

Click on the right box. Go to the **Insert** tab and insert the image of your bookcover that you saved on your computer. Resize your image, if needed. When you are done make sure you **Save** your additions by either going to **File>save** or click on the **Save & Close** tab on the top right side of the presentation.
 * Please be aware that when inserting an image you have to have saved your image to your computer.** You can use Google images to search for a picture of your book cover. Save your image to your computer.


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