What I'm trying to say is you can't judge people by their cover." as well as the following female responses "You can't judge a person by his cover." and "The book was pretty good but I didn't think that they (the author) finished it." demonstrate higher order thought processes where the students evaluated the text in regards to their personal and text knowledge. One of the hockey playing mentors wrote that he did not like the ending either, revealing his personal response to the book.

Similarly, another grade 4 class' Book Rating responses for The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by E. Trivias reveal a positive response from both boys and girls. Male responses such as "I'd say it's a good book but it's just pretty much reversed from the Three Little Pigs." and female responses such as "It was like the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf." confirm that students were making connections to other texts.

A male response for Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by D. Cronin included the following: "It was funny when the animals got something new; they could use it against the farmer. The illustrations were funny; they tried to show what they were doing. I would recommend the book to others because it was funny how they used the typewriter to blackmail the farmer". This response indicates that the student was able to synthesize the plot events.

In response to L'Autobus Magique dans l'Arctique by Joanna Cole a male student wrote, "I like this story because it was educational. I thought the pictures were great because they helped me understand the story. You gotta read this because it is awesome because it taught me a lot of things..." suggests that the student has a deeper understanding of the topic and has synthesized the information from the text.

Some mentors assisted the boys in finding themselves in texts that reflected their worlds in a traditional, hegemonic and masculine sense (themes of danger or exploration or stories of animals, sports and humor). Other mentors made connections that went beyond the traditional to transformational, offering the children a challenge, raising questions, valuing differences (challenging and surprising themes found in biography and books with human rights issues). Books such as Click Clack Moo, Cows That Type by D. Cronin and The Moccasin Goalie by William Roy Brownridge offered an opportunity to raise questions and consider challenging issues. The Brownridge book is about hockey, but in this case one of the players is physically challenged.

In response to The Moccasin Goalie Sheldon (a mentor) wrote "Boys and girls both liked it. They really liked the pictures. The book used, it fit well with the drawing activity. The kids were asking many questions and were very attentive".