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I hope you enjoyed!
KF
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Al Capone Shines My Shoes: Problemos Author: Gennifer Choldenko
I hope you enjoyed!
KF
Matched By Ally Condie (Another one)
Hello poeple
If you have forgotten, The name of the book I am reading is Matched which is by Ally Condie. I have read 366 pages out of 366 pages.
On this blog post I will tell you about two obstacles that my main characters went through.
One of them is when Cassia has to read the poem without getting caught by the officials. Another one is when Cassia and Xander have to save Ky's artifact. A quote from the book is "Don't open it," I whisper to Xander."Don't keep it in your house. Bury it or hide it somewhere. It's not what you think." page 201.
That is basically it, yeah.
See Ya!
Skype the Amazing
If you have forgotten, The name of the book I am reading is Matched which is by Ally Condie. I have read 366 pages out of 366 pages.
On this blog post I will tell you about two obstacles that my main characters went through.
One of them is when Cassia has to read the poem without getting caught by the officials. Another one is when Cassia and Xander have to save Ky's artifact. A quote from the book is "Don't open it," I whisper to Xander."Don't keep it in your house. Bury it or hide it somewhere. It's not what you think." page 201.
That is basically it, yeah.
See Ya!
Skype the Amazing
Beast Quest
Title: Beast Quest - NIXA The Death Bringer
Author: Adam Blade
79/113
The first obstacle is when Nixa transforms into Elenna and makes Tom think that she just a banded her horse,but Tom was confused since Elenna loves animals. Then Elenna came running toward him. Tom's quote was "But Elenna is right beside me". Tom got even more confused. Then Tom remembered what wizard Aduro said "Nixa is shape-shifter". Tom pulled out his sword. Then figured out that Elenna would never a banded her horse. Elenna started to transform into Nixa. Tom was ready to hit her with his sword, but Nixa ran away.
FLYTE
Hey guys,
I am reading a new book. It's called FLYTE.
"It can't be. Marcia said that FLYTE was banished!" So in this book, so far the brother of Septimus Heap, turned evil and he's bringing back DomDaniel. He kidnaps Jenna and Septimus, and his brothers go out to save Jenna. They find her, and see that the evil brother, Simon, has the FLYTE charm. It gives him the power to fly as high as he wants, and do as many stunts as he wants. They defeat him (for now), and he flies away.
That's all I read, but I am satisfied with what I read.
I am on page #337/532 pages
Thanks for reading and/or commenting
Kristina (Kat)
I am reading a new book. It's called FLYTE.
"It can't be. Marcia said that FLYTE was banished!" So in this book, so far the brother of Septimus Heap, turned evil and he's bringing back DomDaniel. He kidnaps Jenna and Septimus, and his brothers go out to save Jenna. They find her, and see that the evil brother, Simon, has the FLYTE charm. It gives him the power to fly as high as he wants, and do as many stunts as he wants. They defeat him (for now), and he flies away.
That's all I read, but I am satisfied with what I read.
I am on page #337/532 pages
Thanks for reading and/or commenting
Kristina (Kat)
Bad Dreams
The book I'm reading is called bad dreams written by Anne Fine.
I am on the 10th chapter of the book Bad Dreams.In the book the main characters have been wondering what the girl Imogen is like. Imogen is a new girl that comes to the new school. I really like this book and I hope that you guys would read it some day. But its a really sad book. This is a fiction book. This book is about two girls called Mel and Imogen. Imogen is the new girl who came to a new school where she had her friend Mel. But before when Imogen was still at her old school she had a problem with friends. Her problem was that her classmates thought that she is weird, they didn't want to be her friend. Even the teachers thought she was weird. That's why Imogen moved to this new school. But even in her new school her classmates thought she was wired everyone except her only friend Mel.Mel at first also didn't want to be her friend because she thought that she would lose her friends because if she became her friend then her classmates would think the same for both of them. But then she realized that she was lonely and quiet and so she changed her mind and didn't care about what other classmates would say for her. Bu when Mel became Imogen's friend everyone would ask her your hanging out with her shes so wired but Mel would ignore what other classmates would say to her. But even teachers stayed away from Imogen and Mel.But Imogen was also sad because everyone was ignoring her and where ever she goes everyone would just walk away with out even saying hi. Even sometimes the teachers would see her in the corner of the library sitting there and crying then other teachers would say maybe it would be the best for her to start fresh in a new school.
Any way its a great book.
Now I will show you the book:
Uglies
29/09/2013
Uglies
By: Scott Westerfeld
In my novel "Uglies", the main character Tally Youngblood, has run into more than two obstetrical's, during her journey through the novel. But I have to mention only two of them. The obstetrical's Tally had during her journey through the novel are that, was not going to be turned pretty if she did not tell special circumstances where the smoke was located. The second obstetrical Tally Youngblood had to face was that, when Tally had made her choice of turning pretty, and giving up the location of the smoke, to special circumstances, she had to make the journey to the smoke and make sure it was real, but when she got there she had trouble deciding if she wanted to stay in the smoke or lave and be pretty. am at page 425 out of 425 pages, which means I have finished "Uglies", my book report novel. One quote I found in the novel "Uglies", and thought was interesting is "What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful", and the page number of this quote is 279.
Private Peaceful (Post four)
Hi guys,
I have finished Private Peaceful all 202 pages of it!
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I have finished Private Peaceful all 202 pages of it!
Here is a picture of Michael Morpurgo (the author) and Private peaceful book:
Comment: I think that this book is a very educational book. I think so because the whole book is written using facts. Michael Morpurgo wrote at the end of the book how before he wrote this book he went and interviewed lots of people who were fighting in world war one and he used their experiences to write the book.
Thomas had a lot of obstacles his life but I will only write about two. One of his major obstacles that he had to conquer was when his family started to lose money and then Colonel said that he would kick them out if Charlie and Thomas had to go and fight in the war for a year. "So he decided that now is the time for every able-bodied man who lives or works on his estate,every one who can be spared, to volunteer, to go off to war and do his bit for king and country..." (page 100)
The second most important obstacle in his life that I think was very important was him seeing all his friends and family die by his side. For example, he was there when his dad died and his brother died in the war and he was really shaken up by all of these deaths. He decided that he needed to survive and go and take care of his family. I think that was a very big achievement, keeping your head held high and having a goal that you simply are dying to reach. "All I know is that I must survive. I have promises to keep" (Page 195)
Hope that you enjoyed my blog post,
Anka
Thomas had a lot of obstacles his life but I will only write about two. One of his major obstacles that he had to conquer was when his family started to lose money and then Colonel said that he would kick them out if Charlie and Thomas had to go and fight in the war for a year. "So he decided that now is the time for every able-bodied man who lives or works on his estate,every one who can be spared, to volunteer, to go off to war and do his bit for king and country..." (page 100)
The second most important obstacle in his life that I think was very important was him seeing all his friends and family die by his side. For example, he was there when his dad died and his brother died in the war and he was really shaken up by all of these deaths. He decided that he needed to survive and go and take care of his family. I think that was a very big achievement, keeping your head held high and having a goal that you simply are dying to reach. "All I know is that I must survive. I have promises to keep" (Page 195)
Hope that you enjoyed my blog post,
Anka
The Hobbit - Post 4
Hello all, the book I am reading for my book report is The Hobbit (as I said before many times), by J.R.R. Tolkien. I read 150 pages out of 351, and so far its a great book.
(Since some of you put pictures from movies, I am adding one too. This is a part when Smaug the dragon is with Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit. Picture source: http://sciencefiction.com/2013/09/02/six-promo-images-desolation-smaug-2014-annual/)
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The two obstacles (problems) the main characters ran into so far was when Thorin and his company (the dwarves), Gandalf (the wizard), and Bilbo gets caught by goblins in a cave they slept in without knowing that that was a recently made door by the goblins. They got whipped and tied by the goblins, and was brought to the Great Goblin, the king or the leader of the goblins who lived in the tunnels of the Misty Mountains. Before being brought there, Gandalf killed some of the goblins with his magic flash and slipped out, and this made the Great Goblin very angry, because he hated almost everything and was very bad-tempered, even without any problems like this.
"Up to no good, I'll warrant! Spying on the private business of my people, I guess! Thieves, I shouldn't be surprised to learn! Murderers and friends of Elves, not unlikely! Come! What have you got to say!" The Great Goblin said that after finding the dwarves. Page 75.
He really hated intruders too, and he said that if they were not intruders, he would let them go, but this hope of being set free was gone; the Great Goblin found Orcrist and Glamdring, the weapons made in the war of Gondolin, which was used to slice and kill the goblins. Because of this, he ordered his goblins to trap them in the most darkest part of his mines and let them to never see the light again, but then all the lights and torches went off, which made them see nothing. Suddenly the Great Goblin fell dead, and the lights and torches went back on which revealed Gandalf. Gandalf helped them escape from the goblins, and Thorin, the dwarves and Bilbo (riding on the back of the dwarves which took turns carrying him) ran. The goblins, having their leader killed by the wizard went frantic, and tried to catch and attack the dwarves and and the other two, but failed. So they sent their most quietest and fastest goblins to catch them, which they almost succeeded to but failed again because of Gandalf and Thorin's Glamdring and Orcrist. During that fight, Bilbo fell deep inside one of the tunnels and found Gollum, a very sly and hungry creature which was most likely to eat him.
The other obstacle (problem) was when they escaped from the goblin mines safely and found Bilbo, and then fell into a ring of trees, which was unfortunately the Wargs' (wolves much more bigger and more horrible than normal wolves) meeting place.
"Escaping the Goblins and caught by wolves!" Bilbo said that when he was distressed by getting caught twice. Page 115.
So the company climbed the trees and watched the Wargs who had a meeting about attacking one of the villages with brave people (who was scum to them) and killing all of them. The goblins were supposed to come to the meeting too, but they were busy because they were in panic by the appearances of the dwarves, Gandalf, and Bilbo and the death of their leader. The Wargs would not let the dwarves, Gandalf and Bilbo go, because they didn't want their plan of attacking the village to be heard except for them and the goblins, which made them stay there until dawn (it was night time then, and the trees were a very uncomfortable place to be in during the night). The goblins came shortly after and saw the dwarves, the wizard and the hobbit. Gandalf was already attacking the Wargs at the time with pine cones on fire, and Wargs or wolves were terribly scared of fire. The goblins weren't scared of fire, so they just put out the fire easily and put dry leaves and other foliage under the trees making them burn, which would cause the dwarves, the wizard and Bilbo to fall. But luckily they were rescued by the great eagles who lived in the high parts of the Misty Mountains.
So these were the two obstacles, and I didn't need any other source instead of the book (The Hobbit) this time. :)
(Since some of you put pictures from movies, I am adding one too. This is a part when Smaug the dragon is with Bilbo Baggins, the hobbit. Picture source: http://sciencefiction.com/2013/09/02/six-promo-images-desolation-smaug-2014-annual/)
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The two obstacles (problems) the main characters ran into so far was when Thorin and his company (the dwarves), Gandalf (the wizard), and Bilbo gets caught by goblins in a cave they slept in without knowing that that was a recently made door by the goblins. They got whipped and tied by the goblins, and was brought to the Great Goblin, the king or the leader of the goblins who lived in the tunnels of the Misty Mountains. Before being brought there, Gandalf killed some of the goblins with his magic flash and slipped out, and this made the Great Goblin very angry, because he hated almost everything and was very bad-tempered, even without any problems like this.
"Up to no good, I'll warrant! Spying on the private business of my people, I guess! Thieves, I shouldn't be surprised to learn! Murderers and friends of Elves, not unlikely! Come! What have you got to say!" The Great Goblin said that after finding the dwarves. Page 75.
He really hated intruders too, and he said that if they were not intruders, he would let them go, but this hope of being set free was gone; the Great Goblin found Orcrist and Glamdring, the weapons made in the war of Gondolin, which was used to slice and kill the goblins. Because of this, he ordered his goblins to trap them in the most darkest part of his mines and let them to never see the light again, but then all the lights and torches went off, which made them see nothing. Suddenly the Great Goblin fell dead, and the lights and torches went back on which revealed Gandalf. Gandalf helped them escape from the goblins, and Thorin, the dwarves and Bilbo (riding on the back of the dwarves which took turns carrying him) ran. The goblins, having their leader killed by the wizard went frantic, and tried to catch and attack the dwarves and and the other two, but failed. So they sent their most quietest and fastest goblins to catch them, which they almost succeeded to but failed again because of Gandalf and Thorin's Glamdring and Orcrist. During that fight, Bilbo fell deep inside one of the tunnels and found Gollum, a very sly and hungry creature which was most likely to eat him.
The other obstacle (problem) was when they escaped from the goblin mines safely and found Bilbo, and then fell into a ring of trees, which was unfortunately the Wargs' (wolves much more bigger and more horrible than normal wolves) meeting place.
"Escaping the Goblins and caught by wolves!" Bilbo said that when he was distressed by getting caught twice. Page 115.
So the company climbed the trees and watched the Wargs who had a meeting about attacking one of the villages with brave people (who was scum to them) and killing all of them. The goblins were supposed to come to the meeting too, but they were busy because they were in panic by the appearances of the dwarves, Gandalf, and Bilbo and the death of their leader. The Wargs would not let the dwarves, Gandalf and Bilbo go, because they didn't want their plan of attacking the village to be heard except for them and the goblins, which made them stay there until dawn (it was night time then, and the trees were a very uncomfortable place to be in during the night). The goblins came shortly after and saw the dwarves, the wizard and the hobbit. Gandalf was already attacking the Wargs at the time with pine cones on fire, and Wargs or wolves were terribly scared of fire. The goblins weren't scared of fire, so they just put out the fire easily and put dry leaves and other foliage under the trees making them burn, which would cause the dwarves, the wizard and Bilbo to fall. But luckily they were rescued by the great eagles who lived in the high parts of the Misty Mountains.
So these were the two obstacles, and I didn't need any other source instead of the book (The Hobbit) this time. :)
Hello sixth graders,
I am still reading the Cat the Wife and the Weapon by Leann Sweeney. At this point I am almost done the book. This week I read one hundred and twenty pages. The two obstacles the main characters have run into are...
1. Tom (one of the main characters) is being accused for murdering a man he did not kill. But I have to admit all the evidence was pointing to him even though he did not commit this crime. Quote from the book... "Tom was still at Mercy PD after all this time?" "And did she say murder?"
2. Jillian (another one of the main characters) has to take care of a boy named Finn (short for Finnian) who has run away from his home because he was not happy there. Quote from the book... "Soon Finn and his dog climbed into my backseat."
3. Here is a third obstacle the main characters have run into. Finn (The third and final main character) is also being accused for a crime he did not commit. He is also being hunted down by his parents he ran away from. Quote from the book... "I take it you're Finn. I'm Deputy Candace Carson of the Mercy Police."
I hop you found this interesting! Read the book!
-Erika-
I am still reading the Cat the Wife and the Weapon by Leann Sweeney. At this point I am almost done the book. This week I read one hundred and twenty pages. The two obstacles the main characters have run into are...
1. Tom (one of the main characters) is being accused for murdering a man he did not kill. But I have to admit all the evidence was pointing to him even though he did not commit this crime. Quote from the book... "Tom was still at Mercy PD after all this time?" "And did she say murder?"
2. Jillian (another one of the main characters) has to take care of a boy named Finn (short for Finnian) who has run away from his home because he was not happy there. Quote from the book... "Soon Finn and his dog climbed into my backseat."
3. Here is a third obstacle the main characters have run into. Finn (The third and final main character) is also being accused for a crime he did not commit. He is also being hunted down by his parents he ran away from. Quote from the book... "I take it you're Finn. I'm Deputy Candace Carson of the Mercy Police."
I hop you found this interesting! Read the book!
-Erika-
The Lord of the Rings
Title: The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
Author J.R.R Tolkien
Page Read: 510/531
One obstacle the Main Characters has run into was in the Old Forest the Hobbits were kidnapped by barrow wights but Tom Bombadil who is the master of the Old Forest helps them out and saves their lives from being killed. "the icy touch froze his bones, he remembered no more"(182)
Another obstacle is when the Main Characters go to The Mines of Moria and meet the Balrog where Gandalf the Grey fights the Balrog on a bridge but the Balrog's whip pulls him down and he falls down into the deep with the Balrog. "But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard's knees, dragging him to the brink" (431)
Unknown Word: Brink
Definition: An extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope
Bibliography: https://www.google.rs/search?q=definition+brink&oq=definition+brink&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3849j0&sourceid=chrome&espvd=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
This is a picture of a Balrog that pulled Gandlalf down the bridge
Author J.R.R Tolkien
Page Read: 510/531
One obstacle the Main Characters has run into was in the Old Forest the Hobbits were kidnapped by barrow wights but Tom Bombadil who is the master of the Old Forest helps them out and saves their lives from being killed. "the icy touch froze his bones, he remembered no more"(182)
Another obstacle is when the Main Characters go to The Mines of Moria and meet the Balrog where Gandalf the Grey fights the Balrog on a bridge but the Balrog's whip pulls him down and he falls down into the deep with the Balrog. "But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard's knees, dragging him to the brink" (431)
Unknown Word: Brink
Definition: An extreme edge of land before a steep or vertical slope
Bibliography: https://www.google.rs/search?q=definition+brink&oq=definition+brink&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.3849j0&sourceid=chrome&espvd=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8
This is a picture of a Balrog that pulled Gandlalf down the bridgeThe boy in the striped pajamas
Author: John Boyne
Finished
The 2 main characters, I think are Bruno, and Schmuel the Polish kid in the camps next to Bruno's house located in the "Out-With". Bruno's "problem" is his rather unfortunate life out of his home in Berlin. He had a lot of friends and family in Berlin know he has a unfortunate life. Just to add to his "misery" he is living with his 12 year-old sister who is often described in Bruno's pessimistic words a the "hopeless case". Unfortunately\Luckily for Bruno, he is not aware about the really, unfortunate life of the people in the concentration camps next to him. He is not even aware that the people in the shacks next to him are POW's (Prisoner's of war ) due to the Third Reich's ideas about Aryan superiority. Luckily for him, his as described by Bruno " Stupid father" is a high ranking general (Probably SS, because he is living near the concentration camps), making a good living for his family. To even add to his bad way of thinking, he thought that up until the encounter with Maria,(I personally think the most important part in the book) he thought that she only existed for them, which was later proven false.
On the other side, Schmuel, the real unfortunate guy in this book had quite some problems. He is described as coming from Warsaw, the capital of Poland. He said he never "Herd" for Berlin, and that he says that Warsaw is a great place to live. Naturally, Bruno disagreed with that "incorrect thought". His grandpa is, he said is a watch repairer and his parents are rarely mentioned. He is said to be bald, and very slim, and obviously feeded with insufficient amounts of food. He, with out much thinking, would wish freedom and to go back to Warsaw once again. He claims that his father is missing.
Curiosity is a positive thing and may kill. That is the case here. (You are probably thinking, "What the heck is he writing about?") The two boys decide to search for Schmuel's father. Bruno's masks up as a BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS and enters the camp. Note: The following part of the text needs a tough soul to read.
While searching for Schmuel's father they get trapped in a line. The are forced to enter a mysterious room. Suddenly, the soldiers shut the door's and gas enter's the chamber. Everybody in the chamber is DEAD.
Sorry if I messed up your day, but that is the harsh reality. (I will not put in interesting facts because it might disturb some people, due to the to big amount of sadness presented in the text).
Thank you for reading my brutal blog post.
Finished
The 2 main characters, I think are Bruno, and Schmuel the Polish kid in the camps next to Bruno's house located in the "Out-With". Bruno's "problem" is his rather unfortunate life out of his home in Berlin. He had a lot of friends and family in Berlin know he has a unfortunate life. Just to add to his "misery" he is living with his 12 year-old sister who is often described in Bruno's pessimistic words a the "hopeless case". Unfortunately\Luckily for Bruno, he is not aware about the really, unfortunate life of the people in the concentration camps next to him. He is not even aware that the people in the shacks next to him are POW's (Prisoner's of war ) due to the Third Reich's ideas about Aryan superiority. Luckily for him, his as described by Bruno " Stupid father" is a high ranking general (Probably SS, because he is living near the concentration camps), making a good living for his family. To even add to his bad way of thinking, he thought that up until the encounter with Maria,(I personally think the most important part in the book) he thought that she only existed for them, which was later proven false.
On the other side, Schmuel, the real unfortunate guy in this book had quite some problems. He is described as coming from Warsaw, the capital of Poland. He said he never "Herd" for Berlin, and that he says that Warsaw is a great place to live. Naturally, Bruno disagreed with that "incorrect thought". His grandpa is, he said is a watch repairer and his parents are rarely mentioned. He is said to be bald, and very slim, and obviously feeded with insufficient amounts of food. He, with out much thinking, would wish freedom and to go back to Warsaw once again. He claims that his father is missing.
Curiosity is a positive thing and may kill. That is the case here. (You are probably thinking, "What the heck is he writing about?") The two boys decide to search for Schmuel's father. Bruno's masks up as a BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS and enters the camp. Note: The following part of the text needs a tough soul to read.
While searching for Schmuel's father they get trapped in a line. The are forced to enter a mysterious room. Suddenly, the soldiers shut the door's and gas enter's the chamber. Everybody in the chamber is DEAD.
Sorry if I messed up your day, but that is the harsh reality. (I will not put in interesting facts because it might disturb some people, due to the to big amount of sadness presented in the text).
Thank you for reading my brutal blog post.
The Jaguar Stones, book 1 Middleworld
J&P Voelkel
312/399
The first obstacles is when they are in the underground "labyrinth" and they go down a river and there wanted to go the easier way but the water raised during the rain and the stone she usually went under blocked them so they had to take take the difficult way (man vs nature) which was through the cascades and rapids - page #138,"I need you to concentrate...hoop do you hear that roaring noise?its the rapids the second obstacle was when Max was picking up the fire wood, there was a dangerous snake called "three step snake". The snake got his name because if it bites you you are only able to make three more steps until you die. Max met him while picking woods and he petrified his body and the snake passed him without biting him.
SCAT!
Carl Hiaasen
274/371
The main character is Nick, his father is a soldier, and one day he was sent to IRAQ! Nick has a weird mystery to solve, a teacher is missing in the school of Truman. The biology teacher is Mrs. STARCH! She's the one that's missing. Mrs. Starch disappeared on her field trip to Immokalee. Nick has to find out a lot of things so that the mystery clear. But the thought of his dad being in Iraq (where lots of wars happen) is changing his life. Eventually Nick gets a call from the hospital, and they say that Captain Gregory Waters ( Nicks father) has lost his right arm and he's got an infection.
"A small favor of youth of America"
'It means that you're about to retire from teaching profession.'
Pg. 179
Carl Hiaasen
274/371
The main character is Nick, his father is a soldier, and one day he was sent to IRAQ! Nick has a weird mystery to solve, a teacher is missing in the school of Truman. The biology teacher is Mrs. STARCH! She's the one that's missing. Mrs. Starch disappeared on her field trip to Immokalee. Nick has to find out a lot of things so that the mystery clear. But the thought of his dad being in Iraq (where lots of wars happen) is changing his life. Eventually Nick gets a call from the hospital, and they say that Captain Gregory Waters ( Nicks father) has lost his right arm and he's got an infection.
"A small favor of youth of America"
'It means that you're about to retire from teaching profession.'
Pg. 179
Snakehead
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The two obstacles that my characters face are when Alex Rider is entered in a thai kickboxing tournament by the smuggling business called Snakehead. The rules of the tournament are when someone is to win, the opponent has to be unconscious or dead. I have a quote about this obstacle. "In the next thirty seconds, Alex used every defense technique he had ever been taught."Page 122
The second obstacle in my book is when Alex was racing down rapids and about to fall down a waterfall. Here is the second quote. "Alex Rider opened his mouth and yelled as the kayak was swept helplessly over the edge."Page 326
Page read: 385/385
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Trash;Obstacles
I have finished reading my book report novel Trash. The author is Andy Mulligan.The two obstacles my characters face are the police chasing them after the bag they have found and exchanging money to get the bible: "Marco,of course-he wanted to see the money first,so I counted every note,and I could see greed in those little eyes so I thought maybe I was safe really ,and twenty thousand was enough for him: I counted it out, sitting on the edge of my seat,getting ready - and he pulled the Bible out if his bag,and laid it down on the table as the Chinese who owned the place put cups down in front of us." Pg 165.
Battleground By Chris Ryan
The title of my book is battleground by Chris Ryan. The main characters of this story are 4 SAS troops and Ben and Bel. Bel is Ben's mother, who helps people in Syria. In the middle of the book she got a military transport to Syria. After she is transported, a battle starts. I have read the last 100 pages of the 300 page book today. Ben has to defuse a bomb and I liked his following quotes on 277 when he was in panic: "Which wire do I pull? Do I need a tool, what will happen if I pull it?".I found Ben's following quote on page 214 funny because an MG isn't a toy gun but its a powerful machine gun. "The noise of the helicopter's weapons made the GPMG sound like a toy gun.". The ending of the book was when the soldiers and Ben went home after defusing the nuclear bomb. Ben also rescued his mom and took her safely back home.
INKHEART
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| Cover of Inkheart |
I am reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.
Pages read: 534/534
Comment: I love the book, and there is a little paragraph from another famous writer, any other author, at the start of each chapter. But, some chapters Cornelia would start from another character's P.O.V. (point of view) and you wouldn't really understand who's point of view you are seeing through.
Meggie has run into many delays (if that's what you want to call them :P) She has been captured by Basta, on of Capricorn's best men, going to see the author of the book she's trying to protect, Fengolio is the author of the book in the story (I have looked at all the chapters of the book, but It's hard when the chapters don't have names, just 'Chapter 1") Meggie also runs into trouble when Elinor, her aunt, gets kidnapped by Capricorn. (Again, I couldn't find the page, so sorry)
Meggie has run into many delays (if that's what you want to call them :P) She has been captured by Basta, on of Capricorn's best men, going to see the author of the book she's trying to protect, Fengolio is the author of the book in the story (I have looked at all the chapters of the book, but It's hard when the chapters don't have names, just 'Chapter 1") Meggie also runs into trouble when Elinor, her aunt, gets kidnapped by Capricorn. (Again, I couldn't find the page, so sorry)
Matilda
Matilda
by Roald Dahl
240/240 pages
Review by Shelly Ness
240/240 pages
Review by Shelly Ness
Matilda (main character), ran into many obstacles. One of the biggest ones was Miss Trunchbull. She is so mean, she always tried to get Matilda and other kids in trouble! she hates children! She always blamed Matilda! "Matilda!' she barked. 'stand up!' 'who me?' Matilda asked. 'what have I done?'...' you are a vile, repulsive, repellent, malicious little brute!' the Trunchbull was shouting..." (161,162). Another obstacle Matilda ran into in the story was Miss Honey and how she moved in with her and got adopted by her. This obstacle was good. " 'Daddy and mummy!' Matilda burst out, gasping for breath, 'I don't want to go with you! I want to stay here and live with Miss Honey and she says that i can but only if you give me permission '"(238). Her parents agreed and that's how the story ended.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
FLOUR BABIES
Main
character=the main character of this story is a boy called Simon, is a boy that
he don’t want listen to the teacher
Story=the story centers around Simon Martin, a new student
in an international school. As it so happens, a new student has arrived at the
school, and, by sheer coincidence, his name is passed all his science exams
with flying colors, reads voraciously and even speaks and reads French
fluently. The class teacher, Mr. Cartwright, sends the boy to Dr. Felltham’s
class, and Simon, who had been sent there by accident, soon arrives. The class
is choosing their options for their contribution to the school Science Fair.
They wish they could work on one of the most exciting experiments – The
Exploding Custard Tins, Soap Factory, or Maggot Farm, for example – but these
have been reserved for those who passed their science exams. As a result, 4C
have ended up having to Martin Simon. The two boys are the complete antithesis
of each other – Martin Simon choose between a series of boring experiments.
First they have to choose a topic- their options are consumer studies,
textiles, child development, nutrition, and domestic economy. Simon Martin is
given the task of pulling a voting slip out of a tub; Martin Simon's slip comes
out, and the topic he has chosen is “child “
The experiment which Dr. Felltham has chosen for child development is
'Flour Babies'. Each boy is given a six-pound bag of flour, in rags to form the
look of a baby, and he must care for it at all times, as if it were a real
baby. They must also write a diary explaining how they cope with this
responsibility. The boys are not happy for this experiment but Simon
misunderstands a conversation he overhears between Dr. Felltham and Mr.
Cartwright, and thinks that they will get to kick the flour babies to bits at
the end. Mr. Cartwright decides to pick another topic, but Simon has already
mistakenly informed the class about kicking the babies to bits, they like the
idea, and press gang him into letting them do the experiment. Simon becomes
fond of his flour baby, while the others complain. Simon reflects on his own
childhood: his Dad left home when Simon was just six weeks old, and never came
back. His relationship with his mother has always been precarious, and Simon
now begins to learn about the pressures of parenthood.
Two
obstacles=1) Simon has to pay attention to the teacher but he can’t; the
problem is he don’t
understand because he is a new student in the international school.
2) He has the
responsibility of a flour baby for an experiment in class.
Part of a
book=p.16
“-And the experiment Dr. Devoy has chosen for
this topic is (…) Flour babies!-
Now scorn was supplanted by
confusion.
-Sir? Is that flour babies or
flower babies?(…)what they are? Whatever they are. They don’t sound much
real science”
Comment= I love this book because is
interesting and funny, it’s simple and no much long and it’s perfect if you want read a book not
challenging and nice
Sarah Vazzoler
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