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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Airhead by Meg Cabot
The Steps by Rachel Cohn
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Slob
Friday, October 29, 2010
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Terminator Salvation FROM THE ASHES
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Terminator Cold War 2
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Tangerine
I read a book called Tangerine by Edward Bloor. I chose this book to read because I was the cover and it really caught my eye because it had a soccer ball on it. So I read the back of the book to see what that book was about,and it sounded very interesting to me so I starting reading it. This book is about a boy who has a tiny medical condition, this boy loves to play soccer. So the boy went to soccer practice ready to play and just then his coach tells him he can't play because of his medical condition.
The boy wanted to be able to play soccer but he had to wait a little while until he could transfer to a different school where he could play soccer, so eventually he did move and he tried out for hat soccer team and he made it!! Also he met a new friend while he was there, actually he met quite a few kids there, of course they were on the soccer team. Then he transferred back to his original school and had no one to talk to because his beat friend had found a new best friend. Read the book and you'll find out what happens next!!
Two things I liked about the book are that it was about soccer. Also I liked that he could play soccer again because I myself got frustrated that he couldn't play.Two other things that I didn't like were that he couldn't play with something that he has played with all his life. Also I didn't like that he went to a new school then went back to his old school then back again,too much moving around.I think that kids that like soccer would like this book. I think this book is good for ages between ten through thirteen. I would recommend this book to my friends because all of them enjoy the sport of soccer.If I had to rate this book I would give it 4 stars.
Marked
The Girls Death Left Behind
Beth wanted her family back but they were dead.She had to live with her aunt,uncle,and cousin.It was very hard for her because she had to start a new school. She eventually got used to everything .
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Cold War
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Twilight
The Lovely Bones
The main charactor in the story is Susie Salmon . She was only fourteen when she was killed . Susie was myrtered by someone that she knew from her very own neighborhood. She was killed out in a corn field with nobody around to help he or even hear her . Nobody could find her except for the arm that he left in the dirt .
I loved that this book was filled up with suspense and I love how that Susie watches everybody that she cares about from her heaven . In some parts of the book it can get very boring . DO NOT READ THE FIRST CHAPTER I AM WARNING YOU , YOU WILL BE FREAKED OUT . I recommend this book for people 11 and up .
The Best and The Hardest Thing by Pat Brisson
Dork Diaries 2
the last song
anyone and everyone can read this book.its very easy and its a great book.
Ronnie(main character) has issues with her family member because of past that she was lied to about.Ronnie wanted to stay home in new york in the for the summer, but she couldn't because someone was hurt. while Ronnie was at her dads she met new people, fell in love and cried a few times. so Ronnie learned to forgive and move on in the summer.
two good parts of the book, one is Ronnie saves baby turtles.the second is that she forgives her true love. two parts i didn't like was when Ronnie's friend was on fire. the second one i didn't like was when Marcus tried to start multiple fights.i think people that aren't afraid to explore would like this book. i also think an animal lover and someone who has experienced someone close dieing would be a good person to read this book.i think this because this book would be close to them.
The Cry of the Icemark
this book The Cry Of The Icemark is about a nonfiction land in an imaginary land. when a dangerous enemy threatens to destroy the peace that they worked to establish. so the hero travels to distant lands to find allies. they go to war with the strongest nation in their area.the main character Esra fights for her life. I like this book because it had suspense and a lot of action. Another reason is that the author Stuart hill is awesome is that hes written other book in this series that are just as cool as the other ones in this series.I would recommend this book to people who like magical and mystifying boos.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" is about four best friends. The were going to be apart for a whole summer. They wanted to stay together but they all had to go different places. So, they found a pair of pants that fit all of them and they sent them to each other throughout the summer, and they wrote each other letters. They each had to do something exciting or something exciting had to happen when they were wearing the pants. After the summer ended, they would pack up the pants and wait until next summer to start their adventures in the "magic" pants.
Two things I liked about the book are how some people might be able to relate to the book, and also I liked all the exciting events and adventures. Two things I didn't like about the book are how the point of view changed to each of the girls throughout the book,so you had to make sure you knew who was talking in the book. I also didn't like how I couldn't understand parts of the book, but overall I understood it. I think this book is age appropriate for many people. I think this book is more age appropriate for kids in 5th grade and up because they need to understand the point of view, and they need to understand some of the bigger words. I would recommend this book to my friends, and to people who like exciting events and adventures. If I had to rate this book I would give is 4 stars!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The Boyfriend by R.L Stine
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
I'm going to die. That's what Lia knows. She's 17 years old, and weighs 73 pounds. All she wants is to weigh 0 pounds. All the bones in her body are popping out from her skin, and the bones making her feel fat.
Lia and Cassie are best friends. Ever since 2nd grade. But when Lia and Cassie have a 'skinny contest', they take skinny to the extreme. So extreme that Cassie dies, so extreme that Lia weights 82 pounds. Then Lia soon starts feeling guilty for Cassie's death. She starts cutting herself, starving herself. Really killing herself. But her family wants to help. Will they save her before it's too late for her too?
Wintergirls is a brilliantly written novel about anorexia. I'd reccomend this to every girl that i know. I'd rate it 4/5. The book had wonderfully illistarted details. You felt like you were Lia, trying to both be skinny an surviving. The book just plain out rocks. I chose this book because my friend, Heather read this book. She said it was kinda funny, yea it wasn't at all. ;)
Fat Vampire by Adam Rex
You can't lose weight on an all blood diet. Doug is trying to stay out of the sunlight, trying not to kill his best friend Jay, and trying to lose weight. He really doesn't like the whole 'situation'. The situation is.... he's an overweight vampie.
Doug is fat. He is unattractive. He's not popular. Doug is.... well Meatball. That's what everyone calls him, Meatball. Everyone but Sejal, the Indian exchange student. The girl with the problem with the internet, Doug fell for her. But, she doesn't like him like he loves her. Doug is trying to get blood but he can't. Not from a panda, not from a party full of drunk girls, and not even a blood-mobile. But Doug finds himself spiraling out of control with the whole 'vampire' thing. He might lose his bff Jay to a pair of wings and a set of fangs.....
I really enjoyed the book 'Fat Vampire' it was upbeat and an easy read. Anyone would be happy with this book. :) i'd rate it 5/5. I was pretty irratated at the end though, you don't know what happens at the end at all. That was sooooo annoying. But i chose this because the title sounded amazinn.
Don't Die My Love by Lurlene McDaniel
Luke and Julie forever, 'til death do us part. Julie really does't want Luke to die. Neither does her father, his coach. No one wants Luke to die.... But things don't always go your way. Thats how life is, so unfair.
Don't Die My Love, is a book about thiscaring girl named Julie, and her love for her dying boyfriend, Luke. Luke is an all-star football player, every college scout is watching him, then he is diagnosed with leukemia. Julie and his mother are worried, but all Luke wants to do is play football. He gets well again while the new stadium is being built. He and Julie then go to see Luke's uncle Steve in California, where both Steve and his girlfriend get married and Luke gives Julie a promise ring for marriage. :) Luke then dies, and Julie is destroyed. She loses weight, stops talking to friends, and dies emotionally. Will she carry on?
I kinda liked the book. Some parts were ehh, but the rest was good. I'd reccomend this to slower readers, football fans, and romance fans. I'd rate it 4/5. I chose this book because i love Lurlene McDaniel's book, Prey.
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Every Soul a Star
The Lovely Bones
The mesmerizing tale of the fourteen year old rape/murder victim, The Lovely Bones tells you of Susie Salmon's family, (which includes, Buckly her brother, Lindsey her sister, and her parents, Jack and Abgail Salmon) Susie's friends, struggling with Susie's death. Beyond the shallow Earth is Susie, watching from the Inbetween. Susie soons finds out that she is not the only victim.
I LOVED this book with the deep intensity of a thousand suns! The book was everything i would ever like to read! I would rate this 5/5! I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes to take their time, and likes to drown in beautiful words. I chose this book because i thouht the killer was named Herbert, but he wasn't. I wasn't dissapointed though.
The Lovely Bones
The Secret Society of the Pink Crystal Ball
A Child Called "It"
1-800-Where-R-You?-When Lightning Strikes
Something, Maybe
One of the things I liked about this book is that it's told in a point of view of a normal, everyday teenager. Hannah's voice in the book is a mixure of literal elements while at the same time, she brings her own teenage voice. Another thing I liked about this book is that it's one of those teenage love stories where it doesn't just focus on the boy and girl, but also focuses on the girl's life and how she's struggling with how embarrassing she thinks her parents are and everyone in school ridiculing her for it. I definitely enjoyed reading this book! I recommend it to any teenager who just enjoys reading. Although, it has suggestive language or details that might make some people a little uncomfortable reading, so if you are one of those people, I suggest you do not read this book. Other than the language and the content, it was definitely an easy read and I recommend the book or author to anyone who loves to read!
Maximum Ride:Fang
Once Angel tells Max that Fang will die soon, she refuses to belive her even though she is probably right. She doesn't know what to think, life with out Fang, her #1 fighter, co-leader of the flock and maybe even her soulmate,so she just assures everyone that this will not happen. When she tries desperately to protect Fang, which eventually gets the flock broken again. Then in the middle of it all, they meet a strange boy who they hyave never seen before and is just like them and insistes that the only reason that he exsits is to be Max's perfect other half. Angel then teams up with an evil scientist and Fang goes to investigate which ends up to be a bad decision. Max wanted to keep the flock like her own family but Dylan(her perfect other half) ruins it so they do thier best to ignore him. All this and more happens while the apocolpyse is coming.
Two things I liked about this book were that it has even more action,romance and drama more than the previous books. I also liked that it keeps you hanging so that you'll have to wait for the 7th book , Angel, to come out in February of 2011. Two things that I didn't like were that it goes back and forth between perspectives so you have to make sure that you know who is speaking and whose perspective it is. Another thing that I didn't like was the way that it ended because a heart is left broken so I'll have to wait until February to find out what happens to it. I LOVED this booka dn would reccomened it to anyone who is taking the time to read this.(but first I would read the rest of the series so you know what is going on) These are all AMAZING books and once you start, you won't be able to put them down.
Back round info: Iggy is 14, Fang is 14, Max is 14(and a girl!!!!), The Gasman(Gazzy) is 8,Nudge is 12 and Angel is 6.
The Secret Circle:The Initiation And The Captive Part 1
Cassie is a girl who loved her friends where she lived in Sunny California.Then one day Cassie had to move to New England, she had no friends. There was a group of teens who seem to rule her school. She was then initiated into the coven of witches that's controlled New Salim for hundreds of years, she's was drawn into The Secret Circle.When she falls for the mysterious Adam, she must choose whether to resist temptation or risk dark forces to get what she wants.
This is a excellent book to read.There is many interesting tales in the book.However there are some boring parts to book as well. Overall I would recommend this book to others.
The Last Song
Prey by Lurlene McDaniel
the Waters and the Wild
Monday, October 25, 2010
Maximum ride:Max
In Max, a 14 year old girl named Maximum Ride, and her 5 friends who are just like family to her, Iggy,Fang,Nudge,Angel and Gazzy, have to find Max's mom who has been kidnapped by a Japenese Coorporation owner. They gather clues and are led to somewhere unexpected, the bottom of the ocean. Meanwhile, fish and other sea creatures are dieing in large sums for no reason and the have to figure out why along with some scientist friends that they met in the 4th book. Max must figure all this out while taking care of her family at the same time. Max wanted to spend time with her mother and half sister but she was kidnapped so Max and the rest of the flock try to find her.
Two things I liked about this book is that there is the perfect amount of action and romance so anyone would like it. Another thing I liked about this book was that it had so much detail packed into it and it gave me vivid imagery in my mind. Two things that i didn't like was that it went back and forth between Max's moms' point of view and Max's point of view. Another thing I didn't like was that it had really short chapters so it felt like I had to read more to get more of the book out. I think that any age could read this book. There are occassionally words that I didn't know but it is still a pretty easy read and i finished it within 2 days. I would most definately reccomend this to a friend. I think since it has action and romance that both boys and girls could read these books.
(incase you do want to read the books the series goes like this, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, School's out forever, Saving the world and other extrieme sports, the final warning and the 6th book is titled Fang.)
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
DIARY of a Wimpy Kid DOG DAYS
I think this book is good and it was a great addition tho the series. Greg wanted to have a fun summer with his video games but people kept annoying and interupting him so he got in trouble. Foranyone whos read Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1,2,or 3 You will be glad to know all your favorites are back like Rowley, Fregley, Manny, Rodrick and a few new ones too. If you have some time to read and you want a goood boook then I would get this book. It was a good book that I red in under two days but if you are a slower reader it might take a week or two. Plus it has a decent amount of pages too. It defenitly is smaller than Harry Potter though by alot.
I am glad I read this book and I can't wait till' the new one comes out. I got this book from some body at school. I reccomend this book to any body who likes this series and it is apropriate for everyone.
PS.(My Little Cousin read this book he is 7.)
I Rate This One E
Friday, October 15, 2010
The Tale Of Emily Windsnap
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Pish Posh
Found
Found: By Margaret Peterson Haddix was the book I chose to read for my Independent reading book. It is a mystery book. I thought this book was good.
Found is a mystery about 2 kids who try to find out their true identities. The 2 kids were adopted. Throughout the story they face many difficulties while trying to find out who they really are. Jonah and his family have a meeting with the F.B.I. The F.B.I can not tell them much. Kathrine, Jonah's ,takes pictures of the documents on the desk. When they got home they started researching the picture. You will have to read the book to find out what happens next!
I thought this book was really good. If I had to rate this I would give it 5 out of 5. This is one of the books in the Missing series. I will look forward to reading the other books
Dork Diaries
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Bluford High-secrets in the shadows
Roylin,and Coop were furious with the small old man. So they taught him a lesson by scaring him bad the only tooth he had came out from him shaking to much! Roylin now visits and takes Mr.Miller out for food and fun. He really hates it their he says it so much more that he talks his daughter not visiting. Roylin felt like a better person knowing Mr.Miller was okay it was like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders. He doesn't pick on kids so he could feel big he apologized and forgave everyone. He even gets people to help out at the nursing home, he helps at home too! Fixes the table,washers dishes doesn't fight with his sister anymore. Roylin feels like a changed man, like he has a purpose to be on earth. He loves and respects himself so much he turned down Kori Archer!
This book was brilliant and perfect in so many ways. It's small but it's a MUST! So detailed and it just paints a vivid picture better than HD! It's wonderful like I said small but a blast of some thriller some romance and a little action along the way. If you get ENJOY!!!!! :-)