Endymion Spring

Endymion Spring
Matthew Skelton

When Blake finds a blank book in the library at Oxford university, he knows it is something special. As he flips through the pages, he finds a riddle that tells of the destruction of the book. Can he and his sister, Duck, figure out the riddle before the evil and mysterious Shadow catches them?

This was one of the most interestiong books I have ever read. I like that a few chapters in the book are Endymion so you can know what happened to him. I made the desctiption soud like it was a little kids book, but the book was amazing!!!!!! Great job Mr. Skelton.

If you found a blank book in a library, what would you do with it?

Would you prefer to have the life of Blake or Endymion? Why?

How would you navigate through the Stacks?

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The Amulet of Samerkand

The Amulet of Samerkand
Bartimaeus Trillogy : Book One
Jonathan Stroud

Young apprentice magician, Nathaniel (or John Mandrake), has a normal life until a harsh and embarassing encounter Simon Lovelace, a ruthless and ambitious magician. In order for revenge, Nathaniel studies books he isn't at the age for and conjures up Bartimaeus, a djinni. Nathaniel commands Bartimaeus to steal an amulet from Lovelace, which he later finds out Simon illegaly has...

Every time I looked at this book, it looked absolutely stupid. (There was a different cover on my copy, and it scared me a little, too.) Once again, I learned the lesson not to judge a book by its cover. I was going to read a very funny book called, A Dog Called Grk next, but I can't wait to get my hands on the next in the trillogy. I like the foot notes in the story when Bartimaeus is thinking, although it is hard to get used to. I also like that the chapters switch off between Bartimaeus and Nathaniel. I would reccomend this book to anyone looking for some suspenceful action.

What kind of Demon would you want to be? Why?

How would you go about revenge on your enemy if you were a magician?

Would you like Bartimaeus as a companion?

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Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
Newberry Award Winner

Jess wants to be the fastest runner. Not next to fastest, not almost fastest, the fastest. When he is running in the summer, he meets a new girl named Leslie. The next day at school, Leslie races with the boys and wins. Jess and Leslie become friends and create their own secret country, Terabithia, across the stream. Lately, the stream bordering Terabithia has been getting higher and higher, faster and faster, so much that Jess doesn't like to cross it. When he goes away for the day, Leslie crosses the stream by herself...

This is the BEST book I have ever read, and I have read hundreds of books in eleven years. When I saw it, I thought it would be really bad, but it was AWESOME!!!!! It was also the saddest book I have ever read. It is the only book that had ever made me cry. My sumerization is no where near the book, and I would reccomend it to anyone.

If there was a girl racing where the boys were, how would you act? What would you do if she beat you?

What would you get someone for Christmas if you had no money?

If your only friend died, how would you react?

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Urchin of the Riding Stars

The Mistmantle Chronicles
Urchin of the Riding Stars
M. I. McAllister

A young squirrel falls out of the sky on a nightt of riding stars. The next night of riding stars, Prince Tunble is murdered. Urchin is now the page of Captain Crispen. Crispen is banished from the island because the King thinks it was him. Urchin, now Captain Prada's page, works hard to find evidense against the evil Captain Husk and Lady Aspen. Will he succede?

I actually read this book because it looked a lot like a Redwall book. It turned out to be AWESOME! The review isn't great, but it is hard to get anything near the book. This book was awesome.

If you were Crispen's page, would you try to convince everyone that it wasn't him, believe in the Lots, or not know what to think?

Would you turn Prada in for rescuing the babes to be culled?

If you thougt you would be murdered like Urchin, would you leave, maybe never to return?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Book vs. Movie

ERAGON
BOOK VS. MOVIE

The first thing I want to say is I have wanted to do this for a month. The second thing, I am one person who has his own opinion and does not speak for the world. If you disagree with me, I don't care. My best friend disagrees with me. I am sorry if this hurts some feelings.

THE MOVIE WAS HORRIBLE!!!!! This will take a while.

1. Sloan seemed nice to Eragon in the movie and he didn't in the book.
2. Eragon is wearing a modern leather vest on a modern white shirt! He wears a tunic!
3. Garrow and the farm were supposed to be burned down, but everything was just broken. Brom burned it!
4.Soldiers never came to the village in the book but were there in te movie.
5. The Ra'zac looked like mummies that were alive and had maggots crawling on them. They are supposed to be disformed creatures with black robes with a hood so you can't see their faces except for a black beak.
6. Arya didn't come to the part of the wood where Eragon was and tell him where she was. He saw her in her cell.
7. Angela was stupid and was rich and in the wrong town. Where was Solembum?
8. Teirm, Yauzak (or Daret, I can't remember), Dras Leona, and Theriensford were forgotten in the movie.
9. The Ra'zac killed Brom long before Gil'ead.
10. Murtagh joined Eragon long before Gil'ead.
11. Gil'ead isn't a fortress, it is a settlement.
12. The dwarves aren't mentioned in the movie.
13. Arya had black hair in the book.
14. The Twins are not in the movie.
15. Saphira couldn't breathe fire until the end of the book.
16. The urgals had horns in the book.
17 Arya didn't leave at the end of Eragon.
18. No offence to the actors, it isn't their fault, the casting was bad and the script was bad.
19. Galbatorix isn't in the book.
20. Saphira's voice was wimpy.
21. Durza didn't ride anything.

I think that is it.

Please tell me what you think of the movie.

Eragon Book Three Predictions is another post by me.

The Legend of Luke

The Legend of Luke
Brian Jaques

Part One and Three - When a young hedgehog maid comes to Redwall and sings a song about Luke, the father of Martin the Warrior, Martin becomes troubled by his past. Soon, he and his adventuresome friends are off to learn what happened to Luke.

Part Two - Luke's wife, Sanya, was murdered by Vilu Daskar, a tretcherour villian who takes slaves. After conquering a ship, Luke and his tribe hunts down Vilu to kill him. Will he make it?

This book, though it took a long time to read, was awesome! I liked that the middle section was about Luke, not just Vurg telling a story. My favorite character is Chugger, the way he talks and behaves is hallarious! This was one of my Favorite of the twelve Redwall books I have read! Great Book!

If you forgot what your father was like, and would have to travel far to know about him, would you go through the same journey as Martin?

If you could be any of the animals in the book, what would you be?

If you were Luke, would you hold Vilu down if it meant you would die, just to make sure he did?

Please give me your comments and answers to these posts.

Warriors Books 3-6

Forest of Secrets
Rising Storm
A Dangerous Path
The Darkest Hour
Erin Hunter

Forest of Secrets
After bringing WindClan home, Fireheart is determined to find out what happened to Redtail in the RiverClan battle. After finding out the truth, Fireheart is discouraged when Bluestar won't listen to him.

Rising Storm
Cloudpaw isn't behaving. He doesn't believe in StarClan. When frustrated deputy Fireheart is spying on Cloudpaw, he finds that he is going into a twoleg place and eating kittypet food! Before long, the twolegs kidnap him and he nowhere to be found. Will he ever come back?

A Dangerous Path
Tigerclaw, now Tigerstar, is the new leader of ShadowClan. When a ShadowClan scent is found in ThunderClan territory, and there is a new thret to the clan. Savage dogs are loose in the forest, and have killed one cat and injured another. Will ThunderClan Survive?

The Darkest Hour
Firestar, the new leader of ThunderClan is showed a decision by Tigerstar, ShadowClan leader. Danger is coming to the forest and Tigerstar wants the clans to join his new clan, TigerClan. RiverClan agreed to join, but WindClan will stand strong with Firestar. When Tigerstar shows his newly found clan, BloodClan, kills him and all clans must join Firestar in LionClan to survive.
Will BloodClan rule the forest or be defeated?

These four books were so good, I didn't take time to stop reading and type this post! I am surprised that I could remember the books so well! I am excited to start the New Prophacy books too!

If you were against Tigerstar and his two clans, would you oppose him, even if you had another clan on your side?

Would you want to be a Clan deputy?

Would you want to be a Clan leader?

How would you defeat BloodClan?

Please give me your comments and answers to these posts.

Book of the Month: September 2006

This month's book is the one I thought would be my absolute least favorite book this year. After reading it, I thought different. This month's winner is Reaching Dustin.

Last Saturday, I went to a conference where there were a bunch of authors and an illustrater. I got to meet Viki Grove in person and she agrees that this was the most "boyish" book she has written and that her son agrees that her books are too "girly".

Please give me your comments and book of the month.

Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice
Erin Hunter

Fireheart and Greystripe go looking for the WindClan, who were driven out of their clan by ShodowClan. While training apprentices, Greystripe is rescued by a pretty RiverClan cat. When Greystripe abanonds the warrior code to see her, Fireheart wonder where where his loyalty lies. When ShadowClan and RiverClan team up on WindClan, who calls for aid, Greystripe is tested...


Another great worriors book! I am ready to read the third.

If you might die staying with those who are weak to get them home, would you run ahead, or stay with them?

If your friend broke the worrior code, and was continuing to do so, would you stop him?

Would you kill your own son, even if he was totally evil?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Into the WiId

Into the Wild
Erin Hunter

Rusty, a kittypet, wanders into the forest, wondering what he will find. When he runs into Graypaw, a ThunderClan apprentice, he is asked into the clan to become a warrior. Strange things start happening with the clans. WindClan has dissappeared, and the ShadowClan scent is in the air...

WONDERFUL!!! The warriors series is awesome! It is neat that a kittypet becomes a warrior! Especially before Sandpaw and Dustpaw. AWESOME book.

Would you aboandon a boring but hospitable life to a dangerous but exciting one? Why or why not?

If you could choose your mentor, who would it be?

Would you want to be a clan leader?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Reaching Dustin

Reaching Dustin
Viki Grove

Carly wants to be the class reporter. When she finds out that the interviewing project they are about to start, she thinks it will be no problem, until she finds out she is interviewing Dustin Groat. Dustin is a loner, and always filthy. He is quiet and rude. Part of this is because the rest of the class laughing at him, and some because of his family's reputation. When Carly finds out that his family is cruel to him, and Dustin needs to be helped, Carly does everything to help.

At my school, every spring, we have a litturature conferance where eight authors from Missouri come to our school. To be able to go to the conference, each kid has to read one of the author's books. When I got to Viki Grove, all of the books were about girls. All but one. Reaching Dustin was the only book not about all girls. Even though it looked boring and stupid, this book was by far the best book out of the eight authors. It covered some interesting issues, and was very well written. I would reccomend this book to anyone.

If you had to interview someone you thought was a weirdo, how would you react?

If you heard Dustin's music, would you go talk to him or just listen?

If you thought Dustin needed school, how would you go about getting him back in?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

The Westing Game vs. Get a Clue

Get a Clue is a movie based on the Westing game. Although the movie itself is good, It is totally different than the book. In the book, Turtle has braids, which is a big thing in the book, but as you can see on the movie cover, she doesn't in the movie. Also, Sudelle Pulaski and Jake Wexler are a little bit crazy, which isn't true in the book. Only Chris is mentioned in the Theodorakins family, and Mrs. Baumbach isn't in it either. In the movie, Turtle totally is into the stock market. This is not mentioned in the book. Also, Turtle steals the clues from people, they don't compile them together. The movie was a dissapointment, but alone it is a great movie.

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Lunch Money

Lunch Money
Andrew Clements
Mark Twain Award Nominee 2007/08

Greg loves money. Every chance he can get, he is saving it up. When he looks into his lunch room, all he sees is tons and tons of quarters. He starts to make comics, but when one day, he has a rival company, things start to get out of hand...

Lunch Money was a great book in many ways. It showed how enemies became friends and buisness partners. There was great determination and persistance. The ending was great.

If you wanted to make money, how would you do it?

Would you sell things at school?

Would you save your money or spend your money?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

The Westing Game

The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
Newberry Award Winner

Sixteen people gathered to hear the reading of Sam Westing's will, none of them thinking that they were really about to play a game, The Westing Game. They were paired up and each given ten thousend dollars and a set of clues. The will suggested that one of them was a murderer, and many of them lived in the same place. Everyone is accusing and ploting, trying to the Westing Game...

This book was clever, an awesome mystery, and I couldn't figure it out. I was surprised that Turtle could. It is a book though, anything could happen.

If you were snowbound with a murderer, thief, and a bomber, how would you react?

Do you think you could beat Mr. Westing in chess?

Did you figure it out before the end of the book?

Please give me your comments and amswers to this post.

Book of the Month: August 2006

This months winner was a Newberry winner. It was the most powerful story I have ever read. This month's winner was The Giver!

Please give me your book of the month and comments.

Messenger

Messenger
Lois Lowery
Companion to Neberry Award Winnig The Giver and Gathering Blue

Strange things are starting to happen in Village. at the trading market, people are trading away their inner self for other things. Mentor used to welcome new people, but now is wanting a wall around Village. Seer, Kira's father has Matt ( Now Matty) to get Kira and bring her to Village before the wall goes up...

This book was awesome but sad. Once again very powerful. I wish Mattty didn't die, even though he did so peacefully.

If you wanted someone to like you, would you trade away you inner self to get rid of your faults?

If you had a special ability that scared you, would you tell someone?

How would you have tried to get through the forest?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Gathering Blue

Gathering Blue
Lois Lowery
Companion to Neberry Award Winnig The Giver

Kira's mom is dead, and she is fatherless. Because she is crippled, nobody wants her there. Her only gift, her weaving. The council keeps her to repair and complete the singer's robe. She, a boy named Thomas, and a boy named Matt, discover and find more about a little girl locked in a room downstairs. One day Matt is missing, and is nowhere in the village...

Another powerful book by Lois Lowry. This one was very different that the Giver, but still wonderful.

If you were parentless, crippled, hated by mosst, and had no home, what would you do?

If your friend was gone for and exeptionally long time without telling you, what would you do?

If you supposedly dead father came to you from another village, and you had Kira's job, would you stay of go?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

The Giver

The Giver
Lois Lowry
Newberry Award Winner

Jonas lives a simple life with no choices, no real feelings, and no knowledge of anywhere else. He knows no color and there are no animals. Until he is chosen to be the new reciever. He goes to the Giver, an old man who has a vast knowledge of almost everything. His job is to keep the information for if the community needs it. Now Jonas must take the job. He and the giver know that they need to give the knoledge to the people, so Jonus must run away...

This book is a very powerful book. It was confusing, but one of the best I have ever read. It deserves the award it got.

Would you like having no choices or big feelings in life?

Could you stand being the reciever?

Would you run away from the village to let the memories free and never come back?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Vampire Plagues: Mexico 1850

Vampire Plagues
Mexico 1850
Sebastain Rook

Emily, Jack, and Ben discover that Edwin is alive! On the rest of the way to Mexico, Edwin tells the three about the Brotherhood of Chac. They are a group against the vampires, and Jack and Ben learn how to fight with them. Emily decyphers the Mayan with one of the people there. When the members of the brotherhood are led to the wrong place by a traitor, the lady Emily works with, It is up to Edwin, Jack, Emily, Ben, and a man named Roberto to defeat Camozotz once and for all!

This book was amazing! The scariest yet! It was a great Finally to the Vampire Plagues trilligy, and just a great book.

If you had known a man to be dead, and killed by vampires, and you saw him, what would you think? Would you think that he was a vampire?

If you knew that the army had gone to the wrong place, would you have gone after them or gone to the right place?

Would you fight vampires with a bow and arrow or a spear?

Please give me your comments and answers to this post.

Kidnapped: The Search

Kidnapped
The Search
Gordon Korman

Meg is being taken where no one would think, so she tries to send a message to aiden, clogging toilets with toilet paper rolls. When nobody believes Aiden that the sign was from Meg, he sets out on his own.

Another great read! It is driving me nuts not being able to get the third though!

If you thought you saw a sign from your kidnapped sister, and had been right last time you thought this, would you set out on your own following the clues?

How would you act if the agent in charge of finding your sister did nothing?

If you were "Mickey" and found out that your acomplices did the crime out of hate? Wold you help her get free?

Please give mo your comments and answers to this post.