Reading Response for 6/6/08

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

The book I am reading is called Hatchet. This book is about a boy named Brian whose parents get divorced and he goes to visit his dad. When he is on the plane, the pilot has a heart attack. The planes crashes and Brian gets stuck in a forest. He has no clue where this forest is though. 

This book is wonderful. It has great action and is jam-packed with details and adventure. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes books that you don't want to put down. 

Dear manly journal,

mom bought me this stupid journal for me on my birthday and she said that if I didn't write she would ground me. I am on the plane with this crazy guy. He is the pilot so I have to be nice to him. I am going to visit my dad. My parents got a divorce and my dad is still confused about the whole process.  I wish that they would get a long. It is driving me crazy. I can't wait to see mom again. I already miss her. 

Bye,

Brian

I can make a lot of connections with my story. When I read I make connections or picture something that I have seen. For example, when I went to Yosemite, I saw a l shaped lake and then they brought a l shaped lake in the story, I pictured that.

Reading Response for 5/30/08

        The book that I just finished is called Malibu Carmie by Leah Komaiko. This book is about a girl named Carmie who has a mom who always seems to be depressed. Carmie and her best friend Jenny, convince Carmie's mom to take them to Malibu Beach. Once they get there, Carmie realizes something. She realizes that her mom used to be a really good surfer.

Dear Carmie,

 

I have a few questions that I would like to ask you. What were you first thinking when you went to Malibu for the first time? Were you surprised? What did it feel like to get "punched" by your board? I surf but that has never actually happened to me. What was the reason you wanted to go back to Malibu? Was it Coady? Or did you actually want to learn to surf? Do you think that one of those Malibu girls was Coady's girlfriend? You mentioned that you wanted to be a movie maker, why is that? Do you love adventure? Romance? I've also noticed that your play writes are about you and something that you wish happened to you. Why do you do this? Do you wish that was what your life was? Do you think people with "those" types of lives are happier than you? What do you think caused your mom to get so happy when she reunited with her surfer friends? Which do you like better; the happy mom or the depressed sad one?

Thank you,

Samantha

High Tech Middle

 

Reading Response for 5/23/08

Bloomability
By: Sharon Creech


Dear Dinnie,


I have a few questions for you. My first question; Were you scared when your aunts and uncle took you away from your family? I would've. My family is so close to me I would hate to have them taken away. Another question I have for you is; When you heard Lila say that she wasn't coming back, what were you thinking? Did you think that she was kidding or actually never coming back? If one of my friends said that, I would be really sad.



Thanks so much,



Samantha
High Tech Middle



The book, Bloomability by Sharon Creech, is about a girl who gets "kidnapped" by her Aunt and Uncle. Her mom tells them to do this. See, Dinnie's father moves them from place to place and they never stay in one place for more than one year. Dinnie has gotten ALL of her stuff into one box. So you can imagine that she is sort of unsure of herself.

I would recommend this book to anyone that reads books with morals. This book has some older content so I would recommend it for ages 8-100. This is a great book that I hope you get to read someday!

Reading Responce for 5/16/08

Skeleton Key
Anthony Horowitz
5 out of 5
Reviewed by Sam

This book is about a boy named Alex Rider. He is a spy so he is used to being forsed to do things that he doesn't want to do. He has had enough of that and has made it very clear to the CIA, yet they still keep assigning his to cases. When he has to go undercover on Skeleton Key, he relizes what it would be like to have a mom and a dad. Sadly, both of his parents have died and was living with his uncle until his uncle got murdered on a mission. Since then, Alex has not wanted to except any cases. When he gets excepted to Skeleton Key, you can imagine he is not excited. When he gets off to a bad start with his "mom", he relizes that is family that keeps people together.

I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in great action. This book is page to page action that never stops. This book also has great characters that are well described and thought through. This book has a great plot. I would recommed this to ages of 10-14 and for boys.

If you do end up reading this book and loving it, this author has writen a lot of other very interesting books.
1) Evil Star
2) Eagle Strike
3) Ark Angel
4) The Devil and his Boy
5) Stormbreaker
6) Scorpia
7) Ravens Gate
8) Point Blank
9) The night of the Scorpian

If you have read any of these books, please leave a comment giving me your opinion on the book.

Reading Log for 4/25/08

Scorpia
Anthony Horowitz

Reviewed By: Samantha
5 out of 5

This book is about a 14 year old boy named Alex Rider. Alex is a spy. His father was the best spy there is. When his parents died on a mission, he became a what you would call a orphan, but not totally. Since his father was a spy, they had a back up for Alex. He started going to training and in this story he goes on a mission in Italy. He almost got himself killed and then he has to choose between the good side or his father's footsteps.

I really enjoyed reading this book because it was filled of adventure and I could never put it down. From Alex getting locked in a basement, to almost getting drowned. He relisez that his dad was a spy and he didn't die in a car crash.

I would recommend this book to anyone that like adventure packed books, a book you would never want to put down, and that makes you feel like you are there. i would recommend this book to boys between the age of 13-15 because they would understand it.

Reading Responce for 4/18/08

The book that I currently reading is called Scorpia. This boo was written by Anthony Horowitz. This book is about a 14 year old boy named Alex Rider. Alex Rider is a spy and has always been told that he looks exactly like his father, the one that he never met. He has always been told that he died in a car accident, or that he was shot. But when he finds out what actually happens, he is determined to make his father proud.

I would definitely recommend this book. This book is probably one of the most action-packed books that I have ever read. I think that this book could easily win a Newberry Honor award because of it's great detail and wonderful action packed chapters. I would recommend this book to anyone that would never want to put it down because the second you start reading this book, it will be glued to you!



Dear Alex Rider,

I have a few questions that I would like to ask you. First, Were you shocked when you found out the truth about your father or did you know that it was going to make you jump in shock? What was going through your head when you were trapped in that cellar and couldn't get out? Were you scared that you were going to drowned because of the increasing water level? I would have been freaking out! I just have one last question for you. What do you think happened to your mother? Do you think she actually died in a car accident of do you think that she is still alive?

Thanks,

Samantha Vaux

Reading Response for 04/10/08

The book that I am reading is called Matilda. The author of this book is Roald Dahl. This book is about a whose parents and school principal are very mean. She figures out that she has a power. This is the power of her mind and eyes. When she thinks about something that she wants to move or change the positioning of, all she has to do is think about it.

One of the conflicts in this story is between Matilda and her parents. Her parents don't really like Matilda and think that she is very dumb because she doesn't move in her parents footsteps. What they don't know is that she knows more than both of them put together and she is only in kindergarden. This conflict is reviled in the beginning of this story and continues through out the novel.

This book is defenetly a book I would recommend anyone to read. It is full of adventutre and lots of great dioulouge. This book inspired me to understand deeper what it is like to have parents that think you are dumb. Lucky for me, I don't have parents like that!

If I were to have a friend that is in this book I would probaly want it to be Ms. Honey. She is very knid and is always thinking beyond the real world. She has a kind heart and would probably be a good match for me. A friend that I wouldn't want to have is a friend like Ms. Trunchbull. She is mean, rude, and so unkind. She thinks that she rules the world when the only thing she rules is meaness.