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.