UGLIES

Dear Ms. English and Class,

I am still reading the Uglies and it is a good book! When I was telling you about the book Tally was on her way to The Smoke. Now Tally had made it to the Smoke. On her way to the Smoke she almost got burned! When she arrived at The Smoke Shay her friend was so happy she came! Tally was sick of spag bol so she told Croy you can have it all, then Shay said it is to good to trade everyone wants it here but does not have enough. When the people were eating dinner around the camp fire Tally told her story, but she lied about she exaggerated too much. Later, on Croy suspected something was going on about her pendent. (The pendent was given earlier in the book to call the Special Currcumstances to come arrest all the runaways.) Tally was not sure she wanted to though she is getting to close to The Smoke. When David (a guy who Shay likes) wanted to tell Tally a secret, Tally wanted to say you can't trust me, but she couldn't get the words out. The secret that David told her was that he was not just a runaway his parents used to be doctors but took David and ran away. (Keep reading the blog and I will tell you why they all decided to run away.) David really trusted Tally. When they got back to the campground Shay said "Something is fishy about you coming here and I want you to stay away from my boyfriend David. (David is really not her boyfriend Shay just likes him alot.) The next day David wanted Tally to go and meet his parents, Az and Maddy to tell her why she ran away. (my question is Why can't David just tell Tally?) The told Tally that some people died when they got the operation due to lesions. When they got back to the bunkhouse Tally fell asleep the next morning Tally woke up to fire and the hovercars and the Special Currcumstances outside. She got captured, when they took her to the rabbit pen where other uglies were clustered together Croy believed her that this was not her fault at all. When a Special arrived to the pen with Shay she was SO mad at Tally. Shay tinks this is all her fault first she stole her boyfriends and now this! When the Specials were checking there eyes they took Tally with them to the libary were Dr. Cable awaits for her.

That is were I left off. Most of my crop-qv's are in my blog. Thank You :):)

Sincerely,

J.A.

Pokemon :the lost and the lost Riolu

Dear class,
Right now i am reading Pokemon and the lost riolu. I know what your thinking and I sound like I'm a total nerd but i think it is really awsome, you'll just have to accept that. :) Anyway, right now i'm on page 46 and this lost riolu (a pokemon) is trying to get back to his home but right now, for months he has been captured by some bad people. The pokemon riolu is a poke mon that is supposed to learn a

Crispin: The Cross of Lead

The book I just finished reading is a really really really really really really really good book(with six million reallys). It is called....Crispin The Cross of Lead!

This book is a REALLY good book. (I just told you that. ) It is by an author named Avi (which real name is Edward Irving Mortis) which is an AWESOME author. This book won a newberry honor medal! That's how good it is! And you can get it in the book fair for FIVE DOLLARS! For a hardcover book! (I know I'm starting to sound like an advertiser, but this book is really really good! ) Any ways, this book is about a boy that is 13 years old. His mom just died. (his dad was dead already) (it's in the 1300s or something. ) He was accused of a crime he didn't commit. He is really poor. He doesn't have a name. Everyone calls him "Asta's Son" because his mother's name was Asta. Soooo... he has been declared a wolf's head (which is when he is declared not human anymore) so anyone can kill him, when ever they want to. If they kill him they get like 100000000 dollars as a reward. So they are anxious to kill him. And also, Father Quinel (a priest) told him that his real name was Crispin. And his mother left him a cross of lead with writing on it, but he can't read. I'm not going to tell you any more (the end is really exciting), so you have to read it yourself!

Crop Qv things...

How come the author goes by a pen name?

Why do they call it a "wolf's head" ?

Did they even have cheese at that time?

I like this book. (obviously, that's an opinion)

At the end, this book makes me think of someone finding out something they don't want to hear. (that's a hint of what happens at the end)

I can imagine how Crispin felt when he found out what it really said on the cross of lead: surprised and shocked.

I don't think it's fair that in that time, some people are so rich and some people are so poor.

I think that if there was another book, it would tell of Crispin going back to the place he was born.

FOOTBALL HERO

Dear class,

The book I am reading is Football Hero by Tim Green. The book is about a boy named Ty and he lives with his Aunt and Uncle. When he was getting on the bus to get home from school the coach asks him to go to the spring practice for football. He goes and is the fastest there. When he gets home he gets a job from his Dad's cleaning company. Ty goes to his first job and he hates it he has to clean ALL this disgusting stuff in the bathrooms! When he is taking a break his big brother Thane (a.k.a Tiger) calls. Tiger is a really good receiver for the Syracuse University. Tiger asks if Ty wants to come to the NFL draft with him Ty would love too. A couple days later Ty goes to the spring football scrimmage for his school. He catches a 50 yard TD pass! He was really happy. When he gets home he gets ready for Tiger to come and get him!!! When Tiger comes, Ty gets into the huge limo and drives to New York City. They go to a restaurant where they meet Tigers agent. They had a nice, fancy dinner. When Ty and Tiger get to their hotel, Ty gets into the hot tub and relaxes. He goes to bed and when he wakes up he has to get ready for the draft. When they get there, Tiger signs a lot of autographs then they go into the building where there is SO many football fans. When they announce the third pick of the first round from the NY Jets the pick was... Tiger!!!! Everybody was cheering. When Ty gets home he gives his cousin the ipod Ty got when he was there. A few days later the family goes to dinner to see Tiger sign the 7.5 million dollor contract! That is how for I am so far.

I wonder why Ty's Uncle is always so mean to Ty and why he likes to get drunk a lot? I think Ty should live with Tiger because they get a long VERY well. I think Uncle Gus and Tiger will get in a fight about who will keep Ty.

Sincerly,

RJM

The Seer of Shadows

I have finished The Seer of Shadows, another awesome book by Avi. It is about Horace Carpetine who is the apprentice to Enoch Middleditch, a photographer. When Mrs. Frederick Von Macht, a very wealthy lady, orders a photo, strange things happen. Mrs. Von Macht's daughter, Eleanora, supposedly died last spring from scarlet fever. Horace's first photographs show a freaky image. It has the face of Eleanora. Pegg, Eleanora's best friend and the Von Machts' servant, tells Horace the horrifying truth. Pegg and Horace realize Horace's pictures are bringing Eleanora's ghost to life. Eleanora returns, intent on getting a horrible revenge.



My first question was, why would the Von Machts torture her if she was supposedly their daughter? Apparently, Eleanora was their rich niece and they hoped to steal her fortune. But if the Von Machts were kind and loving people, maybe Eleanora would've shared her money. You see, because they were so neglectful to her and Pegg, she refused to sign the papers that transferred her money to theirs.



I felt really bad for Pegg because before Eleanora got adopted by them, Pegg was Eleanora's adopted sister. Eleanora's mother treated them both equally, very kindly. But after she died, the Von Machts adopted her, trying to steal her money. The Von Machts were very cruel to Pegg and Eleanora. That is how Eleanora died. The Von Machts kepted her weak and kepted her in one of the servants' rooms. She became sick and the Von Machts refused to get a docter for her so she died. Now she is a ghost who is trying to get revenge on the Von Machts.



Also, how did Horace's pictures bring Eleanora's ghost to life? All he did was take pictures of her pictures and somehow, every picture of her got clearer and clearer. When Mr. Middleditch took pictures. nothing happened, he just got a pciture of the person he was photographing. Pegg said it was because Horace was a "seer". "Seers" are wise people that see things no one else sees. But Pegg could see Eleanora's ghost too. So does that mean that she is a seer too?

The Everything Buddhism Book

Right now i am Reading the every thing Buddhist book which is a book a guy wrote about his life as a Buddhist monk.

The author started out in a atheist,religious family and soon was ready to chose his own fate, Buddhism! He learned about alot of the real meanings of things. Like karma (actually) means action! If you kill a guy you wont get hit by a car but guilt might make jump off a cliff if you cannot confess, not that i know the guilt of murder heh heh heh...

This book has really helped me concentrate and find out how to use Buddhist meditation to comfort myself and know the secrets of peace, love, war, and hate, it also helps prevent my mind from wandering and is really soothing!

One more thing it makes me feel: Nirvana, total realization of the world as it is, between life and death that shall go to reach full monk-ey-ness like nirvana is heaven on earth and death and it literally is like: we have no soul our enlightenment comes from others and ourselves we are here not for a purpose but for a reason, we are the dominant creatures and we shall not abuse our powers!

Above is a picture of the Tibetan Buddhist symbol for karma

ZooBreak!

Dear fellow classmates,

I am still reading the book ZooBreak by Gordon Korman. So far as like last time they are now on the boat where savannahs monkey Cleos on. Right now the gang is distracting the guard at the All aboard animals boat where savannahs pet monkey Cleo is until Logan (really good actor) got all wet for the destraction that really wasnt suppose to happen but was a good idea for it.

Sorry guys about the blog being short because I havnt been reading that offten so still hope you enjoyed my blog!:)

Sincerely,

Rocker

My life in pink and green

Dear class,

I finished a book called my life in pink and green. It is very good. Its about a girl who is trying to make her pharmacy go green.The business is getting bad so she trying to find a way to go green and help the business. She comes up with a relaxation room. Then a Eco-spa. She gives girls make overs too.

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connections: this reminds me of when i wanted to go to the spa at great wolf lodge.

relaxation: this makes me feel happy for her because business is better.

opinion: i think this book is really good, i don't know why.

prediction:i predict that if there was a second one it would be about how the pharmacy is after getting the spa?

question: i wonder if she will make another book?

visualization: i can imagine her putting make-up on someone in the relaxation room.

One-Eyed Cat

One-Eyed Cat is about a boy who accidentally shoot a cat's eye out while secretly using a gun he got for his birthday. Filled with guilt, he finally confesses to his mother at the end of the book. Written by Paula Fox, it has even won a Newbery Honor. This book is great for kids who tend to lie or kids who like nature and friendship. Not too long, not too short, One-Eyed Cat is purr-fect for everyone!

New moon!

Dear,class

Edward and Bella and alice all safely got home!! so they are all ok and did not get killed! All though bella still has a good chance of getting killed!


I just wanted to tell you guys that i am gonna keep reading!


LB