Tuesday, June 1, 2010
From the mixed-up matched up files of Mrs.Basil E. Frankweller
The 162 page book From the mixed-up matched up files of Mrs.Basil E. Frankweller by E. L. Konigsburg is a story about a girl named Claudia and her brother Jamie that run away. They run away to New York and stay in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The caome across a statue that every one thinks was by Michelangelo. The try to prove it but no one beleives them because they are only kids. Then They meet Mrs. Frankweller and she provides the clues they need. This is a great book that anyone who likes mysteries should read.
The Journal of Ben Uchida
The 157 page book The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559, Mirror Lake Internment Camp, California, 1942 by Barry Denenberg tells the story of a Japanese boy in a internment camp. The Japanese are forced into these camps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor with the fear that some of them might be Japanese spies. Will Ben make it out Alive?
Monday, May 17, 2010
The BGF
The BFG the 208 page book by Roald Dahl is a book about a Big Friendly Giant. In the story, Sophie a girl of England is kidnapped by the BFG. He takes her because she saw him and no one else can know. All of the other giants eat people the BFG eats fruit. Sophie has to hide so she will not get eaten. This book is perfect for anyone who likes children fiction books. Sophie saves someone special who will it be?..
Monday, May 3, 2010
eggs
Eggs the 220 page book by Jerry Spinelli tells the story of a 9 year old David’s life. He doesn’t have a mother, but he lives with his grandma. When he meets a 13 year old girl, Primrose he starts to sneak out at night and hang out. This is a great book everyone should read.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Gladiators
Gladiator a 96 page book by Jhon Malam is a book about life and death in ancient Rome. Not only does it tlak about gladiators it also talks about daily life and the government of Rome. People didn't volunteer to become gladiators the were forced into the battles and under went a ton of training.Gladiators lived a hard life.
Gladiators were forced into battling for their life for little or no pay. They idn't know how mutch longer they were going to live before every fight and all the audience cared about was their own amusement. The gladiatorial fights didn't stop untill one of the fighters was dead. Some times the gladiators didn't even battle other peaple the battled fierce animals which was almost a certain death for the gladiator. This boom is a wonderful book that is perfect for anyone who loves history.
Gladiators were forced into battling for their life for little or no pay. They idn't know how mutch longer they were going to live before every fight and all the audience cared about was their own amusement. The gladiatorial fights didn't stop untill one of the fighters was dead. Some times the gladiators didn't even battle other peaple the battled fierce animals which was almost a certain death for the gladiator. This boom is a wonderful book that is perfect for anyone who loves history.
Matilda
Matilda, the astonishing 250 page book by Roald Dahl is a story of a five year old girl with the brain of a twelve year old. Her parents don't care that she is smart and are never home during the day therefore allowing Matilda to sneak out to the library. Once the four year old Matilda reads ALL the books in the children’s section, she reads adult level books like Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Then she comes across Ms, Honey her new teacher. Ms. Honey sees her intelligence and tries to move her up multiple grades but she can't. Ms. Honey acts more like a parent to Matilda than her own parents.
Ms. Honey sees Matlida’s brightness and tries to help Matilda. Mr. Wormwood Matilda's dad is a car dealer and cheats people by changing the mileages on all of the cars he sells from 100,000 miles to only 10,000 miles and teaches this bad example of honesty to his daughter. Ms. Honey gets books from teachers that teach more advanced classes to have Matilda read while she is teaching the class things Matilda already knows. This book is good for anyone who likes a book that leads up to a HUGE ending!
Ms. Honey sees Matlida’s brightness and tries to help Matilda. Mr. Wormwood Matilda's dad is a car dealer and cheats people by changing the mileages on all of the cars he sells from 100,000 miles to only 10,000 miles and teaches this bad example of honesty to his daughter. Ms. Honey gets books from teachers that teach more advanced classes to have Matilda read while she is teaching the class things Matilda already knows. This book is good for anyone who likes a book that leads up to a HUGE ending!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Zoo Break
Zoo Break
The 230 page mind stimulating book Zoo Break by Gordon Korman tells the second story about “The man with the plan”. Griffin aka “The man with plan” helps his friend and animal aficionado, Savannah, get her stolen monkey back from the evil zoo keeper Mr. Nastase. Savannah’s monkey Cleopatra was stolen out of her back yard. The next day, their class went to a zoo on a boat called “All aboard animals” will they find Savannah’s monkey?. Griffin is a creative person always coming up with a plan for a heist.
In the first book by Gordon about Griffin Swindle, Griffin comes up with a plan to steal back a million dollar Babe Ruth base ball card from the evil store owner. In Zoo Break, Griffin comes up with a plan to steal Cleopatra back. This first operation is called operation Zoo break. Next he comes up with a plan called operation Zoo break II. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery.
The 230 page mind stimulating book Zoo Break by Gordon Korman tells the second story about “The man with the plan”. Griffin aka “The man with plan” helps his friend and animal aficionado, Savannah, get her stolen monkey back from the evil zoo keeper Mr. Nastase. Savannah’s monkey Cleopatra was stolen out of her back yard. The next day, their class went to a zoo on a boat called “All aboard animals” will they find Savannah’s monkey?. Griffin is a creative person always coming up with a plan for a heist.
In the first book by Gordon about Griffin Swindle, Griffin comes up with a plan to steal back a million dollar Babe Ruth base ball card from the evil store owner. In Zoo Break, Griffin comes up with a plan to steal Cleopatra back. This first operation is called operation Zoo break. Next he comes up with a plan called operation Zoo break II. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery.
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