Reader's response

Atlas of Pathophysiology                                                               Read for 2 Hrs.

         This book is about the various conditions of the body and how they affect the organs. It has various articles about the pathology of the condition, how it affects the body, risk factors, and treatments. It also has various pictures and diagrams.
         i love this book because it is so deatailed and deep. It provides all the information I need to know and also leaves no questions.
         A great book for those intrested in medicine. 5 Stars.

Vocabulary words

             iota- a small amount
             Foofaraw- a fuss over a matter of little importance        
            Fungible- Interchangeable                     

Reader's response

A small Light in the Darkness                     Completed                     Read for 3 Hrs.

          This book is about kids who overcome their social pressures and live their religion. It talks about the examples they set, and how people notice them. It is very sweet and heartfelt.
          I like this book because it is inspiring. it is realistic fiction, but it makes you think, " Hey, I could do that." It aso is very sweet. There is one story that is in the form of a letter. it is from a boy who's brother has died in the militery, and is writing to the dead brothers girl friend. It is so sweet!
            A good read. 4 Stars.

Reader's Response

Amazing True Stories                         Completed                                    read for 30 min
             
                  This book is about small events that are amazing that really happen. They vary from a dead guy who was elected as congressmen, to a man who disapperead in a feild, and a girl who gave of electric waves, causing alot of problems.
                 This book is pretty amazing, but I have trouble beiliving it, although I suppose that every onc and a while luck combines with someone doing something stupid and you get an amazing event. What suprises me ost is how alot of these occur because people are stupid, like the prisoner who sued the jail for letting him escape.
                 This book had a writing style that wasn't engaging, but had good content. 3 Stars.

Vocabulary 11

autodidact- someone who teaches themself

irenic-tending to promote peace

animalcule-a microscopic animal

Reader's Response 33

Feet of Clay                                              Completed                                Read for 7 Hrs.

             Taking place in Ankmorpork, a huge city, Feet of Clay is about several murders and their mysteries. The first victim is an old man, who is a priest. The second is a dwarf, also an old man, who bakes weapons.( Yes, in this book the dwarfs BAKE weapons, some of their items include Battle bread, and Throwing Scones) It’s up to the Watch( Policemen) to find the murder and unravel how it connects with the poisoning of their ruler.

           I like this book, a lot, because it covers all the bases I look for in a book. It has an exciting plot line with a deep mystery, combined with a descriptive, insightful, and funny writing style that makes the book a great read. It also has some points about human nature that are extremely true, but never really brought up.

             In one scene, the ruler ( before he was poisoned) talks to the commander of the Watch about why he has ruled so long. He talks about how most people think that what they want is a good honest government run by good honest people that does good things. He states that what they really want is to have consistency, things to stay the same.  I find this very true, because unless people are unhappy with the government. They want things to stay the same.

A great book and read, 5 *STARS*.

Reader's Response 32

Big Nate strikes Back                    Completed                                         Read for 1Hrs

              This book is about a sixth grader who is trying to deal with an arch enemy, a crush, and a huge project for which he isn’t prepared for. He breaks his arch enemy’s nose, spills egg salad all over his crush, and is partnered up with a snobby girl for his project. Follow him as he tries to get through 6^th grade year and win a gym championship.

              I read this book because my brother got it and really liked it. The book is very similar to Dairy of a Wimpy Kid, but with new humor and drawings. I would classify this genre as the Elementary-Level-Book-that-Exaggerates-Middle-school-and –makes-fun-of –it. These types of books are getting pretty big. Also, in the book there was a girl that got all 100 in everything and thought she always would. That just makes me angry because that is entirely impossible, due to the fact I have teachers that don’t give a hundreds and when you get to high school there will be AP teachers that feel that if 30% of the people in their class have A’s, then they are not making the class hard enough. ( Trust me I know, my brother has a teacher like this)

          This book is written well and is very clever, with good drawings, comic strips, and a good sweet plot line.

       A good read, 4 Stars.