Peal- a loud ringing
inane-silly
lurid- causing shock or horror
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Reader's Response 20
American Diaries Janey G. Blue Completed Read for 4 Hrs.
This historical fiction book is about a girl who went through Pearl harbor. She wakes up in the morning to the sound of bombs. Her family, with the exception of her dad, who is currently repairing a ship on a military base, Run outside and find that there next door neighbor, a Japanese girl named Akiro, has lost her parents. As they struggle to make it through the bombing, Janey and Akiro become friends. The rest of the book talks about the refugee camps they went to, and their quest to find their lost parents.
This book is really awesome because it is so interesting. It is from the point if view of a 12 year-old who has recently moved to Hawaii, and is currently friendless.But as she struggles to cope with the threat of the bombing, she discovers friendship. It is also to relate to her when she is struggling not to cry in front of her younger brother because she knows it will scare him. I felt a little like that when i discovered that the earthquake had hit japan right where my grandfather lived and that we couldn't contact him.
This book is a good read, so it gets 4 stars.
This historical fiction book is about a girl who went through Pearl harbor. She wakes up in the morning to the sound of bombs. Her family, with the exception of her dad, who is currently repairing a ship on a military base, Run outside and find that there next door neighbor, a Japanese girl named Akiro, has lost her parents. As they struggle to make it through the bombing, Janey and Akiro become friends. The rest of the book talks about the refugee camps they went to, and their quest to find their lost parents.
This book is really awesome because it is so interesting. It is from the point if view of a 12 year-old who has recently moved to Hawaii, and is currently friendless.But as she struggles to cope with the threat of the bombing, she discovers friendship. It is also to relate to her when she is struggling not to cry in front of her younger brother because she knows it will scare him. I felt a little like that when i discovered that the earthquake had hit japan right where my grandfather lived and that we couldn't contact him.
This book is a good read, so it gets 4 stars.
Reader's Response 19
The Graveyard Book Completed read for 6 Hrs.
The Graveyard Book is about a boy who's parents and sister are brutally murdered. He alone survives, and with no one to care for him, he stumbles into a graveyard. Once in the graveyard, his recently dead parents appear and request that the ghosts there care for their child. they agree. He become Nobody, or Bod. The reader will follow him on his adventures in the mysterious world of the dead, and his quest to bring his families murderer to justice.
I really like this book because the action never ended. A new adventure was always waiting to begin. I also found the story very sweet and heart-throbbing, especially at the end. Also the idea was so creative and didn't follow the stereotypical ways of some books.
I thought this book was written very well, with vivid scenes and colorful dialogue that brought the story to life. That coupled with the drawings at the beginnings of most of the chapters, made the book very interesting to read.
i thought that this was an overall good book that deserves 4 stars.
The Graveyard Book is about a boy who's parents and sister are brutally murdered. He alone survives, and with no one to care for him, he stumbles into a graveyard. Once in the graveyard, his recently dead parents appear and request that the ghosts there care for their child. they agree. He become Nobody, or Bod. The reader will follow him on his adventures in the mysterious world of the dead, and his quest to bring his families murderer to justice.
I really like this book because the action never ended. A new adventure was always waiting to begin. I also found the story very sweet and heart-throbbing, especially at the end. Also the idea was so creative and didn't follow the stereotypical ways of some books.
I thought this book was written very well, with vivid scenes and colorful dialogue that brought the story to life. That coupled with the drawings at the beginnings of most of the chapters, made the book very interesting to read.
i thought that this was an overall good book that deserves 4 stars.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
reader's response 18
The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson 187-199 read for 30mins
XXII
"The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth,-
The sweeping up the heart
And putting love away
We shall not want use it again
Until eternity."
This book is a collection of poems written by Emily Dickinson, of whom i am a big fan. the book covers poems about Life, Love, Nature, Time and Eternity, (My favorite section) and the single hound, which i don't really understand.
The reason i used that poem is because i find that that poem is one that i can decipher completely and i appreciate how truthful it is, having felt that way before.
I love these poems, even though they are somewhat hard to understand, i just love how deep they are!
A Timeless Classic like this deserves 5 STARS.
XXII
"The bustle in a house
The morning after death
Is solemnest of industries
Enacted upon earth,-
The sweeping up the heart
And putting love away
We shall not want use it again
Until eternity."
This book is a collection of poems written by Emily Dickinson, of whom i am a big fan. the book covers poems about Life, Love, Nature, Time and Eternity, (My favorite section) and the single hound, which i don't really understand.
The reason i used that poem is because i find that that poem is one that i can decipher completely and i appreciate how truthful it is, having felt that way before.
I love these poems, even though they are somewhat hard to understand, i just love how deep they are!
A Timeless Classic like this deserves 5 STARS.
Reader's Response17
Olive's Ocean Completed read for 4Hrs.
Olive's ocean is about a girl who is facing many problems in her life. She has a bad relationship with her family, and recently got a piece of the journal of Olive, a shy quiet girl that went to the main character's school and didn't have many friends, who recently died. When she read the page she realized that Olive wanted to be her friend, that they had many things in common, and that she should have been her friend. Wracked by a guilt that she feels is her burden to bear, she goes on vacation to visit her grandma, who she finds is losing her taste and smell. She even gets caught in a stupid love romance that ends poorly for her. the reader will travel with the main character as she tries to come to terms with her life.
i really like this book because it is so sweet. he main character does so many sweet things for olive, although she is dead. She writes olive's name in chalk at the site where she passed., and brings bottled ocean, the one place that olive wanted to go but never could, to her house.
this book is so sweet, but could be written better 4.
Olive's ocean is about a girl who is facing many problems in her life. She has a bad relationship with her family, and recently got a piece of the journal of Olive, a shy quiet girl that went to the main character's school and didn't have many friends, who recently died. When she read the page she realized that Olive wanted to be her friend, that they had many things in common, and that she should have been her friend. Wracked by a guilt that she feels is her burden to bear, she goes on vacation to visit her grandma, who she finds is losing her taste and smell. She even gets caught in a stupid love romance that ends poorly for her. the reader will travel with the main character as she tries to come to terms with her life.
i really like this book because it is so sweet. he main character does so many sweet things for olive, although she is dead. She writes olive's name in chalk at the site where she passed., and brings bottled ocean, the one place that olive wanted to go but never could, to her house.
this book is so sweet, but could be written better 4.
Reader's Response 16
Night 0-20 read for 20 min.
Night, a nonfiction book written by a survivor of the holocaust, begins in a town where the Jewish population remains oblivious to the danger from Germany. One day a few of their population is captured and endures the cruelty discrimination threw upon them. There is only one survivor, but when he comes back and tells the tale of how the Jews were forced to dig their owns graves, how the babies where used for target practice, and how one child had taken three days to die, no one believes him.Soon German soldiers arrive in the town. their first impression is nice, they appear to be well mannered men, then the Gestapo show up and the deportation begins. The story left off where the boy was in a cattle car and the train went on its way.
I really like this book, and that it is well written. I believe that this book is a good source for information about the holocaust. I feel bad for the author, who lived through this tragedy, and after a 10 year vow of silence, finally wrote this book. Can you imagine trying to put this horror into words?
This is a great, but very sad book, and i hope that more people read it.
Night, a nonfiction book written by a survivor of the holocaust, begins in a town where the Jewish population remains oblivious to the danger from Germany. One day a few of their population is captured and endures the cruelty discrimination threw upon them. There is only one survivor, but when he comes back and tells the tale of how the Jews were forced to dig their owns graves, how the babies where used for target practice, and how one child had taken three days to die, no one believes him.Soon German soldiers arrive in the town. their first impression is nice, they appear to be well mannered men, then the Gestapo show up and the deportation begins. The story left off where the boy was in a cattle car and the train went on its way.
I really like this book, and that it is well written. I believe that this book is a good source for information about the holocaust. I feel bad for the author, who lived through this tragedy, and after a 10 year vow of silence, finally wrote this book. Can you imagine trying to put this horror into words?
This is a great, but very sad book, and i hope that more people read it.
Vocabulary Words 5
belying- to show to be false or contradict
Adirondack- type of lawn chair
quaff- to drink heartily
Adirondack- type of lawn chair
quaff- to drink heartily
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Reader's Response 15
Charlie's monument 0-22 read for 30 min.
This book is about a boy who is born with only one arm and a severely twisted back. When he turns sixteen, his mother, his only living relative, suddenly dies in an indian attack. He finds a job being on the look out foe indians and everyday, takes a rock up to the hill that serves as his post. While that is the plot on the surface, the real story goes much deeper. Blainem Yorgason weaves a story unparalled by others about love, forgiving others, and accepting yor blessings.
There aren't really words to describe as i feel as i read this book, which is my favorite. I feel like Charlie is real, and this gives me hope. Compared to charlie, my trials are tiny. Amazingly Charlie has the capacity to forgive the doctor who led to his wife's death. This book is such an inspiration and comfort to me. It is a comfort to me because many people in my family have my physical alliments, including spina bifida and MS. It was hard for me to think about their futures and how much they would have to go through, but after reading this book i realized that people are capable of coping and enduring to the end.
This book is better than the harry potter series, so it gets 7 STARS.
This book is about a boy who is born with only one arm and a severely twisted back. When he turns sixteen, his mother, his only living relative, suddenly dies in an indian attack. He finds a job being on the look out foe indians and everyday, takes a rock up to the hill that serves as his post. While that is the plot on the surface, the real story goes much deeper. Blainem Yorgason weaves a story unparalled by others about love, forgiving others, and accepting yor blessings.
There aren't really words to describe as i feel as i read this book, which is my favorite. I feel like Charlie is real, and this gives me hope. Compared to charlie, my trials are tiny. Amazingly Charlie has the capacity to forgive the doctor who led to his wife's death. This book is such an inspiration and comfort to me. It is a comfort to me because many people in my family have my physical alliments, including spina bifida and MS. It was hard for me to think about their futures and how much they would have to go through, but after reading this book i realized that people are capable of coping and enduring to the end.
This book is better than the harry potter series, so it gets 7 STARS.
Reader's Response 14
Ribsy 0-160 read for 2hrs.
Ribsy is a dog, a freindly black and white spotted mutt, that gets lost and seperated from his owner, Henry. This book is 3rd person limited and is from the dogs point of veiw. While on his adventure to find his way home the dog has a series of trails, including escaping little children, a crazy old lady, being a school mascot, and running onto a football field.
I really liked this book because it had a unique point of veiw; the dog. While this book was written very simply and basic;it was easy to understand, i enjoyed the story.
I think that the dog will make it back to it's owner because that is how all happy stories end.
I would give this book 4 stars.
Ribsy is a dog, a freindly black and white spotted mutt, that gets lost and seperated from his owner, Henry. This book is 3rd person limited and is from the dogs point of veiw. While on his adventure to find his way home the dog has a series of trails, including escaping little children, a crazy old lady, being a school mascot, and running onto a football field.
I really liked this book because it had a unique point of veiw; the dog. While this book was written very simply and basic;it was easy to understand, i enjoyed the story.
I think that the dog will make it back to it's owner because that is how all happy stories end.
I would give this book 4 stars.
Reader's response 13
SARS completed read for 3hrs.
SARS is about the disease Severe Acute Respritory Virus. It became an epidemic in china in the early 2000's and spread through out the world, causing worldspread panic. SARS can lead to muscle weakness, normally has coughing and a fever, and can cause death. While it's death rate is only 6%, the disease is so contagious that it can kill populations. While SARS doesn't have a current cure or vaccine, it has been under control.
I really enjoyed this book, but found that it was boring at times. I think that while the book gave some very pleasent information that it had too much pointless information. the book would have been more enjoyable if it had been written more succinctlily and had more fact.
This book only gets 2 stars.
SARS is about the disease Severe Acute Respritory Virus. It became an epidemic in china in the early 2000's and spread through out the world, causing worldspread panic. SARS can lead to muscle weakness, normally has coughing and a fever, and can cause death. While it's death rate is only 6%, the disease is so contagious that it can kill populations. While SARS doesn't have a current cure or vaccine, it has been under control.
I really enjoyed this book, but found that it was boring at times. I think that while the book gave some very pleasent information that it had too much pointless information. the book would have been more enjoyable if it had been written more succinctlily and had more fact.
This book only gets 2 stars.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Reader's response 12
Western Nile Virus pg.0-pg.23 Read for 30 min.
The western nile cirus is a book about the disease. The western nile virus is a virus that attcks the brain and can cause swelling in it, which can lead to death. Normally located in Asia and Africa, this pathogen has, through birds or mosquitos, traveled to the U.S. where it has wreaked havoc and choas. However it is all under control now.
Some people, infact majority of the population of this earth thinks that reading nonfiction in your free time is weird, but i like it, especially since it has to do with the nervous system, which is especially interesting to study becaiuse it is so complicated.
This book gives decent info, but it is not in depth, so it gets3 stars.
The western nile cirus is a book about the disease. The western nile virus is a virus that attcks the brain and can cause swelling in it, which can lead to death. Normally located in Asia and Africa, this pathogen has, through birds or mosquitos, traveled to the U.S. where it has wreaked havoc and choas. However it is all under control now.
Some people, infact majority of the population of this earth thinks that reading nonfiction in your free time is weird, but i like it, especially since it has to do with the nervous system, which is especially interesting to study becaiuse it is so complicated.
This book gives decent info, but it is not in depth, so it gets3 stars.
Reader's Response 11
Pop Completed Read for 8 Hrs.
Pop is about a teenager who dreams of becoming quarterback for the undefeated High school team. While practicing own his own, a crazy old man comes and helps him practice. The old man is extremely skilled at the sport, and he teaches the boy how to tackle people; painfully and hard. Eventually the oy finds out that the erratic man is a former NFL player, and that he suffers from Alzheimer's. The boy continues to learn, plays a few pranks, and grows a strong attachment to Charlie. Then, at the end of the book, events occur that will leave the reader full of emotion. ( If you really want to find out what happened, read the book)
I liked this book because it was very emotional and gave me an insight into the sport of football. I don't think i liked the book as major football fans would, but i enjoyed it none the less. I didn't understand some of it, as at parts it was confusing; you couldn't tell if the author was making a joke or being real. However if you are a real football fan and love readingI suggest this book.
I give this book 3 stars. ( It wold get 4 if i liked football)
Pop is about a teenager who dreams of becoming quarterback for the undefeated High school team. While practicing own his own, a crazy old man comes and helps him practice. The old man is extremely skilled at the sport, and he teaches the boy how to tackle people; painfully and hard. Eventually the oy finds out that the erratic man is a former NFL player, and that he suffers from Alzheimer's. The boy continues to learn, plays a few pranks, and grows a strong attachment to Charlie. Then, at the end of the book, events occur that will leave the reader full of emotion. ( If you really want to find out what happened, read the book)
I liked this book because it was very emotional and gave me an insight into the sport of football. I don't think i liked the book as major football fans would, but i enjoyed it none the less. I didn't understand some of it, as at parts it was confusing; you couldn't tell if the author was making a joke or being real. However if you are a real football fan and love readingI suggest this book.
I give this book 3 stars. ( It wold get 4 if i liked football)
Reader's Response 10
The Demon King completed read for 10Hrs.
The demon king is about a boy who finds a mysterious medallion and struggles to provide for his family. He struggles so much that he resorts to gangs, pickpocketing, and scavenging. The book also has a princess, soon to be queen, who wants to change the way her Queendom is run. Her life also contains forbidden loves. One of which is a wizard, and the other of which is a wizard. While both of the main characters are trying to reach their goal they meet. After which corruption in the Queendom threatens them both.
I liked this book because it had a deep plot and was written well; with good descriptions and funny little comments that made me laugh. This book was hard to relate to, due to the fact that i don't live in a world where wizards exist and are fighting for power, am not struggling to feed my family, and don't have a tangled love life.(Or any for that matter)
tHIS BOOK GETS 5 STARS.
The demon king is about a boy who finds a mysterious medallion and struggles to provide for his family. He struggles so much that he resorts to gangs, pickpocketing, and scavenging. The book also has a princess, soon to be queen, who wants to change the way her Queendom is run. Her life also contains forbidden loves. One of which is a wizard, and the other of which is a wizard. While both of the main characters are trying to reach their goal they meet. After which corruption in the Queendom threatens them both.
I liked this book because it had a deep plot and was written well; with good descriptions and funny little comments that made me laugh. This book was hard to relate to, due to the fact that i don't live in a world where wizards exist and are fighting for power, am not struggling to feed my family, and don't have a tangled love life.(Or any for that matter)
tHIS BOOK GETS 5 STARS.
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