Hatchet

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is 195 pages. It is about a thirteen year old bot that gets stranded on an island after his pilot dies from a heart attack. Brian Robeson, the thirteen year old boy, is flying to visit his father somewhere in Canada. He is constantly thinking and getting pulled down by the thought of his parents getting divorced. And how his mother is having an affair. After the pilot dies, Brian crashes in the wilderness of Canada. He climes out of the plane and is forced to survive in this rough place on his own. This book will keep one asking questions like, What will he eat? or Where will he sleep?

No Fear Shakespeare :Hamlet

I read Hamlet, a 337 (644= double pages) page tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was about prince Hamlet trying to get revenge on King Claudius for murdering his father. Hamlet finds out about the murder in the beginning of the play where King Hamlet's ghost explains how he was killed by Claudius. Hamlet proves to himself that the ghost was telling the truth about Claudius and ends up killing him in the end. A happy ending, right? No, not in this play. During the scene where Hamlet kills Claudius, Hamlet gets struck by a poisonous foil held in the hand of Laertes while they were fencing. Then, Hamlet's mother drinks a glass of poison on accident. Finally, Hamlet scratches Laertes with the poisonous fencing foil. So, most of the main characters die in the end. Some themes of this play would be deception and Appearance vs. Reality.

Dragon Road

Dragon Road, by Laurence Yep is 290 pages. Its about a two young boys that play basketball just like kids at recess. They go around making a little money in Chinatown playing other minors like them. Then, all of a sudden, they get the shot of a life time to go and play pro-basketball with a team called the Dragons. They travel around the country playing with the BIGS and having an awesome time. I'm going to end this bleet on that exciting note because I don't want to give the rest of the book away. This book is perfect for pretty much everyone unless you think that if you don't play basketball, you shouldn't read it.

The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas

This 220 page book by John Boyne is really heartwarming. Its about a boy named Bruno who lives a regular life at his home in Berlin, Germany. Then, he moves to a house called "Out With" that has a big fence that goes on 'forever' across the street. Bruno meets a boy named Schmuel that is a Jewish captive of the Nazis. Over time, Schmuel and Bruno become best friends and have many great meetings.  I don't want to summarize the rest of the book so if you read it, try to finish this summary. Read this book if you are not afraid to cry.

Dragonwings

This 317 page book by Laurence Yep is very inspiring. Like,Windrider I would like to accomplish some of my big goals in life. I can relate to Moon Shadow because I use to always ask my Mom about my Uncle that I didn't know anything about.I just felt that my "mental family" wasn't complete. This book is perfect for a person that is willing to be insrired by book characters.

Groovy Greeks & Rotten Romans

 Have you ever wondered what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts? Or maybe what Greeks did in the Olympic Games? Well, if you have, this 280 page book by Terry Deary is perfect for you. I used to think that history was boring, but after reading this 2 in 1 book, I changed my mind. Its history in an entertainig way. Groovy Greeks & Rotten Romans is the perfect book for you if your typical History/Soc. Studies book puts you to sleep.

My Project

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Two-Minute Drill

Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupicia is 180 pages. The main character in this story is Scott Parry, who is dorky, brainy, clumsy, and shy gets to know the coolist kid in the sixth grade. Chris Conlan, the cool kid, is the star quarter-back for the football team at Bloomfield South finds out that Scott is a really good kicker. Chris Conlan tells the coach about Scott's skill at kicking and Scott ends up going in the championship game and drop kicking it just like his idol, Doug Flutie. Scott wins the game for the Eagles.

Smiles To Go

Smiles To Go by Jerry Spinelli is 248 pages and a very interesting book. Will Tuppence, the main character, is all about  skateboarding, chess, and relationships. He  practices for a chess tourniment with his dad and says that he doesen't want his annoying  sister, Tabby to be there. She sneaks out and ends up in the hospital for skating down 'Dead Mans Hill'. Will gets really freaked out when he hears that a proton decays. He starts to look at the world and his relationships with his sister and his two best friends in a different way because of this.

Report to the Principal's Office

Report to the Principal's Office by Jerry Spinelli is134 pages and an exciting book about four 6th graders. Four kids are starting middle school very odd way. On the bus before school, two kids and the new principal end up at a gas station because the bus driver doesen't want to be late for his second job. In the middle of the book, the four kids get called to the principal's office for lunch. They end up being called the 'Principal's Posse' and they have to find ideas for the new school mascot. They come up with the Plumstead Hammsters because they find a hammster that ends up dying.

Change Up

  In the book Change Up there are 308 pages and the author is John Feinstein. The main characters are two student reporters, Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson, and a baseball player, Norbert Doyle. Stevie doesn't know if he should write a sidebar on Norbert's wife who died in a car crash that was caused by a drunk driver. In the end, Stevie decides to keep his friend and not write the story on Norbert's wife.

My Song

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"The Christmas Shoes," by New Song, reminds me of my granny who always bought sparkly slippers for Christmas. When she died, 3 weeks before Christmas, they played this song at her funeral.

My Weekend

This weekend I had 1 baseball tournament, 2 baseball practices, and 1 book to read. I had 4 games in the tournament, 1 Saturday and 3 today. Sadly, we lost in the championship and ended up 2nd...... My first practice was at Chukchansi Park (Grizzlie Statium) and my second one was at Figarden. I haven't finished my book so far, but I think I'll finish by tommorow. I just got up from my nap with my grandma's dog, Harlie. I was so tired from my awesome weekend of sports and reading!!!:)