Text to Text: The Crown

   The Crown, by Kiera Cass, is a science fiction book about a new monarchy called Illea. Eadlyn is a princess. After Eadlyns mother has a heart attack she is told to fill in for her parents while her dad takes care of her mom. She is also in the middle of her own "Selection". The selection is when 35 suitors come and the princess spends 6 weeks with them a decides who she wants to marry. Eadlyn is down to her last 5 suitors and she doesn't know if she will ever find love.

    A connection I made was how this book reminds me of another book I read called Divergent. These books are similar because they both are in a new government that is separated into groups. In the Crown they are separated into castes. In Divergent they are separated into factions. These books are also in the perspective of girls.

   I love this book because it is Science Fiction. It talks about a monarchy and a new society. It also talks about a girl who becomes queen and is trying to find love.I think you should read this book because It involves lots of comedy and if you read divergent you would love this book.

Rip Tide by Kat Falls (Text to Text)

     In a world where global warming has taken effect and has flooded the lands. People are forced to live in the ocean. The book I read, Rip Tide by Kat Falls, the sequel to Dark Life, is a story about a boy, named Ty, who lives subsea with his family. Ty's parents were out selling their crop to surfs, but the surfs abduct Ty's parents, he doesn't know if they will survive. His friend, Gemma, helps him on his journey as he faces crazed officials, outlaws, killer crocodiles, and many more.

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     There is a part in the book where Ty is trying to save his parents. He tries to ask the Seagaurd for help, but they don't get majorly involved. Near the end though, the Seagaurd do end up helping him. This reminds me of The Last Olympian, where Percy doesn't get to be in a quest, but he joins in anyway.

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     This book made me wonder of Ty's decisions, he decided to join up with outlaws to find his parents. He also jumped in to a pool of gigantic crocodiles just to save someone he hated. Ty is usually a very smart person that thinks things through, but in this book, he does a lot of crazy things.

Text to Text: Winter

     I just read the book Winter by Marissa Meyer. This is a story about Princess Winter who is admired by the Lunar people for her grace, kindness, and beauty, which is said to be even more breathtaking than of her stepmother's, Queen Levana. Winter despises her stepmother, who does not approve of Winter's feelings for the palace guard, Jacin. While Levana thinks Winter is a stupid, weak girl, she does not know Winter has been undermining her wishes for years. With the cyborg mechanic, Cinder, and her allies, will Winter be able to launch a revolution and end Levana's rule? Or will they all never receive the happy ending they deserve?

     This book, Winter, relates to the book, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins because a theme in Winter is similar to a theme in The Hunger Games. In Winter, Queen Levana and the Lunar court have too much control/power, just like the Capitol does in The Hunger Games. So the similar themes are to not have a government that has too much control over the people. Another similarity is, the character, Cinder, reminds me of the character Katniss from The Hunger Games. Cinder and Katniss are both brave for standing up for what's right. They are also both kind and considerate of the people.

   This book is a great ending to the series, The Lunar Chronicles. I love the plot and all the characters, and the way the author had lots of details. I can't believe how good this series was and how much I am obsessed with it. It got me thinking of other books I could read that were similar to this series. I suggest to those who love fantasy, science fiction, and romance, to read this series. It is an epic, intense, emotional, and satisfying story.
 

The Chronicles of Narnia- The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis: Text to Text

     I'm reading The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis. Eustace and Jill are about to be caught by bullies at their school. They run to a door at full speed to a door that is always locked, but just now, it's open! They go through the door leading to the open moor, but they ed up in a strange place, in Narnia! Aslan gives the children a very important task, but is it too overwhelming, difficult, and dangerous?

     This book is kind of like, well, a lot of fantasy books. Jill is the average I have no idea what to do amateur character. Eustace is the average, I've done this before character and he is always the one telling people what to do. They are very oblivious though to even things they are looking out for and all they notice like some other characters in fantasy books is when there is warmth and food or something even when it is obviously dangerous and other warn them.
     I haven't finished this book but it is very interesting and has a good plot. Characters clearly develop throughout the story because of their challenges. I wonder why this author puts so much detail into things that don't really matter. It does add to the story though. I hope this book keeps exponentially gaining my attention as it has been so far. I do recommend this book to any who like fantasy, action, or adventure books. This is a great book and I hope you take the opportunity to read this someday as well.

Guardians of Ga'hoole by Kathryn Lasky: Text to Text

Right now I'm reading Guardians of Ga'hoole  by Kathryn Lasky, when a young owl named Nyroc
 is born to fulfill his father's destiny. When his mother Nyra tries to rebuild her army of the Pure Ones Nyroc befriends a Sooty Owl named Dustytuft. Together, they find out that there are better ways to live rather than living with the Pure Ones. So it is Nyroc's choice to fulfill his father's destiny or to defy it.

The scene when Nyra tells Nyroc to not ask any more questions about the Pure Ones reminds me of a Similar Scene in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when Voldemort tells his Death Eaters to shut up, so he could focus on killing Harry Potter. The character Nyroc, reminds me of Harry Potter because the both want to find out more and discover the truth. So these two texts can be similar in ways and different in many ways.

I can't believe that Nyra is so mean to her son but proud at the same time. It's very peculiar. I'm glad Nyroc doesn't want to join the pure ones. One of my favorite characters in the story is Dustytuft (also known as Phillip.) It most just talks about the pure ones. If you want me to spoil it you will have to go to the bottom of the page. So if you really want to read the book, you'll have to read the 1st book else everything will not make sense, sorry to tell you that. My favorite book out of all 15 books in the series is book 9 because it talks about legends a long time ago before time. Book 9 is called the First Collier, and I like it because it talks about the Ember of 'Hoole and about the old times. I find it really fascinating. To find out what it's about click here.

Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

 Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom is book 2 of 3. It is based on the movie. The genre is action, adventure and fantasy. it`s a very good book in my opinion. you might like it too.

I can make the connection of wanting something but not being able to get it. Indiana wanted magic stones but could`t get them because of some guards. I could`t get a cube I wanted because I did`t have enough money. In the end I got wanted when I got paid and if you want to know if Indiana got what he wanted then read the book or watch the movie.

The Supernaturlist

I am reading the book "The Supernaturalist"  by Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen). The book takes place in the far future where humanity has fallen apart in some places. The place that the story takes place is Satellite city. The sky is so polluted chemical smog appears every night, and most of all invisible parasites roam around and suck the life force of humans that are injured. Even a cut can get the attention of a parasite and then they suck you dry.

                  The protagonists name is Cosmo Hill a no-sponsor (which is an orphan in the future) is sent to a "orphanage" called Clarissa Fray. It is actually a highly dangerous chemical testing facility where people test chemicals on the no-sponsers. Cosmo realizes he has to escape but he can't leave his friend Ziploc behind. So on the back from a "field trip" the carrier crashes because a satellite that controls the car went wild. The car flipped and Cosmo and Ziploc escape they run to the top of the roof where they are trapped on top of a building cornered by a warden. They decide to jump off. They survive the fall but when they land their handcuffs get caught in a electric wire which electrocutes them. This kills Ziplock but leaves Cosmo with unusual powers to see invisible parasites suck the life force from him a Ziplock.

                   Cosmo is taken into a secret HQ known as the HQ for a group of teenagers known as "The Supernaturlists" who have the same powers as Cosmo. They help kill the parasites that suck the life force from people who are wounded. But later in the book the group finds out something that turns everything onto it's head!

My book is Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney. It's about a wimpy kid who has to go through middle school. He also has a mean brother and another brother who the parents favorite. He is not the smartest kit he not the strongest kid either and the other kids thing he is a uncool. Greg has a really hard time going through middle school with his friend Rowley.
  Rowley is funny and everybody thinks he is cool.Rowley also thinks Greg is really cool so hangs out with him all the time.Greg does a lot of stuff he is not suppose to do with Rowley.Greg also gets bullied by the big kids and Greg has a tough time with his grades to.
  I like this book because it is fun to read and you can relate to it pretty easily. When you put the book down you just want to keep reading more because it is hilarious.Greg also has loop holes with every situation he has with school or his parents and his brothers. The Last Straw is a very good book to read

Text to Self: The Egypt Game

The two girls are only playing a game, at least they think it is. The Egypt Game, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, is a story about two girls named April and Melanie taking an interest into the ancient Egypt traditions and way of life. The two start playing a game as if they are ancient Egyptians, including some friends. After a murder, the children are not allowed to go outside, limiting their time to do their ceremonies. Then they plot to go sneak out and continue. About a week later, as they do a secret future telling with Thoth, someone answers. No one knows how. No one knows who did it.
   These characters remind me of me and my brother when we were little. We used to go outside and pretend things. For example, one day we are playing airplane on a seesaw or police officers on the playground. He and I always used our imaginations to entertain ourselves. Like in the text, April and Melanie used their imaginations to create an Egypt of their own.They used objects and buildings around them to play, just like me and my brother. One time, my brother and I pretended to travel across the world. My house would be the airport, the grass would be Africa (because the grass was dead), our pool would be the ocean, our tree would be a forest, and the side gate would be a prison. Although unlike April and Melanie, my brother and I were still around four and five years old. While Melanie and April are eleven.
   I noticed that April and Melanie wanted their Egypt Game to be secret. They did use a "secret" location, and wanted no one to know about it but them. Until now. After simulating a ceremony for the future, something starts happening the the players. Does the game have real powers? Is someone watching them? Has the Egypt game gone too far?

Text To Self : River Thunder

     I'm reading the book River Thunder by Will Hobbs.The book is continued on an adventure that a group of friends that whitewater rafted down the Grand Canyon as delinquents at Discovery Unlimited. Discovery Unlimited is a camp for specifically for delinquents. Now they're as and their better than ever. They thought they were training staff from Discovery Unlimited to ride the the Canyon, but what they didn't know is their trip was about to get complicated.
     In the book there are many characters that tend to but heads. The character Rita reminds of my brother because she is loud and witty. Now when I think of my brother I totally see the resemblance because my brother is always yelling and making up a humongous amount of puns. Now the main character Jessie reminds me of me. She is very strong and can do things for herself and doesn't need someone telling her what to do. This situation in the book reminds me of a time where someone was trying to help me with a lot of homework and I said I could do it on my own.
     As the book progressed I began to think that one of the main characters Troy was changing his attitude from the first book. In the first book his attitude was bossy, controlling, and mean. Now he is trying to be a good person and decide everything democratically. He is not so bossy and letting the other group members make their own decisions. All in all the book so far is very interesting and I can make lots of connections.

The Secret Garden

I am reading a book called The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett. The Secret Garden is a realistic fiction story about a ten year old girl from India named Mary. When Mary's parents die from an outbreak of cholera, Mary comes to live with her uncle in Misselthwaite Manor. At first she doesn't have a lot of friends but she slowly makes friends with Martha a maid and Mr. Weatherstaff, the gardener.
 Mary is kind of like some other people I know, whom have trouble making friends. Mary is a curious girl and reminds me of most other kids who like to explore. She soon makes friends with more kids including the Sowerby children, Colin and Dickon. Mary as well as Colin throw many tantrums and at first are very spoiled. Sometimes like Mary, I've had to keep a secret or two for the sake of others, as does Mary when she finds the garden but Dickon and Colin must not tell anyone about it.
      In my story I began to wonder why Mary and Dickon didn't take Colin to the garden sooner. When Mary and Dickon found the garden they also made friends with some of the animals. They also started gardening and placing flowers such as Daffydowndilly's and Crocuses. What i also didn't get is why Colin got to order around his servants and no one asked the dads permission first.

text to self - Crenshaw

     The book I am reading is called Crenshaw and it is by Katherine Applegate. In this book there is a boy named Jackson and he lives with is mom, dad, his sister named Robin and their dog Aretha. When Jackson was younger he met his imaginary friend he was a big fuzzy black and white cat, had no name though. So, the imaginary cat told Jackson to name him. He said Crenshaw, because no one he knew had a named like that. When he grew up he started to notice that he was seeing Crenshaw again but this time he was doing so thing way out of the ordinary. But he went away again. Time passed until he saw him again and again and this kept on repeating . While this was all going on his parents were having money problems and it was not good but Crenshaw said he can help.
     In this book Jackson reminds me of my brother Jackson because in the book Jackson did not ask for anything that he wanted because he knew something was wrong and his parents were having difficulty's. And my brother is like that too, he does not ask for many things when he knows we (meaning our family) does not have enough money. Jackson's sister Robin reminds me of me because she can't wait to get out of the car when they are in their car vacation. I am really bad in being in a closed space for a long period of time and I hate driving. When Jackson's dad went to go and play his guitar on the street it reminded me of when I was in Washington because people would also play their instruments on the streets or in front of shops so they can get money too.
     My favorite character is Crenshaw because he is very outgoing and happy all the time. He cares very much about Jackson and his family. I love how he surprises Jackson each time he keeps appearing. And over all he is the funniest he makes a great character in this book.

Text to self: The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms

The book I am reading The Land of Stories: Beyond The Kingdoms by Chris Colfer. The book is about two siblings, Alex and Conner Bailey, who go on an adventure to stop their evil Uncle Lloyd from recruiting an army of literary villain's. He first tried to destroy the Kingdom's by having a Grand Army, and he failed, but that was only a detraction. Lloyd was trying to steal a potion from The Fairy godmother's room, and succeeded. The potion can let you go into any book you want. Now Alex and Conner have chased him through The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and made friends with the Tin Woodman, then went into Peter Pan and made friends with Peter and the Lost Boys, then went into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alex thought that Lloyd went into the fairy-tale world, but it was a trap! Now Alex and Mother Goose is trapped in King Arthur and Conner, the Tin Woodman and Peter Pan are trapped in Robin Hood, or are they?


Mother Goose reminds me of my best friend Emma Kump. Mother Goose and Emma are weird, funny, and a lot of fun to hang out with.  But Alex Bailey reminds me of me because she loves reading old literature books, like me, and she wished that they would come to life, and I wish that fairy-tales would come to live. But the situation in the story also reminds me of a short story in my cousin's Disney princess book, where Ursula put a spell on Ariel's dad and sister's and Ariel needed a potion.


All in all, The Land of Stories; Beyond the Kingdom's is a fantastic read I completely recommend it. I love the book because it has adventure, mystery, a little romance and comedy. I would also rate this as a five star book.

Text to Self:The Last Olympian

    Kronos is planning to destroy the world once again. The last Olympian, a book written by Rick Riordan, is a story with lots of adventure & mystery. Percy Jackson was having a good day with his friend Rachel, though it surly was hot outside, it was a hot August day in which he was with Rachel. He then talks about his birthday that he was going to turn 16 years old in a week, but there was a very old prophesy saying that when he turned 16, many very bad things would happen. After that Rachel said that they had to go to St. Thomas to talk about something. Suddenly Blackjack Percy's old friend arrived.
     Once Blackjack arrived they went to this very strange cruiser that they have been at before it is the place in which Blackjack was prison ed at by princess Andromeda. Then Blackjack left and let Percy on the cruiser. Percy then found Luke on a balcony talking to him, each time Luke talked his voice got deeper which meant that Kronos took over Luke's body. After their little talk Percy went to Camp Half-Blood back with Chiron, Annabeth, & Grover. Later on one of Chiron's students said that Percy that he was  going to die but Chiron didn't want to tell him because Chiron already knew that Percy had a lot of problems already so he didn't want to add to his mind another problem to think about.
     I wonder why Percy has to die in order to save the world? The possible reason is probably
because all of his power goes towards saving the world so he dies. Or another reason is because he gives his power to save the world and after saving the world he becomes a human and then the enemies attack him and he dies. Or he saves the world and then Kronos takes advantage and kills him.
   

The Red Pyramid

            I'm reading the Red Pyramid by, Rick Riordan. Where Egyptian Gods are real and engage with our present time(2015). So far Carter and Sadie, Main characters are only 12 and 13 but, they've seen a lot more than they should have.There dad was and Egyptian magician, who's Wife died on his sake.So now he's is a Egyptologist, visiting different museums and Egypt to find Osiris God of the dead. But when trying to summon him he summons phoenix the god of fire kind of looks like the devil.
          Carter reminds me of me, he is fit and will listen and respect what he says and also has an annoying sister.Sadie reminds me of my sister because, when we're told to not do something she will do it.But when they get in this situation it reminds me of how when you loose your parents and your fighting to get them back.All in all this book can relate to your life.
           I wonder why this had to happen to them?But This can be related to anybody and is a great book if you are into action and mystery.It seems like they're not so happy that their magicians of Egypt, or  what if this is not a mistake?I think they'll have a big ending but you have to read it yourself to find out.

Text to Self:The Series of Unfortunate Events:The Hostile Hospital

     The book I am reading is called A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket. My book is about three orphans whose parents have died in a fire. They have been through so much because they are trying to stay away from their evil uncle, Count Olaf, who wants to take over the family fortune that the eldest Baudelaire, Violet, is supposed to earn when she turns the right age. Violet is trying to protect her younger brother and baby sister, Klaus and Sunny, while also trying to find the secret of what really happened in the fire their parents died in.                                        Violet Baudelaire reminds me of myself because even though i'm not the oldest I feel that I should always protect my sisters. I have also had a lot of problems in my life as well as obstacles throughout my life that I have always needed to solve and go through. I feel as though I have a lot of responsibilities I need to take care of. I still have a lot to go through in my life as well as Violet does.

       Some thoughts I've had while reading are that I can not believe that their uncle is trying to steal their family fortune. I felt sad when everybody turned on the siblings when they found out who they were and was they supposedly did. The character I most admire is Violet Baudelaire because she is smart, brave, and full of ideas.

     

Text to self blog: No Place For Magic

       I'm reading No Place For Magic, by E.D. Baker it's about a girl named Emma who is a witch. She lives in her castle with her mother and maids. Emma has fallen in love with a boy named Eadric but because of her differences his parents are not willing to give their blessing for them to get married. Then when they are in town for a wedding a prince named Prince Jorge, had escaped. He had been in the dungeon because he had disuised himself as a contestant, and tried to kill Eadric. Now they are rushing to get the blessing, and get married before its to late.
        I can relate to Emma because when ever my family goes to Disneyland I'm the one who loves to do on all of the more daring rides, they are so much fun, and I go on more of the daring ones because I know we won't come back for a while. This relates to the story because when Emma transforms into a dragon she feels, more free, more daring, and feels like she takes more risks. A lot of times she goes where most humans don't go. Emma in the end is thankful that she took the risks that she did.
          From what I read I have been really enjoying my book. I was really surprised by the turn the book has taken with Bradston going missing. I'm really excited to see how my book is going to end. At first when I chose the book I didn't think I was going to like it because of all the fantsty, the unrealistic characters but the book has me wanting to read it more. I was wondering if Emma and Eadric are going to even have to get married, by the end of my book. Up till now I have no idea what is going to happen next, and I'm stoked to see what happens next.

       
         
     
         

Text To Self

          The fiction that I am now unraveling is Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws, Novel by Janette Rallison. A written novel of two perspectives of two friends of two points of views towards their journey. Josie, a jockey with a crush on Ethan who she tries to grasp attention to her with her friend Cami on the way promises to help Josie with her crush if Josie with help her get to play ball with Rebecca, a really fabulous basketball player of the school. But, Ethan starts to flirt with Cami. Will Cami break her own promise, or will she get Ethan to like Josie?
            At first, even though it IS Realistic fiction, it can still be interesting in some ways. The connection... Well, I mean, it can have a similarity since it is realistic.. I would say, my connection towards the book was.. I had a hard time with secrets or events that happen that affect a promise or a life long change that occur. I although have NOT been abandon by friends or used-to-be friends, at a field trip..Sounds a little harsh if I do say so myself. And sounds disturbing, cause like what if you get kidnapped and it was all because of a frenemy. 
              What I didn't realize that Cami got to play with Rebecca instead of Josie. But will that change? Find out when you read. Even though Cami got picked, doesn't mean nothing else will happen, what if the coach changes her mind? What if Cami doesn't win? That's the fun point of reading. I need to know if Cami will get Ethan back or if he or she leaves her/him for Josie.

Text to Self-Dead End In Norvelt

I'm reading Dead end in Norvelt by Jack Gantos. This book is about a boy named jack whos dad served in world war ll. He has a medical deseeze where whenever he gets excited, scared, or worried his nose starts to bleed. They live in a small town named Norvelt. It is a town set up by Elanor Roosevelt as a town where poor people could get a new start in life. He gets in trouble because he he fires his dads sniper rifle and gets grounded for the summer.He is hired by Miss Volker to write obituaries for all the original people who die.

I connect to the story in many ways. One is the main character gets very nervous easily and so do I. The dad in the story reminds me of my grandpa because they both own a plane. In the book Jacks dad lectures him on gun safety and so did my dad when I was little.
I would definitely recommend this book to everybody. I'm not a huge fan of history books but I found This book amazing and I will read more books by Jack Gantos.

Text to Self: The Hunger Games

      I am reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. This book is part one in a series of books about a world that used to be known as North America that is now the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve districts. Long ago the districts waged war against the Capitol and lost. To remind the districts that the war must never be repeated, each district must send one boy and one girl to compete in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live T.V. When sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen takes her sister's place as tribute to the Games, she thinks of the word tribute as synonymous to the word corpse. While some things may unexpectedly change in the Games, one thing is always constant. Kill or be killed.

     The character, Katniss, reminds me of myself because of her being the oldest she takes care of her sister and mother when things get tough. This relates to my life because I am the oldest kid in my family and when my parents need help with watching, feeding, or taking care of my younger brothers I help. I especially take care of them when I'm watching them myself because I love them and want to keep them safe, just like Katniss. Prim, Katniss's younger sister, reminds me of my younger brother because they are both kind and love to goof around with me. These are two relations from The Hunger Games and my life.

     I love the author's idea for this book and the way she wrote it. I think it displayed a great example of science fiction by how it was set in a messed up, future world. The books lesson on how a ruling government/capitol should not be fully in charge is a great moral. I recommend this book to people who like science fiction, adventure, drama, and action. It is a really interesting and engaging story.

Text To Self-Harry Potter-The Cursed Child Book 8

      I am reading Harry Potter-The Cursed Child Book 8 by Joanne Rowling (J.K. Rowling). It is a story about the amazing Harry Potter has a child called Albus Severus Potter. He has two other siblings James and Lily Potter. He is struggling to connect and be the best son he can be to his dad. He ends up making friend with Draco Malfoys son Scorpius. They become best of friends. Albus over hears one night when Harry is talking to Amos Digory (another story). Amos says he wants his son back (another story). Harry denies and Albus doesn't like it, so he and Scorpius decide to go back in time and attempt to save Cedric (Amos' son). When they come back they find out that some there best friends (the ones that actually liked them) were gone, the reason why when they messed with the past they accidentally made two people who liked each other never got together. So basically they killed there best friends.

      This book is one of my favorites it has all the fantasies that I like. The thing that I can relate the most is when I was in the 2nd grade I was mostly bullied, a lot. I was always picked on how I pretend like I was Iron Man, Batman, or any other super hero I liked. Now again I was like 6 or 7 so I had an imagination (oh come we did this either superhero or sports player). So I can feel how Albus feels, it was hard to learn new knowledge.

       I like the way the author J.K Rowling wrote this book. It had amazing twists. She included a lot of stuff from the seven previous books. I have yet to find any other proper level reading for this grade or lower by her. I would definitely recommend these books to any one who would like to read the books.  
   

Text To Self : The Secret Garden

   The book I am reading is called The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The book is about a young tempered girl named Mary Lennox. Her parents die of a huge outbreak called Cholera. Since no one can take care of her, she is now to live at Misselthwaite Manor with her uncle Archibald Craven. She makes a new friend named Martha who tells her about a garden that hasn't been opened for 10 years.  Young Mary is determined to find the garden and open the locked door. Mary meets two new friends along the way to help her find the buried key open up the garden door.

   I did a play called, The Secret Garden and when I saw the book, The Secret Garden I was determined to read it. It was written in 1911 so I knew is was the original copy and I would learn more about The Secret Garden more than I learned about it in the play. Mary reminds me when I was little because she always wants something her way. And when I was little I would always want everything to go my way when I planned play dates or sleepovers. Mary always wanted her Ayah (that is a maid/servant) when she needed something. Mary would throw a fit and slap people if she didn't have her Ayah. It reminded me when I was little all I wanted was my Dad. Not my Mom, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt etc. And I would throw a fit if I didn't get my Dad.

 I love the way how it is a old book and it was published in 1911. The way Mary finds out so many secrets is so cool I wish I was her because she has so many secrets I want to have secrets just like hers. The conflict doesn't stand out as much as other books conflicts do, so I just love that about the book. This is such a good book it deserves a 5 star rating. To find out more secrets about the book go and read The Secret Garden, for many secrets are waiting. 

Text to Self: War of the Worlds

     I'm reading War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. In War of the Worlds , a young man named Wells witnesses strange events on mars from the surface of the earth. One day, a large cylinder hits earth and slowly unscrews at the top.When people try to see what's inside something frightening happens. The large group of people are then destroyed by a heat ray and Wells is the only one left!The martians are unstoppable to everyone! Can anyone or anything stop this threat?
     My only self connection is that it's easy to imagine your self in the situation that others are in. Because of this weird and science fiction setting and story it's very hard to connect. This reminds me of someone I know because of their actions and bravery. The characters each act with different mind sets so I did connect to certain character's perspective on the situation.
    I dislike the writing because, no spoiler, but the end is anti-climactic and it kind of lets you down at the end. I also noticed the author sometimes skipped to unnecessary details. I wish he could have revised the book some more but over all it was a good book.

text to self - Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

     I am reading the book Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling . The Beginning is mostly about The Dursley. The Dursley are every day people living in the world but they are related to the Potters. They really don't like people knowing that but they are. One day everyone and everything were acting weird. Mr.Dursley was on his way to work and over heard someone talking about the potters . He was very worried but he just thought that it was a dream. He went home and keep thinking about it but he didn't want to say anything to his wife to worry her. A day later he found something outside his door....
     I have a strong connect with this story because I have worried about something before but I didn't want to tell my parents. I felt very weird not telling them but I didn't think it was that important that I needed to tell them.That was a big connection that I had with with the story.
     Where I am at in the book , Harry had been getting some letters lately but hasn't been able to read then because of his uncle. Harry is wondering why he cant read it . He is also wondering why the Dursleys are being nice.Most of the time they are very rude and he dose everything in the house.They know something that Harry doesn't. Now Harry is worried and wondering about what is in  the letters.
 

The Heroes of Olympus : The Blood of Olympus (Text to Self)

     The Earth Mother is planning to destroy the Olympians, and the Olympians can only be saved by seven demigods. The Heroes of Olympus : The Blood of Olympus, a book written by Rick Riordan is about a team of seven demigods Greek and Roman have to save the world from Gaea. She awakens on August 1st and the seven demigods have to defeat her army of Giants. They face trials like hordes of ghosts, fear-hungry storm gods, and both the Greek and Roman camps are preparing to battle each other.

     One of the seven demigods, Piper is similar to someone I know because she is related to a Native American tribe. There is also a situation where two other demigods, and a satyr have to bring back a monument to stop the war between the Greek and Roman camps, this reminds me of a time where there were these two kids arguing, and they both wanted a toy. I remembered that we had a toy exactly the same as the one the were arguing about and I gave one of the kids the duplicate and it resolved the argument. Though, there isn't much I can relate to the book because it's a fantasy book about Greek gods.

    This book is a such an action-packed book that I sometimes wish that I was tagging along with the adventure too. But if you don't like cliff hangers, I advise you, there is a LOT of cliffhangers in this book. IF you didn't already know, the book I'm reading is the last of the series. The first book is The Lost Hero, then The Son of Neptune, then The Mark of Athena, The House of Hades, and lastly, the book I'm reading, The Blood of Olympus.

     

Text to self: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

I'm reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban  by J.K. Rowling, is a story about a boy who is at his 3rd year of Hogwarts, learns that Sirius Black is hunting him down. He escapes from the Dursley family after literally blowing up his Aunt. He then escapes and goes to Hogwarts. During his first match in quidditch he falls of his broom and gets his souls sucked out of him. And then during Christmas, he sneaks into Hogsmeade, and tries to hunt down Sirius Black..........................................

In Harry Potter, Ron Weasley reminds me of me because he has red hair, likes food, and is afraid of spiders. When Harry is surrounded by Dementors, it reminds me of a time when my little brother was beating me up pretty badly.

I began to think, why did everyone suspect that Sirius Black killed 13 people in a single curse? I found out it was because he was the only one there after it happened, and the killer escaped and turned into an Animagus so everyone would suspected Sirius Black did it. The very first time I read this book, I was very surprised that Sirius Black was not the true killer. I wish that everyone didn't suspect that he was the killer. If only Harry knew that he was not the true killer, but was there right after the killer was previously there, so that everyone would think it was Sirius Black.

Text to Self. Feed by Mira Grant

     I am reading Feed by Mira Grant. It is a post apocalyptic, science fiction book, following the story of Georgia and Shaun Mason as they try to survive the zombie hordes. It is the first book in the Newsflesh trilogy. I have not read that much into the book but from what I can tell it will be full of action and excitement. It starts when Shaun provokes a zombie and starts a full on zombie chase. They escape them and meet up with their friend Buffy.

     I mainly connect to Shaun in this story. Its was hard to make a connection as I have never lived through an apocalypse but, i was able to connect with Shaun on the grounds that he has a bossy older sister. Shaun's older sister is named Georgia. Whenever he tries to do something fun/dangerous she always stops him. For example when he is poking a zombie with a hockey stick, she drags him away from it and makes him go get supplies.

     I have always been a big fan of the zombie genre and i think that anyone else like me would also love this book.







 

Text to Self: The Raft

I am reading The Raft by S.A. Bodeen. The Raft is a realistic fiction survival story.  Robie lives in Midway with her family. She is home schooled, they have no TV, and sometimes it drives her crazy. Every once in a while she goes to visit AJ, her Aunt, in Hawaii. It is the one time she gets to shop, go to restaurants, and to get some air. She has a week left in Hawaii when AJ gets a call saying she has to be in Las Vegas for her job. Robbie asks if she can stay in Hawaii while AJ is gone. They make a deal that Robie can stay only if AJs friend comes and checks on her every day. When AJ leaves, Bobbi calls and tells Robie she can't check up on her and Robie says that's okay. She stays by herself and doesn't tell AJ. That same night, some random man starts pulling her hair and yelling at her to come back and it scares her. She decides to catch a plane flight to midway and go home. But then her plane goes down and she has to survive on a raft with another man with no food or water.


This character reminds me of my friend Emmalee because she goes to Canada for a month to see her family. This character reminds me of me because I go to my aunts sometimes to get away from the craziness of my family. This situation reminds me  of a similar I have been in because I went shopping a lot in Hawaii. This also reminds me of how a lot of people I know get sad to be homeschooled.


I love the way I can relate to things in this story. It shows how the character has a regular life. It gives you something to relate to before the problem starts. I would recommend this book to people who like realistic fiction.

Blog 1 - Text to Self

I am reading the  book  Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. This book is part 1 in a series of books about a small town boy who falls for the “new girl” in town. Only this isn’t any regular girl. She is a “castor” or a witch, she has special powers. When she moves into town they realize they have a strong connection. The problem is she is different from everyone else. When she turns 16 fate decides whether she will be a dark or evil castor or a light castor. The closer it gets to her 16th birthday the crazier both of their lives get.

I had a strong connection to Lena this story. No, I am not a castor with magical powers or anything but she is different. Now, because she is different she isn’t treated very nice by her peers at school. When I was in middle school I had peers that weren’t so nice to me. They would tease me because I didn’t have the brand name clothes or because I wore glasses. They made it so I didn’t want to go to school just like Lena hated going to school because the cheerleaders would make her life miserable.

At first I didn’t think I would really get into this book because it is “super natural”. I love how they brought pieces of civil war history and the history or family into the story.  I was surprised by the ending because it Ethan doesn’t realize that Lena saved his life.  But because she saved Ethan’s life someone else important to her died. I can definitely see why the series needs to continue.  I need some resolution.