Virginia Combs Her Hair

A story written by Claire

Background: Grandma asks Virginia to comb her own hair, but Virginia says NO. So Grandma has to try various tricks, such as….

BEGGING
Please comb your hair. Pleeeease! I’ve worked so hard to make you comb your hair. Now you are so close to holding the comb. Pleease! Please comb your hair. Pleease! Now you are so close to combing your hair. Please! You are so close! Pleease! Please comb your hair. Pleease! I’ll be your best friend.

BRIBERY
Oh! Virginia. You know the fish sticks and spicy noodles you like? Well, I ‘ll buy you the biggest pack in the store if you comb your hair. Did I say a pack? I meant box! Did I say box? I meant twenty boxes! and you can see me cook noodles as you comb your hair! Do we have a deal? Virginia?

REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY
If you don’t want to comb your hair, fine! Don’t comb hour hair! Your hair will stick together and it will be hard to comb your hair! And nobody will ever help to comb your hair. Your hair will look terrible.

Junie B. Jones Has a Monster under Her Bed

I just read a book called “Junie B. Jones Has a Monster under Her Bed”. It is a great book.

It started when Junie B. Jones went to school and it was picture day. She wore a dinosaur dress. At class picture, Paulie Allen and Puffer admired her dinosaur dress and said dinosaurs bite people’s head off. Junie B. Jones said that dinosaurs are not real. Paulie Allen and Puffer said that Monsters are real. They bite people’s head when you’re sleeping. They live right under your bed. Paulie Allen and Puffer said monsters crawl on to your bed and bite your head. Junie B. Jones coved her ears. Paulie Allen and Puffer spoke louder, “I can prove it. Do you drool on your pillow?” She said, “yes”. Paulie Allen and Puffer said, “well, are you a baby?” Junie B. Jones said, “I am not”. They said then who drools? Junie B. Jones said that she does not know with a sick face. Then they took the class picture. Junie B. Jones asked her best friends Grace and Lucille whether monsters are real. They said maybe monsters could live under your bed. When she went home she told her grandma that there’s a monster under her bed. Her grandma told Junie B. Jones to tell her mom and dad about it. At night she didn’t want to go to sleep. She tried to sleep in her mom and dad’s room but they caught her. She took her baby brother out and she went in the baby’s crib, but the baby started crying. When it was school, they gave out the pictures, people laugh at Junie B. Jones’ pictures with a sick face. Then she thought of a great idea. When it was bed time, she put the picture under her bed because the monster would think it was too terrifying that the monsters would go away. It did work.

My favorite part is when Junie B. Jones thought of a great idea and the idea worked successfully. I recommend this for 6+.

The Wish Giver

Recently, I read a book called “The Wish Giver”. It is a great book with a lot of excitement. I really enjoyed this book. The author is Bill Brittain. The moral of this story is to be careful what you wish for.

This book is about Stew Meat (The narrator) who meets a strange man named Thaddeus Blinn in a carnival tent. He notices something unusual about Thaddeus Blinn that his eyes glow like a cat. Stew Meat sees three kids in the tent who is Polly, Rowena, and Adam. Thaddeus Blinn sells the 4 of them a card with a red spot on it, for 50 cents each and says that all they have to do is to press their finger on the red spot and say a wish and it will come true.

Polly’s (a girl with few friends) wish is to be popular. The wish comes true but she croaks like a frog whenever she says something rude to others. Only when she has not made any insults for a while, the croaking stops. This lets her wish to be granted. When she croaks in the middle of class that causes her to become popular. Rowena makes a wish of her boyfriend Henry Piper who she can only see twice a year to “Set roots down in Coven Tree and never leave again!" The wish is granted and Henry's feet become rooted to the ground, and he slowly turns into a tree. Henry tells her that he never actually liked her, and only flirted with her so that her father would buy more of his items. Rowena and a friend Sam look for a way to make Henry a human again. Adam, who lives in a farm, wishes for the farm to be full of water because the farm is so dry. When they dig a hole in the soil, a huge geyser shoots out. Adam is happy of the water at first, but the water keeps coming out, flooding the entire farm. I am going to stop the story here so you can read the book to find out what happens next.

My favourite part of the book is when Polly first croaked like a frog. I liked this part because it was funny at first until I found out it was a curse from the card. My least favourite part is when, Henry turns into a tree. Even though when the farm flooded and Polly croaking is pretty sad too, Henry gets hurt, stuck, cold and hungry when he could be warm and cozy but in Polly and Adam’s story no one gets hurt. Also because he was stuck to the ground, Rowena gets her feelings hurt by Henry but also really worried about him. This story reminds me of the story “Be Careful What You Wish For” because “Be Careful What You Wish For” is about a woman who wished for a new car. Later that night her husband died. Using the insurance money, she got a new car. Both stories are similar because someone made a wish and because of this wish something bad happened to their lives.

This book is a really great book. I really recommend it. I would give this book four stars because it was good but a little boring. I recommend this book 7+.

Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business

I just read a book called Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business. It is by Barbara Park. It was a great book.

I was about Junie B. Jones’ mother having a baby and the new baby’s room had a lamp with a giraffe, a rocking chair, a new baby dresser, a crib and wallpaper with jungle animals. When they were in the hospital, Junie B. Jones’ grandparents were there. Her grandma told her about how cute the baby would look and he was a little cute monkey. They had a great time together. The next day she had a “show and tell” and she talked about her mom having a baby monkey. Her friends didn’t believe her. At recess her best friend Lucille and Grace asked if they could see her little brother first. So Lucille pushed Grace out of the way and told Junie B. Jones to keep her locker with a special picture of her grandma in order to see her monkey brother first. Also Grace gave her a special shiny plastic ring to see her monkey brother first and it went on and on until the bell rang. When they went in and her teacher noticed Junie B. Jones gave every thing back and she went to the principal’s office. Junie B. Jones’ teacher told the principal everything about her monkey brother and more. He asked Junie B. Jones “is your brother really a monkey?” Junie B. Jones said,” my grandma said and you even can ask her”, so he did. Junie B. Jones’ grandma was very sorry that she just meant he was cute. When it was time to go home, Junie B. Jones saw her little brother baby.

I like this book because it’s funny and it attracts my attention. I love the series of Junie B. Jones. I recommend this book for 6+.

Plantzilla by Jerdine Nolen

My drama teacher read it half to us in class and I liked it then I borrowed the book from public library and I finished reading at home.
In the story, the boy named Mortimer likes plantzilla and Mortimer’s parents don’t let Mortimer keep plantzilla because Mortimer played too much time with plantzilla. They would like Mortimer played more time in the Park. During summer, plantzilla grows up and Mortimer waters and cares for plantzilla. It is a surprise that plantzilla, the plant is beginning to eat real food and the plant could play hockey with Mortimer and plantzilla can write letter and finally plantzilla found a perfect home and it is Mortimer’s home.
I like this book because I can image Mortimer takes care of plantzilla like a baby and plant can grow up like human beings.

The Forgotten Door

Recently I read a book called “The Forgotten Door.” It was a great book with a lot of adventure and I really liked it. The author is Alexander Key.
This book is about Jon who is from another planet. (A far distant and highly evolved planet that does not eat meat or even does bad) He falls through a door and lands in our planet. He lost his memory but finds the Bean’s to take care of him. He find out about our world and the war and bad of our country. Jon is very smart for he learned English in1 day. He can also read minds and talk to animals. As Jon tries to recover his memory and offer clues about him, he and the beans get into danger. Almost everyone wants him because of his special powers. Not only that but he is also accused for a crime of stealing. I am going to stop the story here so you can read the book to find out what happens next.
My favourite part of this story is when we learn about Jon’s peaceful loving world because it makes me think peaceful thoughts and how our world needs to improve. My least favourite part is when I think about how horrible our world is compared to Jon’s. I disliked this part because we shouldn’t be doing bad we should be nice.
This book teaches us how bad our world is: full of greed and hate. I was sad of how people like us would dare hurt such an innocent child like Jon. This story seems very real and Key leaves me ashamed of our world. Anyway, I really recommend this book and give it five stars. I would rate this book 8+I really like this book.

Magic School Bus Series By Patricia Relf

I like "Magic school bus" because it is fun and the magic school bus can fly. It can turn into a boat and I could sail with it in the sea(“The magic school bus ups and downs: A book about floating and sinking”). It can turn into a spaceship and I could surf in the space with it(“The magic school bus –Space Adventures). It can turn into a ladybug or a bee and I could crawl in the flowers with it(“The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive). It also can turn as small as our food and go into someone's mouth and I could go through someone's inside body(“The magic school bus Inside the Human Body”). They always go on adventures and I like adventures. That is why I like magic school bus books. I will read more magic school bus books.