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.

Kate Larkin, the Bone Expert by Lindsey Tate

I read the whole book of “the Bone Expert” without stop. The story is about a girl called Kate Larkin. She has a broken bone on her arm. So she went to the hospital and she waited for long time and met a doctor. She asked the doctor how the X-ray works. After a few weeks, she rode bike again. I like the book because I could learn more about hospital and bones. There are also experiments in this book.
I know there are 206 bones in the human body already. From the book, I learned that Arm bones heal faster than leg bones and Calcium helps make bones hard. So I will drink lots of milk!

Report: Many Waters

     A touch of computer keys, a blast of heat, and suddenly the Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are gasping in a shimmering desert. They say it was an accident  because their parents were scientists, but its too late for regrets. There' s a strange and small person approaching, with a mini mammoth. At last it is the twins' turn for an adventure- an adventure that becomes serious when they discover that Many Waters are coming to flood the desert. How do they help themselves and the mini people to escape?

     I liked this book because I can actually understand it, even though its by the same author as A Wind in The Door (see my report on that book). This book was funny and happy and joyful, thats why I liked it. I recommend this book to everyone.

Report: A Wind in The Door

     I just read a book called A Wind in The Door, by Madeleine L'engle. I didn't understand this book because this was the second book in this series, and I couldn't find the first book in the library. Okay, here's a summary.

     "There are dragons in the twins vegetable garden!" Dragons? Not really, but an entity, a being far stranger than dragons. And its discovery by Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, is only the first step in an adventure with his sister, Meg, her boyfriend, Calvin, out into galactic space...

     I thought this book was very strange because there were these really weird names. That is all I can say about this book.

Report: Tom's Midnight Garden

     I currently finished a book called Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce. Here's a summary.

     Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with his Aunt and Uncle in their boring apartment. There is nothing to do there, so Tom is just counting the days until he can go home. Then one night the landlady's grandfather clock strikes 13 times, leading Tom to a magical world...

     I liked this book because of its art, and the humor. I hope every one can like this book as much as I did. This is my report.

Report: Gone Away Lake

     I just finished a book called Gone Away Lake, by Elizabeth Enright. Here's a summary.

     Summer has a magic all its own. So when Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she expects fun and adventure, but of the usual kind: exploring in the woods near Julian's house, collecting stones and bugs, playing games throughout the long lazy days. But this summer was different. On their first day of exploring, Portia and Julian discover an enormous  boulder with a mysterious message, a swamp choked with reeds and quick sand, and on the other far side of the swamp... a ghost town.

     I liked the book because it start off creepy and ended funny. I also liked the art in this book, they were really realistic. I think this book is for kids of all ages. This book is a great summer read.

Report: Blue Willow

     I finished a book called Blue Willow, by Doris Gates. I liked the lesson of this book, but the content, okay. Here's a summary.

     To Jane Larkin, the blue willow plate is the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of home she could only dimly remember and of the time when the family would once again be able to make roots for itself in one community. "How long are you gonna stay?" was always the first question asked of Janey when her parents unpacked their stuff at a house.Some day, Janey promised the blue willow plate, with its picture of a stream and a bridge and a real house beyond, they were going to be able to exchange the disheartening words "As long as there's work" for the bold and confident ones "As long as we want to".

     I thought that the lesson for this book is that you may lose faith in others, but never lose faith in yourself.

Report: Habibi

     I just finished a book called Habibi. I thought the book was okay because it had a little too much love and stuff like that. Here's a summary of Habibi.

     The day that Liyana got her first real kiss, her life changed forever. Not because of the kiss, but because it was the day they had to move from St. Louis all the way to Palestine. Though her father grew up there, Lyana knows almost nohing about the rest of her family's Arab heritage. Her grandma and the rest of her relitaves who live in the West bank are strangers, and speak a language she doesn't understand. It is until she meets Omer that her homesickness fades. But Omer is Jewish, and their friendship is forbidden on this land. How can Habibi ever call this place home?

     I thought this book was so so because there was too much kissing in it. So if you don't like kissing (me), don't read this book.

Report: A long way from Chigaco

    I finished a book called "A long way from Chicago". This book is by an author called Richard Peck. Here's a summary of this book.

     Each summer over nine years of the "Depression, Joey and his sister, Mary Alice- two city slickers from Chicago- make their annul visit to Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town. Soon enough, they find that it's far from sleepy... and Grandma is way more typical. From seeing a corpse to helping Grandma trespass, pinch property, catch the sheriff in his undies, and feed the poor and hungry- all in one day!

     I liked this book because it was hilarious, especially the part where the sheriff is caught in his undies.

Report: Yolonda's Genius

     Yolonda is "a great big girl and strong for her age, bigger and stronger and smarter than anyone else in fifth grade". She is cool and streetwise, too, and afraid of no one. It's easy for her to watch out for her little first grade brother, Andrew. But their mother, a legal professional and a widow, is concerned about crime and drugs in her little children's Chicago school. She moves them all to a smaller and she hopes, safer town. Yolonda, at first, is scournful of her new town. And Andrew, who never talks much, is having trouble learning to read. What he loves to do is play on the old harmonica given to him as a baby to teethe on and which he's blown on ever since. He can imitate any sound he hears. Yolonda is con vinced that he is a little "genius" with his harmonica, and tries to open adult eyes.

     This book's called Yolonda's Genius, by Carol Fenner. I liked this book because it shows how intelligent and powerful children's minds can be, and how adults sometimes barely reckonizes it. I recommend this book to every children in the world. Report end.

Report: The Westing Game

     I currently finished a book called The Westing Game. By Ellen Raskin. I liked this book.

     A highly inventive mystery begins with sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of the strange will of the rich Samuel W. Westing. They could become millionaires, depending on how they play a game. All they have to do is to find the answer- but the answer to what? The Westing game is tricky and dangerous, but the heirs play on- through blizzards, burglaries and bombings...

     I liked this book because it was a mixture of mystery and humor.

Bud, Not Buddy

Recently I read a book called “Bud, Not Buddy” it was a great book with a lot of adventure and excitement. This book has won a couple of awards like the Newberry Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award.

This book is about Bud Caldwell, the main character (who hates being called Buddy) who runs away from the orphanage to try to find his father. His mom left him clues like flyers of Herman E. Calloway and his band. Bud thinks the flyers will lead him to his father or probably Herman E. Calloway is his father. Once he decides to find his father no problems will stop him. Not fear, not vampires, not hunger (almost) not even Herman E. Calloway. I will stop the story here so you can read to find out what happens next.

The most exciting part is when Bud finds Herman E. Calloway. I would change the part of the story when Bud kisses a girl on his way to find his father because it is so random and has nothing to do with the story. The author should have skipped that part of the story. This story reminds me of the book “The Silver Chair” by C.S. Lewis because they are both about someone trying to find someone. Bud tried to find his dad and Eustace and Jill (characters from “The Silver Chair”) tried to find their friend’s son.

Even though this story is fiction, it could be a real life situation that could be happening all over the world. Sometimes we cannot be so lucky like Bud and find the person you want to find. We should be lucky we are not in a situation like Bud’s and I thank Christopher Paul Curtis the author of this book for teaching us that. Any way, this was a breath taking, exciting and great book that I would give four and a half stars to. I really enjoyed and love this book.

Report: The House of Dies Drear

    I just finished some books, including this book, The House of Dies  Drear, by Virginia Hamilton. I was kinda creeped out by this scary book.

     The house held secrets, Thomas knew, even before he first saw it looming grey and massive on its ledge of rock. It had a century old legend that was haunting. Two fugitive black slaves that had escaped from their masters got killed by bounty hunter rigth in that house. Also other people believe that Dies Drear himself, who built this house as an underground rail road station, died in the house. The ghosts of the three was said to walk the rooms... and Thomas had to explore it!

     I thought this book was scary because it shows how evil the whites treated the blacks in that time, and also  describes the spooky really, really well. I kind of recommend this book to you people out there... if you are not afraid!

The Horse And His Boy

Dear C.S. Lewis,
My name is Esther and I have read three books in your Chronicles of Narnia series. I have read “The Magician’s Nephew”, “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” and finally the book I am writing to you about, “The Horse and His Boy”. This book was very good and hard to put down.

My favourite part of this book is when I found out Shasta the main character was twins with the prince Corin. Even though it was a bit obvious because they were mistaken for each other, I thought that they were totally different people. Shasta, was escaping from his fake dad (his dad was selling him to slavery) to Narnia with a Narnian horse, named Bree. Later, they met Aravis and another Narnian horse named Hwin. They encountered many troubles but when Shasta arrived in Narnia, he was crowned prince. I liked it because not only did he arrive to Narnia safely he also became royal. I also like this story because the problems were sudden and this story was full of adventure.

Although I really enjoyed the book there is one place I disliked. I disliked how Aravis was not nice to Shasta on their way to Narnia. I disliked it because Aravis did not even try to get to know Shasta. She just judged him because he was poor and wearing rags. Even though Aravis was rich she should not have looked down at Shasta even before getting to know him.

I would like to ask you a few questions about the story. What inspired you to write this story? How did you start writing? What was the easiest part to write in the book? What was your favorite part of the book? What’s the best thing about being an author?

“The horse and his boy” is an awesome book. I would really recommend it to anyone. I am really happy I read this book. Thank you for writing such an awesome book.

Sincerely,
Esther

Report: Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?

     I finished a book yesturday called Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack. This book is a biography on Sojourner's life.

     In 1797, slave named Isabella was born in New York. After being freed in 1827, she chose the name Sojourner Truth. Although she could not read, she quote the Bible word for word, and was a powerful speaker. An imposing six feet tall, with a profound faith in God's love and deep rich voice, she stirred audiences, until her death in 1883.

     I liked this book because it was against slavery and had a lot of power and meaning to it. I recommend this book to kids 6+.
This is my report.

Report: Rascal

     I currently just finished a book called Rascal, by Sterling North.

     Skunks, woodchucks, a crow named Poe, a canoe in the living room, welcome to the North home! This  book is about a boy named Sterling who finds a baby racoon with his friend, Oscar. Soon, the boy and racoon are really good friends, doing everything together- until the spring day when Sterling realizes Rascal needs to live his own lfe.

     I liked this book because the author described this book's events really well. It was also pretty unique that the author used his name for the main character. I recommend this book to everyone.

Report: Coraline

Coraline is a young girl who likes to explore. One day she found a door that led to the other world. Her other mother was there, she had buttons for eyes. Their relationship was good at first but then a cat told her the other mother just wanted to eat her. She wasn’t afraid. She won over her other mother.

The moral of the story is don’t ever trust most strangers. They might seem nice but they want to use you.

The funniest part is when she fakes a tea party with dolls and captures the other mother’s hand and throws it away. That was also weird. The main event is when Coraline basically kills the other mother.

I don’t want to make this too clear because you can read it yourself. I kind of like this. I recommend this book ages 9 and over.

Report: Walk two moons

     I currently read a book called Walk two moons, by Sharon Creech. I liked this book because it was funny, kind of creepy, and sad at the same time, like a salad. I recommend this book to kids 8+. Here's a summary.

     "Dont judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins" What is the meaning of this strange note left on her friend Phobe Winterbottom's door step? Only Sal knows, and on a road trip with her grandparents she tells the tale of her friend Phobe, Phobe's disappearing mom and the lunatic. But can Sal make sense of the mystery surrounding her, and her own dead mother?

Report: Belle Prater's Boy

     I finished a book called Belle Prater's Boy. This book is by Ruth White. Here's a summary.

     When Belle Prater disappears, Belle's son, Woodrow, comes to live with his grandparents in Coal Station, Virginia. Woodrow's cousin Gypsy lives next door and is as curious as the rest of the village about his mother's disappearance. Woodrow is cross eyed and wears hand-me-down, but Gypsy is impressed by his charm and witty stories. As they spend time together, the cousins find they have a lot in common, and they become best friends in their sixth grade year. Gypsy is the town beauty, but she has hidden sorrows of her own. She wonders how Woodrow can accept his mother's disappearance when she's never gotten over her father's death. That's when Woodrow tells Gypsy the secret about his mother. He's the only one knows because he's Belle Prater's Boy.

     I liked this book because this book tells kids about half-orphans, and how much you should respect that you have two parents. This is my report.

Report: The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

     I finished a book called The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by AVI. Here's a brief summary of what happened.

     Not every thirteen year old is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But Charlotte Doyle was, and her story is worth relating even if it did happen centuries ago. Be warned however: if strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your hours with. For her part she intend to tell the truth as she lived it. Charlotte Doyle was traveling when she got captured by pirates, how will she escape?

     I like this book's cover because it shows a girl (Charlotte Doyle) standing in the pirate ship. It almost tells the who plot of the story to you. I recommend this book to everyone. I hope everyone enjoys it!

Report: Amos Fortune

     I currently finished a book called "Amos Fortune: Free Man". It is a great lesson for kids. The lesson is pretty much against racism. Here's a summary of "Amos Fortune: Free Man".

     "It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live." These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king in the At-mun-shi tribe, in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts in a slave carrier, where he was sold, at an auction! Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed of freedom every day, and knew that someday, HE WILL BE FREE!

     I liked this book because it was against racism and had a lot of meaning. This book teaches kids never give up and follow your dreams. I recommend this book to kids of all ages.

Report: Chasing Redbird

     I finished a book called Chasing Redbird, by Sharon Creech. This book is about a girl named Zinny Taylor. To her, life is trying to untangle spaghetti. She needs to escape the chaos of her family, and when she finds a long forgotten trail in the woods near her house, she resolves to discover it, stone-by-stone. It's a journey that leads her to unravel the hidden secrets of her aunt's life. And while Zinny chases ghosts in the woods, Jake Boon is chasing her...

     I liked this book so-so because this book wasn't really that exciting, and this book doesn't have a moral or a lesson to it. But I liked that this book was humorous. I recommend this book to kids who love reading (of course), and that have lots of stress in their life that they really want to break out of it. This is a report on Chasing  Redbird.

Report: The Ghost Belonged to Me

     I currently finished a book called The Ghost Belong to Me, By Richard Peck. I didn't really understand some parts of the book, but I still liked this book. Here's a summary.

     When Alexander notices a light coming from the barn, he thinks his friend Blossom is trying to scare him. But strange and suspicious things are really starting to happen there. Slimy footprints are all over the floor in the barn out of nowhere, and whimpering sounds are coming down from the hayloft. Then one night Alexander really comes face to face with a drowned girl, who brings a crypt warning. Tragedy is looming. Will there still be time for Alex to act on the ghost's warnings?

I liked this book because this was somehow a mixture of humor, horror, and mystery. I also couldn't understand some parts because this book was written in 1979. Even though the name and the cover of the book is scary, actually, the books contents aren't scary at all. This is my report.

Mickey Mouse and the Pet Shop

Summer of the story

Mickey’s best friend Mr. Palmer owned a pet shop. One day, Mr. Palmer had to leave town. “I will be back tomorrow,” he said to Mickey. Mickey looked around. It was all up to him! Every animal looked good except a whimpering puppy. “You need some attention.” Mickey said. So Mickey held the puppy. The puppy got out of Mickey’s arms and did something bad. Mickey got the puppy and put it back. Just then, Mickey’s first customer came in. Mickey forgot to lock the kennel door. The puppy got out and opened the mice cage. “I’ll come back later, much later!” The costumer said as she raced out the door. Mickey gathered the animals and locked the Kennel door. When Mickey tried to sleep, the puppy holed at the top of his lungs. Mickey tried everything but it won’t work. Then the puppy got what it wanted, a spot on the bed next to Mickey! The next day, Mickey saw a mess! He knew that the puppy did that. Mickey found the puppy in the storage room. “I guess I should be cleaning up, ”said Mickey. The puppy followed Mickey, trying o be good. The puppy helped Mickey clean up the shop. When they were done, Mr. Palmer came back. He hand Mickey his pay check. The puppy began to howl. “I will miss you too!” Mickey said to puppy. Suddenly, Mickey had an idea, he could take the puppy instead of the pay! “But what should I call you?” Mickey wondered. He looked on the newspaper. It said: NEW PICTURES OF PLUTO! “I’ll call you Pluto!” said Mickey. Mickey can Pluto were best friends. (the End)

Book review:

I like the part when Mickey took the puppy instead of the paycheck because if Mickey took the paycheck he will be happy but if he took the puppy, Mickey and the puppy will both be happy. This is a story about friendship. At the end, Mickey has choice whether to take the puppy or the paycheck. He takes the puppy and everyone was happy. My friend’s name is Alisha, I like to play dinosaur train with her. In the game you get four players. Somebody be the Mother, Don, tiny and Shiny. the Mothers puts Don, Tiny and Shiny in a special order and the mother leads the way to go. Alisha is the Mother and I am Tiny.

Poem: Five Little Flowers written by Claire

Five Little Flowers

Five little flowers standing on the grass,
Someone comes by and steps on one, Uh! Oh!
Four little flowers standing on the grass,
Someone comes by and picks up one and gave it to a friend.
Three little flowers kept growing,
Three people come and pick them up.

Report: How to Ride a Dragon's Storm

     I just finished a book called How to ride a dragon's storm, by Cressida Cowell. Even though this book isn't in my book list, I loved this book and wanted to share this with everyone. This book is the latest out of the How to train your dragon series.

     Hiccup is a boy who loves dragons, he has a "small Common or Garden dragon with large, innocent greengage eyes". In this episode, Hiccup has three months, five days, and six months to battle Polarserpents and humongous sea dragons, save his father from certain death, AND win the annual Inter-Tribal-Friendly Swimming Race (which isn't friendly, at all). Can he do it (or not)?

     I really, really liked this book because it was extremely funny, had dragons in it (my favourite fantasy creature), and was cool. I recommend this book to kids 8+, because there are some funny parts that were so funny, my stomache hurt (so I thought kids under 8 won't be able to stand it). This is my not-on-the-list-report on this hilarious book, How to ride a dragon's storm.

Report: Around the World In A Hundred Years

     I finished a book called Around the World In A Hundred Years, by Jean Fritz. It is about travelers from a really long time ago. Here's a summary.

     It took all the powerful traits to brave The Unknown. In the early 1400s, much of the world wasn't discovered, yet. Europeans knew that there were treasure in China and the rest of Asia, but they had no idea how to get there, or what they might run into on their way. Yet some brave men felt they were smart and brave enough to figure it out. This book stars Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartholomew Diaz, Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Pedro Alvares Cabral, Jhon Cabot, Amerigo Vepucci, Juan Ponce de Leon, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and Ferdinard Magellan. It is about how they created the map of the world, piece by piece.

     I liked this book because it shows all the explorers from 1421 to1521 that made a huge contribution to the world of maps. I recommend this book to all the explorers out there, young or old.

The Hit-Away Kid

I just read a book called the Hit-Away Kid. It was a great book. It was written by Matt Christopher.

It was about a boy called Barry who always cheated in the baseball game and only the bully and the coach saw him and told him not to cheat. One day Berry’s sister Susan lost her glass dog. One bully that was in Barry’s baseball club stole the glass dog! Barry said I would stop cheating and you would give me the glass dog tomorrow and the bully agreed. When it was time for the baseball game, the pitcher threw the ball, and then Barry hit the ball. He dropped the bat and started running and missed the 2nd base and ran to the 3rd base and stopped. He told the coach that he accidently missed the 2nd base which he didn’t lie this time. At the end of the game, the bully gave him the glass dog.

My favourite part was when Barry noticed that cheating was really bad because he could get into really big trouble. And when the bully gave the glass dog back, he did not lie.

All kids and adults should be honest all time. I recommend this book for kids 6+.

Blue princess takes the stage

This story is about Emma’s big audition. Emma is a girl who loves princesses and the color blue. Emma and Victoria went to Miss Lisa’s art and dance school every Tuesday and Thursday at the end of school. The play is called ‘Princess Lyrcia and the choral kingdom’. Emma wanted to be Princess Lyrcia more then any thing else in the w hole play. Her best friend Victoria and Adam both want to get the part of the unicorn, but Victoria got to be mischief the cat, Adam was the unicorn, and Emma, well guess she wasn’t princess Lyrica, Oh no! She was the mean witch Mavlia. Emma could not believe her ears, she was the cranky old witch. Emma started to change the play. They didn’t work Miss Lisa told not to change any more. My favorite part is when Emma said she wasn’t the witch, she was Lyrica long lost twin Emmaline and give back music.


From LAURA AGE 8

Monster Manners

The  book that I read was called Monster Manners.
It  was about a monster named Rosie who learned monster manners. Rosie said to his best friend, Prunilla, "You have good monster manners." So she asked Prunilla to teacher her monster manners. First Prunilla taught her monster faces. Rosie tried but she can't do it. Prunilla said, "You are not even trying maybe you are better at table manners". when Prunilla started to eat, everyone fainted. But Rosie used his fork and knife, and chewed nicely, Prunilla was angry, "Maybe you are better at this". Prunilla pressed the door bell on his uncle's door. When she got in, she spilled the flower pot and stepped on his uncle's feet very hardly, and his uncle said, "Good." Rosie sat on a sofa and asked, "How do you do, Prunilla's Uncle ?" Prunillal's uncle said," Bring your friend when she knows monster manners". When Rosie and Prunilla got home, the house was flooded, the parents called the plumber and the plumber didn't come. Rosie called the plumber nicely and the plumber came. When the plumber left, Rosie's mom sent her to go outside.
I liked this story because at last Rosie used her manners and the plumber came.

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Holes

Holes. What do you think of when you hear that word? I think of buried treasure. Of juvenile boys working all day digging holes. I think of the book "Holes".

With Louis Sachar as it's author, it's no wonder "Holes" won the Newbery Honor. Written in an entertaining style with many twists and turns, this book has a lot of laughs. Weaving past and present times together to make one great master piece, "Holes" is a worthwhile book.

We start with our main character, Stanley Yelnats the Fourth (whose last name is the same as the first name but written backwards). First thing you should know, he has horrible luck. All because of his no good pig stealing great great grandfather, but we'll get more into that later. And what horrible luck he had. With no friends and a poor family that is trying to invent something to get rid of the smell from shoes, his life is the very definition of bad luck.

So when a pair of stinky shoes fell from the sky, Stanley had no idea that putting them on would change his life forever. And it did. It turns out that those shoes belonged to famous baseball player, Clyde Livingston and since Stanley was wearing the shoes, the police think that Stanley stole them. With his family not being able to get him a lawyer, Stanley is given a decision. Either go to jail or go the Camp Green Lake.

Of course, Stanley chooses the obvious choice, the camp. I mean, Camp Green Lake doesn't sound that bad, right? It's a camp and since it's called Green Lake, there should be a lake there which sounds a lot better than jail.

But Stanley just had to go to the wrong camp. With a dried up lake and a piece of land that has not rained in 100 years, there is nothing that makes this camp appealing. Rattlesnakes and scorpions roam the desert like land but nothing is at frighting as the yellow-spotted lizards which you die a slow painful death when they bite you.

Living with juvenile kids whose nicknames are Squid, Armpit, X-Ray, and lots more, Stanley's life couldn't have been more unlucky. But the most painful part of Camp Green-Lake are the holes.

Every morning at 4 o'clock, the boys get up and grab their shovels and pick a spot on the dry cracked ground. And starts digging. Each hole has to be 5 feet wide and 5 feet deep and if they find anything, they have to report to the Warden. Aw, the Warden. The devil of Camp Green Lake. Rule number 1, never ever upset the Warden. Unless you want to die a horrifying death.

The holes are suppose to for "character building" but Stanley can't help but think that the Warden was looking for something. And he was right. When he found a lipstick container that read KB, the initials sounded like it belongs to the famous outlaw, Kissin' Kate Barlow.

Which brings us to another story. A long time ago, when the lake was beautiful and still alive, Camp Green Lake was a town. A town that was known as heaven on earth because of Katherine Barlow. See, Katherine was a teacher but was known for her spiced peaches which were the most delicious things on earth. She would put the peaches and other spices into a jar and preserve them to give to people. Also, in the same town, there was a man named Sam. But Sam was black so he was treated differently. But that didn't stop Sam from being friendly.

Sam owned an onion farm and sold onions and onion tonics and medicine to the people Green Lake. You might be asking me why am I telling you this. Well, I'll leave that to your imagination. But I will tell you one thing. In the end, Sam was shot and Katherine Barlow left the town of Green Lake but not without killing the warden and giving him a "kiss". Since that day, Green Lake has never seen rain ever again.

Let's get back to Stanley. After getting use to the routine, Stanley has become almost use to this life and kind of enjoys it for he now has friends. Which reminds me, I haven't told you about Zero yet. Well, Hector Zeroni is his real name, but you can call him Zero. Appearing to the others as a dumb kid with nothing in his brain, Stanley befriended him. Finding that he actually is very smart, Stanley starts teaching him how to read.

Stanley

This brings me to the other part of my story. The reason why Stanley was so unlucky. You see, 110 years ago, there was this man named Elya. Elya fell in love with a girl and wanted to have her hand in marriage by getting the fattest pig. He asks his elderly friend Madame Zeroni for advice. She tells Elya to pick one of the pigs and to climb up the mountain and let the pig drink some of the water from the stream and sing a song. Every day, if he does this, the pig would get fatter and Elya would get stronger. However, after this, Elya would have to carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain and let her drink from the stream and if he doesn't, his family will be cursed for all eternity.

Can you guess what happens next? Yep, Elya forgets about the curse entirely when he is betrayed by his lover and moves to America. By the way, Elya's last name was Yelnats. And since that day, the entire Yelnats family has been unlucky ever since.

You might be asking how any of this has to do with Stanley. Well, when you're trying to escape Camp Green Lake and you don't have food or water and there are poisonous animals out there, everything in the past has to do with the present and Stanley's survival. Go read the book to find out what happens.

I love this book because it's so unique. I have never read anything like this book and it was absolutely amazing. The end summed up every single loose thread and it just made sense. "Holes" had a lot of suspense and I wasn't able to put the book down.

I recommend this book to 8 years old children and up. Both genders can read it but boys might like it more because there are no girls in the story. On a scale of one to ten, I give this book a 9.5.

Melody

Report: The Tripod series- The City of Gold and Lead

     I finished a book called "The City of Gold and Lead" it's in the Tripods series. This book's genre is science fiction.

     This series is about a boy named William, and how he saves the world from these aliens called the Masters, and their robot transports, called Tripods. A Tripod is a vehicle for the Masters (not mentioned in the first book) and they have three big long legs, and have like a white UFO on the top of the legs, they also have three really, really long tentacles for grabbing up people and capping them.

     This book, "The City of Gold and Lead" is the second book in the series. Here's a short summary.

     After William, Henry, and Beanpole reached the White Mountains, They met Julian, an elder and the leader of the rebellion against the Tripods, Fritz, and the rest of the rebellion group. A few months passed, and they are about to go to a village that is on the other side of the White mountains to attend a medieval tournament. They did a small practice tournament by themselves to decide which three people will got to the tournament. To make a long story short, Will, Beanpole, and Fritz got chosen. After that, the three guys went to the tournament. When they arrived, they had to wear fake caps so capped people won't notice that they weren't wearing caps, and worst of all, make the Tripods cap them!! The people there treated them like royalty, and after a few days, the tournament began. After the tournament, the results were chosen, and Fritz and Will will work in The City of Gold and Lead (the Tripod's and the Master's city)... I will let you read the rest of the book and find out what happens in this book, The City of Gold and Lead.

     I liked this book because it is science fiction, my favourite genre, it has really well paced events, starts off boring, in the middle really exciting, and at the end happy. As I said, I liked this book and recommend this book to kids of all ages because its a great book. I think that if I were to rate this book on a scale from 1-10, I would rate this book a 7. This book's lesson is that you can never rely on others. That is my report on The City of Gold and Lead.

Report: The Cay

     I currently finished a book called "The Cay", by Theodore Taylor.

     This book's main character is a boy named Phillip. Phillip is excited when Germans invade the island of Curacao. War has always been a game to him, and he is really eager to glimpse it first, until the ship he and his mother's traveling on to the U.S. gets torpedoed. When Phillip becomes consious, he's head is in extreme pain, and is on a small raft with the ship's chef's cat, Stew Cat, and an old West Indian Man, whose name is Timothy. After long weeks, they finally reach a cay (a small island), and then find themselves in the middle of Devil's Mouth. When he was young, his mother always told him that black people "live differently", and have "twisted minds". But when Phillip's headache makes him blind and he has to rely on Timothy to do everything for him, he started having second thoughts about what his mom said. This book is a story of Timothy's, Stew Cat's, and Phillip's struggle to survive, and of Phillip's efforts to adjust his blindness and to understand how caring his black companion is.

     I recommend this book to kids of all ages, and hope everyone learns a lesson from this book. I really liked this book because it really shows what courage and caring is.I also think that the author placed events where they were supposed to be, and he also forshadowed what was going to happen next really well. I rate this book is 8/10 stars and hope that everyone enjoys this book! This is my report on "The Cay".

Report: Drylongso

     I just finished a book called Drylongso. This book is by an author named Virginia Hamilton. Virginia Hamilton is a really great author because first, she isn't black, not to be racist, and even though she isn't black, she writes all these great books that teach kids not to be racist and how black people are not different from any other race. Some of her books are Zeely, The House of Dies Drear, The Planet of Junior Brown, and lots more. Here's a link if you guys want to check out her web: http://www.virginiahamilton.com/ . Now to the summary of Drylongso.

     Time was when the ground was really, really dry, and rainstorms was almost history. The wind kept blowing non-stop away clouds, so it can't rain, the sun scorched everything in it's sight, and people wondered why theirs and other people's fields and streams and river were all dried up for so long. Then one day, a horrific wall of dust and sand rose up and swept the landscape, turning day into night. Running away from the wall was a black boy named Drylongso, desperately trying to survive. And with him he brought a hope for water.

   I totally enjoyed this book because first, Virginia Hamilton is a great author, I like books that are against racism, and I just liked it.I recommend this book to everyone, either white or black, and hope all of you will enjoy it. This is my report on this great book: Drylongso.

Dora’s camping trip by Wendy Wax

I like Dora’s explorer books because I am a girl and like adventures just like her. In the story she goes camping to friendly woods with her best friend Boots but they have to meet her family at campsite in friendly woods. She came with Boots, the monkey with yellow tummy. She had some helps from Boots, Map and backpack. First they cross the bridge, second they wear life jacket from backpack and pass the lake with a canoe and oars and finally they get to friendly forest to meet her family. Then they build a tent and set campfire for roasting marshmallows.
I went to camping with my family, too. So I like this book. I stayed the campsite for three days and went to beach for swimming, playing sand toys, finding seashells and rest in the sun. And we went hiking and saw butterflies, birds, flowers and trees. We built tent, cooked BBQ chicken and set campfire and slept in the tent at night. Except I don’t like the bad weather, big storm at night.

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe

Recently, I read a book called “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe”. It is the sequel to “The Magician’s nephew*”. It is also a popular movie. This book is written by C.S. Lewis. It has 198 pages. It was published by Harper Collins in 1950. It is a great book.

This book is about four siblings named Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter who went to an old professor’s house to escape World War 2. Lucy, the youngest, found a wardrobe and went in it which led her to the world of Narnia where Lucy became friends with a fawn (a magical creature). The fawn told her all about Narnia which was very cold because the witch cast a spell to make it always winter.

Lucy went back and told her siblings but they didn’t believe her. One day magic brought them all into the wardrobe and they found the world of Narnia. Lucy led them to the fawn’s house and found the fawn was arrested for not capturing Lucy. You see, the witch told the fawn to capture humans because legend says two boys and two girls would rule over Narnia one day and take the witch’s place. They went on a mission to rescue the fawn and found many problems along the way like Edmund’s betrayal, a lion dying and a fight against the witch and her army.

My favourite part of this book is when Lucy found Narnia because I read the first book of the series and I was glad they could enter Narnia again. I changed my feelings from curious to mad when Edmund betrayed Lucy, Peter and Susan for candy. I would also change this part of the book for not betraying his siblings because siblings are more important than candy. Even though there was more adventure after the betrayal, I would want Edmund to get captured by the witch instead of betraying his siblings. This book surprised me because it was the first one written but second in the series.

I would really recommend this book because it was full of exciting adventure and I really enjoyed it. I recommend this book 7+ because it has some death and violence. I would give this book five stars. This book was a wonderful book.

Report: Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix

Harry Potter is a good series of books by J.K. Rowling, I like it because it is fantasy fiction .I enjoy fantasy fiction. Every time I read it, I wonder what the spells look like, so after I read the book, I watch the movie. The movie missed a few major and minor parts though. I like the book better because it has all the points and the movie doesn’t.

 I have read one other Harry Potter book. It is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows better because it has more action. Boys like action.

The main part of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is when Sirius, Harry’s godfather died. Harry went berserk after that. He used a Cruciatus curse on his godfather’s murderer, Bellatrix Lestrange but it didn’t last long.

 The funniest part in Harry Potter and the Order of the phoenix was when Ron got a brain on his head, he used a spell that brings you what you want, then the brain squeezed his head. The boring part was when Harry went to court because you just read a bunch of statements.

Harry got over it eventually.

By Daniel , grade 3

A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

I read a Magic Tree House book called “A Ghost Tale for Christmas”. It was written by Mary Pope Osborne. There were two kids called Jack and Annie. They need to help Charles Dickens who was a famous writer and was going to stop writing books because he decided to help poor children instead of writing books. Jack and Annie needed a magic violin to help Charles to re-write books in their adventure.

Charles Dickens was very poor when he was young, but then he became rich by writing books. When Jack and Annie went in their magic tree house and appeared in London, they persuaded Charles Dickens to write more books by using their magic violin. Charles Dickens got an inspiration to write more books, and their mission was accomplished!

My favourite part was when Charles Dickens noticed that everybody loves his books and he realized that he should keep on writing books.

I really like the series Magic Tree House because there always have an unexpected problems and it’s really magic. I recommend everyone to read it.

The Hardy Boys- The Missing mitt

This is one of my favorite books because how they found the mitt in a matter of time! The main characters are the brothers Joe and Frank and they do not won't to be late for their final team against the Jonston Jupitors! Either team hasn't won the Little Baseball League! The brothers were very late for their final game or their coach, Coach Quinn woudn't let them play! They rode their bicycles as fast as they could. But on their way they rode through bushes and they meet a new old friend, Mr. Mack and his dog, Lucy. Likely they just arrived in the last minute, just in time for practice. And their very best player, Jason has arrived. Not only he's the best player in the Bayport Badits team, he is like the best player in the whole entire baseball league! Practicing about some minutes, Jason yelled. Soon, all the Bandits where surrounded him. Coach Quinn asked him what happened, but he was red-faced. He finally said that his lucky mitt got stolen! That meant that he would not play no matter what! And that the whole team was depending on him and the Bayport Bandits would lose! Just then, a bus came and all the Jonston Jupitors arrived. No one could persuade Jason to play. Jason told them that Conor Hound was standing beside his gears when they arrived. Jason and Conor got into a big fight. Jason said that you where the one who stole it, but Conor said that their was no way he did. Frank and Joe meet Mr. Mack again and asked him that if ha saw anyone that came to the gear and stole Jason's Mitt. He said that he did see someone at the gear and he pointed directly at Conor Hound. Later on, when the game started, Conor Hound was the batter and Frank was just in time to ask Conor. He asked "why were you at the pile of gear earlier ", then Conor said "I was not the thief " Just then Coach Quinn came and ask what was happening? Conor said " he is accusing me of stealing ". The Coach looked at Frank and didn't believe what he was saying so she put him out the rest of the game. Joe went in and said " we were just trying to help". Now, the coach had to put him off the game and with 3 good players down, they were totally going to loss. This game was going from bad to worse!

To find out how they found the thief by talking to Jason, they finally got the lucky mitt and wore back into the game. AND helping the Bandits make a tie with the Jupitors by adding up several points. My feelings went from mad, sad and worried to happy. If you want to read more, I would recommend you to get this fantastic book from a library!

The little red hen

The story that I read was called the little red hen.
It was about a chicken and a cat and a mouse and a dog lived in a warm house. The cat, the mouse, and the dog were lazy, so the hen had to do all the work. One day she found some wheat seeds then she asked, "Who will help me plant the seeds?" "Not I", said the mouse. "Not I", said the dog. "then I will", said the hen, and she did. Everyday she watered the seeds. And then one day she asked "Who will help me take this to the farmer and make this into flour?" "Not I", said the cat. "Not I", said the dog. "Not I", said the mouse. "then I will", said the hen, and she did. Then the little red hen mixed the flour and put it in the oven, and the animals smelled it and came to the kitchen. Then the hen asked, "Who will help me eat the cake?" "I will", said the cat, "I will", said the dog, "I will", said the mouse. "No, I planted the seeds, I watered them, I took it to the farmer, and I mixed the cake so I will eat it!"
I like this story because it told kids that if you want something you have to do something.

Report: So Far From The Bamboo Grove

For this report I am going to use letter format because I kind of dislike and disagree with the storyline in this story. The book is So Far From The Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Kawashima Watkins. By the way, I don't recommend this book to other people because there are inappropriate and violent scenes in this book.

Dear Yoko Kawashima Watkins,
  Hi, my name is Alex. I'm in grade 5. I was reading a book that you wrote called So Far From The Bamboo Grove, and I didn't quiet like it. I didn't like it because in the storyline, it said that Japan defeated China in WWII, which was totally not true, and in some parts there were disturbing scenes, and I didn't like them. I have some questions for you:
-Why did you write this book?
-What was the meaning of this book?
-What was the moral of this book?
-Why did you describe those terrifying scenes?
-Did you think it was good?

Sincerely,
Alex

As I said before, I did not like this book, and do not recommend it to anyone, but if you want to read this book, you could. I will describe how I felt reading the book. I felt surprised, sad, mad, bad for some of the characters, and just plain bad. That is my report on this book.

The Magician’s Nephew

Recently I read a book called “The magician’s nephew. It is a great book for anyone who likes magic. It is a Chronicles of Narnia book and the first one in the series. It is also a major motion picture. It is written by C.S.Lewis.

This book was about two friends named Dingory and Polly who happen to find two magic rings made by Dingory’s uncle. The rings take them to other worlds. Dingory’s uncle temps Polly to touch a green ring. She touches it and vanishes. Dingory goes there by touching a green ring with 2 yellow rings to take them back. He goes there and finds Polly in the world of Narnia and pools leading to other worlds.

Polly and Dingory go in one pool which leads them to the world of Charn. Dingory rings a bell and find a statue turned into a Queen. The Queen who is actually a witch chases them into their world (earth) and tries to rule earth. Dingory zaps himself, Polly and the witch back to Narnia. He finds that he also zapped his uncle, a horse and the horse owner. Suddenly, a magic lion appears and scares away the witch. Dingory and Polly then get sent on a mission to get a special apple to protect Narnia from the witch. I’m going to stop the story here so you can read the rest to find out what happens next.

My favourite part of the book is when Polly and Dingory get sent to find the apple. I like this part because it was very exciting and was nervous about the dangers they would face. I would change the part in the story where Dingory’s uncle temps Polly to touch a ring because he does not want to go into so much danger. I thought Dingory’s uncle would be nice. I would make Polly and Dingory find the rings and touch them. This book reminds me of the book “The Giant Slayer” because both books were magical. This book is so exciting I was excited the whole time.

This was a great book. I give it an ages 8+ because is a pretty long book. I would give it 5 stars out of five. I really recommend it.

In My Garden by Ron Maris

After reading the book, I wrote my own book. Hope you like it.

At the pond by Aileen

Page 1: Monday, at the pond, there is a frog.

Page 2: Tuesday, at the pond, there are lots of fishes.

Page 3: Wednesday, at the pond, there is a turtle.

Page 4: Thursday, at the pond, there is a lily pad.

Page 5: Friday, at the pond, there are ducks.

big nate

hi my name is john. I read a book called wrestling. In the early days they wrestle until someone died or surrendered. I like this book because they tell you how to wrestle I don't like this book because nothing there are not only normal wrestling there are a type of wrestling where you push people out of the rope border. now people add women wresling.


by:john

French Activity Book

French Activity Book


Today, I will talk with you guys a very amazing book about your second langauge-FRENCH! French is very important for you because Canada is a country that has two official languages-English and French. This book is a terrific book for french beginners and starters from the age of 5. You could learn over 100 french words! They include the numbers from 1 to 20, the days of a week, simple phrases, family members, the colours, an answer key, and a study guide! And, much more! You would learn a-lot more than you thought you will learn. This will be a fantastic book for all of you.


Also I have another book to introduce, it is called the Missing Cat! I like this book because it has very simple french, but still if you sometimes get stuck on some words, sometimes for me it is translated to English from page to page! So that means that gives extra help and you could understand every sentence in French. These series also include A Visit to Grandma and The five crayons! Read all of these series to learn more and more French words!

Magic Treehouse - Dinosaurs before dark

Chapter one – Magic Treehouse

This book is called “Dinosaurs Before Dark”. The author is named Mary Popeosbome. I like this book because it’s really adventurous.

There is a sister named Annie and a brother named Jack. They found a tree house where there were a lot of books inside. When they make a wish on one of the book, it would come true. At the first time they tried to make a wish on a dinosaur book, then the land became to a dinosaur land. They were adventuring in the land of dinosaurs and found a dinosaur named Pteronodon. Jack wrote about it in their notebook. Annie tried to get on the dinosaur but she couldn’t because the dinosaur is too big to get on. Jack found a golden medallion and showed it to Annie. There was a dinosaur that eats meat so Annie had to pretend she was another dinosaur. On the hill Jack saw a T.rex and went behind the tree to hide. He was writing about the T.rex even while hiding. But the T.rex still saw him so the Pteronodon had to help him fly back to the tree house. Annie and Jack were both at the tree house. Then they both spin in the tree house and went home at the “Frog Creek Woods”. They went back home. JJHappy!

Report: The Tripod series- The White Mountains

     I finished a book called "The White Mountains", it's in the Tripods series. This book's genre is science fiction.

     This series is about a boy named William, and how he saves the world from these aliens called the Masters, and their robot transports, called Tripods. A Tripod is a vehicle for the Masters (not mentioned in the first book) and they have three big long legs, and have like a white UFO on the top of the legs, they also have three really, really long tentacles for grabbing up people and capping them.

     A Tripod is a vehicle for the Masters (not mentioned in the first book) and they have three big long legs, and have like a white UFO on the top of the legs, they also have three really, really long tentacles for grabbing up people and capping them.This book first starts off where William is only thirteen, and his friend is about to get capped in a few months. Capping someone is when the Tripods put a mind-controlling metal helmet-like thing onto your head and it only happens when you are fourteen, when you are a teen. Most of the men and women in Will's village have caps on, getting controlled by the Tripods. One day, Will met a vagrant on the street (a vagrant is when a cap doesn't work on someone, and twists the person's brain, making the person dumb, paranoid, or even drive the person crazy) and later found out that he was an uncapped man, acting like a vagrant, so people won't suspect him, just stay away from him, Will quickly found out because he wasn't capped, yet. After he found out, the fake vagrant had given him a map to a place called The White mountains, where all the people there are uncapped, and rebel against the Tripods. The vagrant (fake) said he was part of this rebellion, and found Will, hoping he would join them to fight the Tripods. Later on that day, his friend was capped. After talking to his friend, Will felt that the cap had changed his friend into almost a lifless robot! Will was determined to fight against the Tripods because of they had done to his friend. After he had packed everything, he was on his way to The White Mountains. When he first went a few kilometres, his former archenemy cousin Henry, was running towards Will, also carrying a bag on his back. Henry said he wanted to come with Will on this journey to The White Mountains. After arguing for pretty long, will finally agreed, because he didn't want to waste time. Then Will finally felt like this was for real, he was leaving his home and family, to fight against the Tripods.

      Will and Henry went to the boat dock and went aboard a ship that was stopping by an island that was about 150 miles away from the mountains. When they reached there, Will found a underground mine that looked like it hasn't been used in a long time. There were these egg-like objects they found that have ring on them, and when you pull it, the egg explodes (gernade)! After they got out, they found men with handguns, pointing them at Will and Henry! The men were sheriffs of this town, and thought Will and Henry were terrorists. The sherriffs pushed Henry and Will into a jailcell. After long hours that seemed like days, Will thought all hope was gone in going to The Mountains, but suddenly, a voice came in the darkness. It said if the person saves Will and Henry, they have to take him along with them on their journey. They made a deal. The mysterious person led them out of the prison and into his house. The person said his name was Beanpole and was waiting a long time to have a oppurtunity like this, to travel to another country, or even place. After they took back their stuff from jail, they set off into the night, another journey has started.

     It was hard trying to survive through the winter when Will's, Henry's, and Beanpole's supplies were running out. All they had left were water, some food, the exploding eggs, and the things the vagrant had given to Will.
Later on that month, they saw a Tripod in the forest, stalking them. After a raging battle, Will, Beanpole, and Henry destroyed the Tripod, using the eggs. When they had finally arrived at The White Mountains, Will and his companions met many people like Fritz, Julius, and many more. Will thought that was finally the end of his jouney. Boy, was he wrong it was only the beginning.

     I liked this book and recommend people to read this because this is a great and hard-to-put-down type of book, where action and suspension events chase each other, almost like heartbeats. This is a summary of this story. That is my report on this book.

Fancy Nancy - The Dazzling book report by Jan O’Connor

I like Fancy Nancy because she is fancy and the book is colourful. I like reading books just like Fancy Nancy. The story is about Fancy Nancy’s class goes to library and her teacher asks them to write and draw a book report. Fancy Nancy’s mother takes her to store to buy supplies for her book report. Fancy Nancy works too much on the report cover and don’t have time to write the report. When she hears other presentations, she feels nervous and she tells her teacher the reason. Her teacher understands and tells her just to tell the class about the book. She passes the report. Also I learned some Fancy words, PLUME – Feather, Dazzling – eye-popping and a knockout and Thrilling – even more exciting than exciting and so on.
I like Fancy Nancy because she is so fancy.

MUMMIES MADE IN EGYPT-BOOK SUMMARY

H…HEYYO!! Coolerics EC here! Wellecomz tooey the ‘Mummies Made in Egypt’ book summary!!!

In this book, we’ve got: the Make-You-Barf-But-Totally-Cool Process of how Egyptians made mummies! Now, if you excuse me, I will ignore comments saying EEYUCK, BLECK, etc. so don’t bother sending me any comments of that kind. ‘K? Let’s get started.
So, in this book, we’ve got: the Make-You-Barf-But-Totally-Cool Process of how Egyptians made mummies, plenty of drawings, the old way the ancient Egyptians buried the dead, and lotsa more! So let’s get started.

You will learn quite a bit of stuff here, and also, see some cool pictures. A great {STAR RANK} book! Unfortunately, this book actually has a drawing of people taking out a dead person’s brains {A+}! Next! LOL! It has Pictures of Amulets that were buried with a mummy? Cool! Wow! They even had spells with them!! EXTRAVAGENZA!! {* Rank 2(*R2)} And they got 4 coffins? Aww… {*R2 ½} The funeral part is sad...

WWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT DID I JUST SEE?????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I just see women that throw dust on their faces during the funeral? You gotta be kidding me!!!! And they even give ginormous tombs for just 1 dead person? BOO!!! {A-} What a waste of time!!! And they even sealed the tomb with stone slabs?! Well… might be for safety… {A} Hey-ey-ey!! Hey! Is that-Osi-er-sis?! Oh, that’s Osiris, that king/god the egypt-guys called legendary… the first person to be mummified… and the only person to be mummified by a god? Cool… {*R2} So there you have it! This Book’s rank is…is…is…

STAR RANK TWO!!
And the age rank is...is...is... 7+!

Just an extra note; from lowest to highest (Worst to best), the book ranks are:
R,
F-, F, F+,
E-, E, E+,
D-, D, D+,
C-, C, C+,
B-, B, B+,
A-, A, A+,
*R1, *R2, *R3, *R4, *R5, and finally,*R MAX!!

Report: When You Reach Me

     I currently finished a book called when you reach me.
I think this book's genre is Mystery and Fiction. I recommend this book to kids ages 6+.

     I'm first going to describe the plot and storyline:
This book is about a girl named Miranda, a mysterious person who keeps sending her notes, a homeless man that lives beside a mailbox, her mom winning a lottery, and events with her friends.

     Miranda is  a girl who is in grade six. She lives in a little apartment with her mom. Her dad died when she was only a little girl, so most of their money went to her dad's funeral, so therefore, they are really poor. One day, one of her mom's friends went bankrupt, but Miranda's mom was kind enough to let him live in their apartment. On another random day, Miranda's mom was chosen to go to a game show called the $20,000 gold pyramid, and it is a show where you have to blurt out the answer as fast as you can, and you win money if you get it right, but lose money if you get it wrong. So her mom is trying to win the money, of course.After school started few months, just because of one afternoon, almost everything changed. Miranda was walking home with her friend Sal, as usual, she avoided the homeless man called "The Laughing Man", and tried to ignore the "Garage Kids" that are boys who hang out in a garage all day, but they seemed to be especially mad that day. When Miranda and Sid almost passed the Garage Kids, one of them named Marcus came out and punched Sid really hard, in the stomach. When she got home she found that the door was unlocked, and the key was gone.

     Miranda and her mom was so worried, but then Miranda found a note in her closet about how she should send a note back she showed it to her mom. Now they were a little less worried because the person sent her a note. After a few days, another note came. It was about how Miranda has to write the mysterious person a note, because he/ she is saving Miranda's, his/her, and Sal's life. Lots of months passed slowly, and lots of things had so far happened in her life, like Sal ditching her, meeting Julia, Alex, and Anna, helping Jimmy the baker with his business, Sal getting sick, getting to know Marcus and the homless man, and her mom winning the $20,000 from the game show. Then the day came. When she was walking home one day, Miranda passed Marcus, and he glared at her, suddenly, the homless guy said: "BEWARE!" and Miranda saw Marcus running towards her, then the homlesss guy jumped onto the road and got ran over by a truck. After that fatal accident, she found out everything . Actually the notes were sent by The Laughing Man, and Marcus didn't mean to punch Sal, he wanted to punch the homless guy. After that, Miranda learn a lesson, don't believe what everything seems like, but believe the truth.

     I like this book and recommend this book to everyone because first, it has great cover art, second, the author really knew how to forshadow and third, because this is a great mystery novel.

National Geographic KIDS Almanac 2010

This book called " National Geographic KIDS Almanac 2010 "or any year. These series are a excellent book for you if you like sports (Awesome Adventure), Wildlife (Amazing Animals), or history (Culture Connection). They all have them! About 110 pages for each chapter (430) in all! This book has more than 500 incredible photos like a map of our whole universe or a battle between a giant squid and a giant sperm whale. It also has interesting and fun facts like the largest iceberg in the northern hemisphere contained enough water for every person in the world to drink about Three Glasses a Day for Four Years and a cockroach can live up to nine days withouts it's head. And games, crossword puzzles, homework help and more stuff like that! For history, it shows the world in physical and political, shows every United States president in order and has every country's flag on it and includes some dinosaur that lived millions of years ago. The last two things in this book are about chinese horoscope and people's character based on colour he likes. Now these are just A-LITTLE-BIT of this book so read this book to find out way more information that I wrote.

Such a Prince

Story summary of “Such a Princess”

There was a castle inside it was princess VERA. Princess Vera was ill, she needs to eat three perfect peaches and marry someone. There was a old house. There was a mother with three sons. One was Sheldon, one was Harvey and one was Marvin. Sheldon and Harvey was older. Marvin was skinny. One day, Sheldon, the oldest goes out in the orchard and picks three best peaches, then he told his mother, with a little luck I’ll save the princess, marry her and live a good life forever after. On the way he met a old women. Oh, did I mention she was a fairy? No, Okay, her name is Libby, Libby Gaborchick. What have you got in the clothe, fine sir? None your bisness, old rag. Sheldon replyed rudely. Ha! said Sheldon. You must have known. I have three snakes. Ha! and off he went. Such a mouth. I thought, if snakes are what you say then snakes are what you have. At the castle, Sheldon told the guard. Before you come in I must see. and when the cloth was untied, do you think three peaches roll out? Of course not, what they find was three hissing serphents. What Sheldon gets is a kick from the guard out of the castle. Sheldon sadly returned home. Harvey, the second eldest, goes to the orchard and pick the second-best three peaches. Then he said to his mother, with a little luck, I will save the princess, marry her and never work for another day in my life. On the way he saw Libby Gaborchick. What have you got in the cloth, fine sir? Non of your bisness, old hag. Sheldon answred rudely. I must say I have three toads. Ha! then off he went. Such a mouth. She thought. If toads are what you say, toads are what you have, thought Libby Gaborchick. At the castle, Harvey said: I have three perfect peaches for the princess. But before you go in, I must have a peek, said the guard. And when the cloth was untied, do you think three peaches roll out? Of course not! what they find was three leaping toads. Harvey got a kick form the guard. Harvey sadly went home. Marvin, went to the orchard and picked three not-so-good peaches and wrapped it in a clothe. On the way he met Libby Gaborchik. what do you have in the clothe, fine sir? She asked. Three perfect peaches for the princess, dear lady. Then he went off. At the castle, Marvin told the guard he had three perfect peaches for the princess. Before you go in, I must have a peek. when the cloth is untied. Do you think that three peaches toll out? YES!

Three peaches come out! when princess Vera ate the peaches she jumped out of bed. The king said you may marry my daughter. Oh, yes Daddy. said Vera.

Book review:

I like the part when Vera wasn’t sick anymore because she looks bad when she is sick.