Monday, November 29, 2010

Series of Unfortunate Events:The Miserable Mill

Author:Lemony Snicket
pages:194

      After the terrible death of poor Aunt Josephine. The miserable Baudelaire orphans went to live and work for Sir, of course that is not his real name but in the book that is what they call him. The Lucky Smells Lumber Mill is their new home. Sadly, Klaus broke his glasses and went to go see the eye doctor witch ironically has a house that looks like an eye. Then he broke his glasses again but this time he broke Phil's leg in the process. Sunny, the youngest, got in a sword fight with the eye doctor.  But of course, like every book I have read in the series, Count Olaf shows up wanting the fortune but doesn't get it.

Saturday, November 13, 2010

A Series of Unfortunate events: The Wide Window

Author: Lemony Snicket

Pages: 214

After the tragedy that happened to Uncle Monty. The Baudelaire orphans went to live with Aunt Josephine, who was afraid  of everything. She lives in a not so lake side house, that was about to fall in the lake.
Count Olaf, Captain Sham, finds them again. He forces Aunt Josephine to put the children in his hands and commit suicide. So she does just that but wait there's more she doesn't kill herself but does put the orphans in the grasp of Captain Sham, bad news for them. They find her hiding place and on their way back to the dock they get, WARNING: THE FOLLOWING WORDS MAY FRIGHTEN YOU viewer discretion is advised, attacked by..... leches!  At the end Captain Sham or should I say Count Olaf gets away again.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

The Lion, The Witch.and The Wardrobe

pages:142


In The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by: C.S. Lewis there is Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy. During the bombing of London in WWII, the children were sent to the country where they went in to a wardrobe and into Narnia. In Narnia, they meet beavers. Edmond betrays them and goes to the Witch for some Turkish Delight, but he doesn't get any. Finally they meet the great lion, Aslan. I enjoyed all 189 pages of this book.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

6th-grade camp

Sixth-grade camp was really fun because the class was outside and was a hike not in a class room. The food was terrific because it was made in a kitchen and was fresh. Yum!!!  Archery was my favorite free time activity it inspired me to buy a bow, arrow, a target, and a big piece of wood.  I made some more friends at 6th-grade camp. I loved it!!!

Sunday, October 10, 2010

N OR M?

N OR M? by Agatha Christie is 233 pages long.  The detective team of Tommy and Tuppence Breseford are undercover and trying to find out who M and N are at a resort by the beach in England during WWII. There is a kidnapping and Carl Von Demin is accused of spying for the Nazis. This mystery is full of action and crime. Read this suspenseful book if you want to find out who N or M are!

Sunday, September 19, 2010

LEFT FOR DEAD

Left For Dead was written by Pete Nelson and it is 191 pages.  The sinking of the USS Indianapolis happened on July 30, 1945.  The ship was attacked by a Japanese submarine just after midnight and the captain was wrongly charged for it being partly his fault.  An 11 year old boy, Hunter Scott, put a picture of the ship in his history project that ended up clearing the captain's name.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

"Don't Stop Believin'"

I chose the song Don't Stop Believin'  because it helps me to move forward and to not to stop believing in myself.  I like this song because  it has great lyrics and it has a catchy tune.  Comment if you like the song!


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Series of Unfortunate Events:Reptile Room


Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room
by Lemony Snicket
190 pages

The main characters in The Reptile Room are Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, Count Olaf, and Uncle Monty.  The problem in this story is that Count Olaf is back and trying to take the Baudelaire fortune.  He comes to Uncle Monty's house and pretends to be an assistant named Stephano.  Count Olaf kills Uncle Monty and gets arrested, but he gets away, again!  The Baudelaire orphans are free from Count Olaf's grasp, for now!

Monday, September 6, 2010

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend I went to my mom's friend's house and I had a great time. We watched a football game, jumped on the trampoline, and played video games. The next day, we had a party for my mom's birthday. We (the kids) played a football game, a baseball game, and went swimming. Monday, I read my book and played with my friend, Miles. This was a great way to end the summer.

Monday, August 30, 2010

A Series of Unfortunate Events - The Bad Beginning

162 pages by Lemony Sniket
This book is about 3 kids whose house burned down and they have to live with a man named Count Olaf. Count Olaf is a very evil man and the kids would rather live with someone other than him because he makes them do chores for his amusement.  He has a plan to marry the oldest, named Violet, so he can get their fortune and then he will be rich. Fortunately, he doesn't get the money because the kids stop the wedding and get to keep the fortune.  If you want to know more, read the book, if you are willing to be surprised and like vocabulary.