Friday, September 26, 2008
2nd Blog Assignment
Give the title and author of your book, and tell how many pages you have read since last time. Then, explain the main conflict that your main character is involved in. Make a prediction as to how you think the conflict will be resolved. Use specific examples from the book to support your predictions.
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I have finished the book, You Don't Know Me, by David Klass. John has been abused by his mother's boyfriend for too long. He has been beaten physically and mentally. Whether it is by fist or whip, he has lost. He was suspended from school and was not allowed to leave his house for three days, yet alone, go to a Holiday Dance with Violent Hayes.
He does not go inside with her, but walks home in the snow. Alone. When he gets to his house that is not a house, a battle zone as John calls it, his mother's boyfriend's truck is still not in the driveway past eleven o'clock at night. John checks all the windows to make sure no lights are on in the house. No, no lights on not even a light from the wide screen television. He walks through the door, reaches for the light switch, and some one in the darkness grabs his hands and says, "Gotcha." Yes, the conflict between John and his almost step-father was resolved, but how it was resolved I cannot tell you, for you will have to read it yourself.
~ Megan M. ~
Jessika H.
I just finished reading the book If You Come Softly. I have read a little bit more than half of the book since our last blog. The main conflict is that Jeremiah did not wnt to go to the school because he was new and he didnt know anyone. Jeremiah felt so different compared to everyone elts and he didnt think he fit in at all. It was all that until he met an amazing girl named Elisha. The first time he layed his eyes on her, he knew she was the one. Elisha amd Jeramiah knew they were meant to be togeher.
ETHAN V
.................Poison
.............Chris Wooding
I have finished the book. (273 pages) The main confict in the story is that poison is trying to save her sister from the Phaerie Lord Aelthar. I belive that she will, Because the Aelthar makes a deal with Poison for her sister.
Jessica M
Mystery Isle by Judith St.George
Since our last blog, i have read 50 more pages.
The main conflict the main character is facing is that she cant get on her greatgrandfather's good side. He is always crabby and thinks everybody is a problem.Alice cant explore the mansion without him saying something like she's not allowed to go down there.I think that Alice will try and get into liking telescopes just like her greatgranfather does so then she might get on his good side and explore the mansion.
miles B.
the book is flight 29 down I am on page 165 wich is chapter 18. so far the mian problem organizing every thing so that the 7 of the straned kids will not goe hungry. also they need to find food for when they do run out of food. they also need to elect a leader wich nathan and daley are running for. I think that once they elect a leader evry thing will fall into place. and i think this will happen becouse no body will litsen to each other.
Gillette G
I finished reading the book Uglies. The author is Scott Westerfeld. The main conflict in the book Uglies was that Tallys, the main character, friend had run away right before her operation. Then Tally was confronted by the cruely beautiful speacials. They wanted her to go find her friend and expose The Smoke by setting off a signal when she gets there. If she doesn't they wont let her have the surgery to become pretty. So Tally hunts down her friend to the Smoke, a village that doesn't have the operation. But the longer Tally stays at the smoke, the more she wants to stay there. The main conflict is Tally v.s. herself, because she wants to be pretty, but she doesn't want to betray her friends. In the end, she tries to destroy the signal, but that accidentally activates it, and Tally gets the surgery and becomes pretty.
Corey L
the book is Flight 29 down by D.J. MKachale and Stan Rogow. I have read 10 chapters (74 pages)sence last time. Daley and nathan ran for leader but suprisingly jackson who wasn't running won. And some one took six waters and they only had enogh food,and water for about three days. I think the problem will be solved by them going to look for water in the jungle because the captin and the kids took three days of food and water.Nathan try ed to gety coconuts but failed.
I just finished reading the book Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. Everybody thinks that Joey can't sit still, but Joey believes he can. Throuout the book Joey is fighting against himself, trying to behave in order to be able to get back into his school and with his friends. By doing alot of work and by going to his new school, Joey learns how to sit still and behave and is later on allowed to go he back with his friends.
jenelle m.
I am still reading the book, If We Kiss, by Rachel Vail. The main character, Charlie, had just exeprienced her first kiss. How exciting?! Thats what everyone else would think. But this small experience starts many problems for her and her social life. Her bestfriend, Tess, is very upset with her because Charlie knew how much Tess liked the boy she kissed. After Charlie kisses him, she realizes that she likes him so much. But Tess doesnt know that Charlie likes him because Charlie just says it meant nothing and that she doesnt like him at all. Soon enough Charlie cant take all the love building up inside of her and has to tell Tess. When she goes to tell Tess, Tess has a new boyfriend. The boy that Charlie is in love with. I think the boy is a player and is going to cheat on Tess with Charlie because he says he likes three people all at once! Could all this drama have costed them their friendship? I'm going to keep reading to find out. You should read this book too. It teaches you a lot about teenage drama and how to prevent it.
Sarah H.
The book i am reading is The Wedding Planners Daughter by Coleen Murtagh Paratore. i am on page 115. The main conflict is that Willa wants a father and her mom to have a husband. One of the problems is that Stella Willa's mom is not interested in him. i think this problem will be solved by willa convincing her mom to go out with sam and give him a chance. I think this because Willa is asking for help for her grandma and her friends in the town. Also because she knows that her mom like this man but wont admit it. Willa also spys on her mom and she saw her looking out of the study window at his lawn and house.
~Amanda S
Siobhan G.
I am still reading The Wedding Planner's Daughter. By Coleen Murtagh Paratore. I'm on about page 130 this week. The main conflict that Willa is involed in that she wants a dad and a husband for her mom (Stella). The only problem is that Stella is not interested. Willa thinks that Stella likes their neighbor Sam. Willa knows that Sam likes her mother. I predict that Sa mand Stella will go out becuase when they invited acouple of people over for a picnic, Sam happened to be one of them. Stella also stares out their study window at Sam's house. So far during the chapter I am reading Stella and Willa are at Sam's house. Sam and Stella make each other laugh, while having a good time!
The title of my book is "A Child called it". The arthur is Dave. I read about 50 pages this week. The character in this book is being abused by his mother. I predict that the character will over come this conflict because his school nurse has started to notice the brouses on his body. And she checks with him every day before school after they have enough evidence thathis mom beats him i think they will call the police and they will come and take him away.
-svetlana b.
i am reading a new book called Brisingr( pronounced "brisinger") by Christopher Paolini. Brisingr is the third book in a series of four books,the first two books told the story of a boy named Eragon and how he found a dragon egg. when the egg hatchaed the evil kings men killed Eragons uncle while searching for him, after Eragon found his dead uncle an old beggar named Brom came and took Eragon away before the king tried to kill him. We soon learn there is more to brom than meets the eye but you will have to find that out by reading the book. in the second book Eldest Eragon has found the resistance and is helping them deafeat the king. the second storyline in Eldest is that Eragons cousin Roran is trying to save their home town from the kings assasins. the end will shock you but the book is a great hanger and will encourage you to to read the third book, so far in Brisingr Eragon has been trying to track down and kill the last of the kings assasins called the raz'zac. i would recomend all three books to any fantsy reader and look for the fourth book supposedly out soon.
zach.p
Matt A.
My book is called Diary Of A Whimpy Kid Book: 1. the auther of the book is Jeff Kinney. i have finished the book. The main conflict of the book is that this kid has a problen with his middle school and dose not want to be a kid with a perfect record. so the kid decides to be a kid and get put in the yearbook on the page for "To be rembered." So in order to get throw the school year he must survive bullys and to survive the dreaded cheese tuch.
i have been reading the book happy kid by gail gauthier. so far i read 124 pages.in the pages that i have read kyl gets more money. he reads 85 chapters. so far he made more friends and he is starting to becone friends with his teachers. his self-consious is going up and hes started to like a girl. him and his family has gotten closer to his family and he is starting to like girls.
Chris L
I just read the book joey pigza by jack gantos. In this book a boy named joey has ADHD and he cant control himself, joey gets in trouble alot of school because of this. Joey knows that he is a dissapointment and a lot of people dont like him because he is "anoying"
I am reading the book How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff. since the last time, i have read about 40 page, and am on page 92. The main conflict in the book is all abnout the war. All hell broke lose and people are still in cover trying to keep safe. Daisy and her cousins are still in the "tree house" taking care of eachother. In the " tree house" the children keeps themselves busy by reading magazines and playing games. I think the conflict will be reaolved by when the war ends and Aunt Penn comes home and the kids are able to move back in the house.
-Jessica Z
to Ethan V. from Cody S. I think that Poison is interesting i might have to read it
Sarah; i love how you described every detail needed to understand what the main conflict was. i do agree that a book like that would help all of us teenagers comprehend how messed up drama is(;]) and how to prevent it. Very nice blog. I might just read that book soon!
-Ashley A.
to siobhan G from rose
This book sounds interesting!!!
To: Amanda S.
From: Siobhan G.
This is such a great book!
To-Sarah
From-Amanda
i think your book sounds really interesting i would like to read it i really want to know more about it!!
To Matt A
From, Kyle R
I think I might read this book because I have not read this book before and it sounds vey intersting. Happy reading!!!
To Zach P.
From Megan M
The book sounds interesting, but your conventions need a lot of work, like capitalization, punctuation and spelling. Other thqn that it sounds very intrtesting
this comment is for: Matt A.
diary of a wimpy kid sounds like a great book, i want to read it and see how funny it is. is there a second book to diary of a wimpy kid? if there is what is the name?
zach.p
Book: Mystery Isle
Author: Judith St. George
Pages: about 50-60 pages
The main conflict that the character, Kim, is involved in is dealing with her stubborn grandfather, the suspicios house-keeper and the weird chim-like noises Kim hears at night. I predict that towards the end that her grandfather will be nicer to her and that she will expose the suspicious house-keeper. Also, that she will find out that the noises she heard are someone trying to get her scared and try to get her and her mother to go home. I think this because the first day she got to the island there was a strange man that noone knew or saw before, but, when the man saw that Kim and her mom were there he was mad/angry.
Jackie D.
Ive have been reading the book "Everlost" by Neal Shusterman. Ive have only had it for a few weeks and I am already finished with it. I left off in the last blog were Allie, Nick, and Lief had been captured by the McGill, a monster rumored to have roamed the land of Everlost, and trapped on his ship. Allie escaped the chiming(being hung by your ankles from the ceiling) by promising the McGill to teach him how to Skinjack. But Allie kept biding her time until someone tells the McGill that she was lying the whole time, and never meant to teach him how to do it. The McGill takes his ship, with one thousand Afterlights to the docks of an old rival to be returned back to life. He had read a Fortune Cookie telling him that if he had one thousand Everlost souls he would be returned to life, because in Everlost all fortunes become true.(but is that what he interpreted it to mean). Instead he is turned back to normal and is chased out of the city. Meanwhile, Nick and found out how to send Everlost souls to Heaven and was sending them on their way, when Mary( the self proclaimed ruler of the Afterlights ) finds out what he was doing and is furious with him. She tries to prevent Nick from sending away the other Afterlights. And now Nick and Mary are in a constant battle for the other Afterlights, with no end in sight...
~Tori F.
To: ☺Megan M.☺
From: ♥Bryce♥
Megan, the book, "You don't know me", sounds like a really cool book and I can't wait to read it. The things that happen to poor John sound horrible. I can't wait to see how it is resolved!
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This comment is for:Jenelle M. From Victoria F.
I think that book sounds cute. The problem is something a lot of kids have to deal with this problem and this book pron=blably apeals to them. I think I might have to take a closer look at this book.
Jessica S.
I have finished the book Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos. The main conflict that Joey faced was himself. Joey always had a tough time fighting with his a.d.d and trying to control himself. It took effort but Joey went to a new school for a while and he learned to behave. Joey's good behavior gave him a second chance at his old school. With Joey's improving attitude he'll be able to go back to his old class in no time.
To: Soibhan G.
From: Jessika H.
Your book sounds interesting. i was going to read that book when i saw it once but decided not to. i thought it would be boring. you made it sound interesting so maybe ill read it now.
To:Jessica S.
From: Jackie D.
This book sounds good. I always pass it in the libary and never pick it up. But, after i read your blog i thought it sounded good. Maybe i will check it out next!
Great Job!
:)To: Jackie D.
:)From: Svetlana B.
That sounds like a good book. And those are some good predictions. I might read that book next.
To- Sarah H. (aka Babs)
From- Jessica Z. (aka Bibs)
Babs,
Your book sounds very interessting. You did a great job explaing details about what is going on in this book. You did such a great job that i want to pick up this book and read it. I think i may read this book once i am done with the book i am reading now! This book sounds like it is very full of drama and yet it shows what really goes on in most middle school. This problem i think occurs with most teenagers and can break a friendship easily. I hope that this "boy problem" is resolved and dosnt ruin their friendship. I cant wait to read your next blog Babs. Great job. Keep me updated on the book.
loveeeee
-Bibs
This comment is for:Zach Pellman
From:Tori F
I am really into fantasy so when you were reading it I felt like I should too. And your description made me wanna read it even more!
to:m miles B
From: corey L
Miles howdoyou think the peopleare going to leave the island
to: jessika h.
from: Kristina
aww... that sounds like a good book and i do thing that we come to school for some reason but know i think i know why. give me some more delaits sounds relly great!
To:Zach P.
from: Amanda D
I think your blog is really good. I have read that seires before last year and is as exciting as you will read through all the books.i personly think that dragons are really cool.Well anyway i thought it was totaly wrong for the people to kill his uncle i think they could have left him alone and never even went near him.As you get towrds the end of each book you read in this seires you will be suprised what will happen to eragon.by the way you should really see the movie it was not as good as you would have thought it would be just ti let you know the book is totaly better than the movie!
TO: Ethan V
The book poisin sounds like a good freaky story, i will probably read it after i read my Dragonlance series. Ill tell you when i start reading it!
From Devon B. finished airborn!!!!!!!
To: Jess M.
From: Sydney J.
Your book sounds very interesting! It seems to be a good book. Do you think I'd like it?
To Gillette
From Emma
That book sounds just a little bit cultish. I didn't think that there would be groups that are based on being pretty and ugly.
P.S. I liked the detail in your response.
To Sarah H.
From ~Rachel B.~
Your book sounds so good. I have gone through the unfortunate experience of liking the same guy as my friend. It was okay between us during that time, but now things are back to normal. I think that for Charlie, nothing good will come of her dilema.
To: Corey L.
Flight 29 down sounds actually pretty interesting. i almost read it, but i didn't because i did the whole "judge a book by it's cover" scheme. (don't kill me, mrs. meyers!);] but so many people are reading it and it sounds very good. nice blog.
from: ashley A.♥
To:Corey L.
Flight 29 Down sounds relly cool. It seems very adventurous and i would like to know if they do survive?!!
From: Sam W. :)
to:Matt A.
From:Dustin C.
matt have read the book and i belive u discribed the book extreamly well. but uhave some spelling corrections like problem. ♥♣♠♦ and just to tell u hi!!!!!!!
To Amanda S
From Lianne S
I really liked your last blogs details! I think your predictions sound very accurate, and were strong with proof. While reading your book this week, what ever happened in the story? I think this book sounds very interesting! Hope you keep enjoying the book!
TO: Zach P
FROM: Aaron S
The Three books sound good but ide like to know more about the one youre reading.
TO: Kyle R
From: Aaron S
Cool. I might read this soon. sounds like a great book. Ill read it soon.
To Zach P
From Kyle R
I have heard of the set of books that you are reading. I have heard that the books are really good. The tittle of your book sounds weard to say. I have not read the first book but i have seen the movie. I hope you like your book.
to: ethan
from: miles
I think poison sounds great and I may read it next.
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