Reflection

1.  Two things about this class that i would never change is that all you have to do is read a book and blog about it. Or comment on other blogs. I would also never change is that you have class time to work on this stuff, it doesn't have to homework.
2.  I dont think I would change anything about this class. I love the way it is already, because i love to read.
3. I love the free reading, i think it should stay that way, because personally I dont like discussing things, but that's just my opinion.
4. I dont think I have found any special activities. 
5. This class kind of calmed me down. Its nice not to have so much noise and work in a class for one day. I feel like it has helped me because i dont have to feel rushed and things are a lot easier. I also learned i loved reading more than I thought i did. 
6. This class has got me into reading again. I used to love it, I read all the time. But then I moved to Colorado and i just had so much to do. When i came to this class, i had forgotten about lots of the authors i had once loved. Now i read all the time again.
7. I would recommend this to a friend, but none of them would probably take it, cause the dont like reading that much. 
8. I dont think i would continue working on the blog, cause i have so much to do already and i love reading just for fun.
9. I think the class is just fine how it is. 

Final blog books

Top ten books for the semester...

 This took me a while to rank because i hate choosing which books i like more than others. It was like asking a parent who their favorite child was.

  1. School for Good and Evil-488 pgs.-   I ranked this book number 1 because it was the first book i read this year, and i really liked it.
  2. House of Dark Shadows-295 pgs.-   This book was the first book in the series and it was the one i liked the most out of the entire series.
  3. Scorch Trials-360 pgs.-   I read this book before i read maze runner, probably not a good idea, and i found i liked it better.
  4. Maze Runner-384 pgs.-  maze runner was one of the books i read because i was bored, but it is a very good book.
  5. Artemis Fowl-277 pgs.-  this book was one that my sister recomended to me,  she's the reason i like reading so much, this book kind of stood out to me. I dont know how to explain it, but there was just something about it.
  6. Schooled-209 pgs.- this book reminded me a lot of myself. The kid was strange, new, and never talked to anyone.
  7. Rangers Apprentice-249 pgs.- this book was the first chapter book I have ever read. It was a long time ago, but i have read it multiple times after.
  8. Fairest of Them All-326 pgs.- this book was another one that got recommended by my sister, it was the first book she read.
  9. Orphan Masters Son-443 pgs.- this book was another one i read just cause i was bored.
 10.Series of Unfortunate Events-353 pgs.-  this one got ranked last because, even though it is a good book, im not sure i liked it as much as the others.

Other books I have read this semester...

  Animal Farm-112 pgs.
  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-216 pgs.
  Prince Caspian-240 pgs.
  Confessions of the Ugly Stepsisters-372 pgs.
  Women in the Shadows-480 pgs.
   I am Malala-327 pgs

This is the review for challenge 7

Animal Farm

  By. George Orwell

          Animal Farm is about animals on a farm, duh. The animals can also talk. There are pigs, sheep, horses, dogs, cows, and lots more. The basic main characters are the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon and Snow ball are brothers, and they disagree about everything. Then there are the humans, Mr. Jones, the farmer, Mrs. Jones, his wife, and all of their men. The book starts with Moses, the wise, old pig, telling all the animals that they should start a rebellion against Jones and his men. Everyone listens to Moses, so one day when Jones and his men were chasing them with whips, they charged, and drove the humans out of the farm. Now that the humans were gone, the animals ruled the farm. They named it Animal Farm. There were 7 commandments including, 4 legs good, 2 legs bad, or no animal can sleep in a bed, or no animal will wear human clothes, and all animals are equal.            
         Over time Moses died, Snowball took charge, and the animals were put to work. Napoleon must of been jealous of Snowball or something, because he had the dogs attack Snowball and drive him out of the farm. He was never heard from again. Napoleon was a terrible leader but no one said anything. Every time something went missing, or broke, he blamed Snowball, saying he had come back and ruined it. The pigs were soon put in charge of every one and everything, saying that they were in charge because they were smarter. Soon enough though, they started sleeping in side, walking on 2 legs, and wearing Mr. Joneses clothes. They even changed the commandments. Now it was one that said, all animals are equal, but some animals are better.
          I cant say any more, its would ruin the book. I read this book for Lit. class, and it was really good. I would recommend this boo to anyone who likes fiction books and talking animals.
           If i were to rate this book, i would give it a 5 out of 5. It was that good

This is my blog for challenge 9, book to movie

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 

By. John Boyne

           The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is all about the Holocaust. Its about a boy named Bruno and his family that live in Germany. They move to the country side and the boy hates it there because there is nowhere to explore and no one to play with. He always sees people working in the distance, but he is never allowed in the back garden to see them better. One day he sneaks away from home and finds a camp surrounded by a wire fence. There he immediately befriends a young boy named Shmuel. Shmuel and every one else at the camp are wearing striped pajamas just like the ones Bruno has. Every day Bruno brings his new friend food and plays games with him. One day Bruno decides to help Shmuel find his dad, who went missing in the camp. While searching they are marched, along with other prisoners, into a gas chamber. When Brunos mother finds out he is missing, she immediately goes to his father, but when they get there, they find that they are already too late. Their son is already dead.
       This is a really sad book and it says a lot about the holocaust. What makes this book even more sad is that it is true. I would give this book a 9 out of ten. One thing I dont like about this book is that it just ends. It just leaves off like that. Im just not a big fan of books, or even movies, that do that.
        I would say the book is pretty much like the movie, the characters are not like I expected, but then I didn't know what to expect.

Artemis Fowl

By. Eoin Colfer

       Artemis Fowl is about a 12 year old boy named Artemis Fowl. Artemis is a criminal mastermind,  a genius, and a millionaire. All the trouble in this book starts when he decides to kidnap a fairy and steal their gold, Captain Holly Short. That then leads to being attacked by leprechauns, fairys, and elfs. After a lot of negotiating, the Commander of the fairys agrees to give Artemis gold in exchange. But secretly he plans on killing Artemis and taking his gold back after he had Holly back. But his plan backfires when Artemis doesn't die.

     That's all im telling you. I can't give anything else away. I would recommend this book to anyone who like fantasy and fairys. On a scale of 1 to 10 i would give this book a 10. It was that good.

Prince Caspian

       By. C. S. Lewis

                 Prince Caspian is the 4th book in The Chronicles of Narnia. It takes place when the 4 Pevensies, Susan, Peter, Edmund, and Lucy, are on their way back to boarding school. When they are on the train, they are summoned to Narnia, a magical place filled with talking animals, and where they rule as kings and queens, by Susan's magic horn. There in Narnia, they find that hundreds of years have passed and a new king rules. Caspian. Prince Caspian was they one who blew the horn for help against his uncle, who wanted to take over. Together all five of them, plus everyone against his uncle, fight to win the throne back. In the end they do win, and prince Caspian is named king over the land, and the 4 of them find themselves back on the train with no time having passed.
           This book would be good for anyone who just wanted something to read randomly. It is not big, but also not very small. I would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy books, with talking animals. This book also has a little bit of mystery in it.
           On a scale of 1 to 10, i would give this book an 8. It was a good book, but it was also not as good as the other ones. There are some things i would change, but that's just my opinion.

Rangers Apprentice

By. J.K Rowling

     The first Rangers Apprentice is about 5 orphans. Jenny, Will, Horace, Alice, and George. When they are old enough, they choose a school were they have mentors. Horace got into battle school, Jenny became a chef, Alice became a courier, George gets into scribe school, and Will becomes a Ranger. He becomes an Apprentice to Halt, a legendary ranger. Rangers protect their fief, or the place they live. Will and Halt work together, along with forty-eight other rangers, and Horace , to save their fief from the evil Morgorath. 

      The first book is not that exiting because it mostly explains what is going on. it is a good book though. i would recommend this book to anyone who likes mystery. This series was so good, i could not stop reading it. On a scale from 1 to 5 ***** stars, i would give this book a 4.  

Schooled

By. Gordon Korman

        Schooled is about many characters and their point of view, but the main character is Capricorn (or cap) Anderson. Cap Anderson lived in a community most his life. In this community, it was only Cap and his teacher Rain. He doesn't know what pizza, tv, or wedgies are. But when Rain falls out of a tree, Cap has to stay with Mrs. Donnelly, a guidance counselor and her daughter, who doesn't like him. Cap is forced to go to a local middle school. At Claverage Middle School, Cap is the brunt of all the jokes.  Literally everyone at the school teases him, and he has no idea.When Cap is nominated to be school president, he is put in charge of the Halloween dance. But, Cap doesn't know anything about dances. 

        I'm not going to tell you how it ends, you have to read it yourself. This book is really funny, but also kind of sad because he is getting teased, but he doesn't know he is. He thinks that it is normal. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes comedy stuff. On a scale of 1 to 5, I would give this book 5 💰💰💰💰.

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister

    By. Gregory Maguire

       
                Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, instead of being about Cinderella, it is about Cinderellas stepsisters. This story tells the tale of Iris, an unlikely heroine who finds herself getting swept away from the lowly streets of Haarlem into a strange world of wealth, artifice, and ambition. Iris's path quickly becomes connected with a mysterious and unnaturally beautiful girl, named Clara, who was destined to become her sister. While Clara retreats to the cinders of the family fire place, Iris seeks out the dark secrets of her new household, and the dangerous truth of her former life.
                 This book is a novel of beauty and betrayal, illusion and understanding, and mystery. I would recommend this book to those who like fairy tale, historical novels, mystery, or deception.
                 On a scale of 1 to 10, i would rate this book a 9. It also gives us a little lesson  that deception can be unearthed in the most unexpected places. This book was one of the first books my sister told me about, and im glad she did, it was just so good.

The School for Good and Evil

                              By. Soman Ghainani

        The School for Good and Evil is about 2 friends named Agatha, who only wears black, and people call her a witch, and Sophie, who is like a little princess. Every year 2 children are kidnapped from Gavadon.  They go to the School for Good and Evil. The school for good and evil, are where ordinary boys and girls train to become fairy tale heroes and villains. As the most beautiful girl in Gavadon, Sophie has always dreamed of being kidnapped into the magical world her whole life. With her pink dresses, her glass slippers, and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she will get top marks at the school for good and then graduate a fairy tale princess. On the other hand, Agatha, with her shapeless black hair, wicked black cat, and dislike for nearly everyone in Gavadon, is the perfect fit for the school for evil. But, when the 2 girls are swept into the endless woods, they are horrified to find their fortunes reversed. 

        This book is really good. I have read it like 5 times already. It has kind of a twist to it. Like you think you know what is going to happen, but it's the opposite. I would recommend this to anyone who likes fairy tales, nonfiction, or dramatic books. 

       If I were to rate this book, I would give it 6 🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗🎗out of 5. I was that good. I read this book in like one day because I just couldn't put it down. I would recommend you all too read it.

         

Women in the Shadows

                 By. Jane Thynne

       Women in the Shadows is about a women named Clara Vine's who lives in Berlin. She is              half-British and half-German. She is an actress that is about to take her first leading role in a movie produced by the Nazis' official film studio. Even as she moves through the upper echelons of the Third Reich, Clara never stops acting. At cocktail parties hosted by the famous Joseph and Magda Goebbels, she collects key information for Britain, risking her life. But soon it's another young womens's life and it's abrupt end, that draw her attention. Clara knew Anna Hansen as a dancer and artist's model in the heady days of the cabaret scene. Then she became engaged to an SS officer. Attending one of Hitler's notorious Bride Schools, she was groomed as the perfect Nazi wife. When she is found murdered on the school grounds, her death is hushed up, one casualty among many in the lead-up to war. But Clara cannot fathom why Anna's death would concealed.
           I would recommend this book to anyone who likes things about Germany or anything that is historical fiction. Also if you like spies, or actresses.
           If I were to rate this book I would rate it 4🍫🍫🍫🍫 out of 5. I would give it a 4 because personally  I don't like nonfiction books very much. If I did I would like it more. I would really recommend you read it.

I Am Malala

   By Malala Yousafzai

     When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at pout-blank range while she was riding the bus from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she was a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. 

      I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.

    I Am Malala will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world. I am impressed with Malala. I never would have been able to do that. 

   

The Orphan Master's Son

                     By Adam Johnson 

       This book is an epic novel and a thrilling literary discovery. The Orphan Master's Son follows a young man on a journey through icy waters, dark tunnels, and eerie spy chambers. Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother- a singer "stolen" to Pyongyand- and an influential father who runs a camp for orphans. There the boy is given his first taste of power. When he is recognized for his loyalty and keen instincts, Jun Do comes to the attention of superiors in the state, rises in the ranks, and starts on a road from which there will be no return.
      Considering himself a humble citizen of the greatest nation in the world, Jun Do becomes a professional kidnapper who must navigate the shifting rules, arbitrary violence, and baffling demands of his Korean overlords in order to stay alive. Driven to the limit of what any human being could endure, he takes on the dangerous role of rival to Kim Jong the Second in an attempt to save the women he loves, Sun Moon, a famous actress.
      Part thriller, part story of innocence lost, part story romantic love, The Orphan Master's Son is also a portrait of a world hidden from view:  a North Korea rife with hunger, corruption, and casual cruelty, but also stolen moments of beauty, and love.
    I liked this book but it was kind of confusing at some parts, so I would give it a 4 out of a 5.

    This is for a reading challenge. Challenge number 5.

 Scorch Trials

           By James Dashner 

       Scorch Trials is the sequel to Maze Runner.   Transported to a remote fortified outpost, Thomas and his fellow teenage Gladers find themselves in trouble after uncovering a diabolical plot from the mysterious and powerful organization WCKD. With help from a new ally, the Gladers stage a daring escape into the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with dangerous obstacles and crawling with the virus-infected Cranks. The Gladers only hope may be to find the Right Hand, a group of resistance fighters who can help them battle WCKD.
     I'm not sure which book is better, but this one was good too. I really like this book because it has a lot of drama. It was confusing at some parts but not for long. 
      I would give this book 5 out of 5 monkeys, because it was just really good. I would recommend reading it when you are bored. It passes the time. 

The Maze Runner

                      By. James Dashner

      The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas. Thomas wakes in a lift, or like a box or something. He cannot remember anything;his parents, his home, or how he got there. His memory is empty. When the doors of the lift open, he finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade. The Glade is a large expanse enclosed by walls. Just like Thomas, the other kids don't remember why or how they got there. All they know is that every morning, for as long as any of them can remember, the walls surrounding the Glade, open. Every night, for just as long they've closed tight. Every thirty days a new child is delivered in the lift. And no one wants to be stuck in the maze after dark.
         The Gladers were expecting Thomas's arrival. But the very next day, a girl is sent up-the first girl to arrive in the Glade. And what was more surprising was the message she delivers. The Gladers have always been convinced that if they solve the maze that surrounds the Glade, they might find a way home...wherever it might be. But it's looking more and more as if the maze is unsolvable.
   And something about the girl's arrival is starting to make Thomas feel different. Something is telling him that he might have some answers. If he can find a way to retrieve the dark secrets within own mind.
     I would rate this book with 5👍👍👍👍👍. On a scale from 1 to 5. It has a lot of drama and mystery in it. And I love anything with that stuff in it.

 

Series of Unfortunate Events

                                      By Lemony Snicket

       Series of Unfortunate Events are about 3 kids who lose their parents in a fire. They then go to a far away relative named Count Olaf. But, all he is interested about is the money and diamonds in their fortune. A they go from home to home trying to escape from him but he always finds him. He killed, kidnapped, did anything he could to get his hands on the money. The good news is in the end they always got away.

       I like this book because it has a lot of drama. You can kind of sense what is going to happen, but not all the time. 

          If I were to rate this book on a scale from 5 stars to 1 star, 5 being the best, 1 being the worst, I would rate it a 4. It was a good book but, some of it doesn't make any sense.  But, I would really recommend it. 

                          The Fairest of them All    

   By Cathy Maxwell

        The fairest of them all is about an orphan who loves the adventure of picking the pockets of people to survive. But since she has extraordinary beauty and prized bloodlines, she is chosen to be the bride of a duke. The only problem is that the Dukes long lost twin brother once caught her stealing red handed but she doesn't know it's his twin. Eventually she falls in love with him but now she has to choose. The duke or his handsome brother. 

      It definitely has a lot of romance and drama. It's very suspenseful cause you never know what's going to happen next.

   On a scale from 1 to 10 I would give this book a 10. 

   

  The House of Dark Shadows                                                    

                                            By Robert Liparulo                                                        

     The House of a Dark Shadows is about the Kings family that move from L.A. into a creepy house in a small town. There is Xander, who loves amateur films, David who likes to hide, and Toria, who is the youngest. Anyway, they move into this creepy house that is filled with monsters practically. There is a hidden hallway with portals that go to far away places, mostly wars. Then there is this giant dude stalking them and at the end he kidnapped the mom, and took her into a portal. 

The rest is basically about them trying to find her. 

       I really like this book because it is filled with a lot of adventure and drama. It's not my favorite book but I really would recommend reading it.

       On a scale from 1 to 10 I would definitely give it a 10. 

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