MILKWEED Blog
The novel Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli is a sad, funny, informative, emotionally impacting, and utterly amazing book, suprisingly only 208 pages. The story tells of a young boy who has no official name, so he will be known as Misha. Misha is small, he is fast, stu-id, and he is silly. He is growing up in the Holocaust and he steals everything he can get his hands on. Misha is discovered by another boy named Uri, who takes him too meet the other boys. When the bombs drop, everyone except Uri is put in the ghetto. Where Misha and his new friend Janina sneak out, steal food, and become best friends. Misha grows up and faces numerous hardships, of which are impossible to tell in a mere 4-5 sentences. The main character ,Misha, is a very heroic character.
Without Misha, Janina, Mr. Miligram, and Uncle Sherpsle would all have died in the ghetto. Misha helped find food, which he smuggles. Misha helped Janina and the orphans survive by keeping them fed. When Misha is shot in the ear by Uri, his friend, for the second time, he is left for dead. After all the deportation trains have left, along with Janina, he begins his journey for her. He is kept on a farm as a slave for three years with nothing to eat but pig slop, and never complains about it.Misha makes friends with the mice and once the war is over he wanders and steals again, as everything is back to normal. He grows up and has a kid, who he doesn’t meet until the kid is 25, by then he has grandchildren. This book is an outstanding read and one who hasn’t read it, needs to!
(There is A LOT to tell, and if I were to write a 4 paragraph summary instead of a 4 sentence one, I would)
Monday, December 7, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Skeleton Key Blog
Skeleton Key Blog
Anthony Horowitz does not fail to surprise in the 372 page novel, Skeleton Key. Alex rider is off on another adventure to skeleton key after being viciously attacked at the Wimbledon tournament and saved at the beach. He is on a mission with to CIA agents, after the agents die and Alex is discovered things start to heat up. Sarov, an evil guy, wants to blow up one-fifth of the world’s nuclear fuel and start the world anew. Alex goes through an exciting chain of events to put a stop to this man, and in the end, is changed forever. Alex Rider is physically and mentally enduring.
Alex is put through numerous mental challenges as well as physical ones. As one can imagine, being a spy can put one in various situations. From jumping out of a plane, to being chased by a great white shark, it is not always as easy as jumping or swimming. When Alex was being chased by a great-white he was paralyzed with fear.He overcame the idea of it and took control of the situation, which was no easy task. When Alex was being held at gunpoint different times in the book, he kept his cool and managed to come out alive. This book is action packed with excitement and awesomeness and I recommend it to everyone!
Anthony Horowitz does not fail to surprise in the 372 page novel, Skeleton Key. Alex rider is off on another adventure to skeleton key after being viciously attacked at the Wimbledon tournament and saved at the beach. He is on a mission with to CIA agents, after the agents die and Alex is discovered things start to heat up. Sarov, an evil guy, wants to blow up one-fifth of the world’s nuclear fuel and start the world anew. Alex goes through an exciting chain of events to put a stop to this man, and in the end, is changed forever. Alex Rider is physically and mentally enduring.
Alex is put through numerous mental challenges as well as physical ones. As one can imagine, being a spy can put one in various situations. From jumping out of a plane, to being chased by a great white shark, it is not always as easy as jumping or swimming. When Alex was being chased by a great-white he was paralyzed with fear.He overcame the idea of it and took control of the situation, which was no easy task. When Alex was being held at gunpoint different times in the book, he kept his cool and managed to come out alive. This book is action packed with excitement and awesomeness and I recommend it to everyone!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Point Blank
Anthony Horowitz creates another 274 paged action packed adventure, Point Blank, that makes you race to every page! Being a sequel to the previous bookadventure, Stormbreaker, I had high expectations for this one, and it does not fail to deliver! Packed with gagets, battles, old friends, new friends, and clones!
This book is one of the best I have ever read and I can't wait to get my hands in the next one! I highly recommend this book to EVERYONE!
Stormbreaker
Monday, October 12, 2009
Last Olympian Blog
The Last Olympian a 381 page novel by Rick Riordan is a very well written piece of literature with a lot of action and drama. It is the 5th book in the series and it is about the demigods last stand against the titan lord Kronos. This book is a great read and I recommend to everyone with intrest in action, drama, intense dialogue and even a bit of romance. Terrific book.
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BOY blog
BOY blog
#16
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel has 158 pages of action, adventure, and tragedy. In the book Boy of the Painted Cave, a young hunter-gatherer named Tao dreams of becoming a cave painter. Tao draws in the dirt on rocks and in his mind, he sees images of animals in the sky and in the world around him, he is very artistic. Unfortunately, it is against the law of his clan, and other clans to draw or paint, unless you are a chosen one. Tao wonders about his mom and dad, if they were important he could have a chance at becoming a cave painter, but he has no proof or trace of parents, he is just Tao a boy with a bad foot. Tao wanders off and finds a place known as the slough, it is also a taboo to visit the Slough, but Tao thinks that is wrong, for there is plenty of game on the Slough. In the Slough Tao meets a wolf dog who he helps and names Ram, it is also a taboo to hunt with wolf dogs but Tao does it anyway. Tao lives alone until he comes across a man watching him, for it is Graybeard, the wise, old, shaman of all the clans. Tao draws in private and receives lessons from Graybeard as the three of them, Tao, Ram, and Graybeard have many adventures. One day Tao is caught with Ram and they run off in to the forest, where Tao goes to get Ram and he discovers Graybeard, sick and dying. Graybeard gives instructions to Tao to draw in the secret cavern, which is another taboo. Tao is caught in the secret cavern and is forced to face Saxon, the sacred bull, those who survive are not liars and those who die are believed to have lied, no one has survived… Tao uses Graybeards techniques to defeat Saxon and is declared the new cave painter of the clans, and Volt admits he is Tao’s father, after Graybeard is found dead in the forest. The story would not be the same about the ever so beastly Ram.
Ram is a Vicious fighter, and a main character in Boy of the Painted Cave. The story would not be the same without Ram because Tao might have starved to death, or been trampled by mammoths. Tao would have never found Graybeard and would not have become the cave painter without Ram. Ram is a beast because he takes down a mammoth and a bull and proves to Volt that wolf dogs are not pure evil. Ram is definitely a main character in Boy of the Painted Cave.
Huge literary elements in Boy of the Painted cave are the conflicts. One of the largest conflicts is a character vs. character conflict between Tao and Volt. Tao and Volt have many different opinions, Tao thinks wolf dogs are great to hunt with and are good friends too, and Volt highly disliked them. Volt thinks it is wrong to hunt in the slough because he was attacked by a hyena thinking it was a wolf dog, there. Tao thought Volt is a jerk and too strict and mean. Volt disliked Tao because Volt thought Tao was forgetful and thought he was just slowing him down with Tao’s bad foot. For most of the story the main conflict was between Tao and Volt, they disliked each other very much.
#16
Boy of the Painted Cave by Justin Denzel has 158 pages of action, adventure, and tragedy. In the book Boy of the Painted Cave, a young hunter-gatherer named Tao dreams of becoming a cave painter. Tao draws in the dirt on rocks and in his mind, he sees images of animals in the sky and in the world around him, he is very artistic. Unfortunately, it is against the law of his clan, and other clans to draw or paint, unless you are a chosen one. Tao wonders about his mom and dad, if they were important he could have a chance at becoming a cave painter, but he has no proof or trace of parents, he is just Tao a boy with a bad foot. Tao wanders off and finds a place known as the slough, it is also a taboo to visit the Slough, but Tao thinks that is wrong, for there is plenty of game on the Slough. In the Slough Tao meets a wolf dog who he helps and names Ram, it is also a taboo to hunt with wolf dogs but Tao does it anyway. Tao lives alone until he comes across a man watching him, for it is Graybeard, the wise, old, shaman of all the clans. Tao draws in private and receives lessons from Graybeard as the three of them, Tao, Ram, and Graybeard have many adventures. One day Tao is caught with Ram and they run off in to the forest, where Tao goes to get Ram and he discovers Graybeard, sick and dying. Graybeard gives instructions to Tao to draw in the secret cavern, which is another taboo. Tao is caught in the secret cavern and is forced to face Saxon, the sacred bull, those who survive are not liars and those who die are believed to have lied, no one has survived… Tao uses Graybeards techniques to defeat Saxon and is declared the new cave painter of the clans, and Volt admits he is Tao’s father, after Graybeard is found dead in the forest. The story would not be the same about the ever so beastly Ram.
Ram is a Vicious fighter, and a main character in Boy of the Painted Cave. The story would not be the same without Ram because Tao might have starved to death, or been trampled by mammoths. Tao would have never found Graybeard and would not have become the cave painter without Ram. Ram is a beast because he takes down a mammoth and a bull and proves to Volt that wolf dogs are not pure evil. Ram is definitely a main character in Boy of the Painted Cave.
Huge literary elements in Boy of the Painted cave are the conflicts. One of the largest conflicts is a character vs. character conflict between Tao and Volt. Tao and Volt have many different opinions, Tao thinks wolf dogs are great to hunt with and are good friends too, and Volt highly disliked them. Volt thinks it is wrong to hunt in the slough because he was attacked by a hyena thinking it was a wolf dog, there. Tao thought Volt is a jerk and too strict and mean. Volt disliked Tao because Volt thought Tao was forgetful and thought he was just slowing him down with Tao’s bad foot. For most of the story the main conflict was between Tao and Volt, they disliked each other very much.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Hatchet blog
El numero sixteen-o
Hatchet, a book with 195 pages of realistic fiction survival and drama, is written by three-time “Newberry Honor” author, Gary Paulsen. Brian Robeson is going through some tough times; he saw his mother and another strange man kiss, soon after Brian’s parents file a divorce. To make matters worse, Brian is on his way to visit his father when his plane pilot has a heart attack and dies, ironically, it just so happened that he taught Brian the basics of flying a plane, so Brian is able to keep the plane up until he crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. It is a struggle for Brian, as he battles with nature to find food, water, and make fire and shelter. Brian is finally found and returned to his family, where he learns to not take small things for granted. A main conflict in Hatchet is a character vs. self conflict with Brian.
The conflict between Brian and himself is definitely HUGE.
In the beginning Brian does not have faith in himself and is sure he will die. Brian struggles to find a substantial source of food and water that DOES NOT make him throw up every other hour, he makes a fire and manages to catch birds and fish and is realizing to put important chores before slacking off. Brian is managing fine when a plane flies overhead and does not spot him; everything dies within himself so he gives up and attempts suicide. This is a tough time for Brian, fortunately he fails suicide and knows he must not give up. It is definitely a big conflict as he goes through the physical pain, mental pain, and emotional pain with his parents. This book is pleasurable and cleverly written and I recommend it to most everyone.
El numero sixteen-o
Hatchet, a book with 195 pages of realistic fiction survival and drama, is written by three-time “Newberry Honor” author, Gary Paulsen. Brian Robeson is going through some tough times; he saw his mother and another strange man kiss, soon after Brian’s parents file a divorce. To make matters worse, Brian is on his way to visit his father when his plane pilot has a heart attack and dies, ironically, it just so happened that he taught Brian the basics of flying a plane, so Brian is able to keep the plane up until he crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. It is a struggle for Brian, as he battles with nature to find food, water, and make fire and shelter. Brian is finally found and returned to his family, where he learns to not take small things for granted. A main conflict in Hatchet is a character vs. self conflict with Brian.
The conflict between Brian and himself is definitely HUGE.
In the beginning Brian does not have faith in himself and is sure he will die. Brian struggles to find a substantial source of food and water that DOES NOT make him throw up every other hour, he makes a fire and manages to catch birds and fish and is realizing to put important chores before slacking off. Brian is managing fine when a plane flies overhead and does not spot him; everything dies within himself so he gives up and attempts suicide. This is a tough time for Brian, fortunately he fails suicide and knows he must not give up. It is definitely a big conflict as he goes through the physical pain, mental pain, and emotional pain with his parents. This book is pleasurable and cleverly written and I recommend it to most everyone.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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