post #10

I'm reading A Wonder Book. It's basically a really drawn out and detailed version of one of my favorite Greek myths; The Gorgon's Head. All of the detail and the length of the story makes the story a lot more interesting for me, because it's one I know so well. I really like how the author added an extra chapter at the beginning about the youth who was telling the story to the children because it almost made it like a story within a story. I think that the book is really good so far, but I haven't finished it yet. I also thought it seemed extremely evil at the beginning of the myth when Perseus and his mother were shut inside a chest and sent out to sea. There was no way they could of survived, but this is a myth, and myths aren't usually very realistic. I really like this book, and I suggest that anyone who isn't familiar with this myth should become familiar with it.

I posted on Maya's blog.

post #9

I finished Sea of Trolls! I loved it. I was so happy that the bard wasn't dead because he was one of my favorite charactors. The auther made Frith, the half troll, really well. I started to like Thorgil more throughout the story, especially when she drank the song mead from Mimer's Well. Part of the reason is because she started to value life instead of death. She became much more pleasant.I thought the Norns seemed really scary. Imagine creatures that were the deciders of time! Wow! Also, the passage after the story about the berserkers being vikings and how some of the stories Jack told were actually true was very interesting. I highly reccomend this book!

p.s. I posted on Hannah's blog.

post #8

I'm reading The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer. It's so good! It's about a boy who is chosen to be a bard's apprentice. The bard teaches him magic and music and other things, but then these weird creatures called bersercers come and the bard loses his mind. I felt really sad when that happened because I liked all of the magic (like turning into animals) that the bard could do. In the book, Jack (the boy) has a little sister named Lucy. I didn't like Lucy that much at first because she thought she was a lost princess. Later, when they get kidnapped by trolls, Lucy continues with this story, but later Jack finds out she is just pretending to think that so that she can bear the terrible situation that they're in. After that I liked Lucy a lot more because she was a lot smarter than it seemed she was at first. I love this book so much and I can't wait to read more! I highly recommend it.

p.s. I posted on Maya's blog.

post #6

I finished The Velvet Room. It was excellent! So after Robin comes back from exploring, her dad and Rudy came with a man in a truck. Her dad had found a temporary job and home. She eventually finds a special room that most people can't get into. At the end with the thief's, it was like I was really there. I was glad that in the end she decided not to stay with Gwen when her family was moving. I think Bridget (or Bonita) finally made her realize that people were more important than rooms; especially family. I agree with Bridget that family is more important than just about anything. It felt great reading the book because I feel the same things Robin feels sometimes.

p.s. I commented on Mae's blog

post #5

I started The Eyes of the Fishbowl. It's about this boy who is really poor, and has trouble paying for food sometimes. He stumbles across a department store that's really fancy and loves it. He visits it a lot, but then strange things started happening at the store. In the story it says that most of his friends are people who work at the store. I thought that was pretty sad. I mean, if all of your friends were always working, it would be hard to be with them, and you would miss some of your experiences as a child. I also didn't like how his dad let all of the payments for music lessons flop. I really like the book.

p.s. I commented on Hannah's blog.

post #4

I started The Velvet Room and I really like it. My mom recommended it to me, because she read it when she was a kid, and she really liked it. It's about a girl named Robin who visits this room that's like her own secret place to escape. At the part I'm at, (which is the beginning) their car's wheel broke down, and Robin goes exploring. She has a lot of siblings. I really didn't like one of her sisters. She wore high heels and was all prissy.I also didn't like her really little sister who cried just for the sake of crying. If you haven't read it, I think you should, from what I've read so far.

p.s. I commented on Hannah's blog

post #3

I started (and finished) Bridge to Teribithia this week. Beware! The following contains spoilers! I felt really sad because Leslie died. Maybe Teribithia meant more than they thought it did, and she died because it was a sign of some sort of betrayal from Jesse. When Jesse got P.T. (the puppy) I felt really happy. The author described the dog so cute. It's so cool that Leslie just didn't really care about what everybody thought of her. It says in the story that she wore weird clothes and didn't care much about her appearance. It also shows the part where she mentioned not having a T.V. and she didn't really care. I also felt really sorry for Janice Avery. Usually bullies are bullies for a reason. For example; if they were bullied at home, they might do it to others at school. That's what I thought happened to her because it said her dad beats her. She didn't really have any friends. I really liked the book. I really recommend it.

p.s. ~ I posted on Mae's blog.

I'm in the middle of Tuck Everlasting. I really like it. I 'm reading it for the second time, but I don't really remember it that well. It's about a girl who finds this spring and she meets a boy. He tells her not to drink the water. She finds out later that his family drank the water and they are going to live forever because of it. I really like it. I recommend it if you haven't read it already.

I started a new book called The Face on the Milk Carton. It's really good!

9/1

I'm re-reading Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. I'm also re-reading the Harry Potter series for the 5th time. I'm on the 4th book. I'm also reading Black Beauty. All of the authors are great! They all have slightly different stiles but they are all good. Black Beauty is a classic, and I really like it. Have you read it? I'm at the part with the fire in the barn. It's kind of sad. I really like Harry Potter. If you haven't read it I think you should. The movies differ from the books in many ways. In Anne Frank I don't like the way she flirts with boys, I like the historical content of it a lot more.