DUE DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 27th/11:59pm
1. Always type your FIRST NAME and LAST INITIAL. Full names will result in a DELETION of the comment.
2. Provide me with some basic citation information about the novel you have chosen to read.
* Be sure to follow the correct capitalization and punctuation as it is shown in the example for Lord of the Flies below.
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Capricorn Books, 1959. Print.
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Capricorn Books, 1959. Print.
3. Write a 3-4 sentence brief summary about your book.
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28 comments:
Tyler H.
Hinton,S.E.The Outsiders.New York:Penguin Group,1967.Print.
This book is about a group of poor teenagers who fight against the rich teenagers in a war of social classes. When Ponyboy and Johnny run away they are jumped by the Socs and Johnny kills their leader Bob in self-defense to save Ponyboy from being drowned. After Johnny kills Bob the two run out of the fear of being treated unfairly in a court because they are poor. Proving aren’t juvenile delinquents Ponyboy and Johnny risk their lives to save some children from a burning church. They show everyone that having money does not make you a better person -it just makes you rich.
Kayla B.
Werlin, Nancy, The Rules of Survival. New York: The Penguin Group, 2006. Print.
The Rules of Survival is about a teenager named Matthew. He was fifteen at the time when he decided to write down how to survive living with his vicious mother Nikki. During the book so far Matthew is telling his sisters on how they were brought up and raised in the past. He always reminds himself that in the end, the survivor gets to tell the story.
Lyn M.
McMullan,Margaret.Sources of Light.Boston:
Houghton Mifflin,2010.Print.
The Sources of Light is about fourteen-year-old Sam whose attending high school for the first time in her new town of Jackson,Mississippi. Sam has a hard time dealing with the fact that her father just passed away and she has no friends. Although she learns to see objects other people might not see with her new camera.
Ryan C.
Korman,Gordon. the Juvie Three. New York:hyperion books, 2008. Print.
The Juvie Three is about three juvinille delinquents. They get a second chance to reedeem themselves from beeing in jail. They go to this "halfway house" witch is a house where the three of them go and live in a strangers house in New York. The three of them live a normal life outside of jail doing community service and going to school. If one of them breaks a law then all three of them go back to jail.
Max M.
Collins, Suzanne. Mokingjay: New York: Schoolastic Press, 2010. Print.
Mokingjay is about Kattniss Everdeen had been part of an organzation ment to take down her districs capital. When she goes to the destroyed district 13 she learns that it is not epty but populated by the organization. Kattniss soon realizes after traveling to district 13 that her original district, district 12. After hearing of this she yakes a dangerous trip to look at district 12. She needs to aviod any officers or she will be killed.
Micaela S.
Sones, Sonya. One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies. New York. Simon and Shuester. 2004. Print.
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies is about a girl named Ruby whose mother dies from a sickness and is forced to move across the country to live with her father. Ruby's dad is a famous movie star that she has never met before. When Ruby has to move she is leaving her best friends and is afraid of what is going to happen while she is gone.
Karissa W.
White, Kiersten.Paranormalcy.New York: Harperteen,2010.Print.
Paranormalcy is about this girl. Evie and she can see paranormals in a way that the IPCA can’t. the IPCA is the group that keeps paranormals like vampires, werewolves, and fairies. There is this one paranormal that they can’t figure out and his name is Lend. Lend is very different because he can change into anyone he wants including Evie. Evie’s ex-boyfriend want to take her heart so she can be with him but Evie doesn’t like him because he manipulates her. There is a very big problem because the paranormals are dying and Evie and Lend are the ones that need to figure out what’s going on.
Ryenne L.
Shusterman, Neal. Unwind. Simon & Schuster books for young readers. 2007. print.
Unwind is about three runaway kids who were scheduele to be unwinded. The first kid is a boy named Conner who ran away and was being chased by cops and people. While he was running he found a girl who was a runaway too her name is Risa. Then they found a kid named Lev and they all started running away together. They went on many andventures trying to survive. Now they are placed with alot of other kids who are unwinds who are trying to stay alive hidden at some place til they are all 18.
Hannah F.
Collins,Suzanne.The Hunger Games.New
York:Scholastic Press,2008.USA.
So far in the Hunger Games we've been introduced to the main character: a girl named Katniss. She has taken care of her family ever since her dad died. She lives in district 12, where everyone is pretty much poor. Every year the different districts compete and pick one person. The prize is a tribute. Katniss's sister Prim was chosen but instead Katniss decided she would take Prim's place. Now Katniss is in the final 8, making allies as she comes closer to the prize.
Briana F.
Grahame-Smith,Seth. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. New York: Grand Central, 2010. Print.
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is about Abraham Lincoln and his battle with none other then vampires. When Lincoln's mother dies and he later finds out that a vampire killed her his hunt to seek vangance begins. Read this book and go through Lincoln's life with true facts about Lincoln's life twisted in with vampires as Lincoln becomes president to the civil war to even Abe's death.
Matthew P
Horowitz Anthony.Evil star.Ney York;scholastic 2006 Print
This book is about Matthew freeman and how he finds out he has a power to control things.One day he is in school and someone was picking on him and when he got realy mad he made the glass in the persons hand explod.But he did not control it.But know everyone is scard of him.
Carlie M.
Johnson, Maureen. 13 Little Blue Envelopes. New York. Harper Collins. 2005. Print.
So far this book is about a girl named Virginia who has an aunt that keeps moving and finally settles in a motel. One day, her aunt randomly disappears. Before the aunt disappears the aunt writes notes for her niece to follow while she’s gone. They are in envelopes. The first envelope tells Ginny to go out of state and to open each envelope according to the letter before that. Finally Ginny settles down trying to do another quest before she opens the next envelope.
Audrey C.
McBride, Lish. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2010. Print.
Sam, just found out he was a necromancer. He gets captured by Douglas, a fellow necromancer, and put in a cage to be trained. A werewolf, Brid, is also in the cage and they befriend each other. Sam kills Douglas and masters his powers.
Max M.
Collins, Suzanne. Mockingjay New York: Schoolastic Press, 2010. Print.
Mokingjay is about Kattniss Everdeen had been part of an organization meant to take down her districts capital. When she goes to the destroyed district 13 she learns that it is not epty but populated by the organization. Kattniss soon realizes after traveling to district 13 that her original district, district 12. After hearing of this she takes a dangerous trip to look at district 12. She needs to avoid any officers or she will be killed.
Ashley P.
Papademetriou, Lisa and Tebbett, Chris. M or F. The Penguin Group. New York. 2005. Print.
The book M or F is about a high school girl named Frannie who has a crush on a boy has named Jeff (short for Jeffrey). She is way to nervous to talk to him in person so her gay best friend Marcus suggested she do it online, so she did, but not alone of course.! Since she is so nervous she has Marcus do all the talking, even online. All was going well until Marcus stared to get feelings for Jeff, so he went online without Fannie’s permission and impersonated her(very bad netiquette).Frannie came over Marcus's house unexpected and she caught him red handed. She got really mad, but soon forgave him. Also she started to wonder if Jeff was gay because he didn't like football, her sexy dress, getting dirty, being gross, and he never EVER tried to kiss her. So finally she said to Marcus "I think Jeffrey is gay and you should go for it" (Papademitriou and Tebbetts 248)...
Daniel S
Schmidt,Gary. First Boy. New York: Square Fish, 2005 Print.
My book "First Boy" is about a teenager named Cooper. Recently in the book Cooper is attacked by people in suits demanding to know were his birth certificate is. Cooper is forced to tell them were it is and suffers a beat down. Cooper passes out and is found the next morning covered in blood. Coop now has to find out who did this and why they wanted this valuable information. I really like the book so far and would recomend this to a friend.
Noah B.
Shane, Darren. Cirque Du Freak: Allies of the Night. New york: Little, Brown and Company, 2005. Print.
Allies of the night is about a vampire Prince named Darren Shane. Darren, his friend Harkat, and Mr. Creepsly go to Creepsly's Hometown to find the cause of the mysterious murders. When they get their, Darren has to start going to school, and then runs into the Vampinize. He is being attacked when His old friend Steve, who started hating Darren when he became a vampire comes and saves him. Now Darren must decide if Steve, who devoted his life to kill Darren, is a man to be trusted.
Charlotte R.
McNish, Cliff. Breathe: A Ghost Story. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books Inc, 2006. Print.
So far in my book, Breathe, there is a boy and his mother moving into a new house for them, but an old house over all. There are also five ghosts that live there that have all lived and died there or died near the house. When Jack, the boy, is sleeping one night he sees the "ghost mother" and has an asthma attack from the scare. Now that the ghost mother is awake the children must be cautious about there actions.
Matt S.
Shusterman, Neal. Unwind. Simon & Schuster, Inc. 2007. Print.
This book is about three kids that are sent off to be unwound. To escape their fate and cheat death, Lev, Risa and Connor must run away and hide until they turn eighteen, which signals them being a young adult. But when Connor goes berserk and runs to help a ‘storked’ baby, it adds another member to the group. Finally, they take a bus going to Center- North High, a school for young mothers. When a teacher helps them escape, she takes care of the baby and moves them along to their next checkpoint.
Nicholas B.
Burg, Ann. All The Broken Pieces. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009. Print.
The book "All The Broken Pieces" is about a boy named Matt Pin whose parents had to put him up for adoption when he was a little boy. He was put up for adoption when he was little because his father was in the Vietnam war, and his mother couldn't afford him. Now, Matt is living with his new family, having a good time. He also plays on his school baseball team, and he has a good time playing on it.
Mariana B.
Burg, Anne E. All the Broken Pieces. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009. Print
So far the book "All the Broken Pieces" has been really great. It's about a boy named Matt who was adopted. He was adopted from Vietnam because of the Vietnam war. The Vietnam war changed a lot for Matt. Matt plays the piano and takes lessons from a guy named Jeff. Jeff and Matt's father try to get Matt to talk about Vietnam but, Matt refuses. Now he's on a baseball team where he gets made fun of. I think this book is good it makes me want to read more after each chapter.
Kendra H.
Meyer,Stephenie.Breaking Dawn.New York: Little Brown and Company, 2008. Print.
So far in this book Bella Swan is getting married to her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen. On their honeymoon they come face to face with a big issue. Bella is pregnant with a half-vampire, half-human child. Will Bella survive the birth of her child or will she die in the process?
Ashley P.
Mrs. Evans
ELA 8 period 4
3 October 2011
Papademitriou, Lisa and Tebbetts, Chris. M or F. The Penguin Group. New York. 2005. Print.
I predict that in the book everyone will end up with the person they never thought they would date, because in the beginning of the book Jeffery was thought to be straight, Marcus was defiantly gay, Frannie was defiantly straight, and they thought that Glenn was straight. Then in the middle of the book they thought Jeffery was gay, Glenn was still straight, as was Frannie and they knew Marcus was gay. Now towards the end of the book everyone finds out Marcus is gay, Frannie is straight, Glenn is gay and Jeffery is straight. Things got complicated when Marcus thought Jeffery was also gay so he almost confessed his love for him and he did kiss Jeffery. Then Frannie thought Glenn was straight and almost formed a crush on him. Everything is getting really complicated but I think Frannie and Jeffery will end up together, and Marcus and Glenn will end up together. I can’t wait to find out!
To Kendra H. From Ashley P.
Kendra, that book sounds great! I now want to read it. I also can't wait to see the movie! Thank you for informing me of information for this book.
To Charlotte R. from Hannah F.
Do you think that the boy see's the "ghost mother" do you think he will befriend her ? Also, are all the people that have died near or in the house murdered?
Daniel S.
Sonnenblick, Jordon. Drums ,grils and dangerous pie.New York .Scholastic Press. 2004 . Print.
My book currently is taking place in a kitchen. The main character (Steven) is making his brother oatmeal for breakfast. (although his brother calls it moatmeal) as Steven is making the "moatmeal" his brother Jeff falls off his seat (epic fail) and hits the ground. He is now crying and I predict that Steven will get in trouble for number 1: Letting his little brother sit on a high bar stool.
number 2: Making his brother cry.
number 3: Waking up his parents.That is my prediction for this blog.
Dan S. to Nick B
Why couldn't the child's mother not afford having a child why? Was the mother having a hard time working? And also why would she put him up for adoption when she could have asked one of her friends to baby sit for a while? Your book sounds interesting I would like to read it.
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