James Rogers

• James Rogers period 2

• chris crutcher; The other pin

• 4 stars

• I give this book a 4 star review because it is very realistic and relatable for me being a wrestler. I think the wrestling part didnt seem spot on. All around good book

• coho high school, late 20th century.
• Pete Shropshire: A high school teenager who is athletic and is open to trying different sports.

• Johnny Rivers: petes best friend and workout partner

• pete is a junior varsity wrestler at coho high. his best friend, Johnny Rivers is also a wrestler who has encouraged him to keep wrestling. this story is about overcoming adversity as well as friendships ending up possibly a little more than friends with a female wrestler.

• Pete hatches a plan to put on a show when he wrestles female wrestler  put on a World Wrestling Federation type performance that is entertaining but faked, and it costs the entire match for Coho High.

• This is a realist fictional book
• I would recommend this book to all athletes. It is a fun story with a lot of twists and turns.
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• Hailee Phillips 5th
• An Abundance of Katherines 

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• 5 Stars 
• The main setting starts off at Colin house then school and then a road trip that him and his friend take. 

• Describe the main character(s)

• Colin- Too sweet of a guy and seems to be very smart
• Hassan- Lazy, funny, and colins only friend 
• Lindsey- Shes seems to be very sassy
• Hollis- Lindsey's mother, always working 

• Explain 3-5 plot events that place in the book that will intrigue others to want to read the book.

• This kid named Colin, his 19th girlfriend named Katherine broke up with him.
• All his girlfriends are named Katherine.
• He wont date anyone else.

• Explain the main conflict of the book.

• What is the problem? This boy Colin wont get over Katherine .
• Is it internal or external conflict? Internal 

• Give a recommendation for the book

• Who would like it? Girls 
• What genre is it? Fiction....
• What other books/movies/TV shows remind you of the book? None

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Colten,Tanninen

• Colten,Tanninen period: 2

• Band Of Brothers by: Stephen E. Ambrose

        

• I rate the book Band Of Brothers a 3 because there are to many characters. I cant remember all of them. 

• A description of main setting (describe the time period and location that the book takes place in)

• Band of Brothers takes place from 1942-1945, following from the Airborne Infantry's training at camp. Georgia,USA , to various places in Europe, notably. Holland, Belgium and Germany. It is set during the European theater of World War II.

• Describe the main character(s)

• Eugene, Roe: was a medic and Paratrooper in easy company
• Floyd, M: was known for being a paratrooper in the United States Army during World War II. 

• Explain 3-5 plot events that place in the book that will intrigue others to want to read the book.

• This is the story of "E" Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach, They also liberated a concentration camp and were the first to enter Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden. A story about many, many war heroes, risking every-thing in a deep, dark line of hell.
•  Within, Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other.

• Give a recommendation for the book

• Someone, who mite like the book Band Of Brothers would be a person that likes a lot of war and action, Also would be a person that likes a lot of characters  What genre is it?
• I can not think of a movie that would fit the book Band Of Brothers.

•  Colten,Tanninen

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The Book Thief
By  Markus Zusak
Pages through 276


 So far in The Book Thief, Liesel warms up to her new foster parents Hans and Rosa, after all, they are really all she has due to her mom having to leave and the recent death of her younger brother. Liesel started school in Germany but is made fun of because she does not know how to read like the other kids in school. Liesel goes home sad and Hans her step dad notices Liesel's upset so he decides to teach her how to read they have midnight lessons in the basement each night, he's been teaching her to read with what once was her brother's book. I think Liesel and Hans have really started to bond and grow close together which is important for Liesel because she is only 9 years old and has already been through so much. Liesles new fascination with reading leads her and her best friend Hugo to start stealing books, "They had no qualms about stealing, but they needed to be told. They liked to be told, and Viktor Chemmel liked to be the teller."

Warpath of the Mountain Man Jake Tapani

Jake Tapani
Period 2




Warpath of the Mountain Man
by William W. Johnstone

5 stars*****
I would give this book five stars because it was a very good book. I like this book because there is a lot of action in it.

Setting
This book takes place in Big Rock, Colorado. It is a western book with horses and gunmen.

Main Characters
The main character is Smoke Jensen who saves the town of Big Rock when somebody robs the bank.
Smoke Jensen: He is a cowboy who is very deadly with a gun, but he is not a bad guy. When two men rob the bank the bank teller came running out saying ¨They´re robbing the bank¨ and the one of the bad guys shoots the teller in the back. Smoke Jensen then shoots the robbers. After the shooting, somebody thought Smoke Jensen was the man that shot the teller and that is why he is all wrapped up in this killing.

The main conflict in this book is that when the bank teller got shot people thought Smoke Jensen shot him, but Smoke had to prove them that it was the bank robber that killed the teller. It is a external conflict with Smoke Jensen and the Sheriff.

I would recommend this book to anybody that likes western books. This book is kind of like Louis Lamour and it has lots of action.

The Six Rules Of Maybe

Teryn Turner Period 2
If i stay by Gayle Forman

• I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars because it is very interesting and keeps you entertained throughout the entire book

• The book If I Stay takes place in a town near Portland Oregon. The accident takes place on a rural road outside the town. Mia's reflections on her life bring in a number of other locations 

• Mia Hall is the seventeen-year-old protagonist in If I Stay, and the novel is told from her point of view. she plays the cello and is likely Julliard-bound after she graduates from high school. She is close with her mom, dad and eight-year-old brother Teddy. Mia spends most of her time with her family, her boyfriend Adam and best friend Kim. Music is very important to Mia, as her parents were members of the punk rock scene in their younger days, and she grew to have a deep love of classical music. She often feels out of place in her family, though, due to her commitment to classical music rather than rock.

• The first major even is while Mia and her family are in the car on a snowy day, they get into a car accident. And the car Swiveled off the slippery, snow covered road. Mia wakes up laying in the snow. She think she sees Teddy in the snow too, so she runs over to him, only to find herself laying there. Confused, she states screaming for help but no one hears her. the remainder of the book Mia is like a ghost watching over her body debating on whether or not she should stay or leave. She has flashbacks on he life before the accident and how good it was and where she could be going in life. Later on in the book Adam comes to the hospital to visit Mia. He gives Mia a speech about how much he wants her to stay alive.
• I would defiantly recommend this book for anyone looking for fast-paced adventure and a really gripping plot 

The book thief

The Book Thief


  In perspective of Rudy the little girl Liesel's best friend, Rudy and liesel do everything together including steal books and try to make the best of times in the situation they are dealing with. Rudy promises to win the races for Lisle and that's exactly what he does, he wins the first three races and then for the fourth final race is disqualified for '' illegal starts'' in the race. Hans Liesels dad has to go into war do to all the bombings and Rudy is scared and by herself he has her step mother but they dont get along as much as her and her step dad did so rudy steps in and him and liesel become a lot closer.

Other Broken Things

Skylar Miles period.2

Other Broken Things By C.Desir

• A Rating of 4 stars 

• The main setting of the book takes place in an old house meant for AA  meetings
• The main character Natalie is a 17 year old girl who is just trying to find her way in life but things just keep bringing her down so she ends up turning to alcohol

• In Other Broken Things Natalie starts off in the book straight out of rehab because she was with her friends and being reckless, they drove a car intoxicated and she now has to attend six months of AA meetings. Natalie attends the AA meetings frequently and ends up meeting a potential love interest named Joe however he's quite a bit older. Natalie is pretty much all on her own throughout the book she loses a lot of friends because they just want to party and Natalie is still trying to get better.

• The main conflict of the book is when Natalie meets Joe at AA meetings, Natalie ends up falling in love with Joe but the issue is, is that Joe is over twenty years older then Natalie! Regardless of the situation they know they cant be anything more then friends but Natalie's already going through a lot with recovering and trying to deal with her "new life" temptation becomes extra harder for her.

• I would defiantly recommend this book to anyone who could maybe relate to Natalie or is going through a lot because this book really does just put it how it is no sugar coating. However some aspects in "Other Broken Things" is rather dark it covers sexual assault, alcohol and drug abuse and self harm but I defiantly think its worth the read. If you have ever seen or read "recovery road"  relates to other broken things a lot. 

Review of The Lost Years of Merlin Anthony Achurra P2

Anthony Achurra P2

The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron

I give this book 5 stars, I really enjoyed it. 

    The book starts out on a beach and ends on the island of Fincarya, a mystical island. 

    The main characters are:

• Emrys, also known as Merlin is the main character of the book.
• Branwen, who come to find is actually named Ellin of the sapphire eyes. She is the apparent mother of Emrys.
• Rhia is Emrys best friend. She is a forest girl meaning she has grown up in the forest. She can also talk to trees.
• Shimm, (although very little) is a giant that befriends Emrys and Rhia.

    The book starts out with Emrys washing ashore on an unknown island. As he looks along the beach he see's an oak tree, as he looks more to his left he see's a woman lying on the beach who had obviously washed ashore along with him. Emrys later finds out he has powers and accidentally kills his bully while becoming blind in the process. When Emrys finds out he has a second sight he leaves to discover his origins. This is where he meets Rhia and Shimm.

    The main conflict in the book is the king of Fancarya, Stangmar who is trying to destroy Fancarya by bring evil power over the island.

    Anyone who is into things that involve magic, journeys, and conflict would love this book.

Alora's Book Blog

Stars:
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I gave this book five stars because it is very entertaining. It is funny. It is sad. It is nerve racking. This book makes you feel everything and it is great. when I was reading this book I felt like I really knew the character and everything he as going through.

Setting:
This story takes place in Florida mostly at a boarding school called Jefferson lake. It is Modern day I think around 2104/2015. The story is over the course of about a year with some flashbacks.

Main characters:
The main character in this book is Lee Adams he is sarcastic funny  and sweet but he is also depressed, has major anxiety, and claustrophobia. Lee's parents died when he was 15 in a car accident so his 19 year old brother is his guardian.


Main plot:
Lee is still struggling with the fact that his parents are gone after attempting suicide he was moved to a new boarding school {Jefferson Lake} he makes new friends and meets a girl which he cant really get close too due to the anxiety and claustrophobia. him and his brother are pretty close but they do tend to fight a lot but they always push through while trying to get over his depression and all his other disorders he is trying to have  normal life which turns out to be not so easy. Lee has panic attacks all the time whenever he gets too close to someone so he is just trying to overcome it.

Conflicts:

Internal conflicts: Lee deals with his anxiety and his depression and his claustrophobia all while still dealing with the death of his parents. This is all messing with his emotions and he is just trying to keep it together. He uses art to get through it.

External conflicts: Lee has lots of panic attacks. so when he meets a nice girl he wants to get close with it is a little more difficult than your average relationship. just holding her hand could make him freak out.

Recommendation:
I definitely recommend this to people who like to feel all the emotions. and who want to go on a crazy emotional adventure. it is a super good book.

Kite Runner English 2 Period 5 Kai Thongsrisubskul

The Kite Runner

5/5
Amir deals with his guilt over the course of the book as he grows up in Kabul, and moves to the United States.

Setting: Kabul, and California

Amir is growing up in Kabul with his Father Baba and a Hazara boy named Hassan. The title of the book comes from one of Amir and Hassan's activities which is Kite running. Competitions would be held where people would cut the strings off other kites, with their own kite, while the other person would catch it as it falls to the ground.

Events:
Assef, who idolizes Adolf Hitler believes that the Hazaras are to be servants fights Amir and Hassan using brass knuckles. Hassan dodges Assef and pulls out a sling shot and aims it at Assef's left eye. Assef leaves but swears revenge.

Assef gets his revenge on Hassan, and Amir watched and never told anyone. Amir deals with guilt throughout the rest of the book.

Amir and Baba move to the United States where Amir marrys, but recent events call him back to Kabul

Recommendation:
I would recommend this book to anyone that is interested in reading about a boy turn into an adult as he deals with guilt almost his whole life

The Kite Runner
By: Khaled Hosseini

Main Setting:
The setting in the beginning of the book is in San Francisco, California in 2001. Throughout the story the author is telling us a memory from his young age. The memories take place in Afghanistan in 1975.

Main Characters:
Amir:
Amir is a young boy and is part of the Pashtun tribe. He is 12 years old and lives with is father in San Francisco. His mother died five days after he was born from complications during childbirth. His best friend is Rahim Hassan. He feels deprived of a emotional connection with his father. Amir thinks that his father wishes he were more like him, and that he blames Amir for his mother's death.

Rahim Hassan:
Rahim Hassan is Amir's best friend. He has been a servant and is loyal to Amir and his family. He is always been kind, forgiving and good natured to people. While Amir trys to get an education, Hassan stays and helps Amir's father around the house.

Baba:
Baba is Amir's father. His major concern is that Amir has no courage for himself and will not be able to take care of himself throughout his life. He always trys to set an example for Amir to follow.

Plot Events:
Neither Amir or Hassan had a mother. Amir's mother died a few days after child birth, and Hassan's mother ran away after he was born. On page 7, a soldier makes fun of Hassan and says that he slept with his mother. This makes both boys angry and shows how much they miss their mothers. They never had the experience of a mother's love.

When Baba was younger, he won the kite-fighting tournament. Amir enter in the competition but never won. Amir feels that if he wins the tournament and brings home the kite, then he will please Baba and make him proud. Only then will Baba forgive Amir for killing his wife and Amir's mother.

In chapter 3 of the story, Amir tells a story about his father's accomplishments. Baba had opened an orphanage, and then later became the most successful businessman in the city. Baba has become very successful and has lots of advice to give to Amir.

Main Conflict:
The main conflict in the book is between Baba and Amir. Baba is very successful and he wants Amir to be just like him. Amir is quiet and wants to make his father proud. Baba also blames Amir for killing his wife during childbirth. This is Person vs. Person conflict.

Book Type:
This book is a drama. The story is dramatic and has many twists and turns.
The book did not remind the group of any other books.

The Book Thief

Ryan T. Berry period 5

"The Book Thief"

by Markus Zusak
The Blog is by Ryan Berry

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_Thief

this is just where i got the image from.

My rating on "The Book Thief" is 5/5

why I rated the book this is that it is a very good book to experience.

The main setting in the book

the stage is set for World War 2 and Adolf Hitler takes power in Germany and the book burning begins which for Leslie aka the book thief is way to drawing for her not to take a book.

The main characters:

Leslie

Rudy Steiner 

Max Vandenberg 

Leslie's foster parents (which for some reason are un-named)

Plot events

in this book the "Night of broken glass" occurs which is when we find Max a Jewish man trying to escape being sent to a camp.

Schooling also occurs where we meet Leslie stealing her first book a history book.

running on a track pretending he is in the Olympic games as a young kid is Rudy Steiner.  

• Explaining the main conflict 

• What is the problem?: The Nazi party is leaving no food for the people and Rudy and Leslie plan to steal something from them, however breaking into the mayors house to get food changes when Leslie is around in a Library full of books. 
•  external conflict?: The conflict  is very external but internal is extremely visible Leslie's foster parents are trying to figure out what to do with this man they have living in their basement.

• Give a recommendation for the book

• Who would like it?: people who love a good mystery and an historical fiction
• What genre is it?: historical fiction
• What other books/movies/TV shows remind you of the book?: the movie Stalingrad where the Russians have been invaded in Stalingrad by the Germans and what is left of the Russian soldiers find a lady and protect her.
• This has been "The Book Thief" blog by Ryan Berry

Nathan Viall

Nathan Viall

2/21/17

Period 5

This World We Live In

By: Susan Beth Pfeffer

I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars

Setting: this world we live in takes place in a post apocalyptic world.

Main characters: there are a lot of important characters in this book but I'm going to focus on the three most important main characters. The three characters are Miranda, Mom, and Matt. Miranda is the most important character because she is the one who is telling the story. The personality trait that she shows throughout the story is that she complains about everything. Mom is in charge of what the family does and tells people who does what in the family. Matt is the oldest boy in the family who does a lot of hard work like being out all day getting fire wood. He has a very optimistic attitude or a " things need to get done" attitude.

Important events in the plot:

     

     #1.) The city quit delivering food to people. People who were strong enough had to travel to city hall to pick up food. Eventually they stopped giving out food all together.

     #2.) Since they couldn't get food, Matt and his younger brother Jon had to travel 15 miles to go fishing so that they could get food. It took them a week to do the trip. Their mom was greatly effected by Matt and Jon being away that long. She was always very worried when they were away.

     #3.) Matt and Jon came back from the fishing trip with a girl. the girl and Matt were "married". Mom didn't like the idea of them being married. Also she didn't like it because it was just another person to feed.

   The main conflict: The main conflict in the story is that the family is struggling to survive. This conflict is an external conflict. The type of external conflict is person vs nature.

People who would like this book are people who are into apocalyptic type of books. The genre is post apocalyptic and dystopia. I think other books or movies that are in this genre would remind me of this book.