Thief Lord: 02/18/15

Title: The Thief Lord

Author:Cornelia Funke

Date:02/18/15

Prompt: What have you enjoyed about the book? What have you disliked?

Since the beginning this book has been great. It starts of with Prosper the main character telling his story on how they got to Venice, Italy. He talks mainly about how they rode on many train station with little money, so eventually had to stop eating so his brother could. His brother is Bo, which is mainly what I dislike of this book. I don’t like his brother Bo.

His Brother Bo is so irritating. He never listens to his big brother. His big brother has been caring for him since they ran away from their aunt. Bo never listens to what he says though, Prosper has been telling Bo to not let any body take pictures of him or talk to him. Prosper does this so they wouldn’t be separated from their aunt if she catches them in Venice. Especially since she sent a detective after them.

This detective is the best part of the book so far. I really like that they put a detective into the story. It puts Prosper, Bo, and the rest of the children in more danger. The children then have to escape them. Since most of them have lived on the streets for a while. In a part of the book one of the girls in their group pretends to be scared of being taken from the detective. Then the detective is beat up by 2 big ladies and their purses. Overall this book has been great.

Book Talk: Walk Two Moons

Written Transcript:

The book I am going to talk to you about is Walk Two Moons, By: Sharon Creech. This book is realistic fiction and is based on a young girls adventure. This girl is Salamanca Tree Hiddle we learn about her story not while its happening but when she talks to her grandparents about it. Well the story takes place in Euclid, Ohio. She and her father decided to move there after her mother mysteriously disappeared. While in Ohio she becomes friends with Phoebe Winterbottom a young girl with a vivid imagination.When Phoebes mother also mysteriously disappears Sal helps Phoebe find her which is another story inside of a story.Later in the story though Phoebes mother comes back home. After that they return to the normal tie that the story is being told at. They return to that time because at that point her grandmother was having a stroke and needed to be taken to the nearest hospital. While at the hospital Sal finds out her mothers died from a car crash. This resolves the major conflict in the book but when she gets back to the hospital she finds out her grandmother died in the hospital. The book ended at a tragic moment in Sal's life which is why I believe the book is a tragic story. 

The reason this book interested me was because of the lesson that it teaches. The lesson that is tough throughout the book which you find out after reading the whole book even the unimportant parts is. "Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins." This particular quote is said by Sal's father which reminds me of another wise character in To Kill A Mocking Bird (Atticus Finch). Since I first read this book that is the quote that has reminded me of this book and is why I chose this book to blog about. Overall this is a great book that should be read by all because of the countless lessons taught throughout this book, but also because its just a great book to read.

Icefall 01/28/15 *Spoiler

Title:Icefall
Author: Matthew J. Kirby
Pages:0-321
Prompt: What do you think will happen next?

Wow, up to now I didn't think that was how it was going to end. I had suspicions to who was the traitor in the book and they all ended up right. The traitors included Ole (the thrall of the king) which was the main traitor. Then their was Asa and Per. Asa is the beautiful daughter of the king. Per is the kings trusted soldiers. Both Asa and Per are in love with each other but they can't be together because the king (her father) needs to have new allies for the kingdom. Since Asa and Per can't be together because of the duties Asa needs to do to fulfill the king.

Since Asa and Per can't be together they end up coming up with a plan to get their way. This leads to the death of many of the berserk sent there to protect them. Not knowing that the one that they have to protect just wants to kill them. Asa and Per didn't work alone though. They got the help of Gullang (a ruthless viking) that said would help them go on with their plan. He in turn ended up deceiving them and wanted to marry the beauty Asa. Per didn't take this so well though, he burned a building to get the attention of most of the guards so he could take Asa and escape. This is part of the end of the book.

What I believe would have happened to Asa and Per. After all the discussion about Per and Asa leaving. I believe that Asa and Per will they were leaving found an Island were they stayed for awhile till the ocean completely defrosted. After a month or two they saw a ship coming their way and decided to ask for help from them. Little did they know that he father(the king) was on that ship and as they neared closer they noticed that it was a war ship her fathers war ship. Both Per and Asa were surprised but they couldn't run they couldn't do anything but wait till they came. Once her father was their he knew the trouble that they faced to get to where they were and decided it best for his daughter to live with someone she liked instead of someone she didn't... Two years later Per found out he was a long lost son of a very wealthy king and gave Asa's father something to like him for.


Comments: Citlalli, Jesus, Jenna

Icefall 01/15/15

Title: Icefall
Author: Matthew J. Kirby
Date: January 15,2015
Pages:0-
Prompt: List at least three problems the main character faced? Which was the most life

changing? Explain

The main character in my book is Solveig she is a the second daughter of one of the most ruthless king alive. This King also had another daughter and a son. The daughter named Asa is the most beautiful of all the lands. When ever her father wants to show someone his kingdom he shows his daughter and all are surprised at her beauty. The King also shows his son the next heir of his great kingdom. He always forgets his second daughter. He has to be reminded of the visitor about his second daughter because their is nothing special about her or so he believes.

The major conflict that Solveig is facing is that she and her siblings have to learn to live in the forage. The forge is a place meant to keep them save during the war. The forge is mainly to protect Asa the beauty of her fathers family. She is kept there because the war started because of her. Gunnlaug declared war on her father because he wouldn't give him her hand in marriage. Well back to the main point the major conflict with Solveig was that she needed to choose between becoming a skald or to not. This was very difficult for her because to become a skald you would need speak in front of a crowd of people and tell a story.Solveig was not very good at talking to a group of people. Then when she would talk to her family or friends and tell them a story. The thought she was great. That is why Alric (elder skald) decided to teach her how to better tell a story. From this she created a bond with him.

This takes us to her second conflict. The second is not as great as the first but it is also a major part of the book. In the book when Solveig was sleeping she had a dream, in the dream there were men that attacked the forge and took it over. There was also a wolf that would destroy the men that came to the forge but at a great cost she still didn't know. Then later as winter started to end she started to understand that her dream was coming true. At this moment Alric noticed that it was to they both had to keep an eye out for everyone. Especially since there was a traitor amongst them. As the story nears an end every thing in her dream has come true all that needs to happen is she needs to be saved by the wolf. Little did she know Alric was the wolf. He was also the one who gave up his life to save them. This hurt Solveig that Alric had to die to save  her and she had to come up with a story for him to tell others.

The last conflict is between her and Hake (the beserker.) Beserker are a group of people that are the strongest in all that land but they can also be uncontrollable. One night while they were dining a fight broke out between the other berserkers. It was so bad that Hake the leader of the berserkers and to step in and stop it. While he was stopping it the beserkergang (beserkergand- the beserker losses control of his body and has more strength then before. A.K.A-Hulk) When this happened Solveig new that he could hurt her bad but seh talked with him and called him down even with all the danger.

P.S. This book was one of the best I have read.

To Kill A Mockingbird: The movie or the book? #BookIsAlwaysBetter

1.  What do you think is the most important difference between the written and filmed version? Provide evidence with specific details.

I want to start of saying that that the movie was terrible, I don't want to say terrible but it wasn't the best. I imagined the movie being at least closer to the book but unfortunately that is not the case.It ended up to be way different.The actual case with Tom Robinson was great it stated the bases of the article and took enough time for it to be played, but they missed some key parts. What they missed was more important for the coming out of Boo Radley then the case.

When Boo Radley came out in the book to protect Jem and Scout he had another appearance when Scout was watching Miss Maudie's house burn down. She was watching it and didn't notice that Boo put a blanket around her until it was later revealed at her house. This ties in to another event in the story though, there first real feel of snow. Which explains why Miss Maudie's house burned down."Probably the flue in the kitchen. I kept a fire in there last night for my potted plants."  In the movie they didn't include either of these scenes. This was a Key part to the book because of Boo's first real appearance outside of his house.

For me this was a key part in the book and it disappointed me that they didn't show it in the movie. I would have really like to see Miss Maudie more and have the talk with Jem. Overall the movie wasn't as great as I thought it would be. Everyone knows the book is always better though so I shouldn't have put my hopes ups to high, but then again it was during school.






Comments: Citlalli, Jesus, Diego

Goals for 2015 By:Gustavo Guzman

My academic goal of 2015 is to get into a boarding school. At first my goal was to get a scholarship but now that I have the scholarship I can strive for something else. That something else is to go to a boarding school. The boarding school that I have chosen was The Huns. Which was my second goal(was to learn about a school). To get into a boarding school is a long process that I have already started but now I have to go to an interview with the school. Overall my goal is to learn as much as I can of the school so that I will be accepted and liked. If I do this it will help me in life to live better and have a family that I can care for in the future. 

My personal goal for 2015 is to compete and win a bronze or above medal for gymnastic. This is an important goal for me because then I will know I have improved from the previous year. To be more specific I would like to excel on the rings. The rings I believe is my strongest place to be in because since the beginning that have been pushing me there. Overall my personal goal is to improve in the rings. My second personal goal is to read all of the books my dad owns. This is important to me because then I can expand my word choice. The book that I most want to read is War and Peace By: Leo Tolstoy. Overall I want to read all my dads books to expand my word choice. 

To kill a Mockingbird 12/15/14

Title: To Kill A Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Date: 12/20/14
Prompt: Describe the similarities and differences between the a character and you.

In this book the character that I believe I am more similar to is Jem. I believe me and Jem are similar because Jem was always curious about Boo. It is normal to be curious but sometimes you may take it out of had like looking through someones window to see how they look. I am kind of like Jem in a way be because I have always wondered what some things are and maybe even hurt myself doing it. Sometimes you need to hold back and let things reveal themselves when the time comes. Like when Boo saves them.

The differences between me and Jem are many, but the one that stood out to me is that he is always giving Scout some advice. I wouldn't be able to be him and help someone out when there in a tough situation. I never have anything to say to someone but once I leave I know what to say by that time there gone. He is kind of like a mini Atticus Finch. There are many more reasons why we aren't the same but I don't have enough time to explain them all.

In this book there are many characters that are similar to me and are different from me. I chose Jem because he is the closest to are age. I believe that all the characters from the story represent something though. The good the Bad or the hunter and the mockingbird. They all represent something. The one thing they all come back to is Society and how it can kill.