Alex Madrigal
A3
Sons of Destiny
Darren Shan
256
****
Recommendation: This book is awesome for action and horror fans. it has fighting from beggining till pretty much the end. It is also great for horror fans because its about vapires and monsters. this book will have you turning its pages for hours.
Summary: This is the final book in the Cirque Du Freak series. it starts out with darren and his brother steve fighting in the sewer where book 11 left off. darren stabs steven then steven stabs darren through the heart then they both fall into the water and there they die. darren then ends up in the lake of souls where he is reincarnated by his father Mr.Destiny he then goes back to the past to prevent the whole disaster from happening and makes diaries of his life so that everyone could know the truth about him even though people would just consider it a set of fiction books. he then looks at the sun set while his body starts to fade away now that his mission was complete his body faded away and he died.
Explanation of rating:i gave it this raing because this book is amazing in almost every way but the sad ending kinda bugs me.
Favorite part: where he makes diaries after returning to the past and preventing the whole disasterbut he leaves themm there as books so everyone will now the truth, and since the authors name is the same as the main characters it kinda makes the series seem like it really happened.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Tuesday with morrie
Kevin Martins
a4
Tuesdays with morrie
Mitch albom
191 pages
****1/2
I recommend this book for about anybody. There are so many life lessons that come out of the text. The way morrie tells the things he does make it very easy to understand.
This book is an autobiography by Mitch albom. That tells about his life in college and about his life as a sports writer. He became a very successful sports writer in his career. But he got caught up in business a lot and forgot about the important things in life. Then he saw his favorite professor morrie on nightline once and that he was about to die. So he flew over to his teacher’s house and was astonished by how much he had changed since he used to live by there. He visits with morrie and they talk about life lessons. Mitch returns every Tuesday to talk with morrie. Every week morrie gets sicker. When will these important meetings end?
I gave it a four and a half star because there are a lot of things to learn from this book ... maybe if I finished it all the way it would be 5 but I still don’t know how it ends.
Favorite passage: "I will lose the battle when someone else will start wiping my @#$%^)(*&^.."
Even though morrie know he is going to die he still jokes about little things that he won’t be able to do any more and to keep a good attitude.
a4
Tuesdays with morrie
Mitch albom
191 pages
****1/2
I recommend this book for about anybody. There are so many life lessons that come out of the text. The way morrie tells the things he does make it very easy to understand.
This book is an autobiography by Mitch albom. That tells about his life in college and about his life as a sports writer. He became a very successful sports writer in his career. But he got caught up in business a lot and forgot about the important things in life. Then he saw his favorite professor morrie on nightline once and that he was about to die. So he flew over to his teacher’s house and was astonished by how much he had changed since he used to live by there. He visits with morrie and they talk about life lessons. Mitch returns every Tuesday to talk with morrie. Every week morrie gets sicker. When will these important meetings end?
I gave it a four and a half star because there are a lot of things to learn from this book ... maybe if I finished it all the way it would be 5 but I still don’t know how it ends.
Favorite passage: "I will lose the battle when someone else will start wiping my @#$%^)(*&^.."
Even though morrie know he is going to die he still jokes about little things that he won’t be able to do any more and to keep a good attitude.
New Moon A2
Name: Viviana Carballo
Class: A2
Book: New Moon
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Pages: 563
Rating: ****
Recommendation: This book is great for anyone that likes young adult fiction. It’s about a romance between a vampire and a young girl whose desire is to become a vampire so she can be with him forever. Ones you start reading this book you cant put it down.
Summary: This book is the second book of the series of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. In this book Bella is turning 18 and Edward’s family is throwing her a birthday party but when Bella get a paper cut jasper cant help but to attack her. Edward feels that he’s putting Bella in danger by being with her so him and the Cullens move away. Months pass by and Bella still can’t get over him. She looks for thrill seeking activities because she realizes that when she puts her life in danger she “hears” Edwards voice. She becomes best friends with Jacob Black and discovers a secrete about him, he is a werewolf. Edward thinks Bella is dead so he tries to kill himself and Bella goes after him to try to stop him. Edward proposes to her and she says yes, with the condition that she will turn her into a vampire.
Explanation of Rating: I rated this book four stars because it was a very thrill seeking to read. Also because I liked the chemistry between Jacob and Bella, they are really cute together.
Favorite Passage: "I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can’t make your body move fast enough." –Bella
I love this quote because it’s descriptive and I think a lot of people can relate to that feeling sometimes.
Class: A2
Book: New Moon
Author: Stephenie Meyer
Pages: 563
Rating: ****
Recommendation: This book is great for anyone that likes young adult fiction. It’s about a romance between a vampire and a young girl whose desire is to become a vampire so she can be with him forever. Ones you start reading this book you cant put it down.
Summary: This book is the second book of the series of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. In this book Bella is turning 18 and Edward’s family is throwing her a birthday party but when Bella get a paper cut jasper cant help but to attack her. Edward feels that he’s putting Bella in danger by being with her so him and the Cullens move away. Months pass by and Bella still can’t get over him. She looks for thrill seeking activities because she realizes that when she puts her life in danger she “hears” Edwards voice. She becomes best friends with Jacob Black and discovers a secrete about him, he is a werewolf. Edward thinks Bella is dead so he tries to kill himself and Bella goes after him to try to stop him. Edward proposes to her and she says yes, with the condition that she will turn her into a vampire.
Explanation of Rating: I rated this book four stars because it was a very thrill seeking to read. Also because I liked the chemistry between Jacob and Bella, they are really cute together.
Favorite Passage: "I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can’t make your body move fast enough." –Bella
I love this quote because it’s descriptive and I think a lot of people can relate to that feeling sometimes.
Scarecrow A4
Jacob Eichler
A4
Scarecrow
Matthew Reilly
457
*****
This is a really good book for older teens to old people. I wouldn't recommend children and very young teens to read this. It has some language and some other not really bad stuff but stuff not for children.
The main character in the book is a guy named Schofield. He and his Special Forces squad are in Russia trying to terminate some terrorists. While they are there, he discovers he and 17 other people are on a bounty hunt hit list for $18.6 million dollars a head. He and these 17 other people are the only people with reflexes fast enough to disarm America's missiles when they're launched. This super secret organization gets rich off of war. They want to get rich again so they put Schofield and these other 17 people on this hit list so they can launch these missiles and not worry if they'll get disabled. So Schofield and some of his men have to survive 4 days and try to figure out what's going on and survive.
I have given this book a 4 1/2 to 5 star rating. I gave it this rating because it is fast and action packed. It doesn't stay way to long on one scene or subject for to long like other books do. It's very interesting. Another reason why I rated what I did was it was just the right length for a story like that. It also didn't have to few characters and it also didn't have to many characters.
A4
Scarecrow
Matthew Reilly
457
*****
This is a really good book for older teens to old people. I wouldn't recommend children and very young teens to read this. It has some language and some other not really bad stuff but stuff not for children.
The main character in the book is a guy named Schofield. He and his Special Forces squad are in Russia trying to terminate some terrorists. While they are there, he discovers he and 17 other people are on a bounty hunt hit list for $18.6 million dollars a head. He and these 17 other people are the only people with reflexes fast enough to disarm America's missiles when they're launched. This super secret organization gets rich off of war. They want to get rich again so they put Schofield and these other 17 people on this hit list so they can launch these missiles and not worry if they'll get disabled. So Schofield and some of his men have to survive 4 days and try to figure out what's going on and survive.
I have given this book a 4 1/2 to 5 star rating. I gave it this rating because it is fast and action packed. It doesn't stay way to long on one scene or subject for to long like other books do. It's very interesting. Another reason why I rated what I did was it was just the right length for a story like that. It also didn't have to few characters and it also didn't have to many characters.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows A4
Samuel Lopez
A4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
759
****
Recommendation: This book is great for readers currently reading the Harry Potter Series. It’s a book about magic and the adventures of a wizard and his friends trying to save the wizarding world. It’s a story of contention and intense moments. It’s a page turner; every moment will keep you guessing.
Summary: A boy named Harry Potter was attacked by a sorcerer, Lord Voldemort, when he was just a baby. In the attempt, Voldemort was trumped for some odd reason, and transferred powers to Harry Potter. Harry at age 11 attended Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry and through the years he trumped Voldemort’s attempts to come back to power. Finally, in the fourth book Voldemort finally returned… the last 3 books have been about the chaos and near death experiences that are the doings of Voldemort. This book is about the war and finally defeating Voldemort.
Explanation of Rating: 4 stars… this rating is completely adequate. The book keeps you reading until finally you’re at the end. It is filled with intense moments that kept me flipping the pages. I enjoyed the character development, and I became attached to them.
Favorite Passage:
Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? – Albus Dumbledore
Just because we have dreams doesn’t mean we can’t make them into a reality.
A4
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
759
****
Recommendation: This book is great for readers currently reading the Harry Potter Series. It’s a book about magic and the adventures of a wizard and his friends trying to save the wizarding world. It’s a story of contention and intense moments. It’s a page turner; every moment will keep you guessing.
Summary: A boy named Harry Potter was attacked by a sorcerer, Lord Voldemort, when he was just a baby. In the attempt, Voldemort was trumped for some odd reason, and transferred powers to Harry Potter. Harry at age 11 attended Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry and through the years he trumped Voldemort’s attempts to come back to power. Finally, in the fourth book Voldemort finally returned… the last 3 books have been about the chaos and near death experiences that are the doings of Voldemort. This book is about the war and finally defeating Voldemort.
Explanation of Rating: 4 stars… this rating is completely adequate. The book keeps you reading until finally you’re at the end. It is filled with intense moments that kept me flipping the pages. I enjoyed the character development, and I became attached to them.
Favorite Passage:
Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real? – Albus Dumbledore
Just because we have dreams doesn’t mean we can’t make them into a reality.
Raising an All American - A3
Bennett Maxwell
A2
Raising an All American
Devin Durrant
202
****
Recommendation:
I would recommend this book to anyone who has any love for sports. Although it may seem like it is directed to parents who are raising athletes, it has things in it to help high school athletes succeed. It goes through countless examples of how to raise yourself to be an All-American.
Summary:
This book starts off by talking about his family. He and his wife were both extremely successful athletes. They attended BYU together while participating in sports. They now have 5 kids and all of which are really big into sports. Through out the book he gives you advice on how to be the best athlete and all around person you can be. He does this by taking you through his life and analyzing it. He breaks down all the events in his life and teaches you from it. Reading this book you will learn by his example how to do things right. I also learned from his many mistakes on what not to do. This book truly does show you how to a better athlete and an all around successful person.
Explanation of Rating:
This is a must read book. It is not a book just read for entertainment, you will gain very useful, everyday knowledge about sports. It will help you in your life along with the right way to raise your kids. Even though I am not close to having kids, I believe that after reading this book, I have a better understanding about how to teach my future kids lives crucial lessons. This is a very easy read book. It is straight forward and extremely easy to understand. It isn’t too long but at the same time not to short. I believe it is the perfect length to be entertained without any boredom.
Favorite passage:
“It is better to have a bad coach that the athletes trust then to have a good coach that the athletes don’t trust.”
I really like this passage because it shows the importance of being a team. A team doesn’t just include the players, it includes the whole program, with the coach included. As long as the team are all on the same page and trust each other, they will be more successful than a team with a hall of fame coach that the players don’t are not completely with.
A2
Raising an All American
Devin Durrant
202
****
Recommendation:
I would recommend this book to anyone who has any love for sports. Although it may seem like it is directed to parents who are raising athletes, it has things in it to help high school athletes succeed. It goes through countless examples of how to raise yourself to be an All-American.
Summary:
This book starts off by talking about his family. He and his wife were both extremely successful athletes. They attended BYU together while participating in sports. They now have 5 kids and all of which are really big into sports. Through out the book he gives you advice on how to be the best athlete and all around person you can be. He does this by taking you through his life and analyzing it. He breaks down all the events in his life and teaches you from it. Reading this book you will learn by his example how to do things right. I also learned from his many mistakes on what not to do. This book truly does show you how to a better athlete and an all around successful person.
Explanation of Rating:
This is a must read book. It is not a book just read for entertainment, you will gain very useful, everyday knowledge about sports. It will help you in your life along with the right way to raise your kids. Even though I am not close to having kids, I believe that after reading this book, I have a better understanding about how to teach my future kids lives crucial lessons. This is a very easy read book. It is straight forward and extremely easy to understand. It isn’t too long but at the same time not to short. I believe it is the perfect length to be entertained without any boredom.
Favorite passage:
“It is better to have a bad coach that the athletes trust then to have a good coach that the athletes don’t trust.”
I really like this passage because it shows the importance of being a team. A team doesn’t just include the players, it includes the whole program, with the coach included. As long as the team are all on the same page and trust each other, they will be more successful than a team with a hall of fame coach that the players don’t are not completely with.
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