The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

By Suzanne Collins

374 pages

     Just imagine being put into the situation where you are being starved and have to kill 23 other children just to come home alive. This is the Hunger Games.

     In the book The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, a teenage girl named Katniss has been chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. She knows that this is certain death but when she uses her skills to actually be a contender, Katniss has a chance of going back home to her family.  When she watches her friends die, she knows that she has the ability to win. Throughout the story, Katniss has to deal with twists, starvation and even love that leads up to a decision that changed her life forever. Read the book to see if Katniss Everdeen has what it takes to win the Hunger Games.

Milkweed

Milkweed

By Jerry Spinelli

208 pages

     "In the ghetto, children grow down instead of up." said Misha Milgrom.

     In the novel Milkweed, by Jerry Spinelli, a young boy learns what it means to be trapped behind a wall. This young boy has no past that he can remember. He steals to stay alive and even has a few nicknames. Jew, Gypsy, Stopthief. He lived a life of luxury until he was put into the ghetto and everything changed. He had to make choices on how to keep his adopted family alive, himself included. Throughout this book, this little thief had to adapt to his surroundings and new religion to stay alive no matter what the circumstances. Reading this story is the only way to see if this little rascal will be able to save his own life.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By John Boyne

216 pages

The Help

   The Help

By Kathryn Stockett

444 pages

     "Tomorrow night. I'll...come back with a better way. Let's just keep trying." Miss Skeeter said bravely.

     In the novel The Help, by Kathryn Stockett, a group of women speak out about what it is like to be a black woman working for a white family in Mississippi, during the early 1960's. A "white lady" with the name of Miss Skeeter, starts out wanting to write a book and persuades her friends maid to be interviewed first. They continue on interviewing, in secret, other maids until the book is slowly but surely pieced together. Throughout these events the characters have to deal with a broken romance, the ups and downs of jobs, miscommunication of friends and the fight to get this book into print. The characters showed true bravery and courage to make this book happen even though they knew that their safety was at high risk. You'll just have to read this amazing book to see if all their hard work paid off.

The Sea of Monsters

By Rick Riordian

279 pages

     The Sea of Monsters is a very fun sequal full of adventure! It all starts when Precy Jackson thinks that he is having a normal day at his private middle school until Tyson in gym class. Everything happens so fast when Annabeth comes to the rescue and he finds out that Tyson is a Cyclops. When they arrive at camp they realize that Thalia's tree had been poisened and monsters were running lose in the camp. They soon go on a forbidden quest to defeat their enemy, Luke, and get the Golden Fleece with magical powers to save the camp. On their they run into Clarisse, Blackbeard and Tyson's relative that causes nothing but trouble. In the end their is a very surprising ending that surprises everyone.  

The Rain Poem

The Rain Poem
By:Emily Dau
Rain  rain  rain  rain  rain
The sight and sound is very plain
It will last all day
So children go out and play
Some will play and shout
Others will stay inside and shout

Magician Nephew Question Blog Response

#4   Well, today I heard the most beautiful sound! It all started when Digory and I accidentally transported Uncle Andrew, the Cabby and the Cabby's horse with the Witch to the Wood between Worlds instead of just with her. When we were in the pool to take us home, it transported us to a pitch black place instead. We could not see one another and it would not matter whether we had our eyes open or not. When we finally figured out that it was hopeless to find our way out of this place, the Cabby started a speech on how everything was going to be all right and that someone would be done to get us shortly since he thought we were down below London. When he ended his whole talk, he proposed that we sing a hymn to lighten our spirits. He then started singing a Thanksgiving hymn and Digory and I joined, yet Uncle Andrew and the Witch did not. While we were still singing, another voice came along that we did not recognize as one of our own. When we stopped to listen,  we realized that song had no words and not even a tune. Soon, the gorgeous voice seemed to have made twinkling stars appear in the sky. After a while, it seemed as though that the stars were the ones singing! Very soon after that, the sun started to rise and we were able everyones faces. As far as expressions, the Cabby, Digory and myself all had our mouths open and joy in our eyes from the beauty of the hymn. On the other hand, Uncle Andrew and the Witch seemed to absolutely hate it and couldn't wait for it to stop. The sun was rising and we could see a lot more including what the voice was coming from. What surprised us the most was that the Lion was singing those beautiful notes that we had heard just a few moments ago. Well, I had a pretty exciting day and I can't stop thinking about the voice and the Lion that owned it. Can't wait to write abut my next adventure!  

Magician Nephew Question Blog Response

#1     Queen Jadis, a.k.a the Witch, does not think very well of the place they call "Nothing." You can tell because almost as soon as they arrive, she says quote, "My doom has come upon me." Also, as soon as she hears the music/ the Voice, she seems to absolutely hate it! Plus, when the Cabby is trying to be positive and started singing a hymn, her and Uncle Andrew did not join in. So, just to put everything in perspective, the Witch would not choose "Nothing" as a vacation spot.

Fablehaven

                                                  Fablehaven                                               

By,

Brandon Mull

351 pages

      Fablehaven is a wonderful story full of enchantments! Kendra and Seth(brother and sister) have to go to their Grandma and Grandpa Sorenson's house while their parents go on vacation. They do not know that fairies, witches, naiads, and demon trying to escape is in store for them all hidden side the forbidden woods. These children will go on an adventure they will never forgot to save the ones they love and meet a few new friends along the way!  

                                                                    

The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief

By,

Rick Riordian

375 pages

      The Lightning Thief is a very exciting novel would be good for readers enjoy adventurous stories about daring heroes. This story grabs its reader right from the beginning with the excitement and chaos while young Percy Jackson  finds his way around Mount Olympus and the Underworld trying to find Zeus's master lightning bolt that he was blamed to have taken. He even runs into a few mythical monsters on his little scavenger hunt. Of course, I don't want to ruin the rest of the book for you so you are just going to have to read it to find out in the amazing novel, The Lightning Thief.