Garrett Merrick, period 4

• Garrett Merrick. period#4

• Borrasca, by CK.Walker

• 
• 100% 5 stars. this book is emotional roller coaster and very thrilling 

• (one being it was a terrible book and five being it was the best book ever)\
• Drissking Missouri,Im not sure of the year

• it all takes place in Drissking Missouri, the books awesome. it takes place in the same spot for the most part

• Kyle: starts off as a shy person, but excepts sam and kimber as they are.
• Kimber: is a sweet girl who eventually starts dating kyle, also has been friends with Sam and Kyle for many many years
• Sam: the main protagonist, a boy who is forced to moved to Drissking Missouri,

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

• there's something weird going on in Drissking, MO. the triple tree, sitting atop it is the tree house,  the only thing wrong with this tree house is that it over looks something evil, Borrasca. though Borrasca isn't a person or thing, its a place, where jimmy Prescott and the sheriff, Sam's father. are doing unbelievable things 
• What is the problem?
• the problem is the fact that people are disappearing from the "Skin men" and there isn't an explanation why.

• the author has a good way of implementing both 
• Give a recommendation for the book

• people who like murder mystery 
• What genre is it? murder, and action.
• What other books/movies/TV shows remind you of the book? none really, I have never read a book like this.

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onesimo carbajal per.1 

Maximilian by xavier garza  5 stars *****

• setting 
• the setting of this book is in San Antonio and is mainly at a lucha libre match in the summer.

• Describe the main character(s)

• Maximilian is a active and wonderful kid
• Bullies pick on Maximillian and make him want to wrestle

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

• it starts out with him tripping over a railing at the lucha libre match
• He starts to train to become a luchadore so he can fight the bullies
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• Explain the main conflict of the book.

• He wants to be a famous wrestler. This is the internal conflict.
• The external conflict is his problems with the bullies.

• Give a recommendation for the book

• I would recommend this book to everyone, especially if they're into wrestling. 
• This book has some adventure.
• This book is a lot like Nacho Libre and the book is based off the movie.

The seeds of Hiroshima

by Edita Morris

rating★★★★

setting: It takes place throughout Hiroshima and Tokyo.

main characters: Yuka and Shyly are the main characters

summary: This book is about two girls going through life in Hiroshima after the bomb. The seeds of Hiroshima are tainted from radiation. The children are the seeds of Hiroshima.

conflicts: The biggest problem is the after effects of the bomb. And the second problem is the sister giving birth to a monstrous baby.

recommend: I would recommend this story to any historian and anyone that is interested in Hiroshima during World War II.

The Review Of TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY- BY JAY ASHER

Blog by >Dawn.C

Period 6

TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY

By JAY ASHER

4 1/2 Stars 𐆖𐆖𐆖𐆖 

I give this book Four and a halve stars because the story made really much sense and it had a bunch of drama. I would give it five stars if the ending wasn't easy to predict in the story plot. I really wish there was more suspense and less suicidal thoughts.

Setting:

The book Thirteen Reasons why by Jay Asher tells about a girl who kills herself. She mailed cassette tapes to Clay. There were thirteen tapes blaming people for her death. She is also telling her life story.

Main Characters:

Hannah Baker. Hannah is the protagonist of the story. Clay Jensen. Clay is the ninth person on the list. Tony. Tony is Clay's closest friend and the one who receives the second set of tapes. Justin Foley. Justin is the first person on Hannah's list. Alex Standall. Jessica Davis. Tyler Down. Courtney Crimsen.

Vanessa Guitron

Vanessa Guitron period 1

       Stuck in Neutral Terry Truemen 

I rate it a 3 because it could be more interesting.
This book takes place in Wisconsin that's where the author lived as well.

• Shawn Mcdaniel is the main character he is 14 and suffers from C.P.
• This book is about a 14 year old who has c.p since he was born he's never been able to talk or communicate with the world. He understands everything everyone says but he 
• The main thing in this story is that Shawn thinks his dad is trying to kill him or in other words put him out of his misery.
• I think people who like stories with a little mystery would like this book 
• It's a non fiction book

Michael Macfarlane
per.1
Utah  Blaine by Louis L amour

4 stars
I gave it four stars because there is always action in the book and it does not get boring. Also at the end there is a big fight between to ranches.

Setting
It takes place in Texas next to the Mexican border. It is a dry climate and there is not a lot of rain.

Main Characters-  

Utah Blaine - Utah Blaine is a rancher that is trying to get his friends ranch back.

Russ Nevers - Russ is an outlaw that is trying to take the ranch and he has men working for him.

Rink Witter - He is a outlaw that works for Russ and Rink is the one that killed Blaine's friend.

Rip Coker - Rip is Blaine's friend and he is helping with the fight.

Mary Blake - She is Blaine's girl friend and they get married at the end of the book.


Main Events -  The main event is a outlaw has a ranch that Utah Blaine bought  
from a friend.

Conflicts-   

Trying to get the outlaws off the ranch.
The banker is a outlaw.
There are way more outlaws.
There is not a lot of horses


I would recommended this book to people who like western books or stories. It is very good and it catches your interested right away.

     Dr. Franklin's island
       by Anne halem


 5 stars *****

I give this story five stars because it give the character's real personality, the author makes the reader feel like the

Setting
In the beginning of Dr. Franklin's Island seem's to be a calm story, but in actuality it is a sci-phi themed story with the three main character's being stranded on an island. they think there alone but there is a mysterious facility with a dark secret. Dr. Franklin is a evil scientist who has experimented on the three main character's.


Main Characters
 The three main characters names are Semi, Miranda, Arnie. The main characters do not know each other in the beginning of the story.

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Everyday by David Levithan

*****Stars
Rating: I rate this book five stars because its full of adventure and something different is always happening. You're always on your toes, and it is a great book no matter what kind of genre you like.

Setting: The setting of this book is inside A's head, he/she's a different person everyday and can't help it. The only thing that doesn't change is his/her's mind.

 (Characters): A: A is both boy and girl. He lives a different life everyday, he wakes up in a different body every morning. The only thing that doesn't change everyday is his mind. He remembers everybody hes been in and every person hes met, yet he can't keep any of it. The only thing he can do it remember  meets a girl and falls in love, only to find out its too hard to love when you're not the same person everyday.

Plot Events: A fell in love with Rhiannon, later events explore their relationship. A's life is not what it seems, and Rhiannon has a hard time dealing with it.

Conflict: 

Internal: A is trying to make decisions on weather he should leave Rhiannon or if he should stay with her because of the way he is. A is at war with himself, that's why its internal conflict.

External: When A is fighting with Rhiannon about weather he is real or not, or weather she is wanting to stay with him.

Recommendation: At the beginning I didn't think I'd like this book, but soon to find out i ended up loving this book. I definitely think this is a book for everyone.

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cruz hallstrom
per:4
unbroken by: laura hillenbrand
****
explained the interesting experiences of a p.o.w.

January 26, 1929-July 2, 2014 
pacific theater 

louis zamperini: the main character in this book. he was born in olean NY 1917. parents soon moved to CA. he became a runner in high school. he ran in the Olympics and shook alolf Hitlers hand when he was there. he is a bombardier in WW2. also becomes a P.O.W. in WW2.

first, explains his child hood and the experiences that would shape him for man hood . 
second, explains training for war and the knowledge louis learns.
last, explains his experiences in war and the mental brutality of it. 

louis is a p.o.w.
 it is internal and external conflict because, the 'Japs' are mean to louis and endlessly pester him. 

 everyone would like this book.

the book is a historical biography. 
 the movie about the book: unbroken is like the book.

Deadzone
By Stephen King

****
I havent finished it yet but i can read it for hours straight! 4 out of 5

Setting: Setting in this story takes place in a fake town in michigan

Main Characters:
The main characters are 

About : Sarah Denfield, shes a 4.0 colledge student whos taking courses for doctoring in physician, one of the good moral innocent people in this book main character.


About : Jonny Darr is sarahs lover who gets into a fatal car accident who was a good character and seemed to be innocent until his recovery brought out his true sides.


About The Book:

• Its about a neglected child becoming a killer and killing people in certain age groups or people who look like certain age groups.
• He would kill middle aged men and women those who resemble an average mom and father stereotype because his mother would torture him.
• This book has you looking through the mind of a killer and a couple other people who are all main characters.
• This book is interesting in the sense of whats possible in it and what could be out there in this world

Recommendations:

I would recommend this book to anyone who is 13+. I also recommend it for people who like thriller and mysterious books with elaborate imagery

star wars the lost stars posted by justice bolton

  star Wars the lost stars by Claudia gray 
                                                                                               
                       
                            

• justice Bolton period 6

• star wars the lost stars by Claudia gray
• 
  
• i would give this book 5 stars because it had a lot of action and had a lot of suspense and a bit of romance

• it took place on three different planets but the main one was jelucan the other two are jakku and  Coruscant

• If there are a lot of settings, choose the main one or the one at the beginning of the book to focus on.

• Describe the main character(s)

• there are two main characters 
• thane kyrell : thane kyrell is a second class forerunner (the rich people) he was the only kid from his class to make it in the top number one imperial academy
• ciena ree : is a third class forerunner(the poor people) she was not that social she had no friends when she was young because everyone hated the third class cause they always smelt like cow manure she was also the only one to get in to the top number one imperial academy (she likes thane)  

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

• if any of you guys have seen star wars the force awakens that crashed star destroyer is from star wars the lost stars cause one of the characters crashed it.
• ciena and thane get in to a bit of trouble in the imperial academy.
• cienas mom gets arested .

• Explain the main conflict of the book

• the main conflict is that they both like each other but one went from being an imperial pilot to a rebel pilot.

• Give a recommendation for the book

• i think the star wars fans would like it and Mr hidden and Blankenship
• syfy drama suspense and romance plus war.
• star wars the force awakens.star wars rebels and rogue one

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Blog by Aleya Williams
Period 1

before i fall
By Lauren Oliver

****
I gave this book 4 stars because as I was reading it I kept thinking about what was going to happen next. I wasn't able to put the book down for 1 minute!

Setting:
Connecticut is the state in which all four girls, Sam, Ally, Elody, and Lindsay, are from.

Main Characters:
The main characters are Samantha Kingston, Lindsay Edgecombe, Eldoy, and Ally.

About Samantha Kingston:
Sam is one of the first characters that comes first in this book. She is popular, has a crush-worthy boyfriend, and three amazing friends-Lindsay, Elody, and Ally.

About Lindsay Edgecombe:
Lindsay is Sam's best friend, who would do anything for her. She's kept all her secrets and even though she does things that she shouldn't be doing without getting caught, she is still a trust-worthy friend to Sam, Eldoy, and Ally.

About The Book:

• In the beginning of the story Sam is explaining about what she thinks about before she dies. She doesn't even think about her friends or her boyfriend. Instead, she thinks about some girl who she used to bully with her friend Lindsay. 
• Her friends come in later and Sam kind of explains each of them and what they are and how they met.
• Sam wakes up in her dreams and has the same dream again but it turns out a little differently each time.

Recommendations:

I would recommend this book to anyone who is 13+. I also recommend it for people who like high school drama and relationship disasters.

Ben Walker

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Novel Project

You need to create a blog about your second novel.  Your blog must include:

• Your name and period # Ben Walker  Period 4

• Title & Author of your novel "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

• A picture of the cover or a picture/illustration that represents your novel  
  

• A Rating a 1-5 stars and why you gave it that rating  ★★★   I have read this book before.

• (one being it was a terrible book and five being it was the best book ever)

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

• If there are a lot of settings, choose the main one or the one at the beginning of the book to focus on.

• Describe the main character(s)  Percy Jackson: son of Poseidon, Tyson: son of Poseidon, Annabeth: daughter of Athena

• If there are a lot of main characters, focus on three or less of them.

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

• Don't explain the whole book!  Some people might want to read it for themselves.
• Don't give away the ending!  Some people might want to read it for themselves.
• Give enough information to make the plot make book make sense to someone who hasn't read it.

• Explain the main conflict of the book.

• What is the problem?  Thalia's Tree is dying
• Is it internal or external conflict?   External
• Don't give away how the problem gets solved! 

• Give a recommendation for the book

• Who would like it?   I don't know
• What genre is it?   Fiction
• What other books/movies/TV shows remind you of the book?  The Lightning Theif

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pop

Blog Jason Tester
  

Rating ****POP goes beyond being a good read for sports fans. Yes, there's a lot of football action -- the team deals with their conflicts while trying to remain undefeated for a second straight season -- but the action is nothing compared to the page-turning drama of Charlie and his secret.

Setting- Marcus, the new kid in town, wants to tryout for the undefeated high school football team in Pop, by Gordon Korman. While training by himself at a local park, he meets Charlie, a massive 50-something-year-old man with powerful football skills that he shares with Marcus. Estranged from the teammates who don’t want to accept an outsider, Marcus’s growing friendship with Charlie gives him a sense of belonging. But Marcus also begins to see that something about Charlie isn’t quite right. For an old guy, he’s a charismatic prankster who acts like a big kid, can’t remember Marcus’s name and runs away at the first sign of trouble. Then Marcus discovers that Charlie is actually a former NFL linebacker known as “The King of Pop.”When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesn't know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with an older man. Charlie is a charismatic prankster—and the best football player Marcus has ever seen. He can't believe his good luck when he finds out that Charlie is actually Charlie Popovich, or "the King of Pop," as he had been nicknamed during his career as an NFL linebacker. But that's not all. There is a secret about Charlie that his family is desperate to hide.

Main Character- Marcus, is new in a town where the high school football team is legendary
Main plot events- Pop is an engaging, worthwhile, and touching read. Concussion-induced Alzheimer’s is central to the story, as main character Charlie, a fifty-four-year-old former NFL player suffers severe memory loss and confusion as a result of too many head injuries from football. The relationship between Charlie and Marcus is an unlikely and special one. Marcus takes Charlie on a trip against the wishes of Charlie’s family by lying and sneaking off, and Marcus gets in trouble with the law on several occasions. Underage drinking, a destructive and unsupervised teen party, and boy/girl drama amount to relatively normal teen behavior. It should be noted that this story ends tragically when Charlie falls to his death.

Recommendation- I would recommend this book if you like adventures and football NFL. I liked the book a lot. 

stuck in neutral

Stuck In Neutral

 

by Terry Truman

I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars because it really didn't appeal much to me

Setting: Stuck in neutral takes place in seattle Washington, It usually varies from shawns home to the hospital.

Main Character: The main character in this book is a fourteen year old boy named Shawn McDaniel,  Shawn was born with a rare condition known as cerebral palsy, this makes it so that shawn is not allowed to control any of the muscles in his body, but his brain is fully functional

Main Plot Events: This book shows the point of view of shawn, while his brain is fully functional none of the rest of him is, and since there is no way for him to communicate, everyone thinks that shawn is braindead, but he actually is able to completely retain all memories and things that he has heard. he is even convinced that his own father is going to kill him out of love for him.

Main Conflict: the main conflict of this book is how shawn lives his life with cerebral palsy and how he copes with not being able to communicate, he is faced with many challenges that he can only think about to overcome.

I would recommend this book for anyone who likes humor, this book is very humorous with all of the thoughts going through this kids head.

Carlos Paz. Period 4

The long walk

By Stephen King 

Five stars: *****

settings:

 The setting takes place basically through the united states. walking the whole time and visiting a lot of cities.

Main Characters:

Ray is very athletic and does most school sports. Peter is very quiet and doesn't make a lot of friends other than Ray while hes walking. Stebbins is the most mysterious of them all and he tell quite a bit about his past through the book.  

main plot events: 

At the beginning of the story a boy named Ray is really stoked about joining the long walk he is the only one of his friends that had joined the long walk. the long walk is a game that is played once a year and it involves 100 teens to play. they basically walk for their lives. the last one revives a big reward. about halfway through the book ray is told a story by his new friend peter. he says that the last person to complete the long walk was cheered on once he won and he didn't make any reactions to what was around him. he just looked at the kid that he was contesting by and laid on him and started to cry. winning the long walk was not as good as he thought it would be. By then only 45 of the 100 people had died. Witch sucked for Ray because he had a lot more to walk. 

Conflicts:

 During the long walk Rays shoes started to fall apart and he becomes partially barefoot. Than he starts burning us and feels dizzy because he really wanted to.

Recommendation:

 i would recommend this book to whoever likes excitement in their story. this book kinda reminds me of the maze runner and the purge into one. Its great and really suspenseful. 

Blog By: Abby Ek
Period 4


One Last Wish
By: Lurlene McDaniel

5 star*****
I gave this book five stars because it felt like different things were always happening and i was never waiting for something interesting to happen. Things happened in this book that I could of never predicted. I really like how Lurlene give them a personality that I can understand through a book.

Setting:
It starts out in a hospital because she has cancer so she has to stay there for awhile.



Main Characters:
The main character is Sarah. 


Sarah:
She is 13 and has cancer for the second time and has to do cemo for at least a year. She has parents and a few siblings that help her through it but then eventually she figures out there not her real family. She was adopted when she was like 3 days old.



Main Plot Events: 
At the beginning of the story Sarah is in the hospital with cancer for the second time. The only thing she can do to get rid of it is to get a transplant. Then she figures out that shes adopted when she was 3 days old.



Conflicts:
The main conflict in this story is that she has cancer. There is another problem with her cancer because she needs a bone transplant but it has to be from one of her siblings. She figures out that she can't get it because that's not even her true family, she was adopted. 

Recommendations:
I recommend this book for anyone that likes sad stories. There usually not really long stories either so if you don't enjoy long books these ones would be perfect for you!