Blog Post 10

I just started reading Compound. It's not that great so far, but it should get better because I heard a lot of people like it and I can sort of tell that something epic is about to happen. so far, its abotu this kid who's dad is a billionare. Apparently they are in a war. A nuclear weapon has been deployed. He escaped into a shelter his dad had been building him. Unfotunetly, he forgets his grandma and his brother. I can't believe hoe bad that must have been. I need to read on.

P.S. I commented on Logans blog

Blog Post #9

I started reading A collection of Horror Stories by Anthony Horowitz. I only got to read two stories so far, but I must say, I am intrigued. My favorite story so far is called the night bus. It's basically about two kids who are at a Halloween party. They miss their ride home so they decide to take the bus. After A while on the bus, they realize it's a bus that takes dead people to their cemeteries. I thought it was interesting because he didn't give away that it was a bus of dead people for a while. He used creative things like a man and a woman who were soaking wet (they died from drowning in the Titanic.) There was a motorcyclist and he had a huge gash in his head. It was funny because the conducter who took their tickets (he was very nice) asked them how they came (he meant ho they died, but they didn't know that.) They got a ride from their parents to go to the party so they said "Our dad's car." The conducter commented that it was awful how such young kids go. When I read this I LQTM'd (LQTM= Laughing Quietly To Myself.)

Post # 8

So I know were not supposed to comment on our in class books, but I just have to say that Silver Fin is actually quite interesting and I strongly recommend it. I read a book called Tales of mystery and Horror. It is basically a collection of horror stories by Edgar Allen Poe. It is very creepy and I like his dark writing style (I'm not a creepy dark person I just find it entertaining.) He has a very old fashioned kind of writing voice which makes it hard to understand sometimes. He uses strange words that I can't really think of right now, but I think you catch my drift. My favorite story is tell-tale heart. It's about two men. Edgar Allen Poe writes from a young man's perspective. He is freaked out by an old man's eye. The story basically describes how he murders the old man and cleans up perfectly. Then the police come. They can't find any evidence so they just have a nice conversation. The he hears the man's heart beating. It gets so loud that he freaks out and admits to murder. I thought that it was interesting because it was kind of weird how the old man's eye creeped him out. I also thought it was interesting because the story picks up pace as you go along. At first it's kind of boring, but it gets creepier almost like the increasing noise of the man's heart. If you are going to read it, I recommend you read it before you go to seep. It's interesting to see how it messes with your dreams.

I commented on David Messina's Blog

After reading on in Flush, I realized that I didn't like it. It was about some kid trying to save the lake were a guy is dumping his boats waste. I wasn't really interested in it. I also thought that it was confusing and they didn't explain what was going on very well. I decided to start reading Compound. I read it because Callie recommended it and she wouldn't stop talking about it. So far (I haven't really got that far yet) it is intriguing and sad, which is good because I hate really happy books.

P.S. I commented on Sarah Cannon's blog.

I've decided to start reading Flush. So far, it's got me interested in reading further. It starts with a major event (the main character's father in jail.) It is also easy to comprehend in terms of the way that it sounds like it's written from a child's point of view. It's much easier to relate to. I chose this book because I read Hoot by this author and I like his style.

This week I commented on Callie's blog.

Post 5

I have read on in the book "No Choirboy." I discovered that the name of the book comes from a quote by one of the interviewees who said "I ain't no choirboy." I think that it is interesting because it isn't censored or cut it's exactly what people said. It was also a different point of view to here about the crimes that were commited. It made me realize how bad it would be to be on death row. Because of this book, I think the death sentence should be abolished. First of all, if someone is dead, it's a horrible thing for their family and friends, but think of it this way. The killer probably has family and friends too. Second of all, these people are kids who were sentenced to death when they were fourteen or fifteen. They were not mature enough to realize what they did. It's not an excuse, but the punishment for an immature person should not equal the punishment of a mature person. In terms of the book I would highly recommend it. On a scale of 1 to 10 10 being the highest I would give it an 8 or a 9.

I commented on Olivia Lenzo's blog.

I finished Drums Girls and Dangerous Pie. I think it had a good ending because the main character's little brother who had cancer gets better. I also thought it was good because all of Steven's friends throw a fundraiser for his little brother so his family can afford his treatment and his other needs. Overall I would recommend reading it if you haven't already. I am also reading a book called No Choirboy. I don't really get the name in relation to the book. This book is interviews with prisoners on death row. I don't really see the correlation. Honestly, I picked completely by random but so far I think it's good because it's real things and it's very in depth.

I commented on Adam's blog this week.

Later on in drums Girls and Dangerous pie The main character Steven's little brother gets cancer. This makes the story a lot better. Now it is more interesting because I'm waiting for something to happen. For my group I'm reading Outsiders. It is a pretty good book because it has the point of view of a bunch of poor gang members. I think it makes it more interesting. As you can see I like my books to be interesting otherwise I lose my motivation to read them.

I began to read Drums Girls and dangerous Pie. I started it last year, but I never finished it. So far, it is a pretty good book. It's has average characterization and such, but it has a good plot which makes it worth reading. I think the aouthor who wrote this is good at creating plots. It really got me thinking about how bad the kid's life (in the story) is.

Okay, I found out what to write so here goes. I made this blog for my lit. skills class. As I said I didn't read any books over the summer so I can't really talk about that, but I think I'm going to like this class. I will continue to update this.

I didn't read any books over the summer. I am happy with most of my classes. I don't really know what to write.