SUMMER :-D

GUESS WHAT???

It's Summer! i am totes excited! I have new clothes, bathing suit, and even a new beach bag! I have already started wake boarding again and even tried to make a few jumps!
Sorry that i haven't been blogging as much, but i will try as much as i can. Being summer and all i will be really busy.  i will try at least once a week or maybe twice. But otherwise you won't here from me as much... :'C. SORRY!

I am gonna need some ideas about blogs and stuff like that... i think i am going to start a youtube channel and make videos with my american girl dolls! IT WOULD BE AWESOME! :-D. Hope to here from ya! I love hearing what u guys think!

SUUMMMMEEERR!!!

The Writers; Sneak peek

So i am writing a book and i thought i might give you guys a sneak peek! Here ya go:

Jane was psyched! Lynn was having a sleepover and it had everything. There was an exclusive amount of activities. From water balloon fights to designing T-shirts, a movie with tons of popcorn and knitting! This was going to be great, she thought. After soccer practice, Jane emailed Carrie.

Are you going to Lynn’s party!!!

Jane McGellroy <3<3<3

I don’t know are… Are you?

Carrie Salser

Well duh I am!!! It has so many AWESOME

activities!

Jane McGellroy <3<3<3

I’ll think about.

Carrie Salser

WHAT!! Why not say yes now?!

Jane McGellroy <3<3<3

Oh I don’t know… I have to go

C Ya later

Carrie Salser

Oh ok. Bye J

Jane McGellroy <3<3<3

Bye

Carrie Salser

Why wasn’t Carrie coming? Jane thought. Maybe she was busy or she had a horse race? Ehh, Doubt it. Being so worried about Carrie, she thought it would be a good idea to pack. 

Three Girls find themselves writing a cute short story and sending it in to the publishers. Check back later for another sneak peek...

Marshmallow Happiness

So I was hungry and bored and i bet you know what that leads to. Sweet Stuff!!!!

So i was look'n in the pantry and then i was like OMG! THERE ARE HUGE MARSHMALLOWS IN HERE!!!! Then my friend was like oh yea, there are. So I grabbed those HUGE marshmallows and two pieces of chocolate and put the marshmallow (i am tired of calling it marshmallow so i am going to call it a marshy) in the microwave for 10 seconds. Fortunately it did not explode. Then i put the chocolate in the it. After that, I put the marshy stuffed with happy chocolaty goodness in the microwave   and let the chocolate melt which took about 5 seconds because it had already been sitting in the palm of my hand and had already started to melt. I took it out and ate it and then i was not bored or hungry but EXTREMELY AWESOMELY HAPPILY fan-tastic.

I hope your Marshmallow Happiness is as good as mine was. CAUTION: Your marshy is at a high risk of exploding. Please be extra cautious. You do not want your marshy to die before you get to eat it.

Drama

So. I just read the book I've been wanting to read for i don't know, 2 months know!! IT WAS MY FAVORITE BOOK OF ALL TIMES. So far at least :-D.

Callie LOVES the theater. With the schools new performance, Moon Over Mississippi. She would defiantly audition. There is only one BIG problem. Callie isn't very good at singing. That leaves her with a spot at stage crew. Being in 7th grade, she is having TONS of boy issues. She kisses a boy she has had a crush on for years, she meets to really nice twins, one being gay. Will Callie find her true fit? What will happen to the big drama production? Read the book to find out!!

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! It was probably one of my all time favorite books. The pictures were so well done and the whole plot of the story was just great! I would defiantly rate this book a 5 out of 5 stars. Now i need to read a new book! I am waiting to get the Baby-sitters Club. It is by the same author and this time it is a series so i wont finish it in 5 seconds!! Hope you like this book as much as i did!

Amulet The Stonekeeper's Curse

MISKIT!!!!!

Emily’s mom has been deeply poisoned and is getting worse everyday. She won’t wake up and everyone is worried. Not to mention the Elf Kingdom is trying to destroy Emily and her family. Emily needs to get to Demon’s Head Mountain to fetch a poison healing fruit before it is too late. Emily being a young stone keeper (a person who wheres a stone around their neck and has magical powers because of it), must get to the mountain and get pick the right fruit. If she picks up the right fruit she has to eat it. If she picks and eats the wrong fruit she will die. Will she pick the right fruit? What will happen to Emily’s mom? Read the book to find out!

I would rate this book a 5 out of 5. I really like these series and i am excited to read the others. My favorite character is Miskit. He is a pink bunny and he is SUPER adorable!!! I have a question for you. What do you think it would feel like to be a stone keeper?

This is Miskit.

Amulet The Stonekeeper

LOVE THIS!!!!

This book starts off with a car ride to pick up Emily’s brother. Emily is with her mom and dad driving through the snow to get her little brother, Navin, from a play date. Emily’s dad drives of the rode and the car skids down an icy ravine and stops at the tip of a cliff. At this time, Emily is little and can’t do much to help. She climbs out of the broken windshield and after helps her mom out. Her dad is stuck. The car falls of the cliff bringing with it, Emily’s dad. Now, she, her brother, and her mom must fight the evil forces to stay alive. Because of the fathers death the family moves to her great grandfathers old house. This house it full of pasts and new creatures. What will happen next? Will Emily handle this mess? What will happen to her remaining family?

I really liked this book. It is a graphic novel but I really liked it. I am excited to finish this series. There are 4 books. I would rate this book a 4.99999999999 out of 5 stars.

The Upstairs Room

This was good....

It is World War II and Annie is scared. Hitler is taking away all her Jewish neighbors and her friends won’t talk to her and will even tease her with a bunch other non Jewish kids. Annie is six years old and lives with her sisters, mother, and dad. The family moves so they can’t get hurt. They start a nursery school for the little Jewish kids. Annie and her sisters help out. Her father tries to move across the border with the family but the guards wont let him. What will happen to Annie? What will happen to her family? What will happen the others?

I would rate this book 2.5 out of 5. It was interesting but boring at parts. I have a question for you. What would it feel like for you if you were alive during the World War II just like Annie?

Smile

LOVED IT!!!

Raina wants to be a normal person but no. She has to trip and fall and lose one tooth and have one pushed up into the roof of her mouth. She goes through YEARS of dental care. Braces sizing, braces, retainer sizing, a retainer with two fake front teeth plastered on it, head gear sizing, head gear, every week a visit to the orthodontist. Not a happy dental life. Everyone at school wants to see her teeth. She is SO embarrassed.  Poor Raina can’t stand it any longer! After her years and is finally in high school. Her so called friends has been teasing her since she lost her teeth and she finally ditches them and decides she needs some new friends. Will she find new friends and finally become “cool”? Will she EVER get a boyfriend or have a group to hangout with? Read the book to find out!

I loved this book! I was so excited find that the author wrote more books like this. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5. She also wrote the book Drama. I am excited to read it and waiting for the book to be turned into the library  . I have a question what is one word you would use to describe Raina? 

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship of Her Own Making

This one was okay:

September is bored and NEEDS adventure. Everyday is the same boring old thing. Wash the same pink and yellow tea cups and listen to the same  yappy dog. When  the Green Wind comes to visit and asks her if she want’s to go to Fairyland, she is ecstatic! No more of the same. She hops out of the kitchen window while losing her shoe. What will happen next? What will happen in Fairyland? What will happen to September?

I really liked this book. I would rate is 3.5 out of 5. It was full of fantasy and at times made me feel like I was right there in the story. I have a question for you? Would you go with the Green Wind to Fairyland? Is there a certain reason you would go or not? 

A Sea So Far

I loved this one!

“April 18, 1906. San Francisco is shaken and shattered by a nightmare earthquake”. Many are killed or injured including poor Jolie Logan’s mother. Jolie Logan’s father highers Kate Keely, who lives in a nice lowish income house with her elderly aunt, to be Jolie’s maid and health care and partial friend. But when the earthquake struck, Both of the girl’s houses where demolished and torn to bits. Kate must quit school and work for Jolie. When Jolie’s father suddenly decides to move the girls to Ireland, Kate is so excited but will they survive on their own and what will happen to Kate’s Aunt? Read the book to find out!

I would rate this book a 4 out of 5. I really liked this book but sometimes they gave a little too much detailand made me sort of sad.  I have a question for you. If you lived in the 1900, what would your life be like? Where would you live? What would you where? Would you like to live in the 1900?

Savvy

Loved this one:

Mibs Beaumont is just about  to become a teenager and she is really excited but also is really curios. Mibs’ family is different. Each person in her family, except her dad, has a savvy. A secret power. Fish, her brother, can create hurricanes. Rocket, her other brother, can create electricity. And her mom is perfect. Mibs’ dad was in an accident and was sent to the hospital in Salina and still hasn’t waken up. She thinks her savvy is the possibility to wake things up. Even things that are dead. She needs to get to Salina to wake up her father. Will Mibs Beaumont make it to her father in time? Read the book to find out.l

I really, really liked this book! It was full of adventure and secrets. I would rate this book a 4.5 out of 5. I have a question for you. What would your savvy be?

Piper Davis; The Fences Between Us

Here is another:

Piper Davis lives in Seattle Washington with her Pop (dad) and her sister, Margie, in the year of 1941. Her big brother Hank has gone of to work with the Navy in pearl Harbor. But when the Japanese strike Pearl Harbor with a bomb, Piper starts to worry. They don’t here back from Hank for a while until the receive a post card with theses only words “Don’t worry, I’m Fine” (Kirby Larson 58). But when things got serious and people started making fun of and telling the Japanese they didn’t belong in america. Even the kids at Piper’s school were telling the Japanese kids they did not belong. Read the book to find out what happens next to Piper and her family. What happens to the Japanese?

I really enjoyed this book. It was full of laughter and sadness. I would rate this book a 5 out of 5. 

Something Upstairs

This one was okay i guess...

 Kenny is moving all the way across the country and isn’t too happy about it. On the first night things were kind of spooky. He meets a ghost named Caleb and he needs some help. He was murdered and he needs Kenny to go back in time and make sure he isn’t killed. If Caleb died a slave he is still a slave and must haunt the place he died and since he died in Kenny’s new house, he obviously says yes. Who would want a ghost in their house? Kenny goes back in time and find Caleb’s killer. The only negative is the killer has his ticket back to the present, Kenny’s key chain from the present. The killer won’t give it back until Kenny kills Caleb. Read the book to find out what happens to Caleb, does Kenny kill him, and what happens to Kenny, does he ever get home?

I didn't really like this book. It was a little short and a little boring at times but otherwise it was a pretty good. I would rate this book a 2.5 out of 5. I have a question for you. If you ever found a ghost in your house would you help it or call the police (although the police might think you are crazy  ?)

Girl's Best Friend

This was a fun one!

Maggie Brooklyn lives with in New York with her mom dad and brother. She walks dogs for a little extra money. She has been noticing that the dogs around New York are disappearing.  Not to mention her all time crush Milo and her enemy Ivy is destroying her relationship she never had with him. But when Milo starts acting suspicious whenever Maggie brings up dogs. Maggie sees a dog tied up to a post and watches it when someone ran up and grabbed the dog. She chased him until she saw it was… Read the book to find out who the dog thief is.

I really loved this book. It was full of adventure and silliness. I would rate this book a 3.5 out of 5. 

City of Orphans

I really liked this one!

13 year old Macks is a newsie (sells news papers) in the busy streets of New York. Macks has 2 older sisters and 3 younger brothers, and a mom and dad. And then there is Bruno and his gang. They call themselves Ugly Puglies, and they are not nice. They steel and beat up the newsies and steal their daily earnings. Macks runs into a girl on the street, Willa. She is dirty and smells, but she saved Macks from the Ugly Puglies so he decides to take her home so she can live with him and hi family. His sister Emma is charged for stealing a watch at the Waldorf Hotel. She is sent to the Tombs ( jail).

I really liked this book. It was full of adventure and hardships. I would rate this a 5 out of 5. 

Hope Solo

 I finished reading this book and I loved it! 

Hope Solo hasn’t had the greatest life. Throughout her childhood, she was bullied and called rude names, but that didn’t keep her away from playing soccer. Hope adores her dad but when she learns he stole money from her grandpa, things changed. Her mom and dad got divorced and he was living on the street. Later in her life her father was accused of murder and one of her friends was hit by a car and died. Hope spoke out against her coach in an interview. All her teammates thought she was talking about the other goalie. Her teammates and coaches voted that she shouldn’t be on the team anymore. She moved to Kirkland after. A few months later she received a call saying the coach was fired. She won gold and a bronze medal. During a game she ripped her shoulder open on a rusty goal post. Hope Solo had a rough life, but she used soccer to get over it all.
This book was a great read. I would rate this book 4 out of 5. It was full of sadness and adventure. Have you ever had a time when you felt like your passion was the only way to get out of a situation? If so, what is your passion? (Sorry this blog is kind of all over the place)

Grayson

 THIS BOOK WAS GREAT!

Lynn Cox is a  famous long distance swimmer. She has swam all of the oceans. She was on her way back from her workout when her older friend, Steve started shouting at her. She started sprinting to shore but he was trying to tell her to  go back. A baby whale was following her. The baby whale was alone. Lynn Cox spends hours in the water trying to find the baby’s mother. Will Lynn ever find the mother whale?

I loved this story. It was full of sadness and excitement. I would rate this book 5 out of 5. 

Breadcrumbs

I loved this Book!

Hazel wasn't doing to well in school. Jack hadn’t been there for a week. That day on the bus, Tyler sat next to her. He sold her all about Jack. Turns out, Jack was captured by the White witch (you know, the witch in Narnia). Hazel sets out to find her friend and meets many knew people along the way. A couple that pretended to help little girls but turn them into flowers, a young man that had his sister tuned into the bird and many other unusual people.

I really enjoyed this book. It was very smooth and full of excitement. There were so many surprises I thought I was going to jump out of my seat  . I would five this book a 5 out of 5. What is one thing you would ask the White Witch?

The Candymakers

 I just finished this about a week ago! Here's what it is about: Logan, Philip, Daisy and Miles set out to make the BEST candy the can think of. If they in, the product will be sold in stores all around the world! But there are a few surprises along the way. Miles is an ordinary boy.  A little shorter then most but still normal. Logan’s past has a mystery to it. Philip tries his best to be  a man. He wears a suit and tie and has an attitude. Daisy’s life is pretty twisty. Read the book to find out the rest. Who will win the competition?

School of Fear The Final Exam

The School of Fear is back!

 A troublesome news reporter, Sylvie Montgomery plans to write an article about the school of fear, including that Mrs. Wellington was never able to cure Abernathy. Abernathy had the fear of stepmothers.  Abernathy was learning in school that men and women could re-marry. From then on he was terrified of stepmothers. It didn’t help that Mrs. Wellington fell in love with with Abernathy’s father and they got married. Now the kids and Mrs. Wellington have to help him.

I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars because I really like the plot, but it wasn’t as interesting as the second book. Mrs. Wellington loves to dress up and wear crazy dresses. What would your crazy dress look like?

Out of the Dust

 I just read Out of the Dust. It is full of short stories about a girl named Billy Joe and what is happening in her life:
Her father wanted a boy. That is why her name is Billie Joe. Billie Joe has had an interest in playing the piano

for quite some time. She asked to play at one of the president events. She was extremely excited but wished that the president would actually be there.
This book is about the Great Depression and is obviously a little depressing, but I really enjoyed it. The book took me on a journey to the past. I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars. I like the book but the author wasn’t very explanatory.
During the Great Depression, people’s meals were almost the same thing. What food would you not mind eating every meal?

The Midwifes Apprentice

This is a book I recently read. The Midwifes Apprentice. 

Alyce is the name of the main character in this book.  She is a young woman about twelve or thirteen years of age. She spends her time running around stealing things and/or begging for food.  One day, a cold mid wife finds Alyce makes her, her slave. The midwife yells at her and won’t teach her how to deliver babies, though she still thinks she has a wonderful life. When a little boy named Edward came to her begging, she gave him a job.

Although Alyce had a hard start to life and didn’t always act her best, for the most part she could handle her tough challenges and show that determination and kindness is a better path to take. 

I didn't really like this book a lot but and it wasn’t full of great detail but it was full of exciting adventure. I would rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.

I have a question for you Alyce’s job is being the midwife’s apprentice. What is your dream job?

School of Fear

I just finished The School of Fear! Here is a short reading. 

Madeline, Theo, Garrison and Lulu, this summer are attending the School of Fear. Madeline, fear of insects, Theo, fear of dying, Garrison, fear of water and Lulu is claustrophobic. Mrs. Wellington, the instructor, gives the students a quest to face their fears.The students improve on their phobias but must return for another summer.

 I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. I really liked this book. It was full of adventure, but it did scare me a some times. 

Among The Hidden

This was an interesting book! Among The Hidden:

            Luke has been stuck in the house ever since he was four years old. There was a law that you could only have two children and Luke was the third. The government has planned to chop down the woods that were protecting Luke from the media, and build new homes. One morning at the table, Luke’s mother asks him to sit on the stairs instead of sitting at the table during meals. This makes Luke furious! Why couldn't he just sit at the table like a normal person. He already knew the answer. One sunny afternoon, Luke sees through the air vents in his room, a face in the window of a house when of the other two kids had left for school. Luke creeps over to the house to find that… Read the book to find out what happens next.

Missing on Superstition Mountain

Here is an exciting book. Missing on Superstition Mountain:

            Simon, Henry and Jack just moved to Superstition, Arizona. The know nobody and have no friends. The three kids were always told to stay away from Superstition Mountain, but when their cat Josie goes missing, they disobey their mother and fathers rules and investigate. During the brother’s journey, they meet new friends (and some really weird people) and find new things.

What would you do first if your pet got lost? Be creative! What if your fish ran away!

13 Gifts

I just finished 13 Gifts! Hope you like it:

            Tara Brennan realizes after a while that it is  not a great idea to go into your school at night, steel a goat and pepper spray your teacher. As a punishment she is sent to the old sleepy town of Willow Falls. The worst part is she has to spend time with her eleven-year-old cousin. The last time she had seen her, she ate a whole glue stick.

Tara meets new best friends, is sent on a quest to find thirteen objects before her thirteenth birthday, which is on Friday, and even meets the world’s hottest teen movie star!

How would you feel if you met your favorite movie star and what would you do?

School of Fear is Not Dismissed

Here is another one. School of Fear #2 Class is Not Dismissed:

Theo, Lulu, Madeline and Garrison return to the school of fear for a second time. They are joined by a new student Hyacinth. Hyacinth has the fear of being alone. She believes that everyone she meets is her bestie. Her best friend is a ferret named Celery.

Hyacinth tells a news reporter about the school of fear and the news reporter writes an article about it. Hyacinth realizes it is all her fault that the school of fear has to close. She goes into the forest to find… Read the book to find out what happens!

What is your fear?

Ten Rules for Living With my SIster

I just finished reading Ten Rules for Living with my Sister! Here we go:

Pearl’s older sister has everything. A boyfriend, a laptop, and her OWN key to the apartment. The problem was… when Daddy Bo, their grandfather, is getting to old to take care of himself, he has to stay in Pearl’s room and Pearl has to sleep with her big sister, Lexie.

Once, when no one was home. Daddy Bo hands Pearl her coat and says “Pearl. We are going to New Jersey.” WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!

I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because I really like the plot of the book and that it isn’t slow moving. Pearl wants a lot of things her sister has. Is there anything you want that one of your siblings has?

The Lost Hero

I 50/50 loved this book: 

 A boy named Jason wakes up on a school bus not knowing who or where he is. The school bus is going to the Grand Canyon. A big group of Venti (or wind spirits) start to attack. Jason's protector, Gleeson Hedge, is taken by the Venti. Jason and his friends are taken to a camp called Camp Half-Blood. Jason learns that he is the son of Zeus. He and his friend venture of on a quest to find and defeat a giant that has enough power to destroy the world. They travel through many places. They find themselves in a shopping mall underground, three castles including Aleous’ castle. And they were at risk throughout the whole journey. 

 I liked this book. I could really imagine the scenery in my mind but you already could tell what would happen at the end. I would highly recommend this book to any one that likes adventure or fantasy.   

Zorgamazoo

I just finished reading Zorgamazoo. It was a great book! Here is a summary...

Katrina Katrell lived with her guardian, Mrs. Krabone. She ran away from her house because Mrs. Krabone had called up Dr. LeFang to cut the insane things out her brain. She ran till she found an abandoned building. But in the building was the McCrook Gang. She tried to escape but the biggest one caught her. Then a Zorgle named Mortimer Yorgle, or Morty for short, came in and scared them away. Morty was on a quest to find the other Zorgles from Zorgamazoo. Katrina and Morty go off together to find the other Zorgles. When they get there the find a monster that tells them what happened to all the other creatures. She says they were eaten and just as she finished her story a big monster swallows them whole. In the stomach of the beast there were hundreds of monsters in cages. What will happen next? Read the book to find out!

I really, really like this book. It is extremely fun to read aloud because of all the rhyming.  I like how to story flows and that the settings changes at a nice pace during the book. I was really sad when the book was over. I wish there was a whole series, not just one book. What creature would you want to live with most?

Tata for now! :)