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(He, she, it) reminds me of ... because ...
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Virginia D
I finished the book L8r, G8r by lauren Myracle. One of the charaters, Ian reminds me of my brother. This is because they both dont put that much effort in their school work and just show up to school because of their friends. However Ian is funny and likes to make people laugh (especially girls), just like my brother. The school in this book reminds me of my school because rumors can go around quickly and easily. One of the main characters, Angela has a mom that reminds me of mine. Thats because both our moms our very relaxed when it comes to rules and are willing to make exceptions.
Alex B. =]
The title of my old book was Shug by Jenny Han. I finished it about a week ago. This character named Annemarie reminds me of my cousin, Annmarie. (coincidentially) They are alike even more than their names. They remind me of eachother because the girl Annemarie in the book is very self-concience and is always thinking about what people think of her. This is the same with my cousin. She is always calling me and asking if I can help her with some of her problems. I am always telling her to calm down and stop worrying so much. (haha) Also, Annemarie in the book is always trying to find the bad part of the situation. Instead of saying, "Mark will probably like me", she is always saying things like, "He would never like me." This is the same with my cousin. I am always trying to cheer her up and give her good advice about what to do. Maybe if she reads this book she'll hear how stupid and pathetic she can sound! (haha)
Mason C.
I am still reading the book house of the scorpians. i had a question from a fan of mine wondering if the boy was really the clone from the cow's stomach. yes the boy was created by a scientist. the scientist at the time had about 70 versions of the clones. try to keep them alive he tests theories of the their lack to live. only one of the 70 clones survived and that one was the boy today. i am on pages 110. close to being done with the book "house of the scorpian".
Ross P.
I have been reading Tangerine by Edward Bloor. I have just finished the book. I can connect to how Paul felt when he scored the goal for his middle school soccer team. Paul said that he felt prousd that he had scored. This reminds me of when I scoreed, I feel sort of the same. Paul's goal helped his team win the game and made him feel like he was finally part of his team. When I score I also feel like Paul
♥Bryce G♥
I finished the book "The Secret Identity of Devon Delaney" by Lauren Barnholdt. The main character, Devon, reminds me of the average teenage girl. when she tries to convince a girl she met during the summer that she is very popular, everything backfires! Just like normal teenage girls, Devon wants to be popular, get the guy, and still have really close friends!
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Lianne S
This week I started the book Twisted, by Laurie Halse Anderson. I am currently on page 58 out of 250 pages. In the book, the situation of the main character Tyler almost going to jail is like in the book/movie Holes. Both in Holes and the book Twisted, the main characters Tyler (from Twisted) and Stanley, (from Holes) have charges pressed on them. Both Stanley and Tyler choose community service instead of going to jail and while working they both learn life lessons. Stanley goings to a special camp, where he is forced to dig a hole a day. While at the camp he learns the meaning of true friendship and the value of family in his life. So far in the book, Tyler had to do community service all summer, and while doing service he starts to look at life in a different perspective. Tyler starts to understand to speak his mind and just be himself, instead of hiding from his bullies. Tyler and Stanley both had pressed charges but came out in the ending as better people. Another way this book can connect to something else is Tyler's school with our school. Tyler attends highschool, and like ours there are social ranks between different people. Meaning that people stereotype others, and often judge people by their appearence and clothes. In Tyler's life he is often made fun of because of his clothes, style, and is considered an outcast be his fellow students. In our school people are also often stereotyped or judged by the "popular group". Tyler is considered a nerd, but in his school people look at groups as populars, emos, goths, skaters, and more. I am really enjoying this book, its very relatable and easy to make connections.
Hannah C.
I am reading the book The Misfits by James Howe and have read 238 pages. Bobby and Addie remind me of me sometimes. Sometimes I feel that I am the odd man out. I also feel that I am left out to. I can be nerdy sometimes and people do ask me "Why are you so smart" just like Addie and Bobby. Bobby's friends are called The Gang of Five. The gang consists of Bobby, Addie, Joe, and Skeezie. I guess I could call my friends The Gang Of Five but we don't really have a name for our group. I am also fairly new to my group which is maybe why sometimes I get left out and feel like the odd man out. Even though sometimes I do feel left out I still love my friends very much!
Found
Margaret Peterson
I read up page 147.
The character Jonah reminds me of when he went to find out who his real birth parents are because he wanted to know who they were and while he was wating he was so thirsty. so when he went past a old man the guy said, "You can have my drink because I have two of them and I heard you said that you are thristy." That reminded me of when I was thrisy waiting to find out information about something and I was so thristy. So when I was walking in the hallway I saw a drinking fountin and got a drink of water.
shelby h
i finnished the book Enthusiam by polly shulman. this book reminds me of the song love story by taylor swift. i think that it reminds me of this because it the book they participate in a play ans the song love story is a bout romeo and juliet. also there is the fact that the main characters name is julie and she plays a big part in the play just like in romeo and juliet.
My book is called The Boxes by william Sleator
Im on about page 200
Annie reminds me of my friend. She reminds me of my friend because shell do anything to keep out of trouble. She also does not like trouble when she is in it. Her uncle Marco left her with two strange boxes that he said she cant open. The trouble she got in was the worst kind because when she disobeyed her uncle and opened them, it unleashed a terrible creature who will not stop having babies and the other box has a giant clock in it which can actually control time. Annie became the "nervous system" as the creatures call her. Annie also reminds me of my friend because whenever she gets in trouble, shell do any thing anyone tells her to. Annie is now realizing she might not want to disobey uncle marcos other command to never put the two boxes near each other. She might she might not. My friend also is like Annie because she debates things to their fullest consiquences before deciding what to do.
Maria J
I am currently reading The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau. I have read 53 pages this week. In the book Lina is staying with the doctor of Sparks. This doctor is taking care of her two nephews Caspar and Torren. Caspar is away somewhere and the younger boy, Torren, lives with her. Lina was assinged to live with the doctor because her younger sister Poppy is very sick. The first morning they were together they were going to have eggs for breakfast but there was only one egg. Torren wanted the egg but the doctor gave it to Lina. Torren got upset and pushed Lina. Then she got mad and yelled at him and he pushed her again and she fell over. Then she got up at yelled at him some more. While they were arguing Lina got so mad that she threw the egg at him not knowing it would smash. That reminds me of me and my brother. Jonathan and I fight constantly and there is always things getting thrown. Right when I read that paragraph i thought of my brother instantly.
Arianna H
Totally Joe, By James Howe. I've finished it.
The character Joe reminds me of my best friend, because Joe is really quiet unless he's around his friends. Joe is really funny, he can make just about anyone laugh. And Joe doesnt care what anyone thinks about him, he just cares about himself, his family, and his friends. My bestfriend is just like that, he makes me laugh nonstop, and he doesnt care what anyone thinks, he does whatever he wants, dresses however he wants, and thinks whatever he wants. No one else's opinion matters to him. And thats how Joe is.
I am currently reading Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan. I have read 120 pages this week. I am connecting Ashley my friend and Gram, Naomi and Owens guardian and their great grandmother. Ashley, is a worry wart and is always telling people to think positivly. She also is telling people to have compassion and sometimes feel bad for others. She especially tells me this. In my book, Gram is the same way. She tells Naomi and Owen quite often to think positivly about finding their father, making their mother, love and get used to them and losing her craziness. She also feels bad for some people in the grove which they live. This is how these two people are very similar.
Hannah W.
Joshua Alexander R.♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I am reading the house of the scorpion by Nacy Farmer I am curently on page 167 i can kind of relate to matt and how his body gaurd Tam Lin are like when tam lin took matt on adventures and showed him stuff in the woods and stuff about the outdoors it reminds me of my older brother because it reminds me of how my brother when we were littel he showed me stuff when he wasn't suppose to and stuff like that and we went on "adventures" in the woods
Elena Q
Title: Pretties
Author: Scott Westerfield
Current Page Number: 358
Tally reminds me of myself when I was younger. She reminds me of myself because back then I was very adventurous. I would spend whole days outside, pretending I was stranded in the jungle. (Hey I mean I was five.) In the book, Tally actually does leave civilization. She bravely endures the wilderness. Also, I loved jumping out of trees. The rush of the wind on my face was enlightening. Similarly, Tally jumped out of a hot air baloon to escape the Specials.
Nicole F
The book Im reading is Confessions of a Serial Kisser by Van Draanen. I am currently on page 186. Evangeline who is the main character reminds me a lot of me! Evangeline reaminds me of me because we both didnt like the way we looked before and then made ourselves over which is what I did, but at a much younger age. Also Ive kissed alot of people. The people that Ive kissed really didnt mean much to me before and Evangeline regrets them ALL later. Evangeline's mother reminds me of my aunt Karen. My Aunt Karen never really cooks anymore and Evangelines mother doesnt either. Both Evangelines mother and my aunt had gone through divorce and had to deal with the stress of that. My family seems to have a lot in common with Evangelines.
Morgan C.
The title of my book is Jumping the Scratch by Sarah Weeks and I have just finished it. This book reminds me of the book So B. It. It reminds me of So B. It because they both have characters that have a mental problem. In So B. It, the mother has a mental disease and in Jumping the Scratch the aunt has a scratch in her memory. Another connection is that Jamie's aunt Sapphy reminds me of a man named 10 second Tom in the movie 50 First Dates. 10 Second Tom could only remember things for 10 seconds and then he would forget it and Jamie's aunt Sapphy can only remember things for a day but once she falls to sleep she will not remember what happened the day before.
Natalie J
I am reading the book A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle and I'm on page 175. The character Margret reminds me of Dorthy from The Wizard of OZ because Dorhty got taken in a tornado and Maragret got taken in a tesseract/ a wrinkle in time. Margret goes through the wrinklre in time with her father and Calvin. They are taken to a different place and she has fallen down hard. Dorthy is taken in the tornado and get separated from her family. Dorthy and Margret were both put in an unusall sistuations.
AJ E.
The book i am reading is called Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver and i have finished the book. Torak is an adventurous boy and his father has tought him everything that he needs to know about survival in the forest. Torak needs to cross the frozen lake to the tundra. Torak needs to survive the cold and harsh winter. He reminds me of the main character from the book Alaska. In Alaska, the main character and his sister needs to save an endangered animal, the polar bear. They cross the tundras of alaska and struggle to suvive the harsh winters.
JT
I am currently reading Physiks by Angie Sage. The main character, Septimus Heap, reminds me of Matt Alcran from The House of the Scorpion. He reminds me of Matt because he is cautious like Matt, but is willing to be brave when he needs to. I made this connection when Septimus had to go against his mentor in order to help his step-siter from being controlled by the ghost of one of the Queens of the Palace. I connected this to Matt because in The House of the Scorpions, Matt had to go against he Keepers to free all the other boys from a slave like camp.
Nick C.
I have just curently finished the book Tangerine by Edward Bloor. Paul fisher reminds me of my couisn Brandon. He reminds me of brandon because they both play soccer and they both basicly do the same things. Also Paul reminds me of him because they are both good in school and get good grades.Also they both have older siblings around the same age.
that is how Paul reminds me about my couisn brandon.
Jenn L
I'm reading the book A Hole in the World by Sid Hite. I read 56 pages this week and finished my book.
Einstein was a wonderful dog, but he was an old dog. After "Hennely's spirit" visited Dundas, Einstein ran away. Einstein came back eventually, but ran in front of a truck and died. Paul thinks that he did it because he finally realised Hennely's gone. I connected this to the book New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. It reminded me of Edward's and Bella's dedication to the other and how they said if one of them died, the other would follow. Edward accendently hears that Bella's dad is at the funeral and he immediatly think's he's at Bella's funeral. So Edward goes to kill himself, but Bella stops him just in time. I think that these motives are very similar because i think, and Paul thinks, that Einstein commited "suicide" because Henneley's not there anymore. (in mind or spirit)
Jessica D~
I am still reading the book Johnny Tremain I found out what happened to Johnny. Mrs. Lapham called the old witch doctor from down the road. She wrapped Johnnys hand up for two days and he couldn't even look at it. When she finally unraveled it, two days later, it looked horible he tried moving his thumb but he couldn't even get it to touch his pointer finger. His hand is crippled and he is not good for anything anymore I don't know what his master will do with him. The way The writer describes Johnny's crippled hand reminds me of the pictures of The way they make tofu in the twin oaks villiage( in case you haven't seen them they look real yucky). I don't think Mr. Lapham has found out about Johnny's hand yet I wonder what he will do.
To Alex B
From Lianne S
I really liked your blog this week! LIke Annemarie I can relate to the characters in the book, from past experiences. Along with me, I'm sure a lot of girls on our school would enjoy this book and being able to relate to. I read this book for summer reading and loved it! Im happy that you liked it too! I thought the ending was different, because I always pictured it to happen differently but still it was a good book. Hope you like your next book!
Sammi♥Marie♥G♥
The currant book that I am reading is called Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. I am on page 240 of my book and close to being done. There are many ways that I can connect to my book. One way is that The main character, Tally, reminds me of me not knowing if my best friend is really a best friend. Tally made a hard choice to tell if she was a good friend of just someone trying to get what she wanted. I sometimes am not sure if my "best friend" is really acting like a best friend. Tally may have just have been hanging out with Shay just to get over the sadness of the 3 month difference between her and her best friend Peris. But now that Tally has gotten to the Smoke and realized that she is a really good friend, but know she will have to betray her and turn her in of live ugly forever.
To Ross P.
From Alex B.
That book sounds really good! i know since you love soccer that you enjoy this book. Thats how i feel when i score a goal too! have funn with it and umm.. have fun on JV!
=]
To my bffff Lianne S.
From Alex B.
Hola Lianne! That book sounds really relatable. There definitely are many cliques in our school. Some are good, and obviously most are pretty unbelievably unnecessary. This sounds really fun to read~ Oh and tru values in life are really important to me. My parents especially would love me if I read this book. (haha)
ttyl <3
Victoria G.
I have finished the book Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson and I am now 50 pages into the book Rules by Cynthia Lord. The time in the book when the main character(Cathrine) is in the waiting room at her brother David's Occupational Therapy(OT) reminds me of when I go to work with my dad. There is one main reason why I conect these two in my mind. My dad works on power scooters and wheelchairs so he personally delivers many parts to his customers. I feel like I observe many of the same kind of people(disabled, mentaly challanged, speech issues) that Cathrine does in the book while I am following my dad around.
I can connect the main character Cathrine to the character Heidi in the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks. Both girls have to deal with a disabled person in their lives. Cathrine has a brother named David who has Autism and Heidi's mother is mentaly challanged. They both wish and think about how much better their lives would be if their relatives weren't disabled. Cathrine often wishes she had a brother that she could fight with and who tried to annoy her like a normal little brother. Heidi often wishes that her moms brain would function right so she could know more information about her family's past and so she could be more like a mother figure.
This book is truley heartfelt and shows the true emotional feelings and battles with a person who is disabled and also close to you.
Tori b.
The book I was reading is called Brisingr by christopher Paolini. Since the last blog, I finished the book. In the book, Eragon and Saphira helped elect a new dwarf king, Eragon's foster brother, Orik, who is sympathetic to the varden's cause and has sent rroops to help lady Nasuada, the leader of the varden. Eragon then goes to Ellesmera, the elf city hidden in the forest of Du Weldenvarden, where his and Saphira's teachers live. Oromis and Glaedr are dragon rider and dragon, the kind Eragon heard of in the older tales. They taught Eragon and Saphira until Lady Nasuada called for them to help in the battle on the Burning Plains. While in Du Weldenvarden, Eragon gets a new sword which he names Brisingr. The first time Eragon utters the sword's name, the sword bursts into flames. This is because in the ancient language, Brisingr means fire. This reminds me of Harry Potter and the goblet of fire, when Dumbledore opens the casket and the goblet lights up. Also, in Brisingr, Oromis and Glaedr ride into battle with the elves and Eragon and Saphira join the varden. Before they part, Glaedr gives Eragon and Saphira his Eldunari or his heart of hearts. This allows them to communicate and even if Oromis and Glaedr die, he can still help Eragon and Saphira by teaching them and giving them strength. At the end of the book, Oromis has a fit while he and Glaedr are fighting Murtaugh and Thorn and Murtauh is able to slash Oromis from his shoulder to his hip, a fatal wound. Glaedr tries to save him, but he still dies. Glaedr is filled with grief and anger and attacks Murtaugh and Thorn but Murtaugh stabbs Glaedr, killing him. Do Eragon and Saphira survive? Read the books and find out.
Taylor M.
Since last week I have finished the book Speak and am currently 90 pages into the book So B. It by Sarah Weeks. I can easily compare Bernadette to my grandmother. Bernadette lives in the apartment next to Heidi and her mentally retarded mom (their apartments have connecting doors). Bernadette is a very caring and compassionate girl, she is constantly helping Heidi and her mom. That reminds me of my grandma because my grandma is very caring and helpful to everyone. Bernadette and my grandma don't seem to care what the person's past is they will help anyone. Bernadette helps teach Heidi's mom daily activities while my grandma will babysit, be a source of transportation , and be helpful around any party or activity. Both of them have a big heart and are constantly putting other's needs in front of their own.
Another connection that I have is between Catherine (in the book Rules)and Heidi (in the book So B. It). Both Heidi and Catherine have someone that is mentally retarted in their family. Heidi's mom and Catherine's brother are both mentally retarted. Both of them are calm and patient around their disabled family members. Although, once in a while they will get really frustrated at their disabled family member. When they get really frustrated and yell their family member doesn't know how to deal with it and so they get REALLY mad. After the incident is over both Catherine and Heidi regret over reacting. They come to terms with the fact that it's not their family member's fault and apoligize. Both Catherine and Heidi are really patient with their family, I know that if I was them I would be a lot more inpatient.
to jt
love nicoleeeeyyy
The people in your book have totally weird names. lol. I can relate to your book due to the fact that Im also very cautious...sometimes
:b
loveeemuchooo
nicoleyyyy
+ I know who you like
to my sweet sweet rossypoo
lovee nicoleeey
okay so heres the dealio. your book is the same as nicks (how convineint) *wink wink*
lol
I dont play soccer and I cant relate but I know how it feels to be on the floor and competing and that feeling you get when you WIN !
woot woot
love youuu ross
****NICOLE****
to nicholas (ithink)
loversss nicoleyyy
Well your reading the same book as ross. I <3 your connections...haha
GOOD JOBB :b
lovemuchooo nicole
To: Nicole F.
From Rose V.
This book sounds interesting, and dandy. Nice connections. I can see that you really relate to this book! I might have to read it!
:)
To: Shelby H.
From: Rose V.
That book sounds gooooood!! You are like obsessed with Taylor Swift. But that is ok i guess. :)<3
Ginny
FROM Elena Q
Hey I've read a book by that author, it was really good. As to your connection, I agree. Your mom is very nice. ^_^ I hope you enjoyed this book, because I know you've been waiting forever to read it.
♥Always,
Your favorite,
Who always will be,
Elena Q
(yeah you know it.)
To: aaron
From: ashlay
how come you didn't write a third blod assignment?? huh?
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