12/17/2013 "Chesapeake" Pages 0-61

 Prompt- Describe the Main characters.

        This week I have been reading Cheasapeak, and it might very well be the most detailed book I have ever read. It starts out that a giant indian leaves his village because of a reason unknown. He makes it all the way down the choptank river and stops in the very fertil land, only to find its inhabitants very gentil and practically takes over the village single handedly. He proves himself in battle and they warship him as their leader. In the village there is a myth about a "giant canoe" and the true story about the men with their white skins is passed from leader to leader. As he passes down the information to the next generation of leader and leaves to live somewhere else, he is called back to see the giant canoe.

        The first main character I would like to describe is Pentaquod. He is the indian who is many heads taller and many fists broader than the other indians. He is very wise and clever, but we do not know why he left his village in such a hurry. He and his tribe help each other learn of new food sources and better ways to live, with Pentaquod being from the tribe of hunters, and the Village being very good builders. Many people in the Village trust his decisions, not even questioning when he picks the next leader, a street smart warior.

        The next main character I would like to describe is the white man named Captain Smith. He is the most frustrating person you could have. He sets off in a 100 ton ship and brings a scribe to write the adventure. Then he tells his scribe to make him look more heroic, then tells him to make Pentaquod  stupid and the indians hostle! Personally I think that it was because he was jealous of his height. For another reason unknown, he wakes up his scribe in the middle of the night and tells him to erase the part about them finding their gold. He even tells him that they never found the river in the first place. That is where I left off...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Cabin Fever Pages 0-207

*Prompt* Describe the main characters.

        This week I have been reading Diary of a wimpy kid and, its really frustrating. A blizzard hits and it becomes too dangorus for Gregs dad to come home, so he stays in a hotel while Greg, Rodrick, Gregs mom, and Manny suffer at home. The power goes out and Manny is missing so Rodrick, Mom, and Greg. Greg gets up the next day to hear nocking on the door, and its Rowley. He is standing there with a plate of cookies asking for Greg to come outside and play, and then Greg got suspicious. He went to the circuit board and saw all of the switches off ecxept for the one in Mannys room. Thats where I left off.

        The first character I would like to describe is Manny. This is my least favorite character, mostly because he can do anything he wants and won't get in trouble, but he's a tattle tale. If I had someone like that in my family (which I do), he would not be using me like he is Greg. The second character I want to describe is Greg. He is a little wuss (or wimp) who is so stupid at times it isn't even funny. He lets his little brother push him aside and his big brother mess with him 24/7 without doing anything about it.

        The third character I want to describe is Rodrick. Rodrick is the hardcore teenager, hoping to hit gold in his band carrer instead of getting a practicle job. He gets in trouble very often and lives in the basement like a pig. The final character I would like to describe is Rowley. He is a big clumsy follower who will do just about anything that Greg tells him to do. At one point in the series he even agrees to play a game where he has the only chance of getting hurt and gets his arm broken.

The Giver Week of 12/2/13 Pages- Finished

Prompt: Do you like what your reading? Why or why not?

        This week I finished the book "The Giver" and the ending really confused me. So, jonas and Gabriel set off on a journey to 'Elsewere' all on superstition from The Giver. Well, they run out of food as they reach the wilderness and are filthy. They keep going until they get to a big hill, drop the bike and transmits his last memory of warmth into Garbiel. They he gets on a sled slides down a hill and hears music.

        At first I loved the book. It was full of detail and explained everything throughly. The memories coming into play even made it better. It talked about his relationships with his friend and his family, every thing was fine. Then he started with the bad memories, with war, seperating himslelf futher and further from his family and friend until it seemed he really didn't have one with them. he stopped talking to Fiona, Asher, and Lily a little past the middle of the book and the relationship with his father and mother was much less past the part of release.

        Then towards the end I wasn't into the book as much because I knew what was coming. he seperated himself fully from his friends and family from a plan with the Giver and only Gabe as a companion. When he left is when things became confusing, he kept hurting himself and seeing new creatures that he described horribly. The part I hated second most was when he when on a sled down the hill because it really made no sence unless he was halucinating and dieing. The WORST part was... The book ended!