Tell me the titles of the books you read this quarter. (Tell me at least two.) Explain whether or not you enjoyed the books.
If you have only read one book, tell me what book you plan on reading next.
If you have finished one book and are currently on your second book, tell me how far along you are in the 2nd book and whether you like it so far.
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The two books I read were The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan and Ranger's Apprentice The Ruins of Gorlan. I really enjoyed the second book because it was exciting and action filled. There was hardly a boring moment and it wasn't a weird story. On the other hand the first book I read I did not really enjoy. The reason being it had many boring parts and the story was just not good in my opinion.
This quarter, I have read all nine books of the Alex Rider series, by Anthony Horowitz. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the books, but mainly the last one, Scorpia Rising. I liked these books for many reasons. First, they had a very interesting storyline, which was a fourteen year old being a spy for MI6, the intelligence agency in Britain. Second, they were very fast-paced and action packed. Practically every chapter ended with a cliff-hanger, so I couldn't stop reading! Finally, I was always amazed by the villains and their evil schemes. For instance, in the sixth book, the evil villain plans on bombing a satellite in space at the precise moment, causing it to fall on Washington D.C. I won't tell you if he succeeded or not, because you'll have to read the book to find out!
This nine weeks two books I've read are Crash Into Me by Albert Borris and 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher.
Both of these books were absolutely amazing. I could not believe how good these books were! They were both kind of morbid but at the same time unbelievable. If you hate reading, these will make you want to read. I could not put either of them down. I finished 13 Reasons Why in two days and Crash Into Me in three. And with as much work as we have, I still made time to read them!
The two books I have read this quarter Dark Side of the Moon: The Magnificent Madness of the American Lunar Quest, by Gerard J. Degroot and Wake by Lisa McMann. Well I enjoyed both books because the Dark Side of the Moon was told in a story form, which made it interesting, plus I got a lot of notes from this book. Wake was interesting because I have never read a book like this before and I thought it was very captivating and now I want to read the rest of the series!
Paige,
Which book did you like better or was more interesting to read?
Charles~
I just could not get into the Red Pyramid! It was a fail on Rick Riordans' part, he should just stick to Greek and Roman mythology.
Lena~
I would suggest 13 Reasons Why!
I read "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho, "Warriors: Skyclan's destiny", "Warriors: Crookedstar's Promise" both by Erin Hunter and Alcatraz versus the Scrivener's bones by Brandon Sanderson. Also books I have started but have not finished yet; "Matched" by Ally Condie, "Septimus Heap: Magik" by Angie Sage, "Spiderwick Chronicles: Book one the Field Guide" by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini and "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol is taking me over a month to finish. There's a lot of books in progress than those that I've finished! I enjoyed and am enjoying all the books listed above, especially The Lost Symbol and Alcatraz vs. Scrivener's Bones. Brandon Sanderson is such a funny author.
Charles
Was the Red Pyramid that boring? I read it a long time ago and I can't really recall any parts that were boring.
Ms. Thomas, is reading several books at one time a good thing? I sometimes can't focus on just one book.
One of the two books that I have read was "Wanted" by Sara Shepard. I enjoyed this book because it was one of the last published books in The Pretty Little Lairs series. The other book I also read is the last published book in the same series, called "Twisted". This book still ends you with a major cliff-hanger so I am guessing that there will be more to come.
Paige~
Both of those books seem interesting. I have to ask though, where do you find all of these books?
I have read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Eon by Alison Goodman, Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China by Philip P. Pan, and Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikotter. I enjoyed all of these books. Sometimes though Pride and Prejudice would get kind of boring after I had been reading it for a long time. Also, Mao's Great Famine and Out of Mao's Shadow were kind of difficult so it was somewhat time consuming to do.
pbasting~
Those are all books that I have not read but are interested in. They seem like they have good plots.
For the 1st quarter I have read two books.I only did the first blog on the first book though, I was almost done by the time we did the blog! The first book was All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn. The second was Scat by Carl Hiassan. The first book I enjoyed some of the way through. The reason b y the end of the book I didn't like it anymore was because it dragged on for to long, and never made it to the point fast enough. I was to board with it half way through. The second book scat was a very good book except for the prospective it was told in. It was an exciting book and it had so many fun suprises and twists. The only thing was how the boy told the story, at times I felt lost and then later it would clear it up. I found that confusing to be confused at the time then piece the book together later.
DRowe~ Wow think you read enough? Good for you!
PBasting~ I love how you have read almost every book someone does the blog on! It's a good thing,I know who to go to on book advice now!
So far I've read two books, Silent Spring by Rachel Carson and The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. Silent Spring related to my topic, Earth Day, and because it was so factual it was hard to get through. The Son of Neptune I'm almost done with, and is a sequel to The Lost Hero. Unfortunately, this book is kind of confusing because it switches the point-of-view between characters. Though, both of these books have either been helpful, or entertaining.
Nicole~
I tried reading Pride and Prejudice, but I could never get through it! It sounds like the other book has been really helpful to you though.
LSakalla6-
That sounds really cool! I wish I could find a book about the Montgomery bus Boycott that was like a story, that seems so interesting!
I have read several books this semester. Some of them include Bystander, Out of My Mind, The Face on the Milk Carton, Sweethearts, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Rosa Parks: My Story, Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians, and many others. (I read most of these in a few days or were reading two at a time so some of them aren't in my blogs.) My favorite out of these books are The Face on the Milk Carton and Harry Potter. Both of these books kept me reading, I couldn't put them down!! They were both rather mysterious, I wanted to find out the answers before I stopped reading! Very good writing! I enjoyed these very much. I didn't really like My Story and Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. My Story was interesting, but it didn't really hold my attention, and Alcatraz was too unbelievable for me. I like fiction, and some fantasy (like legends, wizards, witches, vampires, etc.) but I don't like random outrageous unbelievable fantasy. It annoys me. I really liked Bystander and Out of My Mind, though. They both felt really real, like an actually teenage living those events were writing them. There's no, "Even though I have cerebral palsy, I love my life and I can overcome anything!" It was more believable, like: "I have cerebral palsy, and I'm smarter than most of the idiots in my school. Yeah, life sucks." Everything about these books were so real, and that's what made me love them. Sweethearts was okay, and I liked how it wasn't too predictable, but there just wasn't enough action in it for me. Most of the story was told through her thoughts, and I like stories that use more dialogue, and use other characters to tell the story.
This nine weeks the two books I read were Perchance to Dream by Lisa Manchev and Catch a Tiger by the toe written by Ellen Levine. I enjoyed both of books. Perchance to dream was a sequel to one of my favorite books and it was interesting to see what happened to all of the characters. Catch a Tiger by the Toe had a lot to do with McCarthyism and I think I was able to understand the messages in the books better than other readers would because of the background knowledge I have.
This nine weeks the two books I read were Perchance to Dream by Lisa Manchev and Catch a Tiger by the toe written by Ellen Levine. I enjoyed both of books. Perchance to dream was a sequel to one of my favorite books and it was interesting to see what happened to all of the characters. Catch a Tiger by the Toe had a lot to do with McCarthyism and I think I was able to understand the messages in the books better than other readers would because of the background knowledge I have.
Karoline
I feel like a slacker you read at least five more books than I did
This quarter, I read many books; one book I read was Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. Overall, enjoyed this book, even though the format was different from that of normal novel. Another book I read was After by Amy Efaw, a moving book about a girl facing the reality of a teenage pregnancy. I also am slowly reading parts of Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikotter, an informative book about the Great Leap Forward in China. I am currently reading Paper Towns, by John Green.
Overall I enjoyed all the books I read this quarter- both Wintergirls and After covered very realistic, emotional topics, which was new to me and really caught my attention. Mao's Great Famine is an excellent book, but you really have to think about it. It's a book you have to read slowly in order to get all the information you need from it.
Slee5- Matched by Ally Condie sounds so good! Ever since reading Unwind and Hunger Games, I have loved dystopian fiction.
The books I read this quarter were Watergate's Legacy and the Press by Jon Marshall, I thought it was boring because it was about everything I already knew about my topic. I also read Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard, and loved it. I can't wait for the next one! Another book I read was The power of Six by Pittacus Lore, and it was good, I expected more but oh well.
Monica6- I LOVE THAT BOOK SO FLIPIN MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
This nine weeks I have read the Bomb Scare: a History and Future of Nuclear Weapons by Joseph Cirincione, and two books of the Narnia series, The Magicians Nephew and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis. I've enjoyed Bomb Scare because it is packed to the limit in each page of information about my topic. It was also a book that gave me an abundance of clarity compared to other source books I have read. I enjoyed both of the Narnian books because of its twist on fantasy and how it has elements that I could not find in many other fantasy books. I usually don't like fantasy either but these I've greatly enjoyed thoroughly.
Charles:
Who is the author of the Ranger's Apprentice? I've seen it before and heard about it before. If you say it's good, then it probably is. And is The Red Pyramid really that boring? Because I just barrowed it from the library and I don't want a book that I would regret reading...
Two books I have read: Peak by: Roland Smith and Catching Fire by: Suzanne Collins both of these were amazing books, but I do have a favorite book. Catching Fire, it is part of my favorite series and how could I not love it! Some parts I did not enjoy in Catching fire but overall, AMAZING! Peak was very slow starting and then ended terrible, but what can I do about that, right!
Karoline ~ WOW! great job! those sound like amazing books! keep up the great work!
The two books that I have read were Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. These books were one of the best series I have ever read. It's filled with suspense, love, and action. The next book I plan I reading is The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. I plan on reading this book because the other mythology books he has written were spectacular.
Charles, I never got around to reading the Red Pyramid. Tell me what's like one day.
Two of the books that I have read this semester are Esperanza Rising, and Richard Nixon: A Political Life. In my perspective, I enjoyed Esperanza Rising more then i enjoyed Richard Nixon: A Political Life. I enjoyed Esperanza Rising more because there was a lot of drama in this book, there was also more suspense. In that book i would never know what was coming next, something surprising would always seem to happen. Unlike the other book Richard Nixon: A Political Life. In this book, there was not really any drama, and it basically just told about Richard Nixon's life and how he was president. That book was not very exciting, and I did not really enjoy it that much.
EmilyT6 - I agree. The book that I read about our topic, The Watergate Scandal, I did not find very interesting.
MEfferen6 - I love the Pretty Little Liars series! Those books do leave cliffhangers, and it just makes you want to read the next one, I love it!
Hunter, that is also one of my favorite series and I also plan on reading the Son of Neptune soon. We have so much in common!
I read The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart and Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. I really liked both of them. The Mysterious Benedict Society was more action and suspense. The storyline was creative and I finished it in three days even though it was pretty long. Dreamland was thought provoking and really realistic, so I could relate to it. The story was a bit overused, but the author added her own twist to it.
i read 3 books, i read retribution by Sherrilyn Kenyon, and i read, Hunger Games, and Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. and I am currently reading Mockingjay by Suzanne collins. this is the last book in the series. ( :*( ) i Enjoy this book because it is the conclusion of the 1st and 2nd one. and it is the rebellion against the capitol and possibly the end of the country Panem
Sung min ~ was the bomb scare about your, topic? and who wrote it? it also sounds like you read a lot of books this 9 weeks.
I have read two books this quarter. I have read Wenny has Wings and Cause of Death. I have enjoyed both books. They both were quite depressing considering they are both about death, I mean just my luck to get two books about death. I honestly was kind of rough of what Wenny has Wings was about until I started reading it, I did not know that it was solely based on the death of a family member. Although, I did enjoy them even though they were sad. I am most likely reading a happier book next. :)
Charles- Are both of those books from the same series because somewhere I heard that they were. The books sound great.
Dylan- How many books were there? That series sounds pretty good.
The two books I read this nine weeks were The Fire Theif by Teary Deary and The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. Personally enjoyed the Lost Hero a ton more than the Fire Theif. The Lost Hero kept me much more interested with the constant action of Jason and friends fighting against monsters. While the Fire Theif moved along varyvsliwly never having a true climax it seemed. Overall the Lost Hero turned out to be a better book and I would suggest it to all my friends.
DRowe5 I started that series and I really enjoyed the first few books in the series.
This quarter, I have read “The Truth of the Matter” by Andrew Klavin, and I am currently reading “The Son of Neptune” by Rick Riordan and I am on page 112. The truth of the matter was a good book that didn’t let me put it down with all the action scenes and suspense. And so far the son of Neptune has been a very good sequel to the lost hero that I read last year.
tucker- the lost hero was a great book and the son of neptune is even better! I hope you like this series as much as i do.
This quarter, I read 3 books and two of these were "Heaven is For Real" by Todd Burpo and "Heat" by Mike Lupica. I thoroughly enjoyed both of these books for multiple reasons. "Heaven is For Real" was an extremely inspirational book that made me realize I can do anything with hope and faith which meant a lot to me because I am a strong Christian person. The message and theme throughout this book was just overall quite powerful, because a young boy with appendicitis persevered through surgery with his family's help and courage. "Heat" was a spectacular book for a few reasons. First, most of the chapters ended with cliffhangers which built up suspense in the book in an incredible way. Another reason I enjoyed it was because the topic throughout the book was a 12 year old kid playing baseball and I felt that I could connect with the different situations he experienced, which hooked me into the book.
CHarris6 (Charles)-
I can relate to you enjoying Ranger's Apprentice The Ruins of Gorlan due to the fact it was exciting and full of action, because those types of books I can never seem to put down. I love action-packed novels. I think I may have to read that book sometime soon, it sounds interesting.
I have read two books this quarter, The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. I am currently a few pages into my third book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The Yearling I very much enjoyed because of its play on old country words, the heartfelt relationship of a young boy and his pet fawn, and the struggles they encounter as they both begin to grow up. The Things They carried was my reading related to my topic so you can guess how I would feel about that. Of course I did not pick this to read for fun so it was a slower selection. It was a book of detail, wisdom, and the practical love story which embraced the book's context, though I do not feel as if I took in all of the glamour it had to offer. It was more 'you have to read this' and because of that it took away from the marvel of the story. I am on page 10 of Lord of the Flies and I can say it is a strange story. I can sense that it will turn out to be a great story and I am waiting for that point to come, but so far it is slow and confusing. I am enjoying it so far though. This nine weeks has been a great one and the next nine weeks I hope will be even greater!
I have read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo.
Mockingjay I really liked because it was suspenseful and the ending really surprised me. Even though I wished it would have ended differently, I still really enjoyed reading it because it really kept me on my toes.
Heaven is for Real I also really, really, really liked. Because it was a true story, I thought that it was absolutely amazing. It also sort of changed my prospective on life itself, which is an amazing thing, because no book has ever done that before.
CMasio5- I have read All the Lovely Bad Ones before and I thought that it was really good, but you are right, it did go really slow and dragged on.
Duncan ~ I am sorry you read so many books about death. :( I am happy to hear that you enjoyed them though.
Nicole ~ In August, my older sister, who is now a junior in high school, gave me all of her required reading books for those years. I feel like I am reading all of them now. The reason I said that was because Pride and Prejudice is up there, with Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and I was thinking of reading that sometime in the future. Great job!
The two books I have read this nine weeks are The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan and Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz. I enjoyed The Lost Hero very much. I enjoyed this book because it was an adventurous book and I love adventurous books. Also, I was familiar with the author and I really like his style of writing and how he portrays the characters. The second book, Eagle Strike, was a book that I, again, enjoyed very much. Like the first, this book was also adventurous and this book had a lot of action in it as well. One reason that I enjoyed this book is because of the topic and characters. The main character is a fourteen year-old named Alex Rider who is also a spy working fir the British government.
Connor-
I read The Lost Hero just previously this nine weeks and I plan on reading The Son Of Neptune next!
The titles of the books I've read this year are An Asian Tragedy by David Dexter and I am currently on page 50 of Bound by Donna Jo Napoli. I enjoyed An Asian Tragedy because it helped us with our background information on our NHD project. Plus it didn't bored you to death with information life most non fiction books due. It gave good details and was an exciting read because the author portrayed the story like a movie. In Bound, so far the book is good. It is very sad because the main character Xing Xing (and yes there is two of them) is growing up to be a servant. She really cannot have hopes or dreams. That is what the second book is about so far. As an overall grade i would give both books and A-.
C.J. were the books before mocking jay good? I have heard from people that the entire trilogy is excellent. Which one did you like the best?
Andrew, I plan on reading Mike Lupica books in the future because I love sports. Did you enjoy the? They sound like a great read!
This quarter I have read, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. To prove how good this book was, I started reading this novel at the beggining of the year, and finished it during the first week of school. The author of The Hunger Games would paint a picture in my mind while I was reading. Also, the ending to the Hunger Games was so clever, I would have never thought that is how it would end. I enjoyed it so much, and I am planning on reading the second book of her series- Catching Fire. Beastly, by Alex Flinn is also a really enjoyable book becuase it is about a rich, spoiled teenager who takes everything for granted- including his looks. So, a witch turns him into an actual beast. Well, I know plenty of boys who take their good looks for granted, so I can relate this book to them, and to morals in life as a whole.
The two books i read were Stormbreaker and Point Blank both by Anthony Horowitz. I really enjoyed Stormbreaker because the main charecter Alex Rider that a Fourteen-year old boy could do things a man could do. I liked Point Blank because it should that Alex could get out of a dilema without the goverments help.
Hunter- I finished reading The first book of The Hunger Games a while a go, and I am currently reading Catching Fire. They are so good! The author is amazing at grabbing your attention and bulding major suspense in her novels. I can't wait to see how the series turns out in the end.
One book that I've read in this quarter is Vespers Rising by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, and Jude Watson. Another book that I've read is May Bird and the Ever After by Jodi Lynn Anderson. I have enjoyed both of my books in this quarter. For Vespers Rising I really enjoyed reading more about the history of the 39 Clues and how the lives of the five children continued after the horrible disaster. I also enjoyed May Bird and the Ever After because the author puts so much suspense in the book until it leads to an end, but stills continues with a cliffhanger. She puts May and Pumpkin in so many dangerous situations and its hard not to think what is going to happen next.
~For all the people reading/read Mockingjay~ What were your emotions and reactions during the mission to and in the Capitol?
sorry, i liked Retribution because i enjoy mythological books about vampires and gods,etc. And this was to stop omens from destroying the world and mankind.
Hunger Game series: i like it because it is full of suspense and has so much detail you can visualize the hob, forest, and arenas and what it is like to have to try and survive these situations.
Two books that I read this quarter were The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni, and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. I enjoyed them both, but Kite Runner was definitely my favorite. I found that it was much more suspenseful, and interesting. The topic was actually something that was worth reading about and it had a relevant point to it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was very good, but almost seemed to have no lesson or anything that you can take from it. I thought it was a very disappointing ending.
Hunter~
Were those books as good as the first of the Hunger Games series? I loved that book in reach last year but I haven't read the other ones.
This quarter the two books I have read are Thirteen Reason Why by Jay Asher and The Dead of Night by John Marsden. These books were both amazing and both were two of my favorite books. Thirteen Reasons Why was a fantastic book because of all the mystery. The beginning of the book was the best part for me because the suspense kept building. In The Dead of Night, a moral of the story could be "looks can be deceiving." If I explain I will ruin the book for other readers. The Dead of Night was an awesome book because of all the action. The two books I read were similar and different in many ways, but they were both enjoyable. I strongly recommend both books to all kinds of readers, especially Thirteen Reasons Why because it is so suspenseful.
CHarris: I have read Ranger's Aprrentice: The Ruins of Gorlan and I strongly agree with you. That book was action packed and amazing. I loved that book so much, and I am glad you enjoyed it too.
I read one book and I am on my second. The first book that I read was "The Circle Trilogy: Black." I enjoyed this book because it was very interesting. It had to do with two different dimensions, our present day world, and the land of Elyon that takes place centuries in the future. In both worlds the main character, Tom, had to defeat bad powers. In our present day dimension he had to defeat a horrible virus called the Raison Strain that melted your insides. In the other dimension Tom had to defeat the evil bats of the Black Forest. This concept leaks into my second book, "The Circle Trilogy: Red", and I am on page 519. In this book Tom has less time to control the Rasion Strain and the colored forest got taken over by the black forest in the other dimension. I enjoy both of these books.
Charles,
I love action filled books, especially when it is a page turner. Also I agree that books that have many boring parts are not enjoyable because I find those harder to read do to the lack of my attention to the book.
The two books i read were Catching Fire By Suzanne Collins and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I absolutely love both of the books because they were suspenseful and thrilling. Catching fire very good but at some points in the story it really frustrated me because the plot was so confusing, but other than that it was good. Inkheart was a great book and i loved the ending!
Charles- I agree the red pyramid was kinda boring and i was confused many times.
Christie- I LOVED CATCHING FIRE!!!! it was a really good book:)
My first book was Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes. My second book I’m reading is, Shooting Star: The Brief Arc of Joseph McCarthy by Tom Wicker and I’m on page 100.
I don’t really like this book because it doesn’t tell a story. It’s factual because the book is on how McCarthy rose to this high position and how he started out in his career. This book is actually really hard for me to read because it is boring and I can’t concentrate. There are only a few parts so far during the book that catch my attention and are interesting. I do like it because I am able to take some good notes for my research on it.
Alex- I can't wait to read Catching Fire. I saw the movie Inkheart and it was really good, I haven't read the book yet.
The book that I finished first was The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams. I really enjoyed this book because I love mysteries and fiction books that include some sort of romance, and this book had all three. The second book I am almost done with (I’m on page 279 out of 390) is Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer. This is the second book out of the Nightshade series of three. The third book hasn’t come out yet. This is most likely my favorite series EVER. It’s about wolves (fiction) and choosing between the one you are destined to be with and the one you love. This book is absolutely AMAZING and I can’t wait until Bloodrose, the third book, comes out!
Cameron Masio - I heard All The Lovely Bad Ones was a really good book. I am going to have to check it out!
The first book I read, was Freedom Walkers by Russell Freedman and I liked this book because of the fact that it was filled with information, but there were some confusing points in the book where I felt lost and had to reread them multiple times to understand it. The other book was Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, and I loved this book because of the adventure and twists in the plot throughout the book.
Dylan, now i will have to read that series, they sounded very good
pbasting6,
13 Reasons Why was really good. I agree it was kind of morbid, but it was still a great book!
I have finished the book Heaven is For Real by Todd Burpo. I enjoyed the story very much; it had a great plot and kept me interested the whole time. The second book I am reading is called The Man, The Struggle, and The Triumph by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler and I am half way through it. I am currently on page 65, this book gives a lot of information but it is really tiring to read and is very bland at points.
CChristensen6 im glad you couldn't put the book down its good to read.
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