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Briefly describe a specific scene that you read this past week. Then explain why you think the author chose to include this scene in the book. Remember: You should be insightful and not put an incredibly obvious answer. Write this carefully because I will be somewhat strict in the grading.
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The book I am currently reading is called Matched by Allie Condie. I am currently 37% done.
A scene that I just read is when the main character (Cassia) and her match (Xander) are at a picnic. In this book it is a Utopia, you are matched with another person that the government has set you with. There is nothing you can do about this. I think that the author put this in the book because she wanted to show what the matched couples have to do together. This is just an example of one of the countless things they do together. There are more examples in this book but this perticular one is very vivid in the details given.
I am reading Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. I am on page 120
in this book a demigod that can control fire has not been createdin 500 years, but Leo is one that can, but he has kept it secret from everyone else. It is obvious why he put this scene in the book because i'm guessing this will come into a major event inside the book.
I am currently reading The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan and I am on page 168. One scene from the book is when Frank delves into his past to explain how he became cursed. Shortly after he was born, a goddess appeared in his family's fireplace and gave his mother a piece of driftwood. The goddess told his family that when the burning wood was consumed, Frank will be destined to die. I think the author mainly included this scene in the book to explain the piece of wood that Frank always keeps safe in his jacket. I also think the author included this scene so that the reader will be able to understand the burden that Frank has to face while going through his daily life. If the wood stops burning, then Frank would die, and the author was very clear in stating this.
I am reading The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan. I am on page 219.
In the scene the main character Will Treaty catches a genovisian assasin trying to rid the evidence of posioning Horace. Then Will and the Genoveason fight to the death in Trial to combat. Will wins the battle buy shooting the Genoveason with an arrow a hundred metters away. The auther included this section to point out the Genoveasons weaknesses for the rest of the book. Also it show tghe downfall of a religious cult in the county.
I am reading The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan. I am on page 219.
In the scene the main character Will Treaty catches a genovisian assasin trying to rid the evidence of posioning Horace. Then Will and the Genoveason fight to the death in Trial to combat. Will wins the battle buy shooting the Genoveason with an arrow a hundred metters away. The auther included this section to point out the Genoveasons weaknesses for the rest of the book. Also it show tghe downfall of a religious cult in the county.
Dylan~
Is everyone reading that series?? I wanted to but I think that they are a little to long. Do you like them??
I'm reading Dark Life by Kat Falls and I think I'm on page 144 but I'm not sure because some dirty stinkin theif stole my book so I can't check!!!! :(
Anywho, a scene that happened in a chapter I read last night was that the main character, Ty, was swimming in the ocean trying to find the outlaws who just destroyed Ty's neighbor Hewitt's house. He came across a body and he thought it was dead because his body was all swollen up and the body was just floating around, not swimming. Also, the body had glowing white skin. Everybody in the book that lives underwater has a slight glow, but this body was blinding. It hurt Ty's eyes. Also, the body didn't have normal eyes. They were completley black. Even the 'whites' of the eyes were completely black. But then, he saw the huge body cock his head and he realized that it wasn't a dead body, but the leader of the outlaw gang, Shade. Ty turned on his 'mantaboard' which was sort of like a mini underwater car, but you sat on top of it. Shade shot a harpoon at Ty, and it hid Ty's mantaboard. Ty pushed a button on his wristwatch that made fins sprout from his shoes, and he swam away. He knew he was safe because he was already way ahead of Shade, and Shade was too big to catch up with Ty even if he wanted to.
I think this was important because it demonstrated Shade's character as well as demonstrated how experienced Ty was in the Dark Life. I also think the author put it in so that we could sort of get a feel of how scary it would have been to encounter the outlaws.
I'm currently reading, I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You, by Ally Carter and I'm half-way done!
The scene that I though was important was when the new teacher, Mr. Solomon, decided to abruptly have class after school and send the girls on a mission somewhere off campus. This caused a shock for the girls because they attend a private spy school, so they do everything on campus and don’t leave. This mission through the girls off guard because they had to look "normal" and act non-suspicious to find the information needed. It was at a mostly crowded carnival outside during the evening, which made it even easier for the spies to blend in. The task was simple and like a joke because the girls expected their teacher to ask them to track down an FBI file, or something dangerous. Instead, they were to look like regular teenagers (which caused the girls trouble because they don’t wear anything besides their uniforms) and find out what a teacher from school, was putting in their sundae. Even though the girls thought of this mission as a joke, the author used it to show that as spies, they had to be prepared for anything. Just to prove the author’s point, the task was more difficult then expected, because the teacher knew all of the spies on mission, because he teaches them at school, so if caught, the girls be in trouble for being off campus.
Monica
I would hate to be matched with someone that the government chose for me! I would want to move to a different country!
I'm reading I Am Number Four - The Lost Files: Six's Legacy by Pittacus Lore and I'm on page 16.
An important scene I just got to and the chapter ended on a cliff hanger was "Kelly" aka Six and her cepan Katarina, were in the middle of the game Risk and they heard a "bleep" from her computer and went to go check it, they both stopped dead. Six and her Katarina are on the run from Mogadorians (aliens trying to hunt them down and kill them). So one "bleep" from Katarina's computer could mean something seriously wrong happened. It could be that another one of the other 9 of the legacies has died and their on they're way to the next one, which is horrible. When one of the nine die, that means there is less of a chance of saving their plant. (which is dying and the Mogadorians are trying obliviate their race and take their plant, but that can't be done with the nine most powerful children on that planet still alive.)
Lena- I agree with you on your comment to Monica! I would leave the country too! I HATE being told what to do!
I am on page 45 of Old Magic by Marianne Curley.
In my book, the main character Kate is a witch, and she knows perfectly well what she is. Her mother was a witch, and her adoptive mother is too. But the new kid, Jarrod, does not yet know of his power because of his upbringing. One scene in the book happens early on, when Jarrod accidentally causes a random storm outside, ruining the classroom. I think the author really wanted to not only catch the reader's attention, but throw in something to show how powerful Jarrod really was. This also gave Kate a chance to get to know Jarrod and at least attempt to explain what he really is.
Karoline- Is that a SSYRA book? If you have read any of the others, which has been your favorite so far?
The book I am reading is Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, by: J.K. Rowling. I have never read the Harry Potters series why not start now! I am on Page 55.
The scene I have read recently was when Harry turned 13 and then Hagrid shows up in the middle of the night, and has to explain to Harry that there is a world of magic, and how Harrys’ parents were famous wizards. I thought this scene was very important because prior to the arrival of Hagrid, Harry had no idea that he was a wizard and that he was famous. Also Harry thought that his parents died in a car crash, when actually Hagrid had to tell Harry that they were blown to pieces. Hagrid also had to inform Harry that he has been accepted to Hogwarts. This whole visit threw the plot in a whole different direction. That is way the scene was so important.
Lena – I think I tried to start that book, is it the one were the main character is in a spy school then falls in love with a guy at the fair? I think I started that but never finished it, now its just sitting in the library maybe I should pick it up again! I hope you like it.
srosenberger ~ is that whole book about just witches? and if so is Jarrod called a witch or a wizard?
I am reading Torn by Margaret Peterson Haddix and I am on page 168.
On page 117 the main character Jonah thinks about how the food supply on Henry Hudson's ship gotten so low. "It was a stupid thought, just because back home he was so used to having food available any time he wanted it." The ship has been on voyage for 14 months now to find the northwest passage. I think this gives a very strong reality check of how life was back in the 1600s. The sailors have scurvy and look like skin and bones. I think the author included this scene to show how lucky we are with easy availability of food when ever we want it.
Sarah
That sounds like an interesting book. Fantasy is one of my favorite genres. Is the book set in our time period?
I am reading The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan and I am on page 148.
One main scene that has happened in my book is when at the Roman camp one of the main characters Percy Jackson shows up at camp. On this day they have war games which is pretty much a huge game of capture the flag. This is important because it shows how all three main characters Percy, Hazel and Frank work together to win the War Games with the underdog team. Also at the end one camper dies and she later comes back alive which shows that the god of death has been kidnapped.
Kyle, I just read that book and now I'm reading the second book. They're both really good.
I am reading Stoneheart by Charlie Fletcher and I am on page 36.
The main character, George, awakes the stone creatures of London by punching and breaking off the head of a pterodactyl statue. A scene I just read is when George is standing with his back to the World War One Memorial in London, England, and is cornered by three stone lizards and a stone pterodactyl, ready to kill him. To George's surprise, six gun shots are suddenly fired and the creatures are obliterated into pieces of rock. The shots were fired by a British Army Memorial statue that also awoke with all of the stone creatures in London. The soldier informed George that he had created a horrible war between the statues and that he would not be able to stop fighting until the conflict ceased. I believe Fletcher included this scene in the book because I think the British soldier will be an extremely influential help to George throughout the book and will assist him in defeating the evil creatures. Another reason I think the author created this scene was to demonstrate that this job could not be done alone, and that George will have to work as a team with the soldier statue and other allies to end this disaster. I believe this will be a theme throughout the book.
Kyle I enjoyed your book but in my opinion the story is almost like it is being repeated and no longer original.
I am almost done with the book SPeak by Laurie Halse Anderson. I am on page 190. The scene I chose a scene that happened a little earlier in the book was when she goes to school her OLD friends aren't talking to her because of something she did at a summer party. This was put in the book to show how her life was and how many people picked on her and how hard her life was that year at school after a mysterious event takes place at the summer party.
I finished the book White Fang now I am reading The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien. I am currently on page 10. The scene I chose was when Bilbo Baggins was standing outside at his circular door after breakfast smoking an enormous long wooden pipe that reached down to his woolly toes. I think the author chose to put this scene in this book to show the reader the daily life of Bilbo Baggins. And to show that hobbits are short and some also smoke. I think the author also used this scene as a good segway into the next important part of the story.
Karoline- Mean theif but did you find it? I saw that book at the book fair is it good?
Paige and Lena- I agree we would all three leave together amke our own country!
Im going to read that book cameron
I have just finished reading Mockingjay, By Suzanne Collins.
One scene in the book was when Katniss was locked in a room in the capital for assassinating someone (if I said who I would spoil the book) at the beginning she keeps trying to find ways to kill herself but once she had been in their for a while she begins to realize what she has to do with the rest of her life. I think the author included this scene to show the reader how Katniss was changing and why.
Dylan R- That book in my opinion was better than the first one, which is good because you rarely see a sequal that builds on the first book and gets better.
I am reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, I am on page 317.
One of the main characters, Piper, is being threatened by a rising giant with the life of her dad. The giant, Enceladus, wants Piper to betray her new friends. In the scene I just read a sorceress bewitched Pipers two friend wanting them to fight, she told Piper to let them kill each other so that she wouldn’t have to betray them later. Piper however refused and managed to break the spell. Rick Riordan probably added this scene to show that Piper is loyal to her companions and that the choice between her father and her friends will be difficult.
Paige
your book sounds really interesting how many books are in the series?
The book that I am currently reading is called Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer. I am currently on page 183. A specific scene that just happened recently would be that the main character Sophie has just received 3 very heartfelt e-mails for her "boyfriend" that she is on a break from. He is not the typical boyfriend that is sweet to his girlfriend. He is one of those guys that is not very 'lovey' and also he is not very romantic. Things like that. Sophie is in Florida at her mom's house for spring break, and on the plane ride there, she meets this guy. Since her and her boyfriend are on "break" from each other, when the guy asks her out, she agrees. There is one problem though, Sophie is a "seat belt-wearing, three-square-meals-a-day, good girl at heart." The guy that she met is one of those typical motorcycle-riding bad boys. She has never been on the, so called, wild side, and decides to take a try. The overall problem would be that since her boyfriend-on-break e-mailed her those loving messages, she can not decide who to choose now. I think that the author put this in the book to show that anybody can change in the blink of an eye. That no matter how hard you might try to keep someone the same, or even yourself, some key thing is going to happen where you either WANT or NEED to change for something or someone. Even if you change, you may end up going back through your memories and finding something from the past you miss. Then, you might want to change a key aspect of you again to go back to that memory. People are changing everyday, with every decision they make. I think this is why the author put this event in the book. She wanted to show this to the readers.
Karoline - Your book sounds really good! If you find it, lend it to me!!
Andrew-
Your book is pretty unique! It is probably like a fantasy book right? Where did you find the book? Tell me if it is good! I intend to read it!
Connor-
I really enjoyed that book when I read it, it was very intense and action-packed. I think you are right about why the author included that scene. It really was when Katniss had to stop, slow down, and think about what she had to do with the rest of her life.
Connor-
Also, I agree with you when you say it shows her changing. She begins to have a completely different viewpoint on what she should do in life.
I am now reading The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBridge. I just started so I am on page 7.
A scene I read on page 5, starting the second chapter called The Bicycle, mentioned the main character's struggles with a white mother, while he was black. He says his mother forced him to learn two new hobbies when he was little. One thing was piano the other was to learn how to ride a bike. "The piano I didn't mind, but the bicycle drove me crazy. It was a huge old clunker, blue with white trim, with big fat tires, huge fenders, and a battery-powered horn built into the middle of the frame with a button you pushed to make it blow." This obviously describes his encounters with the bike and how he felt about it. He seemed not too thrilled though in the sentence after, it says that the bike was something his stepfather found on the street in Brooklyn though today would be a major collector's item; It would range somewhere around five thousand dollars! I felt this scene was important and really stuck out to me because it symbolizes how the main character went through his life. I expect the book is how the main characters feels useless and unwanted because his mother was 'different', though it turns out today his life was important enough to be written into a popular novel.
To continue from other post:
I think the author would include this to foreshadow his experiences with his mother and how he would deal with those problems. Something most likely solved itself between mother and son because the son created a tribute to his white mother.
Christie ~ Considering how much of a Harry Potter fan I am, I am still surprised I have not read the series yet. Even though I have seen all the movies like five times each, it still does not compare to when you read the novels. Maybe I will start reading the series next, anyways good job on your post!
I finished the book "All the Lovely Bad Ones" by Mary Downing Hahn.
A scene I read was where the two main characters, Travis and Corey, are watching T.V. in their grandma's inn, Fox Hill Inn. All of a sudden a scene comes on the T.V. of the Fox Hill Inn when it was a poor farm. Later in the scene on the television it shows the three children gohsts that haunt the Inn and how they died. I think that the author included this scene because it showed why they were still there and why they hated the other gohst, the owner of the poor farm.
I am reading A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle. I am on page 102.
One scene in the book is when Meg, the main character is in the attic at night, scared because of the hurricane warnings that were on the radio earlier that day. She can't go to sleep, so she goes downstairs to make herself some cocoa. When she gets to the kitchen, her little brother Charles Wallace is already there, heating up some milk. The author describes him as looking "small and vulnerable." I think the author included this scene to show that Charles Wallace, even at his young age, was very smart and that he always seemed to read Meg's mind.
I am currently reading The violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics by Vandana Shiva. I am on page 12.
A paragraph that I just read is saying how the writer thinks that "..decades of the Green Revolution have left Punjab ravaged by violence and ecological scarcity" They did back up their opinion with a statistic of sorts. "...3,000 people were killed in Punjab in 1988..." I think the author included this section to support their standpoint on the controversial Green Revolution. Much debate has been ongoing for many years and this book is written by an author who believes that the Green Revolution did more harm than good.
Monica- That sounds like it would be an awful way to live.
Charles- That book sounds really good and interesting. What time period is it placed in?
Christie~
I've never read the Harry Potter series either! I read the first two chapters of that book and it was pretty good. Maybe I'll start reading it again.
The book I'm reading is Wanted by Sara Shepard. I'm on page 218. A scene in this book was when Hannah, Aria, Emily and Spencer went to their friend Ali's lake house. Sara Shepard put this scene in the book because it made a good twist in the plot of the story. The four girls find a letter while locked up and it changes the whole book.
Kmckaig6- Your book sounds really interesting... it reminds me of Mermaid Man and Barnical Boy from Spongebob Squarepants for some reason.
P.S. sorry about your poor lost book 8(
Pbasting6- I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!! I read it last year before I saw the movie it was really good.
The book i am reading is called Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan
One scene that i read was Will the main charecter is leading a archery group against the coming temuji that is trying to invade Skandia then soon Aruelan. I think the author put this scene in the book because it shows that no matter what age people are they could lead others. and it also shows that since he is a ranger he is deciplined.
JChasse
I heard that book was good.
to KNipper
Lena: That sounds interesting! It'd be hard to pretend to be "normal" if you're not used to it, all while trying to spy on someone AND try not to get caught for being off campus!
The book I'm currently reading is Beyond Earth Day by Gaylord Nelson and am on page 50.
This book is about Gaylord Nelson's participation in Earth Day and what led up to it. Therefore, there aren't many "scenes" but he does describe events that happen. One event that stuck-out when reading was how he described the Cuyahoga River catching on fire. The event happened because of the extreme amounts of oil and grease that had littered the river. Nelson included this event because it was one of the many events that marked the start of Americans realizing the environmental troubles. The event was covered widely by the media, and left the nation baffled as to what to do. This was probably an awakening event for Nelson, and might've even gotten him more involved in the environmental cause.
Sarah~
That sounds like an interesting book. Is that towards the beginning of the book? It seems like it would be and then progresses from there.
The book that I just started reading is My Life in Pink & Green by Lisa Greenwald, and I'm on page 18. A scene that has happened that probably has importance is when Jane, the mother, and Grandma, fight over the pharmacy mortage payments. Jane wasn't paying them so she could save up to go the World Pharmaist Conference. They get into this whole arguement and the pharmacy is almost at foreclosure. The phamracy is a family store and is the family's second home so no one would want to have close it. I think the author included this scene because it will probably be a big conflict between the two characters in the book and foreshadows alittle.
Monica6~ I read that book last year and thought it was pretty good. How do you like it? and do you think you would read the second book with the knowledge you have obtained so far?
Sang- The book takes place in modern times, but the setting is different. The geography seems to be more fantasy-like with mountains and rain forests and such.
Kyle- Well, I would guess he would be a wizard... but they haven't titled him as one yet.
Maggie- Yep, the event in the book causes all of the ones afterwords and so on.
I am reading the Color of Water by James McBride and I am on page 151.
A scene that is described from 133 to 145 talks about how the main character, James, slowly starts to see everything in his life fall apart after his father has a stroke when he is 14. The scene discusses how James ends up in the streets of Brooklyn part of a "gang" called "the corner." He steals a variety of things including drugs to sell and car batteries, and turns to tobacco and weed to attempt and solve his problems. The scene basically shows that James knows what he is doing with his life is wrong but he has no more emotions about anything and knows he would never be able to again sustain the life he once had. This was included because the book is a true story and it really portrays the change James made from an "A" student to a 15 year old tobacco dealer on the streets in New York. It adds the first real twist to the story.
I am reading Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli and I am on page 97.
A part that I just read was where Will went to his best friend, BT's, house and it describes the house as being VERY messy. BT's dad always says how in twenty years, the stuff in his house will be old and interesting, and collects everything he can possibly find. He says that it will be called the Museum of Yesterday. I think the author put this scene in the book to give some examples of BT's family's lifestyle. I think that it also shows what BT will be like when he is older considering he grew up in a house that has never been clean with a dad that hoards.
CMasio- Your book sounds very mysterious and interesting. I think I will read it sometime. I want to know what the main character did at a summer party.
I am reading The Reality Bug by D.J. MacHale and I am currently on page 105. One event I read about this past week is of where Courtney and Mark go to a man named Tom Dorney’s apartment to become acolytes. An acolyte is a person who goes to every entering flume and places all the materials the Traveler needs for that specific world there. They want to become acolytes because they wanted to help Bobby in any way because they felt as if they were useless. I believe this was important because later on, maybe they will become acolytes and help Bobby and become very important and then they could take place in catching Saint Daine. Maybe they could be a part of the war and become heroes. This is all just a guess because it could be very far from the truth, but then again, I could be close.
Lena Sakalla~ Your book sounds very cool! I love the books that include action and mysteriousness! I should probably read it!
I am reading Holes by Louis Sachar and I am on page 43.
A scene in my book is when the main character, Stanley is taking a shower after he had been digging all day and how “heavenly” it felt. I think that the author wrote this scene to show how privileged we are and how some of us are not as lucky as the others so you should be grateful for what you have. This scene also showed how harsh the conditions are at Camp Green Lake.
Andrew~
The title of your book does not seem like the kind of book you would like. Is it good?
I just finished my book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling.
A scene I read this week was when Harry and Hermione both got a detention for being out of bed in the middle of the night. So their punishment was to go to the Forbidden Forest and search for injured unicorns. The Forbidden Forest is usually off limits to all students. There are animals that could potentially kill students. When Harry is in the forest he meets a couple centaurs that save him from a mysterious cloaked figure. I think the author included this scene in the book because it shows how punishments at school in the non-magical world are completely different than they are at Hogwarts. It shows Harry how things have really changed for him and that the magical world and the regular world are very different. It makes him think twice about getting in trouble.
Hunter, I agree with you on both of your reasons. I think that scene was vital in showing how the god of death being captured affected both the good side and the bad side. Nice work!
C.J.- That sounds like a really good book. I like how his room is called the Museum of Yesterday.
I just finished reading Vampire Plagues London, 1850 by Sebastian Rook. In the book the author continues to talk about vampires killing people from their bites. Although in one scene Ben and Jack, two of the main characters where in an alley, and began conversing with a person. Before long they realized it was a vampire, but nothing happened. Ben and Jack continued to talk about to the vampire as if they were friends. This was different from all the other scenes in the book because usually the vampire would attack. I believe the author added the scene of Ben, Jack, and the vampire acting like friends to make the story more unique. I believe the author added the scene to make the reader question what had happened that was different in this scene from the others that didn't make the vampire attack. The scene made me believe that it was the human’s overreactions of seeing a vampire that triggered the vampire to attack. This seen changed my mind dramatically of what was going to happen next in the book, and I believe that is what the author intended to do as well.
HRoss5: That sounds like a unique book like mine, and I am interested in reading it. Is there only one war game, which is capture the flag or are there several games that they play?
In my book the Roar by Emma Clayton I am currently on page 275. In the scene I just read Mika was put through a simulation in which he must attempt to shoot as many fish as possible with a harpoon gun. Unfortunately another competitor shoots Mika during the simulation. The most shocking part in the chapters was that the harpoon not only harmed him in the simulation but outside of it as well. I believed the author placed this in the chapter to make it evident that the simulations could be deadly.
I am currently reading Surviving Antarctica by andrea white and I am on page 194.
One seen I read was when the 5 main characters awake and find that they have run into a glacier that has had huge pieces fall off and onto the boat putting them in a tough situation. At that time Billy,Robert, and Polly are continuing there argument while some of there supplies are drifting away in the water because of the glacier pieces. I think the author used this awkward seen to show that they needed to get over there issues and get there supplies if they wanted to survive. Also to show that fighting snt going to help them.
Srosenberger5,
Wow thatJarod kid sounds like a wierd guy to meet. On ly if he knew he had that power;he couuld to whatever or at least i would.
Pbaisting6,
That book sounds really cool. I would just hate to be one of those 9 people.
Ms. Thomas in a previous blog I think, i did this book but after I had lost it and now I have it again so I contiued from like page 10 or 20.
DRowe- that's the next book i plan to read next i cant wait.
I am reading The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan and am on page 217. A specific scene from my book is when one of the main characters, Hazel, has a flashback of a boy from her past named Sammy. I think the author included this passage in the story because I think that these flashbacks to the past are a foreshadowing of the future.
Tucker-
That book sounds very interesting, but I've never heard of it. It sounds like a good book though.
FUck the one time
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