We have described the 1950s as Fearful, Fabulous, and Forgotten. If you had to use three alliterative words to describe your novel, what would they be? Explain why you chose each word.
I'm reading "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. I'm a little over halfway through.
I would describe what I have read so far as "Dangerous, Dark, and Demented." It is "dangerous" because there are frightening creatures in the maze (Grievers) who feast on the children. It is dark because the sun has just "disappeared" and the world is now gray and gloomy. It is "demented" because some higher power has locked young boys up in a sick maze and nobody knows why. In addition, the scene where they banish the one boy for attacking another was demented -- they put a collar on him and pushed him into the maze to be feasted upon by the Grievers. I'm not telling who was banished because I don't want any spoiler alerts.
I am reading The Final Warning by James Patterson.
My three words to describe my book would be Irrational, Intriguing, and Inspirational. The characters in The Final Warning are very irrational, they do mostly whatever they want, not caring about laws or what grown ups have to say. This book is intriguing because the author has tons of descriptive writing and he adds lots of suspense into the book. It makes me never want to put The Final Warning down. Finally, this book is inspirational because the whole book is based on this one message 'People are destroying the world'. The book mentions that we pollute our world to much and that most of us aren't trying to save it. The characters in this book are used as advertising (because the characters can fly and people look up to them like superheros) to spread the word about saving the planet.
The three alliterative words I would use to describe my book would be Fear, Fate, and Forever. I choose "fear" because the evil sorcerer, Lokesh is after Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan for their amulet and something else. Lokesh wants Kelsey so they can combine their powers together, in a way that is horrifying and sickening. Sorry, no spoiler alerts. Lokesh will stop at nothing to get the amulet and Kelsey, so he sends sharks and pirates to try and capture them. On top of that they have to try to break the tigers curse and seek Durga's prizes. I choose "fate" because Kelsey is in love with both Ren and Kishan, but Ren sacrificed his memory to save her and now doesn't now who she is. Soon he starts falling in love with her again but Kelsey and Kishan have become close and Kelsey feels torn and hopes fate helps her find the man she is meant to be with. I choose "forever" because because Ren somehow regains his memory of Kelsey. Kelsey doesn't know what to do, and Ren asks her,"Was it too long to wait for me?" But after all the pain and anguish by things he said when he had no memory of her, Kelsey says she would have waited forever if he hadn't ask to forget her to save her. She realizes if he dies trying to be a superhero and dies "saving" her, the pain would be to great for her to contiue living. She must choose who she wants to spend the rest of her "forever"(a.k.a life) with. It's kind of hard to explain in great depth without giving away the book, so these are just some examples of why these three alliterative words describe my book. If you want to know more on why, read the book, because I won't say who she chooses, or why Lokesh wants her, or how Ren lost his memory or regained it.
Ms. J Thomas: Your book sounds really interesting. I've heard great things about it and I think I'll check it out. I'm also glad there is someone else out there who doesn't like to spoil books:)
The book I am reading is Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer and the three words to describe my book would be Dangerous, Deadly, and Destructive. Since the book is about the struggle for survival, the character’s lives are now filled with danger and risk everywhere they go. With all the panic, disease, and ruins, people are dying everywhere all over the world. And because natural disasters have begun appearing all over, they’re destroying most of civilization.
KHouse5: That seems like a good book, now I want to read it.
I'm reading The Final Diagnosis by Arthur Hailey. I'd describe my book as dramatic, deadly, and dareful. It's "dramatic" because there's a lot of romance that isn't going as wished. Also, all the doctors want to hire a second pathologist but the one and only pathologist is putting up a fight. They can't fire him because he's head of pathology but going on without a second hand could harm the hospital. It's "deadly" because many people died in hospitals during this time. The author will go in depth about a lot of them. Finally, i chose the word "dareful" because one of the main characters, Kent O'Donnell is trying to hire a new pathologist, tell everyone that they're required to donate lots of money to help reconstruct the hospital, and get one of the nurses to go out with him. This is daring because he could get on the bad side of the pathologist, have lots of people quite, and not succeed in getting a girlfriend. That's why I chose these words.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher An alliteration that could describe this book is “Can’t, Cassettes, and Clay.” The “Can’t” stands for Hannah Baker not being able to take anymore bad things adding to the snowball of reasons of why she wants to commit suicide. She said at one point, “I can’t, well since I’m gone by the time you are listening, couldn’t take anymore.” Which leads into the “Cassette” portion. She made a recording of her voice that is being passed along through a chain of thirteen people of which tell about the reasons why she killed herself. The recordings explain her story and how each person is linked to each other. The story is told from the point of view of her former crush Clay. That obviously explains the “Clay” portion of the alliteration. He listens to all of the cassettes in one night and it explains his reactions and more background the people that Hannah talks about.
Tales of Mystery and Terror by Edgar Allan Poe is the book that I am currently reading. It is a compilation of many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories. Each of them is very dark and slightly depressing. Many are about death like, The Mask of the Red Death or The Tell Tale Heart. So I think the three words I would choose to describe this book would be, Deep, Dark, and Depressing. Deep: I think this word would describe the stories because all of the stories were written and gave off the emotion that Edgar Allan Poe had when he was writing them. He had a way of connecting his writing to him, and there for his writing was deep. Dark: Dark is a word that not only describes his stories but his life too. All of the pain of his real life would appear in the stories. Many of the stories are very grotesque and that feeling is caused by the pain the author was going through when he wrote the stories. Depressing: This word fits perfectly because the stories are so dark and saddening. You can feel what the characters are going through, and in addition to the characters but the author too.
My three words are "Sorrowful, sincere, and sightless." This book is "sorrowful" because main characte's life is unfortunate. The book is "sincere" because the main character is finding out the truth of his life. Finally, this book is "sightless" because the main character lost his mind.
I am reading Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. My three words are Deadly, Daring, and Dark. I chose these words because basically, this book is the "original" Hunger Games where 42 students in Third year, Class B of Shiroiwa Junior High School. Every year,a class is chosen to fight to the death. The word deadly fits perfectly because these students are forced to kill each other and one wrong move, and someone will get killed. Also, the word daring fits as well because the students will each have to take risks. So to be able to take risks, the students must be daring. Finally, dark would be a word to describe this book. The mood is always very dark because the bright kids people knew yesterday were suddenly becoming a whole new person with a dark mind, with the mindset of killing one another in order to win with the prize of being able to live.
i am reading We Were Hero's Series: the journal of Scott pendleton Collins by Walter dean Myers.
I would describe my book as far as i got as "Hell, courageous, and truthful." It is hellish because the are at a beach with little over 100,000 men most of them being shot at and bleeding out or being shredded. men falling dead left and right being ripped apart by German MG's. It is Courageous because it tells a tale of a brave young man named Scott with his friend bobby. He goes through events that half of the country wouldn't want to go through. WW2 beach landings are called the most vicious part of the war by survivors. You would have to have Guts to go through that. IT is also truthful because it gives us a vivid example what it was like to be a soldier on that beach.
JChoi6: i have already read that book and it sounds like that fits the bill.
I would describe what I have read so far as, "Prissy,Petite, and Powerful." It is "prissy" because the plot of the story is that main character Miri goes off to the Princess Academy to learn how to be a princess, in order to marry the future king. It is also,"petite" because the book's size is not very large, but the main character, Miri is very petite, and pretty. In addition,it is "powerful" because Miri; although named for a small flower, wishes for nothing else, but to work in the village quarry. Miri battles through the evil headmistress, and attemptedrobberies, and kidnappings in the book.
I'm reading Inheritence, (the fourth book in the Eragon series), by Christopher Paolini
I would describe my book using the words Fear, Fate, and Fulfillment. I used "fear" becuase Eragon is fearful of how Algaeseia is going to end up after all the fighting, and he isin't sure how everything will turn out afterwards. I used "fate" because Eragon's fate is to fight Galbotrix all on his own, and his time is fast- approaching for it. I used "fulfillment" because Eragon has to fulfill his destiny to fight Galbotrix and save the race of dragons in Algaesia, while also fulfill the legacy of his father.
I am reading Feed by M.T. Anderson. I would describe the book as dangerous, depressing, and destructive. It is dangerous because a hacker attacked their feeds and they had to stay in the hospital for a few days. It is depressing because everything ends badly for the main character. It is destructive because the people have practically destroyed the earth and there are no forests left on earth.
KNotestein5: That sounds like a very chaotic book.
Right now I am about halfway through City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. If I had to describe my book in three words, the word would be Deadly, Dreamy, and Devotion. This book can be described as “Deadly” because of all the fighting. The main character has met these people called Shadowhunters, who literally their only job is to kill monsters. Also Clary has almost been killed multiple times. I would describe this book as “Dreamy” because the whole time it Clary feels like she is a dream. She is in love with what seems like her dream perfect boy and she is trying to save her mother who has been kidnapped by monsters. She just keeps thinking that she is in a dream, and Jace isn’t real and monsters aren’t real. I would also describe this book as “Devotion” because to find her mother, Clary has to devote herself to opening the secrets her mind holds. She also knows she can’t back out or it could mean the end to her whole family. This book keeps getting better, and I am sure there will be many more words to describe it later on.
If I have to choose three alliterative words to describe the book Into The Wild by John Krakauer, they would most likely be adventurous, abrupt, and apprehension. I would use the word adventurous to describe this book mainly due to the fact that it tells about the adventures of Christopher McCandless, (or Alex, as he liked to call himself), in great detail, and sometimes so much so that the story seems to be autobiographical. Furthermore, I chose to use the word abrupt due to the fact that McCandless's decision to venture into the wild, as portrayed by the book, almost seemed to be on a whim although the author speculates that McCandless had read many books the wilderness and had fantasized about living in nature even when he was younger. Lastly, the word apprehension could also be used to describe the book quite well because, as you read through and learn about the in depth aspects of McCandless's travels, the people he met, how he effected their lives, his adventures traveling from state to state, and even about his personality, you begin to worry about what inevitably happens to the main character at the end of the book.
I would describe the book that I'm reading as Depressing, Dirty, and Dangerous. I chose "depressing" because that pretty much sums up the main character's (Tyler) life. He even tried to commit suicide at one point. I chose "dirty" because this describes Tyler's attitude towards his crush, but this could describe the way most guys feel towards girls in high school. Lastly, I chose "dangerous" because anything that could be described with this word also describes something that Tyler would enjoy doing, because he is a dare-devil.
KHouse5: I have never heard of that book before, but it sounds really good. Well, it has to be good because it's by James Patterson!
If I had to describe my book in three alliterative words, they would be Suspensful, Secretive, and Suspicious. My book is Pretty Little Liars Secrets by Sara Shepard. These words describe my book very well, and this is why. I chose suspesful because in the story, a mysterious person named "A" is watching them, and tormenting them though out high school. You never find out who "A" is until the end of the story, but you get a lot of clues through out it. I chose secrets because in the story, the lie a lot, and have many secrets in order to keep their family and friends safe. It is also part of the title, which is very understandable because they have so many of them. For the last word I chose suspicious. This is mainly because through out the story, you find very suspicious people that sometimes their actions or personalities might might match with the with the clues.
I am currently reading The Runaway Princess authored by Kate Coombs.
Three alliterative words that I think would describe my book would be Fantasy, Frightful, and Fun. I chose fantasy because the story itself is a fantasy. I chose frightful because Meg is frightful that her father, King Stromgard, will force her to marry a random prince. And lastly I chose fun because Princess Meg loves to have fun when she can get away from the castle.
I recently concluded the book Princess Academy by Shannon Hale where the main character Miri and the other girls of Mt. Eskel have to attend a school for training to be a princess. In other words these girls are supposed to learn how to impress the prince Three alliteration words that best describe this book are: perfect, panic, and pivot. Perfection is the key in this story, especially for Miri and Katar (Miri’s toughest competition.) Panic describes the chaos in the school and their village. The traders are not paying enough for Mt. Eskel’s best seller a special and strong stone. In school all of the girls struggle to pass the ruthless academy teacher’s harsh tests. Finally pivot describes the dramatic twist at the end where all the pieces fall into place
I’m reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. The three words that describe this book would be fear, dangerous, and together. “Fear” because the main character Meggie has to go up against Capricorn, a vicious villain who her father had read out of a book when she was younger. Meggie maybe the hero, but she is still only a twelve year old girl who’s never had to fight in order to survive. “Dangerous” because Meggie and her companions have to run or risk being caught or worse. Capricorns men have guns and they will and have shot at them before making things a bit hard for Meggie. And the last word “together” because Meggie and her father Mo are really close and are separated from one another during the book because of Capricorn. It becomes really frightening and hard for her without her father by her side, but she will do just about anything in order to be “together” with him again.
I would describe Tim Tebow's book Through My Eyes as, 'Inspirational, Interesting, and Insightful". Through My Eyes is a biography of the famous football player Tim Tebow's life. I think that this book is "inspirational" because I am always amazed at how positive Tebow is throughout the book. He inspires me to always believe in yourself and follow you dreams. This book is "interesting" because I enjoy learning about other people's lives. It is interesting to read about Tim Tebow's family stories, his beliefs, how he got so far in life,just through reading his book. Lastly, I consider this book "insightful" because people can see this book through the eyes of Tim Tebow. They are not reading a book written by someone who researched on him and wrote an autobiography. This book is special because you feel more connected with Tebow as you read about his life, as opposed to if someone else had wrote it. Tebow says this in the beginning of the book by stating "It's not always the easiest thing to be the center of so much spilled ink... You read things that are critical and it cuts you to the bone. It's because of both those extremes of others' opinions that I felt the natural thing to do tell my story, written from my perspective... sharing my story as I see it, as I remember it, including my actual mindset and motivation. Sharing it all, what is true and actually happened... But all of it is my story. Through my eyes"(Tebow PF).Tim Tebow's book is insightful because of the very reason that he gives his own opinions, beliefs, views, and stories-not someone who knows the facts and just the facts. Tim Tebow's book Through My Eyes is considered "Inspirational, Interesting, and Insightful."
VGomez6- That sounds like a creepy, but really good book. Does that have anything to do with the show Pretty Little Liars? You will have to let me know what you think of the book when you finish it. Great words and post!!!
I'm reading Fire by Kristen Cashore and It seems pretty good and it's in medieval times, and three words I would use to describe the book is pretty-dang-hot, lethal, and awesomeness. Hot because the main character was the daughter of this super evilevilevil guy who would like enjoy killing people by torturing them, and also so happened to not be human. He and his daughter Fire are like a race that is like stunningly beautiful abnormally, like when guys see Fire, they drop to their knees and ask her to marry them even if they have wives, and only people with really strong wills can keep control of themselves around her (the whole book kind of paints her like supersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersuper hot). Lethal because even though she hates herself for being the daughter of that evil guy, she has an unconscious (and anytime when she consciously wants it) ability to use her "beauty" to make people do/say what she wants. If she asks a favor, people will readily run off a cliff (but since she is a good guy and fears her powers she doesn't do that). Also lethal because not only do people want to fall in love with her, they also get superhumanly angry when they are rejected and will attempt to kill her usually. Luckily she is a noble and her guards stop that. Awesomeness because a lot all the people she meets seem to also have superhumanly awesome stuff, like the coolest dude in the book is named archer and he is epic at shooting arrows. He can apparently hit stuff at like 500 meters away and has never missed....Okiedokey...
KHouse5: That book sounds really cool with the main character flying and stuff. + everybody hates pollution, so thats awesome.
ABerryman5: The sorcerer dude sounds really cool and the book seems like it must be like 500 pages. Also, nice choice words.
I'm reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I would describe it as "Dangerous, Strange, and Cruel". It is dangerous because the main character, Ender, is only six years old and has been in extremely bad fights. He is also sent to a selective military school. I would also describe it as strange because it is illegal to have more than two children, unless the government authorizes a third to be born for military purposes. The book is in the future where aliens (buggers) have attacked the earth twice. I think it is cruel, too, because children are watched by the government to see if they could become military leaders in space to fight the buggers.
H Lee6: I might read I Am the Cheese. It sounds good, but the beginning was extremely boring to me so I started reading a new book. It sounds good, though.
A Vellis6: Edgar Allen Poe is the first and best dark novel writer, and a pioneer in the genre. I LOVE The Raven. Did you know that in the first Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode, they do a reading of The Raven with animated storytelling going on. You would think it is a spoof since it's The Simpsons, but it isn't.
I am reading Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. Three words to describe my book would be: Mysterious, Magnetic, and Merciful. It is mysterious because the main character, Caitlin and her sister, Cass always have dreams where both of them are in it. It's almost like they are speaking to each other in real life. It has a mysterious tone to it because you don't know how their dreams turn out to be like that. It is magnetic because it has some strong and descriptive pages in it. So, I never want to put the book now. It is very compelling. Lastly, my book is merciful because the characters are all kind-hearted and compassionate. They care for one another and want the best for everyone. My book has very interesting thoughts in it which makes it mysterious, magnetic, and merciful.
The three words I would use to describe my book are sneaky, suspenseful, and silly. It is sneaky because the main character, Tally, has to sneak around in order to see her friend in New Pretty Town so she doesn't get caught by the wardens. It is suspenseful because the author continues to add new and addictive actions and events. It feels like if you were to put the book down you might miss something. For example, Tally gets chased by "new pretties" who notice she is illegally in New Pretty Town and has to find an escape route and make it back into Uglyville without getting caught. Lastly, this book is silly because in some parts people like to dress up as pigs and dance around in the middle of the street. Everyone will stop and laugh at them as they completely embarrass themselves.
ENunn5- That book sounds awesome! I’m going to need to borrow it! Hopefully it’s as good as everyone says it is!
This week I read The City of Bones by Classandra Clare (I know, I'm a very slow reader).Three alliterative words that I would use to describe this book are Unknown, Unusual, and Uncertain. I would describe this book as unknown because Clary is entering an unknown world of Shadowhunters and demons where she has no clue what is going on. I would also describe it as unknown because a very powerful warlock named Magnus Bane had place a "block" in Clary's mind that prevents her from accessing some of her memories, so her memories are unknown to her. This book can also be described as unusual because it is about demons, fairies, vampires, werewolves, angels, etc. One example of an unusual event in this novel is that in the beginning of the book, Clary would walk into a nightclub named Pandemonium and see three teenagers kill a demon who masqueraded as a young teenager. Lastly, I would use the word uncertain to describe this book because Clary is uncertain of where her mother is and where the Mortal Cup is. The Mortal Cup is one of the Mortal Instruments that is used to create more shadowhunters and it has been lost for years.
if I had to use three alliterative words to describe my book, it would be "Exciting, Escaping, and Extraordinary". The reason I would use the three words is first off, because the book is very exciting and has lots of action. For escaping, Leven is escaping his trailer park home to do something much more important in his life. Also, for a another girl named Winter, she is doing the same. For extraordinary, Leven and Winter both have powers and they are key parts in saving the world of Foo from Sabine.
For my book, I think the three alliterative words that describe it are engaging, exaggerated, and emphases. The book is engaging because the story is very entertaining. It makes you wonder and think about what happened at the party, and why the main character becomes an outcast in high school. The characters in this book are exaggerated because they shouldn't be rude or mean to their "ex-bestfriend". The drama is exaggerated which is good because it shows the point of the story. Also the book emphasizes how depressing and sad it is to be the outcast, and how frustrating it is to have your friends say mean things about you.
The i am reading is The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer. The three alliterative words that describe my book would be Radioactive, Robotic, and Realism. Radioactive would describe my book well because three of the main characters are super-detectives because of they had been exposed to nuclear radiation. Robotic because it is set in 2194 and the world is very advanced and things like robots exist. Lastly, Realism actually doesn't describe it but the opposite of realism would be made up and this whole book is made up.
Khouse5, he a good author, he makes many great books.
I’m reading The Atomic Weight of Secrets by Eden Unger Bowditch. Three words I would use are secretive, scary, and science. I chose secretive because all the children were taken with their parents to America by men that always dress in black. None of the children know who they are and they haven’t seen their parents back from the lab in weeks. It’s scary because they are trapped on a farm during the week and houses during the weekends. Men in black patrol at all times and never talk and the children are scared by them. Science, because all of these children are super geniuses and so are their parents. They make their inventions and create a plane at ages 6-14, the first one to ever fly.
Threee alliterative words that describe my book, Tentacles by Roland Smith are mysterious, mythic and maritime. It is mysterious becuase Grace Wolfe is trying to find out more about her past. She only found out weeks ago that her parents are not who she thought they were and he supposed twin brother is actually her cousin. He mother, who was killed by a Mokle-Membembe, who is an dinosaur that lives in the Congo. When Grace finally plucks up the courage to look through her mom's old things, she begins to unwind her mysterious past. The book is mythic because Wolfe, Grace's dad and Marty's uncle is a crytozoologist, someone who searches for supposedly mythical creatures like the loch ness monster and the giant squid/kraken. It is maritime because the book is set on a boat, because Wolfe and his business partner Ted are on the hunt for a giant squid, aka Kraken.
CMcFetridge: Calum, those words are not alliterative. :)
Three words that describe my book, Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix would be Rebellious, rapid, and remembering. I picked these words because they symbolize my book. Rebellious is for going against the law and trying different things. Rapid is for the suprising or unexpected scenes throughout the book. Finally, remebering because they will never forget what happened in their lifetime.
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I'm reading "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner. I'm a little over halfway through.
I would describe what I have read so far as "Dangerous, Dark, and Demented." It is "dangerous" because there are frightening creatures in the maze (Grievers) who feast on the children. It is dark because the sun has just "disappeared" and the world is now gray and gloomy. It is "demented" because some higher power has locked young boys up in a sick maze and nobody knows why. In addition, the scene where they banish the one boy for attacking another was demented -- they put a collar on him and pushed him into the maze to be feasted upon by the Grievers. I'm not telling who was banished because I don't want any spoiler alerts.
I am reading The Final Warning by James Patterson.
My three words to describe my book would be Irrational, Intriguing, and Inspirational. The characters in The Final Warning are very irrational, they do mostly whatever they want, not caring about laws or what grown ups have to say. This book is intriguing because the author has tons of descriptive writing and he adds lots of suspense into the book. It makes me never want to put The Final Warning down. Finally, this book is inspirational because the whole book is based on this one message 'People are destroying the world'. The book mentions that we pollute our world to much and that most of us aren't trying to save it. The characters in this book are used as advertising (because the characters can fly and people look up to them like superheros) to spread the word about saving the planet.
Ms. Thomas,
That book sounds more interesting than i thought it was, i'll have to read it sometime.
I am reading Tigers Voyage by Colleen Houck.
The three alliterative words I would use to describe my book would be Fear, Fate, and Forever. I choose "fear" because the evil sorcerer, Lokesh is after Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan for their amulet and something else. Lokesh wants Kelsey so they can combine their powers together, in a way that is horrifying and sickening. Sorry, no spoiler alerts. Lokesh will stop at nothing to get the amulet and Kelsey, so he sends sharks and pirates to try and capture them. On top of that they have to try to break the tigers curse and seek Durga's prizes. I choose "fate" because Kelsey is in love with both Ren and Kishan, but Ren sacrificed his memory to save her and now doesn't now who she is. Soon he starts falling in love with her again but Kelsey and Kishan have become close and Kelsey feels torn and hopes fate helps her find the man she is meant to be with. I choose "forever" because because Ren somehow regains his memory of Kelsey. Kelsey doesn't know what to do, and Ren asks her,"Was it too long to wait for me?" But after all the pain and anguish by things he said when he had no memory of her, Kelsey says she would have waited forever if he hadn't ask to forget her to save her. She realizes if he dies trying to be a superhero and dies "saving" her, the pain would be to great for her to contiue living. She must choose who she wants to spend the rest of her "forever"(a.k.a life) with. It's kind of hard to explain in great depth without giving away the book, so these are just some examples of why these three alliterative words describe my book. If you want to know more on why, read the book, because I won't say who she chooses, or why Lokesh wants her, or how Ren lost his memory or regained it.
Ms. J Thomas: Your book sounds really interesting. I've heard great things about it and I think I'll check it out. I'm also glad there is someone else out there who doesn't like to spoil books:)
The book I am reading is Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer and the three words to describe my book would be Dangerous, Deadly, and Destructive. Since the book is about the struggle for survival, the character’s lives are now filled with danger and risk everywhere they go. With all the panic, disease, and ruins, people are dying everywhere all over the world. And because natural disasters have begun appearing all over, they’re destroying most of civilization.
KHouse5: That seems like a good book, now I want to read it.
I'm reading The Final Diagnosis by Arthur Hailey. I'd describe my book as dramatic, deadly, and dareful. It's "dramatic" because there's a lot of romance that isn't going as wished. Also, all the doctors want to hire a second pathologist but the one and only pathologist is putting up a fight. They can't fire him because he's head of pathology but going on without a second hand could harm the hospital. It's "deadly" because many people died in hospitals during this time. The author will go in depth about a lot of them. Finally, i chose the word "dareful" because one of the main characters, Kent O'Donnell is trying to hire a new pathologist, tell everyone that they're required to donate lots of money to help reconstruct the hospital, and get one of the nurses to go out with him. This is daring because he could get on the bad side of the pathologist, have lots of people quite, and not succeed in getting a girlfriend. That's why I chose these words.
KNotestein5- Your book sounds very scary but interesting!
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
An alliteration that could describe this book is “Can’t, Cassettes, and Clay.” The “Can’t” stands for Hannah Baker not being able to take anymore bad things adding to the snowball of reasons of why she wants to commit suicide. She said at one point, “I can’t, well since I’m gone by the time you are listening, couldn’t take anymore.” Which leads into the “Cassette” portion. She made a recording of her voice that is being passed along through a chain of thirteen people of which tell about the reasons why she killed herself. The recordings explain her story and how each person is linked to each other. The story is told from the point of view of her former crush Clay. That obviously explains the “Clay” portion of the alliteration. He listens to all of the cassettes in one night and it explains his reactions and more background the people that Hannah talks about.
KHouse5: James Patterson is a great author!
Tales of Mystery and Terror by Edgar Allan Poe is the book that I am currently reading. It is a compilation of many of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories. Each of them is very dark and slightly depressing. Many are about death like, The Mask of the Red Death or The Tell Tale Heart. So I think the three words I would choose to describe this book would be, Deep, Dark, and Depressing.
Deep: I think this word would describe the stories because all of the stories were written and gave off the emotion that Edgar Allan Poe had when he was writing them. He had a way of connecting his writing to him, and there for his writing was deep.
Dark: Dark is a word that not only describes his stories but his life too. All of the pain of his real life would appear in the stories. Many of the stories are very grotesque and that feeling is caused by the pain the author was going through when he wrote the stories.
Depressing: This word fits perfectly because the stories are so dark and saddening. You can feel what the characters are going through, and in addition to the characters but the author too.
KHouse5: I really like your words.
ABerryman: I have never heard of your book. Is it good?
I'm reading "I am the cheese" by Robert Cormier.
My three words are "Sorrowful, sincere, and sightless." This book is "sorrowful" because main characte's life is unfortunate. The book is "sincere" because the main character is finding out the truth of his life. Finally, this book is "sightless" because the main character lost his mind.
Ms.Thomas, I think the book is really dangerous, dark and demented. Can I borrow the book someday?
I am reading Battle Royale by Koushun Takami. My three words are Deadly, Daring, and Dark. I chose these words because basically, this book is the "original" Hunger Games where 42 students in Third year, Class B of Shiroiwa Junior High School. Every year,a class is chosen to fight to the death. The word deadly fits perfectly because these students are forced to kill each other and one wrong move, and someone will get killed. Also, the word daring fits as well because the students will each have to take risks. So to be able to take risks, the students must be daring. Finally, dark would be a word to describe this book. The mood is always very dark because the bright kids people knew yesterday were suddenly becoming a whole new person with a dark mind, with the mindset of killing one another in order to win with the prize of being able to live.
i am reading We Were Hero's Series: the journal of Scott pendleton Collins by Walter dean Myers.
I would describe my book as far as i got as "Hell, courageous, and truthful." It is hellish because the are at a beach with little over 100,000 men most of them being shot at and bleeding out or being shredded. men falling dead left and right being ripped apart by German MG's. It is Courageous because it tells a tale of a brave young man named Scott with his friend bobby. He goes through events that half of the country wouldn't want to go through. WW2 beach landings are called the most vicious part of the war by survivors. You would have to have Guts to go through that. IT is also truthful because it gives us a vivid example what it was like to be a soldier on that beach.
JChoi6: i have already read that book and it sounds like that fits the bill.
I am reading Princess Academy by Shannon Hale.
I would describe what I have read so far as, "Prissy,Petite, and Powerful." It is "prissy" because the plot of the story is that main character Miri goes off to the Princess Academy to learn how to be a princess, in order to marry the future king. It is also,"petite" because the book's size is not very large, but the main character, Miri is very petite, and pretty. In addition,it is "powerful" because Miri; although named for a small flower, wishes for nothing else, but to work in the village quarry. Miri battles through the evil headmistress, and attemptedrobberies, and kidnappings in the book.
ENunn: I have heard about that book, but haven't had a chance to read it; it seems pretty good, from what I read on your blog.
KAslanidi: That sounds like a pretty intresting book to read! It defenitely sounds daring.
I'm reading Inheritence, (the fourth book in the Eragon series), by Christopher Paolini
I would describe my book using the words Fear, Fate, and Fulfillment. I used "fear" becuase Eragon is fearful of how Algaeseia is going to end up after all the fighting, and he isin't sure how everything will turn out afterwards. I used "fate" because Eragon's fate is to fight Galbotrix all on his own, and his time is fast- approaching for it. I used "fulfillment" because Eragon has to fulfill his destiny to fight Galbotrix and save the race of dragons in Algaesia, while also fulfill the legacy of his father.
ENunn5: I LOVE that book!! Really AMAZING read!!
I am reading Feed by M.T. Anderson. I would describe the book as dangerous, depressing, and destructive. It is dangerous because a hacker attacked their feeds and they had to stay in the hospital for a few days. It is depressing because everything ends badly for the main character. It is destructive because the people have practically destroyed the earth and there are no forests left on earth.
KNotestein5: That sounds like a very chaotic book.
Right now I am about halfway through City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. If I had to describe my book in three words, the word would be Deadly, Dreamy, and Devotion. This book can be described as “Deadly” because of all the fighting. The main character has met these people called Shadowhunters, who literally their only job is to kill monsters. Also Clary has almost been killed multiple times. I would describe this book as “Dreamy” because the whole time it Clary feels like she is a dream. She is in love with what seems like her dream perfect boy and she is trying to save her mother who has been kidnapped by monsters. She just keeps thinking that she is in a dream, and Jace isn’t real and monsters aren’t real. I would also describe this book as “Devotion” because to find her mother, Clary has to devote herself to opening the secrets her mind holds. She also knows she can’t back out or it could mean the end to her whole family. This book keeps getting better, and I am sure there will be many more words to describe it later on.
ENunn5:
I really want to read that book!!I hope it is as good as it sounds!!
If I have to choose three alliterative words to describe the book Into The Wild by John Krakauer, they would most likely be adventurous, abrupt, and apprehension. I would use the word adventurous to describe this book mainly due to the fact that it tells about the adventures of Christopher McCandless, (or Alex, as he liked to call himself), in great detail, and sometimes so much so that the story seems to be autobiographical. Furthermore, I chose to use the word abrupt due to the fact that McCandless's decision to venture into the wild, as portrayed by the book, almost seemed to be on a whim although the author speculates that McCandless had read many books the wilderness and had fantasized about living in nature even when he was younger. Lastly, the word apprehension could also be used to describe the book quite well because, as you read through and learn about the in depth aspects of McCandless's travels, the people he met, how he effected their lives, his adventures traveling from state to state, and even about his personality, you begin to worry about what inevitably happens to the main character at the end of the book.
Hlee6,
That book sounds really interesting, but also kind of scary.
HFern6: That book seems interesting.
I'm reading Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
I would describe the book that I'm reading as Depressing, Dirty, and Dangerous. I chose "depressing" because that pretty much sums up the main character's (Tyler) life. He even tried to commit suicide at one point. I chose "dirty" because this describes Tyler's attitude towards his crush, but this could describe the way most guys feel towards girls in high school. Lastly, I chose "dangerous" because anything that could be described with this word also describes something that Tyler would enjoy doing, because he is a dare-devil.
KHouse5: I have never heard of that book before, but it sounds really good. Well, it has to be good because it's by James Patterson!
If I had to describe my book in three alliterative words, they would be Suspensful, Secretive, and Suspicious. My book is Pretty Little Liars Secrets by Sara Shepard. These words describe my book very well, and this is why. I chose suspesful because in the story, a mysterious person named "A" is watching them, and tormenting them though out high school. You never find out who "A" is until the end of the story, but you get a lot of clues through out it. I chose secrets because in the story, the lie a lot, and have many secrets in order to keep their family and friends safe. It is also part of the title, which is very understandable because they have so many of them. For the last word I chose suspicious. This is mainly because through out the story, you find very suspicious people that sometimes their actions or personalities might might match with the with the clues.
HFern6:I've heard about that book! People tell me it's a very good book! I hope I get a chance to read it this year!
I am currently reading The Runaway Princess authored by Kate Coombs.
Three alliterative words that I think would describe my book would be Fantasy, Frightful, and Fun. I chose fantasy because the story itself is a fantasy. I chose frightful because Meg is frightful that her father, King Stromgard, will force her to marry a random prince. And lastly I chose fun because Princess Meg loves to have fun when she can get away from the castle.
ENunn5: I really want to read that book!
I recently concluded the book Princess Academy by Shannon Hale where the main character Miri and the other girls of Mt. Eskel have to attend a school for training to be a princess. In other words these girls are supposed to learn how to impress the prince Three alliteration words that best describe this book are: perfect, panic, and pivot. Perfection is the key in this story, especially for Miri and Katar (Miri’s toughest competition.) Panic describes the chaos in the school and their village. The traders are not paying enough for Mt. Eskel’s best seller a special and strong stone. In school all of the girls struggle to pass the ruthless academy teacher’s harsh tests. Finally pivot describes the dramatic twist at the end where all the pieces fall into place
Olivia C6: Awesome vocabulary words.
Ms. J Thomas: I have always wanted to read that book, but I never got the chance. :)
I’m reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. The three words that describe this book would be fear, dangerous, and together. “Fear” because the main character Meggie has to go up against Capricorn, a vicious villain who her father had read out of a book when she was younger. Meggie maybe the hero, but she is still only a twelve year old girl who’s never had to fight in order to survive. “Dangerous” because Meggie and her companions have to run or risk being caught or worse. Capricorns men have guns and they will and have shot at them before making things a bit hard for Meggie. And the last word “together” because Meggie and her father Mo are really close and are separated from one another during the book because of Capricorn. It becomes really frightening and hard for her without her father by her side, but she will do just about anything in order to be “together” with him again.
MWilliams5: Everyone who reads that book seems to like it. I think I’ll have to look into it soon, too.
I would describe Tim Tebow's book Through My Eyes as,
'Inspirational, Interesting, and Insightful". Through My Eyes is a biography of the famous football player Tim Tebow's life. I think that this book is "inspirational" because I am always amazed at how positive Tebow is throughout the book. He inspires me to always believe in yourself and follow you dreams. This book is "interesting" because I enjoy learning about other people's lives. It is interesting to read about Tim Tebow's family stories, his beliefs, how he got so far in life,just through reading his book. Lastly, I consider this book "insightful" because people can see this book through the eyes of Tim Tebow. They are not reading a book written by someone who researched on him and wrote an autobiography. This book is special because you feel more connected with Tebow as you read about his life, as opposed to if someone else had wrote it. Tebow says this in the beginning of the book by stating "It's not always the easiest thing to be the center of so much spilled ink... You read things that are critical and it cuts you to the bone. It's because of both those extremes of others' opinions that I felt the natural thing to do tell my story, written from my perspective... sharing my story as I see it, as I remember it, including my actual mindset and motivation. Sharing it all, what is true and actually happened... But all of it is my story. Through my eyes"(Tebow
PF).Tim Tebow's book is insightful because of the very reason that he gives his own opinions, beliefs, views, and stories-not someone who knows the facts and just the facts. Tim Tebow's book Through My Eyes is considered "Inspirational, Interesting, and Insightful."
VGomez6- That sounds like a creepy, but really good book. Does that have anything to do with the show Pretty Little Liars? You will have to let me know what you think of the book when you finish it. Great words and post!!!
I'm reading Fire by Kristen Cashore and It seems pretty good and it's in medieval times, and three words I would use to describe the book is pretty-dang-hot, lethal, and awesomeness. Hot because the main character was the daughter of this super evilevilevil guy who would like enjoy killing people by torturing them, and also so happened to not be human. He and his daughter Fire are like a race that is like stunningly beautiful abnormally, like when guys see Fire, they drop to their knees and ask her to marry them even if they have wives, and only people with really strong wills can keep control of themselves around her (the whole book kind of paints her like supersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersupersuper hot). Lethal because even though she hates herself for being the daughter of that evil guy, she has an unconscious (and anytime when she consciously wants it) ability to use her "beauty" to make people do/say what she wants. If she asks a favor, people will readily run off a cliff (but since she is a good guy and fears her powers she doesn't do that). Also lethal because not only do people want to fall in love with her, they also get superhumanly angry when they are rejected and will attempt to kill her usually. Luckily she is a noble and her guards stop that. Awesomeness because a lot all the people she meets seem to also have superhumanly awesome stuff, like the coolest dude in the book is named archer and he is epic at shooting arrows. He can apparently hit stuff at like 500 meters away and has never missed....Okiedokey...
KHouse5: That book sounds really cool with the main character flying and stuff. + everybody hates pollution, so thats awesome.
ABerryman5: The sorcerer dude sounds really cool and the book seems like it must be like 500 pages. Also, nice choice words.
I'm reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I would describe it as "Dangerous, Strange, and Cruel". It is dangerous because the main character, Ender, is only six years old and has been in extremely bad fights. He is also sent to a selective military school. I would also describe it as strange because it is illegal to have more than two children, unless the government authorizes a third to be born for military purposes. The book is in the future where aliens (buggers) have attacked the earth twice. I think it is cruel, too, because children are watched by the government to see if they could become military leaders in space to fight the buggers.
H Lee6:
I might read I Am the Cheese. It sounds good, but the beginning was extremely boring to me so I started reading a new book. It sounds good, though.
A Vellis6:
Edgar Allen Poe is the first and best dark novel writer, and a pioneer in the genre. I LOVE The Raven. Did you know that in the first Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode, they do a reading of The Raven with animated storytelling going on. You would think it is a spoof since it's The Simpsons, but it isn't.
I am reading Dreamland by Sarah Dessen.
Three words to describe my book would be: Mysterious, Magnetic, and Merciful. It is mysterious because the main character, Caitlin and her sister, Cass always have dreams where both of them are in it. It's almost like they are speaking to each other in real life. It has a mysterious tone to it because you don't know how their dreams turn out to be like that. It is magnetic because it has some strong and descriptive pages in it. So, I never want to put the book now. It is very compelling. Lastly, my book is merciful because the characters are all kind-hearted and compassionate. They care for one another and want the best for everyone. My book has very interesting thoughts in it which makes it mysterious, magnetic, and merciful.
JChoi6: That sounds like a really good book! I loved The Hunger Games series, so myabe I'll like that book. :)
I am reading "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld.
The three words I would use to describe my book are sneaky, suspenseful, and silly. It is sneaky because the main character, Tally, has to sneak around in order to see her friend in New Pretty Town so she doesn't get caught by the wardens. It is suspenseful because the author continues to add new and addictive actions and events. It feels like if you were to put the book down you might miss something. For example, Tally gets chased by "new pretties" who notice she is illegally in New Pretty Town and has to find an escape route and make it back into Uglyville without getting caught. Lastly, this book is silly because in some parts people like to dress up as pigs and dance around in the middle of the street. Everyone will stop and laugh at them as they completely embarrass themselves.
ENunn5- That book sounds awesome! I’m going to need to borrow it! Hopefully it’s as good as everyone says it is!
This week I read The City of Bones by Classandra Clare (I know, I'm a very slow reader).Three alliterative words that I would use to describe this book are Unknown, Unusual, and Uncertain. I would describe this book as unknown because Clary is entering an unknown world of Shadowhunters and demons where she has no clue what is going on. I would also describe it as unknown because a very powerful warlock named Magnus Bane had place a "block" in Clary's mind that prevents her from accessing some of her memories, so her memories are unknown to her. This book can also be described as unusual because it is about demons, fairies, vampires, werewolves, angels, etc. One example of an unusual event in this novel is that in the beginning of the book, Clary would walk into a nightclub named Pandemonium and see three teenagers kill a demon who masqueraded as a young teenager. Lastly, I would use the word uncertain to describe this book because Clary is uncertain of where her mother is and where the Mortal Cup is. The Mortal Cup is one of the Mortal Instruments that is used to create more shadowhunters and it has been lost for years.
HFern6: Amazing Post!! I completely agree with you. And your books sounds really familiar, I wonder where I've heard about that book before? ;)
if I had to use three alliterative words to describe my book, it would be "Exciting, Escaping, and Extraordinary". The reason I would use the three words is first off, because the book is very exciting and has lots of action. For escaping, Leven is escaping his trailer park home to do something much more important in his life. Also, for a another girl named Winter, she is doing the same. For extraordinary, Leven and Winter both have powers and they are key parts in saving the world of Foo from Sabine.
JChoi6: That book sounds really good. Is it better than the Hunger Games?
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By:Laurie Halse Anderson
For my book, I think the three alliterative words that describe it are engaging, exaggerated, and emphases. The book is engaging because the story is very entertaining. It makes you wonder and think about what happened at the party, and why the main character becomes an outcast in high school. The characters in this book are exaggerated because they shouldn't be rude or mean to their "ex-bestfriend". The drama is exaggerated which is good because it shows the point of the story. Also the book emphasizes how depressing and sad it is to be the outcast, and how frustrating it is to have your friends say mean things about you.
MWilliams5: She's such a good author! I should read that one too it sounds really good.
The i am reading is The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer. The three alliterative words that describe my book would be Radioactive, Robotic, and Realism. Radioactive would describe my book well because three of the main characters are super-detectives because of they had been exposed to nuclear radiation. Robotic because it is set in 2194 and the world is very advanced and things like robots exist. Lastly, Realism actually doesn't describe it but the opposite of realism would be made up and this whole book is made up.
Khouse5, he a good author, he makes many great books.
I’m reading The Atomic Weight of Secrets by Eden Unger Bowditch.
Three words I would use are secretive, scary, and science. I chose secretive because all the children were taken with their parents to America by men that always dress in black. None of the children know who they are and they haven’t seen their parents back from the lab in weeks. It’s scary because they are trapped on a farm during the week and houses during the weekends. Men in black patrol at all times and never talk and the children are scared by them. Science, because all of these children are super geniuses and so are their parents. They make their inventions and create a plane at ages 6-14, the first one to ever fly.
JChoi-I never knew that that was before the Hunger Games and I always thought it was made after I'll have to read it.
Threee alliterative words that describe my book, Tentacles by Roland Smith are mysterious, mythic and maritime. It is mysterious becuase Grace Wolfe is trying to find out more about her past. She only found out weeks ago that her parents are not who she thought they were and he supposed twin brother is actually her cousin. He mother, who was killed by a Mokle-Membembe, who is an dinosaur that lives in the Congo. When Grace finally plucks up the courage to look through her mom's old things, she begins to unwind her mysterious past. The book is mythic because Wolfe, Grace's dad and Marty's uncle is a crytozoologist, someone who searches for supposedly mythical creatures like the loch ness monster and the giant squid/kraken. It is maritime because the book is set on a boat, because Wolfe and his business partner Ted are on the hunt for a giant squid, aka Kraken.
CMcFetridge: Calum, those words are not alliterative. :)
Oops sorry meant MLangston5
Three words that describe my book, Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix would be Rebellious, rapid, and remembering. I picked these words because they symbolize my book. Rebellious is for going against the law and trying different things. Rapid is for the suprising or unexpected scenes throughout the book. Finally, remebering because they will never forget what happened in their lifetime.
BNGuyen5: I heard that was a great sceries; going to be my next choice!
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