Jeremy

Mr. Shaw 6.7.10 Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the wiki, Jeremy. Five house points for red!

6/6/10 Noah I read the first book about Danny called //Travel Team//. It was amazing! Would you recommend Summer Ball?

Jeremy 6/6/10 **I thought the reading wiki was great! It was great because everyone got to find out about books other people are reading. I think it should be the same as ended in the 2010 year. I think that you should always make improvements on the wiki whenever possible, because it makes the wiki even more fun to write on**

Joey 5/31/10
I love mike Lupica I also recommended one of his books.

Jared 5-31-10
Mike Lupica is a really good author. I have read other books by him, but never this one. This sounds like a really good summer book.

Jeremy 5/30/10
Last summer I read a great book by Mike Lupica called Summer Ball its about this kid named Danny and his dad was a hero in there little town and he became a basketball player. Danny wants to be just like his dad but he gets cut from the towns travel team and then when he goes to camp he goes to the camp that his Dad's teammate from the pro's he ends up meeting new people gets a cabin that he wasn't supposed to be and even more conflicts. this is a great summer book you should read it!

**Mr. Shaw 5.18.10** Good response, Jeremy. You've earned four house points!

Joey 5/16/10
It seems like a lot of book characters are able to get out of situations that seem impossible.

Jeremy 5/16/10

 * If I could "lean on" any character I would pick Alex Rider. One reason I would pick him is because he is always in situations where no normal kid could get out of but he does, so maybe if we were in a bad situation he could save me. I would also want to "lean on" Alex because he seems very "hard" since everyone he love has died he could help you with issues that happened. Finally, Alex is popular at school and if say if someone makes fun of me he could protect me. I think Alex would be a good person to "lean on". **

Jeremy 5/9/10
**I think that the Alex Rider Series and the Boxcar book is sort of alike. They alike in one way because the main characters are kids on their own and no one can help them because they have no kin's they can go to. They are also alike because they both run into many problems where no normal kids could handle! Both of the series have very clever escapes in many very impossible times. Also they both can grab the reader in the first couple chapters. The only thing that is very different of these books is the characters lives, Alex is a spy but the kids are just trying to stay alive on there own. I think both of these books are very good and I would deeply recommend it. **

Jeremy 5-2-10 I am still reading the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. I am Scorpia still. In this book Alex the main conflict is since Yassen told him about his dad Alex wants to find out more about him, so he goes to Scorpia (SCORPA is a a group of criminals that have clients that tell them what to do.) Alex soon finds himself wanting to be like his dad and working for "Scorpia". The only problem is he cannot kill someone so they send him to go kill the person who killed his father, he gets caught and decides he wants to work for MI6 and save the children in England. So basically Alex's biggest conflict is choosing a side and helping that side.

Jack Z. 5-2-10
That book sounds like it has a lot of action in it. Why were thet looking for Yassen Gregorovich? Did he do something bad? Sounds like a good book.

Mr. Shaw 4/26/10
Jeremy, did you read the assignment for Apr. 19-25?

Noah 4/25/10
I saw the Alex Rider movie. It was so, so ...... bad. The book sounds good though.

Jeremy 4/25/10
I am now reading Scorpia in the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz. Its about this kid named Kyle who is a spy for MI6 and on his last mission while his arch enemy Yassen Gregorovich was dying was told by him that his dad was not a spy he was a CONTRACT KILLER and he needs to find Scorpia!!! So Kyle goes and tries to find Scorpia in Venice, Italy while he is on vacation! That is all I will tell you today.

Jack Z. 4-19-10
That boo sounds pretty funny. Who are the hippies? Are they important in this book? I feel sooooo bad for Mark. I would definitely read this book.

Jeremy 4/17/10
The book I am rating is definently going to be That Was Then This Is Now. I give it a 3 and a half. A couple reasons I give this book a 3 and a half is because there is so many things going on in the book that you can never get bored from reading it, and this book has this feel that you are actually spectating the whole story. The last reason why this book is so good is because you get to experience the 80's even though you never lived in that decade. The reason I gave this book a 3 and a half instead of a 4 is because it is very very sad, like Marks parents being dead and how the "hippies" always get jumped.

Jocelyn 4-14-10
You would think that when your parents die the person that would step in automatictly to help you and comport you would be your best friend but apperently in this case it's the opposite! Poor Mark.

Jack M 4/13/10
If My parents where killed I still would not go to the extreme. //Joey 4/12/10 I feel bad that Mark's parents were killed but I dont think jumping is the way to fix it.//

Danielle 1/11/10
That sounds like a great book Jeremy I think I would like it a lot. It sounds like it has a lot of suspence and I think thats what I would like about it. See you tomorrow.

Sarah W
Do you really spell Bryon like B-R-Y-O-N? Because that is a very weird way to spell it. I feel soooo bad for Mark! I would hate if my parents were killed! Jumping is a weird name to use for that. Are Bryon and Mark still going to be best friends? What is happening? :( I hope they are okay!!!

4/10/10 I am reading That Was Then This Is Now. It's about these two teenagers Mark and Bryon. Who have been like brothers since Mark moved in with Bryon because his parents had been killed. They live in the 80's and during that time there was a thing called //jumping.// (its when a group of people team up and steal their money or hurt them badly.) That is what they do, but even though its fun for them Bryon and Mark seem to be "growing apart". I don't know what will happen to their friendship, all I do know is I want to find out!

3/24/10 If I could recommend any book I could recommend any book I would recommend Thirty Nine Clues I recommend this book because the main characters are kids about are age and they have extrodinary adventures in every place in the world. They go to Russia, Tokyo, South Africa, Australia and even more! If I read this book during break it would make me very curious and I would probably wander around and I would definently not go into the city alone like them. I would tell anyone to read this story because I really enjoyed them but, if you read this book you won't be able to stop. You will have to find out yourself about the Thirty Nine Clues

Jeremy 3/21/10 For my novel group I am reading War Comes To Willy Freeman. It is about a girl named Willy that is the daughter of a former slave Jordan Freeman, they were set free after Willy’s “Pa” joined the army for the colonies. Sadly at Fort Griswold Pa was killed and when Willy came home Ma was taken away by the British as a prisoner. Now Willy needs too survive alone. Willy meets many people on her way to find Ma and they all are very helpful. What really surprised me was how cautious all the colonist were, and courageous to fight for their freedom. I learned that they had many different battles and they were all small contributions to winning the war. If I lived in those times I would hate it because everyone is on either the Colonies side or the British and you always have to make up your mind. No matter what side you pick people will always treat you differently too. That’s all for War Comes To Willy Freeman.

3/17/10 Noah I wonder why we didn't read this book for our holocaust unit. I think it is similar to //The Devil's Arithmetic// because it involves a character from two different times.

3/15/10 Danielle Jeremy that sounds like a really great book. Who is it by? So Sarah had been through the Holocaust and escaped from the camp. That makes me think that she must be very very brave if she was able to escape a camp. If I was her also I don't think I could live alone either because it would be scary and you would have nobody to talk to or be with you would be so lonely and bored and sad. Well you wrote a really nice comment. BYE BYE.

3/7/10 I just finished Sarah's Key and it was even better then the beginning! It was really sad when Sarah goes back to the apartment she lived in and she finds that there are people living in it, and...... her brother is dead in the cupboard where she hid him. If I was her I think I wouldn't be able to survive alone. Now in the present with Julia was heartbroken because her and her husband were in a terribly bad fight. Even when Julia went to go find Sarah she learned that she was dead! Her son is alive though and lives in Lucca, Italy. So, she goes there and finds he doesn't know anything Sarah never told anyone about her childhood. Her son is scarred for life, but I think it will help him in many ways I can't imagine. The most extrodinary person to me is Sarah because she has survived the Holocaust and can tell people what is was like, she is also very brave because she escaped camp! That is all for Sarah's Key.

Jack M 3-4-10 I have read books that switch main charectors. Also this book sounds very suspenseful the holocost was very horrible twards the jews espiecally in paris. kids where seperated from there mothers and peopole where killed in war. Mostly in the showers ( that was the most horrible ).

//Joey 2/28/10 Jeremy, the book sounds very good. I don't know how the girl is surviving without her parents, but I guess a lot of people in the holocaust had to.

2/27/10 Mr. Shaw, to answer your question my dad and mom read the book and said I would like it, and the author is Tatiana de Rosnary! Now in the past part of the book the girl and her family's have already settled in and the girl mis still moaning for her brother, even worse the police are sending the parents early to Auchwitz (they don't know where they are going.) Now in the present part of the book Julia has wrote the paper already, but she wants to find out more about the Vel' d' Hiv. She found out that she is living in the apartment that a family that got arrested. It is the girls family! Since she found out she has been researching about the girl. Julia found the girl never was at Drancy a nearby camp, she saw that her parents died in the end. They were gassed with all the rest of the adults. I think that something BIG will happen to the girl. I hope she stays alive and I hope that Julia finds out about what she wants too know. Both of the books take place in Paris

Mr. Shaw 2/23/10 Who's the author of Sarah's Key? How did you happen to choose this book to read, Jeremy?

Andy 2/21/10 What is the person in the persents name and is this book all about the holocaust. I agree that the two characters show alot of courage threw the book from your examples.

Jared 2-21-10 I agree, it would be very confusing if the book keeps switching main characters and from past to present. I would probably read this book.//

2/20/10 I just started a book called Sarah's Key. It is a very confusing book because the book keeps switching main characters, also one is in the past and one is in the present. One character is a girl in the holocaust, and she has no idea whats happening. She thought that it would be only for a couple of hours since it was only the french police, but she was wrong. The person that is in the present is a magazine writer and she has to write a piece about Vel' d' Hiv which is what the girl in the holocaust is in. The Vel' d' Hiv is a roundup of jews and they held them there until they went to Aushwitz the deadliest concentration camp ever! They would be sent there and be killed (gassed.) I think that these two characters show alot of courage throughout the book so far. This book reminds me of Anne Frank's Diary which is like this book because there is alot of drama and action!

//Izzy 2/14/10 I agree with you ,that they should just admit there is another city. shale 2/13?\010 Jeremy that sounds interesting. I feel bad for joe hopefully he would recover. Is joe the devil if the devil helped him?

2/10/10 I am reading On The Devils Court by Carl Deuker.Right now in the book Joe (the main character) is making every hsot he takes since he gave his soul to the **Devil**. Joe also found out who was messing up his frontyard and he told the police. IT WAS ROSS! When Joe was walking back home from the gym these bikers came up to him and tryed to take him down but the Devil helped him and Joe one but Joe hurt his wrist and had to go to the doctor he didn't break it but he had a fever.One cause is him giving his soul to the devil and the effect is him moving up to varsity and making every shot he takes. Also one cause is his dad winning a award and the effect is getting alot of publicity!

Joey Jeremy, this book kind-of reminds me of "Killer". Like how Irina risks her life to help the children just like the boy in Killer risked his life to get Champion out of the barbed wire.

2/4/10 Jeremy, I am also reading 39 Clues! To answer your questions, I could solve some of them but not all of them and I do not have a favorite story. I hope you find another great book!//

2/3/10 I just finished 39 Clues. My favorite part of the end was when Amy Dan's sister had a dream about when her parents died in a fire and when she woke up she was in a fire! someone bombed the house but luckily Irina their evil cousin who wanted to do something good in her life came to the rescue! Amy and Dan were okay but Irina never came out! I think it was very brave and couragous of Irina to risk her life and try to get the kids out of the fire. One cause of the story is someone bombed the house which caused the house to burn. Another effect is Irina went to save the kids but didn't save her own life! Overall this book was my favorite out of the other five because it was the most nervewracking! (+3 HP)

2/2/10 I am reading 39 Clues In to Deep! Right now in the book Nellie the au pair took the plane and is going to be a pilot of the Amy and Dans uncle's plane, since Irina told the police that he was a kidnapper! Irina keeps telling the kids that the Kabras will try too kill them and get the 39 clues. One cause of this book is that they go underground to this cave and the effect is Dan who has asthma can't breathe and almost dies! This book is really good because it always your telling yourself is he going to make it or is he going! to die! This book is for anyone who likes a funny mystery!

2-1-10 Jack Z This book sounds really cool! That's so weird how both the books you read are based on bad kids who want to change their life around. Both books sound great.

Andy 2-1-10 Sounds like a good book. Also I though why is he going to a new school for only his last year why didn't Joe stay at his last school for his last year

Abhi 1/31/10 //I think he is doing the right thing by doing what his dad wants him to do. 1/31/10 For my second buddy book i am reading On The Devils Court and right now in the book Joe is deciding what school to go to for his senior year (even though he really wants to go too public school but he doesn't want to disappoint his dad.) The reason he wants to go to public school is the boys he plays basketball with go to public school! I think this book is alot like and different from Halfback Tough. One way there alike is they are both about these to bad kids who want to make their life better! One way there different is On The Devils Court is about basketball and Halfback Tough is about football.

Jack Motzko 1/21/010 He was drinking and smoking that is just wrong I can understand if it was 1937 but that is to way wrong.

Jared 1-17-10 You said you finished the book, but I just read that part you mentioned and there are still eight chapters left???? Was there anything else after Joe was questioned? I still agree that Joe should not have drank or smoked. I wonder what will happen to Joe when he is questioned??? I love this book and am really eager to finish it.

1/17/10 I finished ** Halfback Tough **. I thought it was a great book! In the end there is a huge problem. Joe's old friend's Richard and Marty come after the Woodruff game. Joe goes with them to the Purple People Eater (which is a restaurant.) The worst part about Joe going with them is he smoked and drank! When they were starting to eleavand Richard and Marty were becoming divious Joe decided to leave. Of course Marty and Richard caused trouble and they found a boy who goes to Graham High School and they spray-painted the corridors of Graham and not one person found out until monday morning! Joe was called in too be questioned, because this prank was very serious! I really liked this book and you will have too read this book to find out what happens to **Joe Atkins**

JackM// //1/6/10 If i was a bad kid like Joe I would never be able to change because I would have so many temtations.

1/6/10 I am reading Halfback Tough for my buddy book. Its about a boy named Joe who moves to a new school with his family. Joe leaves all his friends back at Worthington and his friends made Joe a really bad kid so now at Joe's new school everything has changed and now he wants to be a good student and kid so he is trying out for the football team. I predict Joe will have trouble trying to be come a better kid! I hope he can do it!

12/15/09 I would give this book to anyone who likes mysterys and interesting books! I can't put this book down so I think other people might like it too!
 * READ THE 39 CLUES SERIES!**

12/15/09 Now I am reading 39 Clues: Sword Theif. So far in the book Dan an Amy are teaming up with their Uncle Alistar. The Holts ( a family also competeting in the 39 clues) captured them! Then the Kabras poisoned them so the Kabras took the Cahill's Plane ticket! The Kabras are using blackmail them because the Cahills know the next clue if they don't tell them they will inject Nellie their au pair with poison! They are going to Korea to find the clue so they are staying with Uncle Alistar at his home. I think this book is really good because it makes you think about the book!

12/07/09 Right now I am reading **Safe At Home by Mike Lupica.** It's about a boy named Nick who is adopted and a baseball addict he loves everything about baseball. Nick plays Junior Varsity baseball in the spring and when the varsity catcher gets hurt the varsity team needs a catcher. Nick hates everything about the Varsity team and he feels embarrassed that the coach gives him so much attention. The main conflict is Nick is scared to mess up so he just does worse! Nicks teammates don't help Nick at all they just tease him because they are jealous, because the coach treats him differently, like he is the teachers pet! The part about this book I like best is it is telling the book a story about someone I could never could connect with and never feel what they feel.

Mr. Shaw 12/4/09 You can't call this nonfiction unless the book describes an actual treasure hunt that really happened. If it "could" really happen, that's realistic fiction, not nonfiction//.//

Dec 2, 09 I am reading **39 Clues 2: One False Note.** It can be a fictional story and a nonfictional story. The reason it's nonfictional is because there could actually be a treasure hunt around the world. The reason it is fictional is because an 11 year old and a 14 year old could never find the clues and travel to Paris and Venice, and the social security would go looking for them, not keep looking in Boston ( they live in Boston). Now in the book, the Cahills found the answer to the third clue but not the next clue. I wonder where they will go next. I hope they get to wherever they are going safely! I like this book because it wants me to get more and more interested. I hope they find the next clue!

tyler 11/20 the book that you are reading sad because the to kids are all all alone and have nothing to do.

Mr. Shaw 11/19 I enjoyed reading The Outsiders many years ago, Jeremy, and have read other books by S. E. Hinton. The Outsiders was made into a pretty good movie, too.//

November 17, 2009 I am reading 39 Clues Maze of Bones. Its about a brother and sister, Dan and Amy. There grandmother passed away. For the grandmothers will the Cahill's had a choice of one million dollars, or to accept the treasure hunt which is very dangerous and complicated. Since Dan and Amy's parents passed away their aunt, Beatrice, took them in. Dan and Amy choose not to take the one million dollars, so their aunt kicked them out of her house. Dan and Amy's au pair, did not find out that Beatrice kicked them out. Nellie, the au pair, is going to take them across the world on a treasure hunt (also called the 39 clues).

November 17, 2009 I finished the Outsiders. The last few chapters were about Jonny and Ponyboy, going back home. The reason they went home was because one of them forgot to put out their cigars and the church where they were hiding was on fire and there was children in the church so because it was the boys fault it was on fire they went in the church to find them they rescued the children but Ponyboy got stuck in the window so Jonny had to go and save him but when Pony got out a piece of wood fell on Jonny so there was Jonny unconscious and Pony's back was on fire when Dally came in and hit Pony right on the back to stop the fire on Pony's back. Everyone got hurt and had to go in the ambulance where they brought them to the hospital in the city. (where was home to them) You will have to read this book to see what happens to the greasers group.

November 12 2009 So far in The Outsiders Jonny and Pony got Jumped and someone drowned Pony and Jonny stabbed the person who was drowning Pony. After Jonny killed him the two other guys ran away. Pony knew that the news would break out so him and Jonny ran away to Windrixyelle which was in the country. I wonder if they will survive in that church! Do you. This is the best book I have ever read just because they get you so into the book you just want to read mo