Sebastian

==Sebastian's reading  comments for the 2010-11 school year! ==

Tyler 5.29.11
Great job Sebastian! I like when you said that the events always come back to you. You must have really liked it if you dreamed about it. Great job!

Thanks for your thoughtful and well-written comments, Sebastian. You have read some interesting stuff this year. How did you choose these books to read? Did your brother suggest any of them?
 * Mr. Shaw 5.28.11**

Sebastian 5/28/11
I think that the book that is most memorable is The Limit because every time I see my wiki entry, the events always come back to me. I also dreamed about that book. The Limit was an addicted book; I always had to force myself so I shouldn't finish the book very quickly :-). There were other books that qualify, too. Wildlife (or Wildfire) Run was about a fire that that engulfs Camp David, which is were the President and his son stays for the summer. But a wildfire begins and approches Camp David, and the president's son, his friend, and a visitor try to escape the camp, but it is more difficult then they thought. Another book is The Boy who Howled. It is about a boy named Callum who gets raised by wolves. But the wolves send him to the human world, and at first it was difficult. He accidently says that his name is Clam, because he doesn't remember English well, and he steals food from other people down in the pecking order. Near the end of the book his real parents find out that his name was not Clam Firehead, but was Callum Thockmorton. (The Firehead came from the wolves).

Great job, Sebastian! I like how you described what all the different parts of the book were about.
 * Joni 5.25.11**

Interesting entry, Sebastian. I had to change the font color so that I could read your words. You should check out the "Our Choice" app on the iPad, which also talks about climate change and what we can do about it before it's too late.
 * Mr. Shaw 5.25.11**

Giuliana 5\22\11
Sebastian, I can't see the text because the colors are not going well together can you please change it so that I can come back and read it?

Sebastian 5/21/11
I am reading Under the Weather: Stories About Climate Change edited by Tony Bradman. The book actually contains other stories instead of just one topic. The stories are about the dying coral reefs in the Philippines, to the coastal flooding in England, to the spread of deadly malaria in Sri Lanka, and to the mysterious disappearance of bees in Zambia and California simultaneously. I still have two stories to go. Other stories I didn't mention are the beluga whales being affected by carbon dioxide, Siberia being affected by melting in the polar ice caps (I guess), and that is it. It is a very interesting book, it sort of makes me want to be a climatologist. And at the end of the malaria story, the narrator dies of the disease.

Steeve 5-16-11
I like the way that you described the book I might look out for it and read it.

Sebastian 5/14/11
I am reading The Limit by Kristen Landon. In the book, kids are taken away to special work houses if their family exceed their financial debt limit imposed by the government. Unfortunately, Matt's family went over the limit, and Matt was taken away. The person who took him away was beautiful, at least that what Matt thought. He called her Honey Lady in the book. Of course, Matt really wanted to get out of there, but he couldn't. His mom and his two sisters were hysterical, and his dad tried to let him escape, but he failed. Honey Lady said that the harder Matt works, the faster he can get out of the workhouse. The workhouse was fancy and cool. One time Matt tried to escape, but he was nearly caught and when he was going back to his room, a lady sent him to his room. His plan turned out to be garbage. And what really stinks is that he can't call his family. I am only on the first 60 pages or so, but I will read later. And one last thing, his room is not like a slaves' room will look like. He also had a computer. But he also had to take a very long test, and has a permanent assignment.(That stinks.) :-(((((

Sebastian 5/8/11
I am reading Dirt Road Home by Watt Key. It is about a fourteen-year-old named Hal Mitchell who escaped from a boys' home, but then the law caught him and was sent to a stricter boys' home, Hellenweiler. He is trying not to be violent to others, but other people are being violent to //him.// In one part, two boys are in the bathroom while Hal was also in it. One of the boys said "Here's some cake" and punched him about a dozen times in the face. Another part is when Hal and a boy named Jack were in the boiler room, and another boy named Caboose hurt Jack and another person tried to hurt Hal, but didn't. And Hal was supposed to stay at Hellenweiler until he was eighteen.

Tyler 5.8.11
Sebastian, you and Steeve have a very interesting topic. I didn't know that he just wanted to kidnap him. Great job!

Sebastian 5/3/11
We are working on President Lincoln's assassination. My (and Steeve's) sub-topic is what happened after Lincoln was assassinated. Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865, five days after the surrender treaty was signed. His assassin, John Wilkes Booth then jumped down to the stage, breaking his leg in the fall. He shouted the Virginia motto to the crowd, then he ran outside, got on his horse, and rode off into the night. Abraham Lincoln died the next day at 7:22 am. Fortunately, Booth was killed by the Union solders 12 days later. We learned more than that, however. John Wilkes Booth was an actor. His original plan was to kidnap Lincoln. Then, after he make a speech that made Booth furious (I forgot the subject of the speech), he decided that he had to //kill// the president. Also when Booth shot Lincoln, he was drunk.

Sebastian 4/25/11
I am going to see who can name all the authors of the following books I read: 1. Gregor the Overlander 2. This Isn't What It looks Like 3. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer 4. A Dog named Grk 5. Grk and the Pelloti Gang 6. The Boy who Howled 7. Wildlife Run 8. Fish Five out of eight of those books are unfamiliar to you. Good luck!!!

Sebastian 4/10/11
I am reading Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. The story took place in 1967-1968. It is about a kid named Holling Hoodhood who thinks that his teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates his guts. Other kids in his class thinks he is paranoid. One cause-and-effect(s) is when Holling lead their class rats, Sycorx and Caliban to another cage to clean out their original cage, but got stuck, and the rats wanted to escape, and when Holling separated the cages, they ran away. Another cause-and effect is when Holling promised the class that he is going to bring cream puffs for the entire class, but the rats who have escaped broke through the box and ate some of the cream puffs. As a result, the class was angry at Holling and he still owed cream puffs for the class.

Sebastian 3/29/11
I guess the hero in one of my books I read is in Gregor The Overlander. I have no individual hero, but the heroes in the book are Ripred, Ares, and Auroua. Ripred is a giant rat who helped Gregor and other characters. When other rats came, Ripred lead the group across a bridge over a river. Ripred is very fast, very brave, and was not a tradior. Ares and Aurora are giant bats that helped Gregor. When Gregor jumped off a giant canyon, Aurora (or Ares) saved him. During the story, the bats were very useful for transportation (they had no cars). I wouldn't ride on them. And that is all I can remember about the story.

Sebastian 3/29/11
I don't know where Buckeye got the box.

**Liam 3/20/11**
Who are Buckeye and Zoomy? Does the book mention the part where Buckeye got the box? Would you recommend it to fans of the 39 Clues or Harry Potter books? Other than that, you did a very good job. I like how you used quotes from the book (i.e: "It was the notebook's fault for burning down the store.").

Giuliana 3/19/11
Where did Buckeye get the box with the notebook? What genre is this book?

Sebastian 3/19/11
I would rather write what I read this week. I have finished reading The Danger Box by Blue Balliett. Buckeye came for a visit one day, and left a box with a mysterious notebook. Zoomy called the box The Danger Box because later, his family's store burns down, and at the end of the story, Zoomy says ..."it was the notebook's fault for burning down the store." (That wasn't exactly what he said, but it was close enough). It turns out the notebook was from Charles Darwin, who sailed all across the world looking for different animal species. Zoomy's family later turned in the notebook to the Darwin Family and had to write a letter. As so you know, The Danger Box was a very interesting book for me, and I would try to read more of these kinds of books.

Sebastian 3/14/11
I am reading The Danger Box by Blue Balliett. I think the two most important characters are Zoomy and Buckeye. Here are my comparisons: How they are different: Buckeye is an adult, and Zoomy is around 13 (at least on the part I am on). Buckeye has very bad behavior; in the town library, he threatened Zoomy and insulted him. Another reason why Zoomy and Buckeye is different is because he stole a truck and escaped from town for 12 years! Zoomy was startled when he walked in his house. And finally, Zoomy and Buckeye are different is because Buckeye is dirty. His clothes stink, his breath stinks, and his skin stinks. Now the similarities: Zoomy and buckeye are alike because they are secrets. Zommy is a triple secret. And that is it. :-(

Liam 3/13/11
=== I have read Gregor the Overlander, and it is a great book, and this wiki entry is very close to the book and the comparisons are great, plus the author evidence from the book is great! Also, the contrastion is great too! Great job Sebastian! ===

Sebastian 3/7/11
I am reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. It is about Gregor who lives in New York City. When he follows his little sister through a grate in their laundry room, both fall underground to the Underland. I am going to compare Gregor and Luxa (queen of the Underland.) First of all, they are different genders. Luxa's skin is translucent. In the book it says, "This girl is a walking circulatory system." Her eyes are violet. Luxa rides giant bats, and Gregor does NOT. Now the similarites: They are both humans, they mentally act the same (for the most part), and they are off to take cover when the giant rats come. Oh, and my favorite Dr. Seuss book is Green Eggs and Ham.

Joni 2.17.11
**Dan Gutman** is one of my favorite authors too! For my wiki entry I wrote that I liked the author **Rick Riordan** who wrote the **Percy Jackson** books.

Sebastian 2/16/11
An author I really love is Dan Gutman because he is a very creative writer, his books are very good, that you cant take your eyes off of them. I read 15 of his books, and there all good. Another reason why I love him is because he also writes some sports books, like The Million Dollar Shot. I definitely liked that book. And the final reason why I love Dan Gutman is because of his love of writing books. It can be hard work, but he still likes doing it.

Sebastian 2/10/11
Here are the comparisons for Number the Stars and My Brother Sam is Dead: Both books involved war. My Brother Sam is Dead involved unloyalty to King George III. Number the Stars involved cruelty to the Jews. In Number the Stars, none of Annemarie's family members were killed. In My Brother Sam is Dead, Life and Sam was killed. Number the Stars took place in 1943 in Denmark. My Brother Sam is Dead took place in Connecticut and was from 1775 to 1779. During the Holocaust, millions of Jews died. The amount of Tories and Patriots and Rebels getting killed was much less. And those are my comparisons.

Sebastian 1/22/11
I am reading //This Isn't What It Looks Like// by Pseudonymous Bosch. It is part of a series called The Secret Series. Here is the sequence: First, Cass wakes up in a countryside. She is in a coma after she ate the Time Travel Chocolate. She is in the Middle Ages She is also a ghost. After that, she finds a village and meets a lady called The Seer. She give Cass a double monocle, which helps her see invisible things. Cass has to find The Jester, which might be her great-great great who knows how many greats grandfather.Max-Ernest, her best friend, worries that Cass will not wake up. Then, Cass meets the Jester, and asks about the Secret, but the Jester has no answer. Later, Max-Ernest has a double monocle and looks in it. He sees a man in the hospital mirror. Turns out it is his own future self. And finally, Cass wakes up.

Sebastian 1/15/11
Here are my answers for the questions: 1. (4) I am not sure what is on my future reading list. My list varies. 2. (3) I think my most memorable book to me is Double Fudge. The reason why is because a lot of people commented me. 3. (1) I barely changed as a reader. The only difference is that I'm reading more frequently and also reading longer books. 4. (2) To me, reading is joyful. About 6% of the time, it is a chore. The rest of the time, I like reading.

Sebastian 1/8/11
I was reading //The Kneebone Boy// by Ellen Potter. It is about the Hardscrabble children, who are weird. Otto can't speak, Lucia wishes something interesting to happen, and Max likes to sit on the roof of the house. When their father sent them to London to visit their cousin Angela, a problem unfolded. She was on holiday, in Germany. So the Hardscrabble children went on a little adventure to a near-by town. They were taken to a castle folly to visit their Great-aunt Haddie. Then they recieved word of a half-animal, half-boy named The Kneebone Boy, who lives in an old castle.

Mr. Shaw 12.17.10
What are you confused about, Sebastian? Pick a book you like, tell us a little about it, and think of a person you know who might also like it. Try looking at other kids' pages to see what they have written, or look at my example again on the 5-Shaw page. You can do it!

Sebastian 12/17/10
The assignment is confusing.

Liam 12/16/10
Is the lie #3?

Sebastian 12/11/10
I am reading //Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol// by Jim Krieg. Here is my two truths and a lie: 1. Griff has been expelled from his old school 2. It is his first year as hallway patrol. 3. He is the newest officer in the Rampart Middle School Patrol Squad Can you identify my lie?

Sebastian 12/11/10
The book __is__ Loser!

Steeve 12.6.10
Is the book Loser or Classwars?

Giuliana 12.5.10
I'm just making a random guess I don't even know if this is a book, is the book Loser?

Sebastian 12/1/10
The author is Jerry Spinelli. The main character is Donald Zincoff. He was referred as "weird" and a "loser". He went searching for a lost girl during a snowstorm. Can you guess what the title of my book is?

Mr. Shaw 11.20.10
Thanks for telling us about Fish, Sebastian. Be sure to read the wiki assignment carefully and try to focus on one character and his traits and motives.

Sebastian 11/19/10
I'm still reading Fish. During the time when I read the book, he was having trouble with Scab, the captain of the pirate ship. Recently, he was trying to kill Fish. Scab even threw Fish off the ship during a fight. But Fish just swam to shore to an island for over an hour. The reason why he did that was because he didn't want to die in the open ocean. And also Fish made new friends, Nora, Daniel, and Nate. But then Scab left them on another island, saying "I will leave you here to die". But Fish, Nate, and Nora escaped anyway. What tells me about them is that they don't want to be left there just because someone told them to. They just want help.

Molly 11/13/10
Good job describing Maurice and his traits!

Sebastian 11/13/10
Right now I am reading Fish by Gregory Mone. The main character's name is Maurice, but because of his incredible swimming abilities, he was known as Fish. He had a mysterious bag of coins, and that is how he ended up being a cabin boy on a pirate ship. When Nate, another cabin boy, walked the plank and jumped into the water, Fish rescued him, even when the pirates said "Let him drown!" Fish did that because he didn't want a person to drown right in front of his eyes. It doesn't say what he wants to be when he grows up, but his actions tell me that Fish is very brave.

Sebastian 11/4/10
Right now I am reading How I Nicky Flynn Finally Get A Life (And A Dog) by Art Corriveau.It is about A boy named Nicky (a.k.a Nicholas.) He gets a dog, who is a retired seeing-eye dog. His name is Reggie. He can be a mess. One time, when he was left alone, he ate a philodendron (a sort of flower) and had to get his stomach pumped. However, in the middle of the book, Nicky's mom started to hate Reggie. When she tried to give a high-five to Nicky, Reggie thought that Nicky's mother will slap him, so he basically tackled. That is when Nicky's mother really gets upset. So Nicky gets Reggie to go to to his old master's house in Boston, at night, away from his own mother. I mostly admire Reggie, because he is a well-trained dog, except the philodendron and the "slapping" incident. There are no connections to //Number the Stars// or the Holocaust Museum.

Steeve 11/17/10 That sounds like a good book to read (especially for people who like dogs)!

Sebastian 11/4/10
I do NOT know what an emissary is, and Jack is so-and-so about him controlling machines. Joni 11/3/10- What is an emissary? Is Jack happy that he can control machines?

Sebastian 10/28/10
I am reading //Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation// by Matt Myklusch. It is about a boy that doesn't have a real last name, and that he doesn't even know where he comes from. All he knows is that he came to an orphanage, St. Barnaby's Home of the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgetten, and Lost, and hated it there. But then one day, two visitors came. One was a deadly robot, straight from a comic book Jack read, and tries to blow him up. The other was an emissary, who came from a secret country called the Imagine Nation. He took Jack there, and Jazen, the emissary, thinks Jack's parents are from there. But when Jack came to the Imagine Nation, he discovered that he was a Rustov, the same kind of deadly robot that tried to kill Jack earlier. Now Empire City, the capital of Imagine Nation, is in an uproar (for a while.) Now Jack knows his true power: controling machines. Even though the book is very long (about 470 pages), it is still very good.
 * Kayla 10-25-10**
 * Good job at desribeing Bea! **

Sebastian 10/16/10
Right now I am reading //The Hidden Boy// by Jon Berekely. I will describe Bea, a girl who is mostly described in the book. It doesn't say how she looks, because the book is part of a series, //The Wednesday Tales Trilogy.// But when Theo, her seven-year-old brother, gets lost in a voyage to a strange land, she is worried and scared. But the captain of the voyage has a "Squeak Jar" that listens to a voice of a person that is lost. Bea can hear Theo, but not see him. The problem is that a group of people called the Ledbetters are spying Bea and Pheobe (her neighboor) while they are using the Squeak Jar. They call Theo the Hidden Boy. Even if Theo says he's right next to Bea, she still can't see him. For her, Mumbo Jumbo is more than nonsence, it is hidden potential that she can find within herself. I think Bea is kind of upset that she can't see Theo, but I am not done with the book yet. I still have 80 pages left.

Mr. Shaw 10.12.10
Thanks for telling us about Angus. I can tell you put a lot of thought into your comments. You mentioned several plot events in your blue section, but you forgot to explain what his main problem or conflict is. Could you add this?

Sebastian 10/11/10
I was reading //Angus MacMouse Brings Down the House// by Linda Phillips Teitel. The main character is Angus, who is a mouse, of course. He used to live in the alleys in Brooklyn. Angus has brown fur.( It doesn't say how big he is.) He always has to run away from cats, and always scared and hungry. Then he somehow went into the Brooklyn Opera House, and since then he didn't have to face any more cats. Unfortunately, a jelous singer Carlo Grimaldi caught Angus taking a nap, and took him to a rusty cage. Then he cut a hole in the cage with Carlo's button. He escaped, but he ended up in a celler, facing a one-eyed cat! So Angus ran as fast as he could, into a glass bottle. When the coast was clear, he ran up a nearby post, which lead up to the first floor of the London Opera House.( Angus was on a world tour.) He later found his friends he made, but himself was injured. Its because P.J. Hendricks, one of his friends, hit Carlo (because he tried capturing him again) with his camera bag, sending Angus flying in the air. At the end of the book, he conducted for the orchestra! I like Angus because he got to do the thing that he dreamed of, conducting.

Sebastian 10/2/10
I was reading //The Boy Who Climbed Into the Moon// By David Almond. It is about an English boy named Paul who thinks the moon is not a moon,but a hole in the sky. So later in the book Pauls parents, Molly (a neighbor,) Benjamin ( Molly's brother,) and their neighboors help out to hold a ladder to the moon so Paul can proof his theory. He was right. He soon met a girl named Fortuna who was shot from a cannon into the moon! Other stuff flew into the moon. Airplanes, biplanes, bombers, birds, helicopters, hot air ballons, jets, you name it. I think this book is great because I like books that have theories in them.

Sebastian 9/25/10
I have been reading //Stuart Little// by E.B White. It is about a mouse named Stuart who belongs to a human family. The main characters are Stuart, Margalo (I don't know what kind of bird she is) and the Littles (Mr.Little, Mrs.Little and George Little). The settings are New York City, and somewhere in Connecticut. The plot events are that Margalo flew away from New York City because Snowball, the Littles cat, left a note on her fern that a cat will come by night. And Stuart is trying to find her. Stuart also teached for one day at School No.7 as a subsitute on his way to Ame's Crossing, a nearby town. ( By the way, there //is// no ending. The book ends with "and he somehow felt that he was headed in the right direction". It doesn't have a conclusion. Joni 9/22/10- I have read the book Double Fudge and the rest of the Fudge series. Do you like a lot of the books that Judy Blume has written? I do! Who is your favorite character in the book that you are reading? I like Fudge because he is funny and he messes up almost everything!

9/21/10 Zach+Miles That sounds like a really good book Sebastian. Miles and I might read it when where done with our books. I hope you enjoy it!

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Chloe and Danielle 9/21/10 <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Danielle and I have both read that book. We both enjoyed the book very much! Danielle and I both like fudge the best! What about you?

Enjoyed reading your comments about **Double Fudge**, Sebastian. I see many similarities between Fudge and the character of Sam in Lois Lowry's books; both series are worth reading. Please get your wiki entry done on time this week, and remember that your new comment goes at the top of this page, not the bottom. (I fixed it for you this time.)
 * Mr. Shaw 9.21.10**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Sebastian 9/20/10 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">( I am late, AGAIN) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I am reading Double Fudge by Judy Blume. It is about a five-year-old kid named Farley Dexter Hatcher, otherwise known as Fudge. But the story is first person, told by Peter, Fudge's twelve-year-old brother. Fudge is //obse////ssed// with money. He plans to by the entire world with his "Fudge Bucks". The main conflict is that during the weekend, when they were in Washington, D.C., they met there long lost relatives, the Howie Hatchers. They met twins, and a younger cousin, who is also known as Fudge! But he is also known as Mini, thanks to the <span style="color: #ff000a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">"real" Fudge. The twins are known as the Heavenly Hatchers back in Hawaii, where they live. And "Mini" is causing trouble just like Fudge always has!

I really like this book because I like the problems the characters had to deal with (like getting stuck in the elevator on Halloween, because they live in a apartment building in New York City.)

**Sebastian 9/14/10**
(Sorry that I am overdue.) I was reading this book called Basketball (Or Something like That) by Nora Raleigh Baskin. It is about four kids named Nathan, Hank, Jeremy, and Anabel. Anabel's brother plays for the basketball team ( so does Nathan,Hank, and Jeremy.) But the basketball team was horrible. They once lost 63-28. Also, they swiched a lot of coaches. Each had different personalities and agendas. One of the coaches called a technical foul on a //parent//. But in the end, they won the championship. This story is sort of related to "Rope Burn" because it mostly took place in the gym.

<span style="color: #00ff10; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Joni 9/13/10-** <span style="color: #00ff10; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do you think it would be fun to travel in time using baseball cards? Why would you go back in time? What year does the book take place in? How does Joe find out that he is able to go back in time?

Thanks, Sebastian, for telling us about Mickey and Me. You've earned 3 house points!
 * Mr. Shaw 9.6.10**

Sebastian 8/30/10
I have been reading this book called Mickey & Me by Dan Gutman. In the book, a boy named Joe Stochack can travel through time with baseball cards! Unfortunately, his dad is in the hospital because of a car accident. He told Joe to go back to 1951 by using Mickey Mantle's rookie card and saving him from getting injured during the 1951 world series.Well, he ended up in Milwaukee in 1944 and found out that the baseball field he ended up in was Brochert Field, where the Brewers and Chicks play. ( The Chicks was a womens baseball team, part of the AAGPBL, aka All-American Girls Profesional Baseball League, and met players on the team.)

I am an average reader, sometimes above average. I usually read about 1 hour every time I read a book ( that was since June 2010.)