Alix

May 30- I recommend three books for the summer. I really liked Fever 1793, but it was kind of sad. I also liked reading The Diary of Anne Frank. This one I read a long time ago but I'm re-reading it because I didn't totally undertstand it the first time, the Wrinkle in Time series. Fever 1793 is a historical fiction book about the 1793 Yellow Fever epidemic. There was an outbrake of yellow fever that was caused by mosquitoes which no one knew at the time. This was mostly in Philadelphia, almost several thousand people died from the fever though no real total was recorded. It seems to me like maddie, the main character, experienced everything, with two loved ones dying, her mother telling her to leave the city without her and to take her grandfather then being unable to go. Finally coming back to have her mother missing and even more bad fortune. Next the Diary of Anne Frank. I'm not sure if this is for a boy, but girls should read it. It is really a good book and there isn't much I can tell you because I'm sure you know a lot about it already. A Wrinkle in Time confused me a little at first because I was only in third grade but I remember liking it a lot. I read up to A Swiftly Tilting Planet and got so lost that I didn't like them. They are really interestong though. A Wrinkle in Time about Meg Murry, a teenage girl who goes on an adventure through time with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil things that hold him prisoner on another planet. That's all I can remember about it! Here are som links to learn more. [] [] [] Sorry I couldn't find any online books for A Wrinkle in Time but there is a link in the website where you can buy it!!

may 11-Geraldine McCaughren is a great author and that's probably why she was chosen to write the sequal to Peter Pan out of millions of people!!!!! She became an author after having an teaching job she didn't enjoy and decided to write to "escape from an unsatisfactory world" Her motto is; "don't write what you know but write what you want to know. I'm sure that she writ this book beacause writing the first ever authorized sequal to Peter Pan is a great opportunity to be creative which is something she loves to do and also it would be a great challenge which she also likes. Who wouldn't want to write the sequal to the classic Peter Pan anyways? She was born in 1951 (59 years old) in North London. She was the youngest of three brothers. She has written more than 120 books and 50 short plays for school. She also wrote one radio play. Surprisingly enough she isn't most well known for Peter Pan in Scarlet (whether it is the sequal to one of the most famous books on Earth!!) but her retelling of classic stories and collections of classic bible stories and fairy tales. She wrote most of her books in the 1900s and a few in the 2000s. She's won numerous writing awards in Germanny and in America and her books have been translated in over 38 languages. Here is a link to her website if it works im just trying it out!! []

May 6-Latest Childrens Best Seller is.....Peter Pan in Scarlet!! The first ever sequal to Peter Pan and it is written by Geraldine McCaughrean! It's No Wonder it's a best seller considering McCaughrean was chosen out of many people in a cintest of who would write the sequal to the famous Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. In this book Wendy and the Lost boys are back but, grown up? Yes they are adults with families. Then they begin to have dreams about Neverland and every time they do something from Neverland gets left behind in their homes. They have a meeting and Wendy decides that something must be wrong and it must be a warning. She says to make the dreams stop they must save Neverland, but to go to Neverland, you need two things; to be a child and pixie dust. They get a fairy and get the dust but they need to be kids so they steal their childrens clothes but when they go to Neverland they find that something is very wrong, in the always summer Neverland was a fall setting and Peter wasn't in his normal green leaf suit but a scarlet one. Peter still sees Neverland as it was and doesnt see what is so wrong and after some time of play and fun neither do the kids (or adults??) This is a fsabulous book for those who have never read Peter Pan and isn't a let down for those who have. It is a perfect continuation of what Peter Pan was and would make all those who grew up with dreams of Peter and Tink will begin those dreams over no matter what age-New York Times (Oh and I figured out why it didn't save, appairently my internet went down while I was writing but it still let me click and type so I didn't think anything was wrong and then today I found half of it as a draft because I wrote that first.)

April 28-Good Job Ben!! That's right!! This week, I'm going to do Guess that book! 1. A girl doesn't like being a Princess 2. She gets ion trouble for starting her own fire 3. She doesn't like Prince Charming once she moved in. (I really don't like this book, but it's hard to guess!!) 2 GOOD ålix!! +2= 4 get

Ben- April 25-Is it John Steinbeck? ​ 4/23/10- I' now reading The Pearl by nojh ibensteck I'm only on chapter thre but both my parents said it's a great book. A Mexican man named Kino and his wife Juana have an infant son Coyotito. In the very first chapter there is action when Coyotito gets stung by a scorpian. I'm not sure when this takes place, but whenever it was scorpian stings were fatal more to kids then adults. Juana tries to suck out the poison but the swelling doesn't stop and that is only the first sign, then comes fever and stomach cramps then death. Juana asks the neighbor who are now gathered outside to get a doctor which is very unusual for Juana. They come back with news of the doctor not wanting to come. She decides to go anyways, but the doctor asks for money they don't have for a treatment. So they go to a river and put seaweed on it in hopes of brining down the swelling and Juana and Coyotito get into the canoe while Kino dives into the river and finds every oyster worth opening and old enough to be opened easily. Then while down there he discovers a glowing oyster, well it seemed to be glowing. All the dust and sand down there can cause mirages. But he felt it to be a sign because they needed this they prayed hard for this pearl to be found. So he brought up all the oysters and began to open them. The odd oyster wasn't glowing, was it a mirage? He saved it for last. No luck util at the very last oyster THE oyster, he found the pearl that was "perfect as the moon...large as a sea-gull's egg" he called it "The Pearl of the World" because it was so amazing. When they found the pearl the swelling in Coyotitos arm was gone. They were so happy but when I read the back, I knew that something would soon spoil their happiness!!!! :) Happy Earth day!!!

4/18/10-Still reading Children of the Lamp! I really like it because it is really hard to out down. It's kind of predictable at the beginning, for instance why Neal and Allen (their dogs at home) are so human like and like Tv and only listen to their mom, but then you never know whos is your friend, your enemy or both. Now there is a whole new conflict and quesion, Will they find the lost djinn before the evil tribe of djinn, the Ifrit. The lost djinn (the correct form for gene and im not sure it's a real term but it might be) were seventy djinn that were slaves to and evil pharoh and they will join whichever tribe finds then good or bad. And when they join the tribe, it will alter the luck the djinn try to keep equal, if good (the marid with the twins and Nimrod), it willl change more to good. And if bad, the world would be in danger with bad luck around every corner (idiom). The Ifrit want them so much, they turned a against Nimrod. But so far it's fair game. Then the twins set up a trap where they're out of the way, but helping. Of course, it all goes wrong and they end up encountering Iblis, not catching him. Want to know what happens? Read the book!!♪♫♪  Sarah W Visiting from the other class Wow! Colorfull! AHHHHH I am scared of earthquakes but in class we are reading a book about earthquakes and it really bothers me because it is about a  boy that is on a trip with his parents and his little sister that is 6. The little sisters legs are paralized... but don't ask me why, were  not that far yet. The boy has to stay alone in a trailor type of thing because they are on a camping trip. He has to stay alone with her  (Abby) because their mom was in the water and she broke her foot so their dad had to take their mom to the hospital to go get it checked  but they had to go to town which was far away because they were on a deserted island type of thing but it was not an island. While the  boy is staying alone with Abby, there is a giant earthquake and all the trees were falling all over the place! They had to hide and from  then with all of the aftershocks, you have to find out the rest because I want you to read it. Ask Mrs. Hansen if she can read it to your  class for Read Aloud! I promise its a great book and worth reading!

4/8/10-So this week I started reading Children of the Lamp. It's pretty good. I'm only on like the fourth chapter, but it's interesting. In the prologue it takes you to a quiet dessert in Egypt where a native boy and his father are illegally digging for ancient Egyption artifacts. Suddenly, when the boy is going back to there car, there is a giant earthquake! The ground of the tomb/cave (it didn't describe that very well, but from what it said that is what I would guess) began to crack and he fell a few yards underground. Then he sees his father standing and cheering while the Earth continues to shake. The boy think his father has gone completely crazy and begins to yell and begs him to explain his happiness once the shaking stopped.He said he found one of his greatest discoveries, a small gray or black square. The boy recognizes it after some thought, because of it being such a small part, as a type of paper substitute that had hieroglyphics on them. His father said "this is the key to many mysteries!" Then it brings you to the home (or as the kids call it, the art gallery) of a rich family of four, a mother, father and, twins, Philippa and John. They always thought that besides being quite wealthy and not going to camp, they were about as normal as anyone. That is until they had their annual dentist appointment and found that they both had early wisdom teeth at the age of twelve!!! Actually things were weird the morning of that day when John awoke from a dream of having a tremendous, terrible toothache. Then when he woke up, he found a giant crack from his mirror, to his wall and continuing to his headboard and he didn't do anything. Then when Philippa saw it, she recognized it as an identical crack as the one in Cairo from an Earthquake (Ring a bell?) Later though, they went to the dentist and he was amazed to find four wisdom teeth in each and also said that they would have to be surgically. They were nervous, but they're mom said that if you're brave, you can go to camp. They were so happpy that they went to the surgery with so much less worry than before, but of course, that was still is a lot of nevousness (yes, it's a word). They were put out and then had a dream and saw eachother! They also saw an uncle that they didn't remember. He told them some things that I don't want to spoil because it's important and you should read it. :) Bye ☆rεαςh Ŧ๏г ⓣⓗⓔ ѕтαяѕ☆

3/26/10-Good job Jacob house points!!!!!

3/23/10- Jacob - Alix is the book the Diary of Anne Frank?

322/10-GUEEEESSSSS THAAAAAAT BOOOOOOOKKK!!!!!!!!!!! The author-Nena Kafnr (scrambled) Title- Het Aidry fo Nean Rafnk!! (also scrambled) 1 It was origanally published in Dutch 2 It was also origanally called Het Achterhuis (the house behind is the closest translation) 3 The author died before their 16th birthday 4 It was origanally published in 1947!!! CAN YOU GUESS THAT BOOK?!?!?!?!

3/22/10-I know it's a little late (didn't save) but here are my two truths and a lie!!! 1 It is a book about the titanic 2 It's about four sister 3 Two of the sisters drown/freeze

3/12/10-Good job Kenzie!!! That's right! Good guess two house points!!!

3/12/10 Kenzie!- Hey Alix! Are you reading Diary of Anne Frank? Just guessing!

3/11/10-Name That Book!!-- Clue #1-It is about a young girl named Anne! Clue #2-She lives in the "Secret Annex!" Clue #3-She lives with at least 8 people (If I counted right :D)! Clue #4-Anne lives with the Van Daans, Dussel, her family and sometimes their 'helpers' stayed over.

Entry9-3/8/10-Yeah, I know I don't understand why he isn't reacting to all of that. It's confusing. I think that it is in a way funny though that he is acting so strange, I know I wouldn't. I think that this will be a really good book and I'm sure that it will be a lot less confusing later on. I think that he will come around and finally start to like it. BYE!!!!!!

entry8-3/4/10-Hey Emily!!!! it's so sad that his everyone in his family dies from World Wars. It would be so boring to do the same thing everyday your whole life and to have a practically silent house without even a T.V. or comuter or anything to pass time. No siblings, no parents, nothing. I would be bored out of my mind. What year do you think it takes place, I can't really tell because it seems like it is just after (or soon after.) World War two, but somehow seems modern? I don't know!!!! I like the book a lot so far!!! Peace!!!! =)

entry7-3/1/10-Hey Emily!! I really like the book, I don't know why you don't! One of my favorite cause and effects was when Master Frost noticed Alice and then Alice (pup) had to take the lessons and go to school. I think that it is much much better now. It is more fun when all of the teachers love her and to hear what she makes up about her background next. Alix out!!

Entry6-2/27/10- Hey Emily! I'll try not to give too much away. I think that Master Kenton is a really good character. I think that Alice really brought out the best in him. I have a feeling he will do something bigger in the book then just teaching Alice lessons. He plays a huge part in I think it's chapter nine, but you're not there yet I don't think so I won't tell you. Anyways, I love the book and I can't put it down. It is really really sad. I can't even imagine being in Alice's position. Peace out!
 * Entry 5-2/20/09-The book is really good. I read ahead a little, but I won't spoil it for you Emily. I thought that it wasn't that suspenseful because if Alice was caught, it wouldn't be as good if they introduced them and left them as it would be if she stayed. It was unrealistic because normally you wouldn't happen to move the things on just the right day. Maybe a day late or early, but most times you wouldn't be so lucky to be on the excact day you need it to be moved, but, since it is a book, you can kind of tell that it would be gone. And poor Morris was so upset, hurt and confused. He deserved it though because he told on Alice who really wasn't doing anything wrong. Of course Nate shouldn't have hurt him, but at least he had a good hearted reason. That's about it!!! Alix Out!

entry 4-2/19/10- I really like the new book, Emily!! You're right, it really doesn't sound like a mystery, but it says it is so I'm sure it will become one. It was really scary how her father died and now that I am thinking about it, it is a mystery because the whole time you are reading that part, you are thinking, why would Queen Elizabeth want to kill her father?? Why are those men looking for her and does she even know?? Anyways, it is good and funny!! Alix out!!!

entry3-2/15/10- Don't you think that it is so sad that they burned him. I can't even imagine living in a society like that. It is awful that they did that, drunk or not. Don't you think that it would be hard to write in perfect English while narrating and then use words like y'all and wudduya and all those words when the characters are talking?? I would get confused and mess up a lot and probably use a little more correct grammer than incorrect and vice versa. I was scared when they learned that the men were coming and was confused on why Mr. Morrison came to stay. This author does a great job of almost taking you into the book. It is really good and I like it a lot!!! Write to you soon!!!

Entry2-2/11/10- I agree that was so sad. I also thought it was funny how their mom dealt with it! I found it interesting that the teacher said "you're biting the hand that's feeding you." and that their mom replied "maybe I don't want to be fed." I thought of this as being growing up and maturing. A child who doesn't know the ways of the world is fed while once you understand you don't need to be helped. When the African Americans were pulled out of Africa, they didn't really know how we did things, at this later time they do and they understand and they can take care of themselves. The way they handled the bus ordeal was so clever, mean and hilarious, a perfect mix. And I didn't think it was funny how the bus splashed them, the kids on the bus did! I think you misread it or something. I love the book so far and can't wait to read more!!! What do you think so far???? =) :)

2/2/10-entry 1- Hey Emily! I loved that part too. I understand what he is saying because the slaves had to live on other people's land and they are African American and they never have to. My favorite part was when Little Man got his clothes dirty because the bus went past him and splashed dirt on him and the white kids were laughing. I know that sounds bad and mean, but that is why I liked it. It really makes you appreciate what you have and that we don't live in such a racist world anymore. It also is one of the many scenes in books like these that make you want to cry for the characters. I also thought it was sad that the Logan's school opens later than the white school. They deserve to have the same opening and length as the other schools so that they can have equal education. It might not seem like that much when it is just a month, but when you add all their school years together, it would probably be around a year or half of a year. It depends on whether or not they graduate and move to a new school and when they do and if the times and openings are the same or different. Can you call me to tell me what to read soon and we can decide, but I can't write until Sunday night. See you Monday!!

In the last few chapters in Inkdeath, Dustfinger stopped the Night-Mare from eating his daughter Brianna. A Night-Mare is a creature who looks like a shadow, black as night, but when it comes out it gets eyes, red as blood. Night-Mares are one of the most feared creatures in the Inkworld. They are ghosts because people who die become Night-Mares and they kill others and then eat their souls. The only ways to get rid of them are to pour sand on them, show them fire or light and to call them by their name. Well this Night-Mare was different. Orpheus made it so that it was like a dog. Orpheus trained it because he knew who the Night-Mare was and right before the Night-Mare was about to attack Dustfinger, he recognized a face. It was Basta who died in Inkdeath. He said his name and Basta went away forever. Meanwhile Mo finally wrote the three words (heart, spell and death) into the White Book, but after being soaked in fairy blood to save it should be called the Red Book. The Adderhead died and the angels of death took him away in a flash. Another White Woman came to Mo to say that his deal with death was done and that he has saved himself and Meggie. Now I am only twenty pages from the end!! Its sad though because she isn't writing anymore! Hee hee. I don't think I am going to write about the end because i will probably finish tonight and if you read it I don't want to spoil it much more so that is it from the Inkheart trilogy!!

Two Peas in a Pod- Meggie reminds me of my friend from gymnastics. She loves to read and I know if she heard stories about a book she could go into, she would go into it permission or not. She would love it and try not to meddle, but when lives are at stake she, of course, would. The other person I decided to compare to was my brother to Farid. He is like him in the way that he likes to be with certain people and certain times. He is also like him because he tends to like to complete one thing before moving on to another. He is also unlike him because Jack won't leave home even to go to overnight camp and Farid moves from world to world without a single complaint of homesickness. These people and characters have many things in common. I know that this author (Cornelia Funke) likes to base her characters off of real people because she feels it makes them breathe and come to life straight from her pen. This may be why because these characters are human and have human characteristics just like these people. Hope you liked my entry, tune in for more!!!

it's a mystery. It takes place in london. It is about a disappearance. The main character is Ted. Ted has Asperger Syndrome. Ted tells the story.

1/3/09-alix- Inkdeath is finally getting good!!! Mo/Bluejay (same person) gave himself up to Violante, the Adderheads daughter because she said she will help him to kill her awful father. By doing this he saved the children of Ombra from the Piper. He also hopefully saved himelf and Meggie from Death because Death (who is actually a woman) made a deal with him being that since he and Meggie made the White Book for he Adderhead there by cheating him out of death, he has to kill him by Spring or Winter will never end for him and his daughter. Violante is going to help him get to The Book by telling her horrible father to let him try to fix it but instead he will write the three words that will save him and Meggie from Death. That is if the Piper doesn't kill him first. Dustfinger is back, but it wasn't Orpheus's doing (no matter what he says) it is Mo's. Farid is out of Orpheus's service as well as Jasper, the kind glass man, and Briana, Dustfinger and Roxane's older daughter who is now back to happily serving Violante again. Orpheus, meanwhile, got an interesting death request from one who was thought of as dead. They want him to write words to bring there son back from the dead in return for the Bluejay. They have tried killing him on their own many times, but it is as though this story wants him in it and bends to keep him alive. Of course the unwritten reason is that the story has taken a mind of its own and knows that it needs a hero like the Bluejay well not just like him, but him. No one else plays the part so well!!!!

12/12/09-thanks guys!! At the end of Inkspell one character dies for another. When the character who came back to life saw the other dead him and Meggie go to Fenoglio to see if he can write him back, but Fenoglio won't listen or write one word. Meggie suggests bringing the Orpheus there, matter how much she hates him. He is no help. He thinks he read himself into the Inkworld and won't do what he says. He also makes Farid his slave. That was just about it. Now in Inkdeath Elinor misses Mo Meggie and Resa who have been gone for three monthes. Resa is going to have a baby. Mo and Meggie are going to see the famous illuminator in Ombra without Resa knowing. Resa is sick and is going to see Roxane. Mo and Resa are living in an abandoned farm near the Black Prince and his Robbers. Orpheus is ruining poor Fenoglio's characters. He has many servants and maids and feels he is the best person in the Inkworld. Farid is still working for him and trying to convince him to write Dustfinger back. I think he finally is. Thats all!

12/10/09 Jacob- This book sounds good. You wrote a HUGE paragraph. Keep up the great work!

12-10-09- Jake Nice job Alix. You are really comprehending your books well. Also, the book you are reading sounds very exciting. keep up the great work.

12.9.09 -Sarah W. (from the other class) Wow Alix you really write a lot!! I wish that I had that much to get out of my books and write so much!! Well, keep going and writing novels!! **

12/4/09-Erin- Alix, It seems like a very good and exciting book. You wrote so many details, I could picture it in my head. Good job!!

12-2-09 Tali- Alix. I don't know what book you have been reading, but it sounds really good! And long! I like all the details you put on your wiki!! Good job Eeexx!!!! ( Like Emily said, its her nickname!!!)

Emily- That seems like an interesting book based on how much you love writing about it and all the details you wrote. It seems like a great book!!! (maybe i should read it.) I like how you did a great job saying sooooooo many details with what you wrote!!!! Keep up the good writing. EEEEX! (Thats her nickname!!)

11/18-The last few chapters in Inkspell were about Meggie finding her parents who were captured by the Adderhead along with the strolling players. It was really sad because Resa sent meggie a letter about mortola shooting her father and that they were staying in the Wayless Woods with the strolling players, but when she finally got there, there wasn't anyone except a young girl whos mother told her to hide when the men at arms came. The girl told Farid, Meggie and Dustfinger that they came and took them away because they thought Mo was the Bluejay who, in the Inkworld, is a very famous robber, who Fenoglio wrote stories and songs about, that protected the Motley Folk. The Blujay, of course, was pretend, but since he based it on Mo and gave him Mo's traits (like the scar on his left arm) so they thought it was him. The Adderhead hated the Bluejay because after Fenoglio writes the song, it happens! Dustfinger sets out to find Mo and Resa, but Meggie and Farid follow him. They finally find them and the other strolling players and Mo is okay and she was defidently assured. There is this sentence in the book that I loved so I thought I would throw it in. "Life was much more difficult in Inkheart, yet it seemed to Meggie that with every new day Fenoglio's story was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as spiders' webs and enchantinly beautiful..." Oh one more little sad thing. Cloud Dancer ( a former tight rope walker and friend of Dustfingers but since he fell off the rope and twisted his leg so bad that he could tight rope walk, but could still walk, became a messanger.) tried to deliver the letter to meggie, but she wasn't there so he gave it to Fenoglio because she was living with him. But, sad as it is, Basta and, I think it was Slasher beat him there. Before they could jump out of there hiding place behind the door, Fenoglio simply said run! They ran but cloud dancer wasnt fast enough with his twisted leg and they caught him, he tried to escape Bastas arms but could not. Fenoglio slid into the secret hideout of the kids Ivo and Desmia. They couldnt read so they said to Cloud Dancer "What does it say?" "I don't know" he proclaimed "I can't read anymore then you can!" or at least something like that if I wrote the book thats what I would say. He escaped, but basta caught up fast and struck him in the back with his knife. To find out what happens next you have to read the book!!

12/1-Well, since I haven't written anything in a while, I have a lot that I could write. (even more than my last entry!) And on top of that, a lot happened in these last few chapters so I can't write about each chapter. I might leave out a few things so you might not know what I mean by what I am writing, but it just makes you want to read it more, right?? So anyway, Meggie made a deal with the Adderhead that she, and Mo, could bind a book that could keep Death between its covers. They just have to make a blank five-hundred page book and he has to sign his name on the first page and he will be immortal. The Adderhead believed this, but then he found the paper Fenoglio wrote for Meggie. On this paper it said//; yes, the book could keep death trapped between its pages, that was true, but what the girl did not tell the adderhead was that it was also quite easy to kill the one whos name lies inside the book. All you have to write inside of it are three simple words, heart spell and death//. That probably isn't the same, but the point is that you can kill the Adderhead simply by writing heart spell and death. I'm not sure you noticed, but all three books are called ink​__heart__ ink__spell__ ink__death​. I can't turn off the underline, sorry. So they took Meggie to Mo in the tower and soon after, they were taken to the library where almost everytheing needed to bind a book was. The gaurds set off and later the librarian asked Mo to fix a book for him even though he wasn't supposed to. Meanwhile Farid, Dustfinger, Roxane, the black prince and his gaurds went out of the Beavers Earth and then they saw the war against the Adderhead led by Cosimo the fair. Saddly all but about two dozen were killed of Cosimos men including Cosimo himself who supposidly died for a second time even though that was a totally different Cosimo. Anyway it was a horrible decription of how arrows were being shot, knives were being thrown and men were being struck to the ground, and not the Adderheads men, but Cosimos. That was not what was in the book, I made it up from what I saw in my head as I read. So to wrap it all up, Cosimo is dead once and for all among many men, Meggie and Mo are trapped in the castle of night (at least they're together) and Resa is down in the dungons with many other strolling players. Farid, the black Prince, his men, Dustfinger, Roxane and Fenoglio who joined them later are in the Wayless woods helping the men in the war and saving them or at least trying to from the White Woman, but you can't keep doing that forever or can you do that for every almost dead man. As you can see, things are not good in the world of Inkheart.__

Sam-12/9/09- Your proboly right about the bad things happening I should get the book thanks for letting me know.