A Single Shard

A Shard By Linda Sue Park This book was great, it tells the story of a 13 year old boy named tree ear and his companion crane man.

One day Tree ear is strolling through the forest and finds a trail of rice and notices a farmer walking around a bend and waits for more rice to fall. Finally he told the farmer and the farmer said that if he wanted to go through the trouble he could pick up the rice and have it.

Tree ear likes to watch a skilled potter named Min make pots on a pottery wheel but one day he breaks one of Min's creations and owes Min nine days of work and after the nine days is up tree ear wants to make a pot so he keeps working for min in hopes that he can make a pot.

Finally Tree ear builds up enough courage to ask min if he could teach him how to make a pot and Min gets really frustrated and tells him that it only goes down from father to son and Min's son died of a bad bad bad fever and therefore min could not teach Tree Ear how to make a pot.
I think that anyone who likes historical fiction. I didn't really make a connection with the book but i liked it because it was exciting and adventurous. The characters are really wise and can be very funny.  They are kind and giving and they like to be friendly to everyone in the village.a quote from the book is"what goes around comes around". Because it is very true, say if you give a dollar soon enough you will get a dollar.

By Edward Bloor

The book Taken is a book in the time 2035 and kidnapping is a major problem in the united states at the time. The book starts out when the main character Charity Meyers  wakes up in a ambulance on a stretcher. Her skills that are taught in school are put to the test. 

Charity Meyers lives in a place called the Highlanders. Like this one there are many other communities gated with armed guards to protect the people inside of the community.  Charity Meyers recently did a report on kidnapping. When she gets kidnapped she uses the information that she learned.

I think some of the connections I made while reading this book were being scared. One of my worst fears is being kidnapped. So I think I can relate to Charity when she said that she was scared of being taken. Another connection I made was that I have heard of actual people getting kidnapped.

One of the quotes in this book that I liked was "Be quiet and listen." I Think that was one of my favorite quotes in the book because it was kind of funny at the time when I was reading the book because Charity is more on the stubborn side and  her and another character are trying to stay safe.

I would probably recommend this book to older teenagers because it does have some language. And some parts of the book are hard to understand.

Son of Neptune

                                      

The Son of Neptune is the second book in the Lost Hero series. The author Rick Riordan is the amazing writer. The book has high back adventure with outstanding characters. It has a really understandable story line, with adventurous turns and humor on every page. This is by far my favorite book!

It starts off with one of the main characters Percy trying to find his way.  He doesn't know where he's going or who he is. All he remembers is the name Annabeth. Another main character is Frank, his mother died in Afghanistan only a few weeks before and his grandmother told him to go to this camp named Camp Jupiter. When he was there he meet a girl named Hazel. Hazel is a girl who lived in New Orleans in the late 1900's. This book is not in the 1900 's.  Hazel died in 1947 and her brother Nico brought her back from the underworld. Percy, Frank and Hazel have to go on another quest to save Death and kill a giant!

This is one of my favorite books. It relates to the other books in the Lost Hero series and the other Lightning thief. It's full of adventure and excitement. One thing I love is the setting. It is set in another camp that's not Camp Half Blood. It's in Camp Jupiter. The camp is also called "New Rome", the architecture is based on Rome. The camp itself is in a field just outside of San Francisco.

"Life is only good because it ends" -Rick Riordan. This is one of my favorite quotes. It seems like this is the only line in the entire book that is enduring and emotional. Most of the book isn't too deep it's more funny and exciting!

This is a really good book for anyone who likes excitement and humor. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves Harry Potter, Divergent, or Hunger Games! It's so exciting and there's never a dull moment. The Son of Neptune is by far  my favorite book.

39 Clues: The Maze of Bones

39 Clues: The Maze of Bones

By: Rick Riordan

     This is an action-packed book filled with memorable adventures with the Cahill family, as they search for the 39 Clues.

     In this book we join Dan and Amy Cahill, and their au pair, Nellie Gomez. It starts at Dan and Amy's grandmother's funeral where they learn about a family clue hunt that will take them around the world. Deciding to join the clue hunt, they get a vague clue that leads them to believe it is about Benjamin Franklin. They study about him and soon travel to Paris. What will they find?

     This book combines mystery, adventure, and tons  of action to create a book that you will always remember. The author describes the events very well and you get caught up with the flow of the book. You can see the events happen in your mind's eye. It is a great book and I recommend you read it if you like realistic fiction, adventure, or even mystery books.

     My favorite character is probably Dan because he isn't a very serious character. I really love this one quote from him where he says, "You can't call a ninja lord dweeb." I really like how Dan is always saying he is a ninja and then Amy just calls him a dweeb. It's like an endearing term for him that can be used as an insult. A great way to show their sibling bond.

   I would recommend this book if you like realistic fiction with a side of mystery. It is a great book and a wonderful series.

   

Ranger's Apprentice : Book 8, Kings of Clonmel

Rangers Apprentice: Book 8

By: John Flanagan

                In this book of Rangers Apprentice, Will, Halt, and Horace are called to go save a kingdom that is in trouble. They go off to a kingdom in which is ruled by Halt's brother, to save them from potential loss of the kingdom.

                While going to the kingdom, they find a preacher who is trying to convert all of the people to follow his god named Alseiass. They then follow him while Will goes off to go and finds a camp where all these soldiers are. He finds that these soldiers are working for the preacher, and he is using that so that people go and join his group of people. They then hear about a coming battle in a town nearby, and Will, Halt, and Horace go to save the town from disaster. This helped them greatly in their adventure. Eventually, Halt and Horace go the the king (Halt's Brother) as they try to convince him to say to follow their god, the Sunrise Warrior, which Horace is posing as. The ending get's even better, but I may not say how it ends. But the picture above is one of the things that happens in the end, as you can see Horace, with the Sunrise Warrior insignia on his shield, is getting beaten by some man. It all makes sense in the end. READ THE BOOK!
               My favorite character is probably Halt, because he is a ranger that seems dull, but is actually very funny on the inside, and is also very caring. I really like the characters the author chose during this, because they are all funny, and have a lot of connections together. I really also like the plot of this book, because it gives some insight on Halt's character. One of my favorite quotes from him is "If you think that is a good idea, go ahead."  because since Halt is grim, but funny, this makes this quote funny and good.

               This book is great for a Fantasy / Realistic Fiction read. It has TONS of action, and is filled with fun little things that you always want to continue reading. But, you should first read all the books in order, or this book will not make sense. This book also has some mysteries, but they are just there so you keep reading the book to find it out to the end. I would highly recommend this series to anyone. At the end, there is also a huge cliff hanger, so be ready.

Warriors: Into The Wild

By: Erin Hunter

            Rusty, is a house cat. He has had many dreams about hunting in the forest behind his house. He wakes up on sunny morning, and decides to go for a walk outside. Out side he sees his friend Smudge. Smudges asks him how he is doing, and rusty replies happily. Smudge was scared when Rusty told him he was going into the forest, Smudge thought that the wild cats would eat Rusty. Rusty wasn't scared of the wild cats. So his curiosity was flared to see if they even existed.

               The forest is as green as it can be at a time like this. Rusty was wanting to hunt in the forest. He saw a mouse and started his hunt.  As he was hunting, he wasn't aware of a cat near him. That cat made a noise, and alerted Rusty's prey. The cat jumps out of the undergrowth, and starts to fight Rusty. Then all of the sudden the cat stops, and starts to groom himself. Rusty puzzled asks him his name, the cat says Greypaw. Rusty talks to Greypaw, but Greypaw hears something. Out of the brush walks three older cats. Bluestar, Lionheart, and Whitestorm. They talk to Rusty, and Bluestar asks him if he wants to join Thunderclan. A clan of cats that are in the forest. rusty says that he'll think about it, and they tell him to come back the nest day at sun high (noon).

Rusty makes his desision, and joins the clan. He takes on the name Firepaw, and starts to train to be a warrior. During his apprentice days, he goes on many adventures with Greypaw. He then gets into lots of trouble.

I'm not going to give the rest of the book away, but i love how it is written. It has many intense parts that keep me on the edge of my seat. I love how this book is meant for cat lovers, but can turn the hearts of cat haters.

This book is a very good book and i would love to see the people who says its stupid, to say it is amazing. I feel a connection between Firepaw and I, because he isn't afraid to help those in need. That is what makes him a strong cat. I also like how in the book it says, " You can't live with a paw in each world." I like that because it is sayin g that you should live on live, not two.

Fablehaven

Fablehaven

By: Brandon Mull

          Fablehaven
By: Brandon Mull

             Fablehaven is about these two kids, Kendra and Seth. When their parents go on a family cruise without them, they get stuck with their weird grandparents. 

             While their stay, Seth decides to drink some milk that was left out on the porch. He starts to see creatures everywhere in the yard. It was no normal milk, it was magic milk. Their grandparents were hiding a secret from them, their estate was a key to open up the Demon Prison and they we're the caretakers trying to protect the key from falling into the wrong hands. The Society is trying open up the Prison, to make the world full of demons, monsters, and other magical creatures . The milk allows them to see magical creatures, not seen from the normal human eye. Later on in the book, Seth goes to a shack, and their's a creepy old woman, she was imprisoned by their grandparents, and asked Seth for help.

             When the witch Muriel gets set free from the help of Seth and of imps that Seth had created, she tries to destroy and take over Fablehaven. To do this she must release the all powerful demon on the property, Bahumat. When Muriel gets the demon, she and her imps capture all the Sorenson family and friends, except Kendra. Kendra has heard rumors of entering the fairy kingdom "The fairy kingdom is the most powerful kingdom that if you enter you will never return." Their's no one left to help Kendra except the Fairy Queen, and no she must enter into the kingdom, to try and save her family.
                                        

             This book is great for any fantasy loving person. Theirs twists and turns every step into the book, betrayal is very common in the book. I loved reading it. Overall great book, and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Uglies

Uglies

Scott Westerfeld

            Tally's just about to turn sixteen. When she turns 16 she is going to become pretty.  When you become 16 you go into to surgery to become pretty. You move in to a town of only pretty's that all look alike.

 What could be wrong with everyone becoming pretty? 

       Tally's best friend shay isn't sure she wants to be a pretty; she runs away and tally sees that other side of the ''pretty town''

I love this quote that is in this book and it says''becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look it changes the way you think.'' I think that this quote is true and that it happens to people they can act completely different in the way that they act. 

        I think that this book is amazing and you can get pulled into reading more and more each day. I would recommend reading this book for anyone who likes to read si-fi books and mystery books. I think that this book is similar to the hunger games series.  I like this book because the way that the story line and the way that it was written.  I would rate this book a 10 out of 10.

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID   By Jeff Kinney

This book Diary of a wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney is a pretty good book! This book is one of the best from the series because Rowley gets a girl  friend and greg gets jealous. So they quit being friends (again) and greg befriends Fregley and greg tries to get popular by using fregley and see what happens. I thought this book was good and I recommend this book for anyone to read it is very entertaining!

Greg also finds a magic 8 ball and he relies on it for almost all of his choices. These are some of few things that happened in this book and I encourage you to read this book it is pretty good. When Greg befriends Fregley he finds out that Fregley is a pretty funny kid and he realizes that he could use him to make him noticed. I have had an experience like this when I was in like 2nd grade and it didn't work that well.

I liked this book because it was easy to read and it was easy for me to follow along with the story because of the pictures and short pages. This is a very entertaining short read I recommend it for anyone who just wants to read a short book.