Carnivorous Plants: by Jacob Stevenson

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        Elizabeth Smart: My Story 

             My story is about a young girl named Elizabeth Smart, who was taken from her 
home in the middle of the night. She was living in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was part of a tight knitted mormon family. This book is an autobiography written by Elizabeth Smart herself. My story describes the pain she and her family endured during her kidnapping.

    The people in the real story are Elizabeth, Brian David Mitchell, Wanda Barzee, and Elizabeths close, but not so close family. Elizabeth was a nice 14 year old girl, who liked to play the harp, be with her friends, and have fun times with her extended family. Brian David Mitchell~the man who stole Elizabeth out of her home~ claims he is the prophet of god, and has been commanded to take upon 7 wives to descend below all things. Wanda Barzee~according to Mitchell~ is the Mother of Zion. Brian has taken sweet Elizabeth out of her home, so she can descend below all things~which what really means to go against everything god has asked of them~ to become more god like. This Book contains what Elizabeth had to go through, including being hungry, being raped, and being forced to drink alcoholic drinks, smoke, and do drugs.

  I did not make many connections to this book, because I have never been taken from my home and had horrible things done to me. But one thing that I connected with, was Elizabeth remembering her family BBQ's. I love having dinner with my family and playing with my older and younger cousins. I felt bad for Elizabeth because she couldn't have them for such a long time, and thought that they would never happen again for her. I could not imagine that because I love to get together with my family and spend time with them. 

  My favorite quote from this book was when Elizabeth got rescued. It is from one of the police officers that help save Elizabeth. "Are you Elizabeth Smart? Because if you are, your family has missed you so much since you were gone! They want you back. They love you. They want you to come home." I love this quote because Elizabeth thought that she was never going to be able to live through what was happening to her, and this quote shows that she endured through all of it. 

  I loved this book. At times is got very scary, but I knew that she would be al right. This book got me on the edge of my seat, and kept me reading until midnight. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know about Elizabeth, and what her story is. 

   

Nate huntsman book review Tom Sawyer

Have you ever heard of tom sawyer?  He is the ruffest, tuffest kid there is around.  The only on tougher than him is good old Huck Finn!  This book is about a young man by the name of tom sawyer.  He is always getting himself into trouble.  He is getting engaged, running away to be a pirate, and getting himself trapped in a cave for 3 days!

  This book has the theme of action, mystery, and even a hint of historical accuracy!  This book has it all. It goes from one minute, he is on top of the world, to the next, where he is in super deep trouble with his Aunt polly. This book is fun for anybody that likes to read, cause i sure enjoyed it.

 I think one of my favorite quotes is,"Getting engaged is fun!  All you have to do is promise to love me, and no one but me, and then we kiss.  Its easy!"  Just by reading this quote, you can tell how much of a trouble maker that kid tom really is! Getting engaged at the age of 12?!?  I hope everybody else knows that that is wrong. 

     I have always kinda related to tom, because he is always getting into trouble, and likes to be the spotlight of attention.  When he runs away to become a pirate, he finds out that people thought they had died.  So to get a ton of attention, they "came back from the dead," To go to their own funerals.

      I LOVED this book!  It was such a great book.  I have always been one for the action/mystery books, and this had everything I had asked for, Plus more!  I hope you will all read this book.

How They Choked

By Georgia Bragg

Do you enjoy history? Or the study of medicine? Or just learning new things? If so you will love How they Croaked by Georgia Bragg.

How they choked is a fantastic non fiction book that will grab everyone’s attention. In this book, Bragg teaches you about how many famous people died. She tells their story and how they “croaked”, then you get to see interesting facts about their life, their death, the time period they lived in and more! I loved learning even more about Charles Darwin, Ludwig Van Beethoven, James A. Garfield, and other famous people and their deaths.

“The people in this book didn’t become famous because of how they croaked but because of how they lived. The people in this book were doing what they love, and it probably didn’t feel like work at all–they were just playing.”

I love this quote because it is really true. People do not remember your death, they remember how you lived, what made you different, what made you, YOU! I want to encourage you all to pursue your dreams and do what you love. You will be so much happier and you will be better at what you do, because you love it.

I honestly have not read any books like this before. The writing style is very different and Georgia Bragg has fantastic voice in her writing. She makes what would bore me to death in history class, the most exciting thing I have ever read. Here is a quote from the first chapter.

“King Tut is more famous for being dead than alive. He was a blip in Egyptian history until 1922, when some explorers hit pay dirt and found his three-thousand-year-old mummy nestled inside a giant sarcophagus.”

I would recommend this book to everyone! I loved it so much and I learned a lot! It is so entertaining, interesting and hilarious. Georgia Bragg has changed the way I view history.

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Adventures Wanted

By; M.L. Forman

     Have you ever wonder if you has a secret life in a another world. If you could go on amazing adventures? Fight Three Legged Trolls? Fight A Dragon? Well if you are wondering all this happens in this amazing book!!

     The sign is small, tucked into the corner of Mr. Clutter s bookshop window: Adventurers Wanted. Apply Within. No one but fifteen-year-old Alex Taylor even seems to notice it is there. And for Alex, who has wished for a change in his life, it is an irresistible invitation. Upon entering Mr. Clutter's bookshop, Alex is swept away to a faraway land filled with heroic warriors, mysterious elves, and hard-working dwarves. Alex becomes the eighth man in a band of adventurers seeking the lair of Slathbog the Red an evil dragon with a legendary treasure. Along the way, Alex and his new friends must battle dangerous trolls and bandits, face undead wraiths, and seek the wisdom of the Oracle in her White Tower. Alex s adventure takes him to distant and exotic lands where he learns about courage, integrity, honor, and most important friendship.

      I would give this book a 10 of 5 stars because it has so many twists and turn that you don't what is going to happen in the next chapter! I would recommend this to anyone who loves adventure and exciting books. I would also recommend this book to anyone who like Ranger's Apprentice. They follow the same story line.

      Alex is a young 15 year old boy who doesn't like his step dad or his step brother. He wants to change his life by doing something else. When he enters the book shop he just wants to know why the sign kept changing but learns that his life was to be an adventure. At the beginning of his adventure he doesn't trust himself that much but by the end he learns to trust himself and his fellow adventures.

     My Quote "Adventures Wanted, Apply Inside" Everybody is hoping a adventure will come to them in their life but I learned in this book that you have to go and find the adventure in your like.

    

By: Kaden Mecham 

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Just One Wish

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100 Cupboards

100 Cupboards by N.D. Wilson

This fantastic mystery book is one of the best books I've ever read. The author really grabs your attention and makes the book seem so real.

Henry York is a twelve year old boy that moves in with his Aunt, Uncle, and three cousins in Kansas. Henry's room is in the attic and there is strange noises in the wall. Being a curious young boy, he starts to peel off the plaster of the attic wall. Behind the plaster he finds 99 mysterious cupboards that he has no idea what they are or what they do. Later, Henry finds out ways to get through the cupboards that lead to new places. But when he loses Henrietta (his cousin) in one of the cupboards, things get scary...

I loved this book and I would recommend it to people who are anxious and like mysteries. The author builds up the pressure and intensity and its really exciting.

I think that this book is very relatable to. When I was reading the book, I felt like I was Henry because I would do the things he did. Like when he started trying to open the cupboards. I think I would have done the same.

"Anastasia reached the attic stairs, slowed down, and listened. She knew that the first step to asking about secrets is seeing how much you can find out by sneaking." This statement is so true. If you are going to ask someone about something, you've got to know a little about it first. 

Mason Fairbanks 

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

 Rodrick Rules

By: Jeff Kinney

There is a tension brewing in the Heffley household between Rodrick and Greg. Rodrick is not very nice to his little brother because Greg has a lot of personal problems and Rodrick just wants to be included. Rod rick pushes punches kick etc to his little brother. One day his mom gets sick of it so she come up with Mom Buck. Mom bucks are, money that the boys can earn if they spend time together. Rodrick think that this Mom Bucks thing is a gold mine. Rodrick doesn't let Greg leave his side. Then rodrock was having such a good time that he didn't care about the money he just wanted to hang out with Greg. Then one night Rodrick decide to throw a party Greg was having so much fun, he was taking picture and drinking soda. Then mom and dad call and say that they will be home in a hour. The boys flip out. They start cleaning up fast. You will have to read the book to see if they get in trouble. I like this book because it is just like my life. My favorite quote is " This is a journal not a diary." I just think that quote is the funniest thing ever. I recommend you to read this book because it is funny and can be read with the family.  

Unbroken

UNBROKEN

BY LAURA

HILLENBRAND

A breathtaking book about sacrifice, and enduring to the end.

This book is about Louie Zamperini, a young and talented boy. He goes from a olympic winner in 1936 to sign up in the air force, but after he signs up for the air force, ww2 begins, and japan bomb pear harbor, letting America enter the war. 

I recommend this book to people who love action packed, inspirational books, for teenagers who love to read. This story could be related to by anyone. This book is a great book and was such a journey to read, and a real tear jerker, I highly recommend reading this book

In this book I made a connection to it because a lot of my family had a certain job in ww2, and had stories similar to do with louis, especially with living in a bomber.

"Never give up, no matter what."- Louie Zamberini This quote states that no matter what, keep going, similar to what Louie had to do later in the book.

Where She Went

Where she went is the second book in the if I stay series. But the difference is that it isn't coming from Mia's side, it's coming from her boyfriends side and the effects after the crash. there is a lot that happens before Mia and her boyfriend actually see each other. When Mia woke up from her coma, her boyfriend had to leave because he was on tour with his band and he had to go and perform, and also after Mia had recovered, she went to the top music school in New York. Her boyfriend was upset because she wasn't around and rumor has it that he got a new girlfriend and she doesn't like her. But for one night, they get to see each other and talk to each other. He feels the same way about Mia, but Mia doesn't feel the same way about him... This book is filled with love and romance and it is just as good as the first book. When I finished reading this book, I cried and cried, I loved it so much. Both of these books are amazing and they are wanting you to know more and more... unfortunately, there is no 3rd book, but the lady that wrote these two books has other books like these 2 and they are amazing, I am reading another one of her books. Every time I read one of her books, I want to read another one of them 

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Unwind by Neal Shusterman

     

     Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be Unravelled alive? How about Undone?  Or maybe Unwound? That's what this sci-fi book is about. This book is full of adventure.  

    

     In this novel, there is something called being Unwound. This process is kind of like an organ donor to the extreme. Not just organs, but everything is separated and ready to give away.  They have to use 98% of your body to donate to others. Have a leg crushed in a car accident? No problem. Just get a new one from an unwind. Even your whole brain and blood are used! By law, they cannot unwind you until you are 13-18. Also by law, if you are being unwound, you have to be conscious for the whole process. 

   
     I really enjoyed this high paced book.  This book really questions the natural rights of a human. In fact, before they made the law, America had a "heartland war" over the rights of a human being. Unwinds do not want to be unwound, but they don't really have a choice. If you are unproductive, naughty, or just plain bad, your parents can sign a contract to have you unwound. Once the parents sign it your fate is sealed and they cant change it.

     This is what has happened to two kids. Their names were Conner and Ria.They were going to the "chop shop", but their bus crashed and they are on the run. While that happened, they meet a tithe. A tithe is someone who's parents have ten children, so they grow up being told that there only purpose is to be a tithe.  (if they are religious, one tenth of everything must go to the church!) They are all trying to escape unwinding, and even the tithe, whose name is Lev, begins to question something he has "known" all his life - does he really want to be unwound??

  I would recommend this book to readers who like: Adventure, science fiction, dystopia, and  speculative fiction.

   A quote/add from this book is:   "Do you have a troubled teen? Can’t seem to fit in? Listless and angry? Often prone to fits of impulsive and sometimes dangerous behaviour? Does your teen seem unable to stand living in his or her own skin? It could be more than simple teenage rebellion. Your child may be suffering from Biosystemic Disunification Disorder, or BDD. Well, now there’s hope! Haven Harvest Services has five-star youth camps throughout the nation that will take the angriest, most violent, and dysfunctional sufferers of BDD and carefully ease them into a soothing divided state.

    Call now for a free consultation—counselors are standing by! Haven Harvest Services. When you love them enough to let them go."  

  This quote explains what is going on the book. This is an add to send your teen to Harvest Camps, where they unwind you for other peoples benefit. This is what there society is pretty much based on, and there you have it folks! Unwind.

Written By: Jacob Stevenson

     

Have you ever read the book Hunger Games? The Hunger Games was a fantastic book about two people who go into this war called the Hunger Games. Twentyfour people enter the games in war against each other. The second book is this one Caching Fire.
     Catching Fire is about Katniss and Peeta who are entered back into the games. (Which has never happened in Hunger Games history before.) Katniss and Peeta end up in an arena shaped as a clock. Each hour possess a new challenge. Such as Evil monkeys, huge waves, poisoned fog, etc. Katniss and Peeta join up with some other tributes Finnick and Johanna. Together they face the challenges that lye ahead. Suddenly the other tributes turn on them. Katniss does something crazy and Peeta is gone? I wont tell you what happens next to find out you need to read Catching Fire.
    This was an amazing book. If your one for action ad adventure this book is for you. Also their is a tiny hint of romance in this book if you are in to that stuff. I loved this book so much I already started the third one. Hope you at least try this book. Great book!
     This book I think is about love, friendship, and survival. This book has a lot of ideas of how to survive in the wild. Dealing with tilde waves and swimming also with dangerous monkeys. This is also about Peeta and Katniss finding friendship with each other. After (Peeta leaves I guess.) Katniss keeps this pearl he gave to her she realizes something I wont say what but she does realize something about Peeta.
              "I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever." Is one of the many amazing quotes in this book. This quote shows how much Katniss really does care for Peeta. Which the whole time you sort of had to guess about. It is also very beautiful and I could incorporate into my life this actually once you look around for minute come up a lot you just wish you could stay in that moment forever. Another quote I love is "Aim higher incase you fall short."I love this quote because well I don't really know why I like it but it is so interesting I guess that's what you would say. I just think always do the best in case you do it wrong. Like if you are supposed to do one paper do two just incase the first one is wrong.
     I hope you all read this book I sure loved it. I hope you do to.  

                                            False Prince

Written By Alexis Crandall                               By Jenifer A Nelsons

The False Prince is a fun fiction book that held my attention from the beginning. The book False Prince tells the story from the point of view of an orphan named Sage.  After he is kidnapped by a nobleman Bevin Conner, Sage is forced to chose who he is and find out what he stands for. Mr. Conner has a plan so outrageous it is treason. He wants to train Sage and the other orphans he picked up to be the Prince Jaron who died in a pirate attack son many years ago.

     Sage is my favorite character because he is defiant to the end. Sage will never give up and will never fail to stand up for what he believes in. I am a lot like Sage because once I want something I will try hard to get it. (Although I am not fighting for the leadership of a whole country). Sage is not the coolest character in this book Tobias is pretty cool also. Tobias is one of the orphans that was training with Sage. 

    This Book is my all time favorite. One of my favorite Quotes from the book is when Sage says “A person can be educated and still be stupid, and a wise man can have no education at all.” Sage is a really arrogant orphan but he is Still really smart. This is a Great book that I would recommend to anyone who likes to have fun and be a nice person.

Legend by Marie Lu

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