Cherub book 2 The Dealer by Robert Muchamore

     This is one of my favorite books. I have read it before in 5th grade. I really enjoyed this. Cherub is about kids who are orphans. They are taken in by this government program. They are used for spying on major criminals. I made my book trailer about it. I enjoy the book so much because it is a very fast paced book.

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

       Twelve year old Prospero and five year old Boniface live in Italy. After their mom dies, their wealthy uncle and aunt want to adopt them. The only problem is that they only want to adopt Bo ( Boniface). They want to send Prospero to boarding school. So they run away to Venice. They stay in an abandoned theater where the thief lord (Scipio Massimo) takes care of them. 
      I liked this book but it was not the most advanced book. It was an easy read.

The Last Apprentice Book 2 Curse of the Bane by Joseph Delany

       I really enjoyed this book. Its sort of a creepy thriller book. Its a lot different to what i usually read. Thomas is the spooks apprentice. The spook protects the area from ghosts witches and threats like that. At times it can be a very creepy book. Normally I don't really enjoy creepy books like that but the way he rights it there is a good balance between creepiness and more normal things.

3 complete adventures of Tin Tin by Herge

     Tin Tin is a graphic novel about a reporter and his dog. They get into all sorts of misadventures from finding treasure, to catching criminals, to going to the moon. I really liked this. It is a lot different then a lot of things i read and it was very enjoyable to read it. The illustrations are very bright and lively.

Death Run by Jack Higgins and Justin Richards

      This book is the second book of three in the series. the first book is about two kids who have never met their dad, and live with their mom. When their mom gets killed by a speeding car, they finally meet their dad. They learn that he is actually a secret agent. In Death Run, their vacation to Venice turns bad. The master criminal called the Tiger is after John chance.
     
      I liked this book a lot. I read the first one a few years ago and liked this one just as much. It is a fast paced book which i enjoy.

The Lord of the Rings book #1 by J.R.R Tolken

        I read the first lord of the rings. I likes the book a lot, but it was slow getting started. Tolken wanted it to be one long book, but the editors broke it up into three books. I enjoyed it, but its like reading 500 pages of the prologue, it just didn't get to the point fast enough. I enjoy a lot more fast paced books. I have read one of his other books, the hobbit, and it was much more fast paced then the lord of the rings. After reading the hobbit, I was expecting it to be the same way. Aside from that, it was great.

Vlog

I could not post the video last night for some reason. It would not let me for some reason so i will post the script.

I am talking about The Book Thief. We read the book in lit class. It is about a girl in Nazi Germany in 1942. She is not Jewish but dose a lot of things that will get her killed. I liked the book, but I think I would have liked it better if we didn’t read it in class. So I could go at my own pace and not have to read it twice. That is one thing that I would have to read twice to prepare for the test. So that took some of the fun of reading the book out. One on the reasons why I liked it was that it kept you interested the entire time. If it got boring, it would only be for a chapter or two. When we did it for lit class, it was much easier to prepare for the discussion then TKAM. In TKAM there were only so many points you could bring up, because it was not nearly as action filled as The Book Thief. So I found it easier to prepare for the discussion because so much more would happen in the chapter then in To Kill a Mockingbird. 

The Angel Factory (summary)

In Terence Blacker's book, The Angel Factory, Thomas Wisdom, the main character, stumbles upon a factory for angels. He had always thought that his family was strange, when he dug deeper he found out that his family is angels sent to save humanity. They ask him to join their cause but he is hesitant at first. When he finds out more about their cause he realizes it isn't what it seems.

The Angel Factory

              It is amazing how Thomas goes from fitting in so well, to being totally different. He fit in at school, hr had a perfect family, every thing was normal and he fit in. Then finding out that his parents are angels, he is adopted, and even his dog is an angel. He goes from being so normal to so different that he doesn't even fit in with his dog.

The Angel Factory

         I am confused why he would try to track down his mom. I guess to hold on to the files for him, but walking up to person you have never met before, telling them your adopted parents are angel's and to hold on to the files of proof you have on them. I would not believe that if someone walked up to me.

The Angel Factory

       Thomas seems to be a little mixed up. Not just from finding out his parents are angels, but socially. He seems like an incredibly preppy person. he has a perfect family, does very well in school, and his parents are angels. But then he hangs out with his friend Grip. Grip does not have good parents, hes awkward, really long hair. They seem like they are total opposites.

My book trailer

The Angel Factory (first few chapters)

 So far i dont like Grip. Grip is Thomas's best friend. Thomas's parents disprove of Grip. If one of my friends started rooting around in my dads office, i would not just stand there. But so far the book is ok. Because it explains that their family is perfect, they look very good and are what you would imagine an angel to look like. So judging on the title they are probably angel's.

The Dagger Quick (part 2)

     I feel like this book REALLY needs a sequel. I believe it is coming out at the end of this summer. The book just left off and did not really finish. Although it is an amazing book, I think he could have added a little bit more to the story line. A little more adventure maybe while looking for the treasure. They also did not answer/ confirm a lot of theories/ questions the main character had. So it really is in desperate need for a sequel.

The Hunger Games

The hunger games is about a futuristic place. In the past, everyone rose up against the capital. The capital won and to remind them never to do it again, each year they have the hunger games. Two kids are picked from every district or city. They are put in an arena to fight to the death. Katniss Everdeens life changes forever when she is picked for the ganes.


 I really liked this book. It was a good balance between story line and action. A lot of books really lose my interest quickly when they have long boring parts. Thats one thing about this book is it was really interesting the entire time.

Book Trailer for Cherub

The Sea of Trolls

     This book is based in a poor medevil village. The main character Jack was taken in by the town Bard as his  apprentice (the bard is like a wizard). In the town there is always the threat of a viking raid. Jack is part way through his training when the vikings raid. He and his sister are captured by the vikings and taken.

   
I really liked this book. The first 150 pages about are mind numbingly boring. You just have to get past it and it gets very interesting. I could not ad more to the summary with our spoiling what happens after they get captured and brought to Scandinavia. It is a very good book if you are in to fantasy books. I am only in to some fantasy books, others i can not read.

Top ten favorite books (sorry i did not know how to put this in the side bar)

1. The Sea of Trolls- Nancy Farmer
2. Cherub series- Robert Muchamore
3. The Dagger Quick- Brian Eames
4. The Last Apprentice series
5. Rangers Appresntice series.
6. Red Wall, 1/2
7. The hunger games, 1 2 and 3
8. The 2nd and 3rd books in The Sea of Trolls series.

The Dagger Quick (part 1)

The Dagger Quick is written by Paideia teacher Brian Eames. It is an amazing book and i would strongly recommended it. It is about a crippled boy who finds out his uncle is a pirate. He goes out sailing with his uncle out to get treasure.