Good morning! Last week, I blogged about Gold Medal Winter. This book was divided up into three sections: 1,2, and, obviously, 3! I liked it. A big plot that got my attention was when Esperanza fell. Esperanza, as you may recall, is the main character. Her nickname is Espi. I used her nickname last week. Although, the title could use improvement, it is a good book. Really! This part of the book is really where drama gets Esperanza. Her mom's visa is not coming through so she cannot make it to the Olympics. Or can she? She is dating Hunter Wills. Then they get in a fight and she is becoming closer friends with Danny Morrison. The news asks if it is true that they are in a fight and Hunter says "No." Espi wonders how Danny might feel. The rumors are growing branches out of the main rumors. Then branches off those branches... so on, so on. Some how her secret got out. She was going to do the Quad Sal which is a very complicated jump, something not a single female figure skater has done before. The only people who could have told were Coach Chen and Hunter! Coach Chen would not betray Espi. She loves her. Did Hunter expose the secret? Can Esperanza handle all the conflict? I just talked about a lot of drama. With her being in the middle of all this drama she can't concentrate. Since she cannot stay focused she ends up falling in front of everyone! Her dream is slipping away from her. Coach Chen will NOT let that happen. Coach Chen keeps reminding her "It is not your only chance" and "There still are the solos!" Does she go to the solos? Does she win at the solos? Will her mom be able to come for the solos? Does she fall during her last chance?!? If you read it all the answers will be in the book. Read it and find out for yourself. This is an amazing book with many plot twists. It is so suspenseful. It gets you hoping nothing but the best for Esperanza at the Olympics. I felt a little disappointed that I was done with the book. Have a good day!

Who Was Kamala Harris Kamala was the FIRST at a lot of things. Kamala was the FIRST person of color and the FIRST female to become the vice president. Interestingly, she did not pass her FIRST bar exam. She took another one. Then, Kamala Harris passed the exam! Then she served as a district attorney. Soon after that she became a senator. What does this strong woman influence you to do? What does she mean to you? "Who Was Kamala Harris" is full of detail. You can really paint the picture in your head. It is short, though. I would say about 70 to 90 pages. Some of the books I recommended are 200 to 300 pages long! If you want to learn more about this fascinating woman you can read the book! The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School I am also reading a book called " The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School. I would usually recommend more difficult books. This book is funny, though. Plus there is a moral at the end of each chapter. Well, each chapter except the first one. I have no idea why. A quick summary of the story is that there is a class that always misbehaves. When they find a teacher for them, the teacher, Mr. Jupiter, can tolerate anything, other than bullying. To spit balls he would say " What a creative thing to do," and when they name call him he says "Oh what a beautiful name!" The kids liked to get on teachers' nerves so the are unhappy with this. After a while they grow to like him, though. Any more questions on the book? Just read it.

DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD I have not gotten very far into this book. Danny's father has a secret that he has been hiding for years. One night Danny wakes up and his dad is not home. He looks all around, but his dad is nowhere to be found. He waits on the steps of the caravan that they live in. Who knows how long he was there? When Danny's dad gets home, Danny has tons of questions. His father respects that he has questions. His father reveals his deep dark secret and all the other secrets that go with the main secret. Danny is shocked! The secret leads to an eventful journey. POETRY Poetry is writing. I wrote a poem about books in the shape of a book. I absolutely love writing and poetry is one of my favorite types of writing. Not only is it fun to write; it is also is fun to read. A lot of poems rhyme or have a consistent beat. Some poems just jot down emotions. I had to think of a poem off the top of my head the other day and here is what I came up with: Eggplants are yummy. Eggplants in my tummy. Did you plant the egg or did the egg plant something? See? It is definitely not a good poem but I came up with it in one minute. Better poems are ones that you put more time into. Like my poem about books. The picture below is my poem in the shape of a book. This is my book poem.

Hello. I hope you are having a good day. I just want all of you to know that this book is not that religious. Also, if it makes you feel better to know that I don't leave out key details I am telling you: in GoogIe it says that this book does qualify as a young adult book, probably because of the talk of puberty. Actually, have only read half of it. Well, a bit more than half. So far it is about this girl named Margaret who wants to find her religion because everyone she knows has a religion. Her family is not religious because her parents come from two different religions. Her family decided that it was best to just go without a religion. It used to be no big deal; now it is getting brought up more often. Finally, her teacher assigns her whole class a year long report. She decides this topic will be what her report is about. That is only a fragment of the book though. I will warn you; do not have a child read this unless they are ready. It talks about Margaret and her friends. They start a secret club. For the secret club they each had to make a rule. Some of the rules fell apart, like the boy books. The boy books are for who they have a crush on. They had to change them every week. That was hard because they pretty much stayed the same. It also discusses puberty. It talks about periods and how they feel. All Margaret's friends are getting their periods. Margaret just wants to fit in! She wants to get her period. This book makes it hard to stop reading. Read more to find out more! That is it for today. Bye!

DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD Hello! Let us just hop right back into books. Last week we discussed Danny the Champion of the World. Danny learns a secret from his dad, as you learned last week. This secret pulls him into a crazy adventure. The adventure comes with the creative process and changing the way of doing the secret. Danny does it. It scares him. His dad says "That is the fun of it!" In my opinion, with all the books I have read, I am not sure Danny feels comfortable doing it. Of coarse sweet little Danny loves doing anything with his dad and he supports his dad but I have the vibe that he is not liking it. This book has surprised me many times, though. That is why part of me expects him to like it. Still I do not feel any sign of him liking to do it. We will surly see. I chose this book because of the author. If somebody asked me my top three favorite authors I would say " Out of all the great books I have read. I have got to say J.K. Rowling, Lois Lowery, and Roald Dahl are my favorite. They are all tied in first place though. They are not all in that order. All of them get first place, so I guess it cannot be first. Then what is it, though? Anyways, I got Danny the Champion of the World because of the author, Roald Dahl. I realized I had not read one of his books in a while. He is such a good author! I can say my favorite authors easily but my favorite book not so much. I usually just say whatever book I am currently reading. This book is so interesting so if you have questions about the adventure they go on or the secret, I recommend reading the book! WHO WAS DR. SUESS? For many of you, when I say "Dr. Suess" you may think of "Cat in the Hat" or "Green Eggs and Ham." He is more than just a writer. He changed children's books. Children used to learn to read by reading the same words over and over again. Now they have fun reading and actually learn at the same time. As a kid Dr. Suess liked to visit the zoo. When he came back home, he would paint what he had spotted at the zoo onto the walls of his room. The creatures never ended up looking just like what he saw, but he still had fun painting them. Did you know that Suess is actually his middle name? He also went by "Dr." before he got his doctorate so once he got his doctorate he claimed he was " Dr. Dr. Suess." He really said "Suess" like " Zoyce." That was the German fashion of saying his name. People called him " Suess", though. He liked that it rhymed with " mother goose" so he took in the name and used it.

Reading changes your perspective in reality you can reflect back on what happened in you book and what is happening now. You can compare and contrast. You can get ideas. You can see similarities. You have a different take on reality. You also can put yourself in the characters shoes. You will be able to think "Oh in that scenario I would..." Doing this helps you predict your books and people who can predict parts of their books are usually good readers. This is why I like reading.

Gift Giving With Books Hello! Sorry for posting late this week. I also realize that a few days after Christmas is probably the worst time to post about gift giving, but I am still going to post about this. Here are some ideas for December birthdays, any birthday, a holiday, or really anything. One of the best books I have received is a book called Frankie and Bug. It was from my mom's friend. This is the book I am currently reading. I know gift giving may be hard when you have so many options. If you are getting a gift for someone, why not get them a book? You can be very thoughtful with books. I post about lots of books. Most of the books I post about are very good books. You could get ideas from my blog, other blogs, recommendations from your local bookstore, or bestseller lists if you would like. Choosing to give somebody a book narrows down the options of what to get them. You may want to give them a book that you have read so that you know it is good. You could give away a book that you have already read. I personally do not like to read books more than one time. I hope this gave you some ideas even if you may not use them for a while. Susan and the Butterbees I was at my grandmother's house and wanted to smell a book. (I know how weird that sounds. I just like the smell of an old, musty book.) My grandmother has several books. First I smelled one in the room where my parents were sleeping. The smell was not right. Then my dad brought me to her set of encyclopedias and asked if they were the right smell I said "no." They were close but not perfect. My dad looked through more books. He was like " Wow! These are all classics!" He also saw one he had never heard of. It was called Susan and the Butterbees. He took it off the shelf and started reading it aloud. He only got through the first page because it was time for dinner. I liked the book. I started reading it on my own. I am only on page three because I am reading a different book right now called, Frankie and Bug. I am pretty sure this book is about how the sandman got his name. I will tell you more about it another day. Right now I do not know much about it but I can tell that I will like it. Frankie and Bug This book is amazing! It is about a girl named Bug who has gone to the beach every summer for the past two years, with her brother. However her brother, Danny, needs space now. That means he cannot bring Bug to the beach. They do end up going to the beach sometimes but not at all as much as they used to. Philip is one of their friends. His nephew was coming to be with Bug for the summer so she was not bored. Philip's nephew's name is Frankie. Bug thinks it is strange that Frankie and Philip have never met. It seems that Frankie will ruin Bug's summer. Frankie does not like the beach and he thinks that the L.A. area is weird. Then Bug and Frankie realize they do have something in common. They are both interested in the "Midnight Marauder." They want to catch this attacker. In my opinion this book is one of the best books I have read. (keeping in mind I always say that for whatever the current book I am reading is) I am loving this book and highly recommend it.

Hello! Happy New Year! I got more into this book (like about 100 pages into it) and I realized that it was a mystery book too. It is beautifully written and contains exquisite vocabulary. Even though those are all good things in a book, they make the suspenseful parts of the books more suspenseful. This is just my opinion though. You should keep in mind that you have a different opinion than me. I generally do not like mystery books. I am going to keep reading it, though. I do not want you to think it is a bad book. It is such a good book. This book is more than just a mystery book; It also has an unpredictable friendship. The friendship of (you probably know this from the title) Frankie and Bug. When I read this book, feelings flood me. I have felt joyful, annoyed, disgusted, and most of all embraced. To me a book embracing you means you are really into the book. None of these feelings last, though. As soon as I put down the book, I feel a different feeling. Joyfulness does put me in a good mindset though. It is amazing how authors can make you feel a certain way. That is partially why I love books so much. Again, I really recommend this book. If you have any questions like, "What is the mystery?" or " What feeling will I feel the most of?" I recommend finding out for yourself and reading the book. Good bye!

The first thing I would like to clear up is that I am not giving you a summary of Henry Sugar and multiple summaries of six other books. It's title is really The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. Now that we are all clear on that, let us jump into this miraculous book. I am still unsure on where this book is going but often times you can look on the back of the book and it gives you a summary. Before I read it, I looked on the back of the book to make sure it would be something that I would like. It seemed good enough, and I love the author. The author is Roald Daul. As you may know I just finished another one of his books, Danny the Champion of the World. I loved that book! Anyways, I just thought I would like this book. I started it yesterday, so I am not much into the book. I am only on page fifteen. The font size is very small though. Currently there is a big argument over a ginormous turtle. I think there will be a huge adventure. All I will say is that I feel like this turtle is going to be important. I think it may be fun to read the book at the same time. I am really liking the book, and I recommend it to you! If you have any questions like "What was the argument about?" or " Where did the turtle come from?" I think you should read the book.

The first thing I want to do is to tell you "Hello," but the second thing I want to say is that what I said last time (about me not giving you a summary of six books) is partially false. You see, the book is divided into seven sections. Each part contains a different story. One of the little stories is "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar." Each of them are short stories. I do not think any of the stories connect, but maybe they do and it will be pointed out at the end. If I tell you too much about one section, I will give the story away. I will not tell you too much about any of these, but I will briefly summarize each story. In "The boy who talks to animals," the boy (who talks to animals) saves a giant turtle from being eaten. In "The Hitchhiker," a man picks up a hitchhiker and they talk in his car for a while. They are going to London. "The Mildenhall Treasure" a man finds treasure. This treasure was not acknowledged for several years later due to a war. In "The Swan" these two cruel boys set out with a gun that one of them had gotten for his birthday. The boys start killing some birds. After that, they are super mean to a boy, named Peter; He is the exact opposite of them. I have gotten to what I am currently reading," The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar." I cannot tell where it is going though, so I will leave you with only this knowledge: This is a really good book and if you have questions on it. For example, "How does the boy save the turtle?", "Is there more to the story of 'The Hitchhiker?", "What is the treasure?", or" I do not see why the boys are so bad." Then I recommend reading the book.

It is not only reading that changes you it is writing, too. Spilling your ideas, opinion, thoughts, knowledge, and imagination on to paper. Sometimes people feel that they cannot tell anyone something. Sometimes it feels that no one will listen. Paper will listen and you can trust it to keep a secret. This is partly why people have diaries. I won't talk about writing much because that is not what my blog is about, but I know and you should know that I love writing. Blogging is, as a matter of a fact, writing. That is why I like it so much. I just wanted to cover that.

Hello! This will be the last time I will talk about The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More. I just wanted to cover what The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar was about because it is what the book is named after. This short story is about a man, Henry Sugar, that reads a book and gets inspired. He wants to see with his eyes closed. He works with the power of yoga. As you may have already noticed (because I put the words in bold) I think that story is amazing! It is what you get when you join books, sight, and yoga together. In my opinion, it might be the best combination for a book. This man was selfish, but yoga changed him. He goes around the world collecting money for a good cause. Maybe you are wondering "What is the cause that Henry collects money for?", "Does he master yoga and contain the ability to see with no eyes?" If you have these questions then I think you should (you know what I am going to say) read the book! Bye.