Twelve (again)

I know I have been reading this for awhile, but with To Kill a Mockingbird, and Haroun and the Sea of Stories, I have not had time to read Twelve.  I read it when I can, but the only time I can read a lot is during reading days in English class.  So if you have not read my last few blogs, Twelve is about a twelve year old girl going through tough changes in her life.  Her name is Winnie, and she just got back from camp with her old best-friend, Amanda.  The problem with that is that Amanda turned on Winnie back in second grade.  So, Winnie's Mom is scared that Winnie will be hurt by Amanda again.  Winnie's current best-friend, Dinah, would never be mean to Winnie, and is always there for her.  Winnie does get annoyed by her sometimes, and so Winnie didn't invite her to summer camp with Amanda.  After, Winnie and Amanda got back from camp, they hung out together.  They were together everyday, and Winnie was starting to think that they would be besties again, but one day when they were playing in there secret place, Winnie brought up Gail.  Gail is Amanda's best friend who Winnie secretly hates.  Winnie said that she missed Gail (just to seem nice), and Amanda completely agreed with her and kind of implied that Winnie is a replacement for Gail, and thought that Winnie thought Amanda was a replacement for Dinah. I'm sorry if that doesn't make sense but thats the type of drama in the book.  They are also about to start seventh grade! BIG WHOOP!
Lol,
Nicky

TWELVE

The book I am continuing to read is Twelve.  I have not made much progress because of our class book: Haroun and the Sea of Stories.  Anyways, in the book twelve (if you have not read my previous blog) the main character/narrator is Winnie.  She is a fun, happy, tween that just turned twelve and is a little bit socially awkward.  Her friend is Dinah and it is kind of a confusing relationship between each other.  Dinah thinks they are BFF’s but Winnie doesn’t think the same thing.  Winnie went to summer camp with her other friend Amanda, but didn’t invite Dinah.  I’m not sure if Dinah found out about the camp situation, but if she did her feeling would have been hurt.  I like this book because, even if it is about a girl that goes through changes that I don’t go through, I can still relate to her in many ways about middle school life.  Also, I like this book because the reader really gets inside Winnie’s head.  She is an emotional person, but she holds a lot of it in, and being in her mind is fun to read.  I would recommend this book to anybody and everybody who is looking for a book like this.  It is a fun read for all people.

Nicky.

Twelve

The book I started reading is called Twelve. It is about a young girl named Winnie, and her long, painful, sad, and hard journey of becoming a teenager. She obviously doesn't want to grow up. She is fighting her mom trying not to grow up. For example, when it is time for her to get a bra to wear. She really doesn't want to, her mom says she has to, her sister says she should, but she really doesn't want to. Even when they go to the mall to buy one, she throws a fit and they end up not getting one. Eventually she gets used to it. I think that this book is very good for some people. I imagine that some people can relate to it. It seems very realistic. I would recommend this book to people if they were looking for a realer book about a 12 year old girl. I have heard that there are two other books in the series called Ten and Eleven. I have not read them, but I imagine the third book Twelve is easier to understand if you do read the first two. Winnie is a good character that is easy to like. She doesn't understand many things that go on in her life. Especially about losing her friends, and people being mean. She has an older sister, and a younger brother. Her brother, Ty, is loud, and annoys his sisters. Winnie does come to him and tell him how she feels. He doesn't understand her completely but he gets how she feels, and I think its a great relationship.


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The Book Thief (two)

I have continued reading The Book Thief. If you haven't read my last blog, the book I am reading is about a little girl named Liesel. On her journey to her foster parents home, her younger brother died. Her foster parents, Rosa and Hans Hubermann, are surprised to find only one child in the car. They get over it and they all start to bond. Liesel is ten years old and just started going to school and learning to read. This is important because she starts to find and take books, and she can't read them at first. I think she steals the book to give her something to do and think about. It takes her mind off of her struggles and hardships. SHe has gone through a lot for a little girl. She gains a stronger relationship with Hans Hubermann. She starts calling him Papa, and he comes and comforts her when she has nightmares. He found the first book she stole and read it to her because she couldn't. The book was called "The Grave Diggers Handbook". One of the grave diggers at her brothers funeral dropped it and she took it. She didn't know what the book was about, the title, or the topic of the book until Hans helped her. I am still not too far into the book so I have not reached the very exciting parts yet. I am a slowish reader, and I do get bored with books fast and easily, but I have stuck with this one so I must like it. That is my post for The Book Thief.

The Book Thief

Hello fellow bloggers and followers. It has been awhile since our last blog post. I have started a new book. It is called the book thief. It is kind of confusing at first, and I am still in the beginning so I am still confused. It is about a young girl, that the narrator calls the book thief. She is on her way to her new foster parents house, when her brother dies. When she arrives the people are expecting two kids. so they are a little disappointed/sad/confused. The book thief becomes comfortable with the family and that is where I am so far. I forgot to tell you that at her brothers funeral, one of the grave diggers dropped his book and she stole it. This gave her the name, The Book Thief. She will steal more books, but so far she has stolen only one. I am not sure what I think about the book so far. It is good because it is very descriptive of the people, and the land. But it is slow and I do not like slow books, or movies, or games, or shows, or anything. My Dad recommended this book to me. He gives me a book to read, unless I am already reading one. I think it is different than the other books I have blogged about because it is based before our time in the thirty's or forty's. It is also different than other books I have read based around then because they are not against Hitler. Overall, I am not sure If i like it or not.

Breaking

Breaking Dawn

I started reading Breaking Dawn this week, as you know a lot of people in our grade love all of the twilight books and movies.  I have seen the movies and liked them.  The book is confusing at first; it jumps right into the story, which is good in some cases.  To me I didn’t really understand.  Even though I had seen the movies I had to ask a few twilight experts the details.  It is in Bella’s point of view and this also confused me because I didn’t know who was talking sometimes. I have not read far into the book, it is very long and I like it.  A few people especially, Norma, Leigh, and Maeve recommended this book to me.  They are big fans of the twilight books.  So far I like it because it is very intense and descriptive.  Even though I have not read the first two books of the series I would like to because it would explain more about Breaking Dawn.  As you probably know it is about vampires and werewolves, and the hate between them.  Edward, a vampire, and Jacob, a werewolf, both love a girl named Bella.  This causes conflicts between them.  I also recommend the movies.  They are action packed and have a mix of many other genres.  I think the movies and books are a little different because the books are from a point of view of one person and movies are not.  Please read this book even if you’re a guy.

Hunger Games (reread)

This past reading class, I did not have a book to read.  So at the last minute I asked Charlie if I could borrow The Hunger Games because he was reading the scuba diving book.  I had already read the book and the other two books in the series and they are my favorite.  I love the action, the drama, and the description in the characters.  My favorite part, which I reread the other day, is the beginning of the actual games in the first book.  When she is standing on the metal platform her thoughts are described so well, I feel like I am there with her thinking the same things, about Peeta, Prim, the capitol, her first step.  It gets more intense as the story goes on.  For example; the second morning she is strapped in bed and she hears footsteps.  It is a pack of “Careers” including Peeta, she is still and cannot move a muscle.  People get killed and there are chase scenes that describe the scene like I am watching a movie.  I found out about this book from Owen Marks, he said it has great action, and great descriptions, and he loved it.  I read it and couldn’t put it down.  I then recommended it too my Dad, my Brother, and so many others that loved it.  If you haven’t read it I highly recommend it.  There are also two other books in the series Catching Fire and Mogingjay.  They are my favorite books ever.