The Hidden Staircase

The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene is 182 pages.  It is a Nancy Drew mystery book. In The Hidden Staircase, Nancy's friend, Helen, has a mystery for her to solve.  Helen's Aunt Rosemary is staying with her mother, Miss Flora.  Miss Flora's house is being haunted.  At the same time, Nancy's father gets kidnapped and a man named Nathan Gomber is trying to buy Miss Flora's house.  Meanwhile, Nancy and Helen discover hidden passages and clues.  Their discoveries lead them to suspect Nathan Gomber may be behind everything.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is 186 pages. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Edmund, Lucy, Peter, and Susan get sent to a Professor to get away from war. Lucy finds a wardrobe  and in the wardrobe is a magical kingdom. The kingdom is ruled by the White Witch. They go to war to win the kingdom back. Aslan, a lion, helps them in war.

Julie of the Wolves

Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George is 170 pages. Julie of the Wolves is about a Eskimo girl who runs away from home. She gets lost without food and a compass. She comes across a pack of Arctic wolves and slowly gets accepted. After a while she gets food with help from her wolf friends.

The Good Dog

The Good Dog by Avi is 243 pages.  McKinley is the head dog of Steamboat Springs.  A wolf comes into town to try to get dogs to replenish her pack.  At the same time, Duchess, a greyhound, runs away from her cruel owner.  Redburn, a setter, and Redburn's owner offer to track down Duchess.  When Redburn, Redburn's owner, and Duchess' owner find Duchess, she is with the wolf.  Duchess' owner shoots the wolf and catches Duchess.  McKinley tries to help both Duchess and the wolf.



(second quarter books) The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild by Jack London is 134 pages (268 pages).  The Call of the Wild is about a dog named Buck.  Buck is used to the good life at a big house with his people.  Buck gets sent to the Arctic because people want heavy dogs to pull sleds after yellow medal is discovered.  The lead dog on Buck's team is Spitz who is a big, mean, nasty dog.  Spitz does not like Buck at all.  Buck defeats Spitz and becomes the lead sled dog.  After all this and many other things, Buck meets a wolf.

Camp

I had a awesome time at camp! My favorite class was the Miwok trail because I had so much fun. My favorite parts of Camp were seeing the ladybugs on the Rock your World class, seeing the deer on the Night Hike, and looking at the stars and seeing Cassiopeia.I don't know witch was my favorite part.Now whenever I go out side at night I can see Cassiopeia in the sky. I had so much fun!

MN Projects

For my MN project I did a map.

The Barn

The Barn by Avi was not very good and it has 106 pages.  It was boring and sad.  It is about a boy whose father gets ill.  He goes home to help with chores and take care of his father.  His father was talking about building a barn before he got so ill.  Therefore, his kids decide to build him a barn.

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew:  The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene was a wonderful book and it has 180 pages.  Nancy makes some new friends.  She learns that they were supposed to inherit money from Mr. Crowly.  Unfortunately, Mr. Crowly's will left no money to some that were told they would receive it.  Some items get stolen too.  This is the start of her adventure.........

The River

The River by Gary Paulsen is another sequel to Hatchet and it has 132 pages.  It is a thrilling book. It's about how a survival school for the military sends some men to ask Brian if he will show them how he made it.  He goes with Derek, who takes notes of everything he does and thinks.  When Derek gets hit by lightning and goes into a coma, Brian has to build a raft to get Derek to people who can help him.

Brian's Winter

Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen is 133 pages. This book is awesome, adventurous, and has problem solving It is a sequel to Hatchet and about what would have happened if Brian hadn't been rescued that summer. He would have had to be in the Canadian Wilderness through winter. He would go through snowstorms and rain. Since some animals  change the color of their fur it would be harder to spot them. This book was awesome and adventurous.

Here's MY Song

Hatchet

I just finished a really good book called Hatchet by Gary Paulsen which had 195 pages.  This is a story of survival.  Brian is stranded in the woods after a plane crash.  All he has to survive is a hatchet.   Brian encounters a lot of different animals during his adventure.   This book kept me engaged because I liked the adventures and obstacles that Brian had to overcome.

My Summary

This summary is for the book Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman.  The book has 205 pages.  Catherine's father wants Catherine to wed a rich man. Two suitors come but she outwits them both. The next suitor, who she is supposed to marry, dies. She is betrothed to his son Spencer.

"1. Fireflies - Owl City"

Finished my book

Here is the cover of my book.

My latest review

I am now on page 39. The book is getting easier to understand.


The book takes place during the Middle Ages. Catherine is 13 years old. Her father wants her to marry well, but Catherine has other ideas. So far, two suitors have come to meet her. She did not like either of them.

My favorite part so far is when Catherine's uncle is visiting. For fun, Catherine images what bird everyone in her family would be. For example, her mother would be a swan. Her uncle would be an eagle. She thinks of herself as a goose because it is her favorite bird. I like this part because of her creativity.

I have started a new book.  I am reading Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman.  I am on page 21. 

The book is a little confusing to me right now because there are a lot of words that I don't know.  There are also a lot of people and I have not learned who everyone is yet.  Hopefully, it will get easier and I will enjoy it more.