Student E - book review

Review 

The book is about a boy who has Asperger’s syndrome and his name is Christopher. Christopher is a very smart student who is much better in math and physics he also hates the colors brown and yellow. He has a specific way how to say what type of day it is for example when he sees three red cars after each other on his way to school it is a good day if he sees four red cars after each other it means it is a super good day and he he sees three yellow cars after each other it is a bad day and if he sees four yellow cars after each other is is a black day(very bad).

The book is mainly about how Christopher is trying to discover who killed his neighbors dog whose name is Wellington.It is a detective book and it has a very interesting sigh of view of the story some might find it boring or fun or more like a children’s book in my opinion I think that the book I very interesting because you see things from a different personal view (from somebody who has aspirer’s syndrome).

Characteristics of Christopher

Christopher did what he did for many reasons one reason is for example he ran away from his dad because he was scared that he might kill him because he killed the neighbor dog named a Wellington. But he also wanted to take a very hard test from math (by hard I mean it was a very high level) but he would be able to do it on an A grade because he was very smart when we are talking about math and physics. He also believed that his mother was dead until he was once looking for a book he wrote about what was happening and how he was investigating Wellingtons death and while he was looking for it he found letters that were addressed to him by his mother who he presumed was dead.So he once ran away from his father to his mothers place all the way till London a told his mother that his father said that she was dead so that he didn’t question that before but now he knew exactly why he said that (that she was dead) because she left him for somebody else which was a man who’s name was/is Mr. Shears.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Another month, another book. 

Our 7th graders have a required book to read, including an hour of reading in closs. Simply put, Mondays are fun!

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a 2003 mystery novel by British writer Mark Haddon. Its title quotes the fictional detective Sherlock  Holmes in Arthur Connan Doyle's 1892 short story Silver Blaze. The novel is narrated in the first person perspective by Christopher John Francis Boone, a 15-year old bo who describes himslef as a mathematician with some behavioural difficulties living. Although Christopher's condition is not stated, the book's blurb refers to Asperger syndrome, high functioning autism or sevant syndrome.  

In July 2009, Haddon wrote on his blog that "Curious Incident is not a book about Asperger's... if anything it's a novel about difference, abou t being an outsider, about seeing the world in a surprising and revealing way. The book is not specifically about any specific disorder," and that he, Haddon, is not an expert on autism spectrum disorder or Asperger syndrome.

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The Book Thief

The Book THIEF

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The Book Thief is a 2005 historical novel by Aust

ralian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work.

Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into several languages. It was adapted into a 2013 feature film of the same name. (PLOT) After the death of Liesel's young brother, Liesel arrives at the home of her new foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann. During her time there, she is exposed to the horrors of the Nazo regime, caught between the innocence of childhood and the maturity demanded by her destructive surroundings. As the political situation in Germany deteriorates, her foster parents harbor a Jewish boy named Max. Hans, who has developed a close relationship with Liesel, teaches her to read in secret. Recognizing the power of writing and sharing the written word, Liesel not only begins to steal books that the Nazi party is looking to destroy, but also writes her own stories, and shares the power of language with Max.

When i first read the book I didnt expect anything. Nothing suprising or interesting. I don’t like books. But this book caught my attention. My favourite part was when Hans Hubermann was teaching Liesel how to read.

Character

My favourite character was Hans Hubermann and I’m going to tell you something about dear Hans. Hans is very quiet and is one of the nicest to his step-daughter Liesel. His wife is Rosa Hubermann, which doesn't appear at first as the nicest person, but through out the book we find out that she isn't as bad person as it appears at first.Hans is silently against Nazis.

Vocabulary

Malicious- nature of threatening evil

                              Abhorence –Hate a disgust towards something

                                            Traipse- walk or trump about.

                               Corrode- become destroyed by for example water.

                               Echelon – a body of troops aranged in a line.

                               Hiatus – an interruption in the intensity

                               Vehement – marked by extreme intensity of emotions

                               Ponderous – Labored and dull.

                               Induce – cause to arise

                               Raucous- unpleasantly  loud and harhs.

                               Nefarious – extremely wicked.

                               Infamy - a state of extreme dishonor.

                               Itemize – specify idividually

                               Scythe – tool used for cutting grass.

                               Seethe- be in an agitated emotional state.

                               

      

                            

IT - Steven King

IT

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REVIEW

IT is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his 22nd book and 18th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an Entity that exploits the fears and phobias of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey. "It" primarily appears in the form of a clown to attract its preferred prey of young children. This book is really good and I mean really good. You should try reading it yourself. When i first read the book i wasn’t expecting anything interesting, I just thought that it would be the same as the other books i read. Boring and not interesting. Yes, some of you might think ‘‘How could you find books boring! They’re are so interesting.‘‘ But believe me, I’m the kind of person who sits home and plays videogames with his brother and doesn’t care about anything else. But when i read the book something changed. IT was the only book i found joy in. Lots of times I felt either sadness or happiness or sometimes even fear. I really like this book and you should read it aswell.

Character

I’m going to talk about Richie Tozier, because he’s the funniest in the group. He wore thick black glasses and had huge front buck teeth which earned him the name "Bucky Beaver" by others in his school, though he was later dubbed "Trashmouth" by the Losers due to his foul language and loud mouth that often got him into trouble. The other Losers often used the phrase "Beep beep, Richie" whenever they needed to silence him. Although Richie misbehaved a lot in school, he received straight high marks in school besides his grades in behavior. Before Richie joined the Losers' Club, Bill noted seeing him insulting Henry Bowers and his gang, resulting in him getting chased and beaten until he cried.

Richie is known for his hobby of doing Voices and impersonations, although when he is younger most of them were awful and sounded much like himself.

Vocabulary

 Carnivorous - relating to flesh-eating animals

Deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate

Malevolence - wishing evil to others

Paradox - a statement that contradicts itself

Activist - a militant reformer

Ego - an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

Sinister - wicked, evil, or dishonorable

Tutor - a person who gives private instruction

Quest - the act of searching for something

Pursue - follow in an effort to capture

Alter - cause to change; make different

Mere - being nothing more than specified

Characteristics of Rudy - The Book Thief

Characteristics of Rudy 

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Rudy was a boy who fell in love with his best friend Liesel Meminger. He was trying to show her that but she didn’t seem to respond he always said things with humor.He was a very smart boy who was honest , kind , mischievous and very loving he was the best friend you’d always want who stayed with you like an octopus on your face.He did fun things with Liesel for example they steeled they played football with the other kids from their street.At the end he tried to confess his love to her but he can’t because she made him save his breath and ten seconds after he passes away Liesel kissed him but he didn’t feel it.He died when there was bombing in the street that they lived on (Himmel street/strase)

Vocabulary :

Disgruntled-dissatisfied

Sporadically-occasionally

Opaque-unclear

Desertion -betrayal /abandonment

Grotesque(ry)-deformed

Condemnation-criticism/censure

Excruciating -agonizing->extremely painful

Utterly -totally

Morose-bad tempered

Iridescent-sparkling

Lopsided -uneven

Review The Book Thief

The Book Thief

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Review :

The book is about a girl who when she was ten was sent to a foster family that will take care of her. It is also about the adventures she accomplished it is also moderated by death himself so sometimes it is about a character who died in the book. The book is playing role in the time of WORLD WAR II.

This book is a very nice book when you reed it you feel like you are in the shadows in the book (a secret spy who wants to know much more).What I really liked about the book is that you can “feel the book” but not only that I also loved the fact that it was about two best friends who are doing different types of things together like for example they are steeling food or they play football with kids from the street of they just hang out near the river or they go and give people there clean clothes.There is also the part in the book when she has the hardest time of her life(Liesel’s) and that is when she sees everybody who she loved dead.Yes I know  !!SPOILER ALERT !!SPOILER ALERT !! But yeah the book is really great .But if you want me tell you when the safest part is it is from page five hundred . If you love books from wars that this book is really for you because of when it is and what is happening in the back ground so let’s call it a war book .The book will tell you the truth about the word wars how EVIL AND CRUEL it actually is not only to the soldiers but also to their families how both of them are suffering and if you don’t believe me than try and read the book thief without feeling sorry or at least a bit of sympathy to the people in the book.