Monday, April 11, 2011

English Blog Post Number 1

This week, I have started to read the book Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer. It is an exciting read that tells about how the world changes when an asteroid strikes the moon. I have only read the first two chapters so far, but it seems to be really good. The characters in this book are definitely realistic. Miranda, the main character, is a teenaged girl who has to deal with friend problems, as well as her parents' divorce. Miranda's problems are not uncommon for some teenagers today. Throughout the entire year, the best book I have read would have to be Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. It has to do with werewolves, but not in a weird way...in a good way. Shiver was reccommended to me by Emily Kilmartin back in December...or something like that. This year, I have read thirty three books. I could really use some short biographies, poem books, and traditional literature. Help me out if you can! :)
              --Alexandra
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9 comments:

  1. Grace Says...April 11, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    Many poem books i enjoyed that were short and easy were the poems by Jack Prelutsky. More bulky poem books I usually read are by Shel Silverstein, his books are excellent, i love them!

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  2. KaitlynApril 11, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    Hey Alexandra,
    Some books I that I read for traditional literature are Pippi Longstocking, Wrinkle In Time, Wizard of Oz, and Jungle Book. I hope I could help you with some books.
    The books that you wrote about sound very interesting I might read that soon!!! :)Thanks!
    -Kaitlyn

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  3. Grace Says...April 13, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Hello!! haha this is the second try for me to comment on your blog :) Ok so, for some poetry books I read Jack Prelutsky (if you want short poem books) if you want bulky (around 200 pgs) poem books, try Shel Silverstein, his poems are FANTASTIC!!! I hope you listen to my advice! Trust me poems are easy :)

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  4. EmilyApril 13, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Oh, I loved Life as We Knew It! It gets better towards the middle of the book when there is more action and other interesting things going on. Shiver was also a fantastic book with amazing characters. The last book of that series comes out in July! Since you need traditional literature, I recommend To Kill A Mockingbird, Pride and Prejudice, and The Odyssey. Those three books were fairly easy to read. So, I guess I'll see you in school tomorrow! =)

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  5. Maryjo's Book BlogApril 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Hi Alexandra! Your blog looks really nice. Life as We Knew It and Shiver sound like great books. Some traditional literature books that I read are The Wrinklee in Time series, The Prince and the Pauper, and The Time Machine.

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  6. Alexandra(:April 14, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Thanks, everyone! I'll have to look into all of those books :)

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  7. JohnApril 14, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Book Recommendations:

    Biography: "The Assassinations of J.F.K and R.F.K"

    Poetry: Try Shel Silverstein

    Traditional Litature: "1984" By George Orwell, excellent book, 10/10!!

    -John

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  8. Baylee B.April 14, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Heyy Alexandra, your book sounds good. I do have some reccomendations:
    1. To Be A Slave (I think it's a biography)
    2. Among The Hidden is an amazing book but it's sci-fi.
    P.S.: I fed the fish.
    -Bayle:P

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  9. Alexandra(:April 14, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Thanks so much, guys! :)

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