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"The Cirque Du Freak Series" By: Darren Shan (Real name is Darren O' Shanigahn... I think)
"Cirque Du Freak" is a series that i would call Action, Adventure, Suspense, and HORROR! But i would mainly call it, Suspense and HORROR! This series is about a boy who's a human but then half-vampire and then he blah blah blah his friend dies blah blah blah torture happens blah blah blah! If you read the book you will find out what BLAH BLAH BLAH means! So to some who are scared of HORROR here is a definition of the series HORROR level which I call the "Shanighan HORROR level!" First, I have to say that each book gets scarier and scarier but the first is not scary at all! If you have seen the movie and was like "Oh, it's not scary" Wrong!!!!!! The movie is nothing like the book! I would call the movie a disgrace and I am sad to find out how this movie went! They say it's based on book 1, 2, and 3 but it's nothing like the book. So don't watch it! So here is the "Shanigahn HORROR level" with book 1, 2, 3, and 4! Book 1-A person gets injured but gets cured and no blood is seen Book 2- A person dies with limited detail Book 3- Somebody gets tortured and you get the clue of how he does it (Those of you who know don't tell others! They have to read it!). Book 4 (From pg.75)- Three people die and two are described in unlimited detail and it's very gory. So i will tell you later how book 5 goes! SO i suggest to those who like suspension and HORROR and it is an awesome book (By the way if you ever read books 1-4 and you want to quiz me... Bring it on! And some of you know how many facts i know about this book! When i find more i will tell you but one fact is told in here and it's at the beginning of my report) Terence suggests:
People. Listen Up! I got a great book for you! It's called "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz. It's about an average 14 year old boy that becomes an international spy for a secret organization in Europe. It's a fifth grade reading level but it is worth it. Also, if you like this book you can continue reading the rest of the series. Stormbreaker will keep you wondering the whole entire book! Isabella suggests: I would like to recommend a series by Lauren Myracle called "eleven," "tweleve," and "thirteen" to the 6th grade girls. These are very good books and I think everyone should read them. They are about a girl named Winnie sarting middle school and all the adventures that she experiences there. I love this book and it is one of the best books i have ever read! Joshua suggests: A book or series that I would recommend is the "ALEX RIDER" series for boys because this series of books is filled with action packed adventures of a fourteen year old boy who saves the world one mission at a time. Justin K. suggests: "The Lemonade War" by Jacueline Davies. I think that 6th grade should read this book because it is about competition with money and you learn the ways of life by teaching you how to deal with money in a case with your older or younger brother or sister .Also the news paper USA Today says that it is "Entertaining... Good reading for young capitalists." If you do not know wht a capitalists is, it is a person that lives in the world as a money making person. For example: The USA is a capitalist society. Isabel suggests: "Twelve" by Lauren Myracle. I would recommend this book to a 6th grader because it's a story about what a twelve year old girl is going through in life and what to expect in the 6th grade. Its an intersting book but i think its good one! The words for chapters 3-5 are:
CHASTISE ABANDONED MYSTIFIED NONDESCRIPT IFRACTION IRONIC SERENE GRAVITATION HUMILIATION REMORSE APTITUDE Leave a definition or an image in the comment box to share with your classmates. Please leave only one per student. We don't want to do everyone's homework for them! 1. The best memory I have with my family is...
2. Without my family, I... 3. My family roots go back to... 4. My ideas of a perfect community are... 5. If I were to run away from home, I... 6. A memory I would like to forget is... 7. If all people were the same race... Keeping in mind our recent discussions of conflict (man vs. nature, man vs, self, etc...), can you share an example of conflict you've read in a novel or story? Share your thoughts in the comment box and give specific details.
6th grade,
Since we'll be reviewing our summer reading this week, I thought I would post some questions here for you to consider. These first questions are about the novel we read by Elizabeth George Speare. You don't have to answer them all (unless, of course, you want to!)... but I would love to read your thoughts. Some things to think about... In the novel, Kit comes to Wethersfield from Barbados. What are some differences bewteen her two homes (old and new)? Where would you prefer to live? Life in a colonial setting was extremely difficult and fraught with many hardships. How do you think the witchcraft scare was used to make sense of these hardships? Can you sympathize with the people of Wethersfield or understand why they were afraid of "witches?" Can you think of ways that COMPASSION influenced the outcome of the novel? Which characters were the most compassionate? How and why? If you could summarize the theme of the novel in one word, what would it be? |