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March 21, 2012 @ 12:27 PM 0 Comments      

The main character in Rangers Apprentice named Will is is a dremer and does not like to study. Will is a dreamer because he said that if he becomes a ranger he wanted to ride a black horse into battle.Will is a rangers apprentice. Will does not like to study because when Halt, Will’s Master asked him about Sir Baron he didn’t study  about him to become a rangers apprentice, but he did. Will just answered everything that Halt told him five minutes ago. Will has all of these characteristics and he is a great person to be with.

I think that Halt was te best master to be with Will. Halt is a protective and can tell if anyone is not telling the truth. When Will was in trouble Halt ran over to Will and protected him. Also when Will was trying to tell Halt about Sir Baron he could tell he didn’t know about him. halt is one of my favorite characters in the book. Rangers Apprentice is one of my favorite books, but I have nine more books in te seris. Thanks for reading my blog.


February 17, 2012 @ 10:50 AM 0 Comments      

My mom enjoys reading. She tries to read every night. She doesn’t have the opportunity to read as often as she would like but she does read everyday. She likes inspirational, self help, and fantasy books. My mom started reading at a very young age. Her favorite book as a kid was The Three Bears and her favorite book now is Make Every Day a Friday. Her parents tried to read to her and her siblings every night. Their attitude towards reading was to read everyday and to read everything they could, including recipes, newspapers, and can goods.

If my mom had a choice to read the book or see the movie first she would read the book. The other sources she uses besides print books are computers, newspapers, and  magazines . She normally reads for forty minutes or reads about three chapters .

When my mom is reading a book she  imagines herself in that time period. Rarely has my mom not finished a book  because she chooses her books carefully. But if she did it would be because the book wasn’t going anywhere.

When my mom was in reading class they had to answer questions out of a text book. Also, they sat in a circle and talked about books that the class read.One of the good memories that my mom had was when the reading teacher would call on her to read.  One of the bad memories that my mom had, when she was younger, was when her dad read her scary stories and caused her to have nightmares. My mom didn’t really have bad memories about reading except  for that. My mom gets distracted from reading when she has to do a lot of stuff around the house. These distractions will sometimes keep her from reading.

When my mom reads  she can relate to the characters. Whenever my mom finishes a book she thinks about the things that she learned . My mom reads to me. The first book that she read to me was Good Night Moon and the first book that I read on my own is If you Give a Mouse a Cookie. My mom doesn’t have to encourage me to read because I love to read. My mom thinks that when you read you can explore places you have never been and learn new things. It also enhances your vocabulary.

 

 


February 3, 2012 @ 12:32 PM 7 Comments      

I read a book called NERDS there is character named Jackson he is courageous, worrier and sometimes doesn’t think things though. He helps people and he mostly fails when he does some things. I think that I do sometimes fail but not as bad. When I compare myself with Jackson I am much better. I know that is a matter of opinion.  Jackson goes on adventures with his spy group. I have friends that I know I can trust. Sort of like my spy group. I am not a worrier at all. Jackson worries about things you shoudn’t worry about.

When Jackson got his braces he freaked out. He even tried to take them of with pliers. If I tried to pull my braces with pliers I would be scared to death. So I wouldn’t try it. Jackson is a great person and always tries to make up for whatever he did wrong. If Jackson was real he would have a lot of things in common with me. I think that I am better then Jackson in some ways.


January 29, 2012 @ 3:43 PM 9 Comments      

The book that I am reading is M is for Mama’s Boy. It is a good book and I recommend it to other people who haven’t read it. The book is about five friends in a spy group called nerds. They are trying to find Simon a former nerds member. They are trying to find Simon without hurting him. But Simon wants to destroy the nerds team. I can’t give you a lot of detail but I hope you read the book. The nerds team goes on a lot of journeys. They even went sky diving for the first time with a new high tech jacket to make them float. I would like to sky diving in those jackets. If I was a nerds member it would be fun and dangerous. I hope you read the book.

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January 27, 2012 @ 12:26 PM 2 Comments      

I am reading a book called M is for Mama’s Boy it is about a spy company called nerds and they are trying to find Simon a former spy member who robs banks and steals. I can’t give everything away. One of the charters Duncan of of the spy members he likes to stick to stuff with glue and we knows a lot about technology and also eats it so they call him  ”Gluestick.” My favorite charters name is Jackson he sometimes doesn’t think things through. But helps the nerds team a lot with their mission. He has braces that can turn in to anything so they call him ” Braceface” but he doesn’t like being called that name.But they call him that Because it is his code name.

I think that the author chose the title caled M is for Mama’s Boy because a boy named Duncan stays with his mom a lot in his house. To do the right thing and protect his mom with all the technology in the house. In the book that I reread before Jackson was the main character but now Duncan is.  I recommend this book because it is funny and has a lot of humor in it.