Monday, November 23, 2015

Anyone?


Is there anyone anywhere
who has stepped
on this spot?
Anyone who
has thought
this thought?


Is there anyone here
Who has heard
what I hear?


Can they see
what I
see?
Anybody out there
that is exactly
like me?

The Martian

In a freak accident, Mark Watney is trapped on the desolate surface of Mars. Everyone thinks he is dead. He has no communication with Earth. He has to survive against all odds for years with supplies that were only designed to last a month. He uses his resourcefulness, knowledge and everlasting humor to survive everything Mars has to throw at him. IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK READ IT NOW!!!!!!

For my next group I would like the genre to be dystopian because a really like dystopian books and I need more ideas.


Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Secret Garden - Frances Burnett

This is a book that begins with a spoiled, ugly little girl moving from India to England. Her parents died of sickness, so her heartbroken uncle Arichibald Craven is the only one to take her in to his giant mansion. In the gardens of this mansion, there is a garden that has been forbidden and locked up for 10 years. As soon as she hears about this garden, she knows she must get in. Her, queer cousin she didn't even know about and a local boy all tend to the garden, transforming not just it but themselves also. 4.5/5 Rating!!!

Monday, November 9, 2015

Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer

This is a personal account of a disastrous climb on Mt. Everest. Here is the summary: The author is a reporter for Outside Magazine, and one of his articles is going to be about Everest, so he decides to climb the mountain on a guided expedition. There are many critical, faulty decisions made on the trip that cost many lives. The human brain cannot fully function at these 29,000ft, which is about the altitude that planes fly. Jon (the author) barely comes out unscathed. This is 5/5 rated book!!! I would recommend this to anybody. It is mildly inappropriate.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Farenheight 451 - Ray Bradbury

This turned out to be a not bad book, even though I didn't like it last week. In this part of the book, the fireman find out that Montag has been reading books. He has to make many critical decisions to save his life. He finds some outlaw rebels who are "books themselves." They reveal horrible things about the government to him, and he decides to join their party. This book has a pretty boring beginning but a action-packed end.