Cheezy is gone

I'm very sorry to say that *sniff* Cheezy is dead!!! He died of natural causes at age 3 days. A funeral will be held in honor of him after lunch. Please come and pay your respects.
Will post The Giver book review soon.

Super Awesome Post of Awesomness

Hi!! I would like to say that I now [']_['] have a new pet snail named gary. He is pretty tired right now. He was fighting with my pet fly Cheezy. Cheezy has mood swings a lot. Anyway, I'm training them to be in the circus, so they will have to learn to get along. Thank you for your antention.

Book Review: The Giver

The Giver, by Lois Lowery, is about a 12 year old boy named Jonas, who is living far in the future in what is called a Utopian community, where there is no individuality, no weather, and no memories of the former world. No one makes any of their own decisions except for the council who rules the community. When a child reaches 12, they are given a job to help the overall well fare of the community. When Jonas turns 12, he is given a rare job: the position of being "The Giver". The Giver holds all the memories of joy, pain, and sorrow life used to have. Jonas, after living in a seemingly perfect world, is alarmed when the Giver, who is a very old man, transmits memories of snow, sunshine, war, pain, blood, the ocean, and even Christmas; many of the things that were simply part of life before civilization was changed completly. After a few months of training with the Giver, Jonas has aquired a whole new prospect on life, and an entirely new set of feelings and emotions, which causes him to realize that if he were to leave, his new memories would be left behind to restore the community's emotions and feelings, as they did to him. So, Jonas embarks on a long journey through the woods to see what the world is really like, and the book closes with Jonas sledding down a snowy hill towards a house warmly decorated with Christmas lights, on his way to a new life.

One of the main themes in The Giver is individuality. Everyone in Jonas's life is almost robotic. Since there are rules on how to wear your hair and clothes, what to say, and what sort of transportation to use, their is virtually no individuality, except hair color and and voice. As he developes new emotions, Jonas sees how wonderful a life with diversity could be.

I would reccomend this book to other 7th graders because it has a very interesting perspective on life. Though it is a dark book, it has a good combo of mystery and happiness. Lois Lowery has written a sequel called, The Messenger, which tells of Jonas's fate, and brings back some characters from another book she wrote called, Gathering Blue. In conclusion, I would reccomend The Giver to teens and adults who like science fiction.

I got the picture from

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385732554/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2/180-2128703-5963603?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_r=0HM67D46HRYXBWR34AB7&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_i=0440219078

Book Review: The House of the Scorpion

The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer is a complex story with many characters revolving around a boy named Matteo Alcran, or Matt. Matt is a clone made from the DNA of the lord of his country, Opium, a country between the United States and what used to be Mexico, completely devoted to growing poppies for opium. Though he is treated well, Matt is shunned by almost everyone except El Patron, the lord of Opium. He had no idea El Patron would be the one who would try to kill him. As he got older, secrets about the evil in El Patron, and his past and future unravel and Matt realizes escape from the well-guarded Alcran estate is the only answer. A few years after having escaped to the former Mexico, Matt receives knowledge that since El Patron is dead, Matt is the new lord of Opium. When he finally returns to Opium, the book ends on a happy note with Matt making plans to replenish his country and undo the evil El Patron had done.

One of the main themes in the book is trust and deception. One example of how this is shown is when Matt finds out that El Patron wants to kill him to keep himself alive. El Patron treated Matt very well and Matt loved him so much. He was devastated when the truth of his DNA supplier was revealed. That is the main theme of The House of the Scorpion.

I would recommend this book to other 7th graders because it’s very exciting. It’s a good book for everyone’s interests, because it includes adventure, trickery, futuristic ideas, friendship, outdoors, and even a little romance. Though this book is lengthy, it goes extremely fast. By the time I finished The House of the Scorpion, I almost cried because I wished there was more! In conclusion, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.
I got this picture from
http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/teacher/covergallery/2005/house.jpg

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I'm copying Hallie's idea and am putting "eh" as the subject line. I will post my book review soon.
~Celia

Fun!!!

Hello!!! It's me, Celia! It is so much fun doing this blog. My lit novel is really good and I can't wait to post my review in my "Bowl of Thoughts".
Feed the fish if you get a chance.