Charollete's Web

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White       pages: 184

Charlotte's Web, by E.B. White, is a very interesting book, about a spider, Charlotte who saves Wilbur's life. Fern, a little girl took Wilbur in, because he was going to be killed. Once Wilbur got to big to keep around the house they took him to a farm, where he met Charlotte. Wilbur found out that the farm owners were planning to kill him for food once winter came around, but Charlotte wouldn't let that happen. So Charlotte used her talent of spinning webs to save Wilbur's life.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet           By: William Shakespeare          pages: 288

             Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, is about Romeo and Juliet whom fall in love, but realize that they are from feuding families, Montague and Capulet. Montague and Capulet have been feuding for a long time, but now two of them have fallen in love and aren't allowed to. Romeo and Juliet get married, but then Juliet is obliged to get married to County Paris. Through Juliet drinking a poison, on purpose, to make her seem dead, and Romeo drinking a poison to die, Romeo and Juliet both die because they can't live together. I loved this book, it was very interesting and sad. 

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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

               The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate                                pages: 338

              The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, by Jacqueline Kelly, is a Newbery Honor Award that is about Calpurnia Tate whom lives in Austin, Texas, in 1899 with 6 brothers. Calpurnia Tate creates a close relationship with her grandfather, a scientist, while she does experiments and collects specimens with him. When her twelfth birthday comes around, her mother decides that she needs to spend less time with her grandfather, and more time cooking, and sewing. She is slacking behind in both of those subjects, but her mother pushes her forward. During the book Calpurnia learns how to live with 6 brothers, take notes of specimens, sew, and cook. This book was very interesting, and fun to read.

Anne Frank Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank Diary of A Young Girl             pages: 304*

          Anne Frank Diary of A Young Girl, is about a girl, Anne Frank, and her family living with another family in hiding during the Holocaust. She has to go through boredom, terror, fighting, hatred, and many other terrible things. She lived through a terrible time and fought mentally through it.

Savvy

Savvy by Ingrid Law          pages: 342

            Savvy  by Ingrid Law is a wonderful Newberry Honor Award Book that is about a girl named Mibs who is turning thirteen. Her thirteenth birthday is her most important birthday, because she gets to figure out if she has a savvy and what hers is. This book was very interesting with many conflicts, it is sad then becomes happy.

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame                      pages 195

             The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, is about four animals: Mr. Toad, Water Rat, Mole and Mr. Badger. The Rat, Mole, and Badger try and stop Mr. Toad from wasting all his money on little adventures that he thinks are going to be so great. Mr. Toad steals something very valuable and gets sent in jail. He escapes, and has a few little journeys. Will he ever be brought to his senses?

             This book was, funny, suspenseful, and very enjoyable. I liked it very much. I would rate 5 out of 5 stars. The book was very interesting.

"Devil's Arithmetic"

Response Letter A

         In the "Devil's Arithmetic" Hannah changed and became more mature. This is shown by Hannah becoming more respectful of her family through the horrible experiences that she experienced. In the beginning of the movie Hannah wanted to get a tattoo but when she got the numbers tattooed in her arm she realized that she should be grateful to not have a tattoo. Hannah didn't want to hear the stories of the Holocaust in the begging of the movie but after her experiences was more than grateful to listen to the stories of her family. Hannah understood her religion more after her experiences of the Holocaust. Hannah was changed throughout the movie, she became more mature.