Monday, February 23, 2015

The Toothpaste Millionaire

        This week I read The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill this book is about a sixth grader named Rufus Mayflower who thinks that toothpaste costs too much. He bets he can make a gallon of his own toothpaste for the same amount of money that one tube that he can buy. Rufus gets in to making a business with his good friend Kate MacKinstrey. He expands his business getting aluminum tubes, making commercials and more things.

         This book is really good, I don't think it is very well written but it's a good story.

         I choose books honestly by their cover. People say to not judge a book by its cover, but I do. If a book looks bad, I will read it. It's kind of simple actually, I pick books that look like they have bad covers. Because sometimes there are books that are really good but people never recommend them. I try to find those books, and then recommend them to people.

TBR
13 reasons why
Harry potter and the deathly hallows
The Giver

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Navy Seal Dogs

This week I read Navy Seal Dogs, this was a pretty good book. It is about Ritland and the story of how he grew up, found his passion, and became the trainer of the nations most elite MWD or Military Working Dogs. He was picked on in school, which made dogs some of his best friends and then after graduating BUD/S, the hardest military training in the world to become a SEAL, he was in combat and saw a MWD in action, he then knew that's what he wanted to do for the rest of his military life.

This book is a unique way of looking on the inside of this type of life and training, it was an OK book but I would recommend it.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Heir Apparent

Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde               This week I read Heir Apparent, this book is about a girl named Gennine Belesario. She goes into and arcade in the future where all games are virtual reality games. You, see, feel, touch, and smell everything in the game. She goes into a game called Heir Apparent, in this game she starts out as a peasant, and she finds out she is the heir of the king, the king has died and basically everyone hates her, so she has to get on someones good side and take the throne. However in real life parents are outside protesting because they think the games are bad for their children, but while she is in the game, they break in and start smashing the games not knowing she is in one. Gennine has about 5 hours to win the game until her brain gets fried. Winning the game will let her out, losing will kill her.

                This book is really good and engaging, I defiantly recommend thism book form everyone. I enjoyed it a lot.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Half Brother

This week for my book I read Half Brother. this book is about a family who adopts an infant chimpanzee for Ben`s father`s research project. Ben and Zan become great friends. His father's research project is to see if they can teach the chimpanzee (Zan) sign language. This book has a great story and it's pretty well written.

I recommend this book to everyone.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Comets Curse

    The Comets Curse is the first book of a 6 book series. I got this book from a guy named Dom Testa (the author of the book) at the PBS story makers contest. He was one of the key speakers and he gave everyone a book.

    Anyway. the book is about people saving the world (of course), and they are teenagers (of course). But the main character is a girl (wait what!). Earth has been infected by a virus that kills adults over 18.  Triana is the leader of a crew who had two years of training that prepared them to build a ship that will take 259 teenagers to Galahand and save humanity!  
 
    This is a good book and the author is a really nice guy. I don't like it enough to read the rest of the series but its pretty good.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Grim Tuesday

This week I read Grim Tuesday by Garth Knix. It is the second book in the Keys to the Kingdom series. This book was really good. I recommend it for everyone. These books are really confusing. I'll give some backround about the first book, Mister Monday.

It takes place in a place called the House. Mister Monday is the main antagonist whom Arthur (the main character) must face off with. So, with Mister Mondays defeat Arthur thought he had escaped the House but he is woken by a call. Grim Tuesday has taken control of the Lower House that Arthur had just taken from Mister Monday. Arthur has to go back into the house and figure out a way to take Grim's key back.

These books are a 7 book series. The days get harder to beat as the series goes on (so far) so i think Sunday is going to be like crazy. (The House is the Universe)

Friday, January 9, 2015

The Maze runner

Over break I read the Maze Runner again. I have read it before but I watched the movie and decided to read the book again to see if the movie lived up to the book. 
It starts out with a kid who wakes up in an elevator with no memory of his past other than he knows his name is Thomas. He comes out of the elevator only to be greeted by more teenage kids who have no memory of their past as well (other than their names). They get him out of the elevator and he sees they are in a giant glade. Thomas begins to discover the Glade and he realizes that it is surrounded by an even bigger maze, a terrifying labyrinth with giant walls and deadly creatures they call Grievers a . They boys are stuck wit "solving" the maze to figure a way out.

This book is really good, I loved it both times I read it. I recommend it for everyone.