Protecting Marie by Kevin Henkes

Deanna Lansiquot  Summer Reading Post

            Protecting Marie is about A girl named Fanny that wanted a new dog since she had to give her old dog away because her father couldn't paint with the dog around, and Fanny was very upset but never wanted to tell her parents so she hid her feeling and continued on for a while until her dad came home and surprisingly with a new dog. The dog's name is Marie. Fanny loves Marie, but thinking of giving away the dog she had before because of her dad and then getting another one from her dad leaves suspicion and Marie doesn't know if she can trust that everything is normal or can even trust her dad. So Marie is going to protect Marie as best as she can so nothing happens to Marie and so Fanny isn't getting into anything.
            This is similar to when I was in 3rd grade my friend had a dog and she had to give the dog away because it was a very active dog and she couldn't always be with the dog and her parents were writers so they worked at home most of the time and the dog would always bark and the parents couldn't take care of the dog anymore so they gave the dog away while she was at school and my friend was so upset, and it took a long time to get her happy again even though inside she still was upset especially when we talked about pets. Also MY friends name is Marie and it's spelled like that too. I love dogs and I also have thought about wanting to get to a dog. I can connect this to two dog books I have read a long time ago, Marley and Me by John Grogan and Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Not very similar situations but they are dog books that involve owning or protecting a dog.

      

The book covers.

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood

Blog by Maya Gatson

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is about a 15-year-old governess who is Penelope Lumley.  Penelope Lumley was the governess to three children. Ashton place is an estate that has its own woods were lord Fredrick found the three children being raised by wolves.  The book is about how Penelope Lumley teaches the children how to behave like humans, how to speak different languages, math, poetry and geography.

            Believe it or not this book relates to real life, because in India there were two girls that were raised by wolves. They were also found. Reverend J.A.L Singh found them. He tried to raise them as humans in his orphanage.  He tried to get them accustomed to their human surroundings but a couple of years later they died from fatal diseases.

I would recommend this book to someone who likes books with mystery because in the end of the book Lady Constance had a party that someone sabotaged, but by who?

mistle child

Mistle child   is a book about a boy named Silas  and he is a undertaker just like his father who disapaer and he vist his family house .

Athlete vs Mathlete- Double Dribble by W.C. Mack

Twins go into to a basketball team and they change the team a lot. They are so good at basketball. The team's winning streak goes on for a long time. In the end one of the twins get injured and the other one can't play with out him so he basically freezes on the court. In the end he gets better by practicing with one of the other twins that's the main character.


The connection from the book to real life is that the two main characters play on a basketball team and I want to play on a basketball team. I think I could never be like Dante Powers, the legend who scored over 30 points in a single game. Dante Powers is part of the book and he can make any shot from anywhere. I would recommend this book to somebody who can relate to either a sports geek or a math geek. One of the two main charecters of the book is a sports geek and one is a math geek. People like books they can relate to.

Ungifted by Gordan Korman- Delilah

Delilah Bellamy
Summer Homework
July 13, 2015

        "Ungifted," a novel told in alternating perspectives of characters all ages, is a lovable, fun story written by Gordon Korman. Donovan Curtis, school prankster who just can't resist the temptation to just touch that small little object accidentally causes wreckage in his middle school leaving everyone including the budget in disarray. When a mix up in the office causes Donovan to get sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction or the ASD on the other side of town, no one can believe it. The story goes on leaving Donovan to figure out for himself what he really was. The idea that he is really Ungifted lingers in his mind as he continues to fake out his teachers, friends and even parents while hiding from the truth about why he's here. When eventually secrets begin to unfold that no one can stop, each character realizes that something may have come out of the little tiny mistake after all. Each chapter is narrated by either Donovan himself, his friends, or even sometimes his teachers. This allows us as the reader to not only learn about one side of the story but perhaps discover answers to questions you may not have even known you had while reading from one person.
        Even though the plot of "Ungifted" may be one of a kind, its presence leads me to remember real life and how one might not feel exactly at home among others. Everyone has a place to belong, even if it takes some searching. Korman has managed to capture the struggle a middle schooler might have in realizing where he or she stands in terms of school, friends and ability. Donovan is a very relatable character who has his moments of glory, and regret as well. The switch between narrators also provides a new view once you feel like a change. This book is amusing and witty while also having a deeper meaning that someone around Donovans age might get. While I agree that this book would probably have a deeper connection to anyone struggling in middle school with similar problems, it also may touch anyones heart because of Kormans careful and hooking way of writing. Gordan Korman has yet again shared with us a success that I highly recommend for middle school ages.

goal! the dream begins

Goal! The Dream Begins 

By Robert Rigby

          I just finished reading a book titled Goal! The Dream Begins by Robert Rigby. I really liked this book because the two main characters, Santiago and Galvin Harris, made me feel that their story was true. This book takes place in Los Angeles and London, England and is about how even if you start off in life with nothing, it does not mean you will stay like that forever. Santiago and Galvin first met in Newcastle which was Santiago's first team.
         
         Santiago grew up in Los Angeles. It was very hard for Santiago and his family to have a good simple life. They did not have that much money at all so at the age of twelve Santiago had to start working to make a little money to live. Santiago's dad died when Santiago was already in England. Sadly, Santiago's younger brother saw the father die in front of his eyes. Santiago never went to school because when he was young, his dad told him not to. Later on when he grew up, he thought that school was a wast of time. He hardly ever hung-out with friends. Instead he would just go home, change, and go play soccer. I can connect to this book because I also play a lot of soccer in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

            I have a connection to another book which is very similar and it is titled Keeper By Mal Peet. Keeper also took place in England. It was about a man who was really good at goal keeping as a kid but never got noticed by scouts or coaches until he was 24. He later became world famous and one of the best goalies ever to play in history.

         I recommend Goal! to readers who like soccer and action that takes place in different parts of the world that they don't know much about. Also, I recommend this book to readers who like tough relationships between the characters and how great life is as a professional soccer player.