Kanna

//Breadcrumbs// //by Anne Ursu//

//Summary: Hazel and Jack have been best friends since they were six years old. They always like to talk about superheroes and baseball, and both of those combined as a game that they play at recess. They both are very adventurous.//

//My thoughts and feelings: I think they really fit as best friends because they have similar personalities and characteristics (not that being alike is usually bad when it comes to friendship).//

//My favorite character: My favorite character is Jack because he spends time with Hazel, who doesn't have any friends, even though he has other friends that are boys. He seems kind and trustworthy.//

//My predictions: I predict that something will happen to Hazel and Jack's friendship, but also that Hazel will find a new friend. I also think that something might happen when Hazel goes to visit Adelaide, who was her best friend when they were little (but now they don't talk to each other).//

//Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes//

Jonathan Auxier

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Summary: When a baby boy was found in a basket, floating along the ocean, two kind men on a boat delivered him to a city's group of people in charge. The people there found that he was blind, so they were about to just ignore him and let him wander around the city when one of the people asked to at least give him a name before he left. So they christened him Peter Nimble. Peter had managed to live with the help of three main things: Ears, nose and hands. He wandered around the city and stole food from the markets. He had this same cycle until he was three years old, when he met a man named Mr. Seamus who said that he wanted to adopt Peter. Unfortunately, he was lying. When he met blind little Peter, he saw how Peter could steal things so amazingly. Mr. Seamus, who was a cruel, evil man, made Peter steal things from innocent people through the city. Peter didn't want to do this, even though he stole some things. But he only did this to live, and he didn't think of stealing things from other people that he didn't need. One day, when Peter was ten, after long years of misery with Mr. Seamus, he spotted a group of people who were turning their attention to a Haberdasher selling hats. On that day, Peter was still working for Mr. Seamus, and he needed to come back with lots of things or else he would have a punishment. Peter seized his chance and stealthily walked up to the group of people and stole all of their wallets. Just as he was about to leave, the Haberdasher turned his attention on Peter, and he asked Peter to come up front to be his assistant. On that same day...after the Haberdasher went to go get a drink, out of curiosity, Peter stole a box from the Haberdasher's area of things. Later on in the story, Peter finds out that there are three pairs of magical eyes~made for him~that can do different things. Read the book to find out more!

Connections: This reminds me of the book (and movie) Matilda, because in Matilda, the main character (an orphan) is treated badly by the people who adopt her.

Questions I still have: What is the story of Professor Cake's history? Is it possible to still go back to Peter's city, even though he has a paradise with his princess sister, Peg, there in the place they rule?~If so, would they go for a visit? What happened to Mr. Seamus after he found out that Peter disappeared?

How I saw this character: I saw Peter as an unpredictable and adventurous kid. I also think he is very brave, willing and kind.

<span style="color: #997575; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">I would rate this book as eight stars out of ten!

<span style="color: #7774c3; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">An Exciting Story...

//<span style="color: #fe7806; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">13 Curses // <span style="color: #7fabb8; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">by Michelle Harrison

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Story of me reading: <span style="color: #60c764; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The first time I started reading it, I was so in to it, but then I forgot about reading it because I was reading other books at the same time. I then remembered it again, and finished the rest of it. I'm glad I remembered it because it is such a fascinating and interesting book.

<span style="color: #432828; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Characters: <span style="color: #fd8792; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">Red (whose real name is actually Rowan), Tanya and Fabian are the main major characters.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Summary: <span style="color: #7774c3; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Red is still on her adventure to find her baby brother, James. Or is James her real brother? Red finds out, while searching for the last two Curses (out of the Thirteen Treasures that turned into the Thirteen Curses), that Auntie Primrose (who likes to be called Auntie Rose instead), is her mother. So the truth is that Red's cousin is James. Auntie Rose also tells Red that....You can read the rest yourself.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">I would give this book a rating of 10 stars out of 10!!!

<span style="color: #9895d6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">City of Lies <span style="color: #9895d6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">by Lian Tanner <span style="color: #9895d6; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Is the Fugleman up to something, or does he actually want to help the Grand Protector to catch the people who bombed his own office, resulting in injuries and a certain death?

<span style="color: #60c764; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Summary: In the previous book that was before this one in the series, Goldie escapes the cruel city of Jewel, leaving her family, friends-and life itself-behind. She travels unintentionally into the magical Museum of Dunt, where Toadspit, Sinew, Olga Sivolga and Herro Dan live, along with an animal from a (supposed) long-gone species called brizzlehounds. The creature is very friendly and protects the four Keepers of the Museum of Dunt (Toadspit, Sinew and the others) when enemies (including Jewel's two cruel guardians named Guardian Hope and Guardian Comfort) proceed toward the museum. In this second book of the Keepers Trilogy, Goldie gets captured again. There in Care, the kind of prison for "misbehaved" children of Jewel, she meets a girl that happens to be...related to one of the Keepers. Can Goldie escape Jewel-again-along with the unfortunate girl that she meets? What will be the fate of the four Keepers? How can (or will) they stop the cruel Fugleman from doing anymore damage to the hope and courage from the people of the wrecked city of Jewel? <span style="color: #5883e4; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Suggestions: I think my friends might be interested in this. <span style="color: #d1949a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Connections: This book reminded me of a person who couldn't speak (Helen Keller) because Mouse seems to not be able to speak. (Mouse is a person.)

<span style="color: #376d49; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">I would give this book a rating of 9 stars out of 10!

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Charlie Bone and the Castle of Mirrors <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">by Jenny Nimmo <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">...Can he find his father with the help of his friends?...

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Summary: <span style="color: #38bce5; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Charlie Bone is just a normal boy....except for the fact that he is GIFTED(and many other extraordinary things)! Charlie has the ability to travel into paintings and pictures; even paintings dated centuries ago. When his evil grandmother finds out that he can do these things, she immediately sends him to Bloors' Academy; a cruel school for some of the gifted. Some people are gifted, some are not. <span style="color: #38bce5; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">In this book, Charlie finds out about the Castle of Mirrors. Whenever he has the idea to do something, you can never make him stop. He just goes for it. With his friend Billy, together they travel to the Castle of Mirrors, where they find a hypnotized musician and then... I'm going to stop there, because I gave some of the good parts away.

<span style="color: #9da975; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Text-to-self: <span style="color: #a43cdd; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> This reminds me of when I looked at a photograph and wanted to be there.

<span style="color: #60c764; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 140%;">Text-to-world: <span style="color: #9bcad9; font-family: Webdings,sans-serif;"> This reminds me of a movie about a castle that someone made for someone.

<span style="color: #41653e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Text-to-text: This reminds me of the Harry Potter series, because the academy is also huge and has lots of secrets hidden within.

<span style="color: #a22a2a; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Questions I still have: <span style="color: #9333db; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Why did Billy's only living relative risk his life for Uncle Paton's? Why did the Bloors and the Yewbeams choose to capture a famous pianist?

//Important or new vocabulary:// <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">anxious, stories, banished

<span style="color: #a22a2a; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">How I saw this character: <span style="color: #8c8c8c; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I see Charlie Bone as curious, brave, but sometimes thinks about things too quickly. If I were to meet him, I would want to go on exciting adventures with him and his gifted friends (or the not gifted ones).

<span style="color: #432828; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">I would rate this book as 10 stars out of 10!!!

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<span style="color: #9bcad9; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Doll Peo <span style="color: #9bcad9; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;">ple

<span style="color: #ff7500; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin <span style="color: #fe7806; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Pictures by (illustrator) Brian Selznick

<span style="color: #b6ac2f; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Will Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft find Auntie Sarah together? Find out in __Doll People__! http://bit.ly/JSNXwX

<span style="color: #831657; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Summary: <span style="color: #853cc8; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Annabelle Doll lives in a doll house in her friend (owner) Kate's room with her family. Her family is a family of seven, if you included their maid, <span style="color: #ec98e8; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">and long-lost Auntie Sarah. Annabelle last saw Auntie Sarah forty-five years ago. Annabelle is about one hundred years old, but being a doll, she <span style="color: #376d49; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">does not change her appearance if you excluded all the scratches and marks that she had. Also excluding the fact that her hair, once blond, had turned green <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">a long time ago, because someone in the Outside World spilled green paint onto her hair. Annabelle has found Auntie Sarah's old journal, and she has been reading <span style="color: #38bce5; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">it ever since. Then, one day, Annabelle, Bobby (Anna's brother) and Uncle Doll actually go into the Outside World (which is supposed to be really dangerous) <span style="color: #5883e4; font-family: Webdings,sans-serif;">to search for Auntie Sarah. But instead, they find a talking box. Inside, they find out, that there is another family of dolls, and they are the Funcrafts. They assume <span style="color: #9895d6; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif;">that this is the present for Nora (Kate's little sister), because they overheard Kate's grandmother talking about it to someone. Together, Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Fun <span style="color: #faaeb5; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">craft read the many secrets in Auntie Sarah's journal, and get into very dangerous situations in the Outside World. By the way, this is a series.

<span style="color: #faaeb5; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #699694; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">Text~to~self: <span style="color: #a22a2a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">This book reminds me of a time when I wanted something that someone else had. That is like Nora, because before she got her brand~new complete doll house with dolls, she was jealous because Kate had one, and she didn't.

<span style="color: #a22a2a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">Text~to~world: <span style="color: #432828; font-family: Georgia,serif;">This book reminds me of when I was watching a movie with my friends, and in the movie, there was a mini house with characters. This connects to this book because it is about dolls, and they live in a doll house kind of like the one in the movie.

<span style="color: #432828; font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="color: #9895d6; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">Text~to~text: <span style="color: #ebaffd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> This book reminds me of the sequel in this series (I haven't even read it yet, though) !

<span style="color: #ebaffd; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="color: #bd6b6d; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Questions I still have: <span style="color: #fd8792; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How do dolls get into Permanent Doll State, or just Doll State? <span style="color: #9ecb52; font-family: Webdings,sans-serif;">Why did the Dolls call the cat in the Outside World "The Captain" in the first place?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Important or new vocabulary: <span style="color: #3f7878; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">glanced, frightening, desperately, apparently, scrambled ("scrambled" as in...EXAMPLE: She scrambled up the steps hurriedly.)

<span style="color: #d1949a; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">How I saw this character: <span style="color: #bd8989; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">I saw Annabelle as a nice person. A kind of person that is loyal to friends. A curious, brave, enthusiastic person, but maybe sometimes she breaks the rules. But I wouldn't <span style="color: #7774c3; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;">mind that, since I am quite a curious person also. If I were Tiffany, I would be grateful that I had a friend my age, and I would love to explore the Outside World with a new best friend.

//**<span style="color: #62749d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">I would rate this book as 8 stars out of 10! **//