Ayana

=Creepy but Suspenseful Read =

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I read "Wait Til Helen Comes" over Spring Break which was a creepy but suspenseful book.
Story of me reading: This book was a scary mystery book which made a change in my beliefs. I did not have any distractions in this book because it was so interesting. I loved reading it at night although it scared me sometimes when I heard strange noises.

I started flipping through the pages at the end because I wanted to know what happened-It was very interesting.

Characters: The main character in the book, who was actually the narrator of the book, was a teenage girl named Molly who deeply believed in ghosts. Her brother doesn't believe that they're step sister is friends with a ghost, but Molly proves everything. Even the littlest things. I think she is a strong and brave character.

Summary: Molly, the main character, moves to a church and discovers that her evil stepsister has a ghost as friend. Molly tries to figure out the mystery of the ghost, Helen.

Rating:

= Books I've Read: Shakespeare's Secret =

Shakespeare's Secret, by Elise Broach
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 * Summary: This book is about a girl who discovers a mystery while settling in an old house which carries many memories and information. When she discovers that the last owners hid a necklace with one missing diamond in it. The next door neighbor had the necklace all along because of her big friendship with the last neighbors. Now all she had to do was find the missing diamond. It was somewhere in the house. They searched everywhere and found a clue from the next door neighbor. Something to do with a light. It was in a poem so they searched in all the lightbulbs and finally found it in a lamp which did not even work. They also find out that Shakespeare might not be the real "Shakespeare" as in the actual man himself might not have wrote all those wonderful plays. The girl finds out new information from her dad and the neighbor. At the end, they have a big party for their successful findings. **

**Text-to-self: This reminds me of when I moved and met the new next door neighbor.**

**Text-to-world: This reminds me of those books that are called I-Spy and "Wheres Waldo?" because it is like finding something.**

**Text-to-text: This book does not remind me of any other book.**

**Questions I still have: None**

**Important or new Vocabulary: None**

**How I saw this character: I saw this character as a lonely, smart, independent girl.**

**I give this book:** *** (5 stars)**

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http://www.rascofromrif.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Raining-Cupcakes.jpg === Summary: This book is about a girl who has a family that ownes a cupcake store. They find a cupcake competition is going on in New York and so they enter it. At the end they win. The store was what brought the family together. ===

Text-to-self: This reminds me if when I made gingerbread on christmas.

Text-to-world: This reminds me of those cooking competition shows on television.

Text-to-text: I haven't read any other books that are like this.

Questions I still have: Who came in second place in the cupcake competition?

Important or new Vocabulary: None

How I saw this character: I saw the girl as a person who follows there dreams.

I give this book: *** (5 stars)**

**EXTRA CUPCAKE RECIPES INSIDE!**

I love how you described this book. It makes me want to read it. What are you going to read next? Jordan

**//Flush, by Carl Hiaasen//**


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 * Summary:This book is about a family going through a hard time. The dad is in jail for sinking a boat, but he only did it because he noticed that Dusty Muleman, the owner of the boat he sank, was dumping sewage into the sea. His kids try to catch him on tape, but it doesn't work. They finally found a good way to catch him. It was by hiding in the Coral Queen -a boat- and dumping purple dye into the toilets so that it would show up in the sea and get Dusty Muleman in big trouble. Unfortunately, the "punishment" he had to pay was $1,000 which he gets in about 1 day. The next day, Dusty Muleman's kids ** ** accidentally set the boat on fire by smoking. The dad also got reunited with his father.(Dad thought his father was dead) **


 * Text-to-self: This reminds me of when I went on a ferry in San Francisco. **


 * Text-to-world: This reminds me of my old school because they had this rhyme for recycling. **


 * Text-to-text: This book reminds me of "Magicians Elephant" because both of the innocent people go to jail. **


 * Questions I still have: Did the dad's father come back again? **


 * Important or new vocabulary: skiffs, berthed. **


 * How I saw this character: I saw Noah -The dads kid- as a brave kid. **


 * I give this book ***** (5 stars)**

**Ayana,** This sounds like a good book. I love how you said that this book reminds you of the Magicians Elephant because the way you described it made it sound similar to that book. Jordan

**Books I've Read: Lemonade War** // **The Lemonade War, ** // **by Jacqueline Davies**

http://bit.ly/uEaUyv **Summary: This whole book was about how a boy named** ** Evan who had a sister who was so smart that she skipped a  grade ** **and went to his grade in the same class. He got mad so they** ** started a lemonade war. You would have to get $100 dollars ** **before the end of summer or more. They finally stopped fighting** ** and made up at the end of the book. **

**Text-to-self: This reminds me of when it was a really hot day so my mom, my sister,and I made lemonade.** **Text-to-world: This reminds me of those hotdog competitions at festivals or carnivals.**

**Text-to-text: (mention here other books similar to it) Other books similar to this are "Frindle".**

**Questions I still have: I do not have any questions.**

**Important or new vocabulary: Profit margin.**

**How I saw this character: I saw Evan as social and Jessie as school-smart.**

**I give this book** * (five stars)

Ayana, That is a great book. I have also read it. It seems like we are reading the same things. I can not wait to hear more about what you are reading. Jordan