Thursday, November 24, 2011

Which 2 books are the best to read?

i will put the summary after the name %26amp; title just in case u havent ead these ones











A night to remember by Lord,Walter :


clasic on the titanic disatster because he actually interviewed survivors so its probabaly th closest we will ever get to a complete recounting of the events of that awful night. he gives an interestiing accoun"small loss to society"





ALONG THE TRACKS BY TOMAR BERGMAN:


based on a true story about the polish in the USSR durring world war 2 after the nazis invaded russia 8 year old Tankele is separated from his family and survives 4 years on his own as he travels from 1 RR station to another with bands of other lost %26amp; abandoned children





A GREAT %26amp; TERRIBLE BEAUTY BY LIBBA BRAY :


it is 1895 %26amp; 16 year old Gemma Doyle's mother has just commited suicide . Gemma must leave India where she was raised , %26amp; travel to England %26amp; go to an all girls school . Gemma is tormented by strange visions .she finds a diary that describes a mysterious group called "the order" Gemma begins to learn of her own supernatural powers %26amp; her ability to connect to her dead mother %26amp; the spirit world





THE EAR THE EYE %26amp; THE ARM BY NANCY FARMER:


in Zimbabwe in the year 2194 the militarys ruler 13 year old son %26amp; his younger brother %26amp; sister leave their technology over-controlled home %26amp; find themselves on a series of perilous adventures





THE BLOOD STONE BY JAMILA GAVIN :


historical fiction blends with fantasy in this tale that takes place in the 17th century as we acompany 12 year old Filippo Veroneo on his odyssey from venice hindustan an extremely rare %26amp; valuable diamond provides the ransom needed to get Flippo father from prison . the author parallels Flippos journey with ulysses including a sprinkling of quotes from homer. A gripping%26amp; unpredictable story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.





PLAINSONG BY KENT HARUF:


in plainsong haruff describes some of the troubled people in the community of holt colorado it shows how members of this community (a troubled high school teacher, an unwed pregnant teen %26amp; 2 crusty old bachelor brothers ) reach out for one another for support when it is desperately needed





HOOPS BY WALTER DEAN MYERS :


a teenage basketball player from harlem is befriended by a formal profesional player who after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake





A BULLET FOR LINCOLN BY BENJAMIN KING :


the notorious assasin anderson is hired to stage the final exit of president abraham lincoln an intriguing speculative twist to to the istorical facts kingtells the story thru the eyes of the assassin





MILKWEED BY JERRY SPINELLI :


a young boy wanders the street of warsaw polland durring the hollocaust he is an orphan who steals to survive %26amp; he cant remember his own name or the names of his family a man named uri ushers the boy into his group of jewish street kids names him Misha %26amp; invents a background for him . when the nazis come they are all forced into the ghetto where life becomes more %26amp; more desperate





SHADOW OF THE WIND BY RUIZ ZAFRON


daniele sempere the 10 year old son of widowed bookstore owner discov ers a novel that changes this is a book that draws readers for its intregue mystery





ABSOLUTELY NORMAL CHAOS BY SHARON CREECH:


"HERE IT IS" : my summer journal but pleease dont read it thats the way mary lou finney starts her summer journal assighnment she just doesnt think anything interesting could happen to her she was wrong she dreads this assighnment but her journal will tell all about her unique summer read this to to learn about love love death holding hands %26amp; absolutely normal chaos in of the finney family





COLIBRI BY ANN CAMERON COLIBRI:


colibri is kidnapped from a crowded bus in guatamala an ex soldierrescues her %26amp; names her rosa fortune teller predicts that rosa will bring hima big fortune as rosa grows older the treasure doesnt appear so gets frustrated %26amp; confronts a fortune teller read to discover if the fortune teller prediction will come true





FLIPPED BY WENDEL VAN DRAANEN:


when bryce moves to a new town he meets juliana baker the next door neighbor who sticks with him like glue 4 the next several years





SO B IT BY SARA WEEKS:


HEIDi's mother is alittle different but nobody can tell by looking at her only when she talked she could only say 23 words (shes mentally disabled) one of the words in her mothers vocab leads her on a hunt





JUST ELLA BY MARGRET PETERSON:


what happens after the happily ever after part? this cinderella tale takes us to the castle as ella begins to see that life isnt what she thought it would be . ella struggles to learn palace rules %26amp; barely sees her prince shes not happy %26amp; plots to leave but they dont want her to leave . read to see what ella dicovers about her life %26amp; destiny





STORMBREAKER BY ANTHONY HOROWITS :


if james bond would hve been a sppy at 14 his name might have been alex rider in tryin|||Just Ella, So B It and A Great and Terrible Beauty. I've read most of the books on your list, and those are the best three, sorry I couldn't only pick two..|||MilkWeed is amazing!


Just Ella is pretty good 2!|||I have read Just ella and it is okay. THe only other book i know is Stormbreaker beacuse i have seen the movie.|||A Great and Terrible Beauty and Shadow of the Wind :)|||Be nice to yourself and read a Great and Terrible Beauty. It's one of my all-time favorites, and I'm a avid reader. Just Ella was pretty good too, though.

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