https://padlet.com/beaucjoh000/88ptf3auujji My 20 Book Challenge so far. en-us 2016-10-11 16:41:20 UTC 2024-11-19 11:42:28 UTC hello@padlet.com beaucjoh000 https://padlet.com/beaucjoh000/88ptf3auujji/wish/143258920 The first book I read this year was Wonder, written by R.J. Palacio. The plot is about a boy with facial deformities that has just started school and is facing ups and downs throughout his 5th grade school year, he ends with him proving he's like everyone else and makes a lot of friends during his school year. The problem is he is being made fun of because of his face, the solution is through love and kindness and through other people and certain events his problems stop and become better. I would rate it 5 stars.

The second book I've read was a book called The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, written by Kate Dicamillo. In the book Edward Tulane, (a china rabbit,) is thrown overboard and goes on a crazy adventure, meeting many new people and loving them but sadly being took by another person he was bound to love. His problem is he wants to get home, his solution was after many years of waiting he finally finds his original owner again, and for the book project I did on this book I just summarized the plot by telling my class the people that kept Edward Tulane for a certain amount of time. For my rating on this book it would be a 4 star rating.

The third book I've read this school year is a book named Schooled, which was written by Gordon Korman. In the book a 8th grade boy named Capricorn Anderson is a hippie with his grandma and has been homeschooled his entire life but after she breaks her leg he has to go to a real school, where he is made fun of for his odd looks in clothing, his problem is he's made fun of because he's a hippie, his solution is after he was put into the ballot to be a great president by his bully it actually turned out to be a good experience for him. I would rate this book a 5 star rating.

The 4th book I've read this school year is a book named Chasing Lincoln's Killer, which was written by James L. Swanson. The book talks about Lincoln's assassinater, John Wilkes Booth and the routes he took and what happened during the time when he was considered a criminal, America's problem was the man that killed Abraham Lincoln was on the loose, their solution was find him and kill him. I did do a book project on this book, I talked about Ford's Theater with my friend Andrew because that's were Lincoln was lassassinated. I'd have to give this book a four star rating.

The 5th book I read was the Only Game by Mike Lupica, in the book, Jack is the best 7th grade baseball player in his baseball loving town, Jack quits baseball later in the book because it reminds of his teenage brother, who died in an accident not long before. His best friend named Gus, stops being friends with him because he's mad at him for quitting baseball, later Jack befriends Cassie, the best 7th grade softball player, and Teddy an overweight boy who is made fun of for his weight. Jack starts playing baseball again and him and Gus become friends again and he wins the championship game with his team. The problem is Jack quits baseball and the solution is he starts playing again and wins the championship with his team. I would give this book a 4 star rating.

The next book I read was called Holes by Louis Sachar. Holes focuses around 14 year old Stanley Yelnats who was mistakened to have stole a pair of sneakers from a baseball player because of his bad luck, he is sent to Camp Green Lake where male juveniles are forced to dig holes to find old treasure for the Warden, who runs the camp, Zero, Stanley's new friend that he met there, flees. He finds him and they go back to camp, where they find the treasure and Stanley and Zero are found not guilty and taken home and get rich off there treasure and Stanley's father new invention "Sploosh," and Zero hires investigators and finds his mom. The problem is Stanley is sent to Camp Green Lake even though he's innocent, his solution is he is later found innocent and gets rich off the treasure he found. I would give this book a 5 star rating.

Next was a book called Out of my Mind, which was by Sharon M. Draper. The story focuses on 10 year old Melody Brooks, who has a disability which prevents her from moving , her school starts inclusion classes for the special needs, where they let the special needs go to a few average kids classes. Melody is extremely smart, so she joins Biz Wiz, a country wide program for smart kids. Her team makes it to finals, sadly her group leaves her behind because of her disability, (they didn't win.) Her parents and Melody gets mad at her team and coach for leaving her behind, and that's really it. The problem is she is left behind and made fun of, her solution is to prove to everyone that she's very smart. My book project on this book was for Shark Tank, and Jack and I made a iPad case that holds your iPad for you because she can't hold anything. Finally I would give this book a 3.5 star rating mostly for its terrible ending.

Next was Indian Captive which was written by Lois Lenski, the story follows 12 year old Molly, who's house is invaded by Native Americans, they kill her almost her entire family....except for her. She is then traded to the Senecas and is named Corn Tassel, she goes through ups and downs throughout her story, then she is offered the chance to go back to white people, she says no and is then named, Little Woman of Great Courage. The problem in this book is Molly wants to go home, the problem is through the Senecas showing her nature and kindness she stays and lives a good life. I would rate this book 3 stars.
           
Coming up is The Giver, by Lois Lowry, main character is 12 year old Jonas, he lives in a village where there is no color, very dark secrets of the past and present, and the leaders of the village choose your job for you when your turn 12. His selected job is being The Giver, Jonas meets the current Giver, the way his job works is he lays down and The Giver will put his hands on his back to give him a memory's of the villages past that the leaders of the village don't want to people to find. Jonas finds out that when there village lets someone go anywhere other than the village, (release,) they actually kill them, Jonas then finds that The Giver had a daughter that applied for release. Jonas decideds to flee the village after finding out it's very dark secrets, the book ends with Jonas sledding to somewhere with Gabe, a boy that they adopted for a bit, but was about to get killed. Jonas' problem is he needs to carry the dreams as a heavy burden, his solution is flee the village to find a better life. I would give this book a 5 star rating.

The 10th book I've read was Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry, (also this book is part of The Giver Quartet.) For this book we have a new main character, Kira, (she didn't grow up in the same village as Jonas,) also she has a friend named Matt. Kira's father died before she was born so she lives only with her mother, to make matters worst one of Kira's legs is twisted, her mother dies when she's 11-12, a court trial is then held to determine whether she will stay or        
not. They decide she will stay and help sew The Singer's Robe, which is a robe that someone wears while they sing the history of the village, she meets Thomas the Wood Carver, who carves The Singer's Staff. They become friends, they later find of a little girl that lives below them and is forced to sing because one day she will be The Singer, Matt flees from the village and comes back with Kira's father, which actually isn't dead, but is blind. He also comes back with the color blue, which is very rare in her village, he offers to take her with him but she says no because she wants to stay and "change" the village, Matt also goes with Kira's father to live with him. The problem is that Kira is sad because her parents are supposedly dead, her solution is finding out her father is not dead, finally I would give this book a 5 star rating. 

The last book I finished reading during the first semester was the third book in the Giver quartet, Messenger, by yet again, Lois Lowry. This book focuses on 14-16 year old Matt, (now Matty,) as he lives his new life in the same village Kira's father lives, Matty finds out he has magical healing powers right as the village starts changing in a negative way, also Matty has kind of a way with nature and is usually the one to be chosen to go through Forest to deliver things. The Trade Mart is held and people trade for dangerous things in return, later a court is held to decide whether the village will close its borders on not, they decide to close the villages border to stop people from coming in to the village, then Seer, (Kira's father,) realizes that his daughter needs to come to the village soon because they close there borders soon. Matty is summoned by Leader, (which actually is Jonas and can also see "beyond",) to get the word out that the village will not be letting people in, he tells Leader that he is going to get Seer's daughter, he approves, right before Matty leaves a girl Matty likes kisses him. Matty goes to notify the other villages and on the way gets Kira to go to his village with him, but for the first time ever the Forest is hurting him, (it does to most other people so that's why he delivers so many things,) using his seeing beyond abilitie he finds that Matty and Kira are and great pain and he goes out to find them. He does, but sadly Matty, Kira, and Leader are to tired to go any farther, all of the sudden Matty puts his hands on the floor of the Forest and uses his healing ability to heal the village of its greediness, Kira and Leader, and heal the Forest, sadly he faints/dies, it never specifies. The book ends with Leader carry Matty out of the Forest, the problem is that the village is becoming very greedy, Matty, Kira, and Leader are all very weak, and there is something wrong with the Forest, the solution is Matty uses his healing ability and heals everything. Last but not least, I would rate this book a 5 star rating.

                   Thanks for reading my 20 Book Challenge so far, and bye!

The books I've read so far-]]> 2016-12-12 22:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/beaucjoh000/88ptf3auujji/wish/143258920 beaucjoh000 https://padlet.com/beaucjoh000/88ptf3auujji/wish/148246852 The twelfth book in my Schultz's twenty Book Challenge was Son by Lois Lowry, this story follows Claire, who is chosen to be a Birthmother in her community, her first birth unit is a failure and they move her to the fish hatchery, but she loves her baby and makes up excuses to go and see him at the birth units care facility. Gabe is then then stolen with a boy named Jonas, she runs away wanting to find him, she finds her self in a different, better community and she meets a man named Einar, he trains with her and becomes ready to to climb a mountain to find Gabe, but she does an awful trade to do so, now it's up to Gave and his "gift," to help and reverse the trade so his mother can live. The problem is Claire wants to love her baby but love is forbidden in her community, the solution is through training and a uneventful trade she finds him, I would give this book 5 stars.

The 13th book I've read this semester is Al Capone Shines my Shoes, by Gennifer Choldenko. The story's main character is 12 year old Moose Flanagan, a boy who lives on the island of Alcatraz, he and a mob boss named Al Capone start writing notes back and forth because Al does his family's laundry. Al gets his disabled sister, Natalie, into college and starts asking him for favors he could get arrested for. He tries to sort it out, but he ends failing. He also starts a relationship with the Warden's daughter, Piper who is rude but beautiful. Then a a few prisoners try to escape and Moose and his friends stop them and are called heroes. He then is back to his normal life until he gets another note from Al Capone in his laundry that says good job. The problem is he gets in this crazy mess that could get his family kicked off of the Island of Alcatraz, the solution is he sorts it out and returns to his normal life. I would give this book 4 stars.

The 14th book I've read is Ghosts by Raina Telgemier. The main character is Cat along with her sister, Maya, who has a disease that makes it hard to breath. They move to a new town in California and meet a boy named Carlos, who tells them about the ghosts in there town. Maya finds a lot of ghosts and then they eventually hurt her and makes it harder for her to breath. She then goes with her friends out trick-or-treating and then goes to the towns annual party, which is basically the Day of the Dead. She goes home after meeting a lot of ghosts and kisses Carlos and his dead ghost cousin bye. Her grandma who is Mexican, goes to her house in a cat form and makes them a huge meal to eat, the end. The problem is Cat is scared of the ghosts in her town because of what they did to Maya, the solution is she meets the ghosts and realizes there not so bad after all. I would give this book 4 stars.

The 15th book I've read in my 20 Book Challenge in Blood on the River by Elisa Carbone. This story is about a young man named Samuel who is orphan living on the streets of England. He is caught stealing and is sent to jail, then a man named Reverend Hunt pays to get him out of jail and is put in his orphanage. Reverend Hunt is then offered a spot as colonists on the Susan Constant and tells Samuel and another boy in the orphanage named Richard they're coming with him. Samuel is assigned to be a servant to Captain John Smith. After being at sea for months they finally find Jamestown and settle their. The Indians don't want them their and go to war with them but Samuel becomes friends with a tribe because of friend connections and lives with his tribe for a while because Jamestown can't support all the colonists their. Samuel and Richard also become close friends and Reverend Hunt dies as well. Women then come to Jamestown and one of them marries a man that Samuel knows and has a baby named Virginia Dare. A new much smaller colony named Point Comfort is founded by the Virginia Company and they select some people to go and live their, it is very close to Jamestown though. John White loses a lot of power and is injured severely and decides to go back to England with Richard. Samuel fears for baby Virginia because Jamestown is at war with the Indians. He begs Virginia's mother to go to Point Comfort with her husband but refuses. Samuel steals baby Virginia and goes to Point Comfort as scheduled but is obviously caught and put in prison but right before his is given his punishment Virginia's mom realizes what Samuel was actually trying to do and releases him and Samuel lives a happy life at Point Comfort with Virginia's family. The problem is Samuel is living a sad and rough life in Jamestown and the solution is he moves to Point Comfort and lives with Virginia's family. I would give this book a 3 star rating.

Mr.Poppers Penguins was my 16th book in my 20 Book Challenge, it was written by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater. The book follows a painter in a small town named Mr.Popper, he is obsessed with a Antarctic explorer, Admiral Drake. Admiral Drake sends him a penguin who Mr.Popper names Captain Cook. The Poppers realize that his health is failing and send a letter to their local Zoo asking for help, they write back saying a female penguin they own, named Greta, has been experiencing the same symptoms and possibly their just lonely. The zoo mails Greta to Mr.Popper's apartment and soon Greta lays eggs for 3 days until she has 10 baby penguins. The Poppers transform their house into a penguin paradise. Mrs.Popper and her children soon learn that the Penguins could perform to earn the Poppers some money. Mrs.Popper starts playing the piano while penguins act. They accepted into a theater and from their they become huge. After a long 10 weeks of performing the Poppers are offered 3 options, make the penguins stars in Hollywood, give the penguins to Admiral Drake and his explorers in the Antarctic so they aren't bored and have something to do during the day, or choose neither and bring the penguins back to Stillwater. The Poppers end up choosing Admiral Drake's option. But then Mr.Popper is offered to go with Admiral Drake and his crew. He says yes and goes with Admiral Drake to Antarctica help him research and take care of the penguins.
The problem is that The Poppers need money and have a dull life, the solution is that Poppers get penguins that change their life forever. I would give this book a 5 star rating.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is the 17th book I've read in my 20 Book Challenge. The story's main character is Huck Finn who starts living with a old lady after he strikes rich. He runs away because he hates the boring and dull life. He meets Jim who was actually the slave of the old lady he lived with. They become friends and want to get Jim to a free state, on the way they meet a supposed "king and duke" that start traveling with them. They end up being horrendous criminals and they end up leaving them behind. Huckleberry Finn finds his supposed aunt and she takes care of him while Jim hides in there shed. Huck actually sees one of his old friends and they make a plan to get Jim to a free state but they're discovered and Tom was shot in the process. They lie about the situation and Jim is about to be killed when doctors say Jim risked his life for Tom, Huckleberry's friend. Jim becomes free and Huckleberry leaves in search of adventure. The problem is Huckleberry Finn is bored of his normal and boring life, the solution is he runs away and has an adventure of a lifetime. I would give this book 4 stars.

The Big Book of Presidents by Nancy Hajeski-No plot or problem or solution, 4 stars

My 19th book in my 20 Book Challenge is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany. The book focuses on Harry Potter's son, Albus, who becomes friends with Scorpius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's son. Harry has a bad history with the Malfoys and the Malfoys have a bad history with Harry so Draco and Harry aren't a huge fan of the friendship. Albus in a shocking plot twist is put into Slytherin along with Scorpius Malfoy. After 4 years Albus hears Cedric's father begging Harry for a time turner so he can bring Cedric back, (Cedric was killed by Voldemort and a time turner can go back in time.) Albus overhears the conversation and decides he will steal the Ministry of Magic's time turner so he can bring back Cedric.Scorpius goes with him and they jump of the Hogwarts Express and heads to Cedrics father's nursing home and tell him the'll steal the time turner for him. They meet Delphi who takes care of Cedric's father. After a while Delphi, Scorpius, and Albus get the time turner and try many times to save Cedric but fail every single one of them. They are finally caught and taken to Hogwarts but they meet Delphi on the roof and discover that she's evil. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Draco find out that Delphi is Voldemort's daughter and she wants to go back in time and make sure her father takes over the world and isn't defeated by Harry Potter. In a fight to change history Delphi is defeated and Harry and Albus are changed forever. The problem was Albus and Scorpius wanted to save Cedric from being killed by Voldemort, the solution was even though Albus and Scorpius weren't successful they learned a lesson and they became even closer friends. I would rate this book 5 stars.

The last book I read for my 20 Book Challenge was Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan the story's main characters are Ravi and Joe, who are both made dun of for being different. Ravi is an Indian boy who moves to America in 5th grade for a better life, Joe on the other hand is a boy who hates loud noises, eats a ton, and has lived in the same place his whole life. The school bully Dillion, pretends to "befriend" Ravi but ends up completely humiliating him. Joe was always picked on by Dillion and is somewhat happy that Ravi will end up taking his place but realizes that zebras, (kids that are made fun of,) should stick together, so on the first Friday of their 5th grade school year Ravi and Joe's class has to bring an item that represents themselves and an anonymous notecard saying why that item represents them, Ravi ends up bringing a jar with leaches in it because it's supposed to represent how Ravi's grandfather slaved away in cotton fields defending the cotton pickers from leaches, then a girl in their class ends up throwing up while Ravi's saying why he brought in leaches. Their class leaves to go to the library and read while the custodian clean up the puke. Dillion says he "accidentally" forgot his book and is going back to the classroom to get a book, Joe knows that he's gonna end up doing something to Ravi's jar of leaches so Joe makes the jar very fragile and when Dillion touches it it bursts open! He ends up going home and Ravi and Joe celebrate their victory and end up becoming friends. The problem is Ravi and Joe are experiencing a rough beginning to their 5th grade school year, the solution is through help with a friend they end up defeating their bully and completely turn around their school year, I would give this book a 5 star rating.]]> 2017-01-19 21:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/beaucjoh000/88ptf3auujji/wish/148246852