The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme: The Floating Island by Elizabeth Hayden. Illustrations by Brett Helquist. Genre: Fantasy. Pages read: 32

This book is about a boy named Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme who is in a prison in a castle waiting for his sentence. All he can do is write in his cell. He's writing about what happened before he got there. He is fifty years old and it's his birthday. He is a Nain and they are pretty much like dwarves. His family lives above land making ships. The Nain live about four times longer than humans so he is about 12 or 13 years old in human years he said. He strangely hasn't grown a beard yet because Nain usually grow beards at 30 years old and he's tall for a Nain. He's about 5 feet tall. He's going to inspect the ship his family recently made for a guy named Mr. Witherspoon by sailing it with a crew of men and Mr. Witherspoon. Before he took off, his father gave him a jack-rule, which is an expandable ruler that belonged to his great-grandfather. It is the most accurate measuring device. It includes a knife and a magnifying glass that also acts as a telescope. He's about to take off after giving his father a hug.

I like this book. My friend recommended it. I wonder how he gets to the island? I think he either crashes on it or gets taken to it.

The word I chose was grateful. It means: grate·ful (grtfl)

adj.

1. Appreciative of benefits received; thankful.

2. Expressing gratitude.

3. Affording pleasure or comfort; agreeable.

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The Fire Eternal by Chris D'Lacey. Genre: Fantasy. Pages read: 506

I finished the book even though it took me all day to read it. It has been 5 years since everyone thought that David died. David wasn't really dead though. Gawain's fire became the ice, so he got some of his fire in him when he got stabbed He went to the universe of the Fain and learned a ton with Ingavar. He can now turn into any animal and he teamed up with two polar bears. He also got Gawain's eye from the ocean and unfroze Gwillana who now doesn't have her powers to watch over his daughter Alexa. Lucy met someone named Tam who she has a crush on. She was taken to an island and forced to make something called a Darkling out of a flexible obsidian for the Ix that kills dragons. Then she was sent back and Tam tried to destroy it but it disappeared before he could. It started snowing and he extended his arms. Two snowflakes shaped like polar bears landed on each of his palms and his eyes changed from blue to brown. At the end of the story, Zanna takes Alexa for a walk in the library gardens and they meet David there. Suddenly, there was a flash of violet overhead and Alexa asked what it was. David said that it was an angel of some sort even though he knew that dragons were on Earth yet again

This is an awesome story! I want to read the next book when it comes out. I want to now what will happen next.

The word I chose was ignited. Ignited means: ig·nite (g-nt)

v. ig·nit·ed, ig·nit·ing, ig·nites

v.tr.

1.

a. To cause to burn.

b. To set fire to.

2. To subject to great heat, especially to make luminous by heat.

3. To arouse the passions of; excite: The insults ignited my anger.
I meant number three.

Fire Star. Pages read: 401

The end of the book is pretty sad. David saves everyone and Liz marries a guy named Arthur. She loved him a long time a go but Gwillana got him away. He is also blind because he got attacked by an evil alien being that live in another universe. They are called the Ix. The Fain are the good version of them. The Fain can "commingle", or join bodies since their bodies are invisible. Lucy got saved by David and the polar bears. One of the Ix commingled with an Inuit hunter and speared David in the heart with an ice spear. He died but gave Zanna an invisible dragon that isn't real. A brave polar bear named Ingavar or something like that died with him because the Ix made him sink an island with Gawain's petrified body in it. The dragon Grockle was infuriated and found his fire. He burned Ingavar down to the bone. After David died, everyone went back to the house. At home, they found out that Zanna was pregnant!

I wonder if David is really dead since he's the main character? Well, I'm going to read the next book now all day.

The word I chose was infuriated. Infuriated means that you're really really really really really really really really mad.

I Just Kept On Smiling by Simon Burt. Genre: Pages read: 9

I read this story for English. It's about a boy who went to a Catholic boarding school. It was his birthday and he turned twelve. He didn't tell anyone that it was his birthday and threw away his card from his elder brother and his parents. Only his friend Nicky Carver knew. Later, in Latin class, he stole three exercise books and hid them in the Chapel where not many people go. The teacher didn't know who did it so he made the whole class stand during the lesson. The school bully, Timothy Pigott, said that he saw him take the books. He made him say it later to the teacher Dom Francis. He didn't believe him. So at the next class, he had to beat everyone eight times with an old leather slipper. He thought that Timothy did it, so he beat him ten times. Later, his parents came to visit him and Nicky's came to visit Nicky. His parents said that he had to go to Nicky's on the holidays without asking him. After his parents left, he ripped up the exercise books, flushed them down the toilet, and he stole Timothy's tennis eye shade. He decided that he didn't want it, so he put it back. Nicky must've seen him, because he stared at him until lights out. The next day, Dom Francis said that the culprit had come out, and at lunch Nicky Carver was standing to attention with a necklace saying 'Thief". When he looked at him, he didn't eat anything. He just kept on smiling.

I enjoyed this story even though I don't like what the main character happen to his friend.

The word I chose was chasubles. The definition is from thefreedictionary.com

Noun

1.

chasuble - a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

Fire Star by Chris D'Lacey. Genre: Fantasy. Pages read: 148

This continues after Icefire. David and Zanna are in the arctic. They are studying ice and global warming. At the house, an invisible dragon named Groyne let Gretel out of a cage she was kept in because they couldn't trust her. He came in through the chimney and Mr. Bacon said he thought he heard a bird. David erased his story and broke up with Zanna because they were mad at each other and David is keeping things from her. Gwillana took Lucy when that happened and David came back. Just before he did, Gretel was trying to do something to Grockle by lighting his basket on fire and burning a flower. Before the fire was done burning the flower, G'reth breathed in the flames. Then he floated into the air and disappeared in a blinding flash of light!

I wonder what will happen to G'reth? I have no idea. Maybe he's destroyed. I hope not.

The word I chose was bewildered. Bewildered means astounded or really surprised.

Warriors: Power of Three: Sunrise Pages read: 84

I have finally finished the book. The Three found out who their mother and father are. It was Leafpool, their medicine cat, which medicine cats are not allowed to have kits, and Crowfeather, who is from WindClan. Also, it turns out that Hollyleaf killed Ashfur. She announced who her parents were at the Gathering, and everyone is surprised. Back at camp, Leafpool resigns as the medicine cat, and Hollyleaf runs into a tunnel while trying to escape ThunderClan since her dreams got crushed, and her brothers were trying to stop her. Then, the tunnel collapses on her and kills her. Her brothers say that she chased a squirrel into the tunnel so no one knows she killed Ashfur and she was running away. Another cat who was related to Firestar had two kits named Dovekit and Ivykit, so there were still at least three for the prophecy!

The next series will hopefully be out soon. At least there will be another! I like the author of these books. She's pretty good.

The word I chose was resign. Resign means to quit or retire, as above.

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Genre: Science Fiction. pages read: 9

The year was 2081 in the story "Harrison Bergeron" and everybody was finally equal. But they were also equal in intelligence, strength, and every quality and attribute. The smart people had to wear handicaps which were government microphones that every 20 seconds or so would make a really loud noise so you wouldn't think to much. George Bergeron had one of these. His wife, Hazel Bergeron, had perfectly average intelligence, which meant she didn't need one. In April, the month no one likes, their 14 year-old son, Harrison Bergeron, got taken away by the Handicap General's men. A bit later, they were watching ballerinas on T.V. and an announcement came up saying that he escaped. It showed a picture of him being 7 feet tall, and wearing a clown nose, a bunch of metal scraps, giant headphones, and thick, wavy glasses to humiliate him and make him half-blind. Suddenly, the T.V. studio starts to shake, and Harrison rips the door of it's hinges and comes in. He rips off all of the scrap metal off of him, and everything else too. He looked so stunning, he would've even amazed Thor, the god of thunder. He bellows,"I am the Emperor! Everyone must do as I say at once!" He then chooses his Empress and takes off her handicaps and made the musicians play the best music they had. They danced up to the ceiling and kissed it. Then, the Handicap General Diana Moon Glampers barges in with a double barreled 10 gauge shotgun and killed them both. Everyone had to put their handicaps back on and forgot what happened. THE END.

I read this story in English class and I liked it. I want to know why the author made the story end the way it did. Also, I hope that what happened in the story doesn't happen in real life. That would SUCK!!!!

The vocab. word I chose was bellow. To bellow means to say something really loud, like what he said above.

Warriors: Power of Three: Sunrise. Pages read: 35

I'm still not done with the book yet. Weird. So in the book, a snake bit , a warrior, when she tried to push a kit out of the way so it wouldn't get bitten. Sadly, she died and everyone was sad. Firestar came up with an idea to stuff a mouse with poisonous berries so it would eat them and die. Then all of the clan leaders found out that Sol was staying in the camp. They wanted him gone so he wouldn't be a danger. If he wasn't gone by the next Gathering, they would unite against him and drive him out.

I think that Firestar will get Sol out of camp before the next Gathering. It's a pretty cool book.

The word I chose was revulsion. Revulsion is disgust. Like you have might revulsion for killing things or meat.

Warriors: Power of Three: Sunrise. Pages read: 37 I was distracted and I was reading slow.

Strangely, I have not finished the book. The patrol found Sol with a cat they met on the last long journey they made. The cat was named Purdy. They decided to take him along back home since he's really old and can't fend for himself that well. Back at camp, Jayfeather is trying to figure out what herb Leafpool, the medicine cat who is also his mentor and their aunt, fed them when they got back from the forest where they were born unexpectedly. He heard that it smelled strange and he hasn't found it yet.

This book is cool. I hope the next ones come out soon. I wonder what I'm going to read next.

The word I chose was responded. Responded means to answer someone when they talk to you or ask you a question. ex: He responded with a simple nod of his head.

Warriors: Power of Three: Sunrise by Erin Hunter. Genre: Fantasy. Pages read: 162

I am about halfway done with the book. A patrol went out to look for Sol and are looking for him at near the ocean by a bunch of human houses they call Twoleg nests because they call humans Twolegs and they slee and the chapter ended when they heard him. Also, Jayfeather is learning more about who gave birth to him and his littermates. He only remembers that he was born in a cold winter.

I am probably going to finish this book next time I read. I hope that it's good. The next book is also the end of the Power of Three series. I heard that there might be more books in another series to continue the Warriors series.

The word that I chose was stale. Stale means old. ex: The scent of the fox was stale. Another ex: The bread was stale.

Warriors: Power of Three: Long Shadows. Pages read: 160

I've finished the book as usual. Lionblaze overcame his fear and got the catmint and gave it to Jaypaw so that no one would now what he did. Jaypaw became Jayfeather and all the sick cats got better. Also, Squirrelflight, Lionblaze's, Hollyleaf's, and Jayfeather's mom turned out not to be their mother and only Ashfur, another warrior who's evil and wanted to hurt Squirrelflight's feelings for choosing another cat over him, know along with the three. He was about to kill them in a small fire caused by lightning when she was able to stop him by telling the secret to those four cats. On the night of the Gathering, he was going to tell everyone but they found him murdered in the lake. The only ones to know who did it are the Three. Obviously, it was Squirrelflight.

I liked this book and have the next book with me so I'm going to start it. I wonder what will happen next. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The word I chose was awkward. Awkward can mean weird or clumsy. ex: He walked away awkwardly. another ex: He said "hi" a little awkwardly. I hope those are right.

Warriors: Power of Three: Long Shadows by Erin Hunter. Genre: Fantasy. Pages read: 156

This is the one that comes after Eclipse. Tawnypelt, a ShadowClan cat who is also ThunderClan's deputy's sister, came with her kits who are now apprentices to ThunderClan. She said that she didn't want to stay in a clan that didn't respect their warrior ancestors so Firestar said that she can stay as long as she wants. Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Jaypaw helped get ShadowClan to believe in StarClan again with StarClan's help so she didn't stay long. Also, there was an outbreak of greencough, a really bad cough that only comes in the winter and kills many cats unless if you have catmint which they ran out of. Jaypaw had a dream that their was more catmint just across the WindClan border but he can't get it because he's blind so he asked Lionblaze but he was afraid to. The sickness spreads fast so they moved them into an abandoned house, tidied it up a bit, and gave them food and medicine

I think that Lionblaze will get over his fear and get the catmint because a lot of cats are sick and about to die. I am loving this book because I like animals, adventure, and fantasy books.

The word I picked was brambles. I picked that because it's a fun word. It's more fun to say than bush. Brambles are thorny bushes or plants.

Icefire. Pages read:228 I read way to much!!!

Sadly, I have finished Icefire already. What is wrong with me!? Well, I guess I should tell you what happened. Aunty Gwyneth is really an ancient witch like person named Gwillana who wants Gawain's tear all for herself. She has Gretel put David under a spell so that she can control him and he can't think straight. The good thing is that he can talk to the dragons and see them move like Liz, Lucy, and Gwillana do. Eventually, Lorel the polar bear snapped David out of it and Gwillana tried to get the baby dragon Grockle but the wishing dragon that Lucy made for David named G'reth saved him and took him to Dr. Bergstrom. He got turned to stone because he was born without fire. Then Dr. Bergstrom decided to take Zanna and David to the Arctic later. David got to meet all of the polar bears that guard Gawain's fire tear, including Lorel. Also, Sophie had to break up with David because she has a job in Africa for a few years and long distance relationships don't work. David finally found a publisher for his book that will also do a few other books if he writes them and he's going to write a book on polar bears. Just before David and Zanna left for the Arctic, they became boyfriend and girlfriend because Zanna is funnier, nicer, and not as weird as he thought she was.

I liked this book and I am waiting for the next one to come at the library. I think that David and Zanna will find the fire tear in the Arctic. That's all that I have to say about this book. It's AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The vocab. word I chose was concede. Concede means to give in to something or someone. ex. He conceded to giving her a puppy.

Icefire by Chris D'Lacey. Genre: Fantasy. Pages read: 192

This book is the book that comes after The Fire Within. David has been trying to find a publisher for the story he wrote for Lucy but he can't. Also, Lucy made a wishing dragon for David. She got to have one wish since she made it, and she wished for snow. Dragons like snow but no one knows why. A little while later, it actually started to snow! At David's college, a strange professor from the north was giving different essays to all the students but since David was late so he got an essay about dragons. Apparently, someone knew he had a dragon and the whole school found out. The professor's name was Dr. Bergstrom and he gave him a narwhal tusk with Inuit carvings to shake for good luck. When he shook it, Gadzooks popped into his head and wrote Lorel. David didn't tell the professor and went home. As soon as he left, Dr. Bergstrom told something to follow his auma and a bear popped out of nowhere and left. Liz said that auma is an ancient word for a special kind of fire that is inside everyone. Later that night, a college student that has a crush on David named Samantha, Zanna for short, said that she can help him by lending him a book about dragons in exchange for them spending time together. He agreed since he would do anything to win the essay competition and a free trip to the Arctic (that was the prize for winning the competition). On Sunday while Liz and Lucy were away, Zanna came over. She is very Gothic so she came dressed mostly in black. They talked for a bit and then she wanted to go to the Dragon's Den, Liz's studio where she makes the dragons. She made David wish that he knew the secret to the most special fire tear ever: Gawain's fire tear. Gawain was the last of the dragons ever to live. She also touched a bronze colored egg that she somehow made glow. When she was about to leave, an Aunty Gwyneth came. She took David's room so he had to stay at Henry Bacon's house. But before he left for there, he overheard Aunty Gwyneth telling Liz that the egg was now hers and it might be the next Gawain. When she started to move toward where David was, he ran upstairs. Then he overheard her in his room talking to her special potion dragon, Gretel, saying that they were going to take Gadzooks. David ran to the Dragon's Den, grabbed Gadzooks, and ran to Mr. Bacon's house

I think that Aunty Gwyneth is up to something. I also think that David and Mr. Bacon won't get along very well. Aunty Gwyneth's special dragon is pretty devious too.

The word I chose was indigence. It's just the word I chose. Indigence means a state of extreme poverty or destitution. For example, "their indigence appalled him." I got the definition and the example on worddefinition.com.

Warriors: Power of Three: Eclipse. Pages read:

I have finished the book. WindClan started crossing ThunderClan's territory and stealing prey. Lionpaw was awake in the middle of the night and saw WindClan sneaking into their camp. He howled out "Attack!" and everyone woke up and fought. They chased WindClan out of their camp but they split up and scattered all throughout ThunderClan's territory. Firestar sent out several different patrols. WindClan ambushed the patrols and ThunderClan got ShadowClan's help. Unfortunately, RiverClan helped WindClan. Eventually, it was dawn and the solar eclipse happened. Everyone thought that StarClan, the clan cat's warrior ancestors, were mad with them so they stopped fighting and went home. Then, a few days later, it was time for a Gathering, when all the clans meet under the full moon in peace. When ShadowClan came, it was only Sol and Blackstar, ShadowClan's leader. He said that he didn't believe in StarClan anymore. Everyone was shocked. After that everyone went back home and Lionpaw, Hollypaw, and Cinderpaw became warriors. Their new names were Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Cinderheart.

I liked this book and can't wait for the next one. I think that other people should read this series. There are 18 books in the series, two books that are in the side, and a few manga books.

The word that caught my attention was envy. It caught my attention because it's a word that not everyone uses. To have envy means to have jealousy of someone or something.

Warriors: Power of Three: Eclipse by Erin Hunter. Genre: Fantasy Pages read:

This book is about four wild cat clans named ThunderClan, ShadowClan, WindClan, and RiverClan and three siblings in ThunderClan that are in a prophecy that says that they will be kin of ThunderClan's leader Firestar, and they'll hold the power of the stars in their paws. The cats are called Hollypaw, Jaypaw, and Lionpaw. Jaypaw is blind but he has a really good sense of smell, he has really good hearing, he has the power to read other cat's minds, and he's the medicine cat's apprentice. Lionpaw can't get hurt in battle and he's a warrior apprentice. Hollypaw just has an urge to uphold the Warrior Code, the cat clans' ancient set of rules, and she's a warrior apprentice too. But then a mysterious outsider named Sol comes to the ThunderClan camp and warns them that a great darkness is coming. I am about halfway done with the book.

I think that the great darkness is a solar eclipse because the title of the book has eclipse in it. It also shows a solar eclipse on the front too. So that's what I think the great darkness will be.

The word that caught my attention was ambition because it's a cool word. Ambition means to go after something that you really want. For example, my ambition is to get a good grade on this. That is what ambition means.

The Fire Within Pages read: 304 I read a LOT!! I mean a bunch! You can ask my mom if you want.

I have finished The Fire Within book since I last blogged and I am on a new book, but I will blog about what happened in the rest of the book. David got a special dragon made by Liz that he named Gadzooks and somehow, Gadzooks helps David write a story for Lucy about how Conker got another squirrel's help to save him and everything David writes comes true! Eventually David is able to catch Conker and take him to an animal hospital where they help Conker and David meets a woman named Sophie who becomes his girlfriend. Sadly, Conker has a kidney failure and no one knows how long he has to live. They say that he might live for a while or only a day. They take Conker to the library gardens where he lives for a few weeks and dies. Also, David forgets to love his dragon and it almost dies but he caught it's single fire tear and saves it.

I liked this book a lot and I'm going to read the second one soon. I liked how the author created the characters and the plot line for the story. I don't have much else to say for this part.

The word that last caught my attention was admiration. It caught my attention because you don't see that word every day. Admiration means to love something or admire it.