My Hairiest Adventure by R.L. Stine. Genre: Horror/ Sci-Fi Pages read: 118 ( 45 mins. )

The words I chose are glimpse, announce, jagged and scramble. Glimpse means a momentary or partial view. Announce means to give information about. Jagged means with rough, sharp points protruding. Scramble means to move hurriedly or clumsily.

This is about a boy named Larry. He and his friends find some Insta-Tan lotion and they rub it all over themselves but nothing happens until Larry starts growing thick, black, ugly hair that keeps growing back even after he shaves it off. Then his friend Manny moves without saying goodbye and next his friend Lily. He found a stray dog that had a gold coin around its neck like Lily did and a green eye and a blue eye. He thinks it's Lily but then it runs away. Then he finally is able to show his parents the hair that's growing after a concert and they tell him that he's really a dog. His doctor found a serum that can turn dogs into human children for a little while. Larry then finds Lily and Manny as dogs. The story ends where his former parents bring home a baby with big yellow eyes named Jasper, which was the name of their cat.

I wonder what would happen if R.L. Stine continued this into a next book. I don't think he will though. If he did then eventually Jasper would have to find out that she's a cat and she would meet Larry. That would be very strange.

Here Lies Arthur Pages read: 23 ( 45 mins )

The words I chose are console, glare, bitterly and russet. Console means to allay the sorrow or grief. Glare means to stare fixedly and angrily. Bitterly means with bitterness; in a resentful manner. Russet means a moderate to strong brown or a coarse reddish-brown to brown homespun cloth.

Gwyna has learned how to be a girl. She was staying with a woman for the summer that Myrddin knew. She stayed there and learned how to weave and embroider. She also learned how to walk and talk like women do. Women aren't allowed to talk to men unless if talked to first. She is now heading back to Aquae Sulis with Myrddin.

I think that Gwyna might forget to act like a girl. She might forget and everyone will think that she's a freak. She probably won't fit in. That is what will probably happen next.

La Relacion by Juan Suarez. Genre: Historical Non-fiction. Pgs. read: 4 (15 mins)

The words I chose are commissary, friar, insistent and proceed. A commissary is a person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority; a deputy. A friar is a member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic. Insistent means repetitive and consistent. Proceed means to go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue.

I read this in History. It's about Commissary Friar Juan Suarez and a group of people who came to America to try and live off the land. They found out they couldn't and almost died. They had to cross rivers, brave the storms and find food until they found some Native Americans who would help them find the city Apalachee, and they would help them take over the city because they don't like the Natives there. Commissary Friar Juan Suarez's group went from 300 to 4 Mr. Knarr said by the time they got to Apalachee.

I think that this is cooler than Christopher Columbus' letter because it's not exaggerated. It's a true story of how a group of Spaniards came to try and settle lands in America but couldn't live off the land. It is cool how only a few survived. I guess it's not cool how many died, but how they survived.

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Here Lies Arthur. Pages read: 12

The words I chose are straggle, plunder, martyrdom, and wary. Straggle means to stray or fall behind. Plunder means to rob of goods by force, especially in a time of war; pillage. Martyrdom means great suffering or torment. Wary means watchful or on guard.

Arthur has come to a city called Aquae Sulis and he saved them from the Saxons who were attacking them. He is now going to marry the woman who's husband ruled the city but died in the battle. Gwyn traveled with Myrddin in the winter and he said that she will have to be a girl again. She says that she doesn't want to, but she will still stay in Aquae Sulis and become one of Arthur's wife's waiting woman.



I think that someone will find out that Gwyna was pretending to be Gwyn. They might see how alike they look and how Gwyn has gone away. They might ask what happened to Gwyn and who Gwyna is. That would be bad news for Myrddin if they found out.

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Here Lies Arthur. Pages read: 10

The vocabulary words I chose are grim, grudgingly, cleave and pewter. Grim means unrelenting; rigid. Grudgingly means reluctant; unwilling. Cleaves means to split with or as if with a sharp instrument. Pewter is any of numerous silver-gray alloys of tin with various amounts of antimony, copper, and sometimes lead, used widely for fine kitchen utensils and tableware.

It's been a summer since Gwyna has to pretend she's a boy. She's almost forgotten that she's a girl. Arthur is collecting taxes from people who still act like the old Romans. Arthur was collecting from one of them who said he already paid and Arthur beat him up. He said that they needed a strong ruler to protect them from the Saxons. Later they ran into a group of people who were sent by the Roman people's king.

I think that they might get into a fight with the king. Then they might take over his kingdom and get all of his gold and whatnot. It said that this book shows the dark side of Camelot. I agree.



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Here Lies Arthur. Pages read: 11

The words I chose are reputation, glower,sulky, and tribute. Reputation means how people see you or what they've heard about you, like whether you are good or bad, or mean or nice, or brave or cowardly. Glower means to stare hard and angrily. Sulky means gloomy; dismal. Tribute means a gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration.

Myrddin is telling stories about Arthur. Right now he's talking about how a green man who wants to see Arthur's bravery. He lets Arthur cut off his head if he can cut off Arthur's the next day. Arthur cuts off his head and the next day, the green man comes back. Arthur bravely sticks to his word. The green man doesn't cut off his head and knows that Arthur is as brave as he's heard.

I think that Myrddin makes up most of the stories about Arthur to protect his reputation. I also think that Gwyn will have to be a girl again soon. I hope that Arthur will pull the sword out of the stone soon. Unless he did already. Oh well.

Here Lies Arthur. Pages read:11

Gwyn is getting used to being a boy and likes it a bit better than a girl, since the chores you do are easier or there's not as much to do. Arthur's war band has just beat another war band who's leader said that he was the best. After Arthur beat him, he stuck his head on the side of his saddle until it stunk too bad for him. They are talking about their gods. Arthur's war band has mostly Christians, but some believe in the old gods. They all make tributes to all of their gods, though.

This book is a good book. I think that Gwyn will have to fight soon.

The word I chose was grovel. Govel means to be nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

Here Lies Arthur. Pages read:8

Gwyna's boy name is Gwyn and she met a boy named Bedwyr who is really nice. Gwyn said that she came from Armorica and that the Saxons killed her family. Bedwyr feels sorry for her and Gwyn also says that Myrrdin is her godfather, which isn't true. They have to go clean the horse stalls which Gwyn doesn't know how even though she says she does. Arthur still thinks that he saw a lady in the lake.

I might have to return this to the library soon and I haven't been reading a lot lately so I might not be able to read it all.

The word I chose was summon. Summon means to call up. Ex: He summoned the spirits of the mansion.

Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock of Doom by R.L. Stine. Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror. Pages read:

This book is about a boy named Michael. He has a little sister named Tara who ruins everything for him. His dad gets a cuckoo clock that Tara loves to hang around, so he decides to try to get her in trouble by turning the cuckoo's head backwards. But after he does that, time starts going backwards and he starts to get younger! He's barely able to get to the clock so he can change the cuckoo, but he does and he's back to being 12 years old again. Only one thing's missing: Tara! He might go back and get her someday. Maybe.

I like Goosebump books and R.L. Stine horror books. I've read a few of his books and they are also good.

The word I chose was disconcerting. Disconcerting means tending to cause discomfort or alarm.

Here Lies Arthur. Pages read: 28

The person standing over Gwyna is named Myrrdin and he carries her to the place he's staying at. She decides to stay with him. He works with Arthur and they need to get some Irishmen on their side so she goes to a lake while Arthur goes in with all his armor on. He wades in deep and when he sees Gwyna, he thinks she's a goddess. She hands him a sword from Myrrdin and the Irishmen see her do it so they think a goddess did it too. Arthur gets them on his side then and Gwyna has to pretend she's a boy warrior so that no one knew that it was her who handed Arthur the sword. In a few years, it'll be unmistakeable that she's a girl but by then no one will suspect her.

I think that she will meet Arthur soon and that some one might suspect that she's a girl.

The word I chose was blunder. Blunder means:
noun
a clumsy or embarrassing mistake verb
to make a stupid mistake
to move blindly or clumsily

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