Gabby

 ** A Wrinkle in Time Book Review ** ** A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L’engle focuses on the struggle between good and evil. I would say this books genre is science fiction. As Mrs. Who said, “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” ** ** This novel takes place in various settings such as planets earth, Uriel, Camazotz and lxchel. It takes place during Meg’s high school year. All of the different make the book very exciting. The first planet the traveled to was camazotz. This plannet was creepy because all objects and living things looked and behaved exactly alike. This was because they were all under the power of “IT”. It was an oversized, pulsing, quivering disembodied brain. I think the settings play a very important role for the book. If this story just took place on earth it would not have the same fascination and excitement. ** ** The theme of the book is very strong throughout the story. In the search for Meg’s father Meg must try and defeat the evilness of it. For everywhere she looked everywhere she turned was the rhythm and it controlled everyone and everything on the planet. She had to figure out how not to become under the power of It. ** ** I felt like I connected with the author made them so detailed and real that I felt involved in the story. The characters connected with each other because they all have a similar goal to defeat It and return her father home. Some of the characters developed throughout the story such as Meg and Charles Wallace. Meg developed because she gained a lot more self confidence and she learned to celebrate her individuality. Charles Wallace realized that he couldn’t outwit things by smarts. I felt I identified with Charles Wallace the best because we both can understand and connected with animals. As Charles Wallace said,” no Meg. Don’t hope it was a dream. I don’t understand it anymore than you do but one thing I learned is that you don’t have to understand things for them to be.” I would rate this book 5 stars. **  **The Wednesday Wars Review** ** The Wednesday wars by Gary D. Schmidt focuses on growing up among personal turmoil such as concern for family while also being confronted by outside influences such as the Vietnam War. Holling emerges a wiser person as a result of persevering through these obstacles. “But toads beetles bats. If you can’t figure that out for yourself, then a southwest blow on ye and blister you all o’er.” ** ** The novel contains elements of humor and historical fiction and is set in long island New York in 1967during the Vietnam War. Most of the action takes place at Camillo junior high school. Here, Holling experiences the majority of his conflicts. “Of all the kids in the seventh grade at Camillo junior high, there was one kid that Mrs. Baker hated with heat hotter than the sun. Me.”The setting of the Wednesday wars is important to the interaction between the characters since most of them attend high school together. Holling and his sister often bring their conflicts from home to school. **   ** Although I did not identify with any of the characters, I connected most with Holling because I felt sorry for him at many times in the book. His parent treated him badly and he experienced a lot of stress for a seventh grader. The characters fit well together and except for Holling who undergoes a drastic change in the end, the all stayed the same throughout the book. As Holling says, “but you know that stuff about the darkest nights turning the brightest dawns? That can sometimes come true even when you least expect it.” ** ** The Wednesday wars were enjoyable and I would recommend it to kids going into middle school. I liked the book because it didn’t just show kids having fun. When Holling got hit by a bus his teacher took him to the hospital and his parents didn’t even bother to show up. Mrs. Baker tells Holling, “your father will be along as soon as it may be convenient.” Another time Holling felt disappointed is when he is denied an autographed baseball by his hero Mickey mantle. This is because Holling had on yellow tights from his role as Ariel in “the Tempest”. Mantle tells Holling that he looks like a fairy and he doesn’t sign baseballs for kids in yellow tights. **  ** Book Review of The **
 *  Longest Whale Song **
 *  By:Gabby Bendall **


 *  The book The Longest Whale Song focuses on the relationship between Ella and her mother. I think this book is the genre is probably children's’ fiction. I would defiantly recommend it. **
 *  I would think the setting is mainly at the hospital but sometimes at school and Ella’s house. I think the author chose a great setting. The setting is very important because if it was only in one place it would make the story less interesting. The action that went on in the hospital is when Ella and Jack(her step dad) went to visit the mom when she was in the coma. The things that was going on in the school was the fight and when she saw her best friend. And lastly their house, the action that went on the house was when she was with Jack and feeding Samson and normal house activities. Those were the settings. **
 *  I think the theme of the book is the relationship between Ella and her mom even thought most of the time her mom was in the hospital. She cared for her even when she was in a coma. The love for her mom is very big. she care for Jack as much because he is her step dad. At first she hates and in the end she really cares for him. Also, at first she thought she would hate the baby but in the end she deeply loved him and cuddled him, fed him, and sometimes even change him. she truly loved Samson and Jack. **
 *  I don’t really have any connections or relations with any of the characters. I can tell that Ella and Martha have some kind of connection because they both have step dads. Ella really changed through the book because at first she would not stand up to the mean girl, Martha but in the end she stood up to her and then they got in a huge fist fight with blood and everything. Also her love changed because at first she hated her step dad, Jack. In the end she really cared for him. I would defiantly recommend this book. **

 Hunger Games Book Review Gabby Bendall
 *  __I would rate this book 5/5 stars__ **
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The Hunger Games’ theme is a life and death game. In the story there are 12 districts and and each district has to choose two people to go to the capitol and play what are called the Hunger Games. The games are a life and death situation. Peeta and Katniss are from district 12 and these are the people I’m focusing on. Peeta and Katniss have never had hardly any interaction with each other and they have to try and kill people from other districts to fight for their home. The only time Petta and Katniss have ever seen one another is when Katniss’ family had no money and Peeta gave her bread because he is a baker. Later on, when they meet at the games, Katniss remembers their brief encounter but Peeta does not. I think that the genre of the book is Fantasy because it is something that has never happened before, but might happen in the future. It’s similar to gladiator fighting back during the Roman Empire. The setting for most of this book is in Panem the rich Capitol with 12 poorer districs surrounding it. The actual Hunger Games take place in the capitol. The government keeps the districts in fear by forcing them to send one boy and one girl to play in the annual Hunger Games. The games are a fight to the death broadcast on live TV. Katniss ,16, and Peeta, 17, are the main characters. They went to the same school but had little interaction. Katniss took her sisters place at the selection of the players called “reaping”. Peeta was chosen to participate. They are taken to the capital to meet the other tributes, or “players”. Peeta says, on live TV, that he has feelings for Katniss. She thinks he’s trying to trick the TV audience. Players often used tricks to gain the support of the audience. This mistake by Katniss actually helped them in the end. The audience liked them more because they thought they were in love. Many rules were changed and they both were able to win. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes violence and suspense. This book has a lot a of that, well pretty much the whole book is on fighting. I did not like all the violence but, there were other things I found interesting such as survival skills and being able to find food out in the wilderness. It was OK but I would not want to read it again or any of the other series.

 Rating: 3 stars