Tommy

I read The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan. This book takes place at tons of different places such as the British Museum in London, the Washington Monument in Washington DC, and Paris, France. This is a fiction bookthat tells you a lot of background about ancient Egypt. The first line of the book is “We only have a few hours so listen carefully.” This line immediately grabs your attention. The story is told by the two main characters, Sadie and Carter Kane. I would say this book tells a good story because it is very detailed and it doesn’t just cut to the chase. I would say this book is also very imaginative and very well thought out. I would also say that all the different settings and places this book takes place in make the story very much exiting. The excitement also makes the story very easy to concentrate on and follow. At the beginning of the story, their mother has been dead for a few years and their Grandma and Grandpa hated their dad. Sadie went to live in London with their grandparents and Carter stayed traveling around the world with his dad. So once every six months they see each other again. They also argued a little bit through different parts of the story. But each time the book got closer to the end they started to argue a little less. So yes I would say the characters changed a little through the story because the more they knew each other, the less they argued. I would also say that there were a lot of surprises because every once in a while an evil god showed up. I would recommend that this book be read by at least 9 to 11 year olds because this book is pretty long and has some pretty complicated words in it. I would also say that this book is for boys and girls. The author of this book Rick Riordan is also the author of the Percy Jackson series. He lives in San Antonio, Texas. He is also married and has two sons.

By Tommy White



I read the book The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood. This is a fiction book that has a lot of adventure. The setting of this book is in England. It takes place in London and in some surrounding cities. I think this book tells a very good story. I think this way because the story is full of adventure and action. There is lots of drama. This story is about a person named Widge who gets taken out of an orphanage to work for different masters. His first master taught him how to write shorthand. His second master wanted him to steal a play called Hamlet by Willaim Shakespeare. Widge ends up joining the theatre company and finding a family for the first time. He doesn't steal the play because he knows it is wrong. This book is full of sword fights and the characters have many adventures. The problem of this story is that Widge is being forced to steal the play, but if he doesn't want to steal from his new friends. He is afraid that his master will punish or kill him if he doesn't steal the play. The problem is solved when Widge stops another character from stealing the play. Then he becomes a real member of the company. The lesson in this story is to never listen to a criminal when they ask you to steal something. Widge's life got much better when he did the right thing. If he had stolen the play, he would never have gotten away from his master. He would never have accomplished anything on his own. Now Widge will have a career of his own. I really liked this book because it had a lot of action and drama. It also tells a good lesson in life. I would reccommend this book to people who like Shakespeare and very dramatic stories. I liked learning about life in the times of royalty and Shakespeare. Gary Blackwood wrote two sequels to this novel. I would like to read the sequels.
 * __ The Shakespeare Stealer __**



**__The Hunger Games__** I read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. The setting of this story is mostly in The Capital. The problem in this story is that Katniss needs to win The Hunger Games because she wants to win for her family and she needs to find out how to win. I think the characters Katniss and Peeta really connected with each other and the reader. There were lots of surprises about this story. For example, the violence at The Feast was a surprise. Also, the rules were changed so that the people from the same district could win. I was surprised because I thought only one person would win. This story is about a girl named Katniss who finds her self in The Hunger Games. Her sister Prim was originally picked to compete in The Hunger Games. Katniss didn't want Prim to get hurt, so she went instead. So, then she ends up going to The Capital to eat, train, and get ready for the interviews. Then The Hunger Games start and then a lot of people start to die. Soon they are down to five people. Then the Five people are invited to a feast. But instead they fight and one person dies. The next day comes by and 2 people die and then the next day the final person dies and the 2 people from the same district win. Those people are Katniss and Peeta. In my opinion this was the best book ever. I say this because I love constant action and lots of adventure. I recommend it to any one who likes adventure and lots of action. If I had to rate this book from a scale of one to five, I would say five because this book has a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of action. There is also two more books in this series and I really want to read them. At first I didn't think I would like this book because I don't usually read books about the future. This is also a very violent book. But, when I read it I really enjoyed the story.