I read:
2 1/2 hours
pages 1-148
This week, I read this book called Go Ask Alice. When I first started reading it, I wasnt sure what to think. It was just such a strange book. But it is one of those books that you just cant put down once you start reading them. In this book, this teenage girl gets introduced to all the scary things the world has to offer. At first she is strong, and doesnt fold into peer pressure. When her father gets a job in a different city, she is forced to move. Even though she is excited, she is worried. Alice had never been the most popular girl in school, and she was so happy to move, so she could make a new start, and be the popular girl she has always wanted to be. After the move, she was really missing her grandparents and the people she left behind, so her parents let her go stay with her grandparents for a while. She was so excited. When she got there, everyone treated her differently. and She was so happy with what was going on, she didnt want to ruin it. So when she got invited to a party, she just had to say yes. One of the most popular girls in the school had invited her. and she was not about to say no. So she went to the party. And while she was there, they played this game, where they put a drug into a couple of drinks. And mixed them up, to see who would get the drink. Of course, Alice ends up getting the drink. And it just goes downhill from there. She gets so addicted. That no one and nothing could make her stop. She went on to try things that she would have never tried before. When her family finds out. She is so embarrassed that she leaves home. And doesnt go back for the longest time. While she was gone, she realized how stupid she was to leave. And seeing all the people who have done the same things she has, she wants to go home. So she calls her parents. And they come get her and take her home. She realizes that they werent mad at her. They were sad that she did what she did. But all the things she told herself that her family thought about her wasnt true. She made herself believe that her family hated her when they didnt. She tries to get better. And all is going well. Then her grandpa dies, and she was so close to her grandpa, that it took a big toll on her. And she started up all over again. When she finally gets medical help, it was for a good reason. She was in such a bad place that it was truely needed. Go Ask Alice is such a good book, that goes to show the scary place the world can be. I never thought I would read a book like this. But it truely was a good book!!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I read:
2 1/2 hours
pages 215- 309
This week, I finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. In my reading this week, I learned another thing that isnt shown in the movie. There is another quiddich match, and everyone is telling Harry to fake being hurt, because they are all so scared that Snape is going to try and hurt him again this game. Harry says no, that he wont give up on his team. When they get to the game, they find out that Snape is the referee. So now they all are really trying to get Harry to back down. But then Dumbledore shows up, and they all know Snape wont try anything while he is around. Harry ends up catching the snitch, and winning the game. Little did Harry know that during the game, Ron and Nevel beat up Malfoy. Who knows how that one happened. Later on, they are sitting in their cooridors, and talking about the game. Harry then remembers where he heard the name Nicolas Flamel. He saw it on the chocolate frog card that he got, and figured out that Dumbledore worked with him. Then Hermoine comes up with a book, and they learn all about him at the sorcerers stone. They talk to Hagrid about that they know about the sorcerers stone. And thats when they figure out that Fluffy, the three headed dog, is gaurding the stone. That is why it was the forbidden part of the castle. Being the explorers they are, they decide to go find the stone. So they go and get the dog to go to sleep. Then they go threw the trap door, and land in a pile of roots. Hermoine explains how they work. And Harry and Hermoine relax. But ron is freaking out. So he is just getting more tangled. And he is stuck. They all get through. Then they enter this room full of flying keys. They have to find the certain one that will open the door and let them through to the next part. So Harry hops on a broom, and flys all the way to the top, chasing the right key, and getting attacked by the other ones in the meantime. Harry finally gets the key, and opens the door. Which leads them to a giant chess board. and the only way to get past is to win the game. But the wizards chess isnt like ordinary chess. They have to be the little players. And they truely have to battle it out. Ron almost gets killed. But they end up getting through to the next part. That is where Harry runs in to proffesor quirrel. who is a weird little guy. And he has the stone. as far as harry can see. Then he takes off his turban, and Harry sees that voldemort is on the other half of Quirrel's head. So they end up battling for the stone. It is a close call, with Harry knowing the little he knows about magic, but Harry ends up winning. And he gets praised for what he has done in the end. It was a very good book. I cant wait to read the others. If you like adventure books, Harry Potter is a great book to read!
2 1/2 hours
pages 215- 309
This week, I finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. In my reading this week, I learned another thing that isnt shown in the movie. There is another quiddich match, and everyone is telling Harry to fake being hurt, because they are all so scared that Snape is going to try and hurt him again this game. Harry says no, that he wont give up on his team. When they get to the game, they find out that Snape is the referee. So now they all are really trying to get Harry to back down. But then Dumbledore shows up, and they all know Snape wont try anything while he is around. Harry ends up catching the snitch, and winning the game. Little did Harry know that during the game, Ron and Nevel beat up Malfoy. Who knows how that one happened. Later on, they are sitting in their cooridors, and talking about the game. Harry then remembers where he heard the name Nicolas Flamel. He saw it on the chocolate frog card that he got, and figured out that Dumbledore worked with him. Then Hermoine comes up with a book, and they learn all about him at the sorcerers stone. They talk to Hagrid about that they know about the sorcerers stone. And thats when they figure out that Fluffy, the three headed dog, is gaurding the stone. That is why it was the forbidden part of the castle. Being the explorers they are, they decide to go find the stone. So they go and get the dog to go to sleep. Then they go threw the trap door, and land in a pile of roots. Hermoine explains how they work. And Harry and Hermoine relax. But ron is freaking out. So he is just getting more tangled. And he is stuck. They all get through. Then they enter this room full of flying keys. They have to find the certain one that will open the door and let them through to the next part. So Harry hops on a broom, and flys all the way to the top, chasing the right key, and getting attacked by the other ones in the meantime. Harry finally gets the key, and opens the door. Which leads them to a giant chess board. and the only way to get past is to win the game. But the wizards chess isnt like ordinary chess. They have to be the little players. And they truely have to battle it out. Ron almost gets killed. But they end up getting through to the next part. That is where Harry runs in to proffesor quirrel. who is a weird little guy. And he has the stone. as far as harry can see. Then he takes off his turban, and Harry sees that voldemort is on the other half of Quirrel's head. So they end up battling for the stone. It is a close call, with Harry knowing the little he knows about magic, but Harry ends up winning. And he gets praised for what he has done in the end. It was a very good book. I cant wait to read the others. If you like adventure books, Harry Potter is a great book to read!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Weeks Reading
I read:
2 1/2 hours
pages: 113-215
In the next part of Harry Potter, I think my favorite part of my reading this week, was probably when they first arrive at Hogwarts, and are dropped off with Professor McGonagall. She then tells them they are going to be separated into houses, and leaves. All the students are worried that they were going to fail the test to get in. They then were taken into the Great Hall, and each one was called up one by one, where the sorting hat would be placed on their head. And basically read their minds and told them which house they were going to be sorted into. Harry of course goes to Gryffindor. Which he was very glad he didnt get put into Slytherin. Another one would probably be Harry's first christmas. On Christmas day, Harry gets a present from someone. But he doesnt know who it is from, or what it really is. He finds out it is an invisibility cloak. That used to be his fathers. When Harry finds out what he can do with it, he takes advantage about it, and takes it out during the night, to find out more about Nicolas Flamel. Harry gets caught, in the library, and as he is running from Filch and Snape, and he runs into a room with a huge mirror. When he looks into the mirror, his parents are staring back at him. He sits there pondering on what he is looking at. He decides he needs to bring Ron to show him this magic mirror. But when Ron looks in the mirror he sees himself holding the Quiddich Cup. He thinks the mirror tells the future. Harry says there is no possible way. Harry goes back the next night, studying the mirror. As he is looking in, Dumbledore appears and tells Harry not to spend all his time with the mirror. It is nothing but a fool's game.
2 1/2 hours
pages: 113-215
In the next part of Harry Potter, I think my favorite part of my reading this week, was probably when they first arrive at Hogwarts, and are dropped off with Professor McGonagall. She then tells them they are going to be separated into houses, and leaves. All the students are worried that they were going to fail the test to get in. They then were taken into the Great Hall, and each one was called up one by one, where the sorting hat would be placed on their head. And basically read their minds and told them which house they were going to be sorted into. Harry of course goes to Gryffindor. Which he was very glad he didnt get put into Slytherin. Another one would probably be Harry's first christmas. On Christmas day, Harry gets a present from someone. But he doesnt know who it is from, or what it really is. He finds out it is an invisibility cloak. That used to be his fathers. When Harry finds out what he can do with it, he takes advantage about it, and takes it out during the night, to find out more about Nicolas Flamel. Harry gets caught, in the library, and as he is running from Filch and Snape, and he runs into a room with a huge mirror. When he looks into the mirror, his parents are staring back at him. He sits there pondering on what he is looking at. He decides he needs to bring Ron to show him this magic mirror. But when Ron looks in the mirror he sees himself holding the Quiddich Cup. He thinks the mirror tells the future. Harry says there is no possible way. Harry goes back the next night, studying the mirror. As he is looking in, Dumbledore appears and tells Harry not to spend all his time with the mirror. It is nothing but a fool's game.
Friday, August 28, 2009
This Weeks Reading
I read:
2 1/2 hours
Pages 1-112
This week, I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I had always thought that the movies were exactly like the book, without a detail missing, until I started reading it. So far, Harry has gone from a home where he isn't appreciated at all, to a place where everyone knows his name. Before Harry got a letter from Hogwarts, he was pretty much a slave to his aunt, uncle and cousin. He cooked for them, cleaned for them, and did basically whatever they asked him too. They definitely took advantage of him. Harry pretty soon learned that there was life beyond the cupboard. When he first found out he was a wizard, he wasn't sure what to think. Going to Hogwarts, was one of the best things that ever happened to him. There is so much that the movie left out of the book. For example, in the book, right before Harry leaves to school, he is told to stay at the Dursleys. The day before he had to leave, he asked his Uncle Vernon for a ride to the station. It was then that he told them about nine and three quarters. They looked at him like he was crazy. They took him to the train station and dropped him off at platfrom nine and platform ten. Leaving him there alone to figure out what in the world he was doing. So far, I am liking the book. There are a lot of parts that follow the movie. But then there are some that are nothing like it. It helps to know the background behind everything!
2 1/2 hours
Pages 1-112
This week, I started reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I had always thought that the movies were exactly like the book, without a detail missing, until I started reading it. So far, Harry has gone from a home where he isn't appreciated at all, to a place where everyone knows his name. Before Harry got a letter from Hogwarts, he was pretty much a slave to his aunt, uncle and cousin. He cooked for them, cleaned for them, and did basically whatever they asked him too. They definitely took advantage of him. Harry pretty soon learned that there was life beyond the cupboard. When he first found out he was a wizard, he wasn't sure what to think. Going to Hogwarts, was one of the best things that ever happened to him. There is so much that the movie left out of the book. For example, in the book, right before Harry leaves to school, he is told to stay at the Dursleys. The day before he had to leave, he asked his Uncle Vernon for a ride to the station. It was then that he told them about nine and three quarters. They looked at him like he was crazy. They took him to the train station and dropped him off at platfrom nine and platform ten. Leaving him there alone to figure out what in the world he was doing. So far, I am liking the book. There are a lot of parts that follow the movie. But then there are some that are nothing like it. It helps to know the background behind everything!
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