Thursday, March 17, 2011

Mockingjay


Mockingjay, a 390 page thriller by Suzanne Collins, is ripe with intrigue and suspense. After she was rescued from the horror that was the 75th Hunger Games, a lot has happened for Katniss Everdeen. She found out that District 12 was burned to the ground. Her fellow tribute and love intrest Peeta Melark has been taken captive by the cruel and sadistic Capitol. And she has been a symbol for the rebellion without ever knowing it. The only way for the Districts to win is for her to become a pawn, for her to become The Mockingjay. As the Districts close in one the Capitol the stakes are raised. and the Games become deadlier.


Also, I would recomend this book to people who don't mind a not so happy ending

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl


Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, is a 238 page diary written by Anne Frank during the time she spent in hiding. The book is writen to a person named Kitty, a friend Anne Frank created, and details her life with another family while living in what she called "The Secret Annexe" of her father's old workplace. In her diary, Anne Frank talks about the arguments, friendships, mishaps, and other things that happen in the Secret Annexe during the two years they lived there. Throghout the book , she goes through diffrent mood swings( see my project for details), which affect her journal entries. I would reccomend this book to anyone who can take a very tragic story.

Holocaust project

Here is my( long overdue) Holocaust project.
WArning: This will require work on your part

So, I read The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank, and I created a musical playlist on Audacity. However, due to complications, I can't upload it. Also, I couldn't find all the songs on Grooveshark. So, heres where you have to help. Following will be the names of four songs. They each symbolise a mood of Anne Frank in the story. Find the songs, listen to about 30 seconds, then go to the next one. They can all be found on SFS radio for kids.

Aaron Coplands/Simple Gifts/innocent

Gussepi Rissiano/ The storm from William Tell/angry

Gustav Mahler/ most depressing possible/depressesd

Franz Schubert/ Theme from Symphony no.3/ calm

Thank you for your consideration.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Book stuff

I now have six chapters, a prologue, and a part of another done. I'm stilltrying to consider a title. Also, I would like to thank the Nerd Herd for the( unwiiting) contributions to later on in the book. See it here

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Catching Fire


Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins, is 391 pages and the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy, and is somehow more suspensful than the last. Katniss Everdeen, the main character, managed to beat the Capitol and the system by forcing the them to let bothe her and her fellow tribute Peeta Mellark make it out of the arena alive. However, when she did that, she created a spark that could cause the Districts to rebel against the Capitol. So, she must act in love with Peeta on the Victory Tour to save her family in friends from dying in the cruel hand of the Capitol. Also, the 75th Games are coming up, and since its a Quarter Quell, a new twist will make the Hunger Gaames even crueler. I'd tell you the end, bu that would spoil the fun. Read to find out what happens.