Edinburgh by Terry Deary *The three questions are from the back of the book. Summary Want to know: Whose pickled skin became a sought-after souvenir? Why it’s alright to spit on the High Street? How the pupils of Edinburgh High School got away with murder? Want to know these gruesome […]
With so much of the country experiencing wild and wet weather here are a few weather related words and phraes to help with understanding what the weather person is talking about. Blizzard – An intense winter storm with winds of 35 m.p.h. or higher with falling and/or blowing snow that […]
I know I am a book blogger but I also love birds. Next month there is something called The Great Backyard Bird Count and I wanted to share it with you. It is a combined project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Audubon Society. The website has lots […]
by Neil Gaiman With Illustrations by Brett Helquist Summary In a village in the Ancient Norway there is a boy named Odd, though there is nothing odd about him. His mother loves him, his father is dead, and his step-father is just there. His leg had gotten crushed some time […]
Mission 1 by A. J. Butcher Summary ****Deveraux Academy is not what it seems. The football team practicing beside the ivy-covered dormitory is merely a hologram, and the elderly receptionist could break your neck in three seconds flat. Deveraux’s students rarely call the school by its proper name. They call […]
The movie is coming out. I am really really really happy. I just finished the book and I cannot wait to see the movie. It is a PG movie but, I think it is a bit more than PG. You decide. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xko1Mx5w4tg] If you do not like scary images or […]
Summary Weird things are happening to Percy. It stated a long time ago but it gets weirder still. When his class goes on a field trip, he gets into trouble. When his teacher takes him inside the museum to talk to him a weird thing happens to her. She turns […]
Summary ‘I felt rotten today. It’s my mother’s fault for singing “My Way” at two o’clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a […]
This move stayed pretty darn close to the book. It was funny, it was creepy, it was weird, and it kept you entertained. It was atmospheric, and it was stunning. Brendan Fraser (who is in movies like Journey To the Centre of the Earth, and The Mummy) played the part […]
Summary Meggie’s father Mo is looking for a book. A very valuable book. A book that he read some nasty people out of and lost his wife into. Capricorn (the nasty man) now knows where Mo lives and wants to come after him. Capricorn calls him Silvertongue because he can read […]
On March 26th, 2010 DreamWorks Pictures will be bringing out………………. How To Train Your Dragon in 3D. This movie will be an animation but it still looks pretty good. Just a tip though, you might want to read the book first, it might help.
by Cressida Cowell I just had to get this book reviewed before the movie comes out! Summary *Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III was truly extraordinary Viking Hero, Warrior chieftain, awesome sword-fighter, and amateur naturalist. He was known throughout Vikingdom as “the Dragon Whisperer,” on account of his power over the terrifying […]
