Severus Snape was voted the most liked Harry Potter character. The top 10 were…
1. Severus Snape
2. Hermione Granger
3. Sirius Black
4. Harry Potter
5. Ron Weasley
6. Luna Lovegood
7. Ginny Weasley
8. Albus Dumbledore
9. Dobby
10. Draco Malfoy
If you want to see the top 40 and read more click here.
I vote Severus Snape as number one. But then I like Draco Malfoy. How about you?????
I saw this as a blog post prompt (which is a new feature on WordPress) and I could not pass it up. I am a book person so I had to answer.
So, is the book always better than the movie? Are there any exceptions?
My opinion is that books are usually better than the movie. But a few exceptions which I can think of are Harry Potter (which was really equal with the book), How To Train Your Dragon, and The Chronicles of Narnia (the 3 of them). There are many other books which are better than movies though. You had to give credit to the director though because creating the exact characters which the author wanted is hard. They did it well in Harry Potter and the Twilight series. They also did pretty well in I Am Number Four, but some movies are just not at the same standard. They try, but they just fall short. I am not saying that they are not enjoyable to watch, they just may not be as close to the book as they could have been. But directs have to work with what they got. They cannot make a movie 4 hours long if it is a short book. They also cannot take a 1,000 page book and make a 4 hour movie out of it either. They did it with Harry Potter but that was because it was such a popular book. The directors and producers would not spend that much money to make a movie when it does not sell big in the box office.
But that is my opinion. What are you opinions? Please, let me know.
What a dilemna!!!!
What do we find fun with this week??? Harry Potter or the Space Shuttle??
Well as Harry Potter will live on (no doubt) forever and the Shuttle will only be in our memories we will go with the Shuttle.
Did you know that each morning of a mission NASA wakens the crew with music? The music is a selection that is chosen by friends, family, and astronauts. As the Shuttle is on it’s final mission (sob) this mission has some interesting tunes and messages. Here.
And here is todays wake up call.
From The Vault
Summary
Moose Flanagan has just moved to one of the most secure places in the world. Alcatraz. His dad had just got a job there as an electrician. His mother is hoping to send her autistic daughter Natalie to a special school there. But when Natalie is rejected from the school, Moose has to look after her so his mom can work and this means he cannot play baseball with his new friends. Family troubles are the main topic in this book. But friend issues and trying to see or hear something from the most famous prisoner there, Al Capone. This story is told with humor and shows what life is like on an island with some of the most dangerous men in the world.
Review
When my mom recommend this book for me to read I immediately thought “NO.” Why, you ask? Well, it was because I thought the book was too child-ish. (you know – not cool) I though the topic would be too baby-ish, the book was small and I like reading big books (Harry Potter, War and Peace, Encyclopedia Britannica….you get the idea.) But my mom said that since it was for grades 5-8, it was a good read for me. So I reluctantly read it. But I was surprised to find out that I actually liked it. This book was funny, cute and had emotion. Gennifer Choldenko described the feelings that each character had and portrayed Natalie very well. She got the emotions perfectly and made the book real. Natalie was written very well. She is autistic and would throw fits and not move for hours on end. She could not live without her buttons. If you took them from her she would throw a fit and not stop screaming. She had emotions and she was also really smart. Moose was very unhappy to have to look after Natalie but managed with it very well.
Despite my first impression I though that this was a really good book, a good read and I would recommend others to read it.
The Guardian newspaper in the UK has launched today a children’s book website (here) and it is a very interesting place. All you YA readers out there, don’t be put off by the fact it is called “children’s”. In quaint English fashion everyone not an adult falls into this category and they have a designated teen area. There are articles, book suggestions, interviews and videos. If you are stuck for what to read next you can check out their lists of suggestions or write to the Book Doctor. You can read reviews of books by people your age, and you can become a member and post your own reviews. How cool is that? There are quizzes. You can find out how much you know about Harry Potter. Think you are an expert? Looks like a great website, so go check it out!
Thanks School Library Journal for the heads up!!
