Leilah

** ﻿__Leilah's Reading Thoughts__ **

 * November 8, 2010 **
 * The book __The Bad Beginning__ is about three children who are now orphans because their parents died in a fire. Their parents had lots of money and it 's going to the eldest child Violet. When she is old enough she will then have control of it but until then it's safe especially from the person who already tried to get it. That is Count Olaf, who was mentioned as a family member. The orphans were so miserable living with Count Olaf they tried to get out of there but no one would believe them. People got tricked into being in Olaf's play so he could have their fortune and he will try again. The orphans are going to be place in a different home but away from Count Olaf. :) :) :) **


 * November 15, 2010 **
 * The book I am reading __Little House in the Big Woods__, is a nonfiction book about a little girl named Laura. The authur is Laura Ingalls Wilder and she is telling about her life as a little girl back in the old days. She talks about stories her dad told which then they called Pa and about how they hunt for food and also how they know they were save. She lived in the Big woods and Pa was the one who went in to the woods to hunt for food. They have a dog they call Jack whose guard of the house and he makes sure that no other animal tries to get their food they have already. I am really enjoying this book so far and I can't wait to read the next. :) :) :) **


 * __Mae Jemison__ **
 * November 18, 2010 **
 * Q; What conditions (or circumstances) would help you achieve your goal? **
 * A; By not giving up and to push yourself until you reach it. :) :) :) **


 * November 30, 2010 **
 * I am now finish with my book and really enjoyed it. It was about a girl named Laura and how she lived her life back then. In the book it showed a family tree I gave a look at it and saw the people who were related to Laura. It talked about everything. How she did things how she celebrated. That's what I call a good book and there is other books too. They are all nonfiction which is even better. Right? I consider this book to be read by a buddy because I like it and they might to if they just try it and see how it goes. You will enjoy this book! After reading this book try the other ones. :) :) :) **


 * Leilah - I absolutely loved Laura Ingalls Wilder books when I was your age. I am glad you are enjoying them also. Will you read the next in the series? ~Mrs. Given **


 * December 3, 2010 **
 * 1. The Austere Academy **
 * 2. Lemony Snicket **
 * 3. 6.8 **
 * 4. page 31 **
 * 5. 221 pages **
 * 6. So far in this book I am now reading is just like how the other series are. The part that I most like is at the very beginning when it tells you to put the book down if you are most interested in to fantasy books and happy endings because this book is a not a happy book with a happy ending. This is an other book that I enjoy reading and think is a good one. It is about three orphans named Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. They are having to go to a private school called Prufrook Preparatory and they meet up with the Vice Principal named Nero who isn't so nice. He plays the violin and he thinks he is a genuis but maybe he is and maybe he's not. Is he? Well I will find out when I read more about that greedy man. This book is a unfortunate book and I think that it's really creative. :) :) :) **


 * 1. The book I was reading was The Ersatz Elevator. **
 * 2. I finished reading The Ersatz Elevator **
 * 3. I enjoyed reading the book, "The Ersatz Elevator", it's great how Lemony Snicket (the author) puts in things a little bit of his life. It's kinda like pausing the story and saying a couple words from himself. The three Baudelaire orphans are trying to rescue their long-lost friends they met in the fifth book at a boarding school. Their names are Isadora and Duncan Quagmire they are triplets but unfortunately they third triplet died in a fire along with their parents so they're orphans just like the Bauldelaires that have a fortune. I would reccomend this to a friend because it's an interesting book and they would probably think the same and then they would reccomend it to a friend too. **
 * 4. I think my grade for reading over the past two weeks is a S=Satisfactory. :) :) :) **


 * 12/14/10 **
 * 1. I did finished my book and I got 100% on the AR Test. **
 * 2. The book that is on the AR Accoutability Sheet right now is The Ersatz Elevator. **
 * 3. It is a 6.7 Level reading book. **


 * January 13,2011 **
 * My book I got from the library is The Princess and The Goblin. At the very beginning of the story it says that there once was a little princess whose father was king over a great country. His palace was very beautiful and grand. When his little princess was born the mother had gone away after the princess's birth. Her mother wasn't strong enough to last. **


 * April 18,2011 **
 * Over spring break I read and finished __The little House on the Prairie__. It was about a girl named Laura when her family had to move away from the big woods because there was so much people it started to be crowded. So they went on a long journey to live some where else. They were soon in an Indian Territory and were scared of the indians. They ended up leaving again to find a different home. **


 * I finished and passed __Little House on the Prairie__. It was about a little girl named Laura and her family had to move away from where they use to live because it started to get crowed with other people moving in. They moved into an Indian Territory and the goverment was going to force them to leave.**

**May 10,2011** **The book __Midnight Magic,__ is about a man named Mangus the Magician and his servant. The magician is asked to go to the castello (castle) and help the king's daughter with something that is terrifying her. She said she has been seeing a ghost. The first day, she says this all happened, water was on the floor and she put her hand into it and her hand went right through it. Her hand didn't get wet. Days and days of this was terrifying her. She first told her tutor when she had her daily lessons in the morning. Her lady-in-waiting was next to know and then the Queen, Jovanno, and then The King. The King wanted Mangus to use his wizardry to stop what was happenning to the princess. Though Mangus did not want to because he said," Wizardry is an evil." He also said the magic he did was not real. People feared magic but, the King believed Mangus's wizardry was real. The King said Mangeus needed to pay him back for saying his life in the trail.**