Reader results for Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

      I recently finished the book Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. The book was filled with  and adventure, but there is some language, so I wouldn't recommend it to kids 9 years or younger.

      Ender's Game is about a 6 year old boy named Ender (what else?). He lives with his brother Peter and his sister Valentine. Peter is a torturer with a deathly spirit, while Valentine is a kind, loving character. Ender is more of a mix of those two. Because a group called the I.F. can see through peoples eyes and ears, Ender gets an invitation to Battle School. Battle School is a place where intelligent kids train to defeat an intergalactic enemy, known as the Buggers. People keep talking about a guy called Mazer Rackham who won the second war with limited fleet members. Yet, the videos have all been censored out for a strange reason. Ender is called to be the next Mazer Rackham. He is quickly advanced through Battle School an goes to Command School.

      If this book was in real life, I would probably be freaking out about the Buggers. If a rating had to be given in stars out of five, I think this book deserves a 4.8. The author doesn't leave out many details in plot. We can typically understand what is going on in the book.

      A certain fan requested that I should do what I learn in school and talk about the characters values and beliefs. Well, here goes nothing. Ender highly values his sister Valentine. He thinks of her as a gift. She was the one he missed most when he went to Battle School. You can tell because it says, "' Valentine loves me. " With all her heart. Completely, unstintingly, she's devoted to you, and you adore her. I told you it wasn't easy." That line shows that Ender loves, and always will love his sister. He believes that the Battle School is useless. In the book it says that, '"But as for the game, screw that. That's what they're doing. Screwing up the game." That says that he hates the game in Battle School.

      Well, I hope you enjoyed the third blog post! By the way, I have decided to make this blog a monthly blog. A new post every month. Enjoy!
 

Ratings for Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney

Welcome to my 2nd blog post! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

    I just finished the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, Cabin Fever  by Jeff Kinney. I thought that of the whole series, this was the best book.

  Since this book is in diary (or as Greg would say, journal) format, there isn't really a plot to follow. The book is a series of short and often unrelated events.  Those who have read other books in the series will find it to be the familiar format.   Most of the events covered (which you can probably tell by looking at the cover) center around when Greg and his family are snowed in (plus, the power is out, and I am assuming Greg forgot to charge his Nintendo DS beforehand).  The events at the school in the beginning are quite funny also.

    I really liked how Jeff Kinney kept the book funny without getting too unrealistic and crazy. Even though things NEVER go Greg's way, it isn't like a mysterious force is making that happen (like the force that makes me want to get my sisters in trouble).  Even Greg's flashbacks are hilarious yet realistic.  If you haven't read the other books in the series, you have to read the 1st book before starting this one! If you have read the first, I don't think it matter the order you read the others.  The first book introduces you to the basic story and characters. If you liked the first book or movie, you will definitely enjoy the other five, including this one.

    If I could make this book different in one way, it would be that the school does not ban all the candy and soda that the school used to have. It didn't really fit into the rest of the book, even though it had its funny moments.

   On a scale from 1 to 10, I'd give this book a 8.9̅/10, which according to my dad is exactly equal to 9/10 but he has failed to prove his bizarre math...

    Well, I hope you enjoyed my 2nd blog post on Cabin Fever. Please comment if you had any advice or your own thoughts on this book! Thanks!

Ratings for Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan

Welcome to my 1st blog post!  Hope you all enjoy reading it.

I recent finished reading the newest book in the Heroes of Olympus series, "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan.  While the story is different enough to enjoy the book as your first Heroes of Olympus book, to get the best value out of the book, it really needs to be read with the rest of the series.  I don't think reading the entire Percy Jackson series is necessary, but Book One in this series is almost a must.

For a brief summary of the beginning plot (I will not try to give too many spoilers!), Percy Jackson has lost his memory and ends up stranded and running from gorgons. He soon finds Camp Jupiter, a Roman camp, and meets Frank and Hazel. Camp Jupiter is in the process of searching for their praetor, Jason Grace. Percy, Frank, and Hazel are tasked with defeating a fearsome giant, and retrieve the Golden Eagle for Camp Jupiter. The adventure takes the crew all over the place, including a first time visit to Alaska.

Overall, this book was generally pretty good.   Rick Riordan did a good job of integrating his old characters into a new book without just retelling the exact same story twice.  Having already read 5 books in the Percy Jackson series and the first book in this series, it was really a no-brainer that I would read this book too.  It was worth it, and now I am probably stuck reading the third, fourth, fifth, and seventy-ninth book in this series.

If I could change anything about the book, it would be that none of the 3 demigods would have awesome powers.  Was there a demigod strike I wasn't aware of or did the demigods demanded too much money from Riordan to be in this book.  Demigods can be rather demanding like that... Like all of Riordan books, he keeps the reader hooked all the way throughout.  So if you actually have something fun to do during the weekend, don't start this book on Friday because you won't get it done (and blowing a whole weekend just reading this book).

Finally, I also wanted to mention one of the stronger points was how well the author took the Greek Camp Half-Blood and mix it with the Roman Camp Jupiter, and vice versa.  It gives just a perfect mixture of old and new to keep things fresh.  So overall, my grade on this book is 3π/10 (9.42/10 for those who aren't math-inclined).

I hope you enjoyed my blog post. If you have any advice to make these better, please leave a comment! Thanks!  See you all again soon!

Starting a new blog

I have decided to start a blog to write about the books I have been reading.  I am 11 years old and I love to read.  I am hoping that my opinions and thoughts on the books I have recently read will help other young readers be able to find fun enjoyable books.  Thanks for coming to my blog, and hope you come back frequently!