The Boxcar Children series, by Gertrude Chandler Warner, I don't know how to rate them because they're a series!

   Going to try out my new way of writing about books! Let's see how it goes...
   This is a series about four children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, who go everywhere to find a mystery (or rather, a mystery finds them everywhere). Many different stories, many mysteries, many ways of solving enigmas.
   I read the entire series in first grade (Here's a link to the entire series. I read all of the regular ones, and most of the specials), though I don't think that an average first-grader would have read those as easily as I did. They're more of a third grade reading level. And I haven't heard of any movies about this series, but I'm sure there's some floating around. Oh! And my favorite one is the third one, The Yellow House Mystery. Another good one is the twelfth, Houseboat Mystery. But make sure you read them in order, because sometimes they talk about things in a book that were in previous books and you might not understand if you didn't read them in order.
   Books 1-19 were written by  Gertrude Chandler Warner. The other books, I'm not sure.

A (Possibly) Minor Change...

   Okay, I am going to changes a few things about this blog: I honestly don't want to write like a million posts about books, (and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to either). So from now on, I'll write a sentence or two about the book(s), and tell if there's a movie. I hope you don't mind! And if there's anything else you could do to make it better, I'd be glad if you could tell me. Thanks!

My Dad's book, The Indian Great Awakening, by my dad, a.k.a. Linford D. Fisher, I can't rate it because I haven't read it yet

   Okay, my dad's book just came today, and I'm REALLY REALLY excited!!! It's just SO COOL to have a book with my dad's name on it. I can't really rate it because I haven't read it yet but I'm sure it's amazing. :-) You could pre-order it on Amazon! Here's the link.
EXCITING! I hope you at least check it out!

The Seven Chairs, Part 3

   Last time...

Then the Good Knight shouted, "Grab him Hummy! He's a THEIF!!!!!!!!!!!"

   This time...

But before Hummy could say or do anything, Bob was out the window. He ran as fast as he could until he reached his carpenter shop. Bob let himself  inside, then examined the bottles to make sure they were okay. They were. Bob immediately started to cut wood to make a chair.

   Around fifteen minutes later, the chair was finished.Bob pulled the cap off the bottle and poured the liquid on the finished chair. He waited thirty seconds, then sat on it. The chair started to rise. Bob quickly jumped off when his head touched the ceiling. The chair floated down. "SUCCESS!" Bob shouted with glee. As fast as he could, he made six more chairs to go with the six other bottles. On each one he put a price tag that said "$59.99" on it. And he put them in the window of his shop. "I'm gonna' be RICH! I'm gonna' be RICH!" he sang as he danced a jig. Then he sat down to think up a plan to get into the Good Knight's castle for more magic...

That's all for today, and also the end of the prologue. 

Anne of the Island, by L.M. Montgomery, 4.3 stars

   Anne packs her bags, says goodbye to dear Avonlea, and is off to Redmond College knowing only her friend Prissy Grant. Meeting Philippa Gordon, moving into an old cottage with her friends, and having an ornery black cat steal her heart are only a few of the...... surprises Anne meets in this new kind of life.
   How do I tell the story without giving too much away??? I know I don't write a lot for this series, but honestly, I can't without giving too much away! 

The Seven Chairs, Part 2

   Last time...
When Hummy turned to tell Bob that the Good Knight was here, Bob had vanished...


   This time...
Bob was actually in a room that he had seen the Good Knight come out of. Now the Good Knight had happened to be wearing muddy boots which tracked mud all over the carpet. Bob followed these tracks and ended up in front of a door that read "MAGIC STOREROOM." This was what Bob had benen looking for. For Bob Smith had a trick up his sleeve; it was for his own good, and no one else's. Bob stepped into the room and gasped. For inside the room were rows and rows and rows and ROWS of bottles, each filled with sparkling gold things, floating around. There was only one window in the room, so it was dark in the room, but not too dark. Labeled on each bottle were instructions. Bob read one. It said:

DIRECTIONS: to make something fly, you must pour the contents of this whole bottle onto a object. Let dry for 30 seconds, and WHA-LAA! To make it fly, sit on the object, or put a heavy weight on it. You're flying!!!!!!!!

Bob Smith was so excited, he couldn't speak. Then he started grabbing the magic flying bottles right and left, but he only managed to grab seven when the door burst open and the Good Knight and Hummy came in. Bob was so surprised; he almost dropped all the bottles. Then the Good Knight shouted, "Grab him Hummy! He's a THEIF!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hear more soon! And I really like your feedback, so comment away! :-)

 

The Seven Chairs, Part 1

   Another thing I forgot to add: I would love comments on what I could do better, or if you thought it was great! Okay, on with the story, which is called...

                       The Seven Chairs


                                                                Prologue
   In order to fully understand this complex story, you need to first know who Bob Smith the carpenter is. Bob owned a carpenter shop, and lived on the west side of East Providence. Bob had a very good friend named Hummy, who had a very good friend that called himself the "good knight." And he was a Good Knight because he helped other people. Anyway, Bob Smith one day asked Hummy to take him to the Good Knight's castle. When Hummy asked why, Bob didn't respond. When they got to the castle, Hummy took Bob inside and called for the Good Knight. He came right away. When Hummy turned to tell bob that the Good Knight was here, Bob had vanished...


Okay, I tried to end with a cliffhanger. Hopefully you'll here more soon! 

Starting a story...

   Inspired by my friend Sofie's story blog, I am going to have a story that I will write. Before I post the first part, I want to tell you something about this story: 1) I took a creative writing class after school.
2) There my teacher showed us Chris Van Allsburg's Harris Burdick book. 3) I was inspired to write this story just from the picture with someone on a floating chair, and the sentence "The fifth chair ended up in France." Now you now the basics. So in another post, I'll start the story...

The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, 4.6 stars

   This is an AMAZING book that I just finished for the second time...
   Working to make sure the clocks run smoothly, Hugo sneaks about the train station by day. By night, he works on his beloved automaton. All has gone smoothly-- if that's what you call being in constant fear of the Station Inspecter lest he send you to an orphanage-- for a couple months, until the man at the toy booth catches him stealing parts for the automaton, and takes his father's precious notebook. Now Hugo is trapped in a mystery that envolves the man at the toy booth, a girl who loves to read, and Hugo's automaton, which seems to hold a secret.
   Doesn't it sound wonderful? This is another book you HAVE to read. And there is also a movie, called Hugo, which sticks pretty close to the book, but has some added things in it.

My BFFs have blogs too!

   Did I forget to mention that I'll have some random posts too, not just book ratings? If I did, well, I will. Two (and possibly more in the future) of my REALLY GOOD friends has a blog too, and I'm sure they'd like it if you would visit! Here are the links...


Sofie's stories - my friend Sofie
Her Name was Lola - my friend Lola


I hope you enjoy!

HAPPY DAY FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!

   GUESS WHAT??? IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M EXCITED!!! (if you didn't already notice that) HEEHEE! :-) :-) :-)

The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo, 4.3 stars

   One of my (many) favorite authors is Kate DiCamillo. In fact, I like her books so much that I recently wrote her a letter as part of an assignment at school. I can’t wait to see if she writes back!

   I haven’t read many of her books (three), but the ones I have, I loved. This one is The Tale of Despereaux. It’s a Newbery Medal winner, and it’s about a mouse. Read on to find out more…

   Despereaux, the mouse, falls in love with the Princess Pea and because of that is sent to the dungeon for allowing himself to be seen by a human. He then sets off on a quest to save her from Roscurro, a rat who wants some light in his home -- the dark dungeon. The book is full of suspense, which I like.

   I’ve also watched the movie by the same title, but the book is about 50 times better. They added too much other stuff to the movie and made it seem like it wasn’t even the same story. So make sure you read the book first.

The "Ramona" series, by Beverly Cleary, 4.2

   This series, the "Ramona" series I loved in second and third grade, but now I don't find it that exciting. But remember, in my first post, I said I would blog about books, and say what I think the age level would be? I'm doing that now. And I think it is good for second-fourth graders. 
   Ramona Quimby has a hard life... or so she thinks. Everyone calls her a pest. Her pre-K teacher doesn't like her. Her kindergarten teacher doesn't like her. When she drops out of kindergarten, nobody likes her. Even so, Ramona does have fun in her life. Coloring with her dad, being her mom's little bunny, making a new friend Daisy, turning zero-teen... Sometimes, everything is okay. With Ramona, you never know what is going to happen.
   This basically summorizes the entire "Ramona" series. Here are all of the books in the series:

• Beezus and Ramona
• Ramona the Pest
• Ramona the brave
• Ramona and her Father
• Ramona and her Mother
• Ramona Quimby, Age 8
• Ramona Forever
• Ramona's World

So... yeah. That's basically all I was going to add. OH! But there is one more thing. Ramona is a lot like Anne (of Green Gables), but yet so different. That's kind of cool, isn't it?

The BFG, by Roald Dahl, 4.5 stars

   Right now in school I am re-reading for the sixth or seventh time (I lost count), The BFG. You can kind of see if a person likes a book if they've read it six or seven times. And I liked this book. It's a little gross, if you think about it, but all around it's fantastic.
   Sophie, an orphan, peeking out her window at night in what she thinks must be the witching hour, is startled to see something tall. Something tall and black. Something very tall and very black. And it is heading down her street! It turns out this very big and very black thing is a giant. If she had been carried away in the middle of the night by any of the other giants, it would mean certain death. But lucky for Sophie, she is carried off by the BFG. As the BFG tells Sophie the secrets of giant country, she is determined that not many more people will be eaten by the other nine gruesome giants. Off to London to visit the Queen, and to see what she can do about this mess!
   There is nothing really more to say about this book without giving too much away, but I can say that I liked it! This is one of those books you MUST read. :-)

Anne of Avonlea, 4.1 stars

   Anne is beginning a new job as a "school ma'am" at the school in Avonlea, and there the real test of her character begins. Will she be able to keep the vow she made not to whip her students, but to make them love her? As Anne learns what is like to be grown up, she also finds friends in her students, and dear Miss Lavender whose strange ways match Anne perfectly. And now suddenly, there are twins at Green Gables, a whole other complication. Can Anne teach them to behave, while dealing with the strange behaviors of Gilbert Blythe as well?

   I must admit, I liked the first Anne book better, but adventures with Anne can never be dull for long! She changes slightly, but Anne is still the spunky red-headed girl with a huge imagination. I enjoyed reading this book because Anne is a school teacher, and I'd like to be a teacher when I grow up, so it gave me a glimpse of what teaching is like!

Anne of Green Gables, 4.4 stars

   A couple (meaning two, maybe three) weeks ago, I started reading the Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Because it's a series, I'll start with the first one:
   Anne (spelled with an "E") Shirley accidentally arrives at Green Gables as a lonely orphan with a huge imagination. Encountering many mishaps along  the way, Anne works hard to earn the respect of the people of Avonlea. Quarreling with Gilbert Blythe, one of the few who dares to call her carrot head, is only one of the many obstacles Anne faces in this interesting tale.
   Part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much is because I like reading about girls who are just like she is: imaginative, (always) getting into scrapes, and just... it's hard to explain. But I think you'll understand if you read this book! 

Welcome!!!

   Welcome! My name is Eden, and I LOVE to read. I also love to talk to other people about books we've both read. So that is why I created this blog. 

   Basically what I've done is whenever I read a book, (or sometimes I'll have a 'reading flashback') I write a short summery about it. Then I rate it. I'll mark ones as my favorite, or if I simply did not enjoy; if I think it would be good for third graders, fifth graders, fourth graders... You get the point. Anyway, I hope I can help you find a good book to read!

P.S. I hope you comment, because I'd enjoy hearing what you think!