Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent by Veronica Roth is set in the future in five different factions. The characters are Tris, Four and other training participants. Tris is the main character and it is told from her point of view. First, we find out that she has to take a test to decide what faction she’s going to be in. Next, she is chosen to be in the Abnegation faction, and then she tries to move up to a different faction. Later, her parents come to visit her and give her advice about what to expect. My reaction to this book is that it is really adventurous. It reminds me of the Hunger Games because the characters have to try to survive. The writing is interesting because they talk about fighting. I really love this book!

Zom-B by Darren Shan

Zombies are taking over Ireland! Zom-b is a fantasy book written by Darren Shan that takes place in Ireland. B is a young girl who gets abused by her dad at home and has troubles at school. She finds out that zombies are everywhere in Ireland and she tries to keep herself safe.

My reaction is I like the idea of zombies attacking Ireland because zombies are cool.

B’s dad is racist in the book and I don’t think it’s a big deal because people are racist now. Living in Ireland seems like any other place to live. I didn’t understand the book because it was lame and boring.

Dork Diaries By: Rachael Renee Russell

How would you feel if your friends wouldn’t let you join their club? Niki is a teenager and is nervous when she first starts going to her new school in the realistic fiction book Dork Diaries by Rachael Renee Russell. She doesn’t fit in with the other people yet because she doesn’t know anybody that goes there. Then, she becomes friends with Chloe and Zoey. Later on, she enters the school art show and she finds out that Mackenzie joined it, too. Mackenzie is a popular girl that teases Niki. Niki feels uncomfortable about the art show, because she thinks that Mackenzie is going to win.

My reaction to this book was mainly boredom. I liked it because I understood what was going on. Some parts were repetitive like when she kept talking about the boy she likes. Some parts were funny like when Nikki blew up her science project because she put the wrong chemical in. I think this book is good for a middle school girl because it has a lot of gossip.

Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps by Andrea Warren

Jack doesn't eat but when he does, he has watery soup and bread that tastes like saw dust. This book is non-fiction biography of Jack Mandelbaum. Jack is a 15 year -old boy who lived in Poland but was forced to go to the concentration camps in 1939 until 1945. Jack meets Moniek who is the same age.  He helps Jack and they work together. SS men are a part of Hitler’s military and they run the whole camp. They tell prisoners what to do, control meals, and beat/kill. His family needs to move He gets a job and then gets sent to a concentration camp. He gets very small portions of food and works really hard. Sleeping there was really uncomfortable. He is treated badly but some people help him.

My Reaction

I have read over half the book and I’m surprised Jack isn't dead. At first when he had to live in the ghetto, it was dangerous because a lot of guards and soldiers. In the concentration camps, he doesn't get enough food and he could die from when he has to do hard work. He also was trying to keep his friends alive by helping them eat twice. He could have gotten killed if he got caught. I hope that Jack will survive throughout the rest of the book.

Blog Post #4: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney

The book I read was called Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck by Jeff Kinney. It’s about a boy named Greg that is trying to survive middle school. He is having trouble with middle school because Greg’s friend Rowley has a girlfriend and their friendship is not close anymore. Ever since Rowley got a girlfriend, Abigail, they haven’t been hanging out with each other.

Right now I just read that Greg’s grandparents are coming to his house and he is excited because he never sees them. They are coming to visit and it’s special because they live far away. Greg has cousins that are coming over and they are really wild. Their names are Malvin and Malcolm. They have a lot of pets that they are going to bring to Greg’s house. Also, Greg’s Aunt Cakey told Greg to go take a nap for no reason and Greg said that he was too old for naps. His Aunt just sent him to go take a nap anyway.