Deadline

This book is a drama about a senior who has one year to live and he wants to make the most of it. Deadline is a good book for people who are more in touch with your emotional side, if you are a more intellectual person then this book probably would not be good for you. I myself found the book very enjoyable cause I had asked myself before reading the book "What would I do if I knew I only had a day, a week, a month or a year to live?" It is in my opinion, that this made me so fascinated with this book. So if you have asked yourself this question before I would think it will increases your involvement with the book by a good amount and even if you haven't you may find yourself asking this question as you read the book. It also has some religious themes so if you are offended by this I would suggest against. So if you are a emotional and religious (or if you aren't and your indifferent) this ones for you. also take into account it is a drama so its really only good if you like that kinda stuff. If you do read on, but if not your probably going to end up putting the book down.

Baseball Great

Josh wants to be a baseball great something his dad also wanted but didn't get. Jaden, the school reporter, says he's going to take the baseball team to first place. But one day his dad pulls him off the field and signs him up with Coach Rocky Valentine's youth championship team, the Titans. He says Josh has what it takes to be a baseball great and the Titans will help him get there.
Now Josh is gulping down Rocky's "Super Stax" milkshakes to build muscle and trying to fit in with his new teammates. HIs new teammates ar older, tougher kids who are not very accepting of Josh. All Josh really wants to do is play ball. As Josh and his new friend Jaden investigate, they find themselves in a dangerous struggle with a desperate man.
He is coach Valentine who is selling the kids on the team steroids. Josh doesn't believe in using steroids so he decides to try to get his coach to stop.

-Stephen Walsh-

Slam! by Walter Dean Myers

In Slam!, Walter Dean Myers truly paints a vivid picture in your mind with his artful descriptions of the characters. Good descriptions make any book better by making you believe you are standing next to a 6'7" basketball player or standing on the the top of a rooftop in Harlem, about to get in to a fight. This book appeals to everyone. If you like sports, it has it. If you like romance, it has it. It even speaks of crack dealing(I do not suggest this activity just making the point that if you do this this would be the book for). It also has lots of talk about a video project which connects to the electronics-ey type and the kind who like that form of creativity. This book really does have something for everyone, it even has lots of talk of school work! The most ridiculous thing i can think of is it even has grandmas in hospitals, now I don't personally know you but this might just be your favorite thing in the world, your a sick person if you do like grandmothers in hospitals, but this book has it! YOU should read this book.

Have a little faith by Mitch Albom

In this heart warming book, the author is asked by his childhood rabbi to do his eulogy. Since Mitch hasn't seen the rabbi in such a long time, he wants to get to know him again. Mitch often goes to visit him so that Mitch knows exactly what to say when the time comes. Every time they meet Mitch learns more and more about the rabbi which he calls "Reb". In time they become very close. Through rough medical times for the "Reb" Mitch got more and more worried about what to say at his eulogy. The rabbi always knew the right thing to say. When Mitch asked the rabbi what people feared most about death he replied "being forgotten". Throughout the book Mitch also talks about Henry who started out as a druggy and later decided to turn to Jesus. Throughout the book the two figures really change Mitch's persective of people. I really recommend this book. Mitch Albom is a great author and the book really made me think about life too. It is fairly short, but its very meaningful.

The Best Book Ever

This is the best book ever.

I Am Number Four By Pittacus Lore

Amazing, fantastic, and suspenseful are some words you you can use to describe this book! This was one of the best books I have ever read! Might not think this book is for you? Think again! This book offers many different genres such as action, suspense, and romance. For all you guys and girls out there that like suspense, this book will keep you up all night and even sneaking the book under your desk during class when your not supposed to be reading. This book also contains romance and action. Romance + action= Raction! Kind of like The Hunger Games, this book can keep up a fast pace with a lot of fighting but also has time for some kissing scenes. I must say that John Smith, the main character, and Sarah Hart, his girlfriend, make a very good couple and it completes the book. I think this book has something for everyone! It truly is out of this world! Also, check out the movie coming out 2/18/11 and the next book, The Power of Six, coming out 8/23/11!

Week of 1/10-1/14

In the beginning of the week, we did the xplora test. During the rest of the week we worked on the review sheet for the semester finals that are next week. We also worked on extended metaphor poems.