Smash, trial by fire by Chris A. Bolton
This book is about a kid named Andrew who gets likable powers to his favorite super hero. My favorite part was when he got Andrew powers because a explosion happened were he was standing which gave him powers.
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What we found in the sofa and how it saved the world by Henry Clark
What we found in the sofa and how it saved the world is about River, Freak, and Fiona finding something in a sofa. My favorite part was when they found the sofa because it was in the middle of NOWHERE!
2014 was an okay year because people got kidnapped, executed. But good things also happened like Malala got a Nobel peace prize, and Frozen won an Oscar.
The biggest event for me was getting my black belt because that meant I can experience more activities.
The biggest event in the world was definitely the Super Bowl because my favorite team, the Ravens, won
My hope for 2015 is to be on the hip-hop team because I took hip-hop since I was 8 years old and I am really good.
Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The book is about a girl named Sugar and her life while living on a plantation. My favorite part was the beginning because they introduce Sugar and the rest of her family.
Alex and the Lie
Once upon a time on Mount Olympus, there was a mortal named Alexandramerlandacostalona lll, but the gods call her Alex for short. One day she went to Mount Olympus to see her immortal father Zeus, the god of all gods.
“What brings my favorite mortal daughter to Mount Olympus, the home of all gods?“ said Zeus.
“I bring news of a marriage back at home.“ replied Alex.
She was going to tell her father that she was getting married to the farmers son, Brandon Johnson.
“I hope you aren’t getting married, my precious daughter?“ Zeus said in a loud and angry voice.
Alex was shaking in fear “No father, never will I get married, father.”
That is just the beginning.
The next day, Alex told her mother (who is also her aunt) that she was getting married to the farmer’s son.
“Oh, how wonderful it is that you are getting mar….” paused Hera.
“Please mother, do not tell father about the marriage. He will surely punish me for lying.“ pleaded Alex.
Then all of a sudden, Cupid came through the door,
“I have found out who is getting married, the farmers son, Brandon Johnson, and Alex.”
“WHAT“ Zeus yelled louder than ever. “ALEXANDRAMERLANDACOSTALONA lll, YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE!” screamed Zeus.
The ground started to shake and the ground split. The gods on one side, and Alex, all alone, on the other side.
She saw Brandon, crying to Zeus “Don’t take her take me instead, I beg you.”
“NEVER, YOU WANT MY DAUGHTER BUT YOU CAN NEVER HAVE HER!” yelled Zeus.
As the gods were watching the conflict, they noticed Alex’s side was becoming smaller, and smaller, and smaller, and smaller until the side became a rock.
“Zeus” interrupted Aries, “your daughter’s side is becoming none more than a rock.”
Zeus turned around to see Alex crying and shaking in fear to her father “Father, what is happening?”
“You are being punished Alex. You lied to the great and mighty Zeus, so you must fall and be sent to the center of the earth.”
The rock became just a pebble with Alex holding it. Zeus stopped time to say his last words before Alex fell to the center of the earth.
“I am sorry I have to do this, but you did something wrong and there are consequences.” Then everything went unfrozen and Alex fell.
Now, she controls the earthquake all over the world since the day she was sent to the center of the earth. Everyday Zeus sends a prisoner to spend 30 long years in the center of the earth to keep Alex company. As for Brandon, he still got married to Alex and lived with her in the center of the earth for eternity. That is the story of the earthquake.
Frogged by Vivian Vande Velde
The book is about Princess Imogene who gets turned into a frog. My favorite part was when she got turned into a frog because it was interesting how the people reacted to her.
The first amendment states that the congress can’t tell you to practice or not practice your religion and can’t tell you what to say and were to say it. Let me show you why it’s important.
Let’s say you were home, all relaxed, watching TV, when suddenly the news say that a new law was made saying you have to practice your religion when you don’t. The government can’t do that because of the first amendment.
The first amendment also says that you can say whatever you want, but there are consequences like if you say something bad about the government, they can’t stop you but you might lose your job.
In conclusion, without the first amendment we would have no voice and have congress tell us if we can or can’t practice our religion. That is why the first amendment is the most important.
Explorer The mystery boxes by Kazu Kibuishi
The book has 7 short stories. My favorite story is Spring Cleaning. It’s about a boy who finds a magical box in his closet and put’s it on eBay. Then a 3 wizards show up and begs the boy to give the box to them, so he and his friend unite the other box so the wizards went away.
Women’s Suffrage Movement
By: Zahra
In 1848, women were told that they could not vote by their husbands, dads, brothers, and even their sons. This is the start of the women’s suffrage movement. There have been many changes since 1848. Let me show where it started.
The important people who helped stop women’s suffrage
Lets talk about Susan B. Anthony. She was born on February 15, 1820. She, and along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, were furious women did not get to vote but men could. Susan B. Anthony voted once, when she was 53 years old. She was arrested for voting and she was supposed to pay a fine of $100. Susan B. Anthony did not pay.
How about Alice Paul. She was born on January 9, 1885. While studying in England, she joined the suffragists and was arrested many times. Like Martin Luther King Jr., she led a protest. She was also an American suffragist. She was a troublemaker, but she, Alice “troublemaker”, finally got to vote.
Don’t forget about Carrie Chapman Catt. She was born on January 9, 1859 and she grew up on Iowa farm. She had to walk 5 miles on horseback to school. She was also called “ the General”. She, and Alice, led the final fight that won the vote for women.
Sojourner Truth, who was born in 1797 in Rifton, NY , was also born a slave in New York. Her owner would not let her get married to the man she loved and forced her to marry someone else. She had thirteen kids, but most of them were sold into slavery. She escaped slavery with her infant daughter in 1826. She gave a speech called “Ain’t I a woman”.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on November 12 in Johnstown, NY, 1815 in a small town in upstate New York. When she was a little girl she would go to her fathers law office and hear married women begging for help. When she got older, she saw how girls and women were treated unfairly. But she died before she got the chance to vote.
But after the Great War, a man named Harry Burn was the reason that women could vote. He was born November 12, 1859 in Niota, TN. It was all to a note from him mother that said “ Hurrah! And vote for suffrage “. So he voted to end suffrage. So if it was not for that note, women would be miserable.
In Conclusion
As a result of these great people, women could vote, wear pants, go to college, and more. Without those people, women would be treated disrespectfully by the men in their lives. Those women were not heard for many years and now women could vote. Now women could be heard and do what we want to do. Women can now do what they could not do for 100 years and now they can. 100 years later, women could vote and go to college and more. Now everybody can be happy.
I am thankful for my family and friends, my health, my protection, my safety, for all the things I have, my education, my shelter, my clothes, and I am thankful for the people in my life.
