SKELETON CREEK By Patrick Carman

             Ryan wants to find all about Skeleton Creek but his friend Sarah is leading that dream in a dangerous path. After getting sent to the hospital a few times, Ryan gets separated from Sarah and is not allowed to talk to her anymore. When they keep trying to meet up. Ryan breaks his leg. Will Ryans mom figure out they were still communicating? Or will it keep it a secret and more disastrous stuff will happen? CRUNCH!

             The main character struggling was Ryan.

             Ryan was struggling with Sarah because he kept trying to persuade her not to go to Skeleton Creek again but she wouldn't listen.

             Ryan changed by at the start of the story he didn't take Skeleton Creek and Sarah that seriously but at the end he realized Skeleton Creek had more to it then the "machine", the forest itself and the town.

             Ryan's struggle with Sarah trying to keep her safe is like when I have a "talk" when she does something bad and I talk to her about it but she ignores me.


              Rating ***

              Ittai
     

THE HIDDEN STAIR CASE by Carolyn Keene

A 18 year old girl who is now about to be tied up on another mistirous case for a hunted house. Just as there about to new case a person comes and warns them Nancy and her house keeper Hannah beware your father is in danger. Nancy is getting  closer and closer to finding out the mystery of the hunted house for Mrs.Flora and her Aunt Rose Mary, and then the information was pilling up and up and up and CRASH!!!!!!!BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The ceiling comes crashing down on everyone and you would not even believe how fast it was as fast as as blink of a eye.........................................................Will everything go ok with the dad? Or will Nancy stop or will she figure out this mystery?

One thing that she was struggling with is when the whole ceiling came crashing down on her.

2 big conflicts in the store is she is worried about her dad that he is really in danger and the hunted house for her Aunt and Mrs.Flora so she had two cases on her hands

When I read this store there where not so many changes to the characters the Aunt Mrs.Flora  the dad and Nancy the main character.

I related a lot but one that stuck out to me was when Mrs.Flora saw a pair of eyes and was really frightened
and a person who I know is easily frightened too

RATING: ****

Julia

Day Of Doom By: David Baldacci

Amy and Dan has just gave the Vespers the last piece,and they didn't let the hostages go. Turns out they are using the stuff Amy and Dan stole for them to build a doomsday machine. Amy, Dan, and friends of theirs race against the clock to turn off the doomsday machine. They also have to find out who the mysterious Vesper 1 who has put this plan altogether. Can they save the world (Again)? Find who Vesper 1 is? Defeat the bad guys (For the millionth time)? Try not to get killed (by their parents killer and henchmen)? And save the hostages, Before it's too late?!!!

There was no struggle for the main character or for any of the characters.

The main characters didn't change.

The main characters didn't remind me of myself


RATING: ******

        

THE RUNAWAY RACEHORSE BY Ron Roy

THE RUNAWAY RACEHORSE: Ron Roy
By Alvin

The three kids, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose, are off on a train to Forest’s house to see a very fast racehorse named Whirlaway run in Saratoga Springs. Dink’s Uncle Warren is also there. Warren and Forest both own the racehorse. When the kids ask if they can see Whirlaway in the shed they find out that Whirlaway is gone. After he and the kids find Whirlaway in the shed, but he started acting weird. Whirlaway backed away from his jockey, Sunny. He was usually friendly to her! On the day of the race in Saratoga, Whirlaway suddenly was very slow. He came in last to the finish in the race. The winner of the race is a horse named Dancer. The kids took a picture with the winner with the jockey and the horse's owner. At Forest’s home when the kids got their pictures from the drugstore they found out Dancer and Whirlaway are exactly alike except one has a dimond shape on his forehead(which is "Whirlaway") and one has shoe polish to cover the diamond shape on his head(which is "Dancer"). But why? Then Dink found out that the horse that Sunny rode wasn't Whirlaway--- Dancer is-- they switched names. Ruth Rose found out that the man in the picture was Mr. Bunks, Dancer's owner. Maybe Mr. Bunks had something to do with this. Then Josh came up with a conclusion, Whirlaway doesn't like sugar, so if Dancer eats the sugar cube, the kids will know this horse is not Whirlaway. Dancer didn't want the sugar, so they knew this was actually Whirlaway and Dink rubbed off the shoe polish on Whirlaway revealing a diamond shape. Whirlaway and Dancer are twins. When the police found out about this, they arrested Mr. Bunks and Forest got his horse back.

CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DIAMONDS by David Adler

Cam, Eric and Howie are at the mall waiting for Eric's mom to come out.

Cam, Eric and Howie chased the man because the fat man stole some diamonds from Parkers Jewelry store. Cam and Howie got caught by the robbers.

The house got surrounded by the cops and the couple and the fat man got arrested.

I just liked this book...I thought it was interesting and it moved quickly.
    Jordan

The baby cried a lot and it was funny.
    Jake

READY FREDDY TOOTH TROUBLE by Abby Klein

Freddy wants o lose a tooth very badly because he is the only one in his class who has not lost one. He also wants to be able to sign the Big Tooth.

Fredduy came up with a plan to lose his tooth. His plan didn't work.

Freddy lost his tooth. He swallowed it, thinking it was a nut.

I liked that he tried different ways to lose his tooth.
    Justin

THE SECRET PANEL Franklin W. Dixon

Frank and Joe try to solve 3 mysteries. 1 includes a gang of television thefts, and 1 about a pick-lock, and one about a mansion with no locks. The Hardy s go through many tight situation including their aunt coming to stay at their house. How can they solve their mystery with their picky aunt hanging over their heads? Team up with Frank and Joe hardy to solve these baffling mysteries!

The main character in conflict with another character is Frank and Joe

Frank and Joe struggle to solve the three mysteries. There are multiple problems throughout the book but one of them is getting stuck behind a secret panel. While working on the 3 mysteries the Hardy boys get kidnapped and shut behind a secret panel with no way to get out!

I did not see any change in the main character throughout the story.

I didn't relate to there struggles because I have never gotten kidnapped neither has my friend been kidnapped.

*****  

THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRD LUCRETIA by Susan Runholt

Kari and Lucas travel to London where they see a man who is copying a painting who they already see in Minneapolis is in a art museum. They spy on that man and learn he is doing something illegal.What happens
next? Read and find out.

The main character struggles with the Gallery Guy
Lucas and Kari struggle with the gallery guy who suspect is copying artwork. They almost even get killed trying to find out.

In the beginning, the girls spy on the man for fun and are very confident, but by the end they are both scared and almost get killed.

It reminded me of the Boston bombings and how whatever the crime it is, it  hurts someone.

RATING: ****

Vishal

Ella Fichgareld poem -

                                                       Ella Fitzgerald free verse poem

 Ella was born in new port news Virginia

Ella was a child of William and Tempe
She lived in New York
Ella taught herself to dance
Ella overcame racial discrimination
Ella worked as a famous singer
Ella was challenged by discrimination with blacks and whites
Ella's personalty could be described as
Ella was always determined to stop discrimination against blacks
Ella best loved racial harmony between religions and colors

ELLA FITZGERALD 12

Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia
Ell was a child of William and Tempie Fitzgerald
Ella lived in Yonkers and Harlem, New York, on the streets, and in reform school
Ella studied singing in the glee club at school
Ella overcame racial segregation because she sang in front of whites and they agreed to let her do it
Ella worked as a full-time singer
Ella was challenged by racial segregation
Ella's personality could be described as very daring, simply intelligent
Ella was always persevering and trying
Never giving up on herself
Ella was best known for her talent of scat singing
Ella was strong and had courage in herself

Ella - Katerina

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia.
Ella was a child of Ray Brown, of Yonkers New York.
Ella won awards.
Ella overcame diabetes.
Ella worked as a singer.
Ella's personality could be described as kind.
Ella always challenged herself.
She was never mean.
 Ella was known for her scat music.
Ella had a lot of talents.
Ella was a black singer.
Ella always wished to be a dancer for her whole life.
When ever Ella was on stage, she never memorized what to say, so...........she would always make up on the way to her song.
Ella adopted a child from her half sister, a baby boy.
The only sibling that Ella had was a half sister, so she was originally an only child before she had a half sister.  

Daughter Of Temple-Mother Of Scat by Kathrine

Ella was born in Newport News VA 1917
Ella was child of William and Temple/Tempie
Ella lived in Yonkers and Harlem NY
Ella sang blues, scat, and bebop music
Ella overcame racial segregation by singing to mixed audiences
Ella worked as an amazing scat singer, a vocal virtuosa, the first lady of jazz
Ella was challenged by racial segregation
Ella's personality was bold and strong, she never gave up no mater what
Ella was always loud and proud, and stayed strong
Never meek or quiet
Ella was best known for her scat singing, she became the best scatter for decades
Ella was a mind boggling vocalist

ELLA FITZGERALD by Rm 12

Ella was born in Newport news Virginia on April twentieth fifth nineteen seventeen.

Ella was the child of her amazing parents William and Temple Fitzgerald.

Ella lived in Yonkers and Harlem New York, on the streets, and in reform school.

Ella`s passion when she was younger was swinging this way and that way dancing to the beat,  but as she grew up scat singing was her thing.
Ella overcame racial segregation, the separation between whites and black where whites could do more than those who were blacks.
Ella worked as a musician day after day with Chick Webb and the Jazz Philharmonic.
Ella was challenged by being black where she could not perform at the mocombo, could not drink at the same water fountain as those white,or ride on buses in the front with whites.
Ella`s personality could be described as kind when she donated her money to charity and gave her voice to the crowd and brave when she overcame her long rough childhood.
Ella was always a success with her concerts,people would cheer even if they were white.
Never was she not successful.
Ella was best known for her phenomenal scat singing.
Ella was one of the most accomplished singers there has ever been.

ELLA BIOGRAPHY - JORDAN, JAKE, JUSTIN &

Have you ever heard of scat music? Well, if you have then you know who Ella Fitzgerald is.

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917 in Newport, Virginia. In her early life, Ella's parents divorced and Ella lived with her mother. When Ella was 15 years old her mother died. Ella went to reform school but ran away in 1934 and ended up living on the street.

At 17 years old, Ella joined Chick Webb's jazz band. She became very famous for her "scat" singing that she made popular.

Ella's music career was very successful. She recorded more than 2,000 songs and 200 albums. She received 14 Grammy Awards, Presidential Medal of Freedom and Kennedy Center Honors.

Ella's personal life was hard. She married two times and both ended in divorce. Diabetes led to both of Ella's legs being amputated and in 1986 she suffered a heart attack. Ella died on June 15, 1996.

Now that you know all about Ella Fitzgerald and her life of music, you might want to listen to some scat music today.

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Ella Acrostic

E - Excellent singer

L - Loving person

L - Legendary

A - Amazing gibberish sayer


F - Fought through black discrimination

I - Intelligent woman

T - Talented

Z - Zany

G - Generally described as an influential African American Jazz Singer

E - Everybody loved her

R - Ready loved her

A - A female phenomenon

L - Lived in Yonkers, NY

D - Discriminated for being black

Ella Fitzgerald Poem

Ella was born in Newport News, Virgina
Ella lived on the streets to Yonkers, New York
Ella was the child of William and Temperence
Ella studied fantastic music
Ella overcame the fact of discrimination
Ella worked as a world known singer
Ella was challenged by illness and diabetes
Ella's personality could be described as a talented singer who fought for more rights
Ella was always keeping her head held high
Never gave up what she loved
Ella was an unforgettable, life changing performer of the arts

ELLA'S EXEMPLAR LIFE AND MUSIC - MAX

Ella was born in Newport News virginia
she was a child of tempie
she lived in Harlem Newyork
she passionityly and courageously studied music and scat singing holding on to her hope of singing,and dancing
Ella painfully overcame black segregation at multiple night clubs and strived to save her music career
She worked as a singer in the big famous nightclubs and lesser known ones to sing for everyone,as she thought right.
She was challenged by other musicians who competitivly foght for awards,and by the black segregation at the time
Ellas personalitys could be described as a courageous and striving for her high goals
Never would she agree with the evil segregation of blacks
best  known for her awe stricking scat music
Ella was apppreciated all over america in her golden age for her music.

Ella Fitzgerald poem -Darla

Ella was born in Newport News Virginia.
Ella was the child of William and Temperance Fitzgerald.
Ella lived in Yonkers, and Harlem New York, on the streets, in reform school
Ella studied singing in the glee club at school
Ella overcame racial segregation between black and whites
Ella worked as a full time singer
Ella was challenged by racial segregation and discrimination.
Ella's personality could be described as a creative music artist at creating her own way of music.
Ella was always persevering and trying her best on showing her best talent, Never giving up on her self
Ella was best known for her talent of singing and the stopping of racial  segregation, using her music to flow, also the fact that she was the girl who made scat singing.
Ella was strong and had courage in herself letting her personality out to the world

The amazing Ella Fitzgerald

Ella was born in Newport Virginia

Ella was a child of Temple and William

Ella lived in Yonkers New York and VISITED ALMOST EVERYWHERE!

Ella studied music and dance 

Ella overcame racial segregation

Ella worked as a scat performer and a vocal virtuosa 

Ella was challenged by racial segregation

Ella's personality could be described as breaking the rules by performing at a white club and not afraid to speak out

Ella always tried her hardest

Never gave up

Ella was best known for her scat music 

Ella was the best scat  musician and the mother of scat

Ella -

Ella
 Was musical, brave, determind, and talented.
 Ella was the daughter of William and Temperance (Tempie) Fitzgerald.
 Ella best loved tap dancing, her mom Tempie, and her half sister Frances.
 Ella felt good about herself  for winning so many awards, and that discrimination is bad.
Ella feared segregation of blacks and whites.
Ella needed money in her young adult years.
Ella gave money to child care centers during her career.
Ella was from Yonkers New York, Harlem, Newport V.A., and on the streets.
Ella was an anazing woman.
Fitzgerald