Greenwood Lab School

Top Ten Uses for an Unworn Prom Dress

Tina Ferraro

159/222

Jared’s car had been smashed in with a bat and kicked and dented. The only person to do this? Rascal. Nicki left Jared a note and they later met up. They discussed who did this, and both agreed only rascal would do that. They also discussed how everyone now thought that Jared was dating Nicki and they thought he was “getting some” from her. So they decided they need to clear up the rumors before she gets a bad reputation. Nicki also found out that Kylie and Rascal never really broke up, but Rascal heard the rumor about jared and Nicki and wanted to see if he could get Nicki in bed. But it was a waste of his time.

I was really surprised when I read this part, because I didn’t expect the book to exactly be about 2 boys fighting over Nicki. But even though it is about that, I still enjoy the book and hope to finally finish it soon. I think Nicki will end up with jared and get to wear the dress she wanted to the year before!

Eclipse

Stephinie Meyer

Finished

This book was super freaking cool. I really liked this book because even though it’s kinda a girly book I really liked it because there was a lot of action and fight scenes in it. At the beginning of the book Edward an Bella’s relationship is getting back on track, because in the previous book New Moon Edward had abandoned Bella because he thought he was putting her in too much danger and that if he left her she would get over him and start back with her normal life. So anyway they’re getting there relationship back on track, but also in New Moon Bella had found a sort of sanctuary in her best friend Jacob, and Jacob’s tribe is enemies with the Cullen’s, so after Edward returns Bella has to almost choose which one is more important, but I’m not gonna give away the entire story. I really enjoyed this book because not every book is as diverse as this one, because there are so many different ways you can interpret this book. Also this book can be read by either male or female, so really this is one of the best books written in my opinion. This series is definitely one of the best ever written and my favorite.

-Nick H.

Public Affairs Habit 2- Begin With the End in Mind

Each of us had to read about a different “habit” for public affairs and my habit was Habit 2-Begin With the End in Mind. I decided to do a reading letter on it because it was really long and it also had a good meaning. Begin with the end in mind refers to thinking ahead before you make your decisions. In the article it talked about different ways to think ahead and ways to map out your future as well as making the right decisions for you in the long run.

Part of the article talked about the crossroads of life and how it is important to ask yourself simple questions like “do i want to go to college and grad school?” or “do I want to try out for this team?” You can make a list of questions like these to better understand what you really want and what you really NEED in order to be successful and work to your full potential.

A part of getting through the crossroads of life and being successful is to map out your goals and write them down. You can do this many ways including through poems or just writing in a journal. This is a very smart thing to do and it is also important. Everyone should begin with the end in mind.

Story of a Girl

Sara Zarr

192/192

I recently finished the book, Story of a Girl. The ending really surprised me. So to leave off from where i left it, Jason and Deanna kissed and they felt guilty. So what ended up happening was Jason told Lee himself and Lee did not even care. She told Deanna to forget about it. Deanna felt like she was ruining Jason and Lee’s relationship, so she stopped talking to them for about 2 months. Stacy and Deanna’s brother found a house and bought it and are now moving in. Deanna called Lee because she missed her and Jason. She left a voicemail and said to meet at their regular meeting place on the first day of school. She had no call back and was scared she’d have to struggle through school alone. The first day of school came and there was Lee and Jason at the meeting spot. They all hugged and were still friends. the end.

So i really liked the book, but I believe the ending was too… set up. Like anyone could had guessed the ending to end so well and they are all friends again just like that and her life is perfect. But I guess it makes up for all the drama before, but I liked the drama, it was all so realistic. I recommend this book to any girl who is mature enough to understand and enjoy the book. It is really good for teenage girls.

I began to read evermore. I have really liked it so far. The story begins with a horrible accident, then much more come from this. For one a girl of the family now seems to have these powers that she can not explain. With just a small touch this girl may know your entire life story. I do not know all that much about the story so far but it has seemed to start quite well.

I love how the author introduced the story and its characters. i have really enjoyed reading and learning about the characters and there background. I would recommend taking a look at this book if your in for a mystery.

Fabulous By Sara Shepard

Pages- 327

I have recently finished the book Flawless. It is the second book in the Pretty Little Liar’s series. It is really good. It is about 4 girls who get notes from an anonymous person called A. They thought that A was Toby, a person who seemed to stalk them, but later they found out that it wasn’t him.

I really enjoyed this book.  I thought that A was going to be Toby, but he wasn’t. I still am loaded with questions. Who is A? How did Toby die in the end? I am really anxious to start the next book, because this one left you hanging at the end. Whenever Emily went to the dance with Toby I was really shocked, and that’s what I like about this book. Once you think that you have got the 4 girls (Hanna, Spencer, Aria, and Emily) figured out, they go and change again. I would really want to recommend this book to anybody, but more likely a girl. I am very glad that I started this series, because I was having trouble finding a good book. This one is Fantastic!

Pages: Unknown

Author: Unknown

I am reading the book Evermore. I just started it recently and am enjoying it so far. I like the beginning of this book and hope that the rest of the book continues to be good. As I mentioned before I have heard both good and bad things about this book. This book contains new characters and personalities. I find it interesting  to start a new book because of all the new things you can learn.

I have never read a book by this author but I am hoping that it will be good. As I said in my last reading letter I will write more about the book when I have been able to read more. I think that this will be a good book!

I am thinking of starting a new book called Evermore. I’m not excitably sure what the book is about but I have heard both good and bad things about it so I thought that I would read it for myself. From the books cover it looks very interesting but you never can tell. I hope that it will be an amazing book.

This book looks like it may be about immortals and maybe about relationships between different characters in the book. I will write again next week when I have started reading and I know a little more about it.

Pretty Little Liars- By: Sara Shepard

Pages-286/286

Maddie Smith   

                I have just finished reading the book Pretty Little Liars. It was great! It was about four girls who are getting notes from an anonymous person called A. A sends them notes about secrets that only Allison would have known but, she is still missing and has been for like almost 3 years. In this book each chapter is about a different girl and it rotates between the four of them. Spencer’s older sister has a boyfriend but she and him are secretly going out. Hanna has totally transformed herself to a skinny popular girl but is bulimic. Aria and her English teacher, Ezra, are secretly going out. Emily has a crush on the new girl Maya, at school. In the End of this book Allison’s body was found in a hole that was covered up by concrete in the back of her old house.

                I really enjoyed this book! I am very excited to start the next one, Flawless.   I think that this book is on a good reading level for me and it has a good storyline! But in this book I do have a few questions.  Will they ever find out who A (the person who sends them notes) is?  Who killed Allison? Will their secrets ever get out?  One thing that I like about this book is that the chapters rotate between girls. I hope to find out who A is and who killed Allison soon in this series!  I have really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anybody who likes books about current time fiction.

Escape to West Berlin

Maurine Dahlberg

Pages-192/192

The book I am currently reading is Escape to West Berlin by Maurine Dahlberg. This book so far is about a little girl named Heidi who lives in East Berlin during the Cold War. The Cold War was the war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Heidis dad had been working on the West side of Berlin for years, it had never really been a problem for their family. Then the war got pretty bad and her dad was told he couldn’t work on the West side anymore. This proposed a very big problem for her family. Her family decides to try to escape to the West side and finds out that it is a lot harder than they thought it would have been.

I actually really liked this book. I thought the whole story in general was really good! The way the book was written was really well done. I liked how it showed the story through the eyes of a young girl. It showed the hard times that the kids faced not just the adults. It took place in a interesting time in history. This story really helped me understand what happened during that war a lot better. It was a good story about her life, but it also had facts about what happened during the Cold War. I never really understood the concept of the Cold War but this explained it a lot better, which I really like. I learner the hardships of losing a job in that time, and what you would go through. It made me realize that I am glad that I don’t have to go through something like that everyday as some kids do. It also made me really appreciate what our government and army does for us. So I would recommend this book to anyone that likes a good story and to learn new things while they read.