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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The book I am reading is called The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. The name of this series is called The Chronicles of Narnia. The main characters’ names are Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy. They are all brothers and sisters. Another important character’s name is Aslan. Aslan is a Lion. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe takes Place in England and the imaginary World, Narnia.
I think one of the most important scenes is near the end of the book when the four kids and Aslan go to the witch’s castle. Aslan unfreezes the stone statues that the witch had made, with his breath. (The witch froze creatures by pointing her wand at them, then they turned to stone.) I made a diorama of this scene. Aslan is in the center of the scene breathing on the dwarves to unfreeze them. I made him in the center because he is the main and most important character in this scene.
This scene is important because there are a ton of statues that the witch froze and Aslan unfroze all of them. “Everywhere the statues were coming to life. The courtyard looked no longer like a museum; it looked more like a zoo. Creatures were running after Aslan and dancing round him till he was almost hidden in the crowd” Everyone searched the whole castle to find any more statues that were hidden. “Now for the inside of this house!” Said Aslan. “Look alive, everyone. Up stairs and down stairs! Leave no corner unsearched. You never know where some poor prisoner may be concealed.” Aslan didn’t want anyone to be left at the witch’s castle as a statue.
After he unfroze all the statues Aslan made an army of his own out of the creatures that he unfroze. The witch’s army and Aslan’s army then had a battle. In the end Aslan’s army won, the witch died and most of her army died too. Without Aslan unfreezing the creatures they wouldn’t have won the battle. That is why the scene is so important. I would give this book a five star rating.
The Harry Potter Series by J.K.Rowling
This review is on the great series called Harry Potter by J.K Rowling. This is a series of 7 books: The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows. Each book tells the story of a year at Hogwarts and the summer vacation except for the last book which covers some of the future. These are probably the best seven books I have ever read. The main character is an eleven year old boy (in the first book) named Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The big problem in this series is that a dark wizard named Voldemort is trying to kill Harry. This series takes place in England in 1991.
It is very challenging to choose the most important events in such a big series, but I have chosen three. One huge event that changes Harry’s life is in The Prisoner of Azkaban, when Sirius Black escapes from Azkaban (the wizarding jail). Throughout the series Sirius becomes more important and a bigger part of Harry’s life, this is why his escape is important. Another big event is at the end of The Goblet of Fire. This is when Lord Voldemort comes back and tries to kill Harry. Harry just barely escapes, but that’s the least of his worries…now the darkest wizard is out to basically kill everyone but his closest followers and nobody will believe Harry that he is back. A third big event is the the Battle of Hogwarts in The Deathly Hallows. Many people close to Harry die in this battle which affects his life greatly for the worse.
Harry is very fair. I say this because in the fourth book ha could have cheated in a tournament but chose not to. Harry is also mentally strong. I say this because he is literally having a conversation with the most dangerous person ever and does not break down. A third thing I would describe harry as is brave. I would say he is brave because he was willing to go somewhere where there was a 99% chance he would die. A quote that explains harry is “I don’t go looking for trouble, trouble usually finds me”. I think this explains Harry because he’s always getting himself into a bad situation but he does not want to be in them.
I loved this series! One reason why I thought it was great was because it was I am an adventure fan and this is definitely adventure. I would totally recommend it, especially if you like Percy Jackson. I think any adventure fan would like it. On a scale of 1 to 5 I would give this series a 1,000!
I hope you like my Show Me. Just so you know, there are some random pauses in it. Sorry!
Lunar Strike by H.I. Larry
Once upon a time on a hot summer day, there was a boy named Zac Power. He was a part of the GIB, which stood for Government 
Investigation Bureau. He wasn’t the only one in his family that was in the GIB. His mom, dad and his older brother Leon were all in the GIB. Zac had to keep his identity to himself. He couldn’t even tell his closest friends.Then one day his brother Leon told him that he had to go on a space shuttle to stop one of his enemies from wiping out all the electronics In the world.
Zac started his training. He had to become an astronaut in 3 hours which was going to be really hard because real astronauts take 3 years to learn it.
Two and a half hours later –
After most of Zac’s training was finished he had to feel what anti-gravity felt like.While he was floating in the air, his brother Leon gave him a box of cereal in case he got hungry, but when Leon gave him the box of cereal, the little mouse in Leon’s pocket climbed out and went inside the cereal box without anybody noticing.
10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 Blast off! The rocket took off, leaving a big pile of smoke that looked like a huge storm was coming. When the space shuttle was leaving Earth’s orbit, Zac was amazed at what he saw in space. He saw all kinds of things like different planets and a meteor shower coming towards him. “Wait, what?! A meteor shower? How am I supposed to get past that?” Zac exclaimed. At that moment, something caught the corner of his eye.
It was a space shuttle that he had to find to knock out the ray, so the electronics wouldn’t get fried. He came in slowly, so the guns would think that he was a space rock. When he got in the spacecraft, the computer that could stop the ray was right in front of him. He only had 10 minutes to stop it. When he was trying to hack the ray, a huge robot came out of nowhere and tried to stop Zac from hacking the ray. Then all of a sudden the robot let out a cry and Zac saw the mouse eating the robot’s wires. When the robot was dead, Zac finished the hack and the world was SAVED!!!
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The book I read was called Lunar Strike by H.I. Larry. I would definitely recommend this book to other people. There’s also a lot of other books in this series, so if you don’t want to read this one, you can read the other ones. I would give this book four out of five, because some of the scenes in the book had a lot of action. I would give it a four instead of a five because the ending could have been more exciting.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
Narrator: Hello, Before I start narrating this scit I would like to say a few words about this book and movie. The harry potter series is great. I especially like The last one (Deathly Hallows) because the author J.K. rowling put a lot of detail and work into this particular book. In this book harry potter was definitely brave and honest and honorable. And I recommend the whole harry potter series to kids and teens with a taste of adventure.The plot is that Harry has to quit hogwarts and finish the task dumbledore gave him, which is to find voldemort’s horcruxes and destroy them. While Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic is being taken over by Voldemort’s henchmen.I would rate this book 5 stars. Enjoy.
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Scene starts and harry and ron and hermione crowd around the radio
Narrator: It was a chilly day as harry, ron and hermione crowded around the radio listening to the order of the phoenix new broadcast
Harry: Did you hear what Fred said?
Harry: He’s abroad! He’s still looking for the Elder wand, I knew it!
Hermione: Harry-
Harry: Come on, Hermione, why are you so determined not to admit it? Vol-
Ron: HARRY, NO!
Ron swats a hand over Harry’s mouth but Harry swats it away.
Harry: -demorts after the Elder Wand!
Ron: The names Taboo!
(CRACK!!!!)
(Whisper) Ron: I told you, Harry, I told you (Shaking his head and smacking his hand to his forehead) we can’t stay anymore! Its how they find people! Protect-
Narrator: there alarm starts buzzing as intruders come in
Sneakoscope starts spinning and lighting up (disguised phone) and voices coming from outside the tent (Ron, Hermione, Harry are all quite still and not talking. Ron clicks his Deluminator and lights go out.
Voice: Come out of there with your hands up!
Voice: We know you in there! (Person takes a step forward) You’ve got half a dozen wands pointing at you and we don’t care who we curse!
(Hermione pointed her wand at Harry’s face and whispers a curse, Harry falls down and covers his face)
Voice: Get up vermin
Ron: Get-off-her!
(Struggling)
PUNCH!
Hermione: No! Leave him alone!
Harry looks up to see fenrir greyback and
Voice: Search the tent!
Greyback: Now lets see who we got
Greyback: I’ll be needing butterbeer to wash this one down, what happened to you ugly
Laphing
Harry: Been stung
Greyback: what’s your name?
Harry: Dudley
Greyback: First name?
Harry: Vernon
Greyback: Check the list Scabior
Greyback: And What about you, ginger?
Ron: Stan Shunpike
Scalibor: Like you are!
Punch!
Ron (covering his mouth): I’m brady
Ron: Brady Weasley
Greyback: A weasley!?!
Greyback: So you are related to blood traitors even if you’re not a mudblood. And lastly you pretty little friend…
Voice: Easy Greyback
Greyback: Oh, i’m not going to bite just yet. We’ll see if she is a bit quicker than brady here. Who are you girly?
Hermione: Penelope Clearwater
Greyback: Blood status
Hermione: half blood
Scibor: Easy enough to check
Scalibor: but a lot of them look like they could be hogwarts age-
Ron: we left
Greyback: have you ginger?
Greyback: and you decided to go camping ? And you thought, just for a laugh you would use the dark lord’s name?
Ron: not a laugh, just a accident
Greyback: accident
Greyback: Accident?
Greyback: You know who used to like using the dark lord’s name Weasly? The order of the pheonix, mean anything to you?
Ron: No
Greyback: Well, they don’t show the Dark Lord proper respect, so the name been tabooed, A few order members have been tracked that way, we’ll see, bind them up along with the other to prisoners!PUNCH!
Drag harry, ron and hermione next to the other figures
Scabior: anyone still got a wand?
Everyone: No
Harry: This is all my fault, I said the name, i’m really sorry
Dean: Harry?
Harry turns over to face dean
Harry: Dean?
Dean: It’s you! If they find out who they have got… There snatchers , they’re only looking for truants to sell gold-
Greyback: Not a bad little haul for one night ( Points to everyone, one by one) , a mudblood, a runaway goblin, and these truants, did you check their names on the list yet scalibor?
Scalibor: Yeah, There’s no vernon dudley on here, greyback
Greyback: That’s interesting, very interesting
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Thank you for watching this scit. I would like to thank our three main characters, Jack Barker who played Harry Potter, Amos Dotson who played Ron Weasly, and Clara Cornick who played Hermione Granger.
And a bow and thanks from our cast!
The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
The book I’m reviewing is The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner. The main character is Costis, one of the king’s guards. The setting is in the Palace of Attolia. This diorama shows the most important part of the book. When assassins from Sounis, ( a rival country with Attolia,) get into the garden where the king is walking. Why the King only has one arm is because the queen of Attolia. She chopped it off in an earlier book to punish him for stealing something from her.
What happens is that the king takes a sword away from one of the three assassins and kills all of them. The assassins released the hunting dogs from their cage and that got the guards to go to the dogs, not the king. Why these people are trying to kill the king is because people don’t like that the king is from Eddis ( another rival country,) and is now the king of Attolia.
Some words to describe Costis are aggressive and loyal. Why he is aggressive is because when he gets angry he gets very aggressive. Another reason why Costis is aggressive is because he punched the king. Why Costis is loyal is because he always is on schedule to be with the king even though he doesn’t like him. I would rate this book four and three quarters out of five stars.
Once Upon A Frog by Sarah Mlynowski
The book I read is Once Upon a Frog by Sarah Mlynowski. This is the 8th book in the Whatever After series. The main characters are Abby and Jonah. There are many problems but the main problem in all the books is getting home on time. The book takes place in The Kingdom of Birdopolis. This book takes place in modern times.
One big event that happened was Abby, Jonah, and their dog prince got sucked into the Frog Price. Abby and Jonah get sucked into fairy tales by their magic mirror in there basement. I would say why they get sucked into fairy tales but that would spoil the book nor less the series itself. I find it interesting that Abby and Jonah fell for prince/frog Fredric’s stories and lies. I would say more but that would spoil the book. Something I found important was Jonah’s head itches. Jonah’s head itches because he has fairy memories.
Abby is careful, thoughtful, and smart. She fits these adjectives because she takes good care of herself and her brother and, usually knows what’s happening. Jonah is adventurous, rebellious, and loose. He fits these adjectives because he always takes the “risky road” in life and is always telling his sister to loosen up.
I liked this book. I liked it because it is funny and has major plot twists. I recommend this book to everyone who enjoys fantasy and fairy tales. If you are interested, the first book in this series is called The Fairest of Them All. I give this book four stars.
The Last Kids On Earth by Max Brallier
The book that I chose to read is called The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier. The book is part of a series by the same author. The main characters are Jack, Quint, Dirk and June. The main problem is that the planet has been invaded by zombies and monsters and the main character Jack is trying to stop the zombie apocalypse. He is trying to turn the zombies into humans again. The setting of the book is at the school, the treehouse in Jack’s backyard and in the neighborhood where they all live.
One big event that changed the story was when Jack met his friend because he was going to be all by himself and then he just found a partner. This event was important because, it was easier for him to fight because then he’d have another person and an extra person is really helpful. One thing that I found most interesting was when Jack first shows up at Quint’s house and Jack starts killing all of the zombies. I liked that part because it involves a back yard and a person silently killing a bunch of zombies. Another thing that I found interesting was when everyone at once attacked Blarg who is the big monster in the story. I liked that because I like big battles.
The first adjective I would use to describe Jack is brave. He was brave because he would attack all of the monsters. Another adjective to describe him is determined because everyone else wanted to give up at one point but he said “Now, if we just try a little harder, we can do it.” And he didn’t let them give up. He has a big heart so he is caring. All he wanted to do throughout the whole book was to save this girl named June from the zombies. One quote that Jack said was “I’m an orphan.” It is an important quote because it shows that he only needs to take care of himself since he doesn’t have a family.
I enjoyed this book because it involved a lot of war and it involved monsters and zombies. I like those things because they both involve weapons. I recommend this book because it has a great story, great author, and great illustrations. I think this book is related to the TV show called The Walking Dead because that’s like a town that gets invaded by zombies and the book is like a town that gets invaded too. I would rate this book 4 stars!!!!!!!!!!!
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The title of my book is The Lightning Thief. It is the first book of the Percy Jackson series and the author of my book is Rick Riordan. The main characters in my book are Percy Jackson and his best friends Annabeth and Grover. The main problem in this story is that Percy Jackson gets attacked by a bunch of monsters and is blamed for stealing the bolt, a lightning bolt that belongs to a Greek God. Percy Jackson is trying to get the bolt to Zeus. The setting of my book is in New York City, but sometimes they travel.
A big event that happened in my book was the first time Percy battled a monster. The monster was a “Fury”. He had no clue what to do until his teacher threw him a pen, and then when he uncapped the pen it was actually a sword. Percy trembled as he couldn’t believe his eyes. What I found to be most interesting was when he is in water, he is always dry. He can breathe underwater because he’s the son of Poseidon, which is a God. This is interesting, because it is like having superpowers in the water. Another thing that I thought was interesting was that there were so many Gods, because I did not know very much about Gods.
One adjective to describe Percy Jackson is brave, because he went on a scary quest in the book to find the lightning bolt to give back to the owner. Most people who go on quests never come back. Another way to describe my character is prey, because all of the monsters want to attack and eat him. Another adjective to describe my character is sneaky, because in the book he snuck into the teacher’s office. In the office, he quietly listened to what the teacher and Grover were talking about. He also had to sneak into the underworld and pretend he was dead. One quote in this book that I think describes the character is, “I have to save these people.” This describes him well, because he will do whatever it takes to save other people before he saves himself.
I enjoyed this book a lot because it is very mysterious, and I love mysteries. It is also a good bedtime story because it is spooky and gives me fun dreams. I definitely recommend this book because it is an amazing story to read: it is happy and sad at the same time. If you like happy and sad mysteries you will like this book. This book reminds me of the movie Goosebumps because it has mysteries and fairytales in it. I would give this book five stars ★★★★★.
The Peddlers Road: Secrets Of The Pied Piper by Matthew Cody
The book I read was The Peddlers Road The Secrets of the Pied Piper by Matthew Cody. This book is the first of the series The Peddlers Road. The main characters in my book are Carter, Max, and their new friends, Lucas, Paul, and Emily, but the story is mostly about Max and Carter. Carter, Max, and their friends set of on an adventure, because of a map given to Lucas by the Peddler. The map had a prophecy on it. The prophecy said, “Only when the last son of Hamelin appears and the Black Tower found will The Piper’s prison open and the children return safe and sound.” Everyone believes Carter is the last son of Hamelin, the town that was mentioned in the prophecy, and that he can save Hamelin. My book takes place in 2 different dimensions – New Hamelin and the Summer Isle. It is called the Summer Isle because it is summer all year round except for one night called the Winter’s Moon. The sun never goes down and the moon never goes up on the Summer Isle, except on the Winter’s Moon. When the dark covers the Summer Isle, all of your fears will come alive. I thought it was interesting that in the dark anything that frightens you will appear on the Winter’s Moon, also called a true night.
Max is a 13 year old girl and her younger brother Carter is 10. They were stolen by a magician called The Piper who was locked away in a black tower. He brought Carter and Max to the Summer Isle so that Carter could set The Piper free like the prophecy says. When Max and Carter arrived at the Summer Isle, they found a village where all of the kids The Piper had stolen were being kept. Max and Carter met Lucas, Paul, and Emily. Lucas realized that the Black Tower appeared on that night. That is a big part in the story because that is the beginning of their big adventure. I think an important detail in this book is that the hero, Carter, is a boy who has had a brace on his leg for his whole life. Carter has disabilities in his leg that he was born with it and it doesn’t work and I think it’s really unique that he is the hero. He is different than other heroes; he can’t run or jump or climb, all things that a hero usually does. The author showed that knowledge can be just as important as strength. On their way to the Black Tower, the kids find a village built only for dreamers and ghosts called Shades Harbor, where anything you dream will come to the village. The ghosts in Shades Harbor did whatever they did when they were alive because they didn’t realize they were dead yet. For example, one ghost was a butcher, which is what he did when he was alive
One adjective I would use to describe Carter is brave. He was very brave when he was kidnapped on his way to the Black Tower by Grannie Yaga. Grannie Yaga is a cannibal and a witch. “If you are a nice young boy, I won’t eat you,” Grannie Yaga told Carter. Carter is also very smart. He fought the giant rats on the troll bridge which was an actual troll sleeping and being used as a bridge. The rats were winning the fight but then Carter won the fight, not by fighting but by thinking. Carter is an optimist, and if he has a problem, he solves it with a smile on his face. A quote that helped me understand Carter better was when he said, “Words only hurt if you let them, but sometimes things people say are sharp enough to cut, no matter how thick you think your skin is.”
I really enjoyed this book. It had so much action and adventure. It also had friendship and care. I recommend this book, but it had a big cliffhanger at the end. I have to read the second book to find out what happens next. It’s a really exciting ending and it is an amazing story. I can’t wait to read the next one. Matthew Cody was also the author of Powerless, which I haven’t read, but I hear a lot of people like it, so if you like Matthew Cody’s books you should definitely read this one. From a rating of 1 to 5 stars, I would give this book 5 stars.