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"Monster" by Walter Dean Myers(Manny Lorenzo)

In the novel Monster, Walter Dean Myers creates an intense story of a 16 year old male named Steve Harmon on trial for murder. Throughout the realistic fiction, Steve Harmon writes in a journal of his experience as a prisoner. This is his movie that he has created of what he has seen, heard, and felt emotionally in prison. In the journal he talks about how jail was something that he wanted to escape but knew if he was found guilty everything would change. As you go deeper and deeper into the book, you discover what happened in the drugstore the day Mr. Nesbitt was killed. Steve knows he had nothing to do with the murder but the prosecution will do everything in their power to make Steve look like a MONSTER! In the book you'll find a few other characters also accused of being involved in the murder of Mr. Nesbitt. These characters are also worried for their verdicts but never as worried as Steve. This is because Steve knows that he will lose what he has left of his childhood and will potentially never get out. Steve is scared and his family is scared too. During the time of the case there are multiple situations in which Steve cries and no one is really completely there for him. You can imagine what this must've been like for a teen going through something of this magnitude. On top of that there are many times during the case where Steve has felt that the case was heading in the wrong direction for him. Toward the end of the book you begin to realize that the case can go in any direction and not the way Steve wants things to turn out. More and more things will be discovered and the only thing Steve can do is sit  and hope for the best. Steve's life is on the line. Will the defense's reason to protect Steve be strong enough or will the prosecution throw away the rest of his life and lock him up?

I rate this book 4.5/5.

The Pact by Drs. Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins JC 7/25/11 Power –Literacy Design a questionnaire.

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"Ender's Game" By: Orson Scott Card (Alex Perez)

The book Ender's Game is a science fictional book about a seven year old boy named Ender Wiggin, who lives on earth, (doesn't say exactly where though), and he lives with his mom, dad, a sister named Valentine, and an evil brother named Peter. Ender is the youngest of the three siblings. Ender while growing up had a monitor on his neck that protected him whenever he was in danger or about to get hurt from someone. Until one day, he has it removed, so he's on his own. He gets bullied and picked on at school, and he decides to fight back on each person who picks on him, but he unintentionally harms them severely. One day a man in a suit named Graff goes to Ender's house to tell him that he has to go to Space Battle School, until he is sixteen, no vacations, and no visitors. Ender has too since he's a "third" which is the third child of the family, meaning he is qualified to go. Ender decides he wants to go, he says his goodbyes and leaves without packing anything. Ender goes on a zero gravity ship ride to space, and while on the ride he injures yet another kid. Once he's in space camp he is assigned to a cabin with other kids. There he makes new friends, new enemies, and learns more about being a Space Soldier. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes cool science fiction stories.


I Give This Book 4 out of 5 Stars

In Side Delta Force by Eric L. Haney

The book Inside Delta Force is about the United States counter terrorist unit. The book is told from a first person omniscient point of view through the eyes of the main character Eric Haney, one of the founding members of Delta force. The book begins in the selection course where the best of the best of every branch of service comes to eventually be whittled down from 161 to 18 people. I would recommend this book to every one and any one  who loves a good read with great description. I would rate this book a 5/5 because it has enough detail that you can envision what the selection course feels like and what the environment looks like. The reader can also experience how Eric feels while he goes through the course.

Date completed 22nd of July
Number of pages 400
Rating 5/5
Posted by Andres M. Crespo

The Battle of Jericho

Review of The Battle of Jericho, 337 pages, by Sharon M. Draper
By: Portia M. Brummitt

The young adult novel The Battle Of Jericho was a great book! I personally don't enjoy reading books on my free time, but this book was interesting, engaging, and easy to relate to. I highly recommend this book to all young adults of any background who understand how it feels to want to be accepted. This book is about an overweight boy named Jericho who also is an extraordinary trumpet player. He is in his sophomore year in high school and he has met the girl of his dreams, Arielle. He has a cousin named Josh and a close friend name Kofi that are always at his side. They look up to this group of guys called The Worriors of Distinction which is a Brotherhood at his school who are seen as Heroes. When Jericho, Josh, and Kofi are asked to participate in a toy drive for the neighborhood by them, Jericho feels things are starting to get better for him.  Any person asked to pledge to become a Warrior of Distinction is very fortunate. Jericho, his friend, and cousin were the fortunate ones to be asked to pledge. In order to become a warrior, they must compete in extreme pledge activities for the entire last week of January. Jericho believes becoming a warrior, will make him a better person in his mind. But his heart is for trumpet playing and he wants to compete in the citywide instrumental competition which is also on the  Thursday of the last week of Januay.  He would get a scholarship to Juliard if he competes. At the same time, he can not miss one activity day of pledging or he will automatically lose his opportunities of becoming a Warrior of Distinction. So Jericho must make a decision whether he wants to go to college, or become a Warrior of Distinction. Which would you chose?

I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars.

The Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins.

The Hunger Games takes place in the not too distant future when North America is divided into 12 districts. The children between twelve and eighteen, one boy and one girl from ever district were sent called to Panem, the capital at the time, so that they could have a fight to the death for the entertainment of the groher. In the book the author writes by giving suspense and also making you think you know a lot and you couldn't know any more before you realize you don't everything.I was surprised to find out that the main character was a girl and that she was sixteen years old and also that she lived in this time. i would recommend reading this book only if you are interested in sci-fi and also adventure. =