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My buddy and I worked on writing a paragraph about the damage and the culture of New Orleans. The reason why they know so much about New Orleans is because my 3rd grade buddy has her own pen pall in New Orleans. The following paragraph you are going to read is my buddy’s own words. I hope you enjoy it!!

In my classroom I have a pen pall in New Orleans, Louisiana. We not only send them letters but we send them things that represent our culture. They also send us things that represent their culture. For example, they sent us a King Cake, which is a cake they eat on Mardi Gras. That’s a holiday where you celebrate and eat King Cake. In the King Cake you try to find the baby that’s hidden somewhere in the cake which is a Christian tradition. We work together to meet the goal of helping to fix the damaged schools in New Orleans. It’s so amazing that even though we live 1300 miles away we share a lot of similarities, such as computer games, foods, and curriculum. Our class did some research and found out that the flood did a lot of damage because New Orleans has a bowl effect. Meaning, when the water got in it stayed there. I hope that we really make a difference in everyone’s life in New Orleans.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a book about a boy named Percy Jackson who is moved from school to school always getting kicked out. His teachers all absolutely hate him. When he goes to a summer camp called Camp half-Blood everything changes. He figures out something that definitely changes everything. It explains why he always gets kicked out of school. He’s not like everyone else.

It’s a great book packed with adventures and Greek myths. If you like Greek myths or even some of the Greek gods you will love this book. To all of the people who don’t like Greek myths: that doesn’t matter. You will still love this book as much as anyone else. The myths and gods are hidden in modern times so it’s fun to figure out who everyone is. When I got close to finishing this book I was so glad to figure out that there was more. Again I say if you like adventures and want something new this is THE BOOK. When you finish make sure to read The Sea Of Monsters and coming soon The Titan’s Curse.

Half A Sixpence is about a guy named Arthur Kipps who works in a drapery shop as well as being an orphan. It’s based on a book called Kipps by H.G. Wells. He’s in love with this girl named Ann and gives her half a sixpence so they can both remember each other. When he has the chance to make a fortune though Arthur leaves Ann in the dust for another woman a wealthy teacher named Helen Walsingham. When he finds himself not happy with his new life he decides to leave Helen and go back to his real love: Ann. In the end Arthur lives happily with Ann but with money.

I enjoyed the play very much. Even seeing some of it again, I still enjoyed it. I thought the actors and actresses did very well playing their own character. They did exceeded in their British accent. It’s about two hours – two and a half hours long so it’s a little bit long but that’s the only thing that I wasn’t so sure about. Everything else I loved and definitely thought was worth seeing. I also thought all of the music and singing was amazing. They obviously had to put a lot of hard wok into the making of this play. As my closing sentence I would say: Half A Sixpence: Full of Success!

Can you imagine bombs and gunshots going off by where you live? Just because of Presidential elections? That’s the situation in “Behind The Mountains”, a fantastic historical fiction book by Edwidge Danticat. It’s about a girl named Celiane Esperance (Cece) who lives in Beau Jour, Haiti. She is going through difficult times at her home in Haiti where there are bombs going off because it’s the first election in thirty years. In addition to real historical facts, the author uses great description and similes. For example, “…it’s like finding stars on the ground…” (p. 3)

The reason why I think that “Behind the Mountains” is a really good example of historical fiction is Danticat uses facts such as President Arstide was elected for the first time in 1990. She uses accurate dates and gives you a real idea of what it would be like so the facts stick in your head. Danticat also uses lots of literary devices that gives great descriptions that I think are really good. It also is a good work of historical fiction because she actually lived there so she knew all about Haiti and knows true facts. In the end, I think it’s a great example of historical fiction and is really interesting.

Pish Posh by Ellen Potter is a great book and definitely worth reading. 11-year-old Clara Frankofile has everything you could ever want. She’s super rich, has her own apartment (it’s more convenient for her parents) with a roller coaster, bumper carts, and anything else you could think of. (It’s too long to list all of the things she has!) To put that in shorter words Clara is spoiled to the bone. With her parents owning the famous restaurant Pish Posh, Clara in her spare time loves spotting out celebrities that have become “Nobodies” and enjoys kicking them to the curb. Pish Posh is a great book, and if you decide to read it you will go on an amazing and mysterious journey solving clues along the way. A definite page-turner.

My immigration book is about my mother who emigrated from Kingston, Ontario, Canada. If you read my story you will be right beside my mom as she travels to a new country in hope for a better (and more exciting) life! Well, the only way to find out is to start reading. So go ahead!