This was the coolest book I have ever read! No, really. This book shows you how to do “absolutely everything, one step at a time.” This book actually does show you how to do anything, from making mini robots, doing amazing stunts, making plantable cards, and decoding messages. There are some great art projects in there, and some surprising facts that I never thought could be possible. Here is an example of a mind blowing trick! I tried this and it WORKS!
You need: a piece of tape, a pin and a balloon.
1) Stick one edge of the tape in your palm where it isn’t visible to your friend.
2) Hand the balloon to your friend for an inspection. Nothing is wrong with it.
3) Ask him or her to inflate it if they want to, or you can do it for them. Then tie it.
4) Without letting your friend notice, gently stick the tape to the balloon. DON’T LET THEM SEE IT!
5) Press the pin into the spot where the tape is–nothing happens!! Your friend is shocked. (Don’t let them see the tape!!)
6) Pop the balloon for a big finish!
I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! It was actually a funny thing that happened. I had a new, juicy Barnes and Noble gift card that I was ready to use. So I went down there and purchased a whole bunch of really good books. But as I was leaving, I saw this book. And I read the back and it sounded like the best book ever!!!! But I had used up my card, so I had to wait until my next birthday. But not anymore, because Ms. Edinger gave it to me to read last week!!! And it was, as I predicted, the best book ever. Umbrella Summer is a book about a little girl named Annie. Annie used to be a really fun, outgoing girl, but when Annie’s brother, Jared dies, Annie opens her umbrella of sadness and protection. She starts wearing a helmet in the car and riding her bike down the hill, stops eating hotdogs and doing obstacle courses, some of her favorite things. It takes a sweet old lady, an interesting book (and two not interesting ones) to convince Annie, that maybe she can start to close her umbrella of unhappiness and go out into the sunshine. Altogether this was a great book and I loved it and everybody in the world should read it!!!
You will never believe this: now, not only am I a book blogger, I am a MOVIE BLOGGER, too!!!!! The book blogging club went to see the movie, Where the Wild things Are, and it was really good! Well, I kind of love-hated it. Some parts of it were really dark, which I didn’t like, but some parts of it were great; funny, happy, and all based on the children’s book. The beginning of it was like the book at least, but not all of it!! It sort of took off after that! There was much, much more to it. I wouldn’t recommend it to little kids who are into the book, because it was a little more mature than that, but also, even though it was a little mature, I wouldn’t exactly recommend it to an adult who comes by themselves without a family because it is mostly a family movie. I liked it, but like a said, it was a love-hate kind of like.
This was yet another fabulous book. The age range is a little young, around seven-ish or eight-ish, but I read it and I loved it. It’s about four kids named Emma, Henry, Roy and Susan who never believed in magic…. until magic came up and smacked them across the face! 
(Metaphorically, of course!!) These kids find a magical wall that can transport you to different places, time, or places and time!! They go on adventures to visit medieval castles, terrible pirates, american history (which actually wasn’t as bad as it sounds!!!), and the most exciting place of all!!!! Which I won’t tell you so you will have to READ it to find out!!! Altogether this was a super dooper book and the illustrations were really cute and a nice touch. You should read it. Really. RIGHT NOW. I’m watching you. It doesn’t look like you’re reading it. READ IT!!!!!!
The first book I just read is called When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead. IT WAS AMAZING!! Really, it’s been a while since I’ve read a nice good book. I mean, for school lots of times and I have read lots of not-so-great books, but this one was REALLY special. It’s about a girl named Miranda. She and her mom live in a small apartment in New York City, but the whole scenario makes you feel like she’s wedged in a small not-very- busy town. One day, Miranda starts getting secret notes from someone.
“I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. I ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter.”
That is a quote from one of the first notes. Read this deliciously dedicated book and find out: WHO is writing Miranda these suspicious letters? IS IT the same person who broke into her house? WHY has her best friend left her? WHEN will she find out these things for herself?????
Did ya miss me? Oh great because I am back and now I’m a BOOK BLOGGER!!!!!!!!! Yep! I am now a book blogger. That means I read a BOOK, and I BLOG about it! Ahh. So nice to be back in my old bloggio.
I know, boo hoo. Here is my last post. 
Doing this blog has meant a lot to me. (for one thing I learned what a blog was like) I learned countless things such as links, comments, and I learned that if a say the wrong thing right now all the people that read this will know. (Oopsies, too late!) I loved the thrill of knowing that people were reading this at all! I didn’t really have anything I didn’t like about writing blogs. I would soooo totally LOVE to have another blog next year. YES!!! So I am going to miss writing in this blog!!! Gonna miss you guys!!!! Bye!!! Maybe next year I’ll do this again! Bye!!! Tootles!!!!!!!!!! (next year look for c17rc)
Is The Wizard of Oz a better book than Alice in Wonderland? Let’s find out. I think they are both very good books, but one has to be better than the other. I have read both books and they do come up very close. I still think the Wizard of Oz is indeed better to me because of these few things.
1. In Alice in Wonderland, Alice doesn’t do anything about her problems. She just walks around saying “Oh my, what shall I do? Such a terrible thing. Boo hoo!” But Dorothy does something about her problems. She even traveled miles on a road paved with yellow bricks to get home!
2. In Alice in Wonderland Alice keeps trying to recite her poems that she learned and she keeps trying to be all proper but Dorothy just wants to do what she must do and be done with it.
3. I just think that The Wizard of Oz is just a great and magical story and Alice in Wonderland is also very great and magical, but no moral, it’s mushy, and it in parts scares me! I think they are both great, but still, I have to say, I like Wizard of Oz better.
So no offense to Alice lovers, and yeah, they do come up very close, but this is just my opinion. Wizard of Oz won. (by the way, if anyone disagrees with my answer please leave a comment and I will respond with my opinion.)
Look! Here it is! My buddy interviewed me! Yes!
Finally! The last one! Me and TF have successfully finished our comic. Like I said, we were chapter one so I will put a link to the comic so you can see how it goes. (Just before you click this read the rest of the post and do the other links.) Alice in Wonderland Comic. Here is a link to the First Alice Post I wrote. Here is The Second One I wrote.Here is The Third One. Last but not least, here is The Fourth. Now you can go to the comic. (The first link I wrote). And if you want to see the entire class comic, go to
All Chapters. So C’mon! I worked so hard and the least you can do is read this! Soon I won’t be able to even write in this blog! Please! (P.S. Here is a link to the poorly behaved yet very weird and easy to work with, c16tf’s blog. I couldn’t have done it without him!)
