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Reading Wishlist

Morgan's books

Going Bovine

by Libba Bray

I Am the Messenger

by Markus Zusak

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

The Book Thief

by Markus Zusak

Confessions of a Shopaholic

by Sophie Kinsella

Book Talk Presentation

Book Four Review

 Dear Tina Fey, 

 I really enjoy your most recent book that came out, just looking at the cover is already something to laugh at. As a consumer of your book, I was very skeptical that it would be "actually funny", the reason being because not many books, even ones that were supposed to make me laugh, did not make me laugh. There is an exception of course, your book! As soon as I opened your book, I had cracked a smile at the first paragraph. 

   I believe you are as famous as you are and as funny as you are, simply because of your humor,

     The way you describe things and the way you put things into perspective, can make anyone laugh. One thing I found particularly found funny, was when you were talking about the female makeup. You are a very likable person, not because you are famous, but because you are not a typical celebrity. You are quirky and accept that you have flaws while others pretend they don't. Talking about how you tried to talk to boys but none would talk to you because of the way you looked is not particularly funny but the way you explain it is hilarious. I’m sure back when you were seventeen or eighteen years old it wasn’t funny, you probably had some hurt feelings. The thing is, you can go back and make fun of yourself, which is a great trait to obtain. Not many people can take something that hurt them in the past and make it into basically making fun of yourself, for thousands, and maybe millions to read about. Not only that, but your stories can relate to anyone basically, which is what readers enjoy, something to relate to their own experiences.

          From reading your books, you can see your personality very clearly. You are down to earth and funny, which is what everyone likes. You are not a fake, make up loaded celebrity just looking to get more cash in your pockets, you seem to genuinely like what you do for a living and care. Based on what I am learning about in best sellers, you seem to be a very “likable character”. Not just because of your work, but because of who you are and how you portray yourself to the media. There are never any scandalous headlines made about you, or any rumors. Kim Kardashian, famous for nothing makes millions, but no one likes her. You work hard for your money and many people like you. A lot about what a person does affects others too. I believe that you are very likable, for many reasons but that is just a couple reasons.

       When you explain your child hood, you were a normal girl who lived in New Jersey. In the first chapter, you explain how your dad was an amazing person many people liked, but you also shared how he got angry and the mistakes you made too. You were a normal girl, in a normal neighborhood, with a normal family just living your life. Many celebrities have a false sense of reality of what life is supposed to be about, because they grew up that way. It is also nice to read your book and you aren’t complaining about how you got a $1,899,567 house instead of a $2,456,789 mansion, that is what I like about you, you are normal, relatable and just outright funny to your audience.

Sincerely,

Morgan S. McGahan

Book 3 Listicle

In the book "A Dog's Purpose", it is written in the perspective of a dog, and it really makes you think, is this really how a dog would think? I for one, would say Cameron gives a fairly realistic depiction of Baileys (The dogs) voice and character. Here are 4 reasons why a dog, really is a mans best friend...

    #1) Dogs will never leave your side. 

   Dogs will never leave your side, no matter how many times they get yelled at or scolded, they'll be right there with you. When Ethan, the little boy, wanders out into the woods with Bailey, he finds himself lost for two days, while he is out there, his horse abandons him, but Bailey stays with him the whole time. Bailey makes sure to keep Ethan warm at night and makes sure that he isn't in any trouble. A dog will make sure you always feel happy and if you aren't they will try to make you feel better.

     #2) Dogs can teach life lessons.

      A dog can share the greatest of lessons with its owner, humans and animals can both learn from each other. When Bailey is home alone while Ethan is at school and two parents are out at work, he strays from the house, and finds himself in another house. While he is in that house, a boy tries to do harm to the dog, and keep him captive. Eventually Bailey escapes, but his mistakes show us readers a lesson. To use judgment, to not get into situations that may cause you harm. 

     #3) A dog will provide you a friendship as long as they're alive.

       No matter what is going on in your life, a dog will always be a shoulder to cry on, or someone to share laughter with. At night when Bailey has to go to bed, he stays in a crate in the garage. One night Bailey was feeling afraid so he went down and laid in the crate with Bailey. Bailey sensed his fear and laid right next to him, in hopes of easing Ethan's fear. With that being said, Bailey did just that and eventually earned the spot back next to Ethan on his bed.

      #4) A dog will protect you with all they have. 

     While at his grandparents house in the country, the adults leave Bailey and Ethan by themselves for a night. In the middle of the night Ethan thinks he hears a noise like someone has intruded the house, Bailey gets up and searches the house, and eventually ends up finding no one. That night Bailey and Ethan end up sleeping side by side, with a baseball bat and gun by their sides, watching out for each other. 

In the end, you can see a dog is a great companion to us humans. They provide us with care and comfort when no one else seems to be there. A dog is someone to be grateful for, they are like humans, except nicer. 

Blog 5 Post

I believe that in non-fiction, the most important thing to not forget, is to keep the big main concepts and add a few minor things. For example, in movies about war, such as Valkyrie, the director keeps the big concepts. He does not change the fact that Hitler was the leader and Jews were the target. A few change ups isn't a big deal, because everyone really knows what happened, people go mostly for the entertainment standpoint of the movie. With that being said, I don't think it would be right to change the whole story line and in a way, change the way history is seen. I believe that the way Hollywood makes movies dramatized, could potentially give wrong information about the actual event, which could end up misleading a couple.

I believe we do need lines in between fiction and non-fiction, without those lines, how would one know the difference between true events and others that were simply made up? Without the line, I believe that waters could be contaminated with false information and bias from all the different opinions. When 9/11 happened, there were many conspiracy theories and false information, made up by ordinary people. If someone were to make a book on how the government was in on 9/11 and they planned it and there was no fact or fiction border, no one would know what to believe. Non- Fiction and Fiction are a very important label in the world, and keep the facts but can make history a lot more interesting with a few tweaked parts, calling it fiction.
     

Blog Post Number 4 for The Book Thief

1) As an adaption for the book, I would do what the author already has done. By this I mean I would make this book a movie because the audience can really grasp the hardships a little girl had to overcome, for example, The Holocaust and being separated from her mother at such a young age. Also I think it is cool to have Death as a narrator, giving it more of a creepy, ominous tone to it.

2) In the adaption I would definitely cut out some descriptions she gives and some useless information. I find in the book that there is a lot of not needed information, that kind of makes it feel like Liesel or you could say the author of the book, is just talking to fill space. I think I would definitely use the iconic scene where Liesel is burying her brother and steals her first book. The reason being, because I feel this sets the tone for the book and what this character is all about, not only that but I feel that it creates a vivid image of how she got to where she ends up.

3) I would keep the cast of the movie the same, all of them fit the description that you would think. When you think of two German kids, you think of blonde hair, well at least I do. All of the characters look believable in the fact that they are true to their character in the book. 

4) For the soundtrack I would mostly use sad songs, the reason being because it had a sad story to it. It is taken place during the Holocaust and is narrated by death, I don't know how much sadder it can get. I would use the artists like Coldplay and U2 because they make meaningful music that would make the audience reflect on what is happening. 

5) One thing unique about my book, I would say is the narrator. I think this is the most interesting part because I have never encountered a "grim reaper" as a narrator in my reading experience. It gives a whole new outlook on life and how fragile it is, which I think Markus Zusak was trying to portray, especially with the time being during World War II. 

Best Sellers - Book 1 Game

How would you like to walk through what it is like to live through a horror movie? You can do so with the “Deliver us From Evil” board game! This game will intrigue many people for the one main reason, this game will most definitely keep you begging for more and you will be at the edge of your seat! So… here is how the game works. The main character of the book is Ralph Sarchie, a New York police officer that is not only a police officer, but he is also one who helps get rid of or exorcise the paranormal spirits that many families have come face to face with. The person who is the main character in the board game will be Ralph and will lead his colleagues through the game. Throughout the game you will be lead through a lot of twists and turns, for example, you may think you have made the ghost go away, but really, they’re not gone. You need to double check that they are gone, and this time for good. There is one winner at the end of the game. Just like in the book, the winner is not the one who finishes first or make the ghost go away faster, the one who wins, is the one who gets out alive. Now, how is it that one person gets out alive? No one dies in the book, but in order for a game to be a game, well there has got to be a winner. The winner is the one who makes it out alive, making it through the ghosts and spirits death grip.

My idea comes from the book itself and the genre. The genre of this book is horror and most of us think, “Horror is just the same old story told in a different way.” I believe this book is different, I think this is so, because Ralph is a police officer and he has pictures to back up his evidence. I think this book relates to my game because it has the exact same concept. In Deliver us from Evil, Ralph visits a family that is having trouble with a paranormal spirit, he goes and sees how distressed the family is. According to Sarchie, Gabby (the woman who is in the house of the demon) sees the ghost come from a cloud of smoke in the corner of her bedroom. The task for Ralph is to get this ghost out as quick as possible. Ralph says, “When Joe and I handle cases as demonologists in our off-duty hours, we don't charge a cent for our services”. Not only does he say that but he also says, “Helping people who have spiritual problems isn't a career for us — it's a calling.” As you can see Ralph is a genuine guy, trying to help. The families that he visits all end up sleeping in one room together, without getting much sleep. You can tell that none of his patients are getting enough sleep and the demons are taking over. Like I was describing the game, you have to fully defeat the ghost. Sarchie explains in the book that he had a ghost act like it was gone, but was just waiting for him and his partner leave the premise. “That's when I started to realize that this stuff is not just a creature feature or a thriller theater — that this is actually real.” Sarchie acknowledges that many people don’t believe this type of stuff, but he claims it is real, adding just another chilling claim to this horror novel. Buy your board game today, because this game will be selling off the shelves for quite a bit of time!

This book will definitely have readers of all types digging through the book to get to the end. I believe that this book will attract all types of people because scary movies and books are always good to share with a friend. Who wouldn’t want to walk through a horror board game, it’s just like walking through a haunted house! Only it’s at home!!!

Best Sellers post #2

A book is a refrigerator. The reason I say this is because a refrigerator is full of things you want to eat and a book is full of things you want to imagine. I think that a book is something people go to when they are bored and they bring you into another world. Books can make you think of things, you never thought you would think of. I think that people think of books as boring, only because they don’t read the ones that are right for them, or have a bad experience with a book because of school or having to take a bunch of notes on it. I think people have the right to think about books how they want, books can range on a spectrum of importance for different people. In my opinion I can only enjoy a book when it is a physical copy. I like the feel of the book and having something to hold and feel while I am reading. I don’t like reading on an iPad or iPhone because it just doesn’t feel right, there’s something about holding a book that feels right. I think a book is still a book even when it is on an electronic device. You’re still reading the same content and it’s still the same author, it’s just in a different form. Nowadays a lot of people just go to the refrigerator and eat because they are bored, I think a book has the same concept because you can go to a book when you are bored and read. Also the refrigerator may have something you like in it or it may not have something you like in it, just like in a book you have to search for what you like and pick it out.

Why I read

I read for many reasons. The main type of reading that I enjoy doing is reading for pleasure. I enjoy reading when I am really interested in the book and want to know what happens. Reading brings you into another world and keeps you occupied for how ever long it will take you to read the book. I read to entertain myself at the beach or the pool a lot of the time. I read when I am bored and am looking for something to do. The types of books that I enjoy is suspense and mystery, it keeps me turning the page and wanting to finish the book. I started reading when I was a kindergartener or younger. I've always been a reader and I still enjoy it. When I was a kid, my parents would make me read 30 minutes a day, and that's why I think I enjoy it more than some other people who weren't required to do that. I like reading because it isn't only entertaining, but it educates you while you do it. Reading increases your vocabulary and that also is a reason why I read. I enjoy reading more than watching TV  because it is much more interesting and I think its a good way to pass time.