Shawna's Stuff

Shane #1

2005-03-27T20:45:00.000-08:00

ok well im already doine with the book so i will jsut tell you what i thougt of the whole thing. It was very interesting at the beginning how shane came into their town and was all misterious. it was so sweet how he and the dad knocked down that huge stump and the ma was soo excited and it was liek the happiest part of the book. I thought that the beginning was very boring because i dont realy like much detail unless its in an important part like all the fighting scenes you need detail. but i dont really find it very important to have that much detail on a person coming into a town. ALthough it was interesting leaning about the character i htink the author over did it a little bit. I thought that the family was soo sweet to eachother i realy wanted to be there at that time. ADN the dad new that Shane would go away so h ekept saying dont get too attached becasue men like shane come adn go. BUt they coulndt help themselves. that was awsome!

tomsawyer 5

2005-02-17T20:20:00.000-08:00

ok this book was way better than all the other gbooks put together. i hope that all the other oes are this good too. i like this one the best becasue it was so clever al the ideas and i love the ending that injun joe dies!!! thats the best part of the whole thig for me. im really relaly glad that tom found a way out of the cave and that he could have that kite sting to see if it was safe. hes such a smart boy. if all the adults didnt hate him, hed prollly be a teachers pet. and speaking of teachers i would realy have hated to go to that skool becasue it seemed really bo9ring from reading hte book. i guess there are some good thing to living in these days like today. i am glad i dont collect marbles. and i have something better to do with my life like go SHOPPING... well im really excited for break and i hope every one else has a good break too.

tomsawyer 4

2005-02-17T20:12:00.000-08:00

injun joe is such a bad guy. i hate it how he stole from a dead mans grave. thats so sick! i think that tom shouldnt have agreed with huck to sign that piece of wood in blood because if he hadnt, they wouldnt have had the trouble of tell ing on injun joe the real bad guy. it is so scary how they go into the cave and its all dark. i prolly would have been really really really scared and like held onto some one the whole time. i still cant get the idea through my head that mark twain wrote all of this stuff. iots so cool to think that im reading a book from one of the most famous writers of al time. well back to tom.... him and huck seen to be really pretty close right now nad i feel kinda bad for huck becasue he has no family. its very sad to me.

tomsawyer3

2005-02-17T19:59:00.000-08:00

i keep skipping important parts like when injun joe kills that one guy and blames it on that poor old drunk. i feel really bad for him. it must be tough to live a life like that. i think wheni read book si kinda wonder what it would be like if i was the characters and dont realy pay attention to the book. well thats wut i think at least. wow. this book ahs a lot of characters to relate with and that probably why i think so much about the ppl. i think tom is really a great and kind guy he just has to get his priorities straight. he should have his family be on the top of his list. his poor aunt polly has to go through all those lies and then make him tell the truth.

tomsawyer2

2005-02-17T19:52:00.000-08:00

This book is kinda more boring now that im in to it a little further. mabe it is just the boring part of the book. well the oinly good part was whne tom stopped in on his own funeral. that was pretty classic. hes so smart. but i feel kinda bad for tom and huck and joe becasue they all get so bored out in the woods when they are pirateing. or thats what they call it. i wonder how old tom is for al lthese clever things that he comes up with. its very interesting. thats really all i can think of wiht this book because hes sooo clever!!!. i really wish that i could be that creative and like artisticish. Injun joe seems real mean. i have seen the movie and its pretty scary. hehe

tomsawyer 1

2005-02-17T19:38:00.000-08:00

This is a pretty good book so far i really wonder if mark twain actually saw that guy get murdered cause in the beginning it said that it came from his reall life experiences. So im jsut curious... Wow this book is like the best one yet. i really like it when they run off and be pirates. they seem like very adventureous boys. i would love to have known some of them. it would have been great to have lived back then and have all you be interested in would be like marbles and good luck and all that stuff. I hpoe becky will stop being all mad at tom. but i think if i were her i would be jsut as mad at him if not madder. but thats jsut my opinion on that. lol. over al i think that tom sawyer is a very clever guy. If only I could think of half that many things to do…

The First Essay!!!

2005-01-29T20:00:00.000-08:00

I have read two and one half honors books this semester, and they all were related to my history lessons in some way. The first, Johnny Tremain, was about the early colonial days in Boston. The second, The Witch of Blackbird Pond, was about the witches and general people of the colonial days. The third, which I am not quite finished with was The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This book was about an adventurous boy during colonial days. Although we are learning about the explorers right now in U.S. History, we were learning about the colonies at the beginning of the year.

More than anything, Johnny Tremain taught me about a regular colonial family. It also taught me about work. I only learned about the careers colonial men and women had in U.S. History. In Johnny Tremain, it showed me the real way that a colonial apprentice learns and has to go through life just like me and you. How they have hard times, and have to get through them like any other human being. The history lesson did not teach me this, it was about the jobs and only the jobs that colonial people occupy. Johnny Tremain was interesting and showed the different relationships that a colonial boy might have. These relationships included one with his master and others with the different people in his life.

In The Witch of Blackbird Pond, I learned about a girl who was different from the community around her. She was “like an exotic bird.” She taught me about friendships and hard times, because that is mostly what she went through. From her point of view I discovered how the different ones felt. Although we were not learning about witches and other white people in U.S. History, we are learning about the Indians and how they felt and were treated differently. The Indians were treated just about the same as Kit was in The Witch of Blackbird Pond. Although the Indians were enslaved and had most of their possessions stolen from them, Kit was locked in the cellar when she was accused of being a witch, she also was not allowed to where all of her favorite dresses form Barbados.

So far I am only about half way done with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, but it is mostly about a young boy having all sorts of fun adventures. Like the explorers we are learning about now in U.S. History, Tom goes on explorations of his own. This book also shows me the thoughts and feelings of a mischievous boy. Like when Tom goes into the woods, and finds Huck. There are very interesting things that happen to Tom.

In all of these books, I learned several things about colonial days in America. They all showed me new things that were not taught to me in U.S. History. And with this, I can come away with new knowledge of the way people thought and the different relationships they were in with their friends. I can also come away with the other knowledge from U.S. History and put the two sources together and I learn twice as much as I could have without reading these Honors English books.

THE END!!!!

2004-11-27T16:00:00.000-08:00

The END is as good as i thought it would be***** Kit and Nat get together. It was soo cut how he asked her, when he was like i need to talk to your uncle. That was adorable. And Mercy and John finally get together. That would have been so terrible if John would have died. And Judith and William get togather. I think there a great match. And her uncle is totally OK with Kit marriing Nat. I think that they have finally acepted her. And Kit and Nat dont even care where they live as long as there with each other. i think my favorite part in this whole entire book was when Nat asked Kit to marry her... or when Mercy and John got to gether. I always sorta thought Judith was a snob and never really liked her, but i shouldnt judge people from the start, because i never really ever changed my mind. I thought this was a really great book over all. And i woud love to read the next one because even though there probably isnt one, i think there should be and in that one, Nat and Kit have kids and then it would be about them. I hate it when books need to have a sequil but never do. But that was a really good book. And i didnt mind reading i ttwice at all.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond #4

2004-11-15T17:57:00.000-08:00

This book is actually kinda sad now that im really into it and like listening to the thoughts adn every thing. Right now im at the part where every one thinks that Hannahs a witch nad Kit is saving her. That is so sweet that Kit stood up for Hannah and then Hannah went on the shp with Nat. Wut perfect timing. I think that is so sweet. I really hope that Kit and Nat get to gether really bad. And Hannah has a little old freind to hang out with and talk aobut old lady stuff... And her uncle will be so mad at her i dont ko wut hell say and all the people will be like shes definately a witch because shes gone. i dont kno wut Kit will do then... And her autnt wont be too happy either. And i really think that her dicissions will cost her in the end. But i really, really hope her and Nat get together. I think that woudl be so awsome.thats all i can think about when i read this book. hehe. It kinda sad. And all of ehr faamily will approve of it hopefullly. that would be cool too. Ya thats where i am in the book rite now.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond #3

2004-11-13T21:43:00.000-08:00

This book is gettin even better. How Kit is like standing up for herself and everyone else that is getting taken advantage of. It is kinda sad. But i totaly respect her for it. I wish i was more like that. What a great person.And her family. I feel really bad that her grandpa's freind like wants to marry her and thats the only readson that she doens twant to live there. Maybe hes dead by now. I hope so. Mabe shell go back by the next time i read this some more. And that would be just great that if she did, but then that would totaly leave Nat on the dust. And i would feel kinda bad for him because i think that she loves him and he loves her. And i hope that they get together really bad. That would be so cute. I really hope that they do. And that little gaze thing that he does is kinda annopying. How he looks at her like making fun of her. I would hate that and be like SHUT UP AND GO AWAY!!! But i think she does love him so it would like totally ruin the whole story.And that wouldnt be good. I hope that William will get over her and that John Holbrook will realize that Mercy lovs him adn all this love stuff will work out just perfectly. That would be great! And ya thats a far as i am right now. And i hope it will just keep getting better. THE END

The Witch of Blackbird Pond #2

2004-11-13T11:13:00.000-08:00

This is really becoming a great book. I still feel kinda bad for Kit because William loves her and she doesnt love him. And Judith likes him. I think Judith like every one though. Its kinda sad how she likes every one though. I think she should pick one guy and stick with him. That would be way better than like 50 guys at the same time. lol. Prudence is so cute. I think it was a good ida that Kit took her to Hannahs. Even though it is a really big risk, i think it was a good idea. She is learning so quickly and her mother said she was stupid. Thats so mean. That was so cute that Nat was the guy that brought Hannah all thouse gifts. Andn Kit fould out that it was him. That is so sweet . This is such a sweet book. I just love it. And Mercy is so sweet i feel so bad for her though because she loves John and Judith does too and then John love judith or thats wut every one thinks. It is suck a confusing book. And Judith doesnt like William any more because she gave up with him. hehe

Witch of Blackbird Pond #1

2004-11-09T19:11:00.000-08:00

This is a much more interesting book than Johnny Tremain. I think im going to like it alot better. Kit is such a sweetheat, I feel kindof bad for her because her uncle doesnt really even like her. And her cousins are all amazed at her nice dresses. It is so sweet how nice she is. She a great person. I feel so bad for her when all of those people ignore her because she jumped in the ocean to save sweet Prudence's doll. Her mom is so mean, it makes me soooooooooo angry. Prudence's dad seems nice though, but it looks like he doesnt stand up for Prudence. I feel so bad for their family. This seems like it is going to be a really good book. I think i read it once before but i dont remember it very well. "Oh and i think that Kit and Nat are going to get together. I hope they do. You could that they had chemistry ever since they saw each other. And it was really sad when Nat's mom leaft Kit. She seem like she totaly doesnt fit with the New Englanders. I'm so sry for her. It just breaks my heart. I really hope it is a great book. I think it is or else i wouldnt remember reading it, but i cant remember the ending so that could be a bad sighn. I hope i remember it if i red this book again. lol

2004-11-01T19:40:00.000-08:00

THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND

THE END!!!!

2004-10-27T17:42:00.000-07:00

The end has happened for me and this book. It is soo sad that Rab dies. I hate it! But im so glad that Johnny got to see him one more time before he died. And when he see all the British soldiers, that is so sad. it amde me so happy when the Rebels won the war and came back to tell every one!!! YEAH!!!!! This book has a really good ending. Except the part where everyone dies. lol. Ya but besides that it is just wonderful. I was so happy to find out that every one turned out fine and i hope Johnny does get his hand fixed because it never really told us the details. Not that i would want to hear them but its alright. And i hope Johnny and Cilla get together and Cilla isnt too terribly sad about Rab dieing, because i think she really liked him and i hope that Isanna make out alrite going with the Lytes and all. That was really sweet too how Lavinia Lyte told Johnny all about his momm so he didnt have to live the rest of his life wondering. And i hope that the next book is really good. I dont even know what it is... THE END!!!!

What a great book

2004-10-25T20:49:00.000-07:00

Johnny Tremain is such a great book. I really think I'm going to like the ending. It was so sad when Pumpkin died. That almost made me really sad. And all those bullets in Johnny's outfit. All he wanted in life was to be a farmer and have cows. What more can a boy ask for? And Johnny totally like Cilla and is sneaking around sort of and learning how to jump his horse. He finally got to rid a good horse and found out that it was way easier than learning on his horse. Dove is really starting to make me really mad!!! I hate it how he always just sits around and Johnny does all the work. That was really funny though when Johnny and Rab were trying to get information out of Dove and made him really drunk. I thought Johnny was almost about to get flogged when that one guy ordered him to be and he ran away. That was pretty funny too. This is such an interesting book and I can't wait to finish it. Even though I am a really slow reader, I'll be done soon. Hehe.

Johnny and Cilla

2004-10-23T16:39:00.000-07:00

Ok... well i just deleted my whole thing on accident that really suckied!!!! Well in this part, Johnny likes Cilla because Rab took her home after talking to her for like ever and they left Johnny home to eat the 3 eggs the made himself and the 3 eggs he made Rab. Thats 6 eggs! Well, I think that Rab like Cilla too because of that and that Johnny is jealous of Rab. And tis book has alot goin on around this same time. Like the Lytes and Cilla ANd Isanna are going to another house because they are worried that people are going to ruin it. So that means that Cilla is living with the Lytes because Lavinia liked the way that Issana looked. And Isanna cant go any where with out Cilla. And Isanna kindof turned into a snob at the Lytes. AndMr. Lyte is very ill and that worries Lavinia, so they are leaving and Cilla left their silver at the house they are moving out of. SHe goes back with Johnny and he finds a bunch of papers on his family. And his mom and dad are crossed out. He finds out that he is Mr. Lytes grandnephew. Isnt that awsome! Well thats all the stuff that i wrote in my last entry that i deleted because i cant copy and paste any thing in my life. Haha

Johnny is has a job!!!

2004-10-23T15:51:00.000-07:00

Johnny's finally got a job. He put his pride half way behind him and when to Rab for a job. Now he is staying there and has a place to eat and sleep. Lucky him, its like a 2 in one deal. I wish i had that. hehe. Ya, and he is learning how to ride a very scittery horse and Rab is teaching him. He is learning how to deliver papers and finally get it all down. I’m sooo glad for him. We should all shout for joy for Johnny Tremain. And lets not forget Cilla and Isannah, Johnny is forgetting to meet them when he comes their way, so he just forgets. There is so much change in is life, he probably doesn't even kno what to do. I think he will start remembering Cilla soon. Its just one of those feelings. I wonder what will happen next...

Poor Johnny

2004-10-22T17:41:00.000-07:00

Poor Johnny has some problem, he doesn’t even have both hands now that isn’t very good at all. He tries looking for jobs but either no one is looking for employment or they see his hand and totally reject him. That isn’t very nice! When he goes into Mr. Hancock’s and they only reject him because he can’t rite good at all and they cant live with that!!!! That makes me soooo mad. He would be able to rite if his hand wasn’t hurt but that’s not the point. And if he could it wouldn’t be call a disability. That makes sense. That would also ruin the book, so I guess the author is just trying to set up a story line at the very beginning. So you will be happy at the end. At least I hope that it is good at the end. I really do.