I finished Hard Times. I won’t tell what happens, in case you want to read it for yourself, but I will say that it wasn’t exactly a clear-cut happy or sad ending. I will say that it is a very thought-provoking read, and well recommended for those who enjoy stories set in the Industrial Revolution. Style-wise, it reminded me vaguely of Beyond the Western Sea, a 2-volume story by Avi that was set around the same time period. However, Beyond the Western Sea was a story about an Irish brother and sister who had to emigrate to America. Hard Times - the entire book - was set in England. The two told different stories, but both of them had a common thread – they each explored different societal problems of the time period.

After finishing Hard Times, it was actually not that hard to transition to a completely different sort of book – Pearls of Lutra, the ninth book in the Redwall series. Pearls of Lutra is much cheerier and “fun” than Hard Times. It’s also one of the most exciting Redwall books I’ve ever read, perhaps the most exciting. I recall that I was also really excited about Mattimeo (another Redwall book) and The Mysterious Benedict Society (completely different from the Redwall series, by a different author). These three books may be the most exciting books I’ve ever read.

DRAGON QUEST

I am starting to read my new book called dragon quest. The author is Donita K. Paul and the main character is Kale. Kale is now being trained at the hall with her friend Dar, but when they got news that the Meech egg hatched and the dragon's name in Regidor.

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I really like book because like it I really like it but I really dont know

star wars X-wing rogue squadron

some pilots are talking to a alien pilot named Ooryl. Ooryl talks in third person it is cool

Still More on Hard Times

Now, I’m on Part 3 of Hard Times. Part 2 ended with Mr. James Harthouse saying how much he loves Louisa. They agree to meet again at some time, but Louisa just runs home to her father’s house and has a major breakdown. For some reason, Mrs. Sparsit was watching what went on between Louisa and Harthouse. She had succeeded in whatever it was she was trying to do – sabotage Louisa’s marriage or something like that, I’m not quite sure.

So anyway, Louisa is at her father’s house, recovering, when Mr. Bounderby brings this woman named Rachael (who loves Stephen Blackpool) to her. Mr. Bounderby had just put up posters accusing Stephen (Blackpool, not the Stephen who is almost done Dragonspell!) of robbing the bank all over town, but Rachael wants to vindicate him. So she told Mr. Bounderby her version of the story. However, Mr. Bounderby wants to validate the story, so he came to Louisa (who met Rachael earlier, in Part One). Louisa confirmed the story. Stephen is supposed to come back and prove his innocence (but he hasn’t showed up yet), and that’s where I’m at right now.

Well, I’m glad I read through Part 2, so that I know what’s going on. It’s getting interesting again – I want to know what happens next! I’m on Stephen’s side, believing him to be innocent. Nowhere in the story did it say that he robbed the bank. I don’t think the story left “room” for him to do so. And he’s an honest man, anyway. But, that leaves this question…

Who robbed the bank, anyway?

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some empirel officers are chatting

Star trek starfleet academy Worfs first adventure

I like star trek. becuse when I read it it feals like I am in a difarent world. And I like to get away from the real world some times.

_MR.TUCKET_

My opinion of MR.TUCKET is pretty good and I can't wait to finish it so I can read the next the next book in the series I like it because it has all the quality's that a book should have.

DRAGON SPELL

I am almost done Dragon Spell. The author is Donita K Paul an the main character is Kale. The group made it to Ristos strong hold and there was a landslide when all of them were sleeping. So kale got split up from the group. She was trap in a cave that looked like a maze.

IT by Stephen King

I am now on page 401. The book is kind of interesting, I'm reading about the past of the main characters. IT is a little boring but King started incorporating peoples experiences with the monster. I think this book is okay but I'm not saying anyone should read it (IT). If one does read IT I recommend skipping the first 200 pages. (no Josiah I didn't) This book has not really hooked me like some books do. This book makes me feel kind of bored but then something exiting flares up and I continue to read it. (and IT) Hopefully people will start hunting the monster and there will be more action, excitement, and IT creature total mad awesomeness. (sorry I just thought that sounded funny so I put it in there)

_BRIAN'S RETURN_

my opinion of Brian's Return was that is was one of the best GARY PAULSEN books I've ever red. It had action and adventure in it and I think that every one should at leased read part of it.

More on Hard Times

I’m in Part 2 of Hard Times. It’s getting slightly confusing. Part 2 is set a year after Part 1. Now, Louisa Gradgrind, Thomas Gradgrind’s oldest daughter, is married to Mr. Bounderby. Young Tom Gradgrind, Louisa’s little brother, has financial issues or something (I’m not quite sure. I said the book’s getting slightly confusing, remember?). So, okay, what do Mrs. Sparsit (Mr. Bounderby’s old housekeeper) and this new guy, Mr. James Harthouse, want? Well, I’m not sure, but I think Mrs. Sparsit wants influence over Mr. Bounderby, and Mr. Harthouse wants influence over Louisa? The bank was robbed, and Stephen Blackpool (who was fired, and is also an outcast among his fellow Hands) was suspected? What? Mrs. Gradgrind, Louisa’s mother, just died?! Huh?

I’m just going to keep reading, in the hope that the mist clears later on, and the book gets interesting later on. I want to hear more about the Coketown factories and the Gradgrind model school, not about people using each other as pawns in a confusing game of sorts, like in a soap opera. (Not to say it’s bad writing or that I dislike Dickens’ works, but I’m just not into watching relational issues in people’s lives.)

_BRIAN'S RETURN_

So far Brian's Return is very interesting Brian has bought a lot of equipment and is spending the night in a cabin waiting for morning so he can start his journey back to the wilderness.

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I just started this book and I think it is good sofar. Why I like this book is becuse I like star trek. And I needed a new book.And I like action packed stuff. Much beter than Talking and mystorys.

DRAGON SPELL

I am near the end of Dragon spell. The author is Donita K. Paul and the main character is Kale. Kale and the other meet wizard fenwork and they went over the plan to get the meech egg back from risto. Wizard fenwork helped Leetu bend get better when she was in a coma.

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the captain Aril nunb from XO squadron is being transferred to rogue squadron

_BRIAN'S RETURN_

I am reading another book by Gary Paulsen this book is called BRIAN'S RETURN it's the next book in the hatchet series Brian he is tyring to figure out were he wants to live in the wilderness or in a city.

Revenge of the Spellmans

In the book "Revenge Of The Spellmans" by Lisa Lutz the are certain parts that make me feel sneaky, hungry, motivated, sleepy, and scared. Isabel Spellman and her family have a Investigation program. Isabel has to sneak around to find out DIRT on other people. Thats someone why it makes me feel sneaky. When ever they are eating something, they elaborate and explain every detail about what they are eating. Like the icing on the yellow cake is 3 inches thick, and tastes like vanilla with sprinkles. Now if you tell me you don't get hungry after you have a description like that, then you are crazy. Anyways, I fell motivated when everyone if up and moving and doing things but feel down, sad and not motivated when they are sick or sleeping or something like that. The scary parts in this book are when she is snooping around and getting information/dirt about people and she gets caught. Anyway if you want to know more just ask or read the book. It is the third book in the series. You will not understand whats going on if you don't read the first and second. They are pretty good.

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

For history, I had to read Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, written by Fredrick Douglass himself. He was born into slavery, but later escaped and joined the Abolitionist movement. He wrote this in 1845, I think. It is an exposé of the cruelity of slavery. It shows how the slaveholders tried to degrade and brainwash their slaves so that all they knew was work, happy, work some more, life is okay. They wanted the slaves to either not know of freedom or not want freedom. And they didn’t want their slaves to read. In the words of one of Douglass’s masters, quoted in the book, “A n---er should know nothing but to obey his master – to do as he is told to do. Learning will spoil the best n---er in the world.” (The book used the actual “word,” in its complete spelling.)

While not on the level of IT (the book Hunter is reading), this book does contain some gory details. These details are presented here not to scare the reader, but to accurately portray the evils of slavery. I cannot stand any sort of cruelity, as in I get furious reading about it. This reminds me of when I studied the Holocaust in seventh grade. Of course, the Holocaust didn’t last as long as slavery, but the object there was to exterminate people, while slavery was really about cheap labor. But I digress. Both were great evils, scars on humanity’s face – scars that still have yet to heal.

_THE NIGHT THE WHITE DEER DIED_

The Night The White Deer Died is still boring but it has got a little bit more interesting.