KALIMA'S BLOG!!!!!

Kalima Walker

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Fever 1793 by Lauren Halse Anderson is about a deadly fever that is killing the old town. Mattie Cook lived in a coffee shop and lived a pretty normal life until the fever broke out. People have heard rumor that the fever had come from the river. One day her mom caught the fever and they made the doctor come over. The doctor asked Mattie to leave because they were going to draw a large amount of blood from her mom.

                Mattie was not the type that listened all the time and she peeked in and saw the huge amount of blood coming out of her arm and she gasped and fainted. A couple of months later Mattie found a family that was not sick and stayed with them. Mattie stayed with them for a while until she had to go to find her mother. She looked everywhere but she just could not find her. Soon she found her mom and they were very happy once again.

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                Matilda by Roald Dahl is a book about a very smart little girl that was ignored by her parents and she played tricks on them because she does not like when they call her names. Matilda’s mom thinks that reading is not important and being beautiful is more important so you could have a husband in the future. One amazing thing Matilda can do is move things with her mind. Matilda makes the mean princable leave and all of the teachers and students cheer for her. Ms.Honey was the only one who knew about Matilda’s powers.

                At the end of the book Matilda came to live with Ms.Honey because the dad had a lot to pay up because he sold horrible cars and lied to costumers. As they were leaving at the last second Matilda ran to Ms.Honey to tell her that she was leaving and Ms.Honey was not surprised because she knew what Matilda’s dad does. Matilda ran with Ms.Honey all the way to her house and asked her mom and dad if she can stay. Matilda’s mom and dad said yes and Matilda jumped into her teachers arms. Matilda was now happy with someone she wanted to be with.

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                The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian by Sherman Alexie is about a boy that feels like he is living two lives. He quit his old school to go to a better one filled with white people. His friend Rowdey hated him know because junior was from the reservation and nobody leaves the reservation. Even before people picked on junior and since he started the new school people have been picking on him even more. Junior loves to draw and that is one of the way he expresses his feelings.

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            Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon by Lisa Papademetriou is aabout a fairy that lost her wings but for a good cause. Rani still felt sad because she couldn't dance at the fairy ball. Rani got around because she rhode on the back of a dove. At the ball she couldn't do the dances because the doves wings would blow the dancing people. Rani did not feel like she belonged because Vidia told her that she only got in the way.

Rani ran away and had to defend herself from a snake in the water.  Finally she got to a lagoon and these mermaids found her. The mermaids were deciding which one should keep her. A couple of minutes later Rani and the mermaids were under water. The only way Rani could breath was with a neclace made out of bubbles because she was a water talent fairy. The mermaids showed her where they lived. Rani finally noticed that she missed pixie hollow and returned. Everybody was happy eccept Vidia.