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 * Small Steps **



**Title: ** Small Steps
 * ﻿ **

**Author:** Lois Sachar

**Genre:** Comedy/romance

**Plot:**

Upon returning to Austin, Armpit set five goals for himself.

Five small steps

1.Graduate High school 2.Get a job 3. Save his money 4.Avoid situations that might turn violent AND... 5.Lose the name Armpit

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">**Response:**

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">I enjoyed this book because it was a real page turner; I never wanted

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">to stop

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">reading! Some of the parts sort of freaked me out where there was a bit

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">of violence but it ended out to be a real awesome ending. I recommend

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">this book for any teens that enjoy a good, funny romance type book with

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">a lot of drama; if that sounds like you I think Small steps is the perfect

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">book for you to read.

**<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; line-height: 115%;">Language Used: **

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">The language used, I believe, is quite descriptive and would best suit

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">teens.

**<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; line-height: 115%;">Text to Self: **

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">I felt bad for Armpit’s friend Ginny who is only at the age of 7 with a

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">very bad illness and always gets teased for her lisp and other

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">downfalls. If I were the bullies that teased Ginny I would think before I

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">acted and opened my mouth because the people that were nasty to her

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">were constantly bullying Ginny and I think they should have just got

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">on with their own lives and stop being so horrible.

**<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; line-height: 115%;">Community/world **<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; line-height: 115%;">:

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">Small steps is a sequel book after the great novel Holes and major film

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">by Lois Sachar. This book includes famous musicians, young girls with

<span style="font-family: 'RIOT!'; font-size: 80%; line-height: 115%; margin-left: 0cm;">epilepsy (illness), ticket scams and strange nicknames like ARMPIT!

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">A war rages, as the enemy closes in, as Ellie and her friends fight for their <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">lives, they are left with nothing**,** nothing but spirit, courage and pride. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">A sensational novel from the series that has transfixed millions of readers <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">worldwide.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">The Dead of the Night **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Author: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">John Marsden
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Genre: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">Fiction
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Plot: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">When you run out of choices, you <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">’ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">ve only got yourself.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">then. After I read this book I rushed out to get the other series. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">descriptive language used really draws you into the story. The author has <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">made it so the main character: Ellie is talking to the reader which makes it <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">so exiting and really easy to follow as well. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">would just inform the town that we are taking over the area and kick them <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">all out rather than killing people and damaging what they are planning to <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">own after they have captured everyone. I believe my way is much easier. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">written by great author John Marsden and the sequel after the book and film <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">**//Tomorrow when the war Began//**. The Dead of the Night involves an invasion, a war, <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">stong courage, great friendship, faith, teamwork and love.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Response: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">I first got hooked on these books when I got **//The Dead of the//**
 * //<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">night //**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">out of the public library. I had been a bit bored with the books up till
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Language: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">I absolutely love the way this book was written. The
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Text to self: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">If I were the enemy I would invade a little bit different. I
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 27px; line-height: 115%;">Text to community/world: **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Very Damaged','sans-serif'; font-size: 19px; line-height: 115%;">This story is an awesome novel

<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 48px; line-height: 115%;">S H E E P <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 48px; line-height: 115%;"> The sheep closed in around him like a big, woolly blanket. The puppy had never been so scared or so excited in his life. Soon he was racing, feinting, dodging - learning what it means to be one of the proud breed of Border collies, the finest sheepherders in the world. Then, almost overnight, his life is turned upside down. He finds himself in a series of strange places, with no sheep, his family gone. With nothing but the courage he was born with and a dream, he searches for the life he once knew, gathering names and adventures as he goes. For a short time, he's called Blackie. To the Goat Man, he's Shep. To Hollerin, he's Spot. There's one name that threatens to forever haunt him - Sparky, the name Billy the circus man calls him when he reaches for the whip. But there's another name that he is given, one that finally makes him feel at home. . . Known for her rich character development, the author brings all her skills to delving into the mind of a clever, philosophical, and hopeful dog searching for a home.
 * Author: **Valerie Hobbs
 * Genre: **Fiction
 * Plot: **

I really enjoyed reading this book because it really made me feel empathy for some of the characters especially the dog. If I were one of the characters who found the dog I would try to find out who owns him so the poor puppy wouldn’t have to travel and search the country to find his owners and could be retrieved back to his family instantly, but I guess that’s what makes it such a great book, full of adventure and chapters that keeps you sitting right on the edge of your seat, that’s my type of book! This book really connects to how any dog that looses their owners would feel. Another thing that is always a great thing you’ll find in this book is that it is written by a great New Zealand author and is based here in our country. This book also including our countries sheep rounder-uppers; border collies and our WORLD FAMOUS **SHEEP**!
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 * Text to community/world: **

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">transferred his love of books to her. She even sleeps with her current <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">book under her pillow. One night a strange character appears outside <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">their home. The next morning Mo packs Meggie off and they go visit <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Meggie's great-aunt Eleanor. Eleanor's home is a three story library. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Mo says he is here to finally fix the books that Eleanor needs repaired. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Meggie also hears him ask Eleanor to hide a book, the one she saw <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">him handle the night before after Dustfinger had left. What is so special <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">about that book? Who is this scary-sounding Capricorn? Meggie <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">doesn't know how soon she will be meeting Capricorn. He is definitely <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">terrifying. He will use Meggie to convince Mo to do what he wants. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Capricorn knows Mo will do anything to protect Meggie. //**<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-style: normal;">Responce: **////<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Inkheart //<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> is an excellent book. The premise of Mo's <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">talent is fascinating. The characters are well defined. This is not <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">a book for younger children or those who scare easily. I knew it <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">was going to end well yet wasn't sure how and was leary of <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Capricorn. When the characters voluntarily return to his base, I <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">wanted to yell out loud at them for being so stupid. Nothing was <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">worth facing him again. Cornelia Funke made the characters <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">came to life for me. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">Read this: Capricorn is a frightening character, but Meggie is <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 120%;">loveable and Mo is a true white knight.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Title: **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">InkHeart
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Author: **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Cornelia Funke
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Plot: **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;"> Meggie lives with her father Mo, a book binder. He has