Days of Tears by: Julius Lester May 7, 2010

     Emma is a black slave working for Pierce Butler’s kids, Sarah and Frances. Pierce Butler is divorced with his wife. So Emma works for them and loves and cares for them like their her own children. Frances and Sarah care the same for Emma, but Frances does not show it. Emma wants them to have a caring heart like their mother. Sarah and her mother don’t like the american slavery. On the other hand, Pierce Butler and Frances believe in the Southern way of blacks in their treatment.

      Butler decided to host the biggest slave auction in the American History. He gets slaves he owns and auction them to other Slave owners. Every slave sold will go live with their owner. So slaves will be seperated from their families and may not be able to see them again. Though Butler promised Emma’s parents that he will not sell Emma, some Slave owner comes and asks how much this fine lady is. Butler and the the slave owner, Miss Henfield talked over while Sarah notices. The deal was on and Butler broke his promise. Emma was sent to away with Miss Henfield with other slaves. Sarah was devasted and could not believe her eyes.

    As you can see slavery has broken down and is not as bad as it seems today. Slaves were sold and tossed around like dolls. Know slavery know longer happens in the United States. I liked the book as a Historical Fiction book. I would not read it personally because historical ficition is not my favorite. I would rate this three stars. I recomend this book to people out there that like historical fiction or want to know more about southern black slavery.

Takeoffs and Landings by: Margaret Peterson Haddix March 25, 2010

       One day was a horrible day. Chuck and Lori had their last time with their father. Chuck and Lori’s father died in a terrible truck accident. Chuck, Lori, and their mother are devastated. Mom hasn’t been supportive at all. Then mom decided to go for a trip.

      Mom has been flying all over the world. She left Chuck, Lori, and her siblings behind and asked their Grandparents if they may stay with them for a while. That word ‘while’ has been eight years. When their mom returns, Chuck and Lori barely know her and mom barely knows them. Better yet,Lori and Chuck barely know themselves. Chuck is very self-conscious and Lori can barely resemble of her mothers absents.

     As you can see Chuck and Lori didn’t do the best without their mom. They were hurt when their father died and then their mother left. Would they ever be close to each other again? Read the book to find out! I would rate this book 4 out of 5 stars. It wasn’t the best book but it was pretty good.

Out of the Dust by: Karren Hesse February 25, 2010

   Billy Jo had a terrible accident in her life. Her mother died giving birth to Billy’s brother, Franklin, and her dad won’t talk to her about it. To make matters worse they get no rain in Oklahoma. So they can not grow their crops correctly. Billy works hard and tries to do her job right.

  In Oklahoma they have huge duststorms that could tear everyones house down. It has happened before and people just rebuild. If they have dustorms then that means no water. When people have no water they aren’t in very good health. Billy tries to make a difference in her life by doing everything she can. She tries to be strong about all the things that has happened.

  As you can see Billy Jo did not have a great life. This is one of my most favorite books and I did not even want to put the book down. It should be a good book if it won a newbery award. I recomend this book to people who are into learning about the 1900′s.

Ron Howard by:Barbara Kramer December 27, 2009

Ron Howard is a child star and Hollywood director. He has been in show business every since he had learn to talk. Though, he is not your normal average actor, he was also a director. It was Ron’s dream to be a director when he was a kid, but his mom and dad were famous performers  and that got people all over the world wanting him to be just like them, so his dream didn’t come true at that time.

People call Ron Howard, “Ronny,” while off the set. People thought he was getting to old for that nickname and stopped.”Ronny” starred on Happy Days, Opie, American Graffiti, The Vomit Comet, and lots more! He isn’t just on one movie or show as you can see. He acts in  different genres.

Ron got his life dream and quit acting to go be a director. He says he wants to be the one to tell people what to do and make up the choices for the design and set. Ron Howard is known for what he does today.

Seekers by Erin Hunter October 15, 2009

     I read the amazing book, Seekers by Erin Hunter.Over all, Seekers is a really great book. Seekers is about these three bears, Toklo,Lusa,and Kallik. On there own adventure.Toklo who lost his brother and the mother who aboneded him.Lusa, who left Bear Bowl,a zoo, to go to the wild. Kallik, whos mother died after getting attacked by killer whales and her brother who is lost in the mysteriouse land of polars.

    Three cubs from different species-black,polar, and grizzly- are on this amazing adventure. Each determined to survive in the harsh wilderness. They find them selves brought together on a perliouse journey. Fate is about to change these cubs lives forever, bringing them adventure, unexepected suffering, and finally setting their paws on a path toward a future they can not imagene.

     As you can see Seekers is fun, amazing,surprising, and sad. When you pick up this book and start to read there is  no way you would be able to put the book down. This fantasy novel is geniuse! There is a lot of questions in this mysteriouse book though. Will all three cubs find there way out and into safety? Will Kallik find her brother? Read the Seeker series to find out.