My new favorite movie- the King's Speech.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

In Eoin Colfier's riveting 432 page book Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox, tells of fourteen year old child prodigy Artemis Fowl in a quest to give up his criminal ways and save his mother's life from a terrible disease. Aided by unmentioned parties, he time travels back in time to find his mother's cure, but accidentally brings his greatest enemy back into his time, causing two of them to be loose on Earth.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Daniel X: Demons and Druids

Pyromaniac extremist Phosophorous Beta is on a rampage, and is ready to take down alien hunter Daniel X as well as the rest of the world. This being made of as much fire as humans are made of water has been on Earth for over a thousand years, growing in power. Daniel must travel back into Anglo-Saxon Britan and stop him, or our favorite planet will be going up in flames. 256 pages.
Daniel X: Demons and Druids

Daniel X: Watch The Skies

I've heard of people doing some pretty crazy things just to get fame, but attempting to wipe out an entire planet? That's just wrong. Daniel is back, and this time he's taking on the catfish-like movie director, the fifth most evil alien on the planet. Throughout all 288 pages, Daniel makes out with two different girls a total of six times, get shot by lightning twice, and almost blown up four times. A great read.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X is a thrilling 269 page novel by award-winning author James Patterson. The main character, Daniel, is an alien that resembles a human from the planet Alpar Nok. He was born with the power to create anything out of nothing, and is tracking down aliens all over the planet until he finally can destroy his parent's murderer, an alien known as the Prayer. In this book, Daniel is tracking down the deadly Ergnt Seth, the sixth most dangerous alien on earth, who knows exactly what Daniel can do.
     Daniel proves throughout the entire book that he is a totally selfless character. He has such a high level of perseverence and determination, he is capable of vanquishing otherworldly foes. When he is taking on Ergnt Seth's henchman, Number 16, a shapeshifter, he realizes the only way to stop this morpho creep is to jump inside him while he is shapeshifting. He continues to rip number 16 apart, inside out. Daniel Undergoes hardships so immensely difficult, that no matter the hero or heroine, Anakin Skywalker, Harry Potter, Gilgamesh, they all would have given up beforehand. But the most likely reason why Daniel is so determined and selfless, is because he has lost everything. His parents were murdered, as were his best friends, and his home planet was destroyed by Ergnt Seth. Daniel's only goal in life is to stop all otherworldly evil, and he has nothing to lose.

Friday, October 22, 2010

My Brochure

Sorry I didn't get to it sooner. My internet was down last night.
Here is my brochure:


Step 1- Getting There

To begin your adventure between worlds, there are a number of essential items required to travel, and then to survive.

TRANSPORTATION
Inter-world traveling is complicated, and one or more of the following items is required to enter other worlds.
v     Magical Rings
v     A Magical Wardrobe
v     A Painting of a Ship
v     A friend who has been to other worlds before to help you call upon some deity (i.e. Aslan, Jadis,)

SURVIVAL
When traveling, one must be sure they are well equipped for any danger that may be thrown at them.
v           A flashlight
v           Toffee or other edible material that could be grown into a tree
v           Your manners, especially when  dealing with powerful deities (i.e. Jadis, Aslan)
v           A lamppost for throwing at enemies, useful if you are an extremely strong Queen, useless against powerful Lions
v           A way out





Step 2- The Wood Between the Worlds

The Wood Between the Worlds is a picturesque wood full of pools leading to other worlds. A must-see for new travelers.
“It was a rich place, as rich as plum cake.”
-Digory Kirk,

APPEARANCE
The Wood between the worlds is a lush forest with several strange trees. A rich green light pours in and is filled with several pools which lead to other worlds. It is a “between place” for the worlds.

DANGERS
The wood between the worlds sustains no life, so no danger is caused by living things, but part of its enchantment is that anything that falls asleep will never wake up. Another danger is the chance of becoming lost, as most of the forest is identical.


Step 3- Charn

The Desolate Land of Charn was once a great Empire, but all life on it was destroyed when the Evil Empress Jadis spoke the deplorable word, a spell capable of destroying all life in a world.
“I Don’t like it (Charn)”
-Polly

APPEARANCE
Desolate ruins devoid of life. A red, dying sun and grand temples. The Royal Palace contains a dungeon, banquet room, and the Hall of Waxworks.

DANGERS
As with The Wood Between The Worlds, Charn is devoid of life. The only real dangers are mysterious riddles that will either drive you insane or trick you into releasing an Evil Queen.

RULER
Jadis, the Empress, who spoke the Deplorable Word, killing all life on Charn.

                                          
Step 4- Narnia

Narnia is one of the newer worlds, created by the extremely powerful Lion Aslan just a few Earth centuries ago.
“Narnia, Narnia, Narnia, awake. Love. Think. Speak. Be walking trees. Be talking beasts. Be divine waters.”
-Aslan the Lion

APPEARANCE
Narnia is much like Earth, yet it is a newer world, so technology is not so advanced. Narnia is flanked on the North by Etinsmoor, and the South by Archenland.

DANGERS
Narnia holds many dangers because of the harsh forces of Nature, but the primary danger is The White Witch, also known as Jadis, a ruthless tyrant determined to rule Narnia.

RULER
Aslan the Lion, who created the World of Narnia. Narnia as a country was first ruled by King Frank of Earth, then later High King Peter.


Step 5- earth

Earth is one of the Few worlds that does not have magic playing a major role in how it is run. The Earth people are semi-advanced and is divided into dozens of separate nations.
“So- Yours is a younger world.”
-Jadis The Witch

APPEARANCE
All varieties of climates and terrain. The world is divided into dozens of nations, and people are almost never at peace.

DANGERS
Anything from robbers, gangsters, to war; Earth has it. Almost everywhere you go a danger is looking.

RULER
Earth has hundreds of rulers, and is not governed under one crown.







A  Traveler’s Guide to The Worlds

Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Measly Middle Ages

If pages were humor, just by reading this book I could have had my 900 pages already. The Measly Middle Ages tells you everything you would want to know (and wouldn't want to know) about the age of Knights in Shining armor. 128* pages of hilarity.
*Counts as double pages

The Groovy Greeks

The Groovy Greeks= A HILARIOUS book by Terry Deary on everything Greek.       Throughout all 79* pages the author pours in accurate historical information, gruesome stories, and hilarious truths. A book for anyone that likes Greece or likes a laugh.

*The Enrichment Reading List said it counted for double pages, so that would be 158 pages.

Point Blank

Point Blank is a two hundred eighty-eight page book by Anthony Horowitz about teen superspy Alex Rider. Alex must embark on a quest to infiltrate the headquarters of the insane Dr. Grief. Edge-of-your-seat action, awesome gadgets, and EVIL villians. Great read.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

The Red Pyramid

The Red Pramid by Rick Riordan is a 516 page book filled with non-stop action, supreme evil, and a crazy flamingo-eating baboon. An exceptionally gripping book capable of unleashing anyone's inner nerd.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Stormbreaker Summary

In Stormbreaker, a 240 page book by Anthony Horowitz, 14-year-old Alex rider is sent by MI6, Britain's spy agency, to discover why his Uncle was killed. Alex discovers that his Uncle's murderer is planning to release a more powerful form of smallpox on the entire U.K. through his supercomputer, The Stormbreaker.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

My Song

My song is Frodo's Theme* from The Lord of The Rings. I chose this song because it reminds me of how Frodo must be brave, viligant, and have faith to destroy the One Ring. I tend to lack those traits, and it helps me to know that if you have those qualities, you can accomplish almost anything, even if it's destroying the most powerful weapon in the universe.
*for some reason the link makes it so it brings up a page that includes my song, but does not have it on the GrooveList (is that what it's called?)