JOEL IS LEGEND

JOEL IS A BOSS - TRUE

JOEL IS COOL - TRUE

JOEL IS YOUR HERO - TRUE



TRUE OR FALSE

TRICK QUESTION EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS THEY ARE ALL TRUE

Luke is a super boss

I AM A SUPER BOSS!!!!!! i am the coolest.

The Door in the Dragon's Throat

Title: The Door in the Dragon's Throat

Author: Frank Peretti

Publisher: Crossway books
Number of pages: 111

Where I found the book: Christian Heritage Library



Summary  

In this book the main characters are Jay, Lila, Gozan, and their father Dr. Cooper. This book takes place in Nepur this town is filled with danger and is very mysterious. The time of this book was not mention. Dr. Cooper and his crew are sent on a expedition to the Dragons Throat which holds treasure. the problem was that everyone try to go to the Dragon's Throat and they all failed. The theme of this book is mysterious because you never know what going to happen


When Dr. Cooper and his crew arrive at Nepur there was no one there. Nepur is filled with danger and is nothing but sand. Dr. Cooper and his crew found a big door and at the bottom of the Dragons Throat. When
Dr. Cooper and his crew tried to open it, an old man kidnaps Cooper daughter Lila. The man who kidnapped Lila He is under a curse, and believes that Coopers God is powerful enough to free him. Then they pray for him and he accepts God in his heart.


Meanwhile Gozan steals the key and give it to the president. Dr. Cooper finds out that the only thing in the Dragon throat are demons. Coopers family hurries up and finds that the president has opened the door. Afraid he hurries away and falls off a ledge and drops the key. Cooper takes the key locks the door.



Christian Perspective  


This book was written in Christian perspective. Coopers family belief was really strong. There was never a moment the the questioned God. They never lost faith and always trusted God. when things didn't go there way they prayed and and never lost their faith,  and always stayed true to him.



My Thoughts 

This is definitely one of the best fantasy books I've ever read. I found this book very interesting to read. The reason  I chose this book because my E.L.A teacher recommended it to me. What I liked about this book is that a Christian author wrote it, and I was excited to see how the author would write a Christian fantasy book. What is disliked was that the action took forever to start and felt that the book like a year for me to read. I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy.

Title: Cracker, The Best Dog in Vietnam
Author: Cynthia Kadohata
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Place and Date of Publication: New York, 2007
Number of Pages: 300
Where this book was found: Borrowed from a friend

~Story Review~

Rick Hanski was going to whip the world. The miliatry was in need of dog handlers and they were in demand. So Rick figured he was going to whip the world, except with a dog by his side. He also wants to prove the Sarge that he would make a great soldier for the army. Cracker is a beautiful German Shepherd, taken away from her owner and is trained to sniff out bombs and traps by the 67th Infantry Platoon and make good use of that doggy nose. When Rick and Cracker are paired together as a team, they both know it wont be easy for both of them. But later on they realize they need to work together to make it back home safely and alive. During the war, Cracker and Rick start to have a really close bond, maybe even closer then Cracker's previous owner. The themes for this book are war, animals, friendship, and war.

~Christian Perspective~

This book is not written in a Christian Perspective. But this book does deal with the themes that Christians don't support like war or some of the character's personalties. But this book does have some things that would Christian people would like. But i do think it's okey for Christians and other people to read this, soem of the characters do show some Christ-like attitudes.

~ My Thoughts~

This book was really inspiring. Once I was reading the last parts of it, I literally couldn't put it down. It made me feel emotional because it was touching. I would definately recommend people to read this. I don't like animal books at all. But this one was my favourite. I suggest people who don't animal stories to read it, because this totally changes your perspective

Iwan's book review

Title: Spud

Author: John van de Ruit

Publisher: Penguin books

Place & year of publication: South Africa 2005

Number of pages: 389

Where I found the book: It’s my book

Plot

Johnny Milton aka spud is a normal fourteen-year-old boy who has been selected for a scholarship at a very expensive private school in South Africa. Where he meets his roommates/best buddies (Rambo, Mad dog, Henry, Simon Boggo, and Vern) for the rest of his school life. Together these seven teen-age boys form the crazy seven.

So together the Crazy seven endure life’s hardships in school and the party when they are over. Together they all survive the first year of high school but their high school career has only just begun.

Christian perspective

This book is not written from a christian perspective. But definitely contains some christian values and believes for example, the school they go to is a christian school and on campus there is a chapel which they attend every sunday and wednesday. But that does not mean they do everything in a Christ like way. They are fourteen-year-old boys and they get into a lot of mischief.

My thoughts

The book was a very good. It was full of action and humor and I would definitely recommend it to boys that like humor and adventure in a book.

Escape from the Island of Aquarius

Title: Escape from the Island of Aquarius

Author: Frank Peretti

Publisher: Crossway books

Place of publication: United States of America

Year of publication: 1986

Number of pages: 160

Where I found the book: Christian heritage school library

Summary

In this book the main characters are Jay, Lila, Dr. Cooper, Adam Mackenzie, and kelno. This book takes place in the island Aquarius but the time of when this took place is not specified. This all starts when Adam Mackenzie (a missionary that is part of the international missionary alliance) has not been heard of for a while until there is a dead body found on a raft carrying a note written by Mackenzie. So the missionary alliance sends Dr.Cooper along with his kid’s Jay and Lila to look for Adam Mackenzie. This book takes place in the Island Aquarius but the time of when this happened is not specified. The theme of this book is always kept fighting for what you believe in and it ok to share your opinion even if it’s different.

When the coopers reach the Island of Aquarius they find a very civilized village, led by Adam Mackenzie, with nice houses and electricity.  All of the villagers  used to live in big countries with normal jobs and all share the same dream which is to start their own new world. Dr. Cooper then starts to realize that Adam Mackenzie is no longer a man of God because he doesn’t have church, teaches that  Jesus came to save us from ignorance, and believes in evils forces, spirit’s, and curses. As the Coopers were leaving the island Mackenzie finds them on sacred ground and thinks they were cursed. The Coopers were now put in a hut which was used as a jail. As the Coopers escape they are found again by Mackenzie and Mackenzie decides to send Lila to be used as a sacrifice to the island and puts Jay and Dr. Cooper in a whirlpool of water.

 The whirlpool of water led Jay and Dr. Cooper to cave underground with the real Adam Mackenzie. The real Adam Mackenzie explains to Jay and Dr. Cooper that the guy they thought was the Mackenzie was actually named kelno. Adam was kicked out of the village by kelno and lived in the cave for a year. In that year spent in the cave Adam was building boats to prepare for the day the Island would sink. Dr. Cooper and jay realized the island was sinking so they had to act fast to save Lila. But what they didn’t know was that Lila was already saved by a big Polynesian guy named Candle. Jay, Adam, and Dr. Cooper try to go and save all the village people and bring them to the two boats left on the Island before it sinks. But the villagers make it to the boats only to find out that the water is too high to leave the cave. Lila gets an idea to set off bombs in the cave to lower the water level which does work. While Lila was doing that, Adam talked to each single person on the Boat about Jesus just in case they all died. Lila then became the hero because she saved all the people on the boat and everyone makes it out of the Island  safe except Kelno.

Christian Perspective

This book is definitely written from a Christian perspective. The cooper’s Christian belief was really strong and there wasn’t any moments were they doubted God. They never lost faith in Him and always remembered that they are children of God. When they were jailed by Kelno all they did was pray. Dr. Cooper talks to kelno about how God’s power is amazing and stronger than Satan’s power which was what kelno believed in. If I was in Dr. Cooper’s shoes I would be a bit doubtful and scared. When Dr. Cooper believed that Kelno killed his daughter he was planning on revenge but he backs off and realizes that he belongs to God and ended up not harming Kelno. If I was in Dr. Cooper shoes I would not have the strength to control myself the way he did. Also it talks about how Adam Mackenzie would pray every day for the village people and how he forgives people who have wronged him.

My Thoughts

The reason I chose this Book was because our E.L.A teacher recommend it to me. I am the type of person who judges books by its cover and I thought this book was going to be boring but it wasn’t too bad. The language the author used was tough to understand at times. I felt as if the book forever to read but maybe that’s because the book start to get interesting around pages 95 and over. I like this book because it was my first time reading a fiction book by a Christian author so I liked to see how the author would bring a Christian perspective into this book. What I dislike about this book had nothing to do with the story itself I just didn’t like how the author wrote it. I found the book boring in the beginning which made me want to put down the book and stop but in the end it got really interesting. I would recommend this book too people interested adventurous books with lots of action and bit of drama because it gives you an equal dose of both.    

Meredith’s Book Review

Title: Vanished

Author: Kristi Hall

Publisher: Zonderkidz

Place and Year of Publication: United States of America, 2011

Number of Pages: 127

Where you found the book: CHS School library

Story Review:

Jeri McKane, a sixth grader at the Landmark Boarding school for girls, didn't think her life could get any worse after her mom informed her that she wouldn't be able to come to parent's weekend.  Jeri had been counting down the days on her calendar until she could she her mom again, only to have all her excitement vanish in an instant.  Jeri felt sorry for herself all the way to dinner, but then noticed that her roommate Rosa didn't show up.  She was supposed to be back hours ago from her art fieldtrip . . . so where could she be?

As Jeri was starting to worry, the Headmaster stood up to make an announcement.  As Jeri found out that the van carrying the students was missing, she could scarcely breathe.  Possibilities flooded into her mind about what could have happened to them.  As the Headmistress continued, Jeri and her friends found out that the van had been seen entering a two - mile stretch, but never came out.  That meant two possibilities for Jeri - either they drove up the mountain, or into the lake.  A search party was formed to start looking and a few students, including Jeri, went along.  They brought warm beverages and food to those looking as the temperatures started to drop. Jeri couldn't imagine how cold Rosa would be!  Jeri was certain that what they needed was an investigator and reporter, so she called up Jake, someone who had visited their school a while back.  But Jake found out just about as much information as everyone else.

Jeri was determined to do something, so she started investigating herself.  Nothing seemed to line up for Jeri, and nothing was making any sense. Jeri started to feel hopeless, but kept persevering and working hard.  Will Jeri uncover any clues? Will they find the bodies in the lake?  Will the mystery ever be solved?  This book is titled Vanished because the school van and all the students inside suddenly vanish and no one knows where they went.  The book has a theme of suspense and intrigue, and really keeps you on your toes!

Christian Perspective:

This book was written from a Christian Perspective because Jeri goes to a Christian Boarding School and often prays throughout the book.  Jeri really dealt well with the problems that faced her and never got angry with God for anything.  This book really taught me that I have to keep trusting in God even if all hope seems lost.  It also taught me that God doesn’t forget about us and that he’s always keeping us safe and watching over us.  The story was really encouraging at times and I thought it had a lot of Christian value in it.  I think that the author really used her writing to get the meaning through to the readers that God will never forsake us.

   

My Thoughts:

I chose this book because it looked interesting and because it wasn’t too long.  I thought that this book was well written and really enjoyed it because it had a clever plot and never made me bored.  I would recommend this book to grade six or seven girls because at times I felt like it was written for a younger audience.  I would especially recommend it to girls who need encouragement in their faith and who like mysteries.  Overall it was a really good book!