No Flying in the House -- Book Review

               No Flying in the House is a fiction book by Betty Brock.  When a tiny dog named Gloria arrives at Mrs. Vancourt’s house with a 7 year-old girl named Annabel, Mrs. Vancourt keeps them.  Then one day, an evil cat named Belinda tells Annabel that she is half fairy!  Belinda also tells her Annabel’s fairy mother married a mortal man, and they were banished from the fairy kingdom.  But if Annabel chooses to be a mortal, then her parents can come back.  Between her newly found powers and the freedom of her parents, which one will she choose?  Read this book to find out!

               My favorite part is when Annabel finds out that she is a fairy and flies for the first time.  I like this book a lot, and I recommend it for all people that love fairies and magic.

A book review: Athena the Wise

            Athena the Wise is part of a series called Goddess Girls by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams.  When a new boy named Heracles is admitted to MOA (aka, Mount Olympus Academy), he has to complete 12 difficult labors or else he’ll be kicked out!  Athena’s dad, Zeus, tells her to watch and help Heracles with the labors.  Three of the labors are to defeat a nine-headed Hydra, which is a mythical creature, capture a Cretan bull, and clean out thousands of stalls full of horse poop (blech).  The last labor he completed was to win a strong goddess’s approval.  Athena gave him her approval by weaving two tapestries of Heracles doing all twelve of his labors.  Therefore he joined MOA and became immortal.

Jasmine's Delectable Desserts

I have a new dessert business called “Jasmine’s Delectable Desserts”.  So far, I am baking chocolate-chip banana bread.  (I can make it with or without chocolate chips.)  Later, I am planning to put more desserts on the menu.  The chocolate chip banana bread is very delicious and moist.  I have served my aunts and they agree it’s awesome.  If you want to place an order, put a comment on the comment area below this post!

Writing Drill

Jasmine needed to look at this picture closely, describe it in her own words and draw her own version of it.  Here it is.

Cacti grow near the sandy road.  Tumbleweeds blow this way and that.  Clouds lazily drift by with no sign of rain.  The air is hot and dry without a breeze.  A saloon is closed because there aren’t any people to run it.  Every house is gray because they need a new coat of paint.  Only the heartiest of plants and animals remain.  No sound comes from the saloon, only the occasional chittering and chattering of birds.  The skeletons of unlucky dehydrated cows remain.

Book Review --- "Homeless" by Laurie Anderson

          Homeless is a book that’s part of a series called ‘Wild at Heart’.  The book is about 5 kids who work at a vet’s store.  Sunita is the main character.  A cat named Socrates runs away, leaving Sunita and her friends to worry.  While searching for the cat, the kids stumble upon a cat colony.  People near the cats complain about the noise and mess the cats make.  The people also want to put the cats to sleep.  Will Sunita and her friends find Socrates and save the cat colony?  Or will it be ‘nighty-night cats’ for good?  Read this book to find out!

            Since I’m totally into animals, I love this book.  Homeless is chock-full of suspense, and the characters in it are very daring.

               I recommend this book to kids 8+, because kids 7 and younger might have a hard time reading the words.  For people that like animals and suspense, this is the perfect book for you!

Book Review

I recently read a book called Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins.  It was full of excitement!  The story is about a boy named Gregor and his sister named Boots who fell down through their laundry chute.  They ended up in a placed called the Underland.  According to a prophecy, Gregor is the warrior who is to save the people and animals of the Underland.  Gregor, Boots, Underland people, and a few cockroaches, bats, and one rat go out to defeat evil. 

I liked this book because it was very entertaining.  It talked about things that couldn’t happen in real life.  It made me use my imagination.

DS Game Review

I have a DS game called Style Savvy, and it’s so much fun!  You start out as a helper in a fashion shop called Strata.  You help girls choose clothing items to buy.  New shops will open up as Strata’s popularity increases, like the cosmetics store and hair salon.  As you get better with fashion, you’ll own your own fashion store.  You will be able to choose the look and music of for your store.  You can buy items for your store at the Buyer’s Center.  You can also dress yourself up, put on makeup, and get a new hairdo!  Items you buy will show up in your wardrobe.  You can enlist in fashion contests at the Contest Hall.  If you win, you’ll receive clothing items you can’t get anywhere else.  If you love fashion, this is the perfect game for you!!!