My next book of the school year is a book called "On to Oregon". This book is about the Sager family and their journey to Oregon. The main character of the book is teenager John Sager. John has never been the most obedient kid. And this story shows how he must put his childish ways behind him and step up to lead his siblings on a great journey across the country. The book was very engaging all the way through and I really enjoyed it.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The Great Turkey Walk
My second book to blog is The Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr. This book is about a young man named Simon Green. As far as intelligence goes, Simon doesn't have much. After spending three years in 3rd grade, he is graduated early and told to spread his wings and find something else to do. So Simon decided to go into the the turkey business. One of the farmers in his town has an extreme surplus of turkeys and Simon decides to buy them and walk them all the way to Denver where they sell for a significantly higher price. Along the way Simon has many interesting adventures. A circus muscle man who turns out to be his long lost father, a run away slave, Indians, and a girl whose entire family died and left her alone on their land. Something new is happening around every turn for Simon in his quest to prove his worth.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Wait for Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee
Well school is starting again so it's time to get back to my blog.
This post will be about a book I read for history called Wait for Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee, by Patricia Beatty. This takes place during the Civil War and is about a boy named Lewallen Collier. At the beginning of the book Lewallen's father and oldest brother leave their family to go fight in the war. But while they are away, tragedy strikes. Indians attack the area and kill everyone in Lewallen's family except for Lewallen and his sister, Eula Bee. I don't want to give away much of the story, but the rest of the book is about Lewallen's daring escape from the Indians and his quest to reclaim his sister. Along the way he befriends some surprising characters. I learned a lot about different relationships between peoples during the time of the Civil War and overall I really enjoyed this book!
This post will be about a book I read for history called Wait for Me, Watch for Me, Eula Bee, by Patricia Beatty. This takes place during the Civil War and is about a boy named Lewallen Collier. At the beginning of the book Lewallen's father and oldest brother leave their family to go fight in the war. But while they are away, tragedy strikes. Indians attack the area and kill everyone in Lewallen's family except for Lewallen and his sister, Eula Bee. I don't want to give away much of the story, but the rest of the book is about Lewallen's daring escape from the Indians and his quest to reclaim his sister. Along the way he befriends some surprising characters. I learned a lot about different relationships between peoples during the time of the Civil War and overall I really enjoyed this book!
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