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 Title: Twice upon a time- Rapunzel The one with the really long hair

 Author: Wendy Mass Genre: Fantasy Fairytale Plot:  In this story, there are two sides, Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin. Rapunzel starts by telling a little bit about what she did before the evil witch came along. Prince Benjamin on the other hand spends some time with Elkin, his horrible cousin. When Rapunzel gets separated from her parents, all she has is a hay bed, six other dresses. Further her grief she receives food to eat,a cat for company called Sir Kitty. Her hair is continuously growing inch by inch. Benjamin's mother announces that his 5 year old sister is engaged!! In his father's kingdom, his mother and father chooses the relatives wives/husbands. Later on Elkin in engaged!! The two boys need to set off for lessons to hunt and shoot bows and arrows. Benjamin's very good friend, Andrew has given Benjamin a task to prove to his father that he will be a good king. The task is to find a hidden treasure in a cave guarded by a fierce troll. All knights who have tried to seek it have not been able to succeed. Now all the knights and brave men fear the troll. Benjamin decides to find the hidden treasure alongside his cousin Elkin. Over their journey Benjamin and Elkin start to bond and become friends. Rapunzel however, when she gets her food a quick movement happens. She sees a green colour and decides to write a letter to whomever delivers her food. The next time her food gets delivered she meets a green hermit named Steven. Steven needs to owe the witch (Mother Gothel as she likes to be called) every thing because his son was in grave danger and the  evil saved his son. Steven provided food, a bath, Sir Kitty, soap and others things to help Rapunzel, later on Steven and Rapunzel try to escape but only Steven manages to. In Benjamin's journey to find treasure he finds out that the treasure was a rumor. He finds all this out from a hermit, known as the green hermit called Steven. Steven gives Benjamin a clue that someone will sing. That Benjamin needs to hear, and soon Benjamin's and Rapunzel's path of life will come together... Will Benjamin find Rapunzel? Will they escape? Will Rapunzel be with her parents ever again? Will they live happily ever after?  Response: I really enjoyed this book because I liked how there were two different sides and how the author added twists and problems and how she made it a different but great fairytale. If I were Rapunzel I would of cut my long hair and possibly use the hair as rope to escape in the first place. When Benjamin helps Rapunzel to escape, the rope wasn't long enough so I would of cut some of Rapunzel's hair off to extend it. I felt empathy with Steven because Mother Gothel had used Steven and Steven didn't owe her anything and he must of felt so bad leaving Rapunzel behind. Rating: I give this book a 4 out of 5 Title: <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Twice upon a time-the one who took the really long nap <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Author: <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Wendy Mass <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Genre :<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Fantasy Fairytale <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Plot: <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">In this book, it starts with a king and queen. Their darling daughter has been born and has gotten gifts from fairies, but an evil fairy gives her gift. Her gift is when Princess Rose gets a prick on the finger, she will fall asleep for 100 years until a prince comes. The prince however, isn't use to having a mother with some ogre blood in her, the prince also lives with no name as the king lets him choose his own. Princess Rose and The Prince grows up in a normal life. On one day, the prince goes out into the woods and discovers a hidden castle, it's hidden by lots of vines. It is also exactly just like his castle. Princess Rose's birthday is coming up and she decides to spend it with her family on vacation. When she decides to explore the grounds she wandered towards a little cottage. An old woman answered the door, Rose notices that the old woman weaves. So Rose gave it a try, the old woman told her she was a natural so Rose decided to go faster. All of a sudden the door bursts open "NOOOOOO!!!" cries her parents. Rose wondered why, but now she could see a drop of blood fall on the floor and she fell into a deep sleep. On the other hand, The Prince figures out about a Princess living in the hidden castle. he chops down the thick vines. At first he hesitated before pushing the castle door open. <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Part two:( It doesn't tell you about how the princess awoken.) The princess awakens! When they both of them start to get to know each other, the prince's father gets concerned and bans the prince not to go into the woods anymore. On one night the prince runs away to be with Rose but some of the guards follow him. When the King finally sees that the hidden castle isn't a lie, the spell is broken and Rose is taken back to live with the prince and the prince finally comes up with a name... <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Response: <span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> I enjoyed this book but at the beginning it got a bit boring. If I were the good fairy I would explain the clue more, I kind of hate it when people don't explain things properly then when you turn around they disappear. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Rating :<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;"> I give this book a 3 out of 5



<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Title: <span style="color: #05b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Amulet- The last council, book four <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Author :<span style="color: #05b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Kazu Kibuishi <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Genre: <span style="color: #05b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Graphic Novel <span style="color: #20b918; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Plot: <span style="color: #05b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> In this book, a young girl Emily sets off in search of the last council. Emily is a stone keeper. She and her friends think that they will find the information and help Cielis, the city. But when they search through the city, they feel as if it's deserted and something mysterious is going on. They also make a new friend called Alison, Aly for short. Before they had arrived to Cielis they travelled dangerously through storms and heavy wind to get to the forbidden city and had lost their dear friends Cogsley and Miskit, but they weren't dead, just lost. When an aircraft arrives, Cogsley and Miskit take a ride with the person who took them aboard. He also knew Silas, Emily's great great grandfather. Cogsley and Miskit will be taken back to Emily and her friends. On one night Emily awakens and is taken by the council for the stone keepers competition to see who will be on of the next councils. In the competition is Max, Emily's friend, Ronin and Pierce. Through their hazardous journey the number of people get smaller and smaller. Will Emily make it? What will happen if she doesn't? What will happen to the others? <span style="color: #20b918; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 25px;">Response: <span style="color: #05b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; line-height: 25px;">I quite enjoyed this book because it was a great adventure and I liked all the different characters. If I were Emily I would have been more cautious because in the competition there were creature and codes to look out for and do correctly or you would be turned into a statue. <span style="color: #20b918; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 25px;"><span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; line-height: 25px;">Rating: <span style="color: #05b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%; line-height: 25px;"> I give this book a 3 out of 5

** Title: **** Amulet ** ** Author: **** Rebecca Lisle ** ** Genre **** : **** Mystery ** ** Plot: **** This book is about a girl Amethyst. She lives with her Aunt Agnes and Uncle John. She has very few friends and is a spoiler. One day when she gets home from school she finds her aunt and uncle in the basement making gargoyles but they're more like rockgoyles. The problem is that her aunt can't make them ugly enough to send to Granite, a spiteful person who's greedy for gold. Amethyst has a great habit of making the rockgoyles ugly. On that night a white rat scatters into Amy's room. Holding a note from Granite, it says that Amy is welcome to come to Malachite Mountain, where rockgoyles work and where Old Lord Lazulite ruled before he passed away. ** ** When Amy arrives there she fears of meeting Granite, while she enters Malachite Mountain she recognizes some rockgoyles working, some she had designed. When she meets Granite, she thinks he isn't really that bad. She is treated like a princess there. But she is assigned to go over to the wood clan and steal their wolf pup, Ralick. When Amethyst arrives at Spindle house she feels scared. Rock and wood don't mix. But at her time there she starts to make friends with Copper. Now she doesn't want to steal the wolf pup. One day at Spindle house an unexpected visitor arrives, called Shane Annigan, he stays at Spindle house for the night because of the snow storm. When Amy and Copper are down in the wood shop Shane steals Ralick. Questrid, Copper's brother sees Shane steal Ralick so Questrid sets off after Shane. When Amy and Copper realize that Questrid and Ralick are gone, they go off and find them. On their journey they meet an ice pixicle named Squitcher. When they follow Questrid's footprints it leads to Malachite Mountain where everything turns to disaster. All Granite wanted is revenge by luring Copper into a trap. Amethyst also gets herself into a muddle. Will they have a happy ending? ** ** Response **** : I enjoyed this book although through the middle it got a little bit boring and it was fantastic. If I were Amethyst, I would have been so scared to go through a cave but Amy was really brave. ** ** Rating: **** I give this book 3 out of 5 **



<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #05b9ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Title: Dear Dumb Diary Year Two, School, hasn't this gone long enough?** <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #05b9ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Author: Jim Benton <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #05b9ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Genre: Diary <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #05b9ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Plot: In this book, Jamie Kelly struggles with maths. She's good at language arts but not maths. When she finds that all of her friends are staring to like and achieve in maths, Jamie gets fed up. She also thinks that her parents are going to send her to summer school because she failed at maths. Even her friend Angeline that's so beautiful with her hair and things is doing good with her new adorable glasses. When they get their results from the maths test, Angeline, Isabella (Jamie's Best friend) and Jamie all got good grades. Jamie finds out that Isabella and her dad have made a bet on ten dollars if Jamie's grade got a little bit better. Isabella wanted ten dollars so she could get a purse just like Jamie's so Jamie and Isabella trade items, ten dollars for the hand bag. Jamie felt a bit evil because she had always put the school's disgusting meat loaf in the handbag! <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #05b9ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 25px;">Response: I really enjoyed this book because it was full of humour that made me laugh a lot! I felt empathy with Jamie because she didn't know that Isabella and her dad had made a bet.