Reading+Log-Braden



=Thank you for this reading log, Braden. You are beginning to develop your responses. A next step is to use evidence from the text to support your opinions.LS = **(Achieved) **

River Race By Tony German

Action- fiction

Uncle Matthew's in jail, and Tom Penny's on the run- for a murder they didn't commit. Tom's determined to prove that the Penny's have been framed. It takes kidnapping, a battle and a midnight chase through old Quebec. Being trapped on Iron-Bound Burk's raft and trying to prove his family name as innocent, is all that is on tom's mind.

I felt empathy with tom being chained on Iron-Bound Burk's raft- being forced to help his archenemy win the race to Quebec.

I recommend this book for ages 9-12 because The story keeps changing and its hard to keep sane while reading it.

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Warriors- The Forgotten Warrior By Erin Hunter

Non Fiction/Action

The clans around the lake are keeping to themselves after their ancestors warn them of a great danger, The dark forest clan lead by the horrible Tigerstar, approaching that could destroy all clan life. A stranger appears named Sol appears twisting the clans into hatred of each other literally forcing Windclan and Thunderclan to battle. A former member of Thunderclan, Hollyleaf, who is thought to be dead, reappears.

I felt empathy with Hollyleaf for being treated like a stranger when she's welcomed back to the clan.

I recommend this book for ages 9+ because there is some gore in it but not too much.

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Longfin

No Picture

Tom Shaw

Fiction/Documentary

Based on the biology of the Longfin eel, the Longfin of the title is one of the giant females nature has evolved to ensure the continuity of the species. The book shows all of what happened during this specific Longfin eel as well as a whole line of events in history that this eel experienced, the English coming to New Zealand and the fire that was set to clear land.

I felt empathy with Longfin for experiencing horrible events when the English arrived.

I recommend this book for ages 11+ because it is a lot to take in, real history and what humans did to the land of the long white cloud.

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Pendragon, Quillan Games



D.J. Machale

Fiction/Action

When Bobby Pendragon is invited to Quillan by Veego and Laberge, Game hosts from Veelox he is sucked into the deadly games that BLOK created. Near the end Bobby and his best friends, also the acolytes of second earth, Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwyned find out that a bully that has bullied Mark since kindergarten, Andy Mitchell, Is and has been Saint Dane, the enemy, all along. The traveler from Quillan, Nevva Winter Is in fact Saint Dane's assistant and has been helping Saint Dane bring down her own territory from the beginning.

There is Brilliant text in this book: "All right", I said with resignation. and "cooking in his diabolical workshop".

I felt empathy with Bobby being forced to play those twisted and deadly games.

I recommend this book for ages 10+ because the book does get quite confusing at times.

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Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins

Fiction/ Horror

24 kids from the 12 districts of Panem, a civilization in North America, are taken to an arena and forced to play the Hunger Games. The winner wins a magnificent amount of money. To win, the kids aged 12-18 have to fight to the death. The winner is the last one standing.

I recommend this book for ages 12+ because there is a lot of gore in it but also enjoyable for adults.

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