All About Minecraft

Hello, my name is Kristopher. I am going to make a video game review on Minecraft.

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Minecraft is the title of the game.

My rating of the game is 5 stars out of 5 stars,and the game is still updating! But just in case you meant age wise, it is rated T for teens.  

Side note, before you ask, when you die or you kill an evil mob, there is no gore. All you see is a little smoke cloud and then there is no trace that you killed it, except for the items it drops, for example, skeletons drop bones.

The systems runs on  the X-box, computer,and Apple devices. It probably runs on more, but I don't know any.

The level of difficulty is adjustable. There is peaceful, where no evil mobs can spawn. Easy, where a few evil mobs spawn. Normal, where a moderate amount of evil mobs spawn, and hard, where a lot of mobs spawn. But just in general, it is a pretty complicated game. There are over 200 different materials that you can use and there are a lot of ways to die. But luckily, unless you are in hardcore mode, you can re-spawn with all of your progress saved. For example, you have a castle, than a creeper comes and kills you. You can re-spawn and the castle will be there.

Minecraft is a video game in a Gigantic 3D world, 3 times the size of the real world, according to Minecraft Wikipedia.It is a really good game!

The setting is ,well, a random world. It is a gigantic world where you can do anything you want, and the world is completely generated!

There aren't really any characters. The only things that are there is you, the Ender Dragon that lives in the end, and the Wither Boss that lives in the nether but you have to create the Wither. All the other things there has more than one of themselves so they are not really a“character”, but there are more mobs. For peaceful mobs, there are chickens,pigs, sheep, villagers, and cows. For evil mobs, there are wolves, silverfish,spiders, cave spiders, skeletons, zombies, endermen, and creepers! Oh, and I forgot witches. Last but not least, for bosses there are the Ender Dragon and the Wither Boss.

The point of the game (or plot) is... Well, there isn’t one ,really. One of the fun things of the game is that you make up your own point of playing! You can build a castle, beat the Ender Dragon or Wither boss.There are thousands of plots you can choose for yourself!

The gamer type that might like this is… there are many! First, a gamer who likes adventure. There are lots of vast landscape to explore. Second, someone who likes building. There are lots of things you canbuild! Third, for someone who likes a lot of a survival challenge on hardcore.There are no re-spawning and the difficulty is always hard! There are many other things you can do in Minecraft, but those are the main things.

My first and only tip is the following: Get the game.

My Alaskan Adventure!

      MY ALASKAN ADVENTURE!

"Here's your drink."  Oh. Hi there! I am just on my way to Alaska. Did you know that Alaska has a population of 626,425 people?  Well, my tourists gave me a brochure about Alaska. The brochure said that Alaska has really harsh winters.  It also told me that the origin of the name Alaska is from the Aleut Indian word “ alaxsxaq “ or “ agunalaksh “.   That means mainland or shore. it told me about how people needed to hunt to survive. (That I already knew.). It says: “Animals are coated with nice long fur to survive the frigid weathers of Alaska.” It said that Alaska has EPIC hills to sled on. Honestly, I think they do. But, it would be a foolhardy idea of someone to do that. They have beautiful mountains. I guess all this stuff was supposed to fascinate me. When I got off the plane, I walked ALL THE WAY to a stranded place in the middle of nowhere. In the distance, I saw a solitary  mini house. By mini house, meant mini house. It was so small, I bet only one person lived in it. On the bright side, it was substantial.  When I got there, no one was there. So I put all my stuff in it. I put ALL my clothes on. It was FREEZING. Since it was still light out, I decided to go for a walk. As I was walking, I saw a group of people all huddled  up. Then it hit me: Those weren't any people out of the ordinary, THEY WERE FROM MY FAVORITE SHOW! Alaska: The Last Frontier. I was so happy, I went up to them and asked them for their autograph. They didn't know what I meant at first. Then they realized. I met Charlotte, Otto, Eve, and Atz Lee. I was so happy. After that I went back to my little shack. The next day, I went back to the Kilcher family. They taught me how to hunt and preserve food. When I told them I had to go back to Massachusetts, they seemed sad. I told them I would be back in a month or so. That made them feel a lot better. So overall, my trip was AMAZING. Alaska is awesome. I had a spectacular time. You should go one day!

Super Spy of the World

by Marina C.

January 23, 2014

"Congratulations secret agent 14! You accomplished your mission. Here is your medal." Thank you, thank you. I couldn't have done it, hold on let me tell you how it all started. "Secret agent 14, we need you to stop Dr. Evil. He has built some sort of machine to make all the schools disappear! But stay on your guard because he has numerous body guards! We want you to pursue Dr. Evil. Get on your way agent 14." I knew what I had to do. I got my hover surfboard. It's purple with jet powered engines on the bottom our agencies symbol is in the middle, and comes with a GPS. I typed in Dr.Evils address into my GPS it said it was 2 miles away from here. Wait! I grabbed my backpack with all my tools. It has super sticky gloves, a grapling hook, a tazer and much more. When I started hovering I looked up at the sky at was black with thunder clouds. A thunder storm could happen any second. I hovered as fast as I could to Dr.Evils office before the storm. Memorial Rd, Basketball St, and Evil St here we go. I put my hover board in my backpack and right when I got inside it started pouring rain with thunder and lightning. I walked up the stairs to his office. When I saw his door I busted it down. There was pictures of Dr.Evil and the whole place was purple and green. I saw a shawdowy figure in the corner of my eye. I threw my backpack on the floor and grabbed my tazer. Dr.Evil was about to go down. "Well, well, well hello agent 14 how are you doing?" "Fine." I mumbled. "Well before we go down and fight. Fight my body guards." They were robots and I had a plan. Taze, Taze, Taze bam what! "You make me sick!" If I were going to do this lets do it now!" Dr.Evil put his fists up. Guess what I did? I put my tazer up! We went at each other miss, miss, miss, hit! I tazed him and he went down. I handcuffed him so he wouldn't escape. He yearned for me to let him go but I said no. When I brought him back to headquarters my boss said "Great job agent 14, you accomplished you mission thank you for your superior work, here is your medal." Thank you for my medal I couldn't have done it without and if your worried about Dr.Evil escaping from jail,... Again I will reassure you he is in jail with police guarding him. Thank you again for your support.

Pokemon X and Y

Pokemon X and Y

For all you fans of Pokemon, introducing Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. A new Pokemon adventure in a 3D world. Your adventure starts in Vaniville Town woken up by your mother's Fletchling, the Tiny Robin Pokemon. Leaving your house you see 2 of 4 of your new friends, Serena if your trainer is a male and Caleb if you pick a female who is your neighbor and Shauna who is Serena or Calem’s best friends. The two ask you to go to Aquacorde Town to get your first Pokemon. When you arrive to Aquacorde Town your other two friends Tierno and Trevor ask you to pick your starter between Chespin, the Spiky Nut Pokemon, Fenniken, the Fox Pokemon and Froakie, the Bubble Frog Pokemon. The rest of the story mode I will keep a secret. The Pokemon X and Y games rely on a Nintendo 3DS of any kind. For all you old school trainers who played Pokemon Red and Blue, there's mega evolution, with this new found power, you can go one step further in your battling strategies. Some mega Pokemon are Mega Charizard X, - for picking Pokemon X -Mega Charizard Y - for picking Pokemon Y, Mega Blastoise and Mega Venasaur.

Rating: 5 out of 5
By Shashank U.

The Break Dancing Babies

The Trip For The Break Dancing Babies!

“Lets go Jose”. I said as I hopped on to Jose, a creature that has the body of a moose, the stripes of the zebra, the antlers of a deer, the trunk of an elephant, the horn of a narwhal, the tail of a pig and the wings of a hummingbird. I patted on Joses’ back. “Lets soar through the blue skies all the way to Hawaii!” I exclaimed, “We can start our own restaurant and call it Break Dancing Babies!” Jose nodded and ascended into the skies of Massachusetts. It has just snowed a few days ago so every lawn was covered with snow, the streets were layered with a thin sheet of ice and every family with a dog had some yellow snow on their lawns... EW. Jose started to be absurd and was laughing at a spectator. He had a long white beard and he was plump and jolly like Santa... ITS SANTA!!. Oh wait, never mind, thats my mailman. Jose started to slow down and he landed right at my house. “Jose, what are you doing?” I asked, “We have to accomplish our goal.” Jose was to tired and I had no other way of transportation, so we went inside and had hot cocoa..and burnt our tongues.

THE END!

Celebration with the Minions!

Here in Gru’s lab, the minions will be having a birthday party for Gru. Chef Kevin has a special dessert prepared for all the guests.  Gru walks in and shouts, “Hello everybody! Settle down, settle down,” he says, “Let the party begin! The first party game is “Pin the Tail on the Fluffy Unicorn”.  The first blindfolded minion slowly walks up to the Fluffy Unicorn.  He places the tail on…the unicorn’s leg!  All the minions fell into a fit of laughter.  Even the blindfolded minion laughed!  No minions succeeded in this task.  They were probably thinking Let’s try something else.

Now it’s time for the birthday banquet as Gru yells, “Minions assemble!”  A huge beautiful table is in the middle of the room, piled high with edibles.  A roast beef is sitting in the middle, ready to be gobbled up.  There’s a whole harvest of vegetables (not for me).  Everyone eats as much as they can.  Then, Chef Kevin arrives with his best banana meringue.( For those of you who don’t know what a meringue is, look in the dictionary.)  Chef Kevin looks like he wants attention.  He’s pulling something out of a briefcase.  A flamethrower!  You’re supposed to use a torch!  Uh­ oh.  The power dial is set  to HIGH!

I’m not going to tell you what happened, but  I will tell  you that some minions had flaming backsides, and the meringue was well done.  Very, very well done.  After the flamethrower incident, it seemed frivolous that none of the minions had gifted Gru with fire insurance for his birthday.

By: Max:)

13 Gifts by Wendy Mass

                       13 Gifts

                             Review by: Colleen M.

When Tara gets suspended from the last two weeks of school she gets sent to the little town of Willow Falls for the summer.  On the train ride there she loses her brand new phone, $200, and her mom's I-pod.  When Tara gets there she steals one of her uncle's comic books to sell.  When she tries to sell it to mysterious Angelina.  Somehow Angelina knows she stole it and makes her do a job for her or she would tell Tara's uncle.  Tara has no choice. She is soon given a list of strange items to find around Willow Falls. She meets new friends that help out but, what happens when Tara turns in her items?  Read to find out!

           There are no coincidences in Willow Falls!

Five Stars

357 Pages

Ariel the True Story

Ariel The True Story

So this story is about a young mermaid named Ariel. But this is not exactly her story, its mine. If you hadn't already figured it out, my name is Ursula. I am the beauty of the sea, the pearl of the ocean and my job is to help the poor, souls of this unfortunate sea. Some people think I'm only in it to get a reward. I mean sure it's nice to get something in return, but my real prize is King Trident. "Do you hear that my sweethearts?" I asked my sweet little electric eels as I pulled the seaweed cloth off the magic ball. Just as I thought, there was Ariel getting scolded by her father again for skipping the concert. Again. Perfect! I thought. Just what I need to add the king to my collection! Oh look here she comes now! "Oh hello there child! What brings you to my castle of greatness."(castle of greatness might be a little much but whatever ) "well I need your help."she said sounding a little unsure, but she still said it! "What do you need child" I said smirking a little too much. "Well I met a prince. A human prince. I kind of fell in love and I want human legs. Can you help me?" "Oh really? Well I can help but I need something in return." "What do you want?" She asked. "Well I would like to make a deal. If he kisses you before sundown on the third day you can keep your legs, marry him and live happily ever after, but if he doesn't, you belong to me. One more thing, I get your voice." So maybe taking her voice was a little much, but it is so pretty I couldn't resist! "Ok fine." She said jerking me out of my thoughts. "Really? I mean, good choice. Now sing child SING!" "Ladada, ladadada," "keep going!" I shouted "Ladada, ladededa" "Good. Now for the legs. This won't hurt at all." Just then an electric blast filled the room! I didn't mean for it to be that bright but it worked! As she floated to the cave floor I could see two long legs stretch from her body. "Thank you!" She mouthed as a crab and a fish carried her off. Had they been there the whole time? "I wonder where she is going now?" I asked, swimming over to the magic ball. "Ahhh. So she goes straight to her little prince? Interesting. "STOP HER! I shouted a little too loud." Then off swam my precious little angel eels. I watched as they silently followed the girl to the shore and met up with a crazy bird who pretended to not notice her new feet. The crabs eyes lit up as a prince walked over to the mute girl in rags and brought her to the palace to get dry. Suddenly I got an idea! I would transform myself into a beautiful women and use Ariel's beautiful voice to make the prince love me. Then Ariel will be mine and I can use her to get to the king. Perfect! Now, ZAP! I am human and I look almost as good as I did before. I swam to the serface and snuck into the castle. There was a ball and a few people wanted to dance so I zapped them. I really hate to dance. I headed to a dressing room and dressed in the best dress I could find. I went to the prince's room, stood outside the door, and started to sing. Yes! He took the bait! He followed close behind me until he caught to me. "Your voice is amazing!" He said, wide- eyed in nonbelief. "Thank you!" I said. feeling a little giddy at the whole thing. "I know we just met, but will you marry me?" He asked. I couldn't believe it! He wanted to marry me already! "Yes! Deffinetly yes!"  I exclaimed excitedly! "How does next week sound?" He asked. "Let's do it tomorrow instead." I encouraged. "Fine with me." He said, and walked away. Good. Now I just need to be patient and wait. Well, I'm exhausted so I'm going to bed! The next day I woke with FOURTEEN maids standing in my bedroom to get me ready. It's a nice thought but FOURTEEN! Really? "Um your highness?" Said one maid shyly. "It's time to go." The rest was a mixture of getting lost then finding our way and yelling when we got lost again. Finally we got to the wedding just in time. The priest was announcing me. And, ARIEL? Why was she here? It doesn't matter, the sun is setting and her legs are now a tail! Finally I can become my normal self. The transformation might have involved more screaming than necessary but the prince knows the truth now! "Bow down to me! The all mighty queen!" Then I was thrown off the boat and into the water. Some other embarrassing things happened that I would rather not go into much detail about, and the king ended up killing me. I just wanted someone to know the truth. Thank you!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves: The True Story

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

THE TRUE STORY

By: Jensine W.

Once upon a time, a princess was born. She has jet black hair and pale white skin. Her name was Snow White. The only problem is, this story isn't about her. Oh, no, this story is about ME! You might wonder who I am, but I am very famous! In a good or bad way, you ask. Well you will find out for yourself! I am pale skinned, have emerald green eyes, have long, raven black hair, and red lips. I am Queen Grimhilde, the Evil Queen. When I was born, people who would see me would say “ Oh, you are the prettiest person I have ever seen!” Sometimes people would add “And that’s saying a lot!” I would walk  around the little town and play with the other kids. We would play games like “Hide And Seek”, and other games like “Tag”. It was so fun! After my long days, I would run home to my Mother. Oh, how I miss my Mother! She would hug me and help me. I had a father, too, but he died when I was born.  I don’t really know him that much, though. I remember my Mother really well. She had brown hair, but had green eyes, like me! She used to greet me when I come home and wake me up in the morning. She’d wear these flower dresses and a sun hat, and would always be in the garden. The garden is also where she died. She was planting tomato seeds, when this mosquito came and bit her. He was apart of a flue getting around, that killed people almost instantly if got bitten by one. That is why I couldn't go outside all day. The reason she went outside is because she wanted to plant tomatoes. I told her she can wait next month to plant it, but she said “I have been waiting all year for good planting season, and I’m not waiting any longer! I’ll be careful!” When she got outside, I saw her drop, and just by looking at her, I knew she was dead. I started crying and yelling until someone came. I was eleven years old when that happened. I had changed, and had never turned back.  My heart   had grown cold that night, I could never think that is could thaw, not ever. I was fifteen when just that thing had happened. I was walking up the street to the marketplace, when I bumped into someone quite unusual and out of place. I turned around to look at this strangers face to say sorry, but then it hit me. This person was the prince of this little village. He lived in the castle on the other side of the small village. I said “sorry” and tried to block the way, when the next thing you know, we are at his castle! The front of the castle was the light blue with a hinge of light purple. The castle had lots of little towers coming out of it and a drawbridge. It looked so amazing and beautiful! Inside, there was all these different kinds of rooms in these huge hallways. I don’t even know how everyone know’s where everything is! Then, a year after, I married the prince. He thawed my heart. I was twenty years old when we married. But then, a tragic thing happened, he died. Someone pushed him off the porch! The day before he died, he gave me a present. It was a mirror. When I looked into the mirror, I saw a man’s reflection. The prince told me to ask a question to the mirror. So I thought, and thought, until an idea came to me. It was a question that I always wanted to know. So I asked the mirror “ Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” The mirror replied “You are, my dear.” Now, I was on the loose. I ran away from the castle, in a carriage, and looking for more castles. Before I left, I brought a love potion and my big mirror with me. When I got to another castle, which was fifty-five miles away from the other castle, I drank the potion, leaving a little left for emergencies, and went to knock on the door. I made sure no one made eye contact with me, before I see the king, because if one person made eye contact with me, then the potion will be wasted on the person who did it, and the person would be in love with me. I entered the throne room, when up to the king, and looked him in the eye. Well, you know what happened. Sadly, he had already had a daughter. Her name was Snow White. When I first laid eyes on her, I knew that  she was pretty. Even prettier than me! I didn’t like her one bit. I got over it, and the King and I got married. I knew that this is the castle that I wanted to stay in. I put a quick acting poison in the Kings drink and waited. He started choking and died on the spot. I acted sad and pretended to cry, but secretly, I had a smile on my face. That took care of the king, but all I had left was Snow White. Since she was ten at the time, I made her a servant. I had her clean and carry dishes, and wash all the clothes. When I got to my room, I went to my mirror, and asked “Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” and the mirror replied “Snow White is, my dear.” I got so upset, I felt like going right up to Snow White and killing her on the spot. No, I had to wait until the time was right, when the people in this village wouldn't be suspicious about her death(If I killed her right now). I had Snow White sweeping and cleaning the floor, not allowed to go to any of the parties I host in fear that she would be noticed. Everyone seemed to like her. It just wasn't fair! I am supposed to be the fairest one of all, not her. Occasionally, I would ask the same question to the magic mirror, and he always gives me the same answer, “Snow White is, my dear.” One day had came, and I was completely broke! I thought, “If I want money, have to marry into a royal family, and have the prince live in the castle.”  So I planned a ball, where I invited all the royals, in hope to find a rich prince that I can put under the love spell with my potion. I just have to make sure that Snow White doesn't break into the party. So, I locked the bedroom door. I found out that she escaped and went outside! Why can’t she just stay inside her room? When I looked out my window, I saw her with the rich prince. I got so upset that I canceled that party! At night, I went into Snow White’s room. I told her to follow the huntsman when he comes into her room. Then, I called the huntsman into my room and told him “You go to Snow White, take her deep into the forest, and kill her!” So they went, while I was waiting patiently for the huntsman to return. When the huntsman did return, he said “It is done, she is killed”, but I didn't believe him, so I checked with my mirror. I said “Mirror, Mirror hanging still, is it true, is Snow White killed?” He replied “ No, my dear.” I was so upset, that I made the huntsman go away forever! I thought “I guess I have to do this task all by myself!”  So, I drank a potion that turned me into a witch. I transformed, but didn’t know how to turn back! “Oh well, I will figure that out later” I thought as I walked up to an apple tree. I picked one up, but as soon as made contact with it, it turned black. I said some words and it turned back to normal. The only thing that is different, is that it is a poison apple. I  asked my mirror where Snow White is, and it said “She is in the forest, where the dwarves  live ,my dear.” I went to the forest while the dwarves work, went up to Snow White, and said  “Here is an apple for the fairest one of all. You can have it.” She took a bite of it, and she collapsed! I waited in the distance, and to my horror, watched the prince save Snow White! I was so upset that I ran deeper into the forest. Only, the prince was faster. He flung his dagger into my chest. Now here I lye, on the floor of  a cave slowly bleeding to death, while I write my story. I hope someone reads this to understand my pain. To see what I had to go through. Why people think me as the Evil Queen is because the way Snow White tells the story. If you are reading this right now know that I am sorry for the things I did. I have reasons for my actions. If you are reading this, make sure it spreads from place to place so people understand me and why I am so cruel. Please do that one as I bleed to death. That is my story, the true story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. The true story of me.

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Super Spy!

by Jenna N

I woke up to the sound of  spies climbing up my stairs. It was two-thirty in the morning, so everything was still pitch black. I had dust in my eyes, and my throat was scratchy. The superior spies entered my bedroom like no one was sleeping. There were at least a dozen of them. They all had suit and ties on, and were carrying cases  with all sorts of gadgets. The head of the group, Agent Rasbottom, sat on the bed beside me. "Alright what's the mission this time?" I asked impatiently. "Well," Rasbottom started. "Our enemy Hienze Dofenshmerts, is keeping all sorts of animals and numerous amounts of people as hostages. Your mission is to evade Dofenshmerts, while trying to liberate his hostages. We believe he is harboring them in the abandoned house on Main Street. You are to leave for your mission at dawn . No later, no earlier. Now, we all know these hostages are probably yearning to be liberated. Don't let me down. Otherwise, you'll lose your spot in the SSA."(Secret Spy Agency). And with that, they all left. Well that was very reassuring. I started to get dressed in my cool spy uniform. It was black sweat pants, thin black socks, black Nikes, a black SSA t-shirt, a black long jacket, PACKED with cool gadgets, sun glasses, and a black hat. I was reluctant at first to wake up so early to get ready, but then I was wide awake about five minutes later. I grabbed a muffin, and left for my mission in my cool spy car. Strangely, the streets were busy. All heading in the same direction. South. Away from CedarVille, like they wanted to get out of town as soon as possible. When I got on Main Street, I decided it would be safest to leave my car hidden so Dofenshmerts wouldn't see it, and know that I'm coming. I parked it  near the  bakery at the end of the street. Don't tell my boss that while he was in my room, I took twenty bucks from him, and now I'm spending it. I left the store with a coffee cup in my hand. As I was walking down the street, I gave myself this "prep talk" I always give myself before a mission. "Alright Jenna. This is your moment. Don't blow it!" Okay, I'm ready now. It’s humid out, and clouds are gathering. The abandoned house looks empty and evil. But the I see the most evil thing of all. I see Dofenshmerts sleeping on a bed on the bottom floor. This will be easier than I thought! I tip-toed into the house, trying not to make the boards squeak. When I think I'm safe, Dofenshmerts wakes up. "Well, well, well." He says." What do we have here? An SSA spy trying to save these useless animals and people?" I reached into my coat, and grabbed my freeze ray. When Dofenshmerts makes the mistake of turning around, I freeze him! But what I relished too late was that I missed his arm and hand. He reaches into his pocket, grabs something out, and zapped himself. He unfreezed! Impossible!! I grab out my "slow-o-ray" and zap him. All of a sudden, he went five times slower than I The tied up hostages try to applaud with tied up hands. I go one by one, untying them. Then they all properly thank me, by throwing me a doughnut party! "Thif if awfome!" I say, chewing a doughnut. Being a spy is awesome. You get it all!! Cool cars, gadgets, and doughnut parties! If you are as good of a spy as me.

Mark of Athena

Mark of Athena

Mark of Athena was a great book. It was about a group of demigods that are a quest to stop the giants from taking over the world.

In the beginning of the book the Greek demigods go to New Rome to make peace with the Roman demigods. But, Leo gets taken over by a monster that shoots New Rome and gets the Romans mad and they attack the Greeks. Then the seven demigods go all over the U.S. searching for clues while the Romans follow them. After that they travel across the Atlantic to Rome, they split up. Annabeth goes to follow the Mark of Athena while Leo, Frank and Hazel go looking for Hazel's brother Nico. Piper, Jason and Percy also go looking for Nico. Annabeth goes through obstacles.She finds the statue she is looking for but it is being guarded. Leo, Frank, and Hazel walk into a trap while Piper, Jason, and Percy find Nico but have to battle giants. They defeat them and go to find Annabeth.
By Aarav S.

The Mark of Athena Book Review

The Mark of Athena

By Rick Riordan

Book Review by 

Billy S.

Fiction

574 Pages

Setting: Rome

Main Characters:     Annabeth Chase, Frank Zhang, Percy Jackson, Piper McLean, Leo Valdez, Nico di Angelo, Hazel Levesque, Gleeson Hedge, and Jason Grace.

Plot: Annabeth Chase gets a gift from her mother -Athena- who gives her one command: “Follow the Mark of Athena. Avenge me.” And she is already overwhelmed by the prophecy that will send seven demigods on a quest to find, and close the doors of death.

I recommend this book to anyone who likes mythology, or likes to read about magical stuff and fantasy.

Sleeping Beauty: The True Story

      Once upon a time, a beautiful baby girl was born. Now, this is not the girl you are thinking of. This was someone whose name would make people shiver for generations. Her name was Evna.  Everyone in the village of Snarlsdag loved her. When she got older, she got emerald green eyes and and hair as black as night. All the boys were always following her around wherever she went. One day, Evna was wandering in the village, when a ugly woman with a stump for a leg, bumped into her. "Watch what you're doing, you old hag", the lady said."I'm an old hag?!", Evna replied,"right". "Follow me", the old lady said. Evna was only eight when the old lady beckoned for her, so she was not the smartest child. "Okey", Evna said, and she followed the witch into the woods (Shoot, I gave it away).

     As she followed the witch into the woods, she looked at the lady. She looks like she's eighty four, Evna thought. As she walked into the Breath Killing Bog, she felt a slight tremor in the air. "I curse your entire no good, dirty rotten family forever", the witch said. "May you train in the dark arts and die a villain". Then she mumbled a few words, and a pair of horns appeared on her head." No!!" Evna yelled. Then the witch disappeared..

     When Evna returned to her house, her parents screamed."What happened to you?!"  they yelled. She told her parents what happened. "I'm going to give that hag a good beatin'", her father said. "You know dear, you could always go to Marvelous Maggie, the witch who nurses weary travelers back to health." Being an obedient child, Evna obeyed her mother and started her journey to find Marvelous Maggie.

     As Evna walked through the Cursed Forest, the home of Marvelous Maggie, she saw an owl. "Hello, owl," Evna said. "Beware, beware!" the owl cried. Then it flew away. Evna was so scared by now that she ran straight through the forest until she came to a small, wooden cottage. When she knocked on the door, no one answered. “That’’s strange”, Evna said. Then, the door opened. A small, old women appeared in the doorway, literally. “What do you want?” the lady said, “I specialize in potion making, sorcery, and resurrections”. “ Can you get these horns off my head?” Evna said. “No”, Maggie said, and she shut the door in Evna’s face. Maggie opened the door. “Okey, i’ll help you”...

As Maggie hovered over her cauldron, she chanted a few phrases that Evna could not hear. Maggie pulled out a beaker and scooped up some oozy, purple liquid. She poured the liquid over Evna’s horns. They disappeared in an instant. “Thank you!” Evna said. “You’re welcome,” Maggie said, “but there are side effects, which include growing the horns back and potentially becoming the most powerful villain in the world”. “You could have told me that before you poured the potion on me!” Evna said, “Is there a way to not become a dastardly villain?”. “Yes, there is a way, although it might ruin your life forever”, Maggie said. “Tell me,” Evna said. Maggie said, " You have to be pure of heart, and show compassion and understanding to everyone". "Thank you, Maggie," Evna said. When she walked out of the cottage, she thought, the whole world may come to an end if I am not kind.

TO BE CONTINUED...                                 By, T.J.

     

The Lost Hero Book Review

     The Lost Hero is a really good book. It is about three demigods who go on a quest to save the gods of Olympus. 

   

The genre is a mix of fantasy and mythology, along with some adventure. There are 554 pages in total. The main setting is Camp Half-Blood. The main characters are Jason, Piper, and Leo. The main problem is that the gods have closed down Mount Olympus so no outsiders can get in. Does this have anything to do with Jason, Piper, and Leo? Can they survive the quest without any training or backup? Meanwhile, at the Wilderness school, Jason doesn't have a single clue why, where, or even who he is! Apparently, he has a girlfriend named Piper and his best friend’s name is Leo. Also, a girl named Piper is confused because suddenly, her boyfriend doesn't remember her. At the same time, Leo’s life gets turned upside down when a freak storm hits the Wilderness school and releases Venti. His best friend Jason doesn't remember him. Does this have anything to do with his mother’s death years before? Read the book to find out all the answers to these questions!

     The type of reader who might enjoy this book is someone who cannot stop reading a book once they get hooked onto it, because it’s very addicting. Also someone who has a long attention span (because it’s pretty long) and lastly, someone who likes to read about Greek mythology.
By Yianni S.

           

Despicable Me 2- movie review

Despicable Me 2 Movie Review

Despicable Me 2 is funny, silly, cute,  heart-warming, & full of action! It's rated PG. I would give it a 5 star rating! It is a fiction movie.They do not tell us where they live, but I can tell you that they are in a town throughout the movie. It is about a secret villain named Gru, who has adopted three little girls, who look sweet, but aren't too easy to handle. While working, he gets paired up with one of his fellow colleagues who he falls head over heels for. His oldest daughter also falls head over heels for a handsome young boy, but Gru isn't too happy about that. I think the type of person who might like this is somebody who likes funny movies, somebody who saw the first one and enjoyed it, and someone who likes an evil villain who is taking a turn for reality. I hope you watch it!

                           -Angie M

Aladdin:The True Story

                                                     Aladdin:The True Story

                                                        By :Makenna R

Once upon a time, a beautiful baby girl was born. She soon became the princess of Agrabah. The king named her Jasmine. Ahh, beautiful Jasmine was now the princess and as a princess she has a lot of responsibilities.Yes, she had to find a real prince to marry or she will have to have her father chose for her. Now this won’t be as bad as I thought. If Jasmine does not choose,then I will be extra nice to the king,he will choose me and THEN I will BE THE MOST POWERFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD!! Too much...? Yep… Oh well. Iago, I have a job for you. Get the lamp from “Prince Ali”. He is not fooling me. After you get the lamp, we shall “Get rid of him”. I WILL become the Sultan of Agrabah and make the old king my personal servant! Now! Get that boy’s lamp, Iago! Jasmine will have no choice. She will have to bow to ME! THE (kinda) ALL POWERFUL JAFAR!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!! *Cough Cough* Fly ,Iago, FLY! I can not do it myself because I...um have to prepare for something.*Click Clack Click Clack* Oh, Hello, king! Is there anything I can do for you? "Not now..." Well I hope I can be of assistance soon as you need me! ”Thank you Jafar! If you keep up this work,you MIGHT be the next King of Agrabah!” Thank you ,king. I hope to please you in the future! “What is that music?!?!?!” Skwak! MUSIC! Yes Iago, watch with me then continue on your mission...*Hears "Prince Ali" song* Now ,Iago, fly and get that lamp!

                                            TO BE CONTINUED, WITH EVILNESS.

                                                          MWAHAHAHAHA!