Heroes of the Holocaust

Heroes of the Holocaust

Allan Zullo and Mata Bovsun

183

"You have to do it. You must escape today. It's your best chance." Ferenc "Feri" Schatz is an escapee from a Jewish labor camp, during an atrocious period of anti-Semitism orchestrated by Adolf Hitler; otherwise known as the Holocaust. After a chance meeting with his brother-in-law Bela, Feri begins to risk his life, filling out fake documents for Jews on the run from Nazis and fascists. Feri demonstrates the character traits of  bravery and benevolence throughout the Holocaust, valiantly doing whatever he could to help Jews in need. Unlike millions of other Jews, Feri survived the Holocaust, and eventually founded the Council on Foreign Policy, in Lake Placid, New York.

The Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid

516

Rick Riordan

“Pari, niswa nafeer…” “What he said, it means: Go forth, king…” After Carter and Sadie Kane’s father disappears in a golden coffin inside the British Museum, they’re hardly prepared for Sadie’s cat, Muffin, to turn into the cat goddess Bast. Bast then tells them that they are hosts for the Egyptian immortals Horus and Isis, and also mentions that Carter will have to battle Set for kingship of mortal and immortal Egypt on December 28th. Carter shows the character traits bravery and selflessness through the duration of the book, even when his live is in mortal danger. The elderly Chief Lector, Iskandar, passes away in this book, but if it were a movie, I think Tim Allen should put his beard back on, and play Iskandar while he’s alive.

The Son of Neptune

The Son of Neptune

521

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson, Hazel Levesque, and Frank Yang, the main characters of The Son of Neptune, are all sent on a quest by Frank's father Mars, god of war. Frank is a big, bulky, boy who's life is tied to a stick; if it completely burns, he dies. Hazel, daughter of Pluto, died resisting Gaea, the earth goddess, and refusing to follow through with the last step of raising the giant Alcyoneus. Percy, son of Neptune, has lost his memory, except for one name; Annabeth; but somehow has unpiercable skin. Will they be able to stop Alcyoneus?

The Lost Hero

The Lost Hero

557

Rick Riordan

Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez, the main characters of The Lost Hero, are all going to get shocked, some of them in different ways. Jason has lost his memory, but Piper and Leo say they've known him for months. Piper finds out that the Greek gods are real, but it's not much of a shock after discovering that her dad has been captured by a giant. Leo also discovers that the Greek gods are real, but then he discovers a life-size metal dragon. Jason, Leo, and Piper must go on a quest to rescue Hera before she is claimed by the Earth and Porphyrion rises.

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian

381

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, is facing war and tough decisions. His friend Nico, son of Hades, tells him that the only way to defeat Luke/Kronos is to take on the curse of Achilles, and become invincible except for one mortal point. While the gods are distracted fighting Typhon, Kronos plans to attack The Empire State Building/Mt. Olympus and destroy the gods' seats of power. Can Percy do it?

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth

361

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth, has many conflicting personalities in his life: He's impulsive, his friend Annabeth is cautious; his half-brother Tyson is perfectly fine with underground places, and his friend Grover hates them. Unfortunately for Grover, going underground might be the only way to keep his searcher's license. Then Annabeth gets a prophecy from the Oracle to lead a quest into the Labyrinth and stop Luke from corrupting Daedalus. Will they make it in time?

The Magician's Nephew

The Magician's Nephew

202

C.S. Lewis

I, Strawberry, have just been turned into the winged horse Fledge by Aslan. He then told me to fly two children in search of a garden. About two-thirds of the way there, I started to tire, so we stopped for the night. For some reason the children couldn't eat the grass, so they ate some weird chewy thing from the female's pocket, and planted the extra one. The next morning they bathed and ate fruit from the tree, which was alright, but I prefer grass. We then kept on flying, and soon smelt a delicious aroma. We then found out that it was the garden, which looked extremely private, so only the male went in. He come out with a larger, and extremely rude female chasing him, and after he resisted the temptation of eating or stealing the apple that she increased, we flew straight to Aslan where the male planted the apple.

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse

312

Rick Riordan

When Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, brought back the Golden Fleece to heal Thailia's pine tree, it did it's work too well. Now Thalia is back, and another dangerous half-blood is at large. But there are other things to worry about. Artemis has been captured by Atlas, and Percy is left out of the quest. Will he leave camp unpermitted and risk Mr. D's wrath?

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

279

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters, by Rick Riordan, has been having mysterious dreams about his satyr friend Grover. He escapes from his middle school after it's trashed by giants, but when he arrives at Camp-Halfblood three things have gone wrong. The pine tree that protects the camp has been poisoned, the centaur teacher Chiron has been blamed and dismissed, and Percy's other friend Tyson is found out to be a Cyclops. Percy's friend Annabeth tells him that Grover might have found the one thing that could save the camp, but to go find it could mean death in many ways.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

375

Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson, the main character of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, is having the worst two days of his life. His pre-algebra teacher turned into a hag and tried to kill him, his best friend is part goat, and his mom just got murdered by a Minotaur. Percy is now at Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp where demigods, children of mortals and Greek gods learn to fight and not get eaten by monsters. Percy is blamed of stealing Zeus's master bolt, a two-foot piece of Celestial Bronze with as much power as an atomic bomb. Percy, Annabeth, and Grover must find the master bolt before the summer solstice, or there will be war.

Rain Poem

Raindrops, big and wet

I might melt soon, but not yet

I'm not Jadis's pet.

http://grooveshark.com/#/s/Rain/tLh4T?src=5 open that in a new tab.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

759

J.K. Rowling

Warning! Not an Enrichment Reading book!

Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling, is traveling around the country with Ron and Hermione, trying to destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes. The Horcrux that Dumbledore died to get was a fake, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione discover that it is now owned by a top government official in the Ministry of Magic. Harry, Ron, and Hermione must get the Horcrux from inside the Ministry, and discover where the others are before Voldemort strangles all resistance.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

0

J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, is now a sixth year and captain of the Griffindor Quidditch Team. He also has private lessons with Dumbledore, during which they research Voldemort's past with Dumbledore Penseive. Voldemort split his soul into seven pieces using the extremely Dark magic of Horcruxes. To kill Voldemort, his Horcruxes must be destroyed first, but they are heavily guarded. Can it be done?

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

870

J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling, witnessed Voldemort coming back; but has been deprived of information all summer. But now that he is back among his friends, he has been having dreams. It is soon discovered that the strange connection he has with Voldemort is causing those dreams, and Harry must learn to close the connection, or Voldemort could control him.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

734

J.K.

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Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is now a fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This year, the Triwizard Tournament is being held at Hogwarts. The Triwizard Tournament is a contest between witches or wizards in which they compete in three different tasks to win one thousand Galleons in prize money. Due to high death rate the Triwizard Tournament was discontinued, and now that it is restarting, only wizards or witches that are of age, seventeen, are allowed to compete. But Harry's name is drawn from the Goblet of Fire as well, and the three tasks are known as extremely deadly, as well as secret.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

435

J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling, is now in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. A murder named Sirius Black has escaped from wizard prison, and is out to kill Harry. But what will happen when there is more too Black than there seems to be.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

341

J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter, the main character of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling, is a wizard that attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. 50 years ago something called the Chamber of Secrets was opened, and the monster inside ended up killing someone before it was closed. Now, the Chamber is open again and Harry, Ron, and Hermione must find out who opened it, and close it before it is too late.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
309
J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter, the main character in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling, is an average eleven year-old British boy, raised by his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon after his parents died in a car crash. But there's something not so ordinary about Harry; and when he receives letters from a mysterious source that seems to know exactly where he lives, he soon discovers that he is a wizard, and his parents were actually murdered by the feared Dark wizard, Lord Voldemort. Voldemort, or You-Know-Who, tried to kill Harry too, but failed, and the curse rebounded and struck Voldemort. Harry soon leaves his aunt and uncle to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but Voldemort didn't die that night, and there's something secret in the school, that might let him return to being.

Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

205

Roald Dahl

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Danny, the main character in Danny the Champion of the World, by Raold Dahl, has been rasied in a filling station since he was seven, and then sent to school; even though in Danny's country you have to start school at the age of five. Danny's father is a wonderful man: he makes Dannyfire ballons, and a lot of more treasures. But Danny's father has a secret. What is it?

The Horn of Moran

The Horn of Moran

373

M.L. Forman

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Alex Taylor, the main character of The Horn of Moran, has discovered he is a wizard, killed a humongous dragon, and been accepted as the apprentice of the famous wizard Whalen Vankin. He then returned to his step-father's pub and started practicing magic. One day, many geebs arrived, bringing letters from Silvan Bregnest, the leader of his first adventure, that told him of another adventure he might want to join; and a letter from Whalen Vankin telling him to go on the adventure. Alex leaves immediately, and soon discovers that the goal of the adventure is to find the horn of Moran, and return it to Alusia to stop a brewing war. But what will happen when an old evil from Alex's first adventure reappears?

Skeleton Key

Skeleton Key

327

Anthony Horowitz
Alex Rider, the main character of Skeleton Key, by Anthony Horowitz, is back. The CIA has requested that MI6 let them use Alex to investigate the activities of the Russian ex-general Alexi Sarov. But one of the American agents that Alex is working with is not happy that she has to work with a child, and Alex is positive that his fellow agents have not told him everything.

Point Blank

Point Blank

274

Anthony Horowitz

Alex Rider, the main character of Point Blank, by Anthony Horowitz, is back. After investigating how his uncle really died, being recruited by the British Intelligence, and sent to spy on a billionaire, MI6 has decided that they need Alex again, this time to be sent to a reformatory for sons of the super-rich. Alex soon discovers that all of the "reformed" boys are, in essence identical. They look different, but have the some habits, laugh, etc. Will Alex be able to figure what is going on this time; and if he does, escape from the top of a French mountain?

Slathbog's Gold

Slathbog's Gold

382

M.L. Forman

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Alex Taylor, the main character of Slathbog's Gold, by M.L. Forman, is just an ordinary boy, or so he thinks. One day, Alex is walking along Sildon Lane, when he spots a sign in the window of a small bookstore reading "Adventurers Wanted!". Out of curiousity Alex enters the shop, and signs up for an adventure he soon meets a dwarf and elf, and learns that there is magic. The adventure that he signed up for is to kill the dragon Slathbog the Red and claim his treasure, but is Alex up to the job?

 

Stormbreaker

Stormbreaker

192

Anthony Horowitz 

Alex Rider, the main character of Stormbreaker, has just gotten some very bad news. His uncle, Ian Rider, is dead, and, since his parents died in a plane crash, that leaves him without any close family. Alex doesn't believe the police when they tell him his uncle died from a car crash, and not wearing his seat belt, because Ian wouldn't even drive down a block if someones seat belt wasn't on. But what will happen to Alex when he goes looking for the truth?

Reading Update

7800 pages blogged, 848 pages to blog, and -5048 pages left to read. That was an update on my page amount.

The Eight

The Eight

598

Katherine Neville

Catherine Velis, one of the main characters of The Eight, is a computer expert for a Big Eight accounting firm, lives in 1972, and  is an amateur in chess and mathematics. Mirelle and Valentine de Remy are blood cousins and French sister nuns at Montglane Abbey during 1790. Catherine and the Remy cousins must track down the priceless pieces of the Monglane Service in their different times, while playing a game of chess; where people are the pieces, and death is far to close for comfort.

The Soldiers of Halla

The Soldiers of Halla

594

D.J. MacHale

The last battle has come for Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Soldiers of Halla. Ravina has taken over all of the ten territories, but Saint Dane has made one huge mistake, and Bobby must make sure it is fatal. Bobby has found out that the Travelers are spirits from a place called Solara, and 70,000 exiles from Second Earth that Saint Dane didn't kill are the only things keeping it alive. Bobby and the Travelers know have the same powers as Saint Dane, but using them depletes Solara. Will they use their powers wisely?

Raven Rise

Raven Rise

544

D.J. MacHale

Bobby Pendragon, the main character of Raven Rise, is now facing a battle that he hoped would never come: the battle for Second Earth. Alexander Naymeer has not died on First Earth like he was supposed to, and he is in charge of a cult called Ravina that is informed about Halla and agree with Saint Dane. Patrick, the Traveler from Third Earth, has discovered something called the Bronx Massacre, and Bobby and Alder, the Traveler from Denduron, must figure out what it is, and stop it.

The Pilgrims of Rayne

The Pilgrims of Rayne

547

D.J. MacHale

Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Pilgrims of Rayne, is now on the paradise-like island of Ibara. The first Traveler from Ibara, Remudi, died on Quillan, so Bobby must find the second Traveler from Ibara and teach him about the Travelers. Luckily, Bobby soon finds Siry, leader of the Jakills; a group of children that protect the villagers from the primitive and dangerous Flighters; and Traveler from Ibara. The Jakills are paning to leave Rayne and discover the truth, but what is it, and why is it being kept a secret?

The Quillan Games

The Quillan Games

486

D.J. MacHale

Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Quillan Games, is now on another technologically advanced territory where robots called dados enforce security and a company called Blok is in control of almost everything. The Quillan games are games where athletic people from around Quillan are sent to Veego and LaBerge, the sister and brother who run the games, and become challengers. Bobby is Challenger Red, but the Quillan games are risky, and sometimes deadly, so Bobby must beware of the other challengers especially the unbeaten Challenger Green. Who is the mysterious Mr. Pop that Bobby keeps hearing about, and what must he do to save Quillan from being run by Blok, who doesn't allow any imagination in Quillan at all?

The Rivers of Zadaa

The Rivers of Zadaa

405

D.J. MacHale

On the territory Zadaa, Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Rivers of Zadaa, is facing a major drought in the city Xhaxhu; home of Loor, a Batu warrior, Bobby's friend, and the traveler from Zadaa. There is next to no water anywhere and the Batu are dying of thirst. But what of the Rokador, who live underground? Something big is happening and Bobby, Loor, Alder, and Saangi, Loor's acolyte, must figure out what it is. 

Black Water

Black Water

427

D.J. MacHale

The next territory that Bobby Pendragon, the main character of Black Water, journeys to is called Eelong. It is surprising different from the other territories that Bobby has gone to because... jungle cats are the superior being on Eelong. Gars (humans) can talk, but most of them are still extremely dumb, so the klees (jungle cats) keep them as slaves, they also are arguing about whether it should be allowed, or not, to eat gars. Saint Dane has cheated and taken the form of a klee, but what will happen when Bobby's friends on Second Earth, which is in 2010, know Saint Dane's plan and he doesn't?

The Reality Bug

The Reality Bug

375 

D.J. MacHale

Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Reality Bug, now must find, and fight, Saint Dane on the technologically advanced territory Veelox where everyone is using the virtual reality system called Lifelight. Aja Killian, the traveler from Veelox, has created a virus called the Reality Bug, which will make the Lifelight jumps around Veelox not a perfect as the used to be. But Saint Dane always has a plan, so what is it?

The Never War

The Never War

336

D.J. MacHale

After the death of his Uncle Press,  Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Never War must fight the demon Saint Dane on the territory First Earth, in 1937, without some one who knows what he's doing. Bobby, Spader, and Vincent "Gunny" Van Dyke must figure what Saint Dane is trying to do to our past. But what will happen when Spader's rage at Saint Dane gets out of hand?

The Lost City of Faar

The Lost City of Farr

384

D.J. MacHale

Bobby Pendragon, the main character of The Lost City of Faar, has battled the evil demon Saint Dane once before on the primitive territory Denduron. Now he must do it again on the territory called Cloral, that's completely underwater! This time, Bobby and Uncle Press have no idea what Saint Dane is up to, and no idea how to stop it. The added challenge of telling Vo Spader that he is a Traveler, and that is why his father died makes this Bobby's most dangerous adventure yet.



The Merchant of Death

The Merchant of Death

374

D.J. MacHale

Bobby Pendragon, the main character in The Merchant of Death, is MVP of his school's basketball team. While he's rushing out the door to the county semifinals, Courtney Chetwynde, the girl from his school that almost everyone has a crush on including Bobby, she admits she likes him, and they kiss for a short time when Bobby's Uncle Press whisks him away on a motorcycle. After escaping from demon dogs and a fake cop, Bobby finds himself on a primitive "territory" called Denduron where civil war is brewing, and  things only get more difficult when Press in kidnapped and sentenced to be executed. Bobby must save Denduron from destruction and his uncle from death, while trying to figure out what the heck is going on.

Chew on This

Chew on This

265

Eric Schlosser & Charles Wilson
Chew on This does not have a main character, but it is about food and the disturbing places it comes from. A "secret ingredient" is added to most hamburg patties  and is what caused the out break of E-coli from Jack in the Box in which four people died, nearly two hundred were hospitalized, and seven hundred got sick. Teenagers are developing diabetes, next to toxic corn is in everything, and, to put it simply, Americans are getting fatter and it's killing us.

The Omnivore's Dilemma Young Reader's Edition

The Omnivore's Dilemma Young Readers Edition

298

Michael Pollan

"Food detective" Michael Pollan, the main character of TODYRE, sets out to trace, and eat, a meal from one of every four main sources: Industrial; mostly derived from corn, full of chemicals, and exactly what would be found at any McDonald's; Industrial Organic; organic, but still shipped from other countries, like Whole Foods; Local Sustainable; food grown locally and shipped from not far away, if you lived in Virginia Joel Salatin's farm would be a perfect example; and finally hunter-gatherer; all hunted, gathered or farmed by eater and assistants. Michael  travels to many different places gathering knowledge about what is actually in our food.

Holes

Holes

233

Louis Sachar

The main characters in the book Holes are: Stanley Yelnats III; an  overweight boy who's family has been cursed ever since his great-great-grandfather stole a pig from a gypsy; Elya Yelnats; Stanley's great-great-grandfather; and Kissin' Kate Barlow an infamous outlaw that robbed Stanley Yelnats I. Stanley is accused of stealing the sneakers of the famous baseball player Clyde Livingston or "Sweet Feet" and is sent to Camp Green Lake, a camp where juvenile delinquents are forced to dig a hole five feet deep and five feet in diameter per day in the scorching sun. If the boys (or girls) find anything interesting they can give it to the Warden and might get the rest of the day off, and Stanley soon figures out that they must be looking for something. This intriguing novel by Louis Sachar alternates between past and present giving the reader an inkling of what will happen that only makes them want to read more.

Brisingr

Brisingr

759

Christopher Paolini

The main characters of Brisingr are Eragon, a Dragon Rider, and Saphira, his blue dragon. Eragon's sword Zar'roc has been stolen by Murtagh, but Solembum, a werecat, told Eragon two things, one of which was to look under the Menoa tree when he need a weapon, so he looks for brightsteel, metal derived from the remains of meteorites that  Rhunon used to make the Riders' swords. What will happen if Saphira attacks the tree and risks its wrath; and if she does how will Rhunon break her unbreakable oath to not forge any more Riders’ swords?

Eldest

Eldest

677

Christopher Paolini

The main character in Eldest is: Eragon Shadeslayer; a Dragon Rider exceptionally skilled with swordsmanship and magic; and Saphira Brightscales; his blue dragon.  Eragon and Saphira are being educated in Du Welvarden, the impenetrable forest where elves live, when they receive word of the Varden's peril and fly to help. Murtagh and Thorn arrive at the battle and Eragon and Saphira must find ways to defeat them, even though Murtagh is unnaturally strong in magic.

Eragon

Eragon

505

Christopher Paolini

The main characters in the book Eragon are: Eragon, a farm boy who discovers a dragon egg, and Saphira, his dragon. Eragon and Brom journey across Alagaesia tracking the Ra'zac that killed Eragon's uncle, and searching for the mysterious Varden. But Brom has secrets, and a fortune teller foretells many disturbing things it Eragon's future.

Homework from Charlie Brown

Hello room 14ers! I am Charlie Brown, and if you don't know who that is research Manchester history starting with Mr. Gallagher since Mrs. Yin's gone.

Who said this? "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways you can't make a light bulb."