Wednesday, October 27, 2010
We've Been Booed!
Today we got our start in this year's "Booed" celebration! This is a neighborhood tradition: if you are "booed" by someone else you must first tape the invite to your door (so no one else will boo you), and then go to www.beenbooed.com and print out 2 cards. Leave them on your neighbor's doorsteps. Knock and run away so no one will see you! Never tell anyone who you booed. It's a secret. Be sure to leave treats with your cards! Get a start in your neighborhood. Go to the "Booed" website. Help put Oregon in first place for "Boos"! First place? California with 6,709 this month! Get started and be sure to "Boo" others by Halloween.
Friday, October 8, 2010
The Bird Has Landed
Today I was told to look at the mail and was surprised to see that there was an envelope adressed to me. It was labeled Chase Pixley: Eagle Scout. That's right, I hurtled the tallest hoop in boy scouts and became an official Eagle Scout! The envelope held my certific ate, my Eagle Scout identification card, and numerous papers concerning my enterance to the National Eagle Scout Association. My card was daated 11 days before my 14th birthday, so I reached my goal of becoming a 13-year-old Eagle!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Disney- The Happiest Place on Earth?
This time I have reviewed one of my all-time favorite books- Disney After Dark. ere are very few words that can describe this book.
Florida native Finn Whitman has the job of a lifetime: he is one of 5 DHIs, or Disney Host Interactive, for the Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World! Every day his hologram walks through the Magic Kingdom, giving guests tours of the magnificent park. In return he was paid handsomely and given a gold pass for him and his family to get into Disneyworld free for a lifetime!
Not long after the hologram was created, though, he began to have odd visions about exploring Disneyworld at night. He dismissed it as just a dream until one night he meets an old Imagineer who tells him that all Disney characters are real and come alive when the gates are closed. The DHIs were created to protect the parks from these evil characters. What is the goal of these “Overtakers”? Enter the real world and take it over!
Finn must lead his newfound team into battle. Can he stop his fellow Kingdom Keepers from fighting? Can he defeat the evil Overtakers? Can he stand the stress and secrets of being a Keeper? And most importantly, can he solve a riddle left behind by Walt Disney himself?
One of my all-time favorite books, Disney after Dark is a teenage thriller with mystery, mayhem, and classic teenage troubles (with a touch of Disney Magic of course). Even if you are slightly a nut for Disney, you will love this book. Author Ridley Pearson, co-author of the Peter and the Starcatchers series, makes yet another 5-star debut. After reading this book, look for its sequel, Disney at Dawn.
Florida native Finn Whitman has the job of a lifetime: he is one of 5 DHIs, or Disney Host Interactive, for the Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World! Every day his hologram walks through the Magic Kingdom, giving guests tours of the magnificent park. In return he was paid handsomely and given a gold pass for him and his family to get into Disneyworld free for a lifetime!
Not long after the hologram was created, though, he began to have odd visions about exploring Disneyworld at night. He dismissed it as just a dream until one night he meets an old Imagineer who tells him that all Disney characters are real and come alive when the gates are closed. The DHIs were created to protect the parks from these evil characters. What is the goal of these “Overtakers”? Enter the real world and take it over!
Finn must lead his newfound team into battle. Can he stop his fellow Kingdom Keepers from fighting? Can he defeat the evil Overtakers? Can he stand the stress and secrets of being a Keeper? And most importantly, can he solve a riddle left behind by Walt Disney himself?
One of my all-time favorite books, Disney after Dark is a teenage thriller with mystery, mayhem, and classic teenage troubles (with a touch of Disney Magic of course). Even if you are slightly a nut for Disney, you will love this book. Author Ridley Pearson, co-author of the Peter and the Starcatchers series, makes yet another 5-star debut. After reading this book, look for its sequel, Disney at Dawn.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Welcome to Eelong
Welcome to Eelong, the 5th terrotory of Halla! Here you find tall rainforests, tree-cities, and intelligent cats. Serving as the setting of the book Black Water by DJ MacHale, you can follow Bobby Pendragon everywhere on this great territiry on his quest. Here is a review of the book:
When Bobby Pendragon gets a message from his fellow traveler Gunny, he blasts through time and space to Eelong, a jungle territory that is ruled by giant cats called “klees”. When the food stores begin to run low and disease spreads through the crops Bobby must fins a way to stop the repealing of edict 23: the law that prohibits eating people.
Meanwhile, on 2nd Earth, Bobby’s friends Mark and Courtney find a contaminated klee at the entrance to the flume. Sampling the poison, they take it to the territory of Cloral. There Mark and Courtney learn that it is the same plague as the one that swept Cloral in book 2 (The Lost City of Farr). Should the two mix territories by bringing the antidote to Eelong, breaking the rule of mixing territories? Or should they leave it alone and give St. Dane a second victory?
With 5 stars, the 5th book in the Pendragon series begins with a shock, follows with page-turning thrills and ends with a bang. More impossible to put don than its predecessors, Black Water is a good book for everyone to read. Have a great time reading this book!
When Bobby Pendragon gets a message from his fellow traveler Gunny, he blasts through time and space to Eelong, a jungle territory that is ruled by giant cats called “klees”. When the food stores begin to run low and disease spreads through the crops Bobby must fins a way to stop the repealing of edict 23: the law that prohibits eating people.
Meanwhile, on 2nd Earth, Bobby’s friends Mark and Courtney find a contaminated klee at the entrance to the flume. Sampling the poison, they take it to the territory of Cloral. There Mark and Courtney learn that it is the same plague as the one that swept Cloral in book 2 (The Lost City of Farr). Should the two mix territories by bringing the antidote to Eelong, breaking the rule of mixing territories? Or should they leave it alone and give St. Dane a second victory?
With 5 stars, the 5th book in the Pendragon series begins with a shock, follows with page-turning thrills and ends with a bang. More impossible to put don than its predecessors, Black Water is a good book for everyone to read. Have a great time reading this book!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Look, Up In The Sky!
Most superhero books are from the hero's perspective. They tell about how evil the villain is and how the great hero stopped it. This book is different. It gives a book from the villain's perspective. Here is the review.
Before “the stars fell” in the city of Bouring, Kyle Camden was the most popular kid in school. He pranked everyone in every way imaginable. Then in came “Mighty Mike”, an alien superhero who took his place.
When Kyle is bathed in the same plasmas as Mike was created by, he decides to get rid of the annoying superhero. Using a bunch of home-made gadgets, will Kyle be able to show the world what Mike really is?
Coming out in October 2010, this book gives the story from the villain’s point of view. He is just a normal kid trying to get even, not some evil maniac who wants to destroy the town. Have a blast reading this book!
Before “the stars fell” in the city of Bouring, Kyle Camden was the most popular kid in school. He pranked everyone in every way imaginable. Then in came “Mighty Mike”, an alien superhero who took his place.
When Kyle is bathed in the same plasmas as Mike was created by, he decides to get rid of the annoying superhero. Using a bunch of home-made gadgets, will Kyle be able to show the world what Mike really is?
Coming out in October 2010, this book gives the story from the villain’s point of view. He is just a normal kid trying to get even, not some evil maniac who wants to destroy the town. Have a blast reading this book!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
BOO!
Are there unexplained noises in your house? Have treasures gone missing? Are ghosts haunting you? If you answered yes to any of these you should e-mail Allanah Malarra, ghost hunter extrordinare! She is the heroine of the new fantasy/sci-fi book "Ghoul Strike" by Andrew Newbound.
3 years ago Alannah Malarra’s parents disappeared on a business trip. No one has seen them since then. But they weren’t on a normal business trip. They were psychic ghost hunters.
Today Alannah is hunting ghosts by night and taking their treasure to fund the search for her parents. Along with her cat burglar friend Wortley Flint, she has banished many a ghost in Britain.
Flhi Swift was never a favorite on the ANGEL (Attack ready Network of Global Evanescent Law-enforcers) police squadron. But when she is nearly fired she is given one last chance: check on an emergency alarm in Britain, home of the locked Door of Souls, prison of ghouls, gargoyles, and the most powerful fugitive known to ANGEL.
When the duo of Alannah and Wortly go to a call at the sight of the door they meet Flhi, who, along with Alannah, is almost killed by the fugitive. Human and ANGEL must work together to save both their dimensions from this cosmic threat.
This work of art is given 4 out of 5 stars. Once you pick up the book it’s almost impossible to put it down. The book is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy with a twist of mystery. Explore the 3 dimensions with the unlikely heroes when this book comes out in October 2010!
3 years ago Alannah Malarra’s parents disappeared on a business trip. No one has seen them since then. But they weren’t on a normal business trip. They were psychic ghost hunters.
Today Alannah is hunting ghosts by night and taking their treasure to fund the search for her parents. Along with her cat burglar friend Wortley Flint, she has banished many a ghost in Britain.
Flhi Swift was never a favorite on the ANGEL (Attack ready Network of Global Evanescent Law-enforcers) police squadron. But when she is nearly fired she is given one last chance: check on an emergency alarm in Britain, home of the locked Door of Souls, prison of ghouls, gargoyles, and the most powerful fugitive known to ANGEL.
When the duo of Alannah and Wortly go to a call at the sight of the door they meet Flhi, who, along with Alannah, is almost killed by the fugitive. Human and ANGEL must work together to save both their dimensions from this cosmic threat.
This work of art is given 4 out of 5 stars. Once you pick up the book it’s almost impossible to put it down. The book is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy with a twist of mystery. Explore the 3 dimensions with the unlikely heroes when this book comes out in October 2010!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Virtual Reallity
This time around the review is none other than Pendragon 4: The Reality Bug. Read this book and enter into a virtual world with the bounds of only your imagination.
Bobby Pendragon still dreams of his normal life in Stony Brook, Connecticut. He was once the most popular boy in the school. He was a star jock with a girlfriend, a dog, and better friends than anyone can ask for.
And now it’s all gone.
Bobby has spent the last year traveling through space and time to protect the world. He has lost and gained friends and enemies. He is seeing the truth about the universe.
This time Bobby is saving the territory of Veelox. Once there he learns that the town is being abandoned for a virtual reality called “Lifelight”. Here all your dreams are put into a fantasy world that you control. To save Veelox, Bobby must go into Lifelight’s virtual reality and shut it down. Can Bobby save Veelox? Or will the chance to return to his family prove too much for him?
Book 4 in the Pendragon series, Bobby travels to believable and yet unbelievable realms in the imagination. Holding 5 stars, The Reality Bug is a book for anyone ages 10-16. Read on.
Bobby Pendragon still dreams of his normal life in Stony Brook, Connecticut. He was once the most popular boy in the school. He was a star jock with a girlfriend, a dog, and better friends than anyone can ask for.
And now it’s all gone.
Bobby has spent the last year traveling through space and time to protect the world. He has lost and gained friends and enemies. He is seeing the truth about the universe.
This time Bobby is saving the territory of Veelox. Once there he learns that the town is being abandoned for a virtual reality called “Lifelight”. Here all your dreams are put into a fantasy world that you control. To save Veelox, Bobby must go into Lifelight’s virtual reality and shut it down. Can Bobby save Veelox? Or will the chance to return to his family prove too much for him?
Book 4 in the Pendragon series, Bobby travels to believable and yet unbelievable realms in the imagination. Holding 5 stars, The Reality Bug is a book for anyone ages 10-16. Read on.
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