New Idea for Summer Reading

You have to read two books at least for Summer Reading but three is just optional! Have fun!!!

P.S.
I AM EXTENDING THE DATE TO JULY 3RD!!!

A New Summer-

I once wrote a story called Summer Friend which I LOVE! I decided to write a second one called A New Summer--- here's an excerpt:

 “Casey… one more day… you can wait.” He told himself. Casey Marloney’s birthday was June 19^th. He was now fourteen. It was the day after his birthday, June 20^th and he could not wait till the next day. Sure, it was fantastic hanging out with Dan and Marc but all he wanted was to just show his friends his newest buddies, Abben Laster and Augusta Matoran. They had met last summer before the Historical War, which Casey helped win. He wouldn’t have made it through the summer without his underground friends. Every day at three o’clock, Casey would go out to their backyard and hang out with Abben and Augusta, little penny-sized aliens called Bearers. The Bearers once split into two cities: the good city was called Undermask City, who Casey fought for, and the evil city was called Statcherhead City. Of course, Augusta and Abben were from Undermask City. The heart-breaking thing about Bearers is that they migrate and they are only in Asheville North Carolina, were Casey lives, in the summer. The summer before was when Casey met them and his best friends Dan and Marc were traveling and visiting family. This summer, Dan and Marc were still in Asheville… and today, Casey just had to wait one more day to introduce Dan and Marc to Augusta and Abben.

HE COULDN’T WAIT! Right now though, all Casey could do was wait for Dan and Marc to arrive. They were gonna spend the night and camp out in Casey’s backyard so then the next day, they could meet the two aliens. One silver van pulled into the Marloney’s drive way. “YES!” Casey shouted. He opened the door and greeted his friend. “DAN! Are you ready? Are you excited?” Casey asked happily. Dan nodded. Just then a blue Mazda parked in front of the Marloney’s house. Marc jumped out of the Mazda with a backpack on his shoulder. Dan and Marc’s parents drove off after shouting a goodbye.

“Okay, so first, Abben likes cake pops, I introduced them to him last summer after he saved my life… so, we’re gonna make him cake pops. I’m teaching him to write in English because he only knows how to speak English… Mr. Laster, his dad, taught him because Mr. Laster was the first one to come out of the hole and picked up the language from us humans. He tells me the history of Bearers and I've been writing it down. Someday, I’m gonna write it down on the computer and publish it. Cool right?” Casey asked. Dan looked at Marc amused… they totally believed Casey but he sounded so funny when he said it like this. “And we’re also gonna make pizza… Abben loves that and so does Augusta. Augusta’s pretty cool. He said he’d make me another sword and you guys some armor too.” Casey said proudly. 

SORRY IF THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE EDITED. IT'S COMPLETELY A FIRST DRAFT AND I'M PRETTY GOOD AT GRAMMAR AND SPELLING BUT I SOMETIMES MISS LITTLE MISTAKES. 

ENJOY!

Lili

Bigbycam

Bigbycam is my newest blog! Tons of videos and pictures on are it. Even though I write it, Bigby enjoys telling me what to write. He has a little baby voice with a little lisp, so that's why some words are written weirdly. :-D
Bigby loves comments so please comment!! This is the link: http://bigbycam.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!!!

Lili

My stories

Is anyone interested in my stories?
I'm thinking of posting them on my blog. Would you read them?

I have one really cool one called Indigo Letters about a girl and her friends.
And then I have the sequel to Indigo Letters. It's called Mushing Kid where the girl has an adventure with her sled-dogs.
Then, I'm writing the third one called Several Stories. 

But I'm also writing a really cool one about a girl who's parents are paleontologists. For a month, they've gone away on a "business trip" and they are taking Meghan's dog with them.
Ugh.
Meghan is staying at her Great Uncle Charley's house which is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO boring. But when Uncle Charley introduces her to his next-door neighbor, a girl Meghan's age, she is thrilled.
Raina invites Meghan over to a party, where she learns that Raina's brother Ricky has a really bad cancer. In two weeks, Raina's family is going to California where Ricky will get treatment... and Meghan goes with. But she's scared.

Well, thanks!!!

Lili

Need more books? Oh, and a little book review.

Is anyone looking for more books? Leave a comment with what kind of book you're looking for. Fiction, nonfiction, adventure, fantasy, mystery or horror? Actually, don't ask me for a good horror books because I don't read horror!!!


And here is a book that I finished reading some time ago. It's called Smile and it's a graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier. First of all, her name ROCKS and the book is AWESOME and the cover is my FAVORITE COLOR----It's an aqua/teal color :).
It's about all the dental drama that a girl named Raina goes through. It based of the author's experiences. Raina is becoming a teen and lots of times... that means BRACES!!!!!
All I can say after I read it is... POOR RAINA!!!!

Umbrella Summer

This is such a great book.

10-Year-Old Annie Richards is very, very, very sad. Her 11-year-old brother, Jared, had just died. Now Annie won't eat hot dogs anymore (you might get food poisoning!!!) and ride down hill on a bike (you could fall and crack your skull open!) and is now convinced that she has Ebola.
Annie Richards is under an Umbrella of Sadness and thinks that she could die any second, yet she is very healthy (that's what her friend Rebecca's dad, who is a doctor, says).
But when an elderly, boring old neighbor moves into the "haunted house" down the street, she thinks that maybe she can close Annie's umbrella.

Summer Reading Rocks!

Today I am announcing a Summer Reading Contest!!!
Copy this reading log:

My All-Time Favorite Reads Summer Reading Log!!!

1. Title: ________________________________ Author _______________  _________________ How many stars? * * * * * 

2. Title: ________________________________ Author _______________  _________________ How many stars? * * * * * 

3. Title: ________________________________ Author _______________  _________________ How many stars? * * * * * 

Now: Write a review of your favorite book, leave it as a comment and I’ll pick the best review and post it on my blog!

MUST READ Important Steps:

·         Look over your writing and look for typos.

·         Check your work. If you ‘think’ you know the authors name, look it up first, please.

·         Copy all the reading log text and print it out. You can personalize it any way you want.

·         Two entries per person.

·         You must read 8 books of your choice before entering your review.

·         Make sure to review your favorite book from the log.

·         If you can’t find anything good to read, look at my reviews to find something!!!

·         The contest starts TODAY---- May 27^th and ends on June 20^th!

NOTE: I’m calling this my “summer” contest because it feels like summer where I live... and I love summer so I really want to celebrate it!!!

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY: Have fun! 

Puppy Place series

These stories are bit young for me (80 large-font pages usually) but I still enjoy them. Written by Ellen Miles, these books were my first chapter books! I've read all 28 of them except three: (bandit, cocoa and rocky). I started reading them when I was six or seven and I still do when I'm bored.
They're about a two kids that foster dogs. My family fostered a dog before and we ended keeping him. He's now ten years old. We also fostered kittens before (about five of them at once!)
Ellen Miles also writes a series called Kitty Corner (I've read one and it's pretty good!)

Anyway, Happy Saturday and Happy Reading!

Lili

The Swindle Series

I rate the Swindle series 5 STARS! I read Swindle recently and I got Showoff from Scholastic in early January. I almost finished it but then I read something else... I hate when I do that...
I have only read a few pages of ZooBreak and I have not read anything from Framed.
I think this series is great though! I love all the characters, especially Savannah Drysdale!
Great for both boys and girls, this series is geared towards elementary students but any kid would enjoy them!
Great job, Gordon Korman!

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Second

Third

Fourth

Rules

Rules is an EPIC book. Cynthia Lord, the author, has also written Touch Blue. I've been meaning to read that book too. I love this book. Cynthia Lord can write so many feelings in one story:
Catherine wants to be normal. It kinda hard to do that though, with an autistic brother and when your parents only care about him... or that's it seems. When Catherine and her mom take David, her brother, to OT (occupational therapy), he always gets to go to the video store with Catherine's dad afterwards. But when she asks her dad for some alone time just him and her, he says that he doesn't have a lot of time, basically.
With a brother like David, Catherine has to remind him 'rules'. For an example: 'A peach is not a funny looking apple' and 'do not take your pants of in public unless Mom or Dad or the Doctor tell you to'. David likes Catherine and loves to spend time with her. But when Catherine goes to a friend's house and David comes with, she has to remind him to not open their cellar doors. But it's kind of hard to determine what is normal.

Zooborns

Zooborns is ADORABLE!
It's just a bunch of adorable new born animals. This book is great to look at during a sleepover. The newborns' cuteness will make you faint---you won't have to sleep. Or if you're like me, you'll be ooing and ahhing so you can't fall asleep! Whatever you do when you look at these amazing photographs from zoos around the world, you'll be sure to get it again.

Jake

Jake is a fast-paced, dramatic and funny book. When Jake's mother falls on ice and is sent immediately to the hospital, Jake has to spend Christmas with his Granddad and his dog. But when his Grandpa arrives, he doesn't want anything to do with ten-year-old Jake... and Grandpa brings an almost rabid dog with him! Jake gets to know his Grandpa though, and maybe they can cope for a few months or weeks... and maybe they can make Jake's mom have an okay Christmas too. With neighbors, old friends and new friends, this might actually be better than good.

The Hunger Games Trilogy

 I love this series of three books.
I'm on Mockingjay, the third book. They're about a girl, Katniss Everdeen, who lives in futuristic Panem. In Panem, there is the Capitol (for rich people) and the twelve Districts. (Katniss is from District Twelve). To remind people how powerful the Capitol government is, and to not have another uprising, Panem has the Hunger Games every summer. Two tributes from every district (twenty four in total) go to fight to the death in an area. Sometimes the arenas are dessert-like or forest-like. You always need to find food... and most importantly "Here's some advice. Stay Alive." - Haymitch Abernathy 

Catching Fire is one of my favorites. I'm only on the first few pages of MockingJay-I have to read some books for a library club thing-Hunger Games is also really amazing. Sometimes it can be dark and gory in both Catching Fire and Hunger Games and some people might get nightmares from them. But if you think they sound good, I say give it a try!

Rescuing Rover: saving America's dogs

Rescuing Rover is amazing---amazing because it's the truth. It tells you the truth about puppy mills, where you get your little perfect pooch from the perfect pet store. If you are thinking about getting a dog, read this book. If I could design any shirt or any accessory, it would say ADOPT. If you are like me, read this book! If it sounds too depressing, do something about it! Sell crafts for donations to the animal shelters, ANYTHING! And yes, there are some happy parts! (and some adorable puppies) This book is... uh... Four million stars... out of four.

Dewey the Library Cat

I really love this book! It's about a cat that was dropped in a book-slot at the library. This cat survived the coldest night of the year (fifteen below zero!) in the icy metal book drop. Dewey survived frostbitten paws and was rescued by Vicki Myron, who the story is told by. Dewey was soon to be the new ruler of Spencer Public Library. A wonderful touching story about how one cat changed Spencer, a town in northern Iowa. In this true story, Dewey's shenanigans are just like my two cats! A story everyone can relate too, this book is FIVE STARS.

Finding Danny

Finding Danny is a GREAT book. I've read it almost twice... I only read books I really like that much.
This book is geared towards ages 9-13. I really like it.
It's about a girl named Bree Davies. When her fantastic Border Collie, Danny, runs away Bree is determined to find him. While running on the streets of Santa Monica, she meets a funky woman, Rayleen.
Rayleen shows Bree the shelter where she volunteers and Bree has an idea to cheer up the sad place.
She might be able to get these helpless dogs homes, while find her own dog.

This is my first post---SAVING LILY

Saving Lilly is probably for ages 8-13. (Younger kids might not get this kind of stuff, but if you do, you might wanna read this book!)
Saving Lilly is about two kids, David and Erin. Both of the kids LOVE animals and when they do a report about animal-rights, they find facts about circuses. Animals are treated horribly. The two middle-schoolers are NOT excited about the Glitter-Tent Circus coming to town. Mrs. Dawson, their teacher, is just as sad about Erin and David not attending their field-trip to the circus. It's the only way to show their class that the circus is not what you believe. Animals aren't so happy, especially when they get cattle-prodded.
Will they ever figure out how to free the elephant, Lilly, from this unfair town attraction?
A dramatic story about young animal activists.
Now, after you read it, think about this: we might not all get to save an elephant but lots of other animals need saving too. Right?