40 Book Challenge 12/15/14

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Prompt:
-Describe the setting – when and where what you are reading takes place

-Which character do you like best? Why?  Which character do you like least? Why?

Pages: 40-158

     The book The Maze Runner, takes place in a maze. They are in the middle of the maze and trying to escape it. The middle part in which they are in is the size of several football fields surrounded by big walls of stone. It is called the Glade. On the north east side is the Gardens, the gardens consist of the crops are grown and the water is pumped, it never rains in the Glade. Then there is the Homestead on the north west side, that is were the boys sleep. Behind the Homestead is the Slammer, it is a place like a jail. Then on the south east side is the Bloodhouse, there is where the livestock is raised and slaughtered. Finally, on the south west side is the Deadheads where there is a thick forest with a graveyard. In the center of the Glade is a metal elevator and the Gladers call it "The Box."Supplies and newbies come through there.

    The character I like best is Minho.I really like him because he is a Runner. The Runners are the only Gladers that are allowed in the Maze, they are really cool to me. He is really fast and noble to Thomas. In the book it states, "... he stayed strong while I turned into a panty-wearin' chicken... I nominate this shank to replace me as Keeper of the Runners." That shows that he has courage to give Thomas his job because what Thomas showed on that night with Minho. Minho respected people, like Thomas.


    My least favorite character is Gally. He is basically the bully of the Glade. He is just jealous of Thomas and the leaders. He is very stubborn and just hates anyone who is better than him. In the book he says, "I think it was all an act. How could he have done what he did out there after just a few days? I ain't buying it. I think he's a spy from the Creators." Basically Gally is just blaming him just because he doesn't like Thomas, he wants him in the slammer for a month. I really do not like Gally, he is one of the Keepers, but he is a negative and horrible one.

40 Book Challenge 12/08/14

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Prompt:Who are the characters? Describe who they are, what they look like and how they are connected.

Pages: 0-40

     Some characters in The Maze Runner are Thomas, Gally, and Newt. Thomas is the main character, and is the newbie in this suspicious location called the Glade. All he knows about him is his name, just like every other boy in the Glade. Thomas is about 16 years old, and in the story he is described as the protagonist of the story. He is not to tall or to short, has dark brown hair and is muscular. Thomas is brave, loyal, and clever. Thomas' good friend is Chuck, his enemy is Gally. When he arrives to the Glade he notices that he remembers something about the Glade...


   Another character is Gally. He is known as the nemesis of Thomas, as they liked to call him that in the book. He is connected to Thomas because Gally states, "I know you, I saw you in the Changing and I'm gonna figure out who you are..." Gally actually bullies him on the day Thomas arrives, not knowing what to do. The physical appearance of Gally is he is a black-haired guy who was about fifteen and tall and a bit skinny. He also had a small nose, that resembles a deformed potato. He thinks he is the leader of the Glade, even though he is just the guy that picks on the newbie.

     Another character is Newt, he is the second in command in the Glade (after Alby). Very sarcastically and very direct he becomes Thomas' friend and spends time explaining the way the Glade and Maze work. His physical appearance is he is very tall and muscular boy with long blonde hair. He is an overall average joe, he is a nice guy.

40 Book Challenge 12/01/14

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Prompt: 

-Write a summary on the book.

-List the personality/characteristics of the main character (feelings, interests, behaviors, etc.)

Pages: FINISHED BOOK

*WARNING SPOILER IN PARAGRAPH 3*

     The main character, Brian Robeson was on his way to visit his dad, but the the pilot had a heart attack while flying the plane! The pilot died, and the plane collided into the Canadian forest and Brian was all ALONE. He was there in the forest with a Windbreaker and a Hatchet nothing else. One thing that was killing him was the divorce between his mom and dad, it was the Secret, he was filled with anguish because of what happened between his parents. He must find a way to survive alone, he does not know how much time he has...

    Brian at first tends to be very, babyish and weak and scared. The way he reacted at first with landing. His behavior was "I'm done, I'm going to die."Very negative based on what had happened, he didn't think of later, what to do to live and survive. He would just give up and lie on the ground crying. I know I'm kind of sounding harsh but he was just doing nothing to help himself. It states in the book, "He was there lying in the soft, moist sand being eaten alive by mosquitoes. He then fi
nally cried himself to sleep."

     Like every character in a book Brian developed. Towards the end of the book he developed a mind that helped him live in this harsh environment by himself. He also had background information on the forest and how to survive. In the book it kept going back to how before all this happened he would watch nature shoes and read books about nature. It's good to have some background knowledge. He stayed positive. When you stay positive, positive things will come to you. He then found eggs to eat, he got lots of fish, and he then got rescued just by surviving and staying positive. All you need to survive is to be positive and knowledge, oh and a hatchet!

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