New Features

I have some trademarks of my posts,usually with a small introduction,then a picture of the book. I go on to explain the book,then review it. But now,I am adding two new features!

1.I will name the genre of the books. I will also have the label Teacher's Choice if this was read by a teacher,and mention any awards the book has received.

2.The book will receive it's own award,such as: Most Creative. Let's say there are two books. I name book A the funniest. Then I read Book B,and it's even funnier! Book A will be changed to Funniest Book-2nd Place.

What do you think of these ideas? Let me know in the comments!

Escape From Warsaw

The following book is one that my teacher read to us.We finished it 3 days ago. Introducing....
                               Escape From Warsaw,by Ian Serrillier

Rating:3 and a half Stars

  The book begins with the story of a man named Joseph Baliki and how he escaped from a death camp in World War II. His wife was sent to a labouring camp. They left behind 3 children and a friend. Ruth,the oldest of the four must take on responsibility as mother. Edek,a boy scout with a strong will. Bronia,a sweet and caring toddler. Jan, who Joseph met,and loves thievery and animals.When Jan brings a message that their father was heading the Switzerland,the children go on a journey. Leaving their home town in Warsaw,they endure seperation,soldiers,and sickness.
  Escape From Warsaw goes by slowly,using lots of detail,sometimes too much. But you do get attached to the characters,and want to encourage them. This is also just a book out of thousands,the one that your teacher chooses to read. There was nothing much to make it stand out from other book on World War II,but I do believe that it is a small book worth reading. Also,this book is also called The Silver Sword,so you have two titles to look out for! On my next post,I will be reviewing another teacher's choice,so look out! 

Extras

Here is the final book in the Uglies series...

  Extras,by Scott Westerfeld

Rating:Five Stars 

    It's been 5 years after Tally Youngblood brought down new Pretty Town and it's secret. A whole new world has formed. Everyone is ranked and has a place in society. This rank is based of your feed,the new type of social media. People have TVs,and each channel is a person. You have a hovercam that follows you around,and you can record everything you do,to feeding your cat to going to parties on the cam. The #1 most popular person is Tally,and she doesn't even live in the cities,but in the woods,fighting off people who want to start cutting down trees. There are 4 types of people in this world. Surge Monkeys, who go through radical altering surgeries to get views. Kickers,who record other people and talk about them.Tech Heads,people who invent great new things. Extras,who are in the background. They are unpopular,and have low face ranks. Aya is an Extra,with a sad face rank of 451,369. She's trying to hit fame as a kicker,but nobody really watches. One night,Aya meets a group of girls that have found a way to ride 200 mph trains. They keep their face ranks low on purpose. If Aya kicks this story,she'll be a legend. But there are some complications. She must find a way to capture a video secretly. And right when things,can't get better,they go so bad Tally herself makes her way to find Aya. 

       Scott sure has a lot of worlds in his head! This was so interesting,and the face rank system isn't bad or hiding something,but rather a creative lifestyle. There were plot twists that were super unimaginable,and kept me glued to the book. The face rank confused me at first,because I thought the higher the number,the more popular. That's not the case. But this was a great book,and I am sad this is the last of the series. Read this book if you like:social media,hate pollution,animé,and radical honesty(read the book to find out)!

Specials

I'm here with the third piece in the Uglies series! Take a look at...

    

Specials, by Scott Westerfeld

Rating:4 stars

 

   Tally's friend Shay has turned her into a Special. Specials are pretty much superhuman. Their senses are 1,000 times stronger than a normal human,and super fast. They are pretty,but in a terrifying way that sends shivers down everyone's back that see them. Tally remembers being a rebel Ugly and the reason why. But now Tally knows that this secret is here to protect humanity. Now it's her that fights the rebels and almost always wins single handedly. There's only one problem with this life. Her boyfriend,Zane,was not turned into a Special,and Tally cannot look into his pretty face without being disgusted. She and Shay create a plan that will make Zane impossible to deny as Special material. But the plan goes wrong with a security breach and Tally's world think a neighbouring area is starting war. Realizing her mistake,Tally travels to San Diego,where people can go through any surgery they want. With some more Special arrivals (get it?) San Diego thinks the Specials are too dangerous and must go through a surgery to remove their powers. They even remove the creator of the Specials,one herself. Tally is the last to be transformed back,but she escapes. The book ends here with a large cliffhanger!

   This book was a bit slower than her sister's. The plot goes slowly at some parts,but at other's,there are huge plot twists! The book itself is interesting,with high speed chases and brutal defeats. Each chapter leaves you wanting more. I think that this world is very interesting,and if I had multiple lives,I would spend one here. this left me wondering what I would be,so I took an online test:Ugly,Pretty,Smokie,or Special? The results say I'm a Pretty,so my life here wouldn’t be as interesting as,say,Tally's,but the test says I'll enjoy it! 

Here is the link to your own quiz. What did you get?Share for Ugly,Comment for Pretty,+1 for Smokie,and Subscribe for Special.

Uglies Quiz