When You Reach Me

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I read a book called When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead and it was an exciting and surprising book. This was the first book I read from the author. I found this book because I hear a lot of people talk about this book and how good it is and I wanted to explore the book and see if I liked it.

The main characters are a sixth grader named Miranda and her best friend Sal. The other main character that is important is the crazy man on the corner. I like these characters because they were around my age and I could feel their emotions in the situations they were in because I pictured myself in that situation and it helped me understand the book better. It was also fun to see what would happen next because like I said before, the main character is around my age so we would sometimes think the same in some situation in the book and I would like to see if I was thinking the same thing the character was. Overall, the characters are fun to read about and they make a perfect book.

What keeps me reading the book is the suspense in the book. In the book, Miranda get these mysterious notes and does not know who the are from and I get really "jumpy" to find out what would be the next note and what she would find out about it. I could hardly put the book down because it was just my type of book and I loved it.

It is worth reading for pleasure and reading for pleasure because no matter what age you are, you will find this book amusing in some way. There are not any boring parts in the book the really stood out to me, but everybody reads differently so I could jot speak for what you might think of the book. I think if you don't like book that will get you "jumpy" and that have a suspense twist, than I do not recommend the book to you. But other than that, it s a really good book and you should read it. (I now feel like the people that were telling me so much about how good this book is and how I should read it!)

If you have read my recent blogs, you probably know the type of reader I am and how I like suspense and thrilling books. To be honest with you, this is one of the best books I have every read and this take your imagination into the "jungle." <NS>

The Watson Go to Birmingham_1963

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I finished reading a book called The Watson Go to Birmingham_1963 by: Christopher Paul Curtis and it was a very educational, fun and interesting book. This was the first book that I read from this author and after I read this book  I  wanted to read more of Christopher Paul Curtis's book because it was my cup of tea. I really like books that take place in a moment of history. So, when I saw this book, I knew it was the right one for me. As you may know already, this book takes place during the Civil Rights Movement in one of the mod segregated states back then, Birmingham, Alabama.

This book is about a family that goes down South to visit their grandma in Alabama. "When Momma and Dad decide it's time for a visit to Grandma, Dad comes home with the amazing Ultra Guide (the car on the cover of the book), and the Watsons set out on a trip like no other. They're heading South. They're going to Birmingham, Alabama, toward one of the darkest moments in America's history." The family consist of a mother and father, a little girl (Joetta), a ten year old boy (Kenny, the narrator) and a thirteen year old juvenile delinquent (Byron). I like the characters in this book because I like how everybody in the family reacts with each other and gets into fights because that is what makes the characters interesting. Also, the situation they are in and what they do are what make the book interesting and fun to read. The thing that keeps me reading this book is the family dynamic the characters have inside the family. It shows how at the end of the book they get closer to each other. I can hardly put this book down except for a couple of chapters that you don't fully understand after you read it again or process it in your brain for a while and you need to connect all the pieces in the book in order to really like the book like I did. It was worth reading it for pleasure because at the end of the book, you learned a lot about of what happened back in the 1960s like you were actually there. Like I said before, there may be parts you don't understand, but at the ned of the book you will. That happened to me, but of course everybody is different, so...

I recommend this book to people who like learning about history and that can handle sad parts because there are a couple of sad parts in this book. I also recommend to people who just like overall a good book to read. I pick this book because as soon as I saw it, it seemed interesting and my 5th grade teacher recommended it to me so I got it online. I am really picky about books so I am happy I chose a good, fun and interesting book like this one. I am now reading another book by this author call Bud, Not Buddy which is So good so far and I will blog about it when I am done reading it. <NS>