The Indian in the Cupboard is a thrilling novel by a creative author named Lynne Reid Banks. This book tells a story about a boy named Omri and his journey with a toy Indian named Little Bear. Omri discovers this little Indian friend when he receives him as a birthday present from his friend Patrick. When Omri came back from school after receiving his toy Indian from Patrick, he was greeted with showers of presents from his family members. The last present to open was from his older brother, Gillon. As Omri ripped the last pieces of wrapping paper off his last surprise, he uncovered a small white metal cupboard. At first, when Omri opened this gift, he was disappointed. Little did he know that when later playing with this cupboard and his new Indian, he would witness a great deal of amazing magic.
In this book, the author does a great job of going into detail when describing a certain person, place or thing. For example, when the horse comes out of the cupboard alive, I love how the author explains the scene: "There, prancing and pawing the white paint, was a lovely, shiny-coated little brown Arab horse. As the door swung open he shield nervously, turning his face and pricking his ears so far forward they almost met over his forelock. His tiny nostrils flared, and his black tail plumed above his haunches as he gave a high, shrill neigh." In this example, the author is very specific and uses great adjectives to describe the appearance of the horse. One of the reasons why this book is so wonderfully written is because the author uses very descriptive language.


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Further Into Catching Fire!

I am a little further into the book Catching Fire and I absolutely love it! This book is filled with action, adventure, romance, and more. I will tell you that I just recently went to see the first Hunger Games movie which was fantastic! I think that the moviemakers changed a few little details to make it different from the book, but it still was incredible. I have to admit, I cried during one scene in the movie just as I did during that part in the book. I am very eager for the Catching Fire movie to come out, and I am just as eager to finish the book. Right now I am at the part where the Game Makers announce what the Quarter Quell Hunger Games will be. I already know, but I won't spoil it for you. This book is so intense and amazing that I am addicted! When I start reading I can't stop!

Catching Fire (The Second Hunger Games Book)

Ever since I finished the first Hunger Games book, I have been dying to read the second one. I think that to get the full story, you have to read all three books because of course you want to find out about everybody's future. I'm guessing that the author did that so people would keep on buying her books. Anyways, I haven't gotten that far, but I can tell that I will not be getting nearly enough sleep for the next week because of this suspenseful book! The first book ended when the two winners of the Hunger Games were coming home, but did not explain them seeing their family for the first time for a while, which I am hoping to read about. I am currently on page six, and still reading. Nothing really exciting has happened yet, but I will continue reading right now to find out.

Flowers For Algernon (Amazing Book) By Daniel Keyes

Hey Guys,
I am about 25 pages into an amazing book called Flowers For Algernon. I have been reading it for almost a week now and I love it so much! I hear from a lot of people that have read it that it is very sad in the end. I really want to know what happens, and once I start reading it I can never put it down! It is about a mouse named Algernon that is a laboratory rat and has had to overcome many tests and surgeries. He receives surgery to become more intelligent. I haven't gotten much further than that, but the title, "Flowers For Algernon" kind of implies that something bad happens to someone and they receive flowers, maybe. That's just my prediction about the rest of the book. I really recommend this book, but I will warn you just like I was warned, it may be a tearjerker! I will try to blog once I finish this book and let you know about the ending of the book. Bye!
~Nikki
P.S. If you noticed, I accidentslly posted this on Rachel's blog too, but I still need to fix that.

The Hunger Games

I just started reading an amazing book called The Hunger Games. I started this book because I saw the movie preview and it looked really good. Another reason that I started the book is because it got recommended to me by a lot of people. Even though I'm only on page 38, I can barely put the book down when I pick it up! I knew that I was going to be addicted from about page 20, because the beginning of the book was a little slow. When I started reading it I told my friend that the beginning was really slow and boring, but she told me to keep reading.


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Just Listen Blog Continued

     I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! I just knew that Annabel would fall for Owen! Owen actually seems like the perfect guy for her! I have continued reading Just Listen, and though I am not finished yet, I have read some interesting parts that show that these two characters, Annabel and Owen, are beginning to develop a real relationship. In a few occasions, Owen and Annabel are very close to kissing, but they somehow get interrupted. Then, I read this part where they went into a car wash together, and they finally actually kissed! I was so happy! I think that they make an really cute couple!
      Annabel's relationship is going very well, but what about her family? Whitney is still in therapy for her eating disorder, but she is gradually getting better. Annabel is still worried about Whitney, and I don't blame her at all! If my sister was in a similar situation, of course I would be worried, too! One of Whitney's therapists is having her do an assignment, where she had to write something about her life, and another one about her eating disorder. Whitney thinks it's a stupid project, but I personally think it is a pretty good idea because Whitney's life and her eating disorder are two totally different things. Annabel wants Whitney to get entirely better, but I'm not sure if that will happen. Eating will probably not be a normal habit for her anymore, it will be something she is forced to do. I feel bad for Annabel, Whitney, Kirsten and their parents, because dealing with something that serious must be very hard. I am looking forward to finish this book, and when I do, I really hope that someone else starts reading it right away because it is such an enjoyable book!

Just Listen By Sarah Dessen

If you haven't noticed, two out of my three books that I have been reviewing have been by Sarah Dessen. The reason for that is because she is an amazing author and she really draws me into her books. Once I pick it up, I have a hard time putting it down! This particular book of hers is just a little bit different than Dreamland. It is different in the sense that it has different characters, different settings and different problems. The main character, Annabel, has a major problem. Her problem is that her sister, Whitney, slowly begins to develop eating disorders, that get very bad. Whitney is usually very healthy and strong, but she moves for a job and does not have her family supporting her, so she just loses track of herself, I guess. This book may be hard for some readers to connect to, because if you don't have an eating disorder you don't really know exactly what Whitney is going through. I don't have an eating disorder, but I can imagine that it would be pretty hard to deal with something like that, and hard to stop when you get into the habit and can't control it. Annabel's family is leaving her out on the updates about her sister, and Annabel is really worried. Annabel and both of her older sisters, Whitney and Kirsten, are models and love to model, but with Whitney in the terrible conditions that she is in, will the family be able to continue this hobby, or will it be too hard to move on? I haven't read much of the book yet, maybe five chapters, but I am so excited to find out the upcoming events. This book is great, so I think that everybody that is in need of a book should read it!