2 great blogs I read

On great blog I read was the Liberian's Daughter by Amanda Grad in Class 806.  It was about a graphic novel.  Here is the post:

Around the World (a Well-Written Graphic Novel) #3
I know what you're thinking: a graphic novel for elementary school kids can't be all that interesting.  It was quite educational and was chock-full of biographical information about a bicyclist, a journalist, and a sailor.  However, there was also some insight as to why these people traveled where they did.


Thomas Stevens broke the routine and simplicity of his life as a miner to bicycle (on a big-front-wheeled one) through new and exciting places.  His story really is the most like a fairy tale; people all over the world invited him into their homes, fed him, told him stories, gave him directions, and gave him their companionship.  His days of working in coal mines were over, thanks to the generous pay for stories of his adventures


Nelly Bly dissolved barriers when she took her trip around the world as a reporter.  She definitely did it via any mode of transportation she could manage including trains, boats, carriages, and horses.


On his tour around the world, Joshua Slocum looked for closure after his wife died, and traveled by sailboat.  He visited his wife's grave, but didn't seem to find what he was looking for.


All three travelers were inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 days.
I love graphic novels and this one the way she discribed it sounded sooooo amazing it made me want to jump out of my chair and get the book and never put it down.  It was just fantastic and I like how Amanda told us where the inspiration came from.  I especially liked the format.  It wasn't just one or two large paragraphs, it was like the stanzas of a poem.

The link the Amanda's blog is:

The next really good one I read was by Alisha here is the post I read

Saturday, October 29, 2011
MEXCAN WHITEBOY
Dear Chas,
Omg, omg I was reading this book called Mexican whit boy by Matt de la Pena. It about this boy who is trying to Fugger out who he is you can say, he lives with his mom in northern san Diego he live in the wealthy part his name is Danny Lopez  he is 16 years old his mom is white and his father is Mexican.
In the book Danny goes to Mexico to look for his father and see if this society is right for him but he find out that here is not for him either because he does not speak Spanish but he find his cousin, and his cousin introduces him to the neighborhood and he meets this kid named Uno , Uno punches him in the face right when he meets him  he punches Danny in the face but as the story goes on Uno and Danny become the best  of friends and they start to do things like raise money for things they need or want. Danny and Uno are to very good baseball players Danny is good at piching Uno is good at batting so they practice together and in the us Danny has received offers to play on a collage baseball team but he turns the offer down.
 Chas you should read this book A.S.A.P
Love Alisha,your best friend in the whole world

I liked it because it was written in a letter format.  I also like how she started it and how she wrote it like she was talking to her friend. It sounds like a really good and a very engaging book.  I am going to look for that book.
The link to Alisha's blog is: