Thursday, March 24, 2011

Maximum Family


Dear Reader,
            The book “Maximum ride” is about 6 kids who were taken at birth and experimented on. They come together when Jeb rescued them from the “School” which is the place where they were experimented on and put in cages. Jeb then mysteriously disappeared and the oldest kid Max became in charge. She because the mother of the family who takes care of all the others while keeping them safe from the white coats, and the erasers. The white coats are the people who experimented on them and they are trying to capture them so they can do more tests. The erasers are half humans but also half wolf. They were also created in the “School” but are trained to kill and capture the kids. Max, Izzy, Gasman (Gazzy), Nudge, Fang, and Angle can all fly, while Angle and Nudge also have more powers like reading minds and breathing under water. One day Angle gets taken away from the family by the white coats, and the journey begins. The family makes there way to the “School” to save Angle. They run into a few problems but get through them all and save her. Angle tells the group that she heard them talking about an institute in New York where all of their information is. The group runs into the erasers many times while on there way to the institute, but eventually get there. A voice in Max’s tells her where to go but also to keep an eye out for Fang because he may not be who the group thinks he is. Max listens to the voice and it leads her and the rest of the group into a sewer in New York, then into a door, down the steps, and into a room that looks just like the “School.” Max hopes on a computer and starts to search but the computer has a password. The group guess’s everything but without any luck. Then Nudge touches the computer and closes her eyes, then starts saying different letters and numbers. Max types them into the computer and the computer comes to life. That’s when Nudge learns her new talent. While Max is on the computer trying to find out information about where they came from, and who there parents are. The rest of the group keeps an eye out for any Erasers or White coats. After she is done she prints the papers, and the group finds more kids that were experimented on. Fang and the group let them out of their cages and start to lead them back up the stares into the sewer. Max then hears a voice behind her and it is Ari an eraser, and Jeb’s son. Ari and Max then get into a huge fight and in the end Max wins by snapping his neck. The family goes to the park to read the information that she found, and everyone finds out who there parents are, where they are now, and where they were born, except for Max.

            The theme I found that went best with the book is family. This theme is portrayed through out the story very well and that is the reason that I picked it. The group of kids in the book are not really related except for two. But they come together and become a family, keeping each other safe, and being there for one another. They are also in it together probably more then a real family might be. Because they have real danger in there life’s, and they are trying to keep each other alive and happy.

                                                                                    Sincerely,                                                                                                                                                     Kristen Gregory


Sunday, March 6, 2011

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So another week has gone by and another blog is being posted. Which means another week is about to start. Oh do I wish weekends were longer. I have had a very very busy weekend. I was at a dance Competition all weekend. And when I say all weekend I dont mean  a few hours each day I mean I was there from 9 till 9 on Saturday and 7 till 8 Sunday! And I didnt even dance on Saturday, I am captain which means I had to come in and run every ones dances and help out with the teachers, getting the groups together and making sure everyone is looking the same. And then on Sunday I did 6 dances, it may not seem a lot but it is!! To add on top of that I also had a choir concert in the middle of the competition I was supposed to be at the high school at 2 but I went on stage for dance at 2:40 so we drove, fast to the high school and I surprisingly made it on stage in time to sing, and then we had to rush out as soon as I was done singing to go back and finish my dances! Everything worked out though, all the running around payed off and everyone from my studio did a great job. So now to relate to school for a little bit since I am almost done with this blog. The book I am reading is good so far, even though im only on like page 30. But it was recommended to be by my good friend and my younger sister! So I new it had to be good. I also to not understand the project at all so I will have to make sure to ask Mr. Potter about that tomorrow! Uhhh we have school tomorrow and I have to wake up at 6 again... Oh well you gotta do whatcha gotta do! See everyone  tomorrow!