Smiles to Go

Smiles to Go, by Jerry Spinelli, is 248 pages long. The main character, Will Tuppence, is shocked when he hears that a proton has died. He keeps thinking about how eventually everything will be gone since everything in the universe is made of protons.  He also plays chess with his dad to practice for a big chess tournament each year. He insists that his sister Tabby stays home with a babysitter because she distracts him at the games. He gets his way, but Tabby escapes out of the house and gets his brother's skateboard to skateboard down Dead Mans Hill. No one has ever done this before. She ends up in the intensive care unit at the hospital for 2 months. Will is pretty upset that he had to leave the chess tournament until he sees the condition his sister is in. She gets better in the end and Will walks her down the aisle at her kindergarten graduation ceremony. I recommend this book to readers of all ages who can take pretty nervewraking stuff.

Scat

      Scat is a 371 page novel by Carl Hiaasen. In the story, a teacher, Mrs. Starch, goes missing on a field trip to the forest. Two students named Nick and Marta find her and help her with a baby panther rescue. In the end, the panther is returned to its mother and Mrs Starch returns to school.

       Scat has character vs. character conflict and character vs. self conflict. Nick debates with himself on whether or not he should go out to look for Mrs. Starch. Another example is when Mrs. Starch was deciding if she should stay with a friend and help the panther. Scat had character vs. character conflict too. The Truman school principal and the police officer were having conflict on whether Duane Scrod Jr. should be arrested for being suspected of starting a wildfire near a dry forest. Scat presents both character vs. character conflict and character vs. self conflict.

My Song

I chose "Star Spangled Banner" as my song because it makes me proud to be an American citizen. It reminds me of the summer  I went to Washington D.C. and saw the Independence Day concert in front of the Capitol building. This was the first song they played. It also reminds me of going to baseball games because they play this song before every game. Use the link above to listen to the "Star Spangled Banner".

My First Post!

       This is my very first blogger post!  I cant wait to blog on my books.