5/9/11

This week I began reading Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and Hey World, Here I Am! by Jean Little. I'm not very far in either book, but Into Thin Air seems good. All poetry books make me want to cry, so I assume I won't like Hey World, Here I Am!

My least favorite character I've read this year is Lord Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. He enjoys murdering many, many people with his magical powers and his wand. He casts spells and makes people die very, very hard. He killed Cedric Diggory in the 4th book and makes Harry very sad. I've never read the 7th book, but I hear that Harry makes Voldemort suffer. That makes me super duper happy.

My favorite character I've read this year is without a doubt Timothy from the glorious book "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor. Timothy is a very wonderful man who happens to be black. He ends up stranded on an island with a young boy named Phillip who happens to be white. Even though Phillip is mean to Timothy because he's black, Timothy shows Phillip love and encouragement. This kindness is one of the many reasons Timothy is my favorite character. Another reason he's my favorite is his use of ridiculous phrases, such as "young bahhs" or "the tempis." The tempis is a horrible storm the killed my hero!!! :'( Even though Timothy is gone, his spirit lives on.

So far, I have read 34 books and  after I finish my current books, I'll have 37. Also, as a side note, I would like to ask all of my loyal followers to stop tomorrow and welcome back to school my good friend Kiebag. He has been missed.