Harry Potter: Is it over done?

Hello again my minions. . . Did I say minions - I meant friends.  Today has been a great day.  Did anyone know that we get Friday off at my school?  It is pretty awesome.  Well I found out that I made it into the school play.  It is in a very large part but I get to be on stage any time the antagonist is.  Well, enough about me, how are you?

Good.  Well today we are going to talk about Harry Potter.  I know a lot of you are all going - ugh I hate Harry Potter.  It is so over done!  Well, I don't agree.  Anyone who says that have just seen the movie and never read the book.  The movie is very good at making sure that you don't feel like you are missing any
information.  But, the books are still so much better!

Things that you learn in the book that the movie fails to mention:
1.  In the last book when the Dursleys were leaving Dudley was kind to Harry.  He even went as far as saying that "He didn't think Harry was a

waste of space." Not only was this little scene omitted form the movie,
the movie portrays the Dursley leaving as cowardliness.
2.  More about Nevil and his parents, such as how Nevil's parents live in
a metal hospital.  Or that Nevil could have been the chosen one instead of Harry!
3.  Ron's brothers Bill, Charlie, and Percy.
4.  The amazingly awesome Ginny!
5.  There is so much more.  These are just some of the basics.

The book is very amazing.  When I was younger it was very hard for me to read.  My parents had to force me to read anything.  I credit almost all of
the reasons I love to read now to J.K.Rowling and her Harry Potter series!  If you want a good book that you will read over and over again, this is the book for you!  This book is one of the huge reasons I want to become a writer.  I hope to inspire people just like this book did for me.

Fault In Our Books. . .Not!

I bet many of you have seen The Fault in our Stars.  I can understand why, it is a great movie based upon an even better book by John Green.  Do many of you know of John Green?  If not please look him up.  This is his YouTube Page!  He is a fantastic author.  Although all of his books are a little sad.  I mean carry a box of tissues with you at all times when read his books.  Before he was a writer he was just a You Tuber!

One of John Green's most famous books is The Fault in our Stars.  The Fault in our Stars is about a young teenage girl named Hazel.  Hazel was diagnosed with cancer at a very young age and has been living with it for pretty much her whole life.  Because of her illness she is doesn't go to public school so she lost most of her friends.  Her parents convince her to attend a cancer support group; this is where Hazel meets Augustus (Later known as Gus).  Gus is a teenage boy who had cancer a few months previous but has since been cancer free.  Gus immediately falls in love with Hazel.  At first she thinks that he is messing with her because she does not consider herself pretty because of her condition.

Gus continues to surprise Hazel until she starts to fall for him also.  Hazel and Gus actually share there favorite books with each other so they can read them.  Now all my crazy book readers out there know that
this is a huge deal!  Books are pieces of our souls (Like Horcruxes!  We will get to that later).  Hazels favorite books is about a girl very much like herself.  She has cancer, or some other disease.  The book ends in mid sentence.  This interest Hazel because she knows that that must mean the girl died before she could finish writing but she is interested in finding out what happened to the rest of the characters.  After reading Hazels favorite book "An Imperial Affliction" Gus cannot stand the sending the ending.  He also understands it but he would like to find out what happens to the rest of the characters.  Hazel says
that it is her dream to meet the author and ask him her
questions.

After researching about the author Gus gets him to email and invite them to Amsterdam sometime.  Gus then uses his wish (the make a wish foundation) to take himself, Hazel, and her mother all to Amsterdam to meet the author.  When they get there not everything goes to plan but Hazel wouldn't have changed it.

As a warring to my readers this book is very sad!  Have a box of tissues with you when you read it.  Especially the ending!  If you have seen the movie you know what I am talking about. . . I cried.

This is a wonderfully well written book.  I am sure you will all enjoy it.  It does have a lot of little cute romantic things in it.  It is not just for girls.  John Green is one of those writers that everyone should read at least one of his books.  His books will become pop culture classics some day.  Like Harry Potter. . . but not.

Good Books Are Like Gems

Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier is an amazing book!  It is the first book in the Gem Trilogy.  Has anyone read the Selection trilogy?  (I will write write about them later after I read the last two books.) Did you like them?  If you did you will like these books too!
Ruby Red is about a sixteen year old girl named Gwyneth Shepherd.  One day she feels dizzy and ends up traveling back in time. (Crazy, right!)  At first, Gwyn doesn't believe that she traveled in time because her cousin Charlotte Montrose was supposed to inherit their families time traveling gene.
Okay I am going to stop there for a second.  This book sounds crazy, right?  Maybe a little to unreal for you?  But, I beg you - give this book a chance!  It will surprise you!  I am simply giving you the very basics of this book.  When you read it you will find out that this book has got a little romance between Gwyn and a amazingly dreamy seventeen year old guy time traveler.  This book has also got a lot of mysteries!  Did I mention Gwyn can see and speak to ghosts?
Upon, finding out that she has this gene she becomes part of a secret time traveling society.  With the help of this society she can control her time traveling.  She has to travel back in time everyday or she will have uncontrolled time traveling. (This is a dangerous and bad thing.)
Although the time traveling society are not all kind people.  They have many unneeded rules and regulations to "protect the past."
Also, Gwyn's cousin Charlotte had years of learning with the society because she was supposed to inherit the gene so for Gwyn they must start at stage one (the basics).  Because of her inexperience Gwyn is ultimately shunned by the society.  Because of this Gwyn rebels a little against the rules... I mean what harm could that do.  While bending the rules she finds out a plot by a man from the past.  He plans on living forever.  This may not seem like a big deal but he is manipulating the time traveling society to accomplish this.  He told them that if they do what he wants the will discover a cure to all world's diseases.  That is not even the worst part!  This man is is evil and he plans on doing anything to get what he wants.  Including kill Gwyn!  And no one believes her...