Mindblown: a blog about reading

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is an immortal classic children’s novel about 10-year-old Winnie Foster, who discovers the secret of eternal life when she stumbles upon the magical spring that makes the Tuck family immortal. This book really made me think about big questions, like what it means to live forever. If you enjoy exciting…

Hey everyone, it’s been a while! I just started reading and annotating an amazing book called Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle. It’s a novel written in verse, and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on it! The story follows an 11-year-old Cuban-American girl named Oriol who lives in Santa Barbara. She has the…

Jack London’s novel The Call of the Wild, this wild novel, inspired my first diamante poem, even though the book is about Buck, a pampered Californian dog who is stolen and forced into the brutal life of a sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Wolfpredatory fastrun hunt growlare predators and huntersbite bark howlpowerful wildWolf Jack…

Why would you start with volume 2, you would ask. I just got both volumes 1 and 2 of this amazing-looking book, a history of Hominids. I am planning to work on it during the weekend, so stay tuned for this discovery of myself.

I just discovered this author. Have you heard his name? Kwame Alexander is an American writer of poetry and children’s fiction. J Vs. K – It is artists vs writers. The Undefeated – This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. The Crossover series is recommended for 5th grade. Tom…

Are you ready for the summer? I am not! But I just started getting ready with my summer reading log. I just visited the library and got back to you with the first draft in 4th grade. Here is what I have from today: Graphic novels: Realistic Fiction: Fantasy: Historical Fiction: This is the beginning…

Cozy Up with This Holiday Reading List with Books to Read for the Holidays! Hi everyone! With Christmas just around the corner, I wanted to share some awesome book recommendations that are perfect for the holiday season. Whether you’re snuggled up by the fire or enjoying some hot cocoa, these stories will make your holidays…

By Roald Dahl Have you wondered what Danny the Champion of the World is about? This book is about a boy named Danny, whose mother died when he was only four months old. Danny’s father takes care of Danny all on his own. Danny lives in an old caravan next to a filling station. At…

The Land of Stories, The Wishing Spell, by Colfer, Chris – Book Review By a Second-Grader Chris Colfer has written a book series called The Land of Stories, with Book 1, The Wishing Spell. “Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves…

Just like that, you wake up one morning, open the mailbox, and get a fan letter from your favorite author – J. K. Rowling. Thank you! If it weren’t for my teacher, Mrs. Chahal, the Biography project, and the video that my mom sent to Ms. Rowling, I probably wouldn’t have had it. Dara out.