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• Title of the book:: Inside Out  
• Author of the book:: Terry Trueman 
• information about the author::Terry Trueman is a poet-turned-novelist who hit the ground running with his debut young adult novel, Stuck in Neutral, an inside view of a teen suffering from cerebral palsy. The winner of a 2001 Michael L. Printz Honor award, that novel secured for its author overnight success in the world of young adult fiction. Trueman, whose own son has severe cerebral palsy, enjoys writing about things close to his own life. "I'm not one of these writers who's interested or necessarily capable of great flights of the imagination," Trueman noted in an Achuka.com interview. "I'm not interested in a story about an earthworm on the third moon of Neptune. I don't know how guys do that, and I don't enjoy reading them. My models as a writer are Charles Bukowski and Raymond Carver, who both wrote truthful prose. Their line is straight and direct."

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1947, Trueman moved with his family to Seattle, Washington, when he was only a year and a half old

 summary of the book so far:: So far in this book i have read of a lil boy that can not tell the differance between a reall situation and a none real one with this disorder it does help when he is in the middle of a robbery and he keep getting on one of the  man  nerveas but the other one trys to work with the boy as they try to figure out a plan to get out of the coffee shop with out going to jail because cops are all over the place

 One connection to the book, and how it helped your understanding:: one connect to the book would be is the other boy caring about the other boy even tho he didnt know him. This helps my understanding because  now i can understand why he didnt let the other robber mess with him because he new something was wrong with the him

Your favorite image that you created from the book:: my favorite part would be when the gun went off and they thought some one was shot but they wasnt... that image i created was a cool 1 cuz i oicture every one looking around the room to see if  each other was ok  

• Recommendations for other readers:: This was a good book i enjoyed the excitment of trying to figure out wat was next i would read this book over again it was a 9 out of 10 because i did get a little confused but all in all great book 
  

• Title of the book:Haunted Houses
• Author of the book: Nancy Roberts 
• information about the author:Nancy Roberts is the author  of more then twenty books,most pertaining to supernatural.She  has been named '' custodian of the twilght zone'' by southern living magazine. A journalist  for many years, she has wored for newpapers in new jersey,florida,and nort carolina. Her thorough research has won her the certificate of commendation from  the american association of  state and local history. Ms Roberts lives in charlotte, north carolina, with her son David, and her husband,jim brown.
• summary of the book so far: There are many storys in this book i have read three of them so far so ill just give a recap of wat it was about.
• 1) THE LIZZIE BORDEN HOUSE ,IN FALL RIVER , MASSACHUSETTS,WHERE THE GRUESOME MUDERS OF ANDREW AND ABBEY BORDEN WERE COMMITTEDBY THERE DAUGHER LIZZIE
• 2) THE RED BROOK INN,IN OLD MYSTIC , CONNECTICUT, WHERE A JEALOUS WIDOW SPIRIT  GETS HER SWEET REVENG ON HER HUSBANDS SEVENTY  FIFTH BIRTHDAY
• 3) THE WINCHERSTER MANSION, IN SAN JOSE  CALIFORNIA ,WHERE SPOOKED WEALTHY WIDOW HAD SECRET ROOMS AND PASSAGEWAYS BUILT IN THE MANSION TO KEPP THE BAD SPIRITS AWAY
  
• One connection to the book, and how it helped your understanding: I DIDNT HAVE A CONNECT TO THE BOOK REALLY.
  
• Your favorite image that you created from the book:  my favorite image that i created was when the house was being shaken and the lil girl fell on the floor as the mother yelled across the room for the father to help.  
• Recommendations for other readers: this book was a very good book i found it very good to read to my littel sister at night beause she liked night time storys and thoses seem to be the best to read her. this book would be a 10 out of 10 book beause it was a very good one to me  
  

• Title of the book: Phantom Of The Auditorium [GOOSEBUMPS]
• Author of the book: R.L stine
• information about the author: R.L Stines is the author of over three dozen best selling thrillers and mysteries for young people.He is also the author the fear street serise. bob lives in New York City with his wife,jane, and fourteen year old son,matt. 
• summary of the book so far: Brooke's best friend,Zeke,has been given the lead role in the school play,The Phantom.Zeke's totally into it.He loves dressing up in grotesque phantom costume.And scaring the other members of the cast.Brook thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it. Thats when really scary things started to happen. Like messages appearing on pieces scenery saying  the phantom stricks  and stage lights come crashing down.
  
• One connection to the book, and how it helped your understanding: One connection i had to the book would be that the boy taking the part in the play to seriously. i understand this because maybe he wanted the part to be good so he maty have took it a little to far but not meaning to.  thats how that helped my understanding to the book and why that person did wat he did.  
  
• Your favorite image that you created from the book: One image that i really liked in the book would be when the lights came crashing down on the stage because i could feel how scared the kids must have been and i could see how they faces were and the running and so forth.  
• Recommendations for other readers: My recommendation for you other readers would be that this is a great book and is good to read it gets you excited and everything i give this book a 10 out of 10  
  

• Title of the book:145 street  
• Author of the book: Walter Dean Myers  
• Information about the author: Walter Dean Myers is an award-winning writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for young people.   
• Summary of the book so far: So far in this book I have read about a man name big Joe and a girl name peaches.  Joe is peaches step father but peaches don't like big Joe. Big Joe is planning his own funeral but peaches don't like the idea so she is out to make big Joe's funeral the worst funeral ever...
• One connection to the book, and how it helped your understanding: one connection I have with this book is when I seen that peaches hates her step father big Joe This helps me with my understanding because now I no why peaches is trying to mess up his funeral  
• Your favorite image that you created from the book: My favorite image I took from this book was when they describe how big Joe wanted dirt throw on his casket so that he could hear how it sounded    
• Recommendations for other readers: my recommendation for this book would be a 10 out of 10 this book was wonderful and I had a good time reading and learning from it  

• Title of the book : The Bully
• Author of the book: Paul Langan  
• Information about the author: Paul langan worked for a nonprofit agency in Philadelphia and then joined Townsend Press (TP) as an Assistant Editor. After contributing to a number of TP textbooks and teaching a college English course, Paul reconnected to his interests in creative writing with the Bluford Series. He has served as both editor of the series and author or coauthor of five of the ten novels, The Bully, The Gun, Summer of Secrets, Brothers in Arms, and Blood Is Thicker. His stories reflect personal experiences; including the difficulties of growing up without a father and the many challenges students face in school.  
• Summary of the book so far: Darrell has to move from his home town pa to move to cali. He is scared of the move because now he has no friends to back him up when some 1 tries to pick on him
• One connection to the book, and how it helped your understanding: one connection I made to this book was when Darrell was scared of the new move. This helped me understand that not every1 likes to have change in there life.  
• Your favorite image that you created from the book: my favorite image from this book would be when he stood up for him self in the lunch room against his bully.
• Recommendations for other readers: The book, "The Bully," by Paul Langan was a very good book. It kept me interested throughout the entire book, and it had a good theme to it. I always wanted to read more to find out what was going to happen next. It also has a very good ending. I recommend that you read this book, because it is really good, and it is really interesting. The book is about a boy that moves to a new school, and has to deal with a bully that harrasses him daily. He has to make a decision if he wants to keep running, or if he wants to stop the bully. He also learns a lot about himself and what he is capable of. If you like books like, "The Hatchet," or other stories with adventure and having to overcome the odds, then you will really like this book.