Earthquake!!!

Yesterday, there was an earthquake!! I was taking an shower when I felt dizzy. I swayed side by side, and I thought it was just me. I didn't even think it was an earthquake. It was like I was glued on  the floor, and somebody was pushing me side by side, except the whole bathroom moved with me. I was just about to turn off the shower when I heard my maid screaming. She started to shout out something, and I knew it was an earthquake. Last time the 7.2 earthquake hit, the maid told us it was an earthquake too, so now I knew it was an earthquake. I threw on my clothes and rushed down the stairs with my mom and my maid. It was so scary. I started panicking, and I almost cried. There wasn't any more shaking or anything while I was running down, but I was still terrified. I had a feeling of trepidation at the pit of my stomach. Until now, I always wanted to experiment an earthquake, because I was curious how it felt. But now I do not ever want to experience an earthquake again, in my LIFE!!!!! 

Vocab Meanings #2

1. seizure: When your muscle contracts, but never expands back out. Serious case of cramps

2. knead: Rolling, squeezing, playing it around with your hands

3. trepidation: A feeling that something bad is going to happen

4. swarming: Crowded, clusters of people moving in and out in an irregular pattern

5. virility: Sexy in a manly way

6. venture: Journey, trip, beginning of a new thing

7. Hispanic: People who are from Spanish-speaking countries

8. dignity: Mature, in control

9. illuminating: Light up. Also used when you get something, when you get an idea

10. jittering: Small, jumpy, quick movements  

Vocabulary Sentences

1. The fee to watch the worldwide famous ventriloquist perform was very expensive.

2. I wouldn't want to make friends with people who are malicious, or selfish.

3. "Anna! Will you please stop bellowing inside the classroom!" Ms. Marrello scolded.

4. Everyone in my family is mortal, unlike the immortal greek gods.

5. The sight of the aurora in the clear sky was simply overwhelming for me.

6. Breaking your wrist is not a blunder-it's a serious problem!!!

7. An old woman was idly drinking coffee.

8. The homework he gave us to do was very perplexing-I didn't understand anything!

9. The flu is always a rampant, unfortunate sickness.

10. The outer space is vast, and is filled with mysteries. 

I and Me Grammar

1. My friends and I went to PIM to watch a new movie.

2. Making my bed is a chore for my sister and me.

3. My family and I paid for the tickets to watch a ventriloquist perform.

4. "Why didn't you do your homework?" Mr. Hughes asked Sara and me.

5. My brother and I screamed-we were in mortal danger!!!

6. The sweetness of the vanilla scented candle overwhelmed my classmates and me.

Princess of Gossip

by Sabrina Bryan & Julia DeVillers

*****

Avery is stressed! She'd just moved to L.A., and she's a total nobody with no friends. All her friends back home are not texting, chatting, or calling her. Life in L.A.'s really boring-until now! Avery learns about a talented singer named Marisa, and she starts a blog in MySpace for Marisa and people love it! People are visiting Marisa's page and leaving positive comments! And BAM! Avery is mistaken for Marisa's assistant, and is invited to a launch party with all the famous celebrities! There, she snaps a photo of two celebrities as a couple! Avery sees this as juicy gossip, and makes a gossip blog, her identity shown as the Princess of Gossip. People reads this gossip blog, and it's a huge hit! Suddenly, Avery is super famous, and is determined as a music industry insider by the people. 

Avery gets free dresses, phone, makeup, spa gift certificates, chocolate... everything, because of her Princess of Gossip blog! And then, the hot nephew of one of the famous designers asks Avery out because she was wearing his uncle's clothes, and Avery falls for it! She hosts a beach party using the gift certificate delivered to her to host a beach party at a luxury hotel, when the hotel managers and the officers come over to find the Princess of Gossip, to see a teenage party! Then the Princess of Gossip's identity is revealed! Uh-oh. Avery is in major trouble, and to make it worse, the photos and the gossip she had written was a fauxmance-meaning, fake romance! It was all fake! Avery is hated from many people, but she saves her reputation by Marisa's blog! At a on-line party Avery made to apologize to people, Marisa comes and announces that the blog made fourteen hundred dollars for charity! Avery is saved!

The best part of this book was at the on-line party, when Marisa came as a surprise and gave the party her private concert! It would be so awesome to have a singer give a concert at your party! And, I liked it because Avery has a happy ending! She is saved by Marisa, who comes up to the stage and announces the news. Then the concert begins, and all the avatars that represented the people at the party, started going wild! The tech part was cool too, because they used this satellite connection for Marisa to go to the party herself, using her picture. It would be cool to have a on-line party like Avery did.      

Princess Diaries #2

by Meg Cabot

*****

Mia Thermopolis is back! With more problems! Her mother is pregnant with her Algebra teacher's baby! And now they're going to get married! And she takes a interview with 24/7, a TV program and sounds like a total idiot, gets one of her teachers in trouble, and makes people think her school's some crazy out-of-control schools! How could Mia be so stupid?And worst of all, her grandmother's getting involved in her mother's wedding, and it's getting out of control! First, her grandmother invites the Thermopolis grandmother and grandfather, and invites celebrities and kings and queens all over the world, to Mia's mother's wedding, when Mia's mother only wanted a small, simple wedding! Oh boy, this is getting big. Oh, boy.

The best part was the wedding, because there was this surprise, of Mia's mother and her algebra teacher not showing up. It was also the best part because it was the first time that her grandmother wasn't so fierce and in-control! She was actually embarrassed!!! And, I liked that part because it was a wedding with celebrities for the guests! If that was my wedding, I'd faint right before my eyes because, it's so cool having celebrities for guests, and you're the center of attention, and the celebrities are congratulating you, they're sending presents to you, and they're doing something for you, unlike the usual times, when people do things for them. 

Matilda

by Roald Dahl

*****

Matilda Wormwood is a brilliant 5-year old, who is a genius. She can do any multiplications in her head like lightning, and she reads adult books written by Charles Dickens. But most of all, Matilda has the power to move things with her eyes and mind. She can make glass tip over, lift pots and other things. Matilda is simply amazing.

Matilda has a kindergarten teacher named Miss Honey, who is very poor and lives in a cottage with practically nothing, but she's a woman who's very kind and thoughtful. Matilda learns that the principal of the kindergarten she's going to, is the aunt of Miss Honey. But Miss Trunchbull(The principal) is just a nightmare! She grabs a girl with pigtails and flings her over the fence, and she locks children up in a small space with glass pieces and nails sticking out. And she learns that, Miss Trunchbull stole Miss Honey's house, Miss Honey's wages and every cent of Miss Honey's rightful money. Matilda decides she has to do something. She practices that magic power of hers for a long time, and finally she is able to do it anytime, anywhere, with anything. So when Miss Trunchbull comes over to her class, Matilda pretends she is Miss Honey's dead father and writes a creepy message for Miss Trunchbull using the magic eye power. The threat works, and the next day, Miss Honey gets back her rightful possessions.

The best part was when Matilda wrote the creepy message to Miss Trunchbull while she came over. It was so cool, because the chalk just floated up and wrote a message. It was freaky at the same time, because I knew that is was Matilda, but for Miss Trunchbull, it must've been scary because actually, Miss Trunchbull killed Miss Honey's father, so it must've been terrifying for her. If that happened to me(Which will never happen because I won't murder anybody.) I would go crazy because of fright. And, I envy Matilda. Matilda's so perfect, so special and great. I would be over the moon if I had Matilda's brain and powers.