Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen

The book I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice has a main character named Elizabeth. Her ordinary world consisted of her 4 sisters, a mother and a father. The book takes place in the 1800s where money is a big factor.  Her ordinary world seems pretty easy for the 1800s compared to the lower class people for that time. Her life seemed like she did not have to worry about starvation. For example she had a maid, a cook and she got to meet rich upper class people. She did not have any clue for her call to adventure to arise.

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CLASSIC Definition: A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author;originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language. (http://ardictionary.com/Classic/6459)


My book : City Of Masks; Stravaganza By: Mary Hoffman
I wouldn't necessarily call my book a 'classic'.  I would say there is two ways to look at the definition. In my opinion there are the classics that have won awards and are popular, some good some bad but my favourite books that I read over and over again, I would define them as personal classic novels. City of Masks hasn't gotten it's name out like Harry Potter has or the Lord of the Rings novels, but I would say it is a personal classic from my perspective. I have acknowledged the novels excellence in many ways. The novel has a great plot, with adventure in time travel. It has the typical main character that experiences sorrow, greatness, bravery, and happiness. The novel intrigued me throughout every chapter, which is my favourite characteristic in a novel. I think future generations of students should read this novel. It is an uplifting novel that opens your mind to a greater imagination about adventures and traveling. It think that in future generations, if they maybe have more high technologies this novel would still have a great everyday life story that all humans care for, excitement. 

The Song Of Kahunsha By: Anosh Irani

He opens the door, steps into the night, and walks straight towards the row of bougainvilleas. In the dark, he cannot see colours. But he uses his mind to light the petals up, and after a moment he begins to see shades of pink and red. He likes this, how the colours stand apart from the darkness".  (Anosh Irani, The Song Of Kahunsha, P.42)
I think that this quote really describes the character Chamdi well. It tells the reader how he has no limits on his imagination because he can imagine colours in black and white and he imagines things on the bright side(when he lit up the petals with his mind). You can also tell that he is a very thankful person and not greedy just by what is happening in this part of the book. He loves the bougainvilleas because of the colours and beauty, he loves what is around him and is thankful for what he has.
 I am pretty confindent that my main character will pursue his goal from those traits. I think that he will have to overcome some obstacles but in the end he will have worked hard enough that he will accomplish his dreams.



I chose this movie trailer because the boy in the trailer is young just like Chamdi (the main character in the book)and he is confused. When Chamdi finds out his orphanage is moving he is confused about what to do and why it is happening. Whereas the boy in the movie trailer makes friends with this boy in the striped pyjamas and he is unaweare and confused at why he is there. They are both the typical young boy character, but they have a certain smart to them that makes you wonder what they are thinking. You can tell that both of these boys are intelligent in their own way. The boy in the trailer shows that no matter what race the boy in the stripped pyjamas was  still a boy just like him. In my book, Chamdi accepts the homeless and the street people as good people without stereotyping them.

The Watcher By James Howe

Chris thought maybe he was dreaming, maybe he was so sick he was standing there with people passing by, with their towels and folding chairs and Boogie boards, and he was right there in the middle of them having a dream. (The Watcher, James Howe, P.92)

Two years ago my family and I had traveled for Myrtle Beach for a vacation in the summer. The setting was the same as in this novel, beach and summer. I had felt sick ever since 1:00 in the afternoon, right after I had gotten my sunburn. I felt delusional and exactly how Chris was feeling. I felt as if I was dreaming. I had a huge headache and felt just awful. I had to go back to the condo because I had heat stroke. Just like Chris, I had to leave the beach and go and rest for the afternoon.

The Song Of Kahunsha

    Chamdi, a ten year old boy was abandoned at an orphanage when he was beyond the years of memory. When Chamdi's only home, the orphanage is being closed down and the kids are being deported out of the city Bombay, Chamdi decides it is his calling to leave the orphanage and set out to find his father. Taking his only belonging, the cloth he was rapped in when abandond he says goodbye to the beautiful beloved orphanage at night and moves on to the begging streets of India. As hard as it may be for a 10 year old boy to live on his own, thankfully Chamdi gets taken in by 2 siblings; Sumdi, and Guddy who are street wise and stubborn. Living on the street the 3 kids have missions. Guddy and Sumdi want to beg for enough money to help their mother, Amma who is insane and dying. While Chamdi wants to find his father.

    As Chamdi struggles for survival in the streets, he learns that there is a owner of the begging streets he's on named Anand Bhai. Chamdi has to beg minimum of 20 dollars everyday and give Anand everything he earns. How will Chamdi possibly find a way to give Anand the money he earns while keeps enough money for food?  If the children ever want to escape from the streets, Ahand Bhai will come find them and who knows what he would do. How will Chamdi and his friends get out of the streets and be free?

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What Type Of Reader Am I?

  

      If I am reading a good book, I would describe myself as a mogul reader. According to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, a mogul reader is someone who profits by what they read and enables others to refer by it. The books I choose to read usually have endings that stick with you and have good meanings. I like to learn by what the characters in my books act on, and what their problems may be. When I read, I feel as if I loose where I may be and become the character in the book just while I read the pages written, and my imagination takes me into the situation and helps me grasp what the character is feeling. I feel as if by the end of the story the morals the character had accomplished, I had to in someway. I cherish those morals and share to others those same morals. Although I am a mogul when reading good books, I feel as if I do not grasp the morals and meanings of books as well if I am not intrigued by the content. 

One of my current favourite books I have read is The Gravesavers by: Sheree Fitch. I related very well to the main character in her book. While her character was 14 years old, I was 14 as well reading the book. The character’s actions and thoughts were some of my very own, which made it easy for me to understand where the character was coming from at the time. The book was a typical summer themed adventure book that tells a great story.

Here Is Sheree Fitch's official blog: http://www.shereefitch.com/

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass

        I really liked this quote for many reasons. The quote drew me in when I first read it.
When I first read this quote, I thought of joy, reading, and freedom but as I read it over I had to stop and think about what it really meant.  I think this quote means that when you learn to read, you open yourself up to a whole new world of education. I think reading is the key to success, and how far your future holds in education. The experience of reading a good book makes you feel free, which I think is one of the messages in this quote. This quote reminded me of how much reading a good book feels relaxing. Feeling free to me means releasing stress and enjoying something. When I am reading a good book I feel like I have escaped the world for just a few chapters and I feel relaxed. Every time I read this quote it motivates me to keep on reading!