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Friday, December 12, 2014

Lobo's Howliday

In the story Lobo's Howliday by C.L.Murphy, the character Roxy the Raven was favored by me because Roxy was goofy and that was an excellent choice by the author.

I feel that it was an excellent choice by the author. From my perspective the choice of characters that Murphy used in this book molded into their individual personalities really stuck out to me, this kept my brother and i wanting to hear more.

I read this story to my little brother and he loved it as did I, laughing at almost everything Roxy the Raven said.

the reader is able to also feel the courage that Lobo has along his great journey to the north pole, along with his friends Roxy the Raven and Arty the Mouse.

C.L.Murphy did a marvelous job, it is a spectacular book for the Christmas season, I give this book a two thumbs up for sure and recommend it for all ages.

Friday, May 16, 2014

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian By Sherman Alexie

Did you know that Sherman Alexie's books were being banned by a group of people in United States? Well he is an excellent author and I was so upset when I heard about his work being banned. Not too long ago I read the book written by him The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. I enjoyed this book very much. At first I didn't think that I would like the book but my mom suggested it and she asked me to give it a shot and read it. This story revolves around Junior a young American Indian man living on a reservation in the state of Washington. The reader is able to understand his life and those that are close to him including friends and family members. Alexie takes the readers on a journey through the teen years of Junior's struggles at the reservation school and how he is able to eventually overcome the way others treat him when he attends a school off of the reservation. I recommend this book for teen audiences and hope that they will enjoy this book as much as I did.