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Destinee: //Lord of The Flies by William Golding // ﻿ 

**//Summary ([|from Goodreads])//**:

William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition

//Destinee's Book Review // I've heard of this book before, but I hadn't really thought about reading it. I really ended up liking it. The beginning really caught my attention and it really kept my attention throughout the entire book. I'd some of the movie and I'll admit that it didn't really look that great. But boy was I wrong. I personally enjoyed all the details mentioned throughout the book. The book, to me, sounded like it was based in our time instead of the past. Every character was described individually and very thoroughly. As the boys struggle to survive, they try to mimic how adults govern themselves. There wasn't really anything I found lacking. Everything in the book was well explained. There were a few parts that were confusing but when I read it over again I understood more of what is was saying.


 * //Overall Thoughts//**: I really liked this book! I would definitely give it a thumbs up!
 * * * * *** (5 Stars)

//Fun Extras // media type="youtube" key="zvmi3oZ_vH8?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

Caleb:

Cathrine: "The city of Ember" Summary( __ [|from goodreads] __ In the city of ember the that i liked the most was the way that it was written. I also liked the way that they described the setting of the book. The city of ember is about this girl and a boy that when they choose their career they both get the job that the other person wants. I think it was interesting How the boy had a way to fix the jenerator to help the lights stop flickering. I liked how they gave the setting of the book. They went into detail about it and gave me a better understanding about what the setting is I like it was better because in some books i just have to make my own setting up in this book I could tell much better.

Rating: ★★

Brannon: =// "The Hunger Games" by Susanna Collins //= = =  Summary( __ [|from goodreads] __ ):

Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love

=//Brannon's Book Review//= I read "The Hunger Games" because everyone told me good of a book it was and they were right! I thought the book was amazingly good, one of the best books i have ever read. When you are reading it you dont want to ever put it down because it is so exciting, it get you so into the book that you want to know what will happen next cause thats what it did to me. The book does an excellent job describing detail, even to the smallest deatil but it makes you feel that you are a part of what is happening in the story as if it is reality. But the thing that i didnt like about the book though is the fact that they actually let two people live instead of just one, cause if they didnt change that i think that would have made the book bettter. Overall though the book was exciting/adreniline keeping you attached to the book and thats what i love about, so yeah i would definitley recommend this book to everyone, you well love it, its amazing book!
 * (five stars)

=//Fun Extras//= Hunger Games Trailer ( [|from youtube])

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