Jeff Frahm

The second half of breakfast of champions, in my opinion, is not as humorous as the first half. I find it to be sort of dry. It does have it's moments but after reading the rest of this book I figure out that the novel was written for the sole purpose to mocking. The narrator, who we find out at the end of the novel to be Kurt Vonnegut himself, makes fun of everything. He mocks the characters, the situations they are in, politics, and so on. So in a way this novel is just one giant satire created to mock everything.

For example, he mocks that ideas or the lack of ideas can cause diseases. This develops further as the story goes on. I find this to be ridiculous which is pretty much the point of the novel, to be ridiculous. Also, Kilgore Trout throughout the story spreads the fact that he calls mirrors "leaks" and they are used to see into another universe. Well in chapter 20 he walks into the Holiday Inn hotel and finds himself surrounded by all these "leaks" and describes what he saw. He saw a bum looking old man with red eyes and his pant legs pulled up to the knees. This I find to be funny because of the ridiculous thoughts he has about this image being from another universe. This is the type of humor that I received throughout the novel. It is at some points hard to understand the humor but there are definite forms of it throughout the novel.

Holes post 2

At this point in my book Stanley and Zero have become very good friends. Stanley has agreed to help Zero read if he helps dig his holes. Mean while every one else is digging their own hills. There is a new kid that comes in. They call him twitch, and him and Stanley decided to steal the sunflower seeds from Mr. Sir. When they got caught Stanley took the blame. Kate was really upset cause they were burning down her school because she kissed Sam so she ran off but she got caught. When Stanley and Zero got caught helping each other, Zero got mad and took the shovel and smashed Mr. Pendanski in the face and ran away. Later on a few days later Stanley stole the water truck to try to get away but crashed it into a hole. He then ran looking for Zero. When he found zero they decided they were going to go up to the "thumb." Zero got got really sick and Stanley carried him up the mountain. When they got to the top they found water and food, which was onions still in the ground. Zero told Stanley that they should go back to the camp to get a shovel to dig one more hole. They ended up going to the camp and got a shovel. They dug a hole and found a treasure chest with Stanley Yelnats written on it. In the morning they found both Zero and Stanley. In the end they got to go home with all the treasure and the family was no longer "cursed." Zero met his mom and was reunited with her.
There was not very many funny parts in the book but it was all based on a comedy that everyone can relate to in life, from failure, to getting into some type of trouble. Also the bondingship two stangers can have with eachother and unite together to help one another.I believe that everyone can relate to this book in some way.

Anthony Simenson

The Family goes to Disneyland and they dont know how but some how they get split up and they cant find each other. So the kid just walks around and doesnt know any english so he cant communicate with anyone because nobody will understand him. He finds Mickey Mouse and just stands by him untell they get someone to help communicate with them, they eventually find each other and on there way back home they were making jokes about how they cant communicate with anyone and how they got lost. once they got home they always watch a tv show that is a game show. on the game show they get 3 turns to bowl a strike and they win money for every pin they knock down. Farsi father thinks that it looks easy so he goes to where the tryouts are at which is like an hour away from there home, first time he doesnt make it, so he goes again and advances to the next day. He wins on the second day to go on the show and while on the show he does something that they never have seen before, he only knocks down 3 pins.

Franzis Rios

The narrator in Angus, thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging is a teenager who is trying to get through life which at times comes very difficult to her. Her parents aren't much of a help and expect her to be the one who has to step up and take care of her little sister Libby. Libby is a toddler in which is a handful and often has embarrassing moments in front of her friends in public places. The narrator still is so concern that boys will never be interested in her and that she will never receive her first kiss. School is a adventure doing yoga every day after lunch is her daily routine. Which she calls it "The Sun Salute" she has may funny moves that involve her yoga moves. Raising your hands up is considered "welcoming the sun" and bending down is there for acting like you are not worthy to anyone. Some interruptions happen while she is enjoying her Sun Salute sections. Her teachers walk in on her while she is doing other poses which are very embarrassing to the her. Also at school that i found humorous is the way that her friends and her make up lists during class to see what they want in a boyfriend and the qualities that they need to have. The title of this book fits it very well Angus the cat that is very different than other cats and the thongs that the narrator and her friends think are the most uncomfortable thing that any one could wear and full-frontal snogging witch means kissing with all the trimmings, lip to lip, open mouth, tongues....everything(page 239. Angus, thong Full-Frontal snogging is a book that is humorous in many levels and the way that a teenagers mind things from having random things pop up in her head what she calls the "sex god" to her understanding of relationships that she thinks she may never have. Untill the sex god has landed.

Zombie Butts From Uranus

Part II

At this point in the story our hero Zach travels back to his home town to find it destroyed. In a panic Zach heads over to his beloved Grandma's house, to his surprise the house is untouched. After a while he learns that his gran is The Pincher a butt fighting warrior. The attack on the city isn't over and the duo is doomed. Luckily Zach's friend from the academy arrives to their rescue.

The group decides to go to the safest place they can think of, the academy. Sadly the academy is flattened. Next they head over to the Bumt Fighters Rest Home and find some old bum fighters from grans old crew. They decide to be proactive and form a new kick ass group of butt kickers called Mabel's Angles.

The team devises a plan to lure the zombie butts into a maggot lair. They strike a deal with the Mutant Maggot Lord and the plan works because Zach uses his previous knowledge from the fortune teller and does the Hokey-Pokey. The Maggot Lord betrays the team and tries to have them killed. But the maggots were zombified from the inside out because of the zombie butts and turns on their leader and the group escapes.

The Great White Bum lands on Earth and takes gran from the group and heads for the brown hole the group chases after and gets sucked into the hole. The hole shoots them out on Uranus right next to Zach's parents. They all fly home to and find a funeral being held for them. Zach receives and award and after excepting in he lets out a big ol fart.

My thoughts.

This book has many qualities that kids would love in a book. But for me the book is too childish. I can only take so much toilet humor. I know the book is fiction but there are so many situations that are so far fetched it's hard to read. My last point of criticism is that I feel that the book is rushed. It has so much build up and it ends so fast.

Any 10 year old boy would love this book, but when your a senior in high school the very thing that makes this book sell sends you overboard.

He's just not that into you- Sandra Salazar

Many books are intersting just through the end or the beginning, but i must say this book has actually gotten better and better. I could not put this book down, it made me laugh at the many things this girls were willing to go through for a guy that did not even appreciate them. The sarcasm in this book made this book so much better, it gave me a good laugh and it helped me see the advices Greg gave to the girls better and bright, than for them to sound like your getting lecture or like their making you feel stupid.

Greg is a really good man at advicing girls with relationships. Throughout this book girls went through hard situations, such as their special some one dissapearing on them out of the no where, or their speial someone cheated on them and later blamed them for their action. Greg gave many ladies advice on how to not settle for a loser boyfriend and to keep going with dignity and not let the guys see your falls. Greg said many guys try to handle you however they like, and do with you as they please, but that it's up to us girls if we allow them to treat us worthless. Will be treated the way we allow people to treat us, so Gregs advice is to grow some dignity and get out of a relationship when you dont feel like your not receiving the same amount as what you put into that relationship. This book was a good book that i would recommend to other girls and even guys, because its a funny book. But i think this is enough information about this book, now its up to you to read to find out what happens and how good it is.

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Hannah Snyder)

Moose's journey continues on as he helps Piper with her task. Successfully collecting and returning the laundered clothes, Piper splits the money between them. Since Moose wasn't fully committed, he receives nothing. Unfortunately, the Warden finds out, resulting in their scheme to be foiled. Strangely, the Warden places all the blame on Moose, when he accepted no payment. To escape Moose's 'bad influcence' Piper is sent to live with her grandmother, making Moose very jealous since he does not want to live on Alcatraz. Naturally, the two months that Piper is away, no one gets in trouble, not a single incident occurs.

Upon Piper's return, trouble brews again. One of their school mates become close to Piper in an attempt to receive a convict baseball. Despite the fact that Moose absolutely despises Piper, he becomes jealous from all the attention his classmate is receiving. In determination to end the relationship, Moose proceeds to look for a baseball. Unhappily, he drags Natalie around with him in his searches. A few days into their search, Moose leaves Natalie alone outside near the prison grounds. Here, she meets a convict, number 105. He gives her a convict baseball. Frightened by what just occurred, Moose hurriedly drags her away, and runs into, Piper. Knowing he's in deep trouble, he hands over the baseball to avoid interrogation from her. Moose's plan, 'break up his friends' mission was a success, Piper eventually gave him the baseball and they ceased to talk.

Moose continues to babysit his sister, while his Mother continues to try to get her into a special school that will help her. Their Mother becomes estranged as Moose and his Father repeatedly tell their Mother that Natalie is not ten, and far too old to attend the school. Eventually, it is revealed that Natalie is truly 16, not 10.

In a desperate attempt to help his sister and mother, Moose writes to Al Capone. One of the most famous criminal of all times. A week later, Natalie is accepted, and Moose finds, in his shirt, a crumpled note that says Done.