Toms's Midnight Garden

Toms Midnight Garden was written by Philippa Pearce in 1958. It's about a boy named tom who is sent to his aunt's house to live until is friend, Peter gets better from the measles. However, one night he finds a hour that shouldn't exist, and while he investigates, he finds a garden that isn't there, and ghosts that came from a long time ago. He is seen only by animals, until he meets a girl named Hatty. He then gets into goose chases, archery, and arguments about which of them are a ghost, until things happen both inside and out of the world. While Hatty, is being healed by a doctor after a fall, Tom has to go home. He fakes to be sick in order to stay longer, and visits Hatty. But Hatty is gone. so is the garden. A large yell is in order, and Tom is the server as he wakes up the entire household. He then meets the upstairs neighbor, who is Hatty, only old, and realizes he should go home. Good book. 4/5. That's what I'm saying, goodbye.

Fighting Back (Weirdly) Against The Russians

A neon sign/morse-code-message may be what you need to fight off the Russians, apparently. The swedes have made a Singing Sailor to fight of the Russians, but.... Uh... You look for yourself:

The "Singing Sailor Underwater Defense System"

It apparently sends out a Morse code signal that translates "THIS WAY IF YOUR GAY".  I will now qoute from the Huffington post:

Anna Ek, SPAS' president, told The Huffington Post by phone that despite the system’s humorous tone, her group’s message is absolutely serious. Their goal is to call out the Russian government for the “awful” conditions for LGBT people in their country and to urge the Swedish government to consider an alternative response to Russia’s alleged violation of its borders besides further costly militarization.- Huntington Post

SO if that works, I'll do another blog. I'm amazed people think up ideas like this.

Book Log V.2

Hey! This is my second version of my book log! To see the first, check here.
And now for the books:

1=Horrible to 5= Awesome!

Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray 4/5
Written by Nick Bruel, this installment in the Bad Kitty series is about the petsitter/uncle/fact-giver Murray, looking after Bad Kitty and Puppy as their owners take a vacation. He must face messes, chases, and... a cat wielding a spatula? Will he survive wave after wave of 'goofy cats'?

Geronimo Stilton saves the Olympics 4/5
Written by Geronimo Stilton (and drawn by Jim), this installment in the Geronimo Stilton series is about the hapless mouse and his friends being pitted against the evil group of pirates cats, led by Catardone III of Catatonia (Whew. That's a mouthful.) in the first ever game of the modern Olympics!
However, the cats have a few tricks up their sleeves. Will the 1894 Olympics be changed forever?

Middle School: Save Rafe! 4/5
Written by James Patterson (and drawn by Chris Tebbetts), this installment in the Middle School series is about the rule-breaker Rafe, and his sudden closing of his new school, he now must fight for his life (Literaly!) to get back into the school he hates so much. With his only hope getting thru 'The Program', will Rafe break back in? Or will he be the 'Loozer' in his comics?

Bad Kitty in Puppy's big day 5/5
Written by Nick Bruel, this installment in the Bad Kitty series is about the lovable Puppy, as bad kitty makes the house break down. Uncle Murray is called in to save Puppy, but he forgets the leash, bag, and license! With a pocketful of tickets (not for the fair) he finally gets Puppy to the Dog Park, only to get caught in a dogfight and lose Puppy! Will he find him? Or is Puppy gone for good?

Darth Paper Strikes Back 5/5
Written by Tom Angleberger, this installment in the Origami Yoda series is about the evil Harvey and even more evil Darth Paper! They are attempting to defeat Origami Yoda and Dwight to make sure that they are the rulers of McQuarrie Middle School. Will the force be with Tommy, Kevin, and Lance? Or will it be a dark time for the students?

Scary School and the Northern Frights 4/5
Written by Derek the Ghost (and drawn by Scott M. Fischer) this installment in the Scary School series is about rule follower Charles Nukid, Lattie the Ninja, Jason and his chainsaw, Fred, the boy without fear,Petunia, and her friends the bees, and Wendy Crumkin, the smart kid. Together they must survive the biggest horror of them all... Scream Academy! Will they be able to survive the abominations called Silence the yeti, The Headless Horseman, or Principal Meltington? Or will they become ice dragon food?

The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Chronicles 5/5
Written by Dan Hennah, Richard Taylor, and Daniel Falconer, this is about the movie The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey props and characters. It has everything from Dori's knifes to Gandalfs horse. Want a map to Hobbignton? Just take a quick look inside! Wanna see the 'evolution' of the great goblin? It's inside! What about blueprints about Radagast's house? Once again, it's inside! This book has everything important (and some that's not) about the movie! So if you want to see the movie in the best way you can, grab this book!

Astronaut Academy Re-Entry 4/5
Written and drawn by Dave Roman, this installment in the Astronaut Academy series is about the Fireball team and a monster that is eating peoples hearts. It's up to Hakata Soy, Tak Offsky, and others to safe the entire school and win the games. But can they do it? Or will the games be won by the enemy and hearts eaten by the monster?

Nightmare on Zombie Island 4/5
Written by Paul D. Storrie (and illustrated by David Witt), this installment in the Twisted Journey series is about a group of people (including you) on zombie island. However, this is a book in which you make choices and the choices you make could mean life or death. Explore, see, die. Or live. Your Choice.

Caps for sale (not judged)
Written and drawn by Esphyr Slobodkina, I read this book clearly for nostalgia, and not for educational purposes. It's a short story about a man, some monkeys, and caps. The monkeys steal the man's caps, so the man has to try to get the monkeys to give him back his caps.

The Ultimate Unofficial Encyclopedia for Minecrafters 4/5
Written by Megan Miller, this book is all about tricks, hints, and hacks for minecraft in alphabetical order. With A for Anvil to Z for Zombie Villager, (With F for Fireworks and P for Pigs between), this book has everything that you will need for minecraft. (Warning: This book is for 1.8.3, go to websites for a less detailed but more updated version tutorial.)

Rocket and Groot Standed on Planet Strip Mall 4/5
Written and drawn by Tom Angleberger, (Who did Origami Yoda), this book is about, well, what the title says. With Rocket, Groot, and a tape dispenser, the reader looks thru the weirdest planet ever.

The Fate of Ten/United as One 5/5
The ending of the I am number Four series written by 'Pittacu Lore', the 7 book series comes to a close with these books.

Q.P #How a bill becomes a law.#

This is a blog about how stuff becomes laws.

A bill comes into play when either a senator or representative comes up with a law. If agreed on, then it goes into a piece of paper, a bill. Depending on whether a senator or representative came up with the law, it goes into the Senate or the House. These people then vote, and if in favor, it goes to the opposite (ex. It's passed in the Senate, so they send it into the House). If they vote in favor, then it is sent to the president, who either agrees or vetoes. If he vetoes, but 2/3rds of the house and senate are for it, then they override the veto. When that happens, or when he agrees with it, it becomes a law.

QP #The Iceman/ Otzi#

The Iceman was found by two climbers, Erika and Helmut Simon, on the alps. He was found in a glacier that had moved to be inside the border of Italy. It is still unknown where the body originated. However, thanks to carbon dating, it is around 5300 years old, the oldest human body found! He had with him a dagger, fur hat, a shoe, birch bark containers, ax, cape, and a bow and quiver. It was, however, very disgusting (see bottom), and it was crudely removed. However, it has brought much evidence. It is a important science stepping stone into seeing what we did such a long time ago.


I found all this in DISCOVERING THE ICEMAN, a book by Shelly Tanaka. It is a good book  and if you enjoy this blog post you might want to get it.

Meet Otzi.