Beyond the deep, dark green forest,

Past the busy streets,

Over the snow-capped mountains,

Near the deep blue pond,

About their business,

Without much luck,

During the ninth inning,

Despite the points,

Toward the dusty plate,

Under great pressure,

Until the hit ball,

Across the high, metal fence,

Up the desperately low score,

Down the risky outs,

For a great game.

Right now I am reading a book called What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen. In the book, a girl, Mclean Elizabeth Sweet, lives with her dad after her mom left him for the new coach of their favorite basketball team. Since Mclean and her dad move a lot for his job, Mclean changes her name and personality every time, but this time she stays Mclean. As time goes on, Mclean is trying to figure out who she really is.

            The best mystery I have ever read is "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe. It isn’t as much a mystery as the others, but it is very suspenseful. I haven’t really read mysteries before though, so that would have to be my favorite one. I like it because there’s a lot of suspense and you never know what’s going to happen. 

            I think a good mystery starter would be:

            Mr. Ethan Richardson was rich. Not your typical rich were you have a million or so, but he had billions of dollars. He was the richest man on Earth- that was until one fateful night where everything changed.

            My favorite book of all time actually happens to be one I just finished reading. This book is Torrent by Lisa T. Bergren. Torrent is the third book in the River of Time Series. This book is about two girls (Gabi, the main character who is eighteen; and Lia, her younger sister that is fifteen.) Gabi and Lia are not your typical American girls. Although they live in Boulder, Colorado, their parents are archaeologists, so they spend each summer in Italy! But that isn’t the weird thing; these girls travel back in time through a tomb to medieval Italy. In Torrent, Gabi and Lia have managed to take their parents with them on their third trip back. (They went alone on the first, with their mom on the second, and managed to save their dad before he got in a car crash two years before the present.) Lia and Gabi were wandering in the tomb one day, when they saw handprints that matched their own exactly and were only warm for them. When both hands were on the prints, they traveled through time. In medieval Italy, Gabi and Lia have found two great guys, Marcello and Luca who have stolen their hearts. I find this book more entertaining then most because there is constant war and battles between Sienna (the good side) and Firenze (the bad side) over territory, and sometimes the She-wolves of Sienna, which are Gabi and Lia. Remember, women’s rights are a long way away. There are definitely too many reasons to name why I love this book.

         So, you know how in baseball they have walkup songs that they play when they walk up too bat? Well, I’ve been thinking about what my walk-up song would be. I would probably do Centerfield by John Fogarty because it’s catchy and a lot of people know it. What would your song be if you could choose? It doesn’t even have to be the whole song, just a snip-it. Maybe you would combine songs. It’s your choice. 

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EN-US">         There were many things I enjoyed about our field trip to Fox Run Park, but my favorite activity had to be the game Oh Deer! I enjoyed this game especially because it was fun to see if you would survive or die. I also learned in it that survival isn’t as easy as it sounds. My favorite part of that game was the surprise when you were water, food, or shelter and you got to be a deer, because it wasn’t that often. I also liked being a deer and trying to find my need, I always picked the wrong thing, so I died. I also liked trying to make it to the deserted island, it was very challenging. Over it all, I learned more about nature, like how hard it is for animals to survive, how they all have unique gifts or adaptations, and how diverse wildlife can be. I definitely enjoyed this field trip!

        I feel that books should not be banned for a few reasons. First, there is Freedom of Speech. People can choose what they want to say and how they say it. If you ban a book you rule out Freedom of Speech. People have no rights of speech. Second, people will not have as big of a success chance if you don’t read their books, if the books are read, and people like them, they will share them, and people will buy them. People are having enough trouble with finances as they are. As for the older books, the publishing companies still need the money to produce enough books, and pay their workers. Finally, it can be really frustrating when you can’t find your favorite book at the school library because it’s not allowed or your friend really wants you to read the Twilight series or another banned book or series and it’s not there. I definitely feel books should NOT be banned.

If you have 28 donuts, and 7 officers how many do they each get? 13! That’s right. And if you have 3 officers, and 24 donuts, how many do they each get? 17! You are probably wondering how on Earth this is true, well, here’s how: First, division: our problem is 24÷3. The 3 doesn’t go into 2 but it goes into 4 1 time. 3x1=3, and 4-3=1. Now you put the 2 back and have 21. 3 goes into 21 7 times so you put the 7 by the 1, and now you have 17. Now, we will check with multiplication. Put the 17 on top and the 3 on bottom. 7x3=21. 3x1=3. 21+3=24. Now we will finish with addition, 17 3 times. Add up all the 7s. (21). Now add the 3 1s. 21, 22, 23, 24. That is how you get 3x17=24

          One of the funniest things that’s ever happened to me was while I was playing on my travel softball team a few years back. I was about nine years old, and played for Thunder 10&under. We were playing a team from Wyoming, the Cheyenne Extreme.I was on third base, and it was a hard grounder to center, so I ran home. When you read this, remember that I was only nine and didn’t have very much “smarts” (forget the fact that I had already been playing travel ball for two years). Anyways, I ran home, but didn’t look to see exactly where the ball was and if they were throwing or not, so I slid into home. The only problem was I slid early. And I’m not saying a few inches for a scoot; I’m talking 3/4ths of the way there only. I didn’t feel like getting up (I know, lazy, right?), so I just crawled the rest of the way there. Luckily, there wasn’t a throw home, and I was safe, although it was a little bit humiliating, I couldn’t stop laughing. I had fun that game, and we ended up winning. (If anybody asks, it was all because I crawled all the way home.) 

I thought that this year’s presentation was very touching, just like last years. I liked this assembly a little bit better, but that may have just been that I was expecting a repeat, and instead there was a whole new assembly. I was touched by all the interviews, and all the reenactments. Something that has stayed with me and kept me thinking was how Rachel and her brother were having a fight when they last saw each other, and how her brother slammed the car door. In a way, it’s not take each day and act as if it’s your last, its treat others every day like it’s their last. The presentation was definitely worthwhile, and for me, it keeps me intact, and not as grumpy. The effect on some people is undeniable.  In conclusion, I ask you one question: Does your legacy start today?