#22 Asking Questions and Wondering "Whose Body" by, Dorothy L. Sayers

This is a pretty old book, different from what I usually read(except for the classic epic poems or something). I got this book as a gift and didn't really think of reading it, but I was desperate for something to read and didn't have any other options. I actually enjoyed the book. This is a mystery book so I really had a lot of questions. Therefore for this week, I'm going to make an "Asking Questions and Wondering" type of blog post.
Q: Does the protagonist (Lord Peter Wimsey) have other mystery stories just like Sherlock Holmes? You know like having a series of their adventures solving mysteries and stuff...
A: There are other books about him. Each book he solves a specific case.
Q: I was really wondering when was this book published.(year) As what I've said, I don't usually read old books (except if they're like really old like about 1800 or older; those really interest me) that was like publish in the 90s or something.
A: The book was published 1923.
Q: There are parts where I read that he listened to piano music. Does this mean he plays the piano?
A: He does play the piano.
Q: Who is his favorite pianist?
A: He's favorite pianist is Bach.
Q: Is the rich financier Sir Reuben Levy's disappearance and the corpse on the Thipps' bathtub somewhat related?
A: The two are linked.
Q:  One of the really main questions in this book, is where is Sir Reuben Levy? How did he just disappear so sudden?
A: Sir Reuben Levy was murdered. He was murdered by the neurologist Sir Julian Freke. Sir Julian Freke staged Sir Reuben Levy's 'disappearance'. Sir Julian Freke have always had grudges against him because he married Lady Levy. Sir Julian Freke had always had his eyes on Lady Levy and was enraged by the fact that Lady Levy chose Sir Reuben Levy over him
Q: Another big question in this book is who and how did the corpse get in the Thipps' bath tub?
A: The person on the bath tub resembled Sir Reuben Levy. As a sick joke, Sir Julian Freke manicured, washed, and shaved the body then placed the corpse in the tub.

#21

ASKING QUESTIONS AND WONDERING:
Who is Hassan? Like how did Hassan and Amir meet?
Hassan and his father work for Amir's family.  They are slaves.
Who was Hassan's mother and was he born to slavery?
Hassan's mother was a beautiful kind of famous person. She wasn't a slave, but his father was thus making him a slave too.
Where is Hassan's mother?
She left weeks after giving birth to him.
Where did Hassan's mother go?
She left with travelling dancers.
Where is Amir's mother?
Amir's mother died giving birth to him.
What does Amir's father do?
Amir's father is a successful and famous business man.
Why does Amir always read to Hassan? Doesn't he go to school? 
I already had the idea that maybe Hassan didn't go to school because they're slaves, but I still wanted to make sure. As I read further in the book, Amir tells us that Hassan doesn't know how to read and has never been to school.
What did Amir's mother do when she was still alive? Was she a teacher, a doctor or something?
Her mother was a teacher. She taught classic Farsi Literature at a university. His mother was famous in Kabul and was named as one of Kabul's most respected beautiful, and virtuous ladies. She was also a descendant of the royal family.
Is this book a true to life story?
It is not a true to life story.

PURE EMOTIONS #20

This week, I read a collection of American Poetry. There's this one poem that really hit me. It's this poem called "Indian Names" by, Lydia Huntley Sigourney.  The poem talked about how the European settlers killed and displaced the Native Americans. America was the Native American's home. They were the first people here. They own this place, but they got kicked out of their own place. Nowadays they're often neglected. The suicide rate of Native Americans is higher than any race (ages 24 and lower). One quarter of Indian kids live in poverty. I am very disappointed and sad with this. I strongly believe that they should have more privilege. The European settlers ruined their lives and thus to repay them they should more privilege and help from the government. Every time I think of this it makes me mentally tear up a bit. It's time for us to help them and repay them. We're basically trespassing this country. We need to help them find jobs. We need to help them with their schools. Imagine if it was you that got kicked out of their own home. Wouldn't you be sad? When you see your family and loved ones die from invaders. Wouldn't you be weary? Just imagine if that happened to you...

For this week's blog post, I am again going to write a "Asking Questions and Wondering" type of post. This week I'm reading "The Eleventh Plague" by Jeff Hirsch. I'm hoping it's a good book since Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games had good remarks about this book.

    Q: The title is pretty intriguing. I wonder what's the story behind the title.
A: The Eleventh Plague of P11 is the name given to the deadly influenza that wiped off 2/3rds of the population of America.
Q: How did Stephen Quinn's grandfather die? Stephen's father talked about the cause of his death  like it was human. Was his grandfather murdered?
A: Like the majority of the population that died, Stephen's grandfather died because of P11.
Q: Jenny claims that her last name is Tan and not Green....If she was adopted as a baby, how did she know her last name?
A: Just what I thought, Tan isn't Jenny's last name. In fact, she doesn't even know what it is. She just uses it because she doesn't want to be called with an American last name Green.
Q: Will accused Stephen of being a spy from Fort Leonard. Because of Will's actions I doubted the existence of  Fort Leonard. I wonder if it does actually exist
A: It does exist and is supposedly the enemy of Settler's Landing.
Q:How did Stephen's mom die? Did she die because of P11?
A: His mom died trying to give birth to his supposedly sisters. Both his mom and sister didn't survive.

#18 The 5th Wave

This week, I finished reading "The 5th Wave" by Ricky Yancey. I have a lays wanted to read this book. I've heard a lot of good things about this book. People recommended it. It's also going to be a major notion picture next year.
     For this week's blog post, I am going to write a "Asking Questions and Wondering" post.

Q: When I watched the trailer of the book, Cassie is played by Chloe Mortez. Chloe is 18 years old, so I was wondering, how old is Cassie in the book?
A:Cassie the main protagonist that is played by Chloe Mortez is 16 years old.
Q: In the first part of the book, I was wondering where Cassie's brother is. Becayuse in the trailer, it showed that Cassie was running away with her brother.
A: Cassie's brother Sammy was taken to "Camp Haven".
Q: I knew from the beginning that something is wrong with "Camp Haven". It seemed kinda off. I was always thinking that their camp seemed to be too good to be true. I really thought that the kids are going to go through something hard. They're not going to be just eating gummy bears the whole day. I had two answers in my mind. The first one is that the kids would be the "hosts" of the Others (I know, I have a weird imagination.).Second, that they would be trained to be soldiers to go against the Others.
A:The healthy kids were trained to be soldiers. Even as young as 7 years old, as long as the people running the camp see a potential in you, they train you.
Q: In the camp, they separated the healthy kids and the sick kids.  I was wondering what they did to them. Again, I had two answers in my mind.
A:  I thought that they probably killed the "sick" kids. I was right, they killed them. They killed Megan who was considered as a "sick" kid. The book might not have said it, but based on the discoveries made by the other characters of the book, it proved it.

Making Connections #17

This week, I finished reading the series .
It's a really good book.  I really enjoyed reading it and was saddened when I finished it.
This week I am writing a "Making Connections" type blog post.
Selkie the protagonist has a best friend name Kelsey. She never really thought that her best friend Kelsey would be with her through her rough times. She thought that Kelsey is just with her doing good times and bad times, but she was wrong. Kelsey risked her life to save Selkie. Kelsey helped Selkie with her tasks even though it was risky.
    I have never been in a life threatening situation with my best friend Anjela, but I could certainly say that my best friend Anjela is like Kelsey. She has been with me through my rough times. She didn't leave me alone through my bad times, but instead stayed by my side, cheered me up and helped me.. Good times and bad times, she was with me. She helped me through bad times and good times.            Our friendship isn't perfect just like any others. There are small misunderstanding, but we never let it worsen. We always make a way to make up. We can't hold grudges on each other for so long-probably the longest was a week. It's safe to say that I have the bestest of best friends and I a very thankful for that.
 

Week 16 Pure emotions Three Times lucky.

This week I'm reading the book "Three Times lucky" by Sheila Turnage and for blog post, I'm going to do Pure Emotions.
    Mo, the main protagonist of the book is technically adopted. Colonel found her washed away by the water and took care of raised her as his won together with Miss Lana. Though she is happy, she can't help but feel lonely. She always thinks as an outside and someone not part of her "family" or even the county. I am certain that I am not adopted , but at times I just can't help feeling like an outsider in my family even with my friends. I feel like I don't belong with them, like I shouldn't be friends with them or I'm just an extra in the family. I have never felt like I belonged somewhere. I've always felt like an outsider. I can never fit in and that I'm different just like Mo. She lives in the town and  is a part of it, but still some people look at her as an outcast.