Nic+Stumbo

**FINAL BLOG:**
Hey this is Nic Stumbo once again for my final blog. Very sad I know, I'm tearing up a little. I'm going to end this year talking about __Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows__, by J.K Rowling. Then after I talk about that I will tell you about my thoughts on the Independent Reading Wiki. In this book Harry has to go about destroying the horcruxes (all I will say about them is that they are the key to defeating Voldemort.) Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out to destroy these horcruxes. This leads to many exciting adventures that help Harry learn more about himself, his friends, his parents, and Lord Voldemort. This book is my personal favorite of the series and is very fast paced. I recommend this to anyone that is a good reader that loves a great fiction book. My personal opinion on the Independing Reading Wiki, is that it was better than reading logs. It taught us to use technology, and use online manners. Some people had problems with remembering passwords, but I didn't (helpful hint:dont use 98 different passwords, its a waste of time.) This was definitely a good project for this class.

====Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. This is NicStumbo and you will never guess what I am reading, go ahead and guess......thats right...Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I'll admit ive read this before, but I wanted to read it again because the new movie came out recently. This book is very interesting and fast paced. I've always wished I could do the things he can do. In this book he finds an old potions book and he becomes the best in his potions class ( a class he used to struggle in). He also is the qwidich captain. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes science fiction books. The Harry Potter books never disappoint.====
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**November 18, 2010 Blog 2:[[image:crackback.jpg caption="www.vvmsmedia.edublogs.or"]]**
====Heeeeeeeellllllllllllooooooooooooooo my fellow blog readers! This is Nic Stumbo once again with my weekly reading blog. I have finished __Crackback__ by John Coy, but I'm sure you want to hear about it! In this book Miles Manning the main character is playing varsity cornerback. He's a really good player, and he truly deserves the position. Then his coach gets cancer and has to quit. The new coach has a beef against Miles and he refuses to let him play varsity. So he puts in people way worse than Miles, this frustrates him. He is also upset, because his ex best friend now does steroids and drinks. He feels his life is just getting worse and worse. I wont tell you what happens in the end, because I believe its a great book that you should read. This book is fast paced, and it is a very realistic book. I recommend this book to anyone that likes sports books.====

**November 4, 2010 Blog 1:** [[image:crackback.jpg caption="www.vvmsmedia.edublogs.org"]]
====Hey guys, don't you hate rhetorical questions? Me too. As you've probably noticed, I read to fast for my own good; none of my blogs are over the same book! Anyways I'm reading __CrackBack__ by John Coy. I found this book in the school library and I have always loved a good sports book. Also I've seen people reading this book in other classes before, and my friend Alex Buchanan recommended it. This book is about high school football. The main character Miles Manning is a sophomore that is playing varsity football at the position of cornerback. He is a great player that does very well in his first game. I can really relate to this book, because I love sports and football is one of my favorites. I have a hard time putting this book down, it is so realistic and reminds me of high school life. The author does a good job of putting a vivid image in my head while I read. I recommend this book to anyone that likes football, or anyone that just wants a good read! It is past paced, and very descriptive.====

====Hey, this is Nic Stumbo, this is my second blog. Anyways I'm now reading __The Candy Shop War__ ,by Brandon Mull. This book is a fast paced book that shows good detail. It is a fantasy book about a group of friends that are just starting school. They go to a candy shop one day afterschool and immediately fall in love with the great candy. The owner of the shop may or may not be evil. Anyways, she tells them about her secret candy which they try and find out that it gives them powers like while the candy is in their mouths gravity is altered. They love the candy and she has them do jobs to get more. They give their parents white fudge which gets them and the whole town crazed and basically in a transe. The kids go on a journey that will leave you wondering, there are so many twists that you wont believe it. The reason I like this book so much is, because I'm always wishing something exciting like this would happen to me. The book is full of suspenseful unexpected turns. I thought that it sounded stupid at first, but once i read page one I was hooked and read over 100 pages in one day and couldn't stop. I'd recomend this book to anyone, although it doesn't sound like a good story line I can guarantee it will have you hooked. It takes me back to the days when I was younger and had a crazy imagination.====