Post #2

"Today I am 5." My initial thought to the first sentence was- the book is told in first person and they are very young.


The good guys would be the teller of the story, Jack, and his mother. The bad guy would be the man that keeps Jack and his mother hostage in a room. Jack calls him Old Nick.


I chose this book because I love mystery and the plot sounded interesting to me. So far I think it is a great book and I love how the story is told from a five year olds perspective. I can't wait to see how the book ends and if the mother and son will escape the room.

Post #1: Why I Read

Sometimes I read to learn new things and expand my vocabulary. I like to challenge myself and love books with words that I have never heard of before or don't know exactly what they mean. I read to get away from reality and go to different places and time periods around the world. I read to be intrigued and to be forced to think about the world and everything that happens on it and what could happen on it if certain things were different. Books about the future and past are especially interesting because the past shows how we got to where we are today and the future is really anybodies guess. I also love reading books about animals and how they evolved into the animals that we know about and see today, including ourselves. I also like to read romance novels. I have read a lot of the popular ones, such as the twilight series, The Fault in Our Stars, A Walk to Remember, etc. They aren't my favorite to read, but I like leaving my reality and going into the books and character's world. The only thing I don't like about romantic novels is that they can be too "goopy" or sad. For example, The Fault in Our Stars was a great book but it was too sad for me.