Book Blurb

"Pride and Predjudice and Zombies"
By: Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

Think about classic literature: Mark Twain, Jane Austen,
Charles Dickens, etc. Now think zombies. Put togethor and you
get a hilarious narritive about a young woman who is trying to
balance social predjudices and love wile battling the dreaded
Unmentionables!

Meet Elizabeth Bennet, a young woman who is tough as
nails and as three times more beautiful than your favorite
heroine. She battles zombie menace while still finding time to
work on her limited social life. This book unfolds as new
people enter Elizabeth's life and try to win her heart.

This is a great story for those of us who find it difficult
to get into classic literature and love bloody zombie mayhem.

Book Rating: 9 out 10

Book Blurb

"The Phantom of the Opera"
By: Gaston Leroux

"The Phantom of the Opera" is a gothic novel written in the early ninteen hundreds as a serial story. It has been made into countless films and plays. The book itself is amazing. It was originally translated from French, so the reading can get tough. The main character is named Christine Daaé. She lives and works at the Paris Opera house. She came to the opera house as a young girl after both of her parents had passed away. Before his death, Christine's father told her of an Angel of Music. This angel was supposed to watch out for Christine after her father was no more.
The Phantom takes up this role, coaching Christine in the ways of opera music. She becomes an amazing soprano. The Phantom's name is Erik, and he was originally one of the builders of the opera house. He wears a mask because his face is horribly disfigured. A hideous love triangle unfolds as the love obsessed Erik tries to take Christine. To make matters worse, Christin's childhood love, Raoul, shows up.
The novel follows the path of Christine and her lovers. It is written in a delightfully gothic fashion with many twists and turns.
I would definatly recomend this book.

Banned Books Week!

Hey All,

For those of you who don't know, Sept 26 - Oct 3 is Banned Books Week. It is a national event held by bookstores and libraries across the nation. It is held to promote our freedom of speech and right to read.

I'm not stupid of course. I know that some books are banned because they are, in all ways, inappropriate for the young readers that they were published for. I'm all for this. What I'm not all for is the banning of perfectly good fiction or classics. Mark Twain's classic, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, and the list goes on.

Check at your local libraries and see if there are any events and get out there to support our right to read what we want to read!

-Jeremiah

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For more info visit:

http://www.pla.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

Another Fun Quote

"You can draw,
You can paint,
You can imagine anything.
Put it on paper, and its your's forever."
- Ann Harvuot

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A friend of mine gave this to me the other day...I wasn't able to obtain any information about Ann Harvuot, but its still a great quote!

E.T. House Threaten by Wildfires

Okay, so quick explanation...for Geography and World Studies we have to keep a news journal. I usually read the paper and check on line. Today while I was checking I found this:

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The home that E.T. was shot in is being threatened by the wildfires in California.
For the full story check out:

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-et-home-evacuated,0,4910844.story

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Image obtained from link above.

Farewell Bobby Pendragon

I know its a little late in the coming, but Farewell Bobby Pendragon. For those of you out there who have no idea what I'm talking about, here's some info...

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Bobby Pendragon is a fictional character created by D. J. MacHale. He is a traveler which means he has the ability to travel between the ten territories of Halla. Halla is basically everything. Each territory (or world) is unique in its own way. One is completely covered in water, another is a desert. One is a future Earth. One is its past. There is a traveler from each one and togethor they fight to stop a traveler gone bad, Saint Dane.

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For more information about this amazing book series (because to be honest, what I just typed barely scratches the surface) visit:

http://www.thependragonadventure.com/

or better yet, go to your local library and check out the first book, Pendragon: The Merchant of Death.

Warsaw Community Public Library Teen Blog

Great blog to follow if you live in or around Warsaw, Indiana and frequent the library often:

http://warsawteen.blogspot.com/

Note About the Picture in the Title Bar

The picture that is used in the title bar of this blog is a photo that I took when we had this big freeze. Everything was covered in ice, and it was pretty cool.

Awesome Writer's Blog

Hey,

I like to read TeenInk, which is this really awesome magazine that publishes written and drawn works by teens. Fiction, Non-Fiction, Opinion, Sci-Fi, you name it, they got it. Anyway there is this really cool blog that I follow on there site. It offers tips for writers and also reports on different mythological and fictional characters. Enjoy:

http://scifi-fantasy.teenink.com/blogs/2009/04/

Fun Quote

I love reading and I think it is always awesome when you run across fun word arrangements...enjoy:

"The tiny pixie twirled like a demonic ballerina..."

-Eoin Colfer; Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

E. B. White Quote

I recently began reading I Before E by Judy Parkinson (a fun compilation of memory tricks to help you remember things: days of the week, months, parts of speech, etc.) and I ran across this amazingly true to life quote:

"English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment, and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street." -E. B. White (Charlotte's Web, etc.)

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I before E: old-school ways to remember stuff - by Judy Parkinson (c) 2008 Michael O'Mare Books Limited

Funny Phrase

I enjoy rearranging words to create interesting little comments or phrases. This is one i came up with this morning while I was bored.

"Kill one stone with two birds."

The "Duck Butcher" is Free

This is an update of the story that was published in the January 29th edition of "The Ink Blot".

12:34 pm - Jameson Duning was cleared of all charges in a surprise twist earlier this morning. "We at the "Free the Animals" society are furious. Duning should not have gotten away with this. Unfortunately, we were given a restraining order, otherwise we would be protesting outside his house right now!" shouted one of the angry leaders of the local animal rights group that sued Duning. The judge cleared Duning because, as he said in a statement released earlier this morning after the trial, "I fail to see why Mr. Duning doesn't have the right to shoot ducks in his own yard. They weren't endangered and they were being a nusance." Duning, who is very happy to be free, only had this to say, "Finally, some peace!"

Editor’s Note: This is a complete work of fiction and is nothing more than a joke.

Police Arrest Man for Mysterious Duck Shooting Case

12:34 am – Jameson Duning, age 59, was arrested on early Sunday Morning after police received a tip that it was he who had been causing the mysterious duck killings. Dubbed the “Duck Butcher”, Duning was supposedly seen killing several local ducks. “The neighborhood was starting to get concerned about the mysterious killings.” said Police Chief Randy Creig, when asked for comment. Dunning admitted to the crime later Sunday morning, and was fined. “I just couldn’t stand those blasted ducks quaking all day and night right underneath my window. It got to the point that I couldn’t sleep more than two minutes without hearing a duck. I didn’t realize that people would get so riled up about it though. I mean, when I was young, everything was fair game. I even ate duck a couple of times.” It is rumored that a local animal rights group will be suing Duning, but it has not been confirmed. When asked what he thought about the prospect of being sued, Duning had this to say, “Let them come. I don’t have anything that they can take.”

Editor’s Note: Once a week we try to publish a funny little story along with our news piece. This is a complete work of fiction and is nothing more than a joke.



Taken from the January 29, 2009 issue of "The Ink Blot".

For Anyone from my class at LCA

The whole hamster thing is a joke. It means nothing.

-JIO