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.