Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain has recently learned to speed-write, and she decides to work on her writing skills by describing the actions and conversations of those around her.Ĭassandra lives in a fourteenth-century English castle with an interesting cast of characters: her beautiful older sister, Rose her rather unsociable author father and his second wife, artist-model Topaz Stephen, the garden boy a cat and a bull terrier and sometimes her brother Thomas when he is home from school. Review by Lauren W., age 17, Mensa in Georgiaĭodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle is a journey through the mind of a young writer as she attempts to chronicle her daily life. I give this book one hundred stars! There is a "to be continued" at the end so you have to read the next book see what's in store. I also loved when a life-size holographic image of his Earth friend appears in Zack's room because he calls him on a hyperphone. My favorite parts are the galactic blast game (it is similar to baseball except there are robots playing), recess at Zack's school where everything is 3-D holographic images, the rainbow river in a crystal cave on Juno, and the galaxy gemmite that Zack finds on Juno. I think ages 6-8 would like this but younger kids would like the story being read to them. It's an easy chapter book with pictures on every page. A gemmite that large had not been found in 100 years! Kids will love this book!īoys and girls will both like it.
Zack gets paired up with Seth, the class bully, and that's dreadful but Zack is excited when he finds a huge galaxy gemmite. They fly on a special trip to Juno, a new planet no one has ever visited. Zack joins the Sprockets Academy Explorers Club at school. Journey To Juno is the second book of the Galaxy Zack series. Review by Young Mensan Connor C., age 6, Boston Mensa This book is suitable for 9-20 year olds. These photos give us a better idea of what people's lives were like. It has black and white photos along with descriptions of the photos. Some people may not like this book because it is very depressing, but it is an important event in history to remember. Also, there was a big contrast between the rich and the poor. One of the things that was especially interesting was that there were no safety laws at work.
Readers can gain knowledge of what it was like to work in New York City in the early 1900s. People who are interested in national disasters and US history as well as immigration will most probably be interested in reading this book.
Review by Umar B., age 8, Central New Jersy Mensa I give the book 5 stars since I think it's important for other children to learn about courage. Then I learned they are good and part of learning.īoys and girls who are 3 to 8 years old would like this book because it teaches about trying a new thing and how it's important to get past being scared so you can learn new things. I also liked that I read this book because it gave me a chance to talk to mom about making mistakes and how I don't like making them. My favorite part is that the bird tried and learned that she could fly. And this book will help others know that mistakes are okay and part of learning. I think this book would help other children to learn that trying new things can be scary, but sometimes when we try, we can find things that make us happy too. That makes him want to stay in his nest where he's safe. He worries that if he tries, he may get lost in the world. On one wing, he worries he might fail and on the other wing he thinks of how he may succeed. The bird thought, "If I never forever endeavor" then I won't ever learn. The bird has to decide if it will try to fly, but it was not sure if it wants to.
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This book was about a bird who didn't yet know how to fly. Review by Hayden, age 4, Southeast Michigan Mensa Reading the reviews others have done can help you get a feel for the flow and flavor of reviews. Learning how to write strong reviews takes time and not a little effort. Examples: Learn from the efforts of others
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