Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment

This is my first time reading the Maximum Ride series, and I am loving it. The first book is called The Angel Experiment. It is about a group of kids that were being used as experiments right after birth in a place called "The School". Because of these experiments, the kids are 98% human and 2% bird, meaning they can FLY. Afraid of the children being killed in these horrible labs, a scientist named Jeb Bachledor took the kids home to stay safe. The kids got to name themselves, deciding Max(imum), 14 year old Fang, Iggy, 11 year old Nudge, 8 year old Gazzy (Gasman), and 6 year old Angel. 2 years later, Jeb left the kids unexpectantly. So 14 year old Max has to take care of the "flock" by herself. Then these other lab creatures, called Erasers (half-human, half-wolf) stole Angel and the group has to risk their lives getting her back. What I love about the book is that it is constantly suspenseful and action-packed. There is never a boring scene and is carefully and perfectly plotted. I think that this book should totally be recommended to other kids here because I know that they would love it.

When My Name Was Keoko: Did You Like It?

       In class, we read the book When My Name Was Keoko for a while, and finally finished it after about 4 months. It was about a two siblings named Sun-hee and Tae-yul and from their perspectives, they talk about their lives while living under occupation from the Japanese. Already, from this paragraphed sentence, I seem interested in the book, and I was right. This book is very realistic and descriptive. I was impressed about how  suspenseful the book is. I think the most interesting and action-packed part of the book is when Tae-yul decided to become a kamikaze for the Japanese. It was also very emotional because after he wrote a letter to his family, Omoni became devastated and wore a mourning dress every day. I liked this book a lot, even more than I thought I would.

Visualizing: When My name was Keoko

A few things I visualized in When My Name was Keoko is:

• Tae-yul's uniform in his kamikaze mission
• The emotion on Omoni's face after Tae-yul's letter
• Tae-yul's expression after his last meal

5 questions: When My Name Was Keoko

1. Is Tae-Yul working with his uncle for the resistance?
2. What happened to the persimmons Omoni gave Tae-Yul?
3. What is Tae-Yul's plan to fight the Japanese while being kamikaze
4. Will Tae-Yul give Sun-Hee more clues in his letters?
5. Why is Sun-Hee's dad so calm about Tae-Yul's situation?