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-Nina
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
What you need to know
Book: Vampire Hugh by Douglas Rees
Additional Info: Jenti means vampire, Cody doesn't like Massachuestts so he flunked out of his old school which is how he ended up at Vlad Dracul, he is guranteed straight A's because Vlad Dracul needs a few humans to participate in water polo which is a state required sport.
Additional Info: Jenti means vampire, Cody doesn't like Massachuestts so he flunked out of his old school which is how he ended up at Vlad Dracul, he is guranteed straight A's because Vlad Dracul needs a few humans to participate in water polo which is a state required sport.
The Setting of Vampire Hgh
The setting of Vampire High plays a very important part in the book. The book is set in New Sodem, Massachusetts. The reason Cody goes to Vlad Dracul is because he flunks out of his old school. He flunked out of his old school on purpose because he and his family recently moved to snowy cold Massachusetts from sunny California which makes him mad at his dad.
If the setting was say a sunnier warmer place he may not of flunked out of his old school and then would not end up in Vlad Dracul. If the settings was warmer he also would not of met Justin.
If the setting was say a sunnier warmer place he may not of flunked out of his old school and then would not end up in Vlad Dracul. If the settings was warmer he also would not of met Justin.
Vlad Dracul
Dear Diary, 11/12/10
Alright, I know it's a little weird for a boy to have a diary, but I just need to vent. So today was my first day at this weird school called Vlad Dracul. By weird I don't mean just weird teachers (even though they all are) I mean everything is weird.
For example at dinner, which apparently means lunch, there were waiters who had delicious and strange foods and the dining hall was amazing! This whole school is amazing! Except the kids are really weird.... They all have black hair, super pale skin, and they all wear black sunglasses. In all of my years of school I have never seen a public school with crystal chandeliers and oil paintings just in the front hallway! The principal even had his pet wolf, Charon, show me my classes. I mean what kind of school is this!?
Well it turns out that the students and some teachers are vampires. Yep. Vampires. I found out from this kid Justin who is also a vampire. It's a weird school. I'll update you later on how Vlad Dracul, or as I like to call it Vlad Dracula, is.
Sincerely,
Cody
Alright, I know it's a little weird for a boy to have a diary, but I just need to vent. So today was my first day at this weird school called Vlad Dracul. By weird I don't mean just weird teachers (even though they all are) I mean everything is weird.
For example at dinner, which apparently means lunch, there were waiters who had delicious and strange foods and the dining hall was amazing! This whole school is amazing! Except the kids are really weird.... They all have black hair, super pale skin, and they all wear black sunglasses. In all of my years of school I have never seen a public school with crystal chandeliers and oil paintings just in the front hallway! The principal even had his pet wolf, Charon, show me my classes. I mean what kind of school is this!?
Well it turns out that the students and some teachers are vampires. Yep. Vampires. I found out from this kid Justin who is also a vampire. It's a weird school. I'll update you later on how Vlad Dracul, or as I like to call it Vlad Dracula, is.
Sincerely,
Cody
What you never knew about Jenti
Dear Diary, 11/14/10
So today Justin invited me over to his house and I learned a couple of interesting things about vampires, I mean jenti. Jenti don't like to be called vampires.
1. Vlad Dracul always needs a couple of normal kids because they have to do water polo. Jenti can't get wet.
2. For dinner we had potato soup, salad, and apple pie. Justin told me they don't just eat blood.
3. Vampires aren't immortal! They need blood like we need air but it is mostly from blood drives....
I found out one thing that really bothers me though, I'm guaranteed straight A's. I know this should sound like great news to me because I flunked out of my old school which is how I got here, but I feel kind of worthless. Vlad Dracul needs to keep the human students for water polo so we just have a free ride...
Sincerely,
Cody
So today Justin invited me over to his house and I learned a couple of interesting things about vampires, I mean jenti. Jenti don't like to be called vampires.
1. Vlad Dracul always needs a couple of normal kids because they have to do water polo. Jenti can't get wet.
2. For dinner we had potato soup, salad, and apple pie. Justin told me they don't just eat blood.
3. Vampires aren't immortal! They need blood like we need air but it is mostly from blood drives....
I found out one thing that really bothers me though, I'm guaranteed straight A's. I know this should sound like great news to me because I flunked out of my old school which is how I got here, but I feel kind of worthless. Vlad Dracul needs to keep the human students for water polo so we just have a free ride...
Sincerely,
Cody
No Real Grades
Dear diary, 11/16/10
Oops. As you know I don't really want to just get free A's, so at the bottom of each homework assignment I wrote how I wanted to be graded like a jenti not a human. Even though the assignments were very hard and I barely knew anything on it I got an A on everything. Then Principal Horvath found out that I wanted to be treated like a jenti, and told me that what I had heard from my friends was inaccurate. Yeah right...
He told me all the teachers graded my work honestly. Well I disagreed and we got into a little fight. I seriously do not like that man. Anyway I'm going to keep trying to convince the teachers to grade me honestly.
Sincerely,
Cody
Oops. As you know I don't really want to just get free A's, so at the bottom of each homework assignment I wrote how I wanted to be graded like a jenti not a human. Even though the assignments were very hard and I barely knew anything on it I got an A on everything. Then Principal Horvath found out that I wanted to be treated like a jenti, and told me that what I had heard from my friends was inaccurate. Yeah right...
He told me all the teachers graded my work honestly. Well I disagreed and we got into a little fight. I seriously do not like that man. Anyway I'm going to keep trying to convince the teachers to grade me honestly.
Sincerely,
Cody
The ending
Dear Diary 6/21/11
I know haven't written here in a while, but I got really busy with school related things. After almost a year at Vlad Dracul I feel like a completely different person. I am proud to say I did at least one good thing this year while at Vlad Dracul. I got a Jenti into the water.
It wasn't easy, but I got Justin in eventually. But when he went into the water he didn't dissolve or anything, he morphed into a seal like creature that was the most amazing swimmer I've ever seen. Justin got some of his friends that had always been interested in water to come try out swimming. They all morphed to!
Then they played water polo with us, and thy actually won! Unfortunately the other coach said it was against the rules, but then my dad, who is also a lawyer, came and showed he other coach that we could in fact play. Turns out he knew the whole time about Jenti.
I just wonder what next year will bring...
Sincerely,
Cody
I know haven't written here in a while, but I got really busy with school related things. After almost a year at Vlad Dracul I feel like a completely different person. I am proud to say I did at least one good thing this year while at Vlad Dracul. I got a Jenti into the water.
It wasn't easy, but I got Justin in eventually. But when he went into the water he didn't dissolve or anything, he morphed into a seal like creature that was the most amazing swimmer I've ever seen. Justin got some of his friends that had always been interested in water to come try out swimming. They all morphed to!
Then they played water polo with us, and thy actually won! Unfortunately the other coach said it was against the rules, but then my dad, who is also a lawyer, came and showed he other coach that we could in fact play. Turns out he knew the whole time about Jenti.
I just wonder what next year will bring...
Sincerely,
Cody
New Book
The book in the above posts is called Vampire High. It is set in New Sodem, Massachusetts and show a oys struggles going through a school with vampires everywhere! It wasn't at all like attritional vampire book, but it was still really good!
I really liked this book!
I really liked this book!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Help Book Review!
I really REALLY enjoyed this book. This is by far one of the best books I've read all year. This is amazing.
It is set in 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi. One of the things that makes this book unique, is that it is from the point of view of three different characters. Minny who is a maid for Miss Celia. Aibileen who is a maid for Miss Leefolt (also known as Elizabeth). And Skeeter who is a white woman who is friends with Hilly.
When I read this I felt like I was in 1962. One thing I loved was the way the author wrote when she was writing as the maids. I could hear them talking and telling their stories. This book was absolutely amazing and is a definite must read.
You have to get this book!
4.5/5 stars
It is set in 1962 in Jackson, Mississippi. One of the things that makes this book unique, is that it is from the point of view of three different characters. Minny who is a maid for Miss Celia. Aibileen who is a maid for Miss Leefolt (also known as Elizabeth). And Skeeter who is a white woman who is friends with Hilly.
When I read this I felt like I was in 1962. One thing I loved was the way the author wrote when she was writing as the maids. I could hear them talking and telling their stories. This book was absolutely amazing and is a definite must read.
You have to get this book!
4.5/5 stars
Miss Skeeter - The Help
I am so excited! This is wonderful! Miss Stein called, she's from the Harper & Row publishing, and she wants to publish my book! I just called Aibileen to tell her, but she and Minny are a little concerned that their identities will get out.
That is why the chapter about Hilly is in there... She is what we call our "insurance". In the last chapter Minny told us a little secret about Hilly. This way Hilly will be sure to convince everyone that this isn't about Jackson, and all the maids in the book will hopefully be able to keep their jobs.
I have to go over to see Aibileen now. Bye!
That is why the chapter about Hilly is in there... She is what we call our "insurance". In the last chapter Minny told us a little secret about Hilly. This way Hilly will be sure to convince everyone that this isn't about Jackson, and all the maids in the book will hopefully be able to keep their jobs.
I have to go over to see Aibileen now. Bye!
Johnny (Miss Celia's husband) - The Help
My wife is crazy. I mean that. Guess what she did now? She hired a maid. Apparently this maid has worked here for about 3 months. This whole time I was wondering how Celia had managed to actually cook and clean. I should've known.
I came home from work early thinking how happy Celia would be to see me. When I walked Celia wasn't there, but a woman dressed in a maids uniform was. She looked terrified of me. She started backing towards the door. I reassured her I wasn't gonna hurt her.
I pulled up a chair and just talked to her. She said her name is Minny. I told her to not tell Celia that I knew, because I wanted Celia to tell me on her own. I wonder how long it will take before Celia will tell me.
I came home from work early thinking how happy Celia would be to see me. When I walked Celia wasn't there, but a woman dressed in a maids uniform was. She looked terrified of me. She started backing towards the door. I reassured her I wasn't gonna hurt her.
I pulled up a chair and just talked to her. She said her name is Minny. I told her to not tell Celia that I knew, because I wanted Celia to tell me on her own. I wonder how long it will take before Celia will tell me.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Miss Hilly- The Help
I am absolutely furious with Skeeter. I know she printed that article on purpose! Let me explain to you why I am so angry with that girl.
I asked her to print an article in the newsletter, about why everyone should have separate restrooms for the help, which she was very resentful to print. Well she finally printed that article thank goodness, but that's not why I'm so angry at her.
I also asked her to put in the newsletter for everyone to drop coats off at my house for the PSCA (Poor Starving Children of Africa). She told them to drop something off at my house. But it wasn't coats she asked them to drop off. She asked them to drop off toilets at my house... TOILETS!
There were about 17 toilets in my front yard this morning! Even worse was the newspaper came by and took photos. I feel sick just typing this, it was front page on the newspaper. Guess what the headline was? I can't bring myself to write it just look at the newspaper.
I'm done now, but I can guarantee you Skeeter is never EVER coming back to bridge club meeting.
I asked her to print an article in the newsletter, about why everyone should have separate restrooms for the help, which she was very resentful to print. Well she finally printed that article thank goodness, but that's not why I'm so angry at her.
I also asked her to put in the newsletter for everyone to drop coats off at my house for the PSCA (Poor Starving Children of Africa). She told them to drop something off at my house. But it wasn't coats she asked them to drop off. She asked them to drop off toilets at my house... TOILETS!
There were about 17 toilets in my front yard this morning! Even worse was the newspaper came by and took photos. I feel sick just typing this, it was front page on the newspaper. Guess what the headline was? I can't bring myself to write it just look at the newspaper.
I'm done now, but I can guarantee you Skeeter is never EVER coming back to bridge club meeting.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Minny Jackson-The Help
You would not believe what happened at Miss Celia's house today. For once that woman finally got out of bed and went to run some errands. I was minding my own business cleaning the house when I heard the front door click open. Now I knew Miss Celia wasn't gonna be home for a while and I just knew Mister Johnny was here.
He saw me and started walking towards me. I thought he was gonna kill me the way Miss Celia was always talking about him. I was prepared to bolt out of that house as fast as I could. I guess he could see the fear on my face because he said to me that he wasn't gonna hurt me.
He told me he didn't know why the house suddenly got cleaner at first, but when Miss Celia's cooking got better he caught on real fast that she had hired a maid. We agreed not to tell Miss Celia that he knew.
Today was such a long day. I wonder why that crazy Miss Celia said that Mister Johnny was mean?
He saw me and started walking towards me. I thought he was gonna kill me the way Miss Celia was always talking about him. I was prepared to bolt out of that house as fast as I could. I guess he could see the fear on my face because he said to me that he wasn't gonna hurt me.
He told me he didn't know why the house suddenly got cleaner at first, but when Miss Celia's cooking got better he caught on real fast that she had hired a maid. We agreed not to tell Miss Celia that he knew.
Today was such a long day. I wonder why that crazy Miss Celia said that Mister Johnny was mean?
Monday, October 24, 2011
What this blog is for
Hi! For this project you won't get to see many posts from just me. This is my seventh grade "scrapbook project" so I hope you enjoy all the interesting things you read here. Just a heads up the next couple of posts are going to be blog entries from characters of the book The Help by Katherine Stockett. That's all!
-Nina
-Nina
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