the au pairs: skinny-dipping

This is the 2nd book to the au pairs series. It is by Melissa de la Cruz and has 289 pages. This book is about 3 girls Mara, Eliza, and Jacqui. Mara is a ex-rich girl, Eliza is a small town poor girl and Jacqui is a middle class Brazilian girl. In this book they come back to the Hamptons for another summer of adventures. Eliza and Jacqui's spend the winter with the Perrys, where Eliza and Ryan Perry were up to no good while Mara was away. The Perry's are the family that the au pairs babysit for. Eliza gets a job with a hot club instead of working with the Perry children, and a new au pair, Philippe, moves into the house with Mara and Jacqui. Philippe is as handsome as he is mysterious, and Jacqui tries to overcome an attraction to him. Mara is still recovering from breaking up with Ryan by partying too much. She loves all the attention she is getting from photographers and designers, but Eliza and Jacqui are growing tired of her. Eliza never sees Jeremy while he is busy at his finance job, and ends up spending too much time with Ryan again. Her job is hard work, taking care of two spoiled pre-teens is not what she had in mind for her summer. I really enjoyed this book. It is very similar to gossip girl. I recommend this book to teen girls. this would be a really good summer read. I can't wait to read the next one!

Nimitz class

I am still reading the same book as I was when I wrote my last post, Nimitz class, by Patrick Robinson. However, in my last post, i was not as far into the book as I am now, so I an able to go more in depth about the plot. The Thomas Jefferson was blown up in the pacific, and the navy has narrowed down all of the possibilities to one, sabotage. Now the question is, who did it? To begin with, they narrowed it down because there were reports of submarine sightings near the area of the accident and it was even on their radar, but it was not acknowledged. They have various clues that lead to one suspect, Russia. Unfortunately, they have no real evidence to back up their claim. The rest of the book is spent finding the submarine that attacked it and finding evidence to put Russia behind the crime. Overall, this book is very interesting but it is also fairly long and may take a long time to finish.

Fallen Angels

I am reading a book about the Vietnam War called Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. The main character is a black boy from Harlem who is about 18. He is named Perry and he s a good student and good basketball player but he doesn’t have the money for college so he joins up. You really connect with Perry and his new friend from his squad named Peewee. Peewee is a loud mouth but he is hilarious and has a caring side. During the war the characters really find out who they are under pressure. Some of the men stand up for their squad when they need to but others are too cautious and self oriented to do so. The book gives you a small glimpse of the struggles of war. It shows a unique perspective from one man and his thoughts about the war and the horrific things he witnesses. I really like how well developed the characters are in the story. I feel like I connect with them on a personal level. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes war stories and some good action. I have read a lot of war books and this isn’t the best one ever but it s still very good.

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Toward the beginning of this quarter I posted about Caught by the Sea by Gary Paulsen. I have finished that book since then. This book was filled with adventure and the stresses of sailing on the ocean. If you love the water and boats I would really recommend it as it give an insight to the brutal circumstances of ocean boating. For someone like me that has most of their water experience on lakes it was a great contrast. I was looking through my bookshelf when I noticed I had a book I haven’t read before. It is called Seekers, written by Erin Hunter. This book is about the survival of 3 young bear cubs. They go through things like life in the woods to living in captivity. I really like the setup of this book. It alternates between three characters, one is a polar bear-Kallik, one is a black bear-Lusa and the last is a brown bear named Toklo. The switching off between characters is great since it leaves you hanging when the next bear is up and if you don’t like one character much then you can look forward to the next chapter. Right now I am on to the second book in this series called Great Bear Lake.

Nick Washuta: Harry potter

Over the past few weeks I have been reading Harry potter and the goblet of fire. I just finished reading the book. It was 734 pages long (minus the 130 from last quarter). It was once again by far my favorite series and I would recommend it to anyone to read it. I was a great book and lots of things happened throughout it. For the last 200 pages of the book, Harry finishes the final part of the triwizard cup and wins. Though in the end, Harry meets up with his nemesis, voldemort. It was a long lasting battle, and Cedric comes out of it dead. Though, Harry puts up a good fight with the help of the souls from the people voldemort has killed including his parents, Cedric, and a few other muggles. The book ends off in a great way that I don't want to give away. But like I said, it was one of my favorite books and I would recommend it to anyone.

The Heart and the fist by Eric Greitens

The Heart and the Fist is an excellent book about the life of Eric Greitens, a student, humanitarian, and Navy SEAL. Eric Greitens teaches many life lessons and shares his insights into the worlds problems. My favorite theory of his is this: the use of force without compassion is evil, but compassion without force is ineffective. He came to this realization through working as a humanitarian in Bosnia and Rwanda. Eric Greitens attended Duke and achieved the highest honors academically. He also got into boxing during his time at Duke and trained daily with his trainer "Beebop." I havent made great progress in this book yet, but I can already tell it is going to be great. Eric Greitens offers many valuable and interesting insights into life. He is also a sublime role model of hard work, kindness, intelligence, and courage.

If I Stay by Gale Forman

I have just finished reading If I Stay by Gale Forman. Although, it's a very confusing book I really enjoyed it! It's about a 17 year old girl named Mia who has just been in a severe car accident with her family. Instead of being in her previous body she is now having an out-of-body experience. She is actually seeing herself from a different life. She watches her former friends and family find her at the hospital where she's there recovering. Mia basically relives her entire life through the book and must choose whether she wants to stay alive and live a very difficult life or actually die. It sounds super traumatic, but it was actually worth reading. This book is very similar to Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver and Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I would suggest this book to those who like books with a far deeper meaning and one that gets very personal and jumps right into your emotions! Overall, I absolutely loved this book!!