IT’S EASTER!!!!
HAPPY
EASTER EVERYBODY!!!!
WE HOPE YOU HAVE A BLESSED DAY,
AMANDA, ADELAIDE, AND ABRIELLE LINDSAY
March 30, 2013
Happy Easter
Tips To Help You Name Your Character
To me, naming characters
is the best part of writing a book. I LOVE adding characters, making their
names and everything. Now, we are going to go through this together, I’m going
to write a book and we are going to go through tips I get together. Here are
some names to get YOU started. (P.S. PLEASE tell me in the comments below if I
put 2 of the same name. Not like Taylor being a girl and boy and but like
Abrielle and Abrielle both in the girl column. THANKS!!)
Boy Names
Hector,
David, Gregory, Ralph, Nate, Nathan, Will, William, Keith, Michael, Mitchell,
Eli, Joe, Matt, Grant, Adam, Jon, Aaron, Jim, Bob, Jason, Jacob, Dan, Allen,
James, Bill, Isaiah, Scott, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Andrew, Drew, Justin, Timothy,
Kevin, Nick, Jonathan, Stephen, Taylor, Evan, Tim, Peter, Paul, Jared, Edward,
Ryan, Travis, Carter, Braden, Sam, Bert, Robert, Rob, Steve, Luke, Cameron,
Ron, Ben, Benjamin, Darrell, Rich, Randall, Mark, Al, Josh, Jake, Jack, Pete,
Larry, Lois, Gary, Neil, Phillip, Phil, Morgan, Brett, Ken, Jackson, Eric,
Francis, Bruce, Rick, Ruben, Jordan, Brandon, Karston, Nicolas, Darren,
Christopher, Jeff, Conner, Ray, Jay, Barry, Grant, Chad, Todd, Anthony, Tony,
Gordon, Noah, Mike, Logan, Alex, Russell, Wayne, Carl, Don, Doug, Warren, Gary,
Randy, Frank, Dale, Floyd, Manny, Sparky, Chuck, Colin, Corin, Levi, Lloyd, and
Uriah.
Boy Name
Meanings
Alexander – Leader
Andrew – Manly
Anthony – Inestimable
Christopher – Follower of
Christ
Daniel – a Judge
David – Beloved
Ethan – Strong
Jacob – Favored
Joseph – Jehovah
Increases
Joshua – Saver
Matthew – God’s Gift
Michael –
Godly
Nicholas – Victor
Ryan – Capable
William – Brave
Girl Names
Bridget, Carol, Vitoria, Tiffany,
Jennifer, Esther, Naomi, Ruth, Jael, Sophie, Sofia, Patricia, Violet,
Gabrielle, Ashley, Kristal, Kelsey, Stephanie, Amanda, Karen, Kathy, Lindsay,
Lauren, Allison, Allie, Hailey, Emily, Lori, Ami (Amy, Amie), Christi (Kristi,
Kristy, Christy), Karis, Martha, Linda, Christiana, Christina, Christine, Mandi
(Mandy), Tessa, Taylor, Faith, Joy, Diane, Diana, Bethany, Chelsea, Valerie,
Vanessa, Helen, Rachel, Kylie, Catherine (Katherine), Amelia, Jenna, Lena,
Juliana, Courtney, Mariana, Cassie, Nikki, Tamara, Pauline, Ronda, Heather,
Autumn, Arianna, Mariann, Haven, Aliana, Alina, Melina, Jocelyn, Carla, Claire,
Clarice, Melissa, Jordan, Jada, Maya,
Lynn, Tori (Tory), Nancy, Melody, Laura, Kimberly, Charity, Paula, Clarissa,
Kelly, Trinity, Destiny, Molly, Annie, Jenni (Jenny, Jennie), Adelaide, Wendy,
Janie, Sydney, Abi (Abby, Aby, Abbie), Samantha, Angela, Ella, Alexis, Jessica,
Lisa, Grace, Julia, Julie, Lexie, Bianca, Ali (Allie), Isabelle, Joanna, Elise,
Hailey, Ava, Seun (Say-youn), Manin, Priscilla, Elizabeth (Elisabeth), Jessie, Bailey,
Alexandra, Jemma, Audrey, Gloria, Sara, Jane, Ashlynn, Amber, Abigail,
McKenzie, Blair, McKenna, Bernadette, Abrielle, Robin, and Morgan.
Girl Name
Meanings
Abigail – Father’s Joy
Alexis – Helper
Ashley – Ash Tree Meadow
Ava – Bird
Elizabeth – Godly
Emily – Worker
Emma – Complete
Grace – Grace
Hannah – Grace
Isabella – God’s Oath
Madison – Child of Matthew
Olivia – Peace
Samantha – Listener
Sarah – Princess
Sophia – Wise
Tips on Naming
YOUR Character(s)
1.
Choose a Character Name That is
Age-Appropriate.
Many authors make a mistake by making
the character’s name that would be popular today but not when the character was
born. First, decide the age of your character, then calculate the year your
character was born. Another thing, you want to make sure the character’s name
is from his or her country. Some countries have the same names such as David
and Mary. Others you need to find a name from that country.
2.
What kind of Name do you Want?
DO you want a name with a great
meaning? Do you want just a name? Or do you want a famous name? This all,
really, depends on what you want to do. I like some names better than others.
Even if you do not choose a name by meaning, you should check out what the
meeting is any way. Vote on the names and then choose if you have too many
names you like so much.
3.
You need a last name.
You always need to have a last name for
your character. Always. If it’s a child he/she defiantly need a last name. If
it is an adult you really do need to
have a last name. Search the internet for different last name websites.
Most of all, Have LOTS of fun naming your character!!
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
The Questions Start
The
Questions Start
Ali was mad. 'What kind of person would
do such a thing to little 3rd grade girl?' she thought. Ali decided
to show it to Miss Woods, who showed it to Mr. Mr. Martinez, who thought
something, should be done about it.
“Could all
the 5th grade girls come to the office? If it is not possible or if
you don't want to, you don't have to.” Mrs.
Watson announced over the intercom.
“They'll
never come. I know those girls.” Mr. Martinez said.
“I had
Aloha; you never know with her, she figures out plots easily. I COULD NOT pull
a prank on her on April fool’s day. No matter what.” Miss Woods
said.
Aloha
and China looked at each other.
'Should we go?' mouthed China.
'Later' Aloha mouthed back.
“What!?” China
accidentally said, “Oops.”
“China, do
you have something to say?” said Mr. Black, “do I need
to do a note check?”
“No, sir,” replied
China.
“Well, then
I think you should head down to the office.”
“Yes sir.”
“China! Only
you wanted to come?” Mr. Martinez was surprised
“I was sent
here by my teacher, I was called on the intercom.”
“Oh, right.
I’ll get Mrs.
Watson for you.”
“Thanks”
“Did you
send a note to Ali lately?” asked Mrs. Watson.
“No” China
replied.
“Really?”
“Yah, can I
see it?”
“Ok” Now they
were both skeptical.
China looked at the note and then
she saw something: China.
“What in the
world?! My signature doesn't look like that. Here I’ll write it
for you:
China
“Hmm, well,
do you know who could have done this?” asked Mrs.
Watson.
“Dakota
would be my best guess, but I don't think any of us would do something like
that, plus we can all write each other signatures. Except Aloha.” replied
China
“Good point,
I'll ask someone else. Any ideas?”
“Aloha.”
March 28, 2013
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday!
Abrielle, Adelaide, and Amanda want to wish Abrielle’s sis. a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!Growing Up
Rachel Yoder!
The last one :’(.1. Growing Up
2. Rachel Yoder-Always Trouble Somewhere
3. Book #, 8
4. By, Wanda E. Brunstetter
5. Age level, 10-14
6. Target Audience, Girls
7. Stars, 5++
8. Violence: none
9. Pages: 153
10. Main Characters: Click HERE (Esther has her baby boy, Ben.)
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
March 27, 2013
Jumping to Conclusions
Rachel Yoder!
1. Title: Jumping to Conclusions
2. Series: Rachel Yoder-Always Trouble Somewhere
3. Book #: 7
4. By, Wanda E. Brunstetter
5. Age Level: 10-14
6. Target Audience: Mainly Girls
7. Stars: 5++
8. Violence: none
9. Pages: 156
10. Main Characters: Click HERE (Mom has her baby, Hannah.)
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
Ali and Her Enemies: Part One
Ali
and Her Enemies
By, Adelaide
Chapter One
The
Fun
“Can you please pass the
salt?” asked Ali. She was at school, pretending to think she was at home. It
was a lot of fun, especially to see her teacher react. But her teacher didn't,
she just said “Ok, here you go”, and passed her a bag of salt. “But wait, you
don't have anything to go with your salt, here are some French fries,” Miss
Woods. A couple people snickered.
That afternoon, some more kids started doing the same thing.
During P.E., one boy named Ailill Anderson was saying “But I don’t want to run
around, my favorite T.V. Show is on.” Everyone thought that was just
hysterical, “Me too,” said Ali, “Me three” called out another kid, A chorus of
“Me ...” filled the gym. “Ok, how about we record them?” Mr. Martinez asked. A
soft drone of ok’s, fines, and awes
responded to him.
The next day, Ali found a not in her locker. It said:
Ali,
We agree that your behavior yesterday was childish and foolish.
Please grow up. That stuff is for kids.
Sincerely,
Aloha Alice Casey
China Flora Dakota
The
5th grade girls
March 23, 2013
Just Plain Foolishness
I LOVE Rachel
Yoder!
1. Title: Just Plain Foolishness
2. Series: Rachel Yoder – Always Trouble Somewhere
3. Book # 6
4. By, Wanda E. Brunstetter
5. Age Level: 10 – 14
6. Target Audience: Mainly girls
7. Stars: 5++
8. Violence: none
9. Pages: 159
10. Main Characters: Click HERE, but we need to add some new main characters, Sherry and Dave, Sherry (and kind of Dave) appear in the first book. (BTW, Sherry and Dave are English and not Amish)
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
1. Title: Just Plain Foolishness
2. Series: Rachel Yoder – Always Trouble Somewhere
3. Book # 6
4. By, Wanda E. Brunstetter
5. Age Level: 10 – 14
6. Target Audience: Mainly girls
7. Stars: 5++
8. Violence: none
9. Pages: 159
10. Main Characters: Click HERE, but we need to add some new main characters, Sherry and Dave, Sherry (and kind of Dave) appear in the first book. (BTW, Sherry and Dave are English and not Amish)
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
March 22, 2013
Holes
Holes is my FAVORITE book. I know, it has 50 chapters, but some are
less than a page long. I have read this 3, no 4, times each time I think I have
finished it in 3 days. I hope you will go and get the book and read itin less
than 3 days!
Seires: This is not in a series.
Title: Holes
Author(s): Louis Sacher
Age Level: My brother (who is 9, almost 10) read this, but I would
suggest it for 10-16
Target Audience: Mainly boys (probably) BUT after all, it's my favorite book and I'm a girl!
Stars: 5
Violence: 1/4
· Talks of an
outlaw from a long time ago and the woman outlaw killing people
Pages: 233
Main Characters:
Stanley Yelnats (Caveman)
Zero (Hector Zeroni)
X-ray
Armpit
Squid
Magnet
Zigzag
Twitch
Mr. Pendanski
Mr. Sir
The Warden
About The Main Characters:
Stanley: The main character in the book. He is a Camp Green Lake for no reason. The shoes just fell from the
sky. And he didn't know who they belong to. How could he know?
Zero (Hector): This kid is not an American (don't ask me I don't remember).
He wants to learn to read and he doesn't like to answer questions.
X-ray: This (obviously) is not his real name (I think it's Theodore).
He seems to be in charge of all the boys.
Armpit, Squid, Magnet, Zigzag, and Twicth: These are not there real
names. These are some of the other boys.
Mr. Pendanski: How you prononce this guys name is 3 simple word said right after the other, 'pen dance key'.
He is in charge over all the boys above.
Mr. Sir: Is pretty much in charge over everybody (except the Warden).
The Warden: SHE runs the
camp. Stanley knows shes looking for something, but what?
What I Think About This Book:
I LOVE Louis Sacher books.
Everyone I have read I have enjoyed. But This one espically, is my favorite.
This book has some
bachground of Stanley's grandfather, but what I think is REALLY cool is how the
whole 2 stories meet together. And everything turns out right at the end.
What It Says In The Cover (Bascically what's on the back of the
book):
Stanley
Yelnats's family has a history of bad
luck, so he
isn't surprised when a miscar-
riage of justice
sends him to a boys' juvenile
detention
center, Camp Green Lake. There is
no lake- it has
been dry for over a hundred
years- and it's
hardly a camp: as a punisment,
the boys must
each dig a hole a day,
five feet deep,
five feet across, in the hard
earth of
dried-up lake bed. The warden
claims that this
is a pointless labor that bulids char-
acter, but thats
a lie. Stanley must try to dig
up the truth
I would recommend this for youth/teens/preteens.
Enjoy
Abrielle Lindsay
Celou Sudden Shout: Wind River, 1826
Here is another book by
Kathleen Duey. I’ll do a full report because I’m not in a hurry.
Series: American Diaries
Book 9 (This is another series that you do not have to read in
order): Celou Sudden Shout: Wind River, 1826
Author(s): Kathleen Duey
Age Level: 10+
Target Audience: Girls
Stars: 3
This is not my kind of book.
Violence: 1/2
· There is some
shooting and a talk about a fire that took place during the book in ‘the big
village’ that probably killed some of Celou’s family.
Pages: 152
Main Characters:
Celou
Bi’a
Mu’mbic`
Jean-Paul
Crow people
About The Main Characters:
Celou: The Main girl who ends up saving her family after captivity.
Bi’a: Celou’s mother a strong Indian.
Mu’mbic`: Celou’s baby brother.
Jean-Paul: Celou’s foolish little brother.
Crow People: A very bad tribe that always’s has trouble with Celou’s
tribe.
What I Think About This Book:
This is another okay
book. I would check out a lot more books before I would come to this one.
From The Book:
Where is your man? the Crow
was signing.
Not Far, Celou saw her mother
sign back. Just over there.
She pointed in the direction of the big camp.
One of the Crow laughed a brittle, short sound. He said something in his own
language, then made a gesture that Celou knew all too well. Blackfoot.
I would recommend this series of books for youth girls that like
history. (I am obviously not a big fan of history, but it’s good if you do)
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
March 18, 2013
Left Behind >The Kids< Facing The Future
Left Behind >The Kids<: Facing
the Future
Well
on all Left Behind >The Kids< cover it seems there is a different “theme”
color for it. This book is orange. Anyway, as you know, Abrielle Lindsay is also
reading this series so I decided I would try it, and know we are trying to
figure out how we are supposed to read this series, AT THE SAME TIME, when the
library we have only has one copy of each book (except for 1 & 2 but we're
done with those already)!!! So I finished book four and since it would be
better if I wrote a report for book 4 because I had to skip ¼ of book 3 because
of violence, Abrielle Lindsay will do one on book 3. Ok, if you’-re confused at
this point so am I. So I will sum this up quickly I skipped ¼ of book 3 becauseofviolence.
And here it is if you can't read that: I skipped ¼ of book 3 because of
violence. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Series:
Left Behind >The Kids<
Book
4: Facing the Future
Authors:
Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye
Age
Level: 9+
Target
Audience: Everyone, even Abrielle Lindsay's little brother likes them
Stars:
4 ½
•
Just
me and my opinions
Violance:
1/10
Pages:
???
Main
Characters:
Click
Right HERE
My
Thoughts:
I really like this book, like Abrielle, I
have learned a lot and before I give the story away, I'll stop typing. :)
Anyone
who thinks Amanda should read this series; let us know in the comments!!!
Have Fun!!!
Adelaide
American Diaries: Anisett Lundberg: California, 1851
I didn’t really read this
again I’m just writing a report, it’ll be a quick report because I have to
return it to the library today. This is the FIRST ‘ok Book’. I enjoyed it, but
I would read more books before I would get this one
1. Anisett
Lundberg: California, 1851
2. Series:
American Diaries
3. Book #:
3
4. By, Kathleen
Duey
5. Age Level, 10+
6. Target
Audience: Girls
7. Stars: 3 ½
8. Violence: 1
· Anisett stabs a
bad guy in the toe, someone gets shot, and the bad guy is threatening Anisett,
her mother, and brother, oh yea, and one other guy.
9. Pages: 141
10.
Anisett, Colin, Mother, Toby, and ‘The Blond Man’.
Enjoy,
Abrielle
Lindsay
Pet Trouble: Dachshund Disaster
PET TROUBLE!!1. Dachshund Disaster
2. Series: Pet Trouble
3. Book #, 8
4. By, T.T. Sutherland
5. Age Level: 10-14
6. Target Audience: Probably more of buys since the main character is a boy
7. Stars: 5+
8. Violence: none
9. Pages: 159
10. Main Characters: Charlie, King, Aiden, David, Mom, Midori, Satoshi, Harper (girl), and Giovanni.
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
March 17, 2013
Rachel Yoder: A Happy Heart
RACHEL YODER!!
Series: Rachel Yoder – Always Trouble Somewhere
Book 5: A Happy Heart
Author(s): Wanda E. Brunstetter
Age Level: 10-14
Target Audience: Girls, but boys could enjoy
Stars: 5+
Violence: none
Pages: 154
Main Characters:
About The Main Characters:
Click the links above.
What I Think About This Book:
Another
GREAT book filled to the rim with humor, trouble, and fun. Just like the other
books humor is normally the trouble and just joins in!
Rachel
is a sour puss during most of the book because she has to get new glasses and
Brian (Audra’s brother) and Orlie are making fun of her by saying the glasses
make her look like she has four eyes and calling her snake eyes. But in the end
Rachel has another happy heart
because of her teacher, Elizabeth.
On
The Back:
Rachel’s Back- with a
Bad Case of the
Grumpies!
With the arrival of
spring come happiness and fun. Not so for
ten-year-old Rachel
Yoder, who springs into nonstop trouble
that turns her from a
smiling, laughing girl into a sour-faced
grouch. Extra chores,
a trip to the eye doctor’s office for glasses,
and a little white
lie makes things go from bad to worse for
Rachel and her
family. Will Rachel ever learnt he secret to true
happiness?
This
book series is still recommended for elementary girls, though older girls
should enjoy these too.
Enjoy,
Abrielle Lindsay
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