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elliebellie09 MY GOAL IS TO READ 14 BOOKS THIS SUMMER I am re-reading Eragon at the moment and plan to read the 2nd (Eldest) and 3rd books (Brisingr).

__Social Studies Book Report__ By: Jayne Pettit** In the the book //A Place to Hide True Stories of Holocaust Rescues//, by Jayne Pettit, a bunch of things happen, but I will sum up pretty much what happened. First of all the story is called "Miep", starring Miep Santrouschitz who is an Austrian refugee and is going to a job interview in Amsterdam with Otto Frank (Jew refugee) head of Travis and Company. She gets the job and heads home on a happy Monday in 1933. As the months passed Miep found out that Otto is anxiously awaiting the arrival of his family in Amsterdam. When they arrived, Otto was thrilled to introduce his wife Edith Frank-Hollander, and his two daughters Anne and Margot. When the war was unleashed in 1939 more and more Jews started to pour into Amsrerdam. Meanwhile Miep starte to date Hank Giets a Dutch Social Worker. They had much in commen adn soon got married. And then it happened on a Spring night in May, in 1940, while most of Amsterdam was asleep the droning of planes came into earshot. Five days later on May 15, the city lay in ruins, the couragous Dutch resistance forces had crumbled in the face of the dreaded Nazies. As german troops were sent out to goose-step, they began to reshape Holand under German control. Movie thearters that only played German movies started popping up and German troops started marchng up and down streets, and of course came the hatred for Jews. Sings were put up about saying "JEWS NOT WANTED HERE". Then on one late Spring day in 1942, Otto Frank pulled Miep into his office and revealed his plan to hide away in the Travis and Company building. He had been secretly putting his families few belonging begind the buildings secret passedge ways. He then puased and said that he did this becuase Margot had been ordered to report to a forced labor camp in Germany. Without hesitation Miep agreed, and besides her only her husband Hank, Elli Vossen from the offices downstair and Otto's two business parteners, Victor Kraler and Jo Koophuis. They visited them as frequently as they could for it would be very boring for the Franks to live in that crowded a space.During the weeks that followed Herman Van Dan, his wife Petrolla, and their son Peter also jioned the Franks. Later room was made for the Dr. Albert Dussel who was a dentist, and a German Refugee. It was hard for Miep to collect food without suspiction for so many people. But they all did there best. After 2 years in hiding their worst fears came true on August 4, 1944. They left with two armed men at their sides, they were all sent to Westbrook, and more later moved to Auschwitz where Mrs. Frank died. Soon followed by Mr. Van Dan, and Peter Van Dan, even Anne strong soul could not survive the brutal death camps. Until no one was left but Mr, Frank who returned to Miep and Hank and lived with them for 7 years before returning to Sitzerland. Miep and Hank will always remeber that sad day on Aufust 4. It is their rememberence day for all the sad and terrible things the Jews were put through.
 * //A Place to Hide True Stories of Holocaust Rescues//

THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR AND SIX MORE // The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More // is a book that has three stories in all. My favorite one is about a dude who goes on vacation to Puerto Rico, and while he is on the porch to his suite he sees a commotion on the beach. It so happens that huge turtle has been captured, roughly 7 feet long! All the tourists are gathered around it, one man gets to close and the turtle lashes out. Inches away from biting the mans chubby finger off. A muscular man riles up the other men to drag the heavy beast to the hotel manager for turtle soup, but just as the they start dragging it up the beach, belly facing up, a boy comes screaming up the beach, his parents close behind him,trying to hush him. Still the boy cuts through the crowd and collapses by the turtle, stroking its head. The turtle is tense but relaxes after a while. This boy may change the fate of the turtle.
 * BY: ROALD DAHL **

SMOKE MOUNTAIN (sequel to //Great Bear Lake//) // Smoke Mountain // is the title of the book and the destination for the bears. They have all decided to come along but the mountains are very treacherous. Legend has it there is a giant flat-face (human) about 7 pine trees high. He gets them lost in the smoke then destroys them with fire! (very gruesome) And even before that they have to cross the Big River. Going on for skylengths, (bear term) almost looking like the see, but that is not the biggest problem. They have to go through a flat-face city, complete with its eerie lights, silver things filled with food, and there worst nightmare the firebeasts! (cars) But still they most get to the Last Great Wilderness, if they are ever to survive the winter.
 * BY: ERIN HUNTER **

SMOKE Smoke is the title of the book along with Colton's 20 pound black Maine coon cat. So when colton moves from his beloved Wyoming to the backyards of California Smoke is the only one to keep him company, give or take a few friends. But just as he and his mom are settling in Smoke vanishes in the middle of the night. Every one chips in to help look even his soccer coach, teacher, and classmates. Then the game and fish find a dead cat, could it be him?
 * BY: MAVIS JUKES **

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD **BY: HARPER LEE** //To Kill a Mockingbird// is about a girl nick-named Scout, her brother Jem, and their neighbor Boo Radly. (his real name is Arthur) Who never comes out of his house, except at night when he peeps into Mrs. Muadie's bedroom window. Her father Atticus is a lawyer, who is assigned to cover a black man named Tom Robinson. Now this is a couple years after the civil war so their is still some tension and distrust amongst the races. There also is the Euls who live in the dump yard on the skirts of town. The kids only go the first day of school so the school doesn't come and make them go. Dill their summertime play pall sparks the curiosity to spy on Boo Radly and many other things that will lead them to trouble. Harper Lee's only book will leave you crying and laughing, all in the 323 pages. It does have some tricky words, but my family read it on a car trip so I had some back up. :)

CHRISTY MILLER volume 2 The //Christy Miller series volume 2// includes the three books, //Surprise Endings, Island Dreamer//, and //A Heart Full of Hope// in one. Cheerleader tryouts are coming up in her new home in California and all the stress is on, and Renee's (a senior) bullying doesn't help one bit. But there is always Todd to look forward to, tanned, sun-bleached hair Todd. Of course there is Rick to, the one sheering him on through cheer leading. (the one who actually persuaded her to go) And then like the stillness before a storm school ends and that means prom. Another wave of stress crashes over Christy, and loneliness settles in. The years of high school begin. In the next book her best friend Paula whom shed known sense she was little is coming from Wisconsin to visit. Then her Aunt sweeps them away to Maui where Todd and her uncle are waiting, and she will also have her sixteenth birthday there! What could be better! But Paula and Christy have changed, and now Paula wants a boyfriend even if it means taking Todd from Christy? Who will he choose? But the island dreams on and so does Christy. In the final book Christy is sixteen which means she finaly has her driving license and her being able to date. Rick after waiting months can finaly ask her, he even has a list of places to go. But Christy's curfews and weekend job don't please him. Of course her parents wont budge. Christy is becoming confused and overewhelmed. Is there any room for a guy in her life is there room for Todd? This book was ok but kinda boring.
 * BY: ROBIN JONES GUNN**

PRINCESS BEN **BY: CATRHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK** Princess Benevolence (shortened to Princess Ben) is a chubby happy little girl, until one fateful night her parents were assasinated. Queen Sophia who also lost her husband King Ferdinard, will teach her in the way of royalty, for Princess Ben before lived in the 2nd story of the soldier barracks. Ben hates her dancing, writing, manners, and sewing lessons not to mention being a pin cushion for her dress makers. But after an ecspeically rude dinner she finds herself in the highest tower in the kingdom, and so she continues with boring lessons until one extra whelming day as she cries at her only window her hands slip through the solid mortar and all of a sudden shes learning spells and chants, stealing food for her hungry belly, but threats to the kingdom are lerking and her tummy is the last thing on her mind in the coming pages. Will she avenge her families deaths? The rumors of the assinsators were little help but it was clear that it either was their neibhoring enemy Drachensbett or the thought to be Dragon of Ancienne. (the mountain the divides Drachensbett and Bens Kingdom Montagne) As the tension continues Queen Sophia and Ben's lady in waiting Beatrix are pleased to see shes slimming down just in time for the royal ball where they will find her a husband. Nothing is clear but Princess Ben's heart stays true, and could she possibly in a time like this find true love? This was a very good book i recomend it!

CHRISTY MILLER volume 3 The 3rd volume in the Christy Miller collection includes //True Friends, Starry Night//, and //Seventeen Wishes.// The first book takes you into Christy's mind where she knows she has two friends: Todd and Katie. To show how much she appreciates them she writes a card to Todd who is surfing in Hawaii, and agrees to go on the skiing trip with Katie...... even though shes never gone before because it scares her to death! Fortunately Christy and Katie can giggle, and laugh there way to the bunny hills of Lake Tahoe. But will there friendship remain when knew ones come along? The second book brings you back for Christmas but with everything so busy for Christy (family time, work, and possibly going to the Rose Bowl Parade with her friends?) Will she even be home? Todd's buddy Doug gives her some new insight, will she begin to appreciate him in a whole new way. Then in the middle of it all Rick shows up, and is he pursuing Christy or the cutest elf in the mall? For the final book summer is back! And its time to hit the beach, but Katie has some ideas up her sleeve, like being camp counselors! But when Katie can't go Christy finds herself in the middle of rambunctious fifth grade girls. Soon they're playing match maker with Christy and the hottest counselor there, Jeason....... and he doesn't seem to mind!
 * BY: ROBING JONES GUNN**

CHRISTY MILLER volume 4 (Mr. Mcfaden said we did not have to right a summary for every book. YIPPE! lol)
 * BY: ROBIN JONES GUNN**

CHRISTY AND TODD The College Years **BY: ROBIN JONES GUNN** This final ending that includes: //Until Tomorrow, As You Wish//, and //I Promise,// wrapping up the love story of Christ and Todd.......in college. In //Until Tomorrow// Christy is ready for vacation after a year of studying in Switzerland, Christy welcomes the arrival of Todd and Katie for a whirlwind tour of Europe, all the while looking for assurances of Todd's feelings for her. In the sequel Christy is back home in Southern California for her junior year of college, eager to spend more quality time with Todd--but several unexpected events lead Christy to question there future together. And ending this exiting series Christy is engaged at last, Christy and Todd discover some differences between them that might make married life more complicated then they thought. Will they ever walk down the aisle? With these unforgettable years wrapping up who knows whats coming next? Who knows whats in Christy and Todd's future? Is this a forever relationship?

THE DRAGON OF TRELIAN **BY: MICHELLE KNUDSEN**

SUCK IT UP
 * BY: BRIAN MEEHL**

**DRAGONSDALE** **BY: SALAMANDRA DRAKE**

DAIRY QUEEN **BY: CATHERINE GILBERT MURDOCK**