My New Book

    My new book is callen The Secret School by AVI

Georges Marvelous Medicine

by Roald Dahl



This book reminds me of a french movie I saw called "Le Petite Nicholas", which in English means "Little Nicholas" (actually I read the Greek version of Le Petite Nicholas too). In the French story, the boy Nicholas is making a "potion" just like George. They both are very adventurous and imaginative. At one point the movie makes a quote just like my book says which is " I should add some of this and some of that and oh of course some of those wormy things."

This book makes me laugh because I feel the same way as George when he is stuck at his grandma’s house all alone with her and her greedy ways. Although my grandma isn’t as bad as George’s, she is pretty close. She is selfish and tortures George in strange and unusual ways. Especially when the author quotes " She would always pinch and squeeze my cheeks so hard that I would have red marks on my delicate cheeks in the morning." An example could be like when my little sister, Paulina, had a bloody nose when we were at her house. She was not worrying about my sister. She was worrying about her precious carpet!

George’s Marvelous Medicine is written in the first person.  This means that George is telling the story.  This is a good thing for me because he shares all of his thoughts . . . even the ones that he wouldn’t say out loud to anyone.

I would recommend this story to a friend mostly because it has lots of dark humor in it. Yet there is this innocence in the description of a George that makes you feel like you could forgive him even if he trashed the whole world. It is also very fictional so if you like fantasy then this is a great book for you.

Anna Savva

My new new book.

Before I was reading this book I was reading a different book I do not remember the name but I think it was attack of the weinners and other spooky stories. I did not like it it was dry and boring. Anyway my new book is GEORGES MARVELOUS MEDICINE!
 As you all can see I love reading Roald Dahl books. I am currently enjoying the book very much and I highly recomend it to all ages of readers.

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory



Currently the conflict of winning the golden ticket has been resolved for Charlie. Many people try to bribe him so that they get the ticket.  In this way, attempts are made to create yet another conflict in the story. When you read this part, you cannot help but feel tension and anxiety about Charlie possibly giving up his Golden Ticket.  Charlie, however, doesn’t fall for it.  He is excited about winning the ticket and for him, it is a dream come true.  Nothing is worth giving up the Golden Ticket in Charlie’s eyes.

In this part, we also meet Willie Wonka and his bubbly and crazy personality. It is funny because he makes a small deal about something big like when someone falls in the choco-lake he sais"My dear lady he will become a lovely chocolate please do not worry!". He is an eccentric character who dresses oddly but elegantly.  His dress includes a silky purple tail suit, a long top hat and a cane.  There is something very secretive about Willie Wonka  (people are seen going in but never coming out of his factory).  I suppose this gives a bit of a scary twist to the story.  Will Charlie Bucket ever come out? 

Charlie is speechless when he visits the Chocolate Room.  His eyes seem to twinkle holding granpa Joe’s hand tightly.Rhold Dahl makes a nice quote "don"t you let go of my hand Charlie" (said grandpa Joe)  Which shows grandpa does not trust the crazy factory. Soon his cold face turns warm as he is exposed to plenty of luxurious food that he is not used to getting.  Remember, Charlie only got one chocolate bar each year and that was on his birthday.  So one could only imagine how he felt as he entered this magical room full of a never ending supply of chocolate!

yummy!!!