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rpm12345
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 Summer Reading help Hey guys, I've got a list for summer reading and I don't know much about any of the books so if you would answer the poll and give me your recomendations I would greatly appreciate it.
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| July 1st, 2008, 3:54 pm |
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help well, i've heard that Twilight was pretty good, but i voted for Lightning Thief. if ur into Greek Gods and mythology, than its DEF the book for you, but even if ur not, it's still a good adventure, as long as u don't criticize it for copying Harry Potter a bit. Twilight and Lightning Thief are both part of a series, so if u liked one, u cud read more.
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| July 1st, 2008, 4:07 pm |
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Toph Bei Fong
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Re: Summer Reading help Hmm....Lightning Thief is more fantasy. If you're looking for a realistic fiction and classic, then you should read Call of the Wild. I voted for it  Surprisingly, it's a good book. I read it this year for school. Plus it's short and easy which is why I liked it. But also because it was interesting. The story is mainly told through the view point of a dog. So idk....it's your choice
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help oh, when i saw Jack London, i thought it said White Fang (DO NOT READ THAT BOOK), but i've heard Call of the Wild is pretty good also.
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| July 1st, 2008, 6:35 pm |
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rpm12345
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Re: Summer Reading help Whats s bad about White Fang?
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Sokka Swordsman
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Re: Summer Reading help Well, I've read The Lightning Thief and Touching Spirit Bear, and I guess they were okay. Though The Lightning Thief's not ALL about Greek mythology and stuff. It's included in there, but it kinda teaches you about that stuff. But it copies some other books too. And Touching Spirit Bear's about some kid who gets banished to a deserted island and learns how to be... good. lol But I'd recommend The Lightning Thief.
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Re: Summer Reading help What I'd recommend is Lightning Thief. It was pretty well-written, and it's also pretty popular. But DO NOT READ TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR. You'd think it's good, but most of it is filled with stuff that could annoy you if you're not patient. And the ending... just terrible. They don't elaborate on anything afterwards. Not even an epilogue. Simply a huge cliffhanger. And there's not even a sequel.
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Kataraflower786
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Re: Summer Reading help lol. I'd TOTALLY recommend The Lightning Thief because it was interesting, well-written and had a little bit of Greek mythology. You might think Greek mythology is boring, but this book has something that makes it fun. I don't want to spoil the book for you, but there are MANY surprises throughout t the book and even at the end when you think everything is okay. I haven't read the sequel, but it sounds pretty good, too.
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| July 2nd, 2008, 4:11 pm |
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help dats a good way to put it, but u have to remember that the Lightning Thief did copy Harry Potter a bit. but u need to ignore dat and just enjoy the book.
@toph- well it's a fantasy, but it's also a great adventure! like the HP and the DH
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| July 2nd, 2008, 4:58 pm |
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Sokka Swordsman
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Re: Summer Reading help Ya I think the Lightning Thief copied Harry Potter and Eragon. It copied Eragon because he named his sword (only a small copy though) and I forget how it copied Harry Potter...
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help actually, a lot of books have people name there swords
Half-Bloods, wasn't it?
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| July 2nd, 2008, 7:22 pm |
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Sokka Swordsman
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Re: Summer Reading help Ya, I guess so. And I think it had two boys and a girl traveling around together just like in HP, but that isn't that big.
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rpm12345
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Re: Summer Reading help Avatar used to be 2 boys and a girl...
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Toph Bei Fong
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Re: Summer Reading help True, but that's a show 
lol I don't like Lightning Thief OR HP
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help about the 2 boys and a girl, dat isn't such a big copy thing. i mean, its not like Rick thought, "hmmm.... i shud copy harry potter's characters' genders cuz i like copying ppl." it was his choice. it wudn't be as interesting with 3 boys newayz...
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Kataraflower786
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Re: Summer Reading help trudat, and most stories have 3 main characters. and this book was written so that EVERYONE could read it, not JUST guys.
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chimra922
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Re: Summer Reading help i choose twillight BUT its more of a girls book BUT i do have a guy bff that LOVES the books...my friend syas shes kind of a romantic writer and i do have to agree but their are fight scenes
if ur gonna read this read em fast cuz the fourth Breaking Dawn is coming out Aug. 2!!!
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rpm12345
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Re: Summer Reading help Yeah I was wondering about that book because a lot of pople here like them but most of them were girls.
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Re: Summer Reading help really, cuz in school there were a lot of guys asking me if i read those books, cuz they were bis fans of the books. only a couple of girls who i know like these books.
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"Give peace a chance." -John Lennon
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"I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird." -Paul McCartney
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help also, just about the naming the sword copying thing, sokka. u cud say eragon then copied the king arthur stories cuz king arthur's sword was named excalibur. so eragon wasn't the first book to have the sword named. its pretty common. if u were on a quest, wouldn't u name ur sword? i wud.
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rpm12345
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Re: Summer Reading help Thanks for all your recomendations guys. I read The Lightning theif and really liked it.
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help just glad we cud help an elite member of SF!
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| July 20th, 2008, 3:04 pm |
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Avatar Aang
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Re: Summer Reading help Mm hm, always glad to help! Although I disagree with you and your Lightning Thief opinion, lol. When I read Rick Riordan's book it seemed to me that he read a lot of other fantasy stories and gathered ideas from different authors and piled them into a story of his own. Idk that was just how I saw it.
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help well dats kinda wat Eragon, HP, and other great books have done.
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| July 22nd, 2008, 2:32 pm |
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Avatar Aang
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Re: Summer Reading help Hmm, but I actually liked those books. I didn't like Lightning Thief... a lot
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forswornmonk
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Re: Summer Reading help yea... but at least it had a unique plot i guess *shrugs*
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chimra922
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Re: Summer Reading help i still think u should read twilight...if u do end up reading it...read it before dec 12 cuz thts wen the movie is SUPPOSED to come out [and as we all kno [or should kno] that u should read the book before the movie cuz usually the book is better tho not always]
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