Month: December 2015

For this reading project the first book I read was The Shadow Forest . This is a book about Samuel Blink or Sam the person that the book is following . The first part of the book is about how Sam’s parents died , after this Sam and his sister Martha goes to live with his Aunt Eda . We learn that Aunt Eda was a very good javelin thrower and almost make it to the Olympics . We also learn she lives near a dangerous forest called The Shadow Forrest . We learn that there’s all kinds of creatures living there such as trolls and pixie .Sam’s uncle Hendrick went into the forest to try to get his goats back from the trolls but never returns this is important because it tells us why aunt Eda lives so close to the forest . While playing Sam finds a cat with both a black and white color , we learn this is a witch who was watching the house for her master Sam takes color of the cat but the cat emits a mist that makes him forget about it.Martha goes into the forest to play and Sam goes in chasing her with Aunt Eda’s dog then Aunt Eda some time later with the bracelet that she learns has powers and her javelin after trying to get help. Sam tries to find his sister and encounters a truth pixie who tries to kill him but then tells him all he needs to know and where he should go to find his sister . Martha gets trapped in the forest prison and some time later is transported to the Change maker the person who runs the forest but before they get to him a snow witch helps Martha escape . When told the prisoners have escaped the Change maker orders the Shadow witch to take their shadows which will turn them to animals . After killing the shadow witch and gaining her powers he because she didst do wat he wanted her to the Change maker goes after the children to kill them. Aunt Eda kills the Change maker with her javelin just before he could kill the children . Everything turns back to normal and Sam’s uncle Hendrick appears who was trapped as a the dog the whole time . They all then go home and that is the end of the book.

Sam’s desire to save his sister is a link to ambition . Through out this book Sam’s main objective is to help and protect his sister and him trying to find he to save her is a perfect link to ambition. He tries very hard to save her and never gives up.

This is a summary of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Chapter 10 and 11

Chapter 10 : In this chapter Pip goes to the Jolly Bargemen after school to get Joe . Joe is with Mr.Mr. Wopsle and a strange man who’s name is unknown . Pip was talking to all of them but when The strange man positions himself so only Pip sees that he’s stirring his drink with a file , showing Pip that he knows about the convict . When leaving the strange man gives Pip two shillings but wraps it in more money that they find out about when they get home . They try to give it back to him but he’s gone .

Chapter 11 : In this chapter Pip goes Miss. Havisham’s to find 3 people their Camilla , Sarah Pocket/Miss pocket and Mr.Pocket . Miss. Havisham makes Pip walk her round a rood covered in cob webs which has her wedding cake in it . They walk around the room while talking to the guest. After Estella leaves Pip alone to eat he finds a boy who wants to fight him . They fight while Estalla is watching and Pip wins the fight . Pip kisses Estella on the cheek because she tells him to and she tries to make him cry.

It was a cold , musty morning I woke up anxious . Today was the day . I had everything i need for the job. Mask , gloves and hopefully luck . I got ready and tried to calm down . I walked over to the train station . I was going to meet Michael Cheng Chang or Cheng . He was a cop , a bad one , a cop who killed his own partner to cover up his secret . He was tall , tanned , bald , stocky a father of three and a husband but most importantly…

A bastard.

I reached the station and as I walked through to get on the train their was a sea of people , pushing through and pulling their friends and children . I was nervous as I climbed onto the train . Everything slowed down I could hear my own heart beating in my chest . I saw his face staring at me , judging me I look at him shook my head and whispered “It’s all for you”. I jumped of the train and waded  through the mass amount of people. I head nothing , I was in my own world thinking about what I was about to do. I was there sweating , a little scared . He look at me , smirked “Let’s ,er get this over and done with ok boy. I looked at him plain “It’s too cold for this” he stated . I took out the parcel and gave it to him then he gave me the money . I checked if it was the right amount he was 50 short.”Where’s the rest ?” I said . “Look boy , I might have asked you for these party favours but that does not mean you can boss me around , Look your lucky I didn’t set you up , I’m a cop remember so run along.” I stood there taking the mask out my pocket and pulling it over my face . He was walking away now then stopped . “WHAT IS THIS!!!” he screamed their was sugar in the parcel . He tuned around angry but his expression turned to shock . There was a gun pointing right at him . “We can work this out , I’m sorry I have the fifty . I smirked behind the masked and said nothing . I squeezed the trigger as hard as I could . He dropped to floor clutching he’s leg and screaming . I rand over gloves , wrapped over my hands . I held his throat in my hands killing him slowly . He tried to search for a breath but struggled I saw the life drain from his eyes and whispered.

“For my brother , you piece of shit.”

I got up and walked away it was all over .

This is a summary of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Chapter 8 and 9

Chapter 8 : The start of this is Pip and Pumblechook eating and Pumblechook asking Pip maths questions . This chapter is mainly about Pip meeting miss Havisham . She is an old woman in an old , “rotting” wedding dress and when she first meets Pip she tells him that her heart is broken . It’s clear that she has been in this room a long time and was supposed to get married but never did . She ask Pip to play so he pretends to be a horse but eventually tells her that he feels weird . Pip plays cards with Miss. Havisham’s niece who is very mean to Pip . After leaving the room with Estella (Miss Havisham’s niece) they go to eat . She makes Pip feel bad about his hands and when she leaves he cries.

Chapter 9 : This chapter is about Pip coming home and telling Mrs.Joe and Mr. Pumblechook he tells them lies because he thinks that they wont believe the truth. He tells them she’s a tall dark-haired old woman who was sitting in a black velvet coach , We also learn that Mr. Pumblechook has never seen Mrs . Havisham . Pip tells Joe the truth about what really happened and Joe tells him to tell the truth.