Post the title of the book you're reading, its author, and the current page you are on.
Almost all fiction authors have to do some kind of research before they write their novels. For example, JK Rowling might have researched historical sites in London and different creatures from mythology. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games series, might have researched different types of weapons or survival skills. The author of Twilight researched Native-American traditional stories.
Tell me something that you think your author researched before he or she wrote your novel. Explain why you choose this (how it relates to your novel). Your response must be at least 5 sentences.
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I am currently reading TEBOW TIME by Jesse Hines. I am on page 128 the start of a new chapter. I think Jesse Hines had to research Tim Tebows football career, life, and quotes. I think this because the book is all about Tebows football quotes and life quotes. The research he did was very interesting and he made a great book.
I am currently reading HArry potter and the prizoner of Azkaban ny JK Rowling. I am on page 209. I think my author reseached quite a bit of things such as mythology. The author also might of studied historical castles, or even artwork. The research my author did seemed very nice and accurate.
BCampbell5
I am glad you like your book
I just finished the book Lost in a River of Grass written by Ginny Rorby. I think Ginny had to research about the Everglades. She also had to research animals and their habitat in the Everglades. I think she researched this because she vividly describes the Everglades and its animals. The details from the research made the book very interesting.
bcampbell5 Sounds like a good story.
fgoetz2 Good job on your post!
I am almost done with my book the lord of the rings. By J.J.R Tolkien i am on page 372. My author would of researched very fairy tale things such as wizards,goblins,elves,and many other creatures. Also he would have researched certain weapons that characters and other people wield. He wouldn't have researched much because the story is based off his real life.
wperkins6 sounds like the author put time in the book
fgoetz2 great job on the blog!
I have just finish reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. I think she researched other distopia books made. She twisted The Hunger Games into a hardcore book. So that's probably why it's style is similar. I give this book a 10.
the book i am reading is Chomp, i just finished the book today and the author is Carl Hiaasen. I think that the author searched up a lot of stuff about the everglades and how snakes and aligators move. He also searched up a lot about how to set up a movie shoot.
pblangor5
nice job
tcole6
wats up nice job
I am currently reading "Rip Tide" by kat falls. i am on page 159. i think kat falls had to research about the ocean and submarines. because most of her books including "rip tide" are about the ocean and the things you find down there. she seems very interested in these type of things for some reason.
BCampbell...
ive heard of that book before how is it.
dblair6
i thought you were done with that book
I am currently read Saving ZASHA. I am on page 61. It’s about WWII so the author would have had to research about that. It’s also about a dog so maybe he researched about dog behavior. Also he would have had to research what each side used the dogs for.
mglover6 good job
dblair6 thats a good book
I am currently reading 90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis.I am on page 66.I think the author of my book researched about Havana.She could have also researched about Cuba's culture and language.Lastly,she could have researched the distance from Cuba to Miami.
LMiller2:Nice post man.
mglover6 :I would love to read that book.
I am currently reading Escaping the Giant Wave by: Peg Kehret and I’m on page 53. Peg Kerhert probably researched old hotels to describe the hotel that Kyle and Bee-Bee are staying in. She also probably researched cruise and tsunamis accidents because this occurs in the book. She probably researched about Oregon because this is where the story takes place. If you want a quick easy book to read try this one.
mglover6
add more sentences
bcambell5
good job
the book I am reading is PayBack Time by Carl Deuker. Iam on page 33. The book I am reading is about a boy that wants to be a journalist. The author must of researched about football and journalist. Because the only way Mitch become a big time journalist is to get inside scoop on the star football player and find out his big seceret he has been hiding.
LMiller2 good job
mglover6 good job
the title of my book is les miserables by victor hugo. i am on page 3426. my author deffinatly looked up history of france. he also probably looked up how to speak french. the reason i said he looked those up is because the book takes place during the french revoloution. also he had to have looked up the french language because all the names are french and some of the words he uses to describe jon val jon are in french.
mlayne2...
that sounds like a great book!
smwilliams2...
omg! i love that book.
I am currently reading the book the Extraordinary Advenchures of Alfred Kropp by: Rick Yancey. I am on page 45 out of 339. The author would have had to look up some things on the internet. There are3 all of the names from the knights from the round table. They had to look up the name of the sword.
gparent5 that was an amazing comment.
mlayne2 that is a great book to read.
I am currently reading In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth. I am on page 29. This book tells 2 stories of a girl named Eagan and Amelia. I believe the author had to research about ice skating because she used a lot of skating terms in the story. I also thing the author had to research about heart diseases and the effects of heart failures because she is very specific about how Amelia feels with this heart problem.
@Dblair6 good job sounds good
@mlayne2 I need to get that book
I am currently reading Harry potter and the prisoner of Azkaban By JK Rowling. I am on page 209. I think my author researched a lot of things such as mythology and other ancient things. The author also might of studied historical castles, or even artwork. The research my author did was very awesome and accurate i would read it over and over again.
LMiller2
sounds like a cool book
BCampbell5
cool book
Right now I am reading the hardy boys. I am on page 98. I think the author had to research old mystery files or books. I think this because he needs to know all the basics of a mystery. That is why detectives solve their cases so fast.
BCampbell5 Nice post.
WDalluge2 that sounds like a good book.
I am currently reading Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and i am currently on page 169. Suzanne had to researched types of weapons and survival skills. Also she would have had to research what a human can eat that wild in order to stay alive. also what plants are poisonous to the body. Then like what types of bugs and or other living organisms or creatures that are out there.
fgoetz2 more sentences.
bcampbell5 good job.
I am currently reading Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and i am currently on page 169. Suzanne had to researched types of weapons and survival skills. Also she would have had to research what a human can eat that wild in order to stay alive. also what plants are poisonous to the body. Then like what types of bugs and or other living organisms or creatures that are out there.
fgoetz2 more sentences.
bcampbell5 good job.
The book I'm reading is Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I'm currently on page 127. I think if Cornelia did any research it would have been on different stories and quotes from them. This is because in the beginning of each chapter there's a quote from a different book that has to do with the theme of the chapter. Also, a story is sometimes mentioned in the chapter.I
@arockett2
Good job
@awilson6
Sounds interesting and that was probably a lot of research.
My book is Runaway Twin, the author is Peg Kehret, and I'm on page 53. The author probably had to research stuff about foster homes and healthy foods. She probably researched child services stuff because the main character is always in and out of foster homes and talks alot about that system. And she proabably researched stuff about health foods because the current foster home she's in is conatantly critisizing junk food by going indepth about the ingredients. They also ate tons of weird organic stuff.
@llambert6 that sounds realy cool.
@arockett2 the movie was really good
i am reading Beastly by Alex Flinn and i am on page 10. i think that the author of my book might have studied mythical creatures. or she studied mythical spells put on people and how they over came them and found true love. because that is what the plot of my book is based on.
bcampbell5
good response this week.
wperkins6
great post.
My book is Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. I am on page 324. I think the author of my book had to research. How people act when they have limited resources and how people react to severe change. I also think that she had to think about how the weather affects certain areas. She probably focused on how people would try to figure out how to use weapons they never touched before and how to work together.
@BCampbell5 Good job
@fgoetz2 you need more
My book is the Second Evil by R.L. Stine. I am on page 163. I think that he researched mythical stories. I think that he focuses on scary folklore that has been passed down in many generations and giving those stories a little bit of a twist.
BCampbell5 sounds like she did study his life.
wperkins6 you have a good reason to think that.
I am currently reading The Last OLympian. It is by Rick Riordan and I am on page 76. I think the author had to research a lot about Greek Mythology. Thats because it includes Gods and Goddesses. The research he did was good and the book was cool.
@BCampbell5,
You read a lot of TEBOW books
@fgoetz2,
Harry Potter = BORING
I am currently reading Daniel X on page 25.Written by James Patterson.I think the author of my book might have researched other science fiction books because in the book Daniel is a alien hunter.I figure this because you would want your book to be accurate on the alien superstition.Also looking at other books would help on the author give the alien species there ways, looks, and gadgets.
@bcampbell5 good job on post
@irivera2 good job on post
I am reading Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by: Ransom Riggs, on page 213. I think the author researched islands because the main character Jacob goes to one to find out more about his recently dead grandfather. The author would have to have researched a little about islands because he describes it so well detail and specific things that would be kind of difficult to make up by yourself. Also I think the author researched about mythical creatures because there are many creatures. They can change forms, disappear, float, and more.
smwilliams2 I have read that book it's really good.
wperkins6 great job!
I am reading Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. I am on page 158. I think the author would of researched the Civil war because the main character has flash backs of the war. Also they could of researched plant life because the characters are in the woods a lot.
eyakel6 good blog
LMiller2 sounds like a good book
My book is The Godfather. The author is Mario Puzo. I am on page 150. I think Mario Puzo researched mafia gangs. I think he researched this because the book is about the mafia gang.
BCampbell5: good job
wperkins6 :very detailed
I am still currently reading The Witness For The Prosecution by Agatha Christie and I am on page 32. I think Agatha looked up many laws and court sayings and definitely many court cases because my book contains getting accused on a murder case. I think she may have studied lots of lawyer work, as in what they do to help their clients.
@gparent5
great post you put a lot of details!
@mruvio6
sounds like a very good book, I should read it next.
wperkins
i am glad you find your book interesting
im currently reading the book called were the red firn grose im on page 77 and the auther researched about the boy the dogs and were they live .the research that the auther did on this book made this book interestig becouse what he found out to make this book especally the setting of the book.
bcampbell5 good post
fgoetz2
you capitalized the A in harry.
The book I'm reading is Hoot by Carl Hiaasen and I am on page 164. I think Carl Hiaasen had to research owls. His book is about saving burrowing owls. The book his placed in Florida and he might have done a little research on the certain area of Florida for the book. He's from Florida so he probably didn't have to do much research.
mlayne2,
Good blog.
mlennon6,
Your book sounds interesting.
My book is We could be Brothers by Derrick barnes. I am on page 20. I think my author researched behavioral studies. He knows a lot about how these kids act. And he also makes the assumption that these kids could be brothers.
@ccumings5 Tat book is so good!
@nluna6 That book sounds like a really hard book because of the title.
I had just finished City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. I think one thing that Cassandra researched was some of the acient mythology used in the book. The reason for this is that there is a lot of lore involved with this book. The next book may even involve more than this one.
@ssorgi5 I think I have read that book before.
@ccummings5 Is that the book we read a passage from in class?
The book I am currently reading is Hoot. I just started the book and I think one of the research they have done is probably on a teenager daily life or atleast something like that. I decide to choose this idea because this book has to do with a boy and some other stuff. I don't know cause I just started the book.
nsmith5...
that sounds like a intresthing thing.
I just finished reading My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison. One thing she researched was probably fairy tales and why kids had to get fairytales. One reason why I chose this is because sat the beggining of the story she had to choose between two girls on which one needed a fairy godmother. Another reason would be because she had to know the rules on being a fairy godmother so she probably read a lot of fairy tales. Lastly, she had to tell her certain things she couldn't do.
ssorgi5...
that sounds exciting!
@mvang5 good job!
@ssorgi5 sounds like a great book lol
The book I am almost finished reading is Catching Fire, by Susanne Collins. I am on page 350.
I think my author researched different behavior skills when left alone. Or, different survival skills when you don't have much food. I think she should have research this because in The Seam (District 12) they don't have much food. Also while in the Hunger Games, you are left alone with nothing except what you have in your pack.
dsmith5
I read that book, it was very interesting to me.
mvang5
Didn't you guys read this in class?
I am reading The Rangers apprentice Ice bound land. It is the third book in a long series. The author is John Flanagan. He probably researched medieval times. He might have researched about mythology.
BCambell5 good job on your blog.
I am reading Midsummer night dream. Im on act 2. He probably reasearched upper class plays back in the dayz.
I'm reading Playing Hurt by Holly Schindler. I'm on page 269. I think Holly Schindler researched types of fishes because in the book one of the main character's job is a fishing guide in the resort. In the book most of the setting is in the lake. I think it was a good she researched it.
I'm reading Playing Hurt by Holly Schindler. I'm on page 269. I think Holly Schindler researched types of fishes because in the book one of the main character's job is a fishing guide in the resort. In the book most of the setting is in the lake. I think it was a good she researched it.
I am currently reading Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. I am on page 207. I think Tolkien researched mythical lands and creatured. I think this because the book has Hobbits in it and evil and good people. There is also old-fashioned names and weird land names. The author might have researched old paintings and stuff people used to keep in houses in the old times.
fgoetz2
I read that book. It's very interesting and I agree in what you think the author reaserched.
BCampbell5
I like your book, im a huge Tebow fan. I agree with your research items.
I am currently reading the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers and I am on page 30. I think that the author really had to research basketball in general. Basketball, because the book about getting a career playing the game. The book in all is about getting the chance of a lifetime to make it into the NBA. Lonnie, the main character's life is basketball.
@mvang05
Great book
@BCampbell5
Interesting.
the author of my book is carl haasin, the book is flush. The page number im on is 25, i think my author researched flordia. Thats beacuse the book takes place in florida, he also researched poluation. The reason is beacuse the bopk is about a boys dad who sinked a boat, beacuse that boat was poluting the water. Thats what i think he researched for my book.
wperkins6
cool book
BCambell5
good job
I am reading the Fire by James Patterson. I am on page 301. He might have researched things that would happen if there was a king with tons of power. Also he might have researched plagues and maybe magic beliefs. He had to research these because they were all included in the book.
fgeotz2 you capitalized the a in Harry
bcambell5 Iheard that was a good book.
I am reading A Midsummer Night's Dream. The author of the book is Shakespeare, but retold by Yomotov Muniz. I am on page 51 and the type of research I think the author did was poetry in the middle ages also a little bit of history. Also the author might of researched things around him like his life.
nhamilton2 good job hommie
EPata2 good job hommie
I am reading Hoops by Walter Myers. I'm on page 86. I think my author did research on different basketball players being watched by high school coaches and scouts. he searched up different facillities where ballers play. He maybe searched basketball teams also.
@dBLAIR6 nICE MAN.
@sfREER2 nICE BLOG.
I am currently reading Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia. I am on page 87. I think Kami Garcia researched witches as in fictional characters and made up her own twist. I think this because this book includes witches. The research she didd was very interesting because it is a unique idea.
BCampbell5
Good job!
fgoetz2
Good job!
I am currently reading Inkspell by Cornelia Funke and I am on page 450. Some things I think my author had to research was, how to survive in the woods and how to juggle with fire safely. I think this because for half of the book it talks about the characters having to stay in the woods and survive. I think she had to research how to juggle fire safely because people in the book do play with fire. If she wanted to make that seem real, she would have to research how to juggle or play with fire safely so the characters can do stuff so they don’t get hurt.
mruvio6- Good job
mlennon6- Good job
Tell me something that you think your author researched before he or she wrote your novel. Explain why you choose this (how it relates to your novel). Your response must be at least 5 sentences
i was currently reading the last olympian by rick riodan.something my author had to reasearch was the greek gods and their powers.he alsomight have researched names and relivant times and dates and get good insight on the background of the greek gods.this relates because he might need this for his story.
@BCampbell5 good book
@ dblair6 great book
the book i am reading is called awakened by p.c kast. think the author of awakened did research on tulsa and crows. in this book there is a man who acts like a crow and changes in to one. tulsa is a place in the u.k and the book takes place there.
Im reading Outsiders. By S.E Hitton. Im on page 178. Some research the author did is probally on greasers and socs and how they interacted. Aslo she probally researched how life was when this book took place.
Dblair6- good blog
Ccummings5- great job
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