Reece

Have you read a good book lately? Have you read a terrible book lately? Here's your chance to tell the world -- in a book review!
__How to write a good book review, step by step:__

1. List the book title and author of what you want to review:
The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers

BRAINSTORMING:
===2. In the space below, brainstorm everything you LIKED about this book. What worked? Why was it good writing (quote from the book)? What was interesting about the main character, the problem, the plot? What kept you interested?===

I liked this book because you are never bored, it always keeps you hanging with something or other. The main character is an very exciting person, and is always having an adventure. I really liked the way that Walter Moers used his own continent to host his stories but also included other continents, such as South America, and Africa, to his stories. The plot is strange, as it is pretty much just the main character trying to stay alive the whole book. While that is strange, it lends an exciting air to the whole book.

==3. In the space below, brainstorm everything you DIDN'T like about this book. What didn't work? What would you have done differently if you'd been the author? In what parts did you feel a little bored?==

I think, that possibly the only thing I didn't like about this book is that it is too short. only 700 something pages!

WRITING: 4. NOW write a lead (a beginning) for your book review. You can hook us in a few different ways: start with "Imagine. . .", tell a story, start with a quote from the book, or ask a question.


 * "knowledge is Night!"** shouted Professor Abdullah Nightingale, head of the nocturnal academy. Imagine living in the Gloomberg Mountains, dark dank and a great place for learning! Enroll in the nocturnal academy and learn it all!

5. Next add a thesis statement (your argument) to the end of your lead. Examples: //"A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle will keep you on the edge of your seat, even though Meg is sometimes a whiny character.// OR //"My Brother Sam is Dead", by Collier and Collier, is a thoughtful exploration of the complex effects of war in the American Revolution.//

"The 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear" by Walter Moers, is a delightfull, scary, and suspensfull adventure that only the most adventurous among us would dare to pick up.

6. NOW follow this outline for the rest of your review:


 * Book Review Outline:**

Paragraph 1 -- LEAD, with thesis statement at the end Paragraph 2 -- BRIEF summary of the book's plot (but don't give anything away!) Paragraph 3 -- YOUR opinion of the book (from your brainstorming) Paragraph 4 -- WHO you think would enjoy this book; who you think it was written for Paragraph 5 -- Conclusion -- give us advice (should we read it or not, and why?)

7. Give a draft of your book review to Ms. B.! = =

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Imagine a decaying corpse, covered in maggots and smelling horrible. This is the result of cat abuse. The history of cat abuse is a terrible story. Cats all over the united states are being abused by incompetent owners. __Why do some people abuse cats?__ People abuse cats when they want to feel powerful or when they want to vent their feelings, and they do it on a defenseless creature. __What ways are cats abused in?__ Cats are left outside in bad weather, not given enough food, forced into cages that are too small, and hit for no reason. People who abuse cats should think before they hit. __How can someone hut a cat and not regret it?__ Some people think cats don't have feelings, or can't feel pain. The truth is they feel it just as much as humans do.