App Recommendation by Alexis

This is a drawing app, with many functions. There are different colors, textures, and brush sizes inside of this app, each one making it easier to do a specific task. This is perfect if you have an assignment that you need to draw something on your Ipad, or just want to draw for your own enjoyment.

School by Alexis

In school I am not doing too bad, and I have okay grades, though I am still not good with doing digital work at home. In school I like that there are different classes, instead of just one class throughout the day, and that the teachers are always there to help or explain a lesson to those who need it. I dislike that for those who already know the lesson, or for those who learn fast and do not need further explanation of the lesson, that they still have to pay attention, and are not allowed to either work ahead or do something for their own enjoyment to pass the time. Overall, though, I do like my first year of middle school, even if it is a bit strange with COVID going around.

Book Recommendation by Alexis

This book is Sci-fi and is set in a time where almost everyone has something called a Hylix, a mark that shows what genetic modification you have. If you have a red hylix, you have powers and are marked as dangerous and unstable. This book follows a girl with a red Hylix that is also a hacker named Cipher, showing what happens when she is found and chased after by multiple people.

Regan's Book Recommendation

I am recommending the book Unbound by Ann E. Burg. This book is about a family of slaves living in a cabin by the Big House. The main characters include Grace, Mama (Catherine), Uncle Jim, Aunt Sara, Thomas, and Willy. The story is told from Grace’s point of view. Grace is a 9 year old girl who is called up to be a slave in the Big House. When she gets to the Big House she meets Aunt Tempie, Anna, Jordan, Uncle Moses, Master Allen, and the Missus. They’re all slaves with Grace except for Master Allen and the Missus. In Unbound we learn how slaves had to live and what they had to go through daily. Unbound is a book that you don’t want to stop reading. Only half of the page actually has words printed on it so this is a very quick book to read. As far as I know, Unbound is a realistic fiction book. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys realistic fiction books about slavery without the heartbreaking aspect.

Josie's Book Recommendation

The book The Body in the Woods is a book about a search and rescue team that just goes out for a normal missing person call that ends up being a murder investigation. A team finds the body in the woods and tries to figure out who and how the girl was murdered. The book is written from many members' point of view along with the murder. This book is a murder mystery so if you like murder story’s this book is for you. If you like “To Catch a Killer” or “Stolen Children” then you may like this book.

Josie's Blog

My Quarantine The last 2 weeks I had to quarantine. Not being able to come to school was a struggle. I was not able to come into school and learn part of the material because I was stuck at home. I also had a difficult time staying focused and motivated on my school work. It took me longer than I usually take to do my school work because I had no one to help me or keep me on track. One of the worst parts was that we could not have basketball practice, but we made the best of it and held practice over zoom. We got to learn many different plays and we still stayed in shape because we were doing conditioning over a zoom call. But, there were some positive things coming from quarantine. First, I was keeping everybody safe to reduce the spread of Covid 19. I also got to take some time off to focus on myself and relax from some of the everyday stressors. There were also scary parts of quarantine, I was nervous that I could get the virus or spread it to my family. In the end, everything ended up being perfectly fine and now we are back at school!

Addi's Book Recommendation

I recommend Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It’s Harry’s 5th grade at Hogwarts and things couldn’t be worse. There’s a new defense against the dark arts teacher who uses pain as a punishment, as you see the students rebel you see her punishments get worse. He’s been having weirdly realistic dreams. One dream in particular shows his godfather getting tortured will he save him in time he doesn’t know. I liked this book because you get to see more character development and character emotions. And it’s very long so you get more details of everything happening. You should really read this book. I promise you’ll like it