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Thursday, March 29, 2012

DOUBLE Reading Log for Week of 3/16/12-3/29/12

You guys are going to be really excited because this week is full of the hottest books and newest releases! (Both borrowed books I highly recommend doing that.)

                                                                                                                                                                       
Reading Log 1

Wednesday 2/28/12  2 hours 1-143

The cover above on the left is the cover in other countries besides the U.S. I have always preferred this company's covers because they are more exciting but this one was SO BORING in comparison to the United States one above on the right. I borrowed it from my friend. I devoured it in one bite and it was just released on March 13th. Oh my gosh, you must read at all costs. (But please read the others first.) Evil cliffhangers and the fact that authors can't write books in a day. These trailers make  lot more sense AFTER you read the book. So don't be confused at first. You're supposed to be.

SINCE I AM TAKING THE TIME TO POST THE LINKS TO THESE TRAILERS PLEASE WATCH THEM!!!!!! (OR AT LEAST THE OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF TIME ONE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GOOOODDDDD!!!!!!!!


#4 Only the Good Spy Young OFFICIAL Book Trailer (this one isn't as good as the previous trailer)

#3 Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover OFFICIAL Book Trailer (some elements it shows about the book may be wrong because it was still in draft form and elements got changed after this was filmed. Not that great either, but REALLY HELPFUL if you're looking for background on the series)

The first two books don't have book trailers because I don't think the publisher even had a channel when they were published. Here's the links to their pages on Goodreads:
                                                                                                                                                                      
 So many questions and so little answers. But that's what the second-to-last book in a series does to you. It leaves you on a cliffhanger to the last. And I have to wait FOREVER to read the next one. At which point I will have forgotten everything that happens by then.

Questions:
  • Is Cammie's dad really dead?
  • Will Cammie's mom be able to notify the CIA and M16 about all the leaks, moles, and double agents in time?
  • What exactly happened to Cammie when she was semi-"hypnotized" by Dr. Steve?
  • Was she remembering the music from the circus because the Circle had uncovered that memory over the summer?
  • Will the girls have to secretly go save Preston from his own father amd his terrorist friends?
  • Will the Circle of Cavan ever be stopped?
  • Will something of Gilly's help solve the mystery and end the Circle once and for all?
                                                                                                                                                                     
Don't have quotes but do have evidence because I gave the book back to my friend who lent it to me.

At the end of the book, Cammie and her friends are laying down and thinking about everything that has happened to them over the semester. Cammie looks at the lit window of her mother's office, where she is meeting with many trusted friends/executives to discuss what Cammie narrates to the audience as how to get rid of the "leaks, moles, and double agents" in CIA and MI6.
                                                                                                                                                                     
This piece of evidence goes along with the second question. It is late at night in the P&E (Protection and Enforcement) barn at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women (AKA spy school).
                                                                                                                                                                      

Circle of Cavan:
An ancient terrorist organization founded by Ioseph Cavan in the mid-19th century. It is rumored that Gillian Gallagher, the founder of the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, loved him. She was forced to kill him though with his own sword at a ball in her mansion where he was in disguise. After Ioseph assassinated President Lincoln when he was still alive, the Circle mainly went into hiding. Eventually, people thought it was only a rumor. But it still existed. Until they finally came out of hiding to track down Cammie Morgan, because she was the only one who might remember the rumored list made by Gillian Gallagher with the names of every member of the Circle of Cavan. She remembered it because her father was searching for it right before he dissapeared and the Circle killed him. And she saw it at the circus when her father received it. Before he died.

                                                                                                                                                                      

Cammie discovered all this information about Ioseph in an earlier book when one of her proffesors explained  it to the class. The later information is an assimilation of the things revealed throughout this book.
                                                                                                                                                                      
The Circle of Cavan is the center of all of the plot now and is the fundamental element of the book's support. Everything is about whether or not it is chasing Cammie, or what it did to Cammie over her summer vacation that made her lose her memory and come back with torture marks.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Reading Log for Week of 2/16/12- 2/27/12


     Saturday 2/25/12 1 hour Pgs: 172-230  








*This is one of the only times most people ever use this icon.
*This is the most popular version for the series, it includes comparisons of characters to the book of people in real life, and shows you pictures of them. I did not read from this version, however.
*For some background on the series, here's a YouTube video that a girl did on why she loves the Betsy-Tacy series and what they are about. Betsy-Tacy Series Video
                                                                                                                                                                    
In this book, Betsy is distracted (yet again) from her work on the Essay Contest. Originally, she got really caught up in her social life and parties, and now she was trying to keep Joe Willard. This is a good thing to keep in mind in all areas of life, not just academically. If you rush to do everything in life, or do less than your best, you will find yourself struggling or failing to do well or finish what you need to do. Let's say you're cleaning your house in one weekend. If you decide to leave the biggest tasks to Sunday, or you finish everything but throw it into bins all jumbled up , you aren't really accomplishing or giving your best at your task. This happens to me a lot, as it does Betsy. She learns from her mistakes though, emerging stronger and better with an understanding that this kind of thing could lead to failures in other areas of her life as well.
                                                                                                                                                                     
" 'That's what I have to do if I'm going to get out and make something of myself. I lost the essay contest, but that's all right. I tried. I've done terrible work in school all spring and I have to get busy if I want to pass my exams' (Lovelace 259)."
                                                                                                                                                                      
This quote is from when Betsy was reflecting on her performance on the essay contest. She has decided that she will no longer let this terrible behavior and half-heartedness in her work transcend into her school subjects and grades. This relates back to the statement that if you give less than your best, you will fail miserably in all of your pursuits.
                                                                                                                                                                    
Saturday 2/25/12 1 hour Pgs: 231-272             
                                                      









The Crowd is the coolest, most popular group in school. And Betsy's house is its main hangout. The Crowd is a group of popular young kids (Tony, Winona, Carney, Tacy, Irma, Cab, Betsy, Dennis...). They all get together on Sundays for lunch at Betsy's house, and they always do the same things. They are like a society, and they spend every waking moment of their day together. They are exclusive in that you have to be invited by a member to join. And yet they are Betsy's heart, soul, and every waking thought during her high school years.
                                                                                                                                                                    
" 'It's about our Crowd. We think you ought to...ought to...I mean, I want you to come to a party' (Lovelace 72)."
                                                                                                                                                                      
In this quote, Betsy is trying to woo Joe into joining their Crowd (unsuccessfully I might add). Their Crowd is just the most important things in all of their lives; its parties, its memebers, its gatherings, its jokes. Betsy likes Joe and so therefore she wishes to invite him to this event of utter importance in her life.
                                                                                                                                          
P.S. A review for this book coming soon (maybe this weekend!)