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Over the month of March, I have read the book, Code of Honor by Alan Gratz.

This book is about a boy named Kamran. Kamran is in high school and is the star of his high school football team. He has a girlfriend and a best friend named Adam. Everything is going great, until something happens regarding his brother. His brother is making videos of himself talking about how he, Darius, a former ranger in the military, is now a terrorist in Al-Qaeda, who planned attacks on the US in Afghanistan. But, in the videos, he would leave some clues or a code that only Kamran and his brother can decipher and understand. A few people question him in a room and try to help him crack the code to save Darius and stop Al-Qaeda. Will they decipher and crack the code to save Darius and stop Al-Qaeda? Or will they be too late and will everything go wrong? Find out in my personal favorite, Code of Honor.

One thing I love about this book is the slow pacing. At first it can be a little slow and it may be even a little boring, but it eventually it gets more and more and more fun to read. Another thing I love about this book is the perseverance and faith that is in it. Throughout the book, Kamran shows his perseverance and doesn’t give up. Throughout the book, Kamran also shows his faith in his brother Darius, and Mickey Hagan. He uses this faith to believe in them and uses his perseverance to not stop believing in them.

My favorite character from the book Code of Honor is Mickey Hagan. He is my favorite character because he is one of the few people that has faith in Kamran. One quote proving this is one page one-hundred-forty-one where Hagan says, “I never stopped believing.” This proves he has faith in Kamran because not only does he say it, he actually shows it too.

My favorite quote from the book Code of Honor is on page eleven where Kamran says, “I didn’t care. It was worth it to defend Darius. He and I had a code. A code of honor. We looked out for each other, no matter what.” It is my favorite quote because I also have two older brothers whom I would do anything for and I would also look out for.

There are so many people want to invite to dinner but these are my top three: Ulysses S. Grant, Leonardo da Vinci, and Jesus Christ. For my first person I chose Ulysses S. Grant. I picked him because, first of all I am named after him. Doesn’t everyone want to meet who they’re named after if they were? Second, I picked him because he was a great general. He was a great four star general who won almost all of his battles and wars. My last reason why I picked him is because he was also a great president. He was a great president because he supported the 15th Amendment which prohibited denying people the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. He also enforced the civil rights in the south and protected African Americans from violence. Lastly he also suppressed the Ku Klux Klan. For my second person I chose Leonardo da Vinci. I picked him because he was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist, and an inventor and he was obviously very smart. Firstly, he was a great painter and painted multiple famous paintings. A couple of his most famous paintings were, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Secondly, he was a great inventor. A couple of his inventions were the helicopter, and the parachute. Lastly, he also was a great scientist. One thing he did as a scientist was making precise anatomical drawings. Another thing he did as a scientist was designing and sketching various flying machines inspired by the flights birds. For my last person I chose Jesus Christ. I chose him because, firstly he is the son of God and the Lord. I have always wanted to meet him and ask him questions. He is the closest I could get to God and he is also very Holy. My second reason why I chose Jesus is because I would love to see him preform one of his miracles. Imagine how amazing for something incredible to happen right in front of your eyes. Lastly I chose him because I have always wanted to see what he looks like and how he sounds and speaks.

If I could have any job in the world, it would be to be an actor. For my first reason why I would be an actor is because I would enjoy the fame. Imagine walking down the street, and lots of people start realizing who you are and are excited to see you in real life. I always have wanted to be loved by millions of people around the world like most famous actors are. For my second reason why is because I also would enjoy getting paid a lot of money. My salary would be one-million dollars. With that money, I would buy nice clothes, shoes, computers, and iPhones. I would also buy a mega mansion by the beach. It would have a large garage with all of the Italian sports cars. For my third reason why is because I would love to be the main actor of big movies. Imagine having people watching the movie that you acted in. I always wanted to be a main part of a big movie.

A magician has made me invisible for twenty-four hours. He gave me a potion that made me invisible. The first thing I would do is to rob a bank. I would do this because money is always helpful. I would use the money to put into stocks so I could save it for when I need it. The second thing I would do is go up to random people and hit them. Imagine how funny it would be to get hit by nothing and be left clueless. Some people would just probably either start laughing or would get mad and blame someone. The third thing would do is watch wild animals. Imagine how cool it would be to get right next to them without them running or flying away. I have always wanted to see how they act up close.

Over the month of January, I have read the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

The book is about a boy named Gregory Heffley and how he is in middle school where there all sorts of people. It is also is about how he meets his best friend Rowley and they go through the harsh middle school together. Can they make it together to the end of their grade? Or will something happen that will make it miserable? Find out in the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney.

One thing I love about this book is how it is the first book. Another reason why is because it’s what started it all. It started from this first book, into a nearly twenty book series. I also like how he is not always happy and it makes me feel like it’s more realistic than most normal books.

My favorite character from the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid is Greg Heffley. He is my favorite character because he is funny. One quote proving he is funny is on page 20 where Greg says “Did you know then, if your hand is bigger than your face it’s a sign of “Low Intelligence,” and Rowley tries to test this out. This proves he is funny because after Rowley tries this, he slaps Rowley’s hand into his own face.

My favorite quote is on page two where the author says, ‘Like I said, I’ll be famous one day, but for now I’m stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons.’ This is my favorite quote because it is funny and below this line, it has a funny picture in his class where he is sitting in between these two older kids and above them, he wrote the word ‘morons’ and pointed to both of them.

Imagine being stuck on an abandoned island, thats my life right now. I was on a plane flight to Bahamas and it crashed. I was the only person who was alive as far as I could see. Luckily I found a piece of the planes wing and used it as a raft. I floated for days until in the far, I saw something. It was land! I started pushing the raft towards it until I got close enough to the island to get off. The island was pretty big and it had many palm trees. On the palm tree, there were coconuts. I thought to myself, I could use those for water and food. The water was tropical and warm so it was nice. I live on the bay side of the island where there is a bay and it has more palm trees than the other side. Every morning, I get up at around 8:00, and try to get up the palm tree to get the coconuts. I try many times and fail, until I finally get the coconuts. There are about a few coconuts every palm tree. After I got them, I came back down. Next I find a big rock, and hit the coconut hard on it until the outer layer is smashed. Then I break the last layer open on the rock, and I try to not spill too much water. After I am done with all of those steps, I open up the coconuts and drink the delicious, refreshing coconut water and I quench my thirst. Then I eat the meat of the coconut and I am no longing hungry. After all of that, I take a nap until around 7:00, then I get maybe one more coconut and then I repeat the process. Then I go to sleep and wake up in the morning again.

Over the month of January, I have read the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney.

The book is about a boy named Gregory Heffley and how it is summer but Gregory wants to stay inside until his mom makes him go out and about and he starts to like it. He goes around with his family and his best friend Rowley. Will he enjoy his summer? Or will it just be a boring summer for Greg?

One thing I love about this book is how throughout the entire book, he always is relatable and funny. For example, the quote I talked about where he says he wants a deluxe leather recliner. I mean like, who doesn’t want one of those to sit in and relax? There are multiple times where he is relatable like this in the book so if you want to see the others, read the book and find out.

My favorite character from the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, is Greg Heffley. He is my favorite character because he is funny. One quote proving he is funny is on page seventy-six where the author says, ‘Mom said I could have familu party as long as I promised not to do my “usual” with the Birthday cards. That stinks, because I have a GREAT system for opening cards. I put them all in a neat pile, and then I rip each one open and shake it to get the money out.’ This shows he is funny because it is a rude thing to do but he does it anyway and it is funny.

My favorite quote is on page 79 where the author says, ‘So the only thing I’m asking for this is a deluxe leather recliner. My Uncle Charlie has one, and he practically LIVES in that thing.’ This is my favorite quote because below this it shows a funny drawing of his Uncle Charlie laid back, and relaxed with a can of soda while watching TV while on his deluxe leather recliner.

If i was the President for a day there would be many things I would do. One thing I  would do is to make most things under five dollars. I would do this because not only would I enjoy this but everyone else would enjoy it too. Imagine walking into a house on sale and it is for sale for 4.99! That would be crazy! My second thing I would do is to have a button that would give me almost whatever I want in under one minute. I would click it, ask for some ice cream, and boom, it would be there in under a minute. My third thing would be to make a day that would be named after me where, everyone had a day off from everything. Whether it was work, or school. I would do this because everyone loves free days off. I also did this because because I myself  would enjoy this.

This is one of Dumbledore’s quotes that I chose. I chose this quote because it is meaningful to me. One reason why it is meaningful to me is because it means that there is always an easy option to pick but it is not the right option. Even though the easier option is well, the easy one, it is worse. It is worse because the right option usually takes effort, but when you are done, success will follow. In the easier option, it is easy but it won’t help you at all. Another reason why is because sometimes people choose the easy option instead of the right option. Sometimes the right option is also easy to do but people choose not to do it. People who choose the right option will see that it really isn’t hard and it is helpful. People who will choose the easy option may see that it wasn’t the right option or they won’t and they won’t get better.

My hero is my mom. The first reason why my mom is my hero because all of the things she does for me. Some examples are always making me breakfast, lunch and dinner, driving me to places, giving me gifts and things on special occasions, and waking me up for school. The second reason why is how she does all of these things with a smile and love. She always has a smile on her face when she sees me. She always hugs me and says she loves me. She always makes food for me with love. The third reason why is because how she is always supportive of what I do. No matter what I do, she probably would be on my side.