Scythe, by Neal Shusterman, starts off with two normal teenagers when a scythe comes knocking on their doors. A scythes job is to control the population since dying is a lot less common. So if someone is chosen by a scythe to be killed, he cannot be revived. This scythe that approached both of them took them on as apprentices. But, only one can be chosen to be a scythe, the other would have to be killed by the winner.
This book was gory, had a lot of action, and was overall amazing! The only thing I did not like was a lack of exciting content, most of it was just kind of boring but it peaks up at the end. I did like the storytelling too. It made me feel like I was the main character. I think this book will best appeal action enthusiasts mostly because of all it's fight scenes and gore. I would give this book a 9\10 and I would definitely recommend it.
Reviewed by Anonymous, Grade 7
Grandview Library
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing, by Fran Rees
He didn’t invent printing. Nor did he invent the typewriter. Yet
what he invented changed the lives of the Europeans and eventually the rest of
the world. Johannes Gutenberg, one of the most honorable inventors in the
history of mankind, invented the printing press which sprouted the telling of
tales and bloomed literacy rate like never before. In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg
invented the technique of printing with movable letters in the German city
Mainz. Gutenberg’s printing press propagated literature to the multitudes for
the first time and this became a dominant advantage during the glorious
Renaissance age.
Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing, by Fran Rees, is an
excellent biography about the infamous Johannes Gutenberg. I had a great time
reading this biography because not only did I learn about the life of Johannes
Gutenberg but I also got a glimpse of the history of a shift in the print media
and how it affected the masses. This biography helped me understand a crucial
part of European history since the invention of the printing press changed our
world and the effect of the renaissance era.
Reviewed by Anonymous, Grade 12
Glendale Central Library
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