BAMBOO POST #1

1) I find Yoko very kind yet she still acts like a girl her age. I thought it was nice of her to leave the new mother all her food in her sack. Still she whines and has food she likes and doesn't like, and complains that her feet hurt when they've been walking for a long time. I really feel like I can relate to her, she loves to help people yet she's not a saint.

2) Ko and Yoko are like normal sisters. Ko's the older one so she's kind of in charge of Yoko. Also Yoko doesn't like to be bossed around so she sometime disobeys. When Ko picked up Yoko and carried her all the way across the tracks I thought that it was really nice of Ko.

3)I think they were a little grossed out. Seeing all the ill and the dying would give you the shivers too. I think they were really grossed out when the nurse started throwing all the dead bodies out of the train.

Title: Thousand Pieces of Gold
Author: RuthAnne Lum McCunn
Date: 11-19-07
Pages: 169-308(the end of book)
Time: Four hours

1) I'm finished! After a long 4 hours I finally finished Thousand Pieces of Gold! I have to admit it was sad. Polly or Lulu died in 1933. She died from a horrible fever. Her last words were "Bury me next to Charlie" Charlie was Polly's lover. He died of blood spitting disease, where you cough up blood until you die. He was the only one that made her feel like a woman. He also did anything to protect her. Polly also did anything to keep Charlie alive even when he didn't want to. I guess her worst fear was losing the people she loved.

2) zealous- full of

corset- a close fitting undergarment that makes women's waist look smaller

marriage certificate- to a piece of paper to show that you are married

Chinese- a language spoken by people from China

bandits- robbers

Title: Thousand Pieces of Gold
Author: RuthAnne Lum McCunn
Date: 11-09-07
Pages: 1-169
Time: Three hours

1) I think Thousand Pieces of Gold is much different than Maximum Ride. Thousand Pieces of Gold is more of a drama. Lalu is a very courageous woman just like Max in a way. She will do anything to stay alive and Max will take down a hundred men just to live. Lula also has wits that really helps her when death is at her doorstep.

2)

1. gulches- to sink in

2. bound feet- in China people believed that small feet were beautiful.

3. saloon- where men can gamble, drink and have "fun"

4. golden lotus- a gold item that girls have when they bind their feet

5. brothel- a marriage made for you

Name:Vivian Phillips
Book: Maximum Ride Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
Author: James Patterson
Date: 11/1/07
Time: 1 hour
Pages: 387-405 (a.k.a. end)

I'm done!!! I really liked Max because she was spunky and a total leader. I would have loved to be her friend. Her and I would soar threw the skies. Also she knows how to kick some B-U-T-T! She really knows how to defend herself and the ones she cared for. With a well placed kick she can break a grown man's ribs that would be beyond repair. Also of course she can fly! If you'd like to learn more about Max and her friends go to: maximumride.com or read a bio about her books on my blog.

OK, Max makes up her own slang, in a way.

Whitecoats: They are crazy people who call themselves "scientists." They did those evil things to Max and her friends. Like when they mixed her DNA with a bird's. That's why she has wings. Anyway these "scientists" are always dressed in white coats

Erasers: Just by the name you know their evil. Their job is to erase anyone that get's into the whitecoat's way (That means Max and her friends). Erasers are like werewolves only thay can change wolfy at will.

The bird: Example: Fang (Max's right hand man and kinda her boyfriend) gave me the bird. Meaning he gave her a very troubled look.

Up, Up, and Away: This is pretty obvious. Flying

Voice: There's a voice in Max's head that talks to her in a way. She knows its not her own also its a male voice as well. She hates talking to it because when it comes it gives her a mind splitting headache. Still it helps her out when she's in trouble.