Non+Fiction

(Sorry!!! I just realized this book actually falls under the category of Science Fiction :s

"Matilda" by Roald Dahl Written by Amy Yin

This book is about a little 5 year old girl called Matilda, who posesses sheer genius abilities. She can multiply big #s in her head, she can read classical books like "Great Expectations", and also lift objects and move them around with her __eyes__!! However, her parents don't pay any attention to her and say she's stupid for reading instead of watching TV.

Matilda's teacher, Ms. Honey, has been mistreated by her aunt, The Trunchbull, who is the headmistress of her school. The Trunchbull stole Ms. Honey's house from her, among other things. Matilda is determined to serve justice to Ms. Honey.......

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Review by Amy Yin “Cheating Lessons”, by Nan Willard Cappo Read: 234 pgs. out of total of 234 __Summary__ This book is about cheating- namely, the difference between lying and telling the truth. The main character is Bernadette Terrell, whose honesty is put to the test when her school shockingly qualifies to enter in a debating contest against their rival school, Pinehurst. Bernadette discovers that her debate teacher changed her school’s answers to the test to enter the contest, so it was by cheating that they entered. (She told her mom and one of her friends, but not the runners of the contest.) She wants to tell the truth about the cheating, but everyone has worked hard in preparing for the contest and they will be disappointed. On the other hand, she also wants to keep it a secret, but she knows it would be an unfair competition. In the end, she didn’t tell. (Her school lost anyway. ) __Thoughts__ I liked this book a little. The book overall was pretty interesting. I learned that not everyone is what you think. For example, Bernadette looked up to her teacher, but he turned out to be a liar. I thought Bernadette should have told about the cheating, even if her teammates would be unhappy at her. Her decision surprised me. It didn’t seem like she would do that. I also couldn’t believe her own mother and her “best” friend where trying to prevent her from telling everyone. My question for the author is why Bernadette called her mom by her first name.

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