Kelsey-Mrs.+Gable

=I cannot wait to read #14. I think you are right about how anyone could be interested in this, not just horse lovers. I would actually like to try jumping like how Amy and Ben show. I have never tried it before, but would like the experience. I am glad that the equine flu is over and done with and never comes back. If you wanted to borrow number 14 you sure are welcome to. =  =Well I am doing my speech for English the 12th. I am doing it on Showing Mules. I am very excited and cannot wait. My mom is going to bring my saddles and equipment in. She is also going to bring in all of my show clothes. It is going to be very exciting. Mrs. Shull said that I could bring Daisy, my show mule, but I think that would be too much. LOL! = =Week 4 Adult: Mrs. Gabel = Student: Kelsey Bromeling Book Title: //Darkest Hour// Pages Read:

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In this section of the book Amy deals with the regular day to day running of Heartland as well as taking care of sick horses and visiting Ty in the hospital every day. Ty is in a comma and they are not sure when or if he will come out of it. Solly, one of the horses, develops pneumonia and is very sick. Amy gets to know Ty’s mom a little better with their visits to the hospital and she comes to visit Heartland, which helps her to understand Ty’s passion for his work. The book leaves us wondering what will happen to Ty and if Solly gets well. I loved this book. I really enjoyed the story and was always wondering what was going to happen next. Everyone who likes horses and a good story should read it. Actually I don’t think you would even have to like horses to enjoy it. The action in the story would keep almost anyone interested. I think Amy matures and becomes even more responsible as the story moves on. She has given up her show horse to focus on her work at Heartland. She manages to keep up her work as well as visiting Ty everyday and spending extra time with the horses. The question I would like to have answered after reading the book is what happens to Ty. If I changed the ending of the book, I guess I would have included that. I am also wondering if the other books in the series have been like this and ended with a cliff hanger. I have really enjoyed reading this book with you. I have been thinking this series looked good but just hadn’t ever read them. Your trip to Chicago sounds like it was great. I think it is really nice that you had the opportunity to do that. I am looking forward to visiting with you on Tuesday night. Mrs. Gabel

. = = =Week 4 Adult: Mrs. Gabel= Student: Kelsey Bromeling Book: Heartland: Darkest Hour Pages read: 53-106

= Evaluation = Dear Mrs. Gabel, I really enjoyed this book, and I am so curious about what happens to Ty. I enjoyed it a lot, and cannot wait to read book 14. I recommend this book to anyone who likes reading as much as you and I, and who likes horses. Amy changes by overcoming her fears and becoming very responsible and mature. A theme could be that you can overcome any fear, you just have to believe in yourself as Amy did when after her mother died, and after the storm when Ty was in the hospital. She thought that the horses were going to be scarred because of the disaster the tornado left behind. But she believed in herself to get the horses back to themselves. I would like to know what happens to Ty, and what the tragic accident will lead //Heartland// to. If I had the power to change the ending of the book, I would have had Dylan live, and I would of wanted the readers to know what happened to Ty. Although, I like how the author left readers wanting to read book 14 to see if Ty ever wakes up or not and very suspicious of what was coming up next. I was very surprised when Daniel kissed her, because it was very unexpected and then he said that he was sorry. I don’t think that he knew that Amy and Ty were dating, or else he wouldn’t have kissed her. But I am glad that all of the other horses were okay, and that Heartland had survived the tragic equine flu that was making their horses very ill. Partner Chat: The Chicago trip was AWESOME! I could not believe all of the history behind all of the building on the boat tour. It was interesting and I learned a lot. My group went on the swings and had a great time, we were going to go on the Ferris wheel to see the top of Navy Pier, but we didn’t have enough time because we had to go to Blue Man Group. Although, I would have to say that the Blue Man Group was the best thing out of the whole trip. Their acts were very entertaining and very humorous. I enjoyed them very much. The bus ride was fun also. A bunch of 8th graders in the back played card games and played some other games as well. We watched //Nemo, National Treasure 1,// and //We are Marshall.// But I didn’t really watch //National Treasure// because I read. Michaela Green brought a couple books and I seen one that looked interesting and I started it and finished it by the end of the trip. Although, the book made me cry, but it was a Lurlene McDaniel book so what do you expect right? We stopped and ate supper at the Bradley’s Mall Food Court. Then we made our journey home. I enjoyed the trip very much and I want to go back to Chicago, Illinois. I am dying to read book #14, //Everything Changes.// I hear it is about Amy getting a new horse in that is a mustang, and that it is meant to be free and wild, and not shipped to a healing horse farm to be trained. But it did not say anything about Ty’s recovery or what happens next so now I am very peculiar to see what happens next. = Week 3 Adult: Mrs. Gabel = Student: Kelsey Bromley Book Title: //Darkest Hour// Pages Read 53-104

I would describe Amy as a mature, kind, and compassionate person and a hard worker. In this week’s reading she returns to Heartland after going to Nick Halliwell’s to visit Storm and being kissed by Daniel. She feels very strongly that she should tell Ty about the kiss. He is upset that she even went without telling him first. She starts to tell him about the kiss but a storm comes up and she is not able to do it. The storm turns out to be a big one, and they are not able to get all of the horses in the barn because of having the sick ones separated. When the storm subsides they go to check things out. After Grandpa says it is okay, Ty and Amy go in the barn to check on the horses. Dylan, one of the sick horses, was still nervous from the storm and was frightened by the sudden light when Ty came to check on him. He kicked the back of his stall and charged into the door. All of this caused the barn to collapse. Amy wakes up outside and realizes Ty and the horses are still trapped in the barn. She finds she cannot wait in the house for emergency personnel and goes out to help with the horses. They finally arrive and do get Ty out, but he is unconscious. Amy and Grandpa ride in the ambulance with Ty to the hospital where Amy is checked out by the doctor. Amy wants to be there with Ty but knows she is needed at Heartland. She calls to talk to her sister Lou and finds that Dylan was badly hurt and had to be put down. Grandpa has called Ty’s mom and she is on her way, so Amy decides to go back. Grandpa comes home later but still has no news about Ty. Amy’s love for horses reminds me of my mom. Although I don’t know you that well, I have a feeling she is very much like you. Some of Amy’s personality traits that I admire and would like to acquire are her honesty and her ability to make difficult decisions when they must be made. Her decision to give up her show horse to concentrate on her work at Heartland would have been a very difficult one. I think she would make a wonderful friend. She seems to be very caring and loyal.

I am really enjoying this book, although it broke my heart when Dylan had to be put down. I really admire Amy. She is such a strong person, a hard worker and always seems to want to do the right thing. I am really wondering what will happen with Ty. I appreciate your chat this week because it fills me in on a lot of the background of the story.

Hi Kelsey. I am trying this out to see if it works. I'll send you week 3 tomorrow.

Hey Mrs. Gabel. Here is week 3 the Character form.

= Week 3 Adult: Ms. Gabel = Student: Kelsey Bromeling Book Title: Heartland Pages Read 53-106 My favorite character would have to be Amy Fleming. She owns and runs //Heartland.// She is my favorite character because she is very strong, and she sets goals and she achieves. For example, if she sets a goal to work with a horse that is afraid of loading in trailers, then the horse will be able to load in a trailer by the end of the week. She lost her mother awhile back due to a car accident while her and Amy were going back to rescue a horse stuck in a shed. On the way back, a tree fell on the truck, crushing her Mom and leaving Amy scarred forever as well as Spartan, the horse they rescued. She has learned so much from her mother’s remedies and books that someday she wants to own //Heartland// for herself. She is over her mother’s death with the help of Lou, her sister, and her grandpa, Jack. Her father is just getting back to knowing his two daughters because he left them when Amy was only 3. Ty the main stable hand and Amy’s boyfriend who is also very strong, helps run the farm. Together their force for healing and making horses trust them again is undeniable and unstoppable. I can relate to Amy because I also love horses, well actually all equine, but I want to grow up knowing that I can break and heal equine. The antagonist is Ty. He is the main stable hand and Amy’s one and only boyfriend! He also helps heal horses with Amy. He is very strong and outgoing very similar to Amy. He looks forward to helping the wounded horses and healing the ones that are emotionally scarred. He likes horses very much and wants a future that contains horses just like Amy. I think he enjoys being Amy’s boyfriend because they agree on almost everything and they make the perfect pair. Although, I cannot seem to relate to him like I do to Amy except that he loves horses.

How do you like the story so far? I can’t believe what happened to Ty!!!! :( But hopefully he will recover from it, and go back to living his normal life. What do you think will happen later on to finish the story? I can NOT wait to read number 14 to find out what happens to the horses and Ty. I cannot believe what the twister did to the barn and how it traumatized the horses. It knocked out Amy and I can’t believe what happened to Ty. But hopefully he recovers safely. Hopefully the flu will die down and leave Heartland. We will just have to wait and see what happens in the end.