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 Week 4-Evaulation Adult: Jerry Howze Student: Lane Simpson Book Title: __Midnight for Charlie Bone__ Pages Read: 274-End

Evaulation The end wasn’t quite how I thought it would be. I thought that Charlie would find his dad and wouldn’t go back to the Academy but I was wrong. Maybe in his second book Charlie will find his father. He may not leave Bloor’s though because he can’t leave his friends there by themselves. They found Emma Tolly and woke her up and returned her to Mrs. Ingledew. Good thing for Uncle Paton because he busted all of the windows until Manfred Bloor was forced to had over the leagal papers for Emma Tolly. They had a celebration for Emma being home. She informed her "family" that she was going to attend Bloor's next semester. Mrs. Indledew waws flabberghasted but she couldn't stop her because she had too many good reasons to stop her from going. One week at Bloor's, they had a hunt at the ruins. Ever night was a differnt class. One night was the drama. The next was art and the last was music which is Charlie's class. Charlie got lost and was almost killed by an animal which was a person who had powers to change into an animal. If it weren't for the three flames, Gabriel Silk, Tancred, and Lysander, Charlie would probably be dead becuase all of them have special powers. I liked the book because it provided a lot of suspense and it was all around a pretty good book. And on top of that, I like suspense. I think anyone who likes suspense or who likes fantasy books would enjoy this book although it’s somewhat realistic but since people have powers, it’s not real. The main character Charlie Bone changes a lot in this story. At, Charlie dreaded going to Bloor’s Academy but now that the semester is about up, he plans to attend the Academy next year. He also has a whole new prospective on a lot of other things including his uncle, the Academy, and Billy Raven. The theme of this story is to always look at something as if you can do it or you can conquer it. Charlie had a lot of things to do at the Academy and he has achieved a lot of them. So even though the work seemed to be impossible, Charlie still achieved them. The book left me hanging because it said, “To be continued.” I really want to read the second book because there is still a lot to happen. I really want to know where Charlie’s dad is. I really like the end of the book. I don’t really think the end of the book needs changed. Especially since there is a couple more books. In conclusion, this book was awesome and I plan on reading the second book sometime. Maybe next year I will read it.

Hey Lane, The end of the book definitely gave a great cliffhanger. It made me wonder who Charlie was thinking about right at the last sentence. I figure Charlie will probably not find his dad until the end of the series because that is how the author keeps getting the reader to come back. To tell you the truth, I think Mr. Pilgrim is Charlie's dad because he has immense talent with the piano, he seems hypnotized like Emma did, and when Charlie found him playing piano that one night Mr. Pilgrim felt some sort of connection to Charlie. You are right about Charlie not leaving Bloor's because his friends need him and he needs to be there to keep the balance. When Charlie mentions balance he is talking about the balance between the bad red king descendants and the good ones at the school. When they woke Emma up I didn't know how it was going to happen, but the way it was written was good. Everything just seemed to hit her all at once. Then she was able to escape the tower at Bloor's, which I'm pretty sure she flew out the window of by the way, and coincidentally run into Charlie's Uncle Paton on his way to Mrs. Ingledew's. Emma was very fortunate that night. When Uncle Paton went to the school and came in like a storm, it was really sweet. He just came in like nothing was going to stop him, and he got what he wanted. It is good that Emma is going to live with her aunt from now on so she will be loved and properly cared for. I agree when you said that Mrs. Ingledew was flabberghasted, by the way nice vocabulary, when Emma said she was going back to the academy. That is where Emma belongs though, with the other endowed children and her friends. It was also pretty cool how the good endowed rescued Charlie from the bad one. That made the ending only that much better. Overall I liked this book a lot. It reminded me a lot of Harry Potter, but had many differences as well. The book did create a lot of suspense like when it brought in the story about the baby or when it told us that Charlie's dad was still alive. Suspense makes every story better because it makes you always want to turn the page. I think you said it well when you quoted the theme. Nothing is impossible if you have a perservering attitude, and Charlie, with the help of his friends, definitely had this attribute and more.

How was your tennis match? Did you win? How did you do? I really liked this book and like I said, I hope to read the next one next year or this summer. How did you like this book? This week is going to be pretty boring except for Friday because we are going to Six Flags for our 8th grade trip! I have never been so I think I will have a blast. I just can't wait. Unfortunatley we lost our scholastic bowl meet. On Tuesday, we have a track meet at home so it's going to be a pretty slow week.

Lane

My match went alright. It was pretty windy and on top of that I didn't play very good. I lost, but I'll keep my head up because I'm coming off a great win at Charleston. I thought the book was great, but I don't know if I will read the next one because as you know I am not that much of a reader. I am sure you will have a blast at Six Flags. I know I did when I went in 8th grade. Look for the shortest lines, and ride those coasters all day. Otherwise you could spend all day waiting to ride just one. Sorry about your scholar bowl meet, and hope you did well at your track meet. I only have 7 days of school left so I am pretty excited about that. Then graduation is going to be pretty sad, but I am sure it will be exciting for you. From what I can tell you will do very well in high school Lane. Just keep working hard, and stay ahead of the curve. High school can be intimidating at first, but once you get settled in it is the greatest time of your life, so enjoy it.

Jerry

Adult: Jerry Howze Student: Lane Simpson Book Title: Midnight for Charlie Bone Pages Read: 124-273

The Protagonist is of course Charlie Bone. Since he goes to Bloor’s, he is endowed. He can tell what people say in pictures. He received this trait from The Red King. Those traits have been passed down form generation to generation. Charlie has finished his first week at the academy. He cam home a day late because he got detention. Some kid that can tell what people say in their clothes had a cape that he heard horrors in. He stole Charlie’s cape since it was new. Since Charlie didn’t have a cape, he got a detention, which meant he had to stay a day later. He was so happy to be home. When he got home,Fidelio, which is his music teacher, Ben, and he all met. They all discussed how the first week at Bloor’s went. Then Ben gave Fidelio the case so no one would know where it is. Even Manfred and his father Dr. Bloor want the case. Charlie doesn’t remind me of anyone I know since he is endowed. Not because he is endowed or anything but I think he is quite different. I don’t know what about him but he’s peculiar like his uncle. I would like to inquire his power to read pictures. I like looking at old photos and studying them. Then I could figure out what they people in the photos were saying. I think it would be really cool. But I bet it would get old fast. I would rather read minds. I would like to be friend with Charlie because I could bring him pictures and he could tell me what the people were saying. Ben is lucky to have a friend like Charlie but he gets involved in a lot of things that he doesn’t want to get involved in like the case. The Antagonist is Ben. He is Charlie’s best friend and he is also his next-door neighbor. He was keeping the silver case for Charlie but now Fidelio has it. He has a dog and his name is Runner Bean and he always protects Ben. He doesn’t remind me of anyone because he is an only child and he has a lonely life because he only has ONE friend and it is Charlie. There is no traits I would like to acquire because I feel sorry for Ben and I would never want to be him. The only good thing about being Ben is that his friend can read what people say in pictures. I would want to be friends with Ben just because he has only one friend and I could be the 2nd.
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Hey Jerry, How are you doing in Tennis? I hope to play tennis next year! How do you like the book? What do you want to do when you grow up? What do you think about the story? I think it’s pretty good. I also think it’s interesting. I think that Charlie will eventually find the missing girl. I also hope that whatever is in the case will be used to trade the girl back. Charlie will have trouble though because of the Bloor's because they have special powers. They won't want to trade I don't think so they will have to somehow get passed the Bloor's. I think this book is very detailed especially when they are in the academy because it's like the author has plans of what it looks like. I think it's pretty interesting how all of these people have special powers from the Red King. I can't imagine how old he is. I know he's dead but I wonder how long ago was he alive?

What have you been up to lately? It's been pretty slow lately. I would of had my first baseball practice on Sunday but it got cancelled because of all the rain. Tomorrow which is Wednesday, I have scholastic bowl regionals at Red Hill. On Thursday, we are going to Chicago with the band. We are going to go see Navy Pier, Michigan Lake, and The Blue Man Group. I am really excited. On Friday, we have a track meet at Red Hill. This weekend, Agape is at Greenville. I don't know if I am going to go or not.

Well, I will talk to you later

Lane

Hey Lane! Tennis is going very well. I have a match today against Mt. Carmel. You should definitely go out for tennis next year because the team is always looking for players so you will be sure to get some good matches. The book is a lot more interesting than i expected to tell you the truth. The author has done a great job keeping my attention by adding clues every now and then like when we found out who the baby might be but we weren't for sure. I'm pretty sure that Emilia is the baby because they were right when they said that she was the one that looked hypnotized and frightened. I think that Charlie will have trouble with the Bloors, but if he uses his endowments and his friends' endowments wisely then he will surely overcome the Bloors and get the baby back to Mrs. Ingledew. My opinion about the box is that they will not trade it back for the girl because they said that what's inside the box is just an instrument that can take her out of the trance she is in. I kinda wish I knew how old the Red King is too but at this point there is no way for us to tell. I have been playing tennis and going to school here lately and last weekend was prom. That was a lot of fun. I hope you did well at your scholastic bowl meet! I remember going on that Chicago trip in 8th grade band. I had a lot of fun that day. Me and a couple of my friends really knew how to spice up the bus rides there and back. You sound like a really active kid Lane. This is a good thing, because that's how I have always been and being that way has helped me in many areas.

Jerry