The Lightning Thief

I just finished The Lightning Thief, and loved it so much!!!!!!!!! I even had to add it to my list of all time fav books! The updated best books according to Ruby are:
                                             


                                                Because of Winn Dixie
                                                      Fable Haven 1
                                                    Devil's Arithmetic
                                                   Number The Stars
                                                   The Lightning Thief
                                                    Out of My Mind
                                                 When You Reach Me

I think everyone should read all of these books.
My favorite character was Annabeth, because she was the daughter of Athena and was super smart. I enjoyed the whole entire book and it was a quick read. My mom is just finishing it and I can't wait to read the second one! 

Qin Shinhuang

Mao Zedog

Qin Shinhaung

I have recently read a few books about Qin Shinhuang, who I think compared to Mao was a little bit the same, but smarter. Both of the them were afraid they wouldn't be the smartest and so both of them destroyed all the books. Qin destroyed all the books except the ones on farming and medicine.  I think that Shin was a lot smarter to not destroy everything, including information that people need. they were in different time periods and in Mao's place it mattered a lot more to the people than it did to the people of Qin, because of the time. It makes me wonder why they didn't just try to gain more knowledge, and help their people with that knowledge. That is what I would of done. If I were in charge, I'd be happy to have intelligent people to help lead and educate everyone, so that we could become a strong kingdom together as a whole.

HALF SPOON OF RICE

HALF SPOON OF RICE WAS A VERY SHORT PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SHORT, I THINK WE HAVE THIS CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE THING COVERED. IF YOU KNOW SOME STORIES OF THIS SUBJECT, I BET YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT WAS SUPER SAD TO READ, AND THINKING ABOUT IT WAS HORRIBLE! IT HAS A GOOD ENDING AND IS A GOOD STORY, BUT I'M KIND OF GETTING BUMMED OUT WITH ALL IF THESE TRAGIC TIMES FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE WORLD. IN THIS WORLD WE ALL LIVE IN TODAY, AND WHERE WE ARE LIVING, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IS TO BE HUNGRY. WE CANT GO FOR MORE THAN 4-5 HOURS WITHOUT HAVING TO EAT. SNACKING IS AN EVERYDAY THING AND IS CONSTANT THING WITH BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS. I DON'T THINK I COULD LAST VERY LONG NOT EATING BARELY ANYTHING!! I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THIS DAY IN AGE COULD DO IT, BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS ENOUGH TO GO AROUND. WHEN XANTHE WAS IN THE ORPHANAGE SHE ATE EVERYTHING THROUGH A BOTTLE AND DID IT IN ABOUT TWO SECONDS. SHE STILL WORRIES THAT SHE WON'T GET AS MUCH AS SHE NEEDS, AND AS I GOT THINKING, I WAS RAN THROUGH MY PREVIOUS THOUGHTS AND REALIZED HOW WEIRD THAT IS TO ME TO WORRY ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH FOOD EVER. MISSING A MEAL IN ONE DAY IS NOT HUNGER. THE THING THAT IS SO DIFFERENT FROM MY LIFE AND THE BOOK, IS PROBABLY UNDERSTANDING, AND THOUGHTS THAT COME WITH DIFFERENT CHALLENGES AND THIS BOOK MAKES MY LIFE SO EASY, BUT ALSO THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER THINGS NOW TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THEN, AND DIFFERENT STRUGGLES WILL STILL CHANGE THROUGHOUT TIME. I THINK I LIKE MY LIFE!!!:)