David:

Genre: Science Fiction
Title: Star Wars: Jedi Quest, The Trail of the Jedi
Pages: 128
Date Completed: 2/25/07
Thoughts: It was about doing trials as a Master. Unknowingly, they went into a trap set by someone because they had a price on their heads. He's a blue guy, or I imagined him that way.
Why I Chose It: I chose it because it looked interesting, and Elisha said it was good.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes. It was cool. I liked reading it.
What It Meant To Me: What was interesting was how some of the bounty hunters tricked them.

Genre: Fiction, Award Winner: The Hyperborean Award for the best book of 1870
Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (Illustrated Classic Book Club Version)
Pages: 62
Date Completed: 04/17/07
Thoughts: It was interesting. I'd read it before.
Why I Chose It: Because it is an award winner
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: It was neat how he predicted so many things back in 1870.

Genre: Biography
Title: Robert E. Lee and the Road of Honor by Hodding Carter
Pages: 177
Date Completed: 02/07/07
Thoughts: It was about the Mexican and Civil Wars. He joined the military at a young age, in the barracks. He didn't want to be in the Civil War at all; he would be in whatever side Virginia took. Some people wanted him to be president of the Southern states.
Why I Chose It: Because it was about Robert E. Lee, and I like him.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: In some ways, I would like to be like him. He was forthright. It was very interesting and fun to read.

Genre: Historical Books; Religion 221.9505 Smith
Title: The Brick Testament; Stories from the Book of Genesis by Brendan Powell Smith
Pages: 173
Date Completed: 02/13/07
Thoughts: Pretty good building in Lego pieces.
Why I Chose It: Because it was in the car and Mom was in the store a long time, so I started reading it.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: It went through the Old Testament very fast. Some of them only took five pages. I liked the stories of the Flood and Joseph.

Genre: Biography 973.73 Wheeler
Title: Lee's Terrible Swift Sword by Richard Wheeler
Pages: 430
Date Completed: 03/11/07
Thoughts: It was about the Civil War, mostly. It talked about him, his father. His father was a military man, too.
Why I Chose It: Because it was about Robert E. Lee, and he is interesting to me.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: I liked the battle on the plain and ruins. I like how he was outnumbered, but still won. His people were marching barefooted.

Genre: How To
Title: An Usborne Guide to Camping and Walking
Pages: 128
Date Completed: 04/17/2007
Thoughts: It was about how to camp; what to do and what not to do. I liked that it taught you how to make a campfire.
Why I Chose It: Because I wanted to learn about summer camping.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: I learned summer camping. You can open your tent, have a fire a meter away from your tent, put a barrier on the other side of it so all the heat goes into your tent.

5 Sites about Scouting:

http://www.scouting.org/ Official BSA site http://www.geocities.com/havliceks/1st_Aid008.html First Aid Merit Badge exam http://www.scoutorienteering.com/ All about orienteering
http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts/resources/21-105/ Leave No Trace award and merit badges and such
http://www.eaglescout.org/ Eagle Scout guide

Elisha:

Genre: Science Fiction
Title: Star Wars: Jedi Quest (The Way of the Apprentice)
Pages: ~150
Date Completed: 02/09/07
Thoughts: Some Jedis that go to some planet with a plague. They found out that a lab blew up and that's what caused it.
Why I Chose It: I like Star Wars.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: I like the planet.

Genre: Science Fiction
Title: Star Wars: Shatterpoint (A Clone Wars Novel)
Pages: 406
Date Completed: 02/18/07
Thoughts: A Jedi master goes to a planet where the air is dangerous unless you're in the jungle, and the jungle has tons and tons of deadly beasts; and the plants are also dangerous. Four people go along with him, and two of them die, mostly from the jungle. Eventually, he gets off the planet.
Why I Chose It: I had never read a novel before and I like Star Wars
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: I liked the jungle scenario.

Genre: Science Fiction
Title: Star Wars: Jedi Quest, the Changing of the Guard by Jude Watson
Pages: 152
Date Completed: 02/10/07
Thoughts: Jedi people go after some scientist to a planet which is basically run by criminals. They don't capture the scientist at the end because she escapes.
Why I Chose It: I like Star Wars.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me:

Genre: Art 791.4372
Title: The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith by JW Rinzler
Pages: 222
Date Completed: 02/22/07
Thoughts: It had sketches and early designs of planets and buildings, people, stuff like that. It was all about SW III, the film.
Why I Chose It: I like art.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: I liked seeing the planet concepts, sketches, and art.

Genre: Folk and Fairy Tales
Title: The Complete Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Pages: 416
Date Completed: 03/06/07
Thoughts: This was a collection of fairy tales. One I liked was A Tale About the Boy who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was. That was a funny one. He doesn't know what the creeps are so he goes into a haunted castle. When there's a corpse he thinks he looks cold so he puts him next to the fire. etc.
Why I Chose It: It looked interesting.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: It was enjoyable because I liked the stories. There were some that were stupid, but most were good.

Genre: Fiction - Award Winner (American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, 1987; School Library Journal Best Book, 1987; Parents’ Choice Honor Book for Literature, 1987)
Title: Redwall by Brian Jacques
Pages: 351
Date Completed: 4/3/07
Thoughts: It's about a place called Redwall which is inhabited by mice. It's under seige by a rat. I don't want to spoil the ending by saying more.
Why I Chose It: Because DJ recommended it and said it was interesting.
Did I Enjoy It: Yes
What It Meant To Me: I want to read the rest of the book series now.