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Hi guys,

I have been waiting on this movie ever since it was announced they were going to make it. It is one of my favorite series of books. And I hoped and hoped Hollywood wouldn’t mess it up. And you know what? They did a really good job for once! Woot!

The movie starts out with a group of scientists in a all white room, sitting around a table. There is a older man, rushing though a hallway holing a silver case with red readout lights on it, you can hear bombs dropping from above. He enters the room and sets the case on the table. Then they discuss the fact that the city of Ember is mankind’s last hope for survival, and after 200 hundred years this case will open up and the people left will read the instructions on how to return to the surface and repopulated the earth again. Perfect! It set up everything really nicely. Read more… »

Secret life of bees– by Sue Monk Kidd

from the back of the book: set in south Carolina in 1964, the secret life of bees tells the story of lilly owens; whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. when lilly’s fierce hearted black “stand in” mother, Roseleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, lilly decides to spring them both free. they escape to Tiburon, south carolina, a town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, lilly is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. this is a remarkable tale about divine female power, a story that women will share and pass on to their daughters for years to come.

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From the box: Lodoss, the accursed island, Born in battle and baptized in fire, it has seen wars ravage it’s kingdom for thousands of years, Now, an evil beyond any it has ever faced before is awakening, and a party of six are drawn together to battle for the future of everything dear to them. among them: Parn, a young fighter who lacks experience and i driven by his desire to redeem his father’s tarnished name; Deedlit, a young and haughty elf girl who is both attracted to the young fighter and infuriated by his lack of interest. Ghim, a grizzled dwarf warrior haunted by a personal failure; Eton, a young priest; Slayn, a skilled magic user. And Woodchuck, a cynical but good natured thief. Read more… »

first one is Star Wars Clone Wars.

I have been waiting on this ever since I heard about it on slice. i mean it’s stars wars, its anime and i LOOOOOOOOOOVE both. well, ok i really like the first star wars better than the new ones. i don’t like the actor that plays anikin, he’s too much like boys i know here. I still like the movies though. yoda rocks! hehe. there were things i liked and things i didnt about this movie, but let me tell you what it is about first. then maybe after my review you guys can explain what i didnt get.

the whole movie starts with the jedi all over fighting the drone armies, and the clones aren’t doing so good. Jaba the hut’s son is kidnapped, and he asks the Jedi for help finding him. Read more… »

hi guys,
we just got done watching this way cool movie I just had to write you about. It’s called Nim’s Island and it is taken from a children’s book. I have not read it yet, but after seeing this I think ill look for it and pick it up. the movie is really good, and i think everyone would like it no matter what age you are.

The whole movie is about this girl named Nim. She lives on this island out in the middle of the ocean with her father and animals that live on the island. her father is a marine type scientist who is looking for different organisms that live in the ocean. he also does work for national geographic and stuff.

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A movie review by Darcy Low.

Last night we watched this really funny animated movie called, Wally and gromit in the wrong trousers. And it was really good. it was all made with clay figures, almost looked like play dough.

Wally is a human inventor, who loves cheese and comes up with really crazy inventions. he’s got them all over his house, and for everything you can imagine. even his bed in hooked up and when he wakes up he just presses a button and his dog cooks him breakfast. We will get to gromit in a minute, more on wally. he is always coming up with new inventions to make life easier for he and his dog and i think for anyone really. he tries hard but sometimes things don’t go the way he wanted. and he is what dad calls self absorbed, that means he loves his dog, but he doesn’t always pay attention to him. and he really should, because gromit is a VERY smart dog. hehe.

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Our teen contributor Darcy Low sent me this great review of the new movie Prince Caspian. Thanks Darcy!

hi hi guys!!
i wanted to write and tell you guys about one of the best movies i seen this year. prince caspian. i saw the first movie and was like wow, this is like lord of the rings with kids my age. hehe. then this came out and i think i like it even more than the first one. I still need to read all the books.

okay so here is what prince caspin is about. and i wont spoil it for anyone not seen it yet. its a year later for the kids that went though the wardrope and discovered narnia. but in narnia its been 100 years! and so much has changed. prince caspin is the next in line to take over the throne from these humans that live in the world of narnia. he has been told that the mythical creatures of narnia are evil and have all been extinx. the stuff of fairy tales and legends. his uncle i guess it is is the one that told him this, eh is evil and wants to be the king. But of course prince caspin is in the way. he trys to have the prince killed but he escapes into the forest where where he meets a dwarf. and atfer some fighting and running he blows this horn that he was told never to use unless it was a dire emergency. This is where it calls back the four kids, the sons of adam and the daughters of eve. (i just love that, sounds so cool.)

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