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La Historia de Diego Rivera by Jonah Winter

My name is Diego. I’m 11 years old and I like to play with my dog and spend time with my family.

Considerado el mayor Pintor Mexicano del siglo XX, Diego Rivera tuvo un profundo efecto en el mudo del arte internacional. Entre sus muchas contribuciones, a Rivera se le atribuye la reintroduciòn de la pintura al fresco en el arte y la arquitectura modernos. La industria de Detroit representa probablemente el màs famoso de todos los murales de Diego Rivera. Consta de 27 paneles al fresco pintados en las paredes interiores del Instituto de Arte de Detroit.

Diego Rivera nació en diciembre 8,1886 en un pueblo en México llamado Guanajuato. Luego se casó con Frida Kahlo el 1911 y tuvieron un hijo, Diego (1916-1918), que murió joven. Durante este tiempo, Rivera también tuvo una relación con la pintora Maria Vorobieff-Stebelska, quien dio a luz a una hija llamada Marika Rivera en 1918 o 1919. Diego tenía un gemelo pero murió de una enfermedad cuando tenía 1 año.

My favorite thing about making this report was learning about people that lived before me and learning how they live and the ways that they did to help this world be better. I think you should Study the history of people to learn the ways that they used to live and how they made this world a better place.

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La Historia de Henry Ford by Ann Gaines

My name is Diego. I’m 11 years old and I like to play with my dog and spend time with my family.

Henry Ford fue el inventor del auto Modelo T. En 1908 pasó a desarrollar el modo de producción en línea de montaje, que revolucionó la industria automotriz. Como resultado, Ford vendió millones de automóviles y se convirtió en un líder empresarial de fama mundial. Naciò el 30 de Julio de 1863 y murió en 1947. Este libro trata del famoso Henry Ford y el carro que inventó el carro Módulo T en 1908. 

Cuando él era niño a él le encantaba trabajar con las máquinas de la granja donde vivía. Cuando cumplió 16 años, Henry se mudó a Detroit. En los años siguientes, trabajó en talleres que hacían piezas para máquinas. En sus ratos libres construía motores de gasolina. El se casó con Clara Jane Bryant el 11 de abril de 1888. En 1893 tuvieron un hijo, al que llamaron Edsel. En 1891, Henry comenzó a trabajar para la Compañía de Alumbrado de Thomas Edison. Llegò a ser ingeniero jefe en la planta de energía.

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

My name is Simone, I’m 13 years old and I’m going into 8th grade. I enjoy skiing, playing volleyball, skateboarding and I have a love for fashion.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a story about a nine year old boy named Bruno. Bruno lived

in Berlin, in a huge house. His father was a soldier but he never understood exactly what his father’s job was, or what the war was about. Bruno had very strict rules that his father set for him. Bruno’s normal life was ruined when he was told to pack everything and that they were moving because his dad got a new job. At their new house there were soldiers all around them always.

At the new house Bruno saw a tall fence that stretched a long distance. He saw men and boys wearing matching striped pajamas far away. His father told him, “Don’t worry about them,” but Bruno did think about them, often.

Bruno got bored and put up a tire swing. When he fell and hurt himself their servant helped his injured knee, even though he only cooks their meals. Bruno wondered why he was a servant instead of a doctor.

One day Bruno went to the fence and met Shmuel, a little boy on the other side of the fence. Bruno came to that same spot every day because he was happy that he had finally made a friend. One day he saw Shmuel in his kitchen cleaning glasses so he gave him some food. Bruno’s father thought Shmuel stole from them so he beat Shmuel.

Bruno’s family decided to move back to Berlin. Since Bruno and Shmuel had never played together, they wanted to hangout, just once. Bruno brought a pair of striped pajamas, that were the same as everyone else’s to blend in and sneak under the fence.

Something very tragic happens at the end of this story, read it to find out!

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Wonder by R.J. Palacio

My name is Simone, I’m 13 years old and I’m going into 8th grade. I enjoy skiing, playing volleyball, skateboarding and I have a love for fashion.

Wonder is an excellent book that I loved reading. Auggie, or August, is a boy who has a face deformity. He has had countless surgeries and has been homeschooled his whole life but that changes this year. In Manhattan, where Augie lives, fifth grade is the first year of middle school so August will blend in with all the new kids. Auggie does have a cleft palate, he describes himself by saying, “I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.” 

The principal of Auggie’s new school, Mr. Tushman (yes, his name is Mr. Tushman), asks a few

students to show Auggie around the school. Auggie will then need to decide if he’s interested in going there. After laughing together about Mr. Tushman’s name, Summer, Julian, and Jack show Auggie the school of Beecher Prep. While Auggie isn’t sure about Julian, the others make him feel comfortable enough to try to go to school with other kids for the first time in his life.

On Halloween drama sparks when one of Auggie’s friends doesn’t know it’s him under the

mask and says something bad about August.

The most important part of this story, I think, is when the students go to a nature camp as a field trip for school and they all really find themselves. August also finds who his real friends are on this trip. This book talks a lot about loyalty and finding yourself, I recommend!

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Smile by Raina Telgemeier

My name is Simone, I’m 13 years old and I’m going into 8th grade. I enjoy skiing, playing volleyball, skateboarding and I have a love for fashion.

The book Smile is a comic book that was such a fun read!

The main character is Raina she is a sixth grader. After a night of being at Girl Scouts she gets a ride home from a friend’s mom. Raina and her friends want to race to the front porch. Raina starts to fall behind. Shortly she trips. That leads up to her severely injuring her face

and knocking out her two front teeth.

From then on, Raina has a very embarrassing middle school experience with braces, retainers, headgear and even surgeries. If that was not already a bad enough start to middle school. She has to make new friends because her old friends turned out to be very fake.

If you ever need something short and fast but very entertaining this book is great. This book is

actually a part of a series and I love this entire series! I loved this comic book. I could relate to it because my middle school was similar and, I made completely new friends than the ones that I had in elementary school. This read really is a fun and exciting read I recommend!

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Grenade by Alan Gratz

I’m Briggs and I would rather be outside riding my bike, fishing, hunting or sailing or just anything outside. I also am an avid entrepreneur and am now running my own business.

Grenade, by Alan Gratz, is a harrowing story of two young soldiers. Set in the same battle, same war, the soldiers have the same goal…to  win, and come out alive.

Hideki, is a fifteen year old member of the Blood and Iron Corp. Hideki grew up on Okinawa living a peaceful life, until one day his family split up. Because of the war, Okinawa is getting invaded by the Americans. He believes he is fighting to save his homeland, but he’s just a pawn in the game.

Rey, is an American boy who joined the Marines to escape the wrath of his abusive father. Rey is only seventeen years old. He ran away from home to serve his country. While on his way to freedom Hideki was supposed to be on a ship with his mother and little brother but was stopped. While he was boarding the ship they told him he had to fight for his homeland.

I would definitely recommend this book to the people who enjoy reading historical fiction.
I would also recommend reading Refugee by Alan Gratz. Alan Gratz writes a plethora of phenomenal books about warfare.

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