RJ #20 Nerds Part 2

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Dear Mrs. Zrihen,


     I am just about finished reading the book Nerds by Michael Buckley. It is really good so far. There was one passage that I really want you to look at which is the same one as in the last readers journal. It is because it really caught my eye.It was on page 13, '' I'm going to conquer the world''. I picked that one because it has a lot of suspense and really gives the reader a nudge about what the conflict will be about.
    There were six reading strategies I used while reading the book. Before I skim and skanned for text features and only found pictures, and I read the synopsis to get an idea of what the book will be about. During reading I read slowly to make sure I understood what I was reading and read the last line from the last time I read the book inorder to get a vibe of what's happening. After reading I read the synopsis again inorder to help me pull everything together, and I summarized the book in my head inorder to get ready for my rj.
     The genre of the book is science fiction because it deals with technology that is not possible right now.
The characters are Jackson, Duncan, Ruby, Heathcliff, Julio, Matilda, Dr. Jigsaw, Mr. Dehaven and the Hyena. All those are round and dynamic. People such as the lunch lady who is just foil are flat and statistic. The setting is at Nathan Hale Elementary in North America. The exposition is when Jackson is a star and very popular. The rising action and conflict is when Dr. Jigsaw wants to take over the world and he hires an assasin to help him capture enemies. The climax is when Jackson becomes a memeber of the NERDS to help stop jigsaw. The falling action is when Jackson quits the NERDS for they don't want him. That is how far I got in the book. The conflict is external and is man vs. society. It is Jackson and the NERDS vs. Dr. Jigsaw. The tone is hilarious and serious a long with the mood. The theme is technology. The moral is to not judge someone by what they look like or do but by the content of their character. The point of view is 2nd and 3rd person. The P.O.O is cause and effect. The author's purpose is to entertain readers with a story. The author is not really biased towards anything. There wasn't really any figurative language, although there was one similie.
     I would recommend this book to the whole class and 6th grade. If I was in Mr. Dehaven's shoes I'd be very suspicious based on Jackson's bad grades.
     I would give this book 4 out of 5 stars for its great plot and suspense.

           Sincerley,Isaac Paley