This is the sixth book. Don’t read this summary before reading Tiger, Monkey, Snake, Crane, and Eagle. The main character is ShaoShu. The small boy sneaks onto Tonglong’s boat without being seen. He stays hidden for awhile before he is captured and used as a spy for Tonglong. Fu, Malao, Seh, Hok, Ying, and Charles find a friendly band of Dutch pirates with guns. The Dutch are here because China is trading with the Holland for guns. The friends meet each other in a battle between boats. ShaoShu tell what has happened and Hok tells him to find Long and get him to them. Does ShaoShu find Long? What is Tonglong’s next move? If you want to find out, read Mouse. This book is good for boy and girls and those who like Chinese history.

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Enoch T.

This is the fifth book. Don’t read this summary before Tiger, Monkey, Snake, and Crane. Ying, the eagle kung-fu master whose old name used to be Saulong, snuck in the fighting club to rescue Fu, Malao, Seh, Hok, and Charles. Long disappears again until Ying splits off from the other kung fu masters. Ying is trapped when Long leads him out of the building via a trapdoor. Long leaves him and he later joins Hok on a journey to find a treasure using the secret map on the dragon scrolls. They receive help from a street kid named ShaoShu, whose name means little mouse in Mandarin. Ying leaves the two behind and finds his mother in a mountain near the river. He learns that his beloved father, Cholong, was a theif who lead a band of theifs. He stole the dragon scrolls from his fater, the Grandmaster of Cangzhen Temple. Then his mother makes Ying fighte her. He lost and had to practice a breating technique of tai chi, a martial art that combines breathing and moving meditation. But something happens during his training. What happened? What is going on with Fu, Malao, Seh, Hok, Long, and ShaoShu? If you want find out, read Eagle. This book is good for both boys and girls and those who like Chinese history and martial arts.

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Enoch T.  

This is the fourth book in the series. Don’t read this blog before you read Tiger, Monkey, and Snake. Hok is the main character of this story. Her name is means Crane in Cantonese and she is a crane style kung-fu master. The story starts in her dream of what has happened to her so far. She’s been drugged and was asleep until she pinches herself. Another fallen monk from Shaolin has used Hok as a bait when she was unconscious again to destroy Shaolin. After waking up, she runs away from Shaolin Temple during another assault and gets a dislocated arm. She relocates it and finds her mother Bing, and a Dutch boy named Charles. They find Seh, Malao and Fu and escape from Tonglong and Seh’s mother, AnGangseh. Malao and Fu gets captured by Tonglong. Ying is under arrest from false accusation, and Hok rescues him. Seh becomes blind after the rescue attempt. Later Fu, Malao,  are in a fighting club where they find there hiding brother, Long. What is Long doing there? What is Ying accused of? What is Tonglong’s next move? If you want to find out, read Crane. This book is good for both boys and girls and those who like Chinese history and martial arts.

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Enoch T.

This is the third book in the FIve Ancestors series. Don’t read this blog before you read Tiger and Monkey. This time the main character is Seh, the young snake style kung-fu master whose name means Snake. The prologue tells about the secrets about Seh and Hok. Seh learns that Hok is a girl and that he is the son of Mong, a bandit and a kung-fu master on snake style. After the assult of Cangzhen Temple, receives help from a beuty snake and finds his two brothers Fu and Malao and the old dragon scrolls they have been trying to protect. They join a group of bandits led by Mong. They had met many of his collegues on thier journey. But they soon need to leave after another ambush from Ying at the bandit’s stronghold. Later during a festival they find two people. Who are the two people? Where is Long? What will happen to the scrolls? If you want to find out, read Snake. This book fits mostly boys and those who like some humor, Chinese history, and martial arts.

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Enoch T.

This book is in the series Five Ancestors. Don’t read this book before you read the first book Tiger. Monkey is about a young monkey-style kung-fu master named Malao, which means Monkey in Cantonese. He and his four brothers have escaped a assult on the Cangzhen Temple led by their fallen brother Ying, which means Eagle in Cantonese. He runs away and eventually meets four of his brothers, trains some children in a village, and finds two dragon scrolls. They leave soon and try to look for thier dragon style kung-fu brother Long and rescue thier brother Hok. They also try to avoid Ying and his general Tonglong. Will they mange to find their lost brother? Who will they meet next? If you want to find out, read Monkey. This book would fit mostly boys and those who like some humor, Chinese history, and martial arts.

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Enoch T.

Warning! I give away the ending in this book. So if you want to read it, do not read my blog!
I just read a fantastic classic! This book is includes several flashbacks. It’s the retelling of a twisted story of love and death.

In 1801, Mr. Lockwood arrives at an inn called Thrushcross Grange.When the weather turns bad, Mr. Lockwood is forced to stay at the inn. During the night, he finds a book telling the experiences and adventures of a girl named Catherine Earnshaw (Cathy). Mr. Lockwood reads a few adventures and realizes that Cathy and Heathcliff were extremely close. The next day, he leaves but suffers from a terrible cold so, he asks the housekeeper who lead him to his inn in the Thrushcross Grange to tell him the story of Heathcliff and Cathy. The housekeeper, Nelly tells the story of thirty years ago in Wuthering Heights:

When Cathy’s father died, her brother, Hinley inherited the property. Also, Cathy and a man named Heathcliff are inseperable friends. But, Hinley dislikes Heathcliff so, Hinley forces Heathcliff to work on the estate. Because Cathy loses Heathcliff she is upset but, she becomes friends with the Lintons. She is extremely fond of the youngest of them all, Edgar Linton. After a few months Cathy agrees to marry Edgar. Because Heathcliff still loves Cathy, he storms out of Wuthering Heights. But, when he leaves, Cathy is upset and she gets a terrifying fever. But, Edgar makes Cathy feel all better.
Months pass…years pass…and finally Heathcliff comes back. He tries to kill everyone who doesn’t let him and Catherine be together. But, since he feels hate toward Edgar, he marries his sister, Isabella. Because he married her, he will inherit the land of Wuthering Heights after Edgar dies. Catherine is extremely happy to see Heathcliff again. But, during the time that Heathcliff was gone, Catherine got pregnant. Heathcliff and Catherine fall in love right before Catherine gave birth to Edgar and her son. She dies of giving birth and Heathcliff is left with nothing but a broken heart. Soon Heathcliff dies and their graves are right next to each other. Their souls will live together forever. Their love for each other is unbreakable even after death.

After hearing this story, Mr. Lockwood visits their graves and realizes their importance in love and death.

I loved this bookk. A true classic. It was so sad but, I really loved the way it was written. I think it would appeal to both boys and girls.

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Heather C.

This book is the second book in the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series. This book is about a boy named Torak that lives in a forest during the ancient times. Torak has been through many adventures and tragedies such as when his mother died when he was a baby and when his father died by being attacked by a bear. Torak has also learned many secrets about himself like how he is the listener and how he can talk to wolves.  Torak was living in the Raven clan with his friend Renn, when the leader of the clan, Fin-Kedinn, told everybody about a terrible sickness that had infected the clans and the forest. Everybody was terrified when they heard this news. This sickness caused people to kill and be very, very crazy.  Everyone knew that only Torak could find the cure to the sickness and save all of the clans in the forest. This book is about Torak fights monsters, demons, whales, and even mages to find the cure for the sickness. He will have to go all the way to the sea with the seal clan to find the cure. On this adventure Torak will learn secrets about himself and his father that will change his life forever.  I think this book will appeal to boys and girls of all ages.  I also think that any reader that likes adventures and action-packed books will love this series.  It is 356 pages long and not that difficult to read. I think you will love this book and I also think the author of this series is brilliant and should continue to write books.  I really, really recommend you read this series.  I know I will continue.

By: David G.

Huckleberry Finn hates a perfect life. He is forced to live with Widow Douglas which he calls “widow.” He goes to school, attends church, plays peacefully, and wears proper clothes. He gets used to his life even though he misses some of his freedom. When he gets used to all the rules, his drunk, missing, and cruel father appears and takes him away to an unknown forest. His father locks him up in a cabin and there is absolutely no way out. He finds an axe and he chops a hole big enough for him to squeeze out. He uses a canoe to escape down a river and travels to an island. He lives there for a week and finds Jim, a runaway slave. They travel together and they cross many cities. They meet new people such as Mr. Lothrop, Peter Wilks, and Mary Jane. Huckleberry Fin and Jim struggle for food and survival while they try to manage their friendship. Not only that, they have to survive murderers, robbers, and dangerous people who have no reason to kill…

I really liked this book! It was really long but, it only took me 4 days to read. It was spectacular!

Blogged by: Heather C.

Daughter of China by Meihong Xu is about a girl who goes through an adventure to escape her country.

Daughter of China is like a version of Pocahontas. The girl, Meihong Xu, meets a man from a different country that comes to China. Meihong soons falls in love with this man. BUT! In order for them to be together, Meihong has to leave her homeland. (More like ESCAPE her homeland.) She is forced to make a decision that will change her life. Will she go with her lover? Or will she leave her lover and stay in China? You have to read Daughter of China to find out her choice!

I LOVED THIS BOOK! I really can relate to it because, like Meihong, I am Chinese. I knew what it was like to live in China back then. My parents had told me many stories of their childhood. Escaping from their home to find a better place.

I’d give this book a 10 out of 10, and I’d recommend this book to girls mostly. Daughter of China is a book about love, betrayal, and sacrifice.

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Cynthia P.