TV Show: The X Factor

by Kother

The show The X Factor is a singing competition. It comes on at 8:00p.m. on Thursdays and Wednesdays on FOX. The judges are Simon Cowell, Nichole Sherzinger, Paula Abdul, and L.A. Reid. The show is similar to American Idol. If you think you are a great singer, you should try out for the show. You have to be 12 years or older to be on the show. The prize is a recording contract and 5 million dollars.

Book Review: Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters

by William

The book,  Percy Jackson and the Seaof Monsters is about a kid named Percy Jackson. He and his friends Annebeth and Tyson a have to battle monsters at a camp called Camp Half- Blood. This camp is the camp where demigods learn to fight monsters. Demigods are sons or daughters of a god. But, the tree that guards the camp has a magical flow that flows through the tree. The tree was poisoned by an evil camper named Luke. Luke’s dad came to Percy and gave him gifts on his adventure to cure the tree. Percy and his friends have to travel to the sea of monsters where a magical fleece can cure the poisoned tree. But then one of his friends dies. When they get to the sea of monsters  Percy and his friend finds Tyson with the fleece. Then a giant Cyclops tries to get the fleece back, but Percy wounded the monster and fell into a ravine. When they got to the ship the Cyclops came out and chucked rocks at them. Next, their ship was destroyed by one of his rocks. So Percy stabs the Cyclops in the eye and kills it. Percy’s dad Posiden summoned a horse half fish to bring them back to camp. When they get back the fleece’s magic works too well and the tree turns into a girl. If you want to get the 3^rd book look for it at a store, it is called The Titans Curse.

TV Review: Once Upon a Time

by Amanda and Marissa

We started watching the show “Once Upon A Time” and we loved it.  It is about a woman named Emma who found her son that she put up for adoption. Emma’s child (Henry) explained to her that the people in his town (Story Brooke) are fairy tale characters but don’t remember who they were in the other world. Some characters are Snow White, The Evil Queen and many more but they are all from Henry’s fairy tale book. We highly recommend you watch it.  It’s on Channel 7 at 8pm  on Sundays.

Book Review: Daphne’s Diary of Daily Disasters

by Manal

This book is about a girl named Daphne who writes in her diary about disasters that happen to her everyday. Mostly all her life she gets bad luck. One time that she had bad luck was when she went to the orthodontist and got her braces. By accident while she was there, she pulled out her baby tooth, and it wasn’t even loose yet!

My favorite part of the book was when Daphne was making fun of these soccer moms in her diary. She was doodling how one looked like a skinny horse, and the other looked like a pig. Then when she looked up her two twin brothers’ hit her with three soccer balls at the same time..ouch!

Game Review: Cabela’s Big Game Hunter

by Islam

Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2012 is the perfect Wii game. It’s not that violent. You have to use your hunting and survival skills to try to survive a week in the forest- that’s if you play story mode. If you play free-play, you have to pick a camping ground and there is no limit on hunting. You should try playing it. The graphics are awesome! You can find it at GameStop. It costs $60. Its pricy, but it is worth it!

Restaurant Review: Carlo’s Bakery

Reviewed by Serina

Over summer break, I visited a place called Carlo’s Bakery located in Hoboken , NJ. It is a bakery which is based on a TV show  called “ Cake  Boss.’’ It sells lots of cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and pies. It is mostly known for its large cakes. The store’s cupcakes are really good, especially its beach ball cupcakes I hope you agree with me and go there.

Book Review: Say Cheese Medusa (by Kate Mcmullan)

Reviewed by Chloe

This book is about the Gorgon Medusa and Hersisters. This story is written by the King of the Underworld. He tells the truth about what happened, but in this story a greedy king wants her head, but so does Zeus’s mortal son, Perseus. Will Medusa lose her head? To find out,  go to your local library and get this book today.

Website Review: Club Penguin

by William

 Club Penguin is a virtual world where you can meet you can meet friends.  You can earn coins by playing games, and when you collect enough coins you can buy clothes, glasses, hair, and much more.  Sometimes when you play games you can earn stamps by looking at what you need to do in your stamp book.  Every month they have events.  My favorite event was the October event because you can earn a rare item.  On these events you can find rare characters like Candace, Auant Artic, Rock hopper, Sensei, Gary, and Rookie.  My last fact is you can buy a house with items in a catalog.  Some things require a membership.  If you want to play go on WWW.ClubPenguin.com

Celebrity Spotlight: Patti Staub

by Carolyn

Some celebrities are followed by the paparazzi.  Some celebrities get their faces on the cover of magazines.  Some celebrities are not well known, but they are celebrities in their own circles.  The celebrity I am writing about is Patti Staub.  Patti Staub was born with BORN WITH THE BEAGLES.

Patti Staub was born in 1940 and slept with a beloved Beagle under her crib.  During the war years in the 1940′s money was tight.  Patti’s mom bred Beagles because it was an inexpensive hobby.  Patti’s mother taught her how wonderful dogs, especially beagles, were.  Patti officially bred her first litter at the age of four in 1944.  Patti’s name was on all the paperwork, which her mother took care of.

Patti has bred 35 Champion Beagles.  She had a beagle by the name of Lite-N-Lively who beat out about 300 other Beagles to become the winner of the National Specialty  for this breed in 1992. Patti Staub was also the Director of the National Beagle Club from 1993 till 1998.

Patti estimates that she bred about 125 beagle puppies in her lifetime.  She will tell you that a good breeder breeds for the love of the breed and nothing more. Patti is a celebrity to all of the families who have had the honor of raising and loving one of her beautiful dogs.  She has made many families more happy than they ever expected.

Patti says that she will always take a dog back if the owner cannot keep it, or has a problem with the dog.  She never wants one of her beloved hounds in a kennel.  Patti is a celebrity in the world of Beagle breeding.  She will always be a celebrity to me, because she sent me my beloved hound, Snoopy.  I wish she would breed another 125 Beagles!

Click below to watch Patricia Staub reminisce about the 1945 Westminster Dog Show via WKC All Access: Westminster, 1945-WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW.

Movie Review: Toy Story 3

Reviewed by Hagar

“I can’t believe Andy is going to college! No wonder why we’ve been stuck in this toy box and haven’t been played with for over 2 years.”

In the movie Toy Story, the toys are back with some  more         spectacular adventures. They return with some new friends and faces. As Andy is preparing for college, Woody, Jessie, and the rest of the toys wonder where they are going to end up. Andy can’t take his toys to college, so they are either going to end up in the trash or in the attic. But when Andy decides to put them in a bag to go to the attic, his mom mistakenly thinks its trash. So the toys end up in the garbage because of Andy’s mom. But when they find their way out of the bag, they think its Andy who threw them out. The toys are mad at Andy and think that it was his fault. Now they feel that Andy doesn’t need them anymore. When they see the box for the Sunnyside Day Care donation they decide to go in the box and leave because they don’t think they need to stay now that they’ve been thrown away. When they move to Sunnyside Day Care, they meet hundreds of new toys and friends like Lots-O’-Huggin bear. He seemed so nice and showed the toys around and made them trust him. But, that was a big mistake. Lots-O’-Huggin tells them they will be staying in the caterpillar room from now on. When the kids come back from recess, the kids go out of control and they’re biting the toys heads. That’s when they realize that Lots-O and the others are bad because they know what happens in the caterpillar room. Now the toys regret leaving home. Whenever they try to escape, Lots-O is always on the lookout. Will the toys ever go home? Find out and watch Toy Story 3 to find out what will happen next!