Summer Break Week #7

Hope everyone had a fun and safe July 4th. Mr. Gutteridge, Michael, Bryan, Emily, and I went to visit my parents for the holiday. Mr. Gutteridge and I didn't go to any fireworks displays, but we heard several people putting on their own personal shows. Did you go and watch a fireworks show or did your family have your own show?

As you know, I have read several books this summer. I have used an app, Overdrive, that allows me to checkout and download library books. As long as you have a library card and pin number, you can download e-books or audio books to your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Here is the website for you and your parents to check out: https://www.overdrive.com/.

Last week, I read a new book, Evil Genius. It is about a young boy, Cadel. At six years old, he is already an expert computer hacker. When he gets caught, Cadel's adoptive parents send him to a psychiatrist, Dr. Roth. Cadel finds out that Dr. Roth actually works for his birth father, Dr. Darkkon, who is jail for trying to take over the world. The story follows Cadel as he learns from Roth and Darkkon how to hack computer systems and control people. In addition, it follows him as he completes school and enters the Axis Institute, the university where Roth is training evil geniuses for Cadel's father.

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If you choose to read this book, make sure you get your parents' permission as it as a little bad language in it.

On Saturday, Mr. Gutteridge, Sean, and I leave for our vacation in Florida. I will try to post the blog with pictures, but since I'm not taking my computer, the pictures may have to wait until we return on July 28th.

It's hard to believe that we only have 5 more weeks of summer break. I hope everyone will be ready to start on the first day of school. I know I will be.

Don't forget to update me on how your summer is going.