Butter Battle Book Analysis

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That ought to be a famous quotation. My mom suggests a new book at least three times a month, and my dad is the same way. Bit by bit, I peck my way through the library, time quickly slipping away. As soon as I finish one book, I must race to get my homework for the night done, so that I can get started on the next one. As time goes on, my tastes change, as well as how quickly I read, and how much I read. Dr. Seuss is one of the classic little child authors, and because of it, I read quite a few of his books. I liked green eggs and ham a lot, and I think it was because it kept showing silly pictures and adding one more thing each time it went around. It was also a very simple plot, like all of his books, so I could understand it at the time. I still love reading Dr. Seuss, because his books, such as the Butter Battle Book, are filled with jokes, and they all make me laugh and allow me to go away from the middle school craziness for 5 minutes, and fill myself with simple humor, and be able to come back energized and ready to dive back in. Another author that I liked as a younger child was Sandra Boynton. She writes baby books, with rhymes, pictures, and small sentences, to make the small child like to read it. One …show more content…

It is the story of a boy who finds a dragon egg, and it hatches. He finds out that there is a war going on all around Alagaësia, to control the next generation of dragon riders, or men, and elves that are bonded to dragons. They once ruled the land, keeping it peaceful, but were overthrown by an evil king, Galbatorix, who now rules the land. I liked how at the end of the series (spoiler!), when Eragon goes to leave Alagaësia, he does not know if he will ever come back. I liked it because I have been in that situation already a few times, when I was leaving Thailand, and Vietnam. I also have been on the opposing side of that situation, when Luke left for DC after 6th