Status Updates From NERDS: National Espionage, ...

summary: The former agent bank got injured in combat. The General savage brought Banks to his office and wanted him to teach a new group of agents. The new group of agents were nerdy kids. Banks just saw this as a baby sitting job. In the middle of the meeting a small man walked into the office saying Greenland slammed into Iceland. At the moment banks was willing to do it.

VISUALIZE: The author is describing bullies firing spitballs at people. He is describing it with much detail. He is using words like moist and sticky. One scene was in an underground laboratory. The author describes the room as being a "large square room as big as a baseball field. The floor was decorated in multicolored ceramic tiles, and the ceiling was held a loft by dozens of marble columns."

One person that is a static character is Jigsaw. This is because he has always been a bad guy and has never changed. For example, he said "Finally my plan has worked, now I can take over the world." One person that is a dynamic character is The Hyena. She started off as a bad guy, but now that she has seen Jigsaw's plans, she Is a good guy. For example, Jackson said, "Jigsaw is only using you and he will destroy you.

CHARACTER V. CHARACTER: One of the conflicts in my story is The Hyena and Jigsaw. They are these two bad guys that keep getting in the way of his teams plans. For example, when they were rescuing this little girl The Hyena got in the way and threatened her dad. Jigsaw is creating a machine that is going to help him take over the world. Now Jackson and his team have to take out Jigsaw and The Hyena.

One of my predictions is that all the kids are going to find out Jigsaw's real identity. I think this because all of the kids are talking about Jigsaw and Jackson accidentally starts talking about his real identity. "On page 204 it says, "Competitive jigsawing? Jackson laughed... The nerds looked at him as if he were a soupy zucchini they found in the bottom of the crisper drawer." "Your not joking?"

The point of view in this story is 3rd person omniscient. I know this because in the text it talks about all of the characters feelings. For example, it says how the team feels about Jackson and how he needs to be more humble. This is why the story is 3rd person omniscient.

Blast from the past.

Jackson is the protagonist and he is trying to become a spy. He is feeling really nervous and he wears braces. The main focus of the book is Jackson becoming a spy and how he goes through the journey.

Currently in the book Nerds, Jackson is in this weird place. He got taken by a guy that seems like he is on a secret mission. He is asking him weird questions, like his code name and how strong he is. Then the two bookshelves start to enclose him. After that, out of nowhere there is this girl called the Hyena that saves him from the mysterious guy.

Got through the first 2 chapters or so... I could see why this would be funny and totally for little boys. It was over the top and something I'd probably find more interesting watching as a cartoon than reading as an adult... Maybe I'll get around to finishing this when my boy is old enough to read it...