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“Sterling and the Canary”... You might think it’s not an interesting title, but you’re wrong! I liked this story very much! I guarantee you will like it, too! Sterling Thaxton is the main character of the story. He’s the best-looking boy in his school. He’s tall and strong. He’s amazing at sports. He can kick a football so high that when it comes back down it has a suntan. He can run faster than all the other kids, even if they are on bikes. To keep long story short, Sterling is the coolest boy in the school! One day, a new girl arrives at Sterling’s school. Her name is Lizzie Harris. Her hair is the color of magic. Her nose is as sweet as music. Her arms are as wonderful as rainbows. Sterling falls in love with her and wants to ask her out: “Hello,” said Sterling. “What’s your name?” “Lizzie Harris,” said the new girl. Up close she was even prettier. (...) “That’s a nice name,” said Sterling. “I’m Sterling Thaxton. Will you go out with me?” “Let’s see,” said Lizzie. “You’re very ...

If you want to be a champion at the Olympic games one day, then you will have to eat... Greek food! Why? Ask Mr. Papadopoulos: “The thing is, Mr. Papadopoulos,” said Hooey, ignoring Twig, “you’ve eaten Greek food all your life, haven’t you?” “Why eat anything else?” asked Mr. Papadopoulos, scrunching the fingers of his right hand together and kissing the tips. “It is the food of champions !” (page 68) You know that the first Olympic games took place in Greece... Hooey Higgins is the main character of the story. At school, his teacher, Miss Troutson, gives some exciting news: “Mr. Papadopoulos, the manager of the local Greek restaurant, has agreed to sponsor some special Olympic events at next week’s Sports Day.” (...) To gasps of amazement, Miss Troutson held up a blue and white ribbon with a gold medal dangling from the end of it. (...) “It says: WINNER OF THE SHRIMPTON-ON-SEA GAMES .” (pages 15-17) Twig, Hooey's best friend, wants to participate. He wants to show everyone tha...

Everyone knows that New York is also called the Big Apple. But for Timothy Malt, the main character of the story, New York is sausage city. Why? That’s a good question and you will soon find out the answer... Timothy (or Tim, for short) is from London, England. He goes to New York for a short holiday: “In the afternoon, a Boeing 747 had eased out of the blue sky and roared along the Atlantic coast of the USA. It flew down the length of Long Island, landed at JFK and disgorged two hundred and twenty-one passengers. (...) But we are not interested in any of them. (...) We are only interested in six of the passengers on that 747. Two adults, three children and one dog. Their names were Mr. Malt, Mrs. Malt, Timothy Malt, Max Raffifi, Natascha Raffifi and Grk.” (page 8) Tim thinks that this holiday will be an ordinary one. But he’s wrong... One day, he goes to the grand opening of the new Slavic Art exhibition at the National Museum. The director of the National Museum tells the guests...

London Eye is like a giant bicycle wheel in the sky. At least that’s what Ted thinks... For other people London Eye is just the largest observation wheel ever built with thirty-two capsules. But Ted is different. He thinks different, acts different... He’s also the hero of the story! Ted lives in London with his parents and his older sister, Kat. Ted wants to be a meteorologist one day. He likes weather more than anything! Kat is the opposite of him. The weather doesn’t seem so fascinating for her and she isn’t as smart as her brother. This is what Ted thinks of his sister: “She slammed the door in my face. I saw her silhouette go down the path. I slumped to the hall carpet and a feeling like molten magma churned in my belly. My foot banged up against the skirting board, my hand shook itself out and my brain went into a whirling vortex of bad feelings. Katastrophe . Kataclysm . Katalogue of Disasters . Hurricane Katrina . Mean, mad, mad, mean Kat.” (pages 188-189) Aunt Gloria, the...

Cu dedicatie pentru prietena mea, Smaranda, viitoare campioana la Wimbledon Inainte de a incepe sa cititi aceasta postare, trebuie sa stiti un lucru: imi place foarte mult tenisul! Intotdeauna urmaresc la televizor cele patru turnee importante de tenis: Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open si Wimbledon. Dupa cum v-ati dat seama, Australian Open are loc in Australia, iar US Open in Statele Unite ale Americii. Roland Garros este la Paris, iar Wimbledon... la Londra! Aflandu-ma la Londra, eu cu mama, tata si Miri ne-am dus intr-o zi la Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. :) In muzeu erau multe lucruri interesante. Intr-o incapere se aflau ecrane unde puteai sa urmaresti diverse momente importante din anumite turnee. In muzeul Wimbledon am avut ocazia sa vad costumele pe care le purtau femeile si barbatii cand jucau tenis pe vremuri. Femeile purtau rochii lungi! Am vazut si prima racheta de tenis, care era facuta din lemn! In alta incapere am vazut niste copii ale trofeului si...

Waterstones este cea mai cunoscuta retea de librarii din Marea Britanie si chiar din intreaga lume! La Londra, am intrat in mai multe librarii Waterstones de unde mi-am luat mai multe carti. Dintre toate cartile pe care le-am cumparat, cel mai mult mi-a placut “The London Eye Mystery”. Este o poveste interesanta, care te tine in suspans in fiecare capitol! In curand am sa-i scriu un book review. :) In orice librarie Waterstones este liniste ca intr-o biblioteca si sunt multe locuri unde poti sa stai ca sa rasfoiesti o carte... Peste tot gasesti o multime de carti interesante, perfecte pentru orice cititor! :)

Gata cu aglomeratia metropolitana din Londra, este timpul sa ne oprim in... The Royal Parks! :) Aceste parcuri apartin familiei regale. Sunt mult mai mari si mai frumoase decat cele obisnuite! De obicei, in parcuri este foarte multa galagie! Insa, in The Royal Parks, totul este linistit! Multi oameni vin aici pentru a se relaxa. Sunt multe modalitati de a-ti petrece timpul in aceste parcuri: poti sa te plimbi si sa admiri peisajul multicolor din jurul tau sau poti sa te relaxezi stand intins pe iarba, la umbra copacilor, si citind o carte! Hyde Park Hyde Park este cel mai mare parc din Londra! Aici, eu si cu Miri ne-am jucat cu minionii nostri din filmul “Despicable Me”. Acestia au avut o mica sedinta pe ramura unui copac. Din nefericire, un minion mov cam bagacios a venit peste ei... De asemenea, minionii au cantat imnul Marii Britanii, tinand in mana steaguri. La un moment dat, insa, minionul mov a revenit. Fiind suparat, a muscat un steag... Regent’s Park In Regent...

Notting Hill este un cartier faimos din Londra. Acolo se afla vestita Piata Portobello unde gasesti multe tarabe si magazine din care poti sa cumperi lucruri vechi si noi, de la carti si haine pana la suveniruri. Din Notting Hill mi-am luat o geanta-papuc cu steagul Marii Britanii! :) In Notting Hill totul este viu colorat! Casele si magazinele de acolo sunt frumos decorate. Daca vrei sa scapi un pic de agitatia si aglomeratia din centrul Londrei, Notting Hill este locul perfect pentru a te relaxa! In magazine gasesti atatea lucruri interesante, sunt chiar si cateva restaurante acolo, inclusiv un restaurant de-al lui Jamie Oliver... Dupa o plimbare placuta prin Notting Hill, am mers la The Sherlock Holmes Museum... V-am facut curiosi? :) Am devenit detectiv si am fumat o pipa...