Albert Einstein

This week I am writing on Albert Einstein by Freda Wishinsky . Albert was one the worlds greatest scientists and one of the things that led to his success was the fact that he didn't let feeling stupid stop him. What I mean by this is even though he grew failing classes and hearing harsh comments like "Albert will never achieve his goals" he still powered through and didn't let that bother him.  One time Albert applied to a prestigious university but was turned down because he only knew two subjects. Math and physics. But once again he persevered by going back to school learning more on other subjects and when he applied a second time he was accepted. I admire the fact that even though Albert was somewhat of a celebrity he still kept his laid back humorous attitude. Albert presented many amazing theories that effected the world for the better. Albert was always a strong Jew which made things difficult for him living in Europe during World War 2.  All in all Albert was kind and patient during adulthood at least. As a child he used to give huge tantrums and during one of these he hit his sister with a garden hoe. This is a good book and I recommend you read it. 

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Today I am writing on The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart. The basic story is that a man named Mr Benedict put together a team of children named Reynie, sticky, Kate, and Constance. The reason for the team was because a man named Mr Curtain was mind controlling people for his own evil purposes. Why use children you might ask? Well the answer is simple. Some children have a special yearning for truth which allows them to resist the mind control and on top of that Mr Curtains organization is also a school. Now that we have that covered lets get to the more interesting parts of the story. The children made it to the island which the school was located with a mission to become messengers, since the messengers were the ones who unknowingly did the mind controlling. Reynie and Sticky, being incredibly smart, had no problem memorizing the material necessary to becoming a messenger. On the other hand Kate and Constance were having some trouble which led them to believe they would have to do something that none of them were comfortable doing. They had to cheat. Kate's method was simple. Since she was so tall she could just look over Reynies shoulder. Constance being very short had a little more trouble. They were forced to use morse code which Sticky tried to hide by  scratching and tugging his ear. But he wasn't good enough because he was caught and sent to the waiting room which was basically a dudgeon. After he gets out he almost leaves the team but he doesn't and then Reynie and Sticky become messengers. Once messengers a long series of events take place but eventually they stop Mr Curtain and save the day. The main things that led to there success was teamwork and determination. Each and every one of these kids had a special yearning for truth that was required of them.  Even after Reynie and Sticky failed to resist Mr Curtains mind control machine they still persevered and won the day. The kids main motivation was just to help others. None of the kids wanted to the job but they did because they needed to. I like this story because it has a good mix of action, adventure, mystery, and suspense and I strongly recommend you read it.