Month: October 2022

This month I read Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz. In the story a Jewish boy named Yanek living in Poland is living a normal life until the nazis invade Poland. His neighborhood is quickly blocked off from all the others and lots of Jewish families move in. Soon, Yanek’s mom and dad get deported to a concentration camp never to be seen again. Soon after Yanek gets deported himself. When he gets there the only person in his family who is there is his Uncle Mosh. Soon they work together to survive the camp. Unfortunately, his uncle dies soon after and Yanek is deported to another camp. This camp is even more difficult then the other one. Eventually Yanek gets sent to more and more concentration camps. You’ll have to read the rest to find out what happens.
My favorite character was the main character, Yanek. He was my favorite character because he reminded me about myself. I also liked him because even when he was struggling, he would still push through it. One of Yanek’s main traits was that he was smart. One quote that shows this is, “I could sneak back and hide under the floor.” (89). This shows that Yanek was smart enough to crawl under the floor and camp out there to regain his energy.
My favorite quote from Prisoner B-3087 is, “In the place of my pain, I felt the stirring of determination. I would not give up. I would not turn myself in. No matter what the Nazis did to me, no matter what they took from me, I would survive. I was thirteen years old, and my parents were gone. I was all alone in the world, but I would survive on my own.” (59). I really like this quote because even though Yanek is going through the struggle of loosing his parents and being all alone, he promised himself that he would survive on his own using all the effort he had.

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It would be a dream to have a perfect day and it would go like this. To start, I would wake up and be able to relax for a bit. I would play video games for a bit and then I would head outside to play some football. I would then have an amazing game as the QB and end up winning the game! After that i would go to In N Out and have a double double and a milkshake. After that I would head home to watch some football and basketball games. A little while later I would head to the store to buy a lottery ticket with my dad. Then we would win the lottery ticket for 1 billion dollars. Next, we would celebrate by going to my favorite restaurant, Full Moon Sushi. There I would order some California Rolls and fried dumplings along with some sprite. After that I would go home, then play some video games, and finally head to bed after a long day!

If I had to choose an age to stay as forever it would be 21. First of all, 21 is a prime age for athleticism. This means I would be really good at sports like football and basketball. Another reason is because I would be an adult. That means that I could make my own choices and do whatever I wanted. The final reason I would be 21 forever is because I would be old enough to drive and possibly fly. This would mean I could drive around town. It would also mean I could possibly fly across the country which would be fun.

Once, in an alternate universe a while ago there was a clown. He was pretty much your average clown. He had a red nose and had the clown nose. He also even had a small clown car at the bottom of the hill, but there was 1 thing that separated him from other clowns was that he hated bacon. You see, in this alternate universe it is pretty much a law that all clowns must like bacon. So being a clown who didn’t like bacon was bad. Luckily, he was good at keeping secrets. So he never told anyone that he hated bacon. Then on one sunny afternoon that would all change. The clown was heading towards a neighborhood barbecue. When he arrived, he saw people who looked to be arguing. It seemed as if they were arguing about if sausage or bacon was better. It seemed to be a split vote. Then one of the people that thought bacon was better walked up to the clown and said, “You think bacon is better, don’t you clown.” Then, clown accidentally let it slip loose. He replied back saying, “No, actually I hate bacon and I like sausage better. After that, he realized his mistake and made a run for it. Eventually he made it to his house. It was peaceful for about 2 minutes until the PCIS (The Peoples Clown InterSociety) arrived. They called for clown to come outside. When he did he was told that because he hated bacon he would loose his clown privileges and would have to find a new job. After that he pondered all night for a new job. Eventually, he came up with one: A Jester. It was just perfect too, because jesters have to like sausage.