Monday, November 17, 2008

Corneila and the Audacious Escapadesof the Somerset Sisters by-LesleyM.M. Blume/Gomez, Alexa

The title to this novel is Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters. The author of this story is Lesley M.M.Blume. I decided to read this paticular book because of the cover it was like pretty and it has this cute black cover on it and then I read the summary of the book and it seemed like a cute book to do a essay on.

The main characters in this story is Corneila Street Engelhart she is this young pre-teen girl but she is very quite and has no friends, she is quite lonley. People don't understand her so they make fun of her but her secret weopon is unusual, big, complicated words. She loves reading dictionarys from all over the world that her mom Lucy brings her.Corneila craves her mom attention but doesnt want to become her and everyone uses her to get closer to her mom. Her mom is Lucy but she is not really around Corneila's life because she is a famous pianoist and she tours all over the world all the time and leaves Corneila at home with their maid who is praticlly family to Corniela. Madame Desjardins is the french housekeeper who has always supported Corneila since she was born they fight like mother daughter but love each other the same.She is very noisy and chatty but loving at the same time.Then there is the other major charachter in the story named Virginia Somerset she is a elderly woman who moves across the hall from Corneila. She becomes Corneilas best new friend she tells Corneila these amasing story's she did back when she was young with her three other sisters. They really understand each other and love being around one another but in the end when there as close as can be there boond gets seperated sadly.

There is like this main saying in the story which is called
'Attention!Chien Bizarre." this sayings is the reason why these characters come together and get to know each other it means bizarre dog lives here. I chose this quote because this is how the whole story begins and it repeats in the story itself.

Okay at the end of this story there is a rating system its one through five you choose how intresting and likley you are going to read this book or not. Like if you dont think i explained or gave details of this story and it sounds like a stuipid book then click one rating symbol. If you think I did a awsome job and you are going to go out and tottally buy this book or check it out of the libary then rate it five.

The misfits who dont feel like they fit in with the rest the crowd will like love this book because in the story the main charachter Corneila is a misfit and nobody understands her, in this story her only one and true friend is a elderly woman name Virginia and she tells all these intresting adventures and it just a unique but cute story.

1 comment:

Nicole Lee said...

What a fantstic, no-nonsense review, Alexa! I can relate to Corneila because I am fond of sparingly using "big" words too. I really enjoyed your review and I'm certain I'll enjoy the book as well.