Thursday, April 7, 2011

Rangers Apprentice Book 1: The Ruins Of Gorlan

Would you like a hero who is 15 years old and has a mysterious (for a while, anyway) Ranger master? Then this is the series for you!  Rangers are men who work for the King as an intelligence force. They have bows and knives to use if they have to fight, but prefer to just use the shadows to discover secrets.

Will, the main character who lived at Castle Redmont as an orphan, has wanted to be a knight all his life. On Choosing Day, he was rejected from Battle School by the Battle Master, Sir Rodney. Everyone but a Ranger named Halt rejected him. He became Halt's apprentice. He learned how to use a bow and double knives. At a Ranger Gathering, Will met Halt's first apprentice, Gilan. Gilan used a sword instead of 2 knives. He's a Battle Master's son from another castle. He learned how to use a sword before he wanted to be a Ranger. Instead of letting his talent go to waste, he was allowed to continue using a sword.

At one point in the book, two warriors, in the prime of life, were murdered.  Halt, Will, and Gilan went to stop the creatures who were hunting and killing men. They found out that the two killers were  Kalkera, deadly monster assassins that hated fire. Will shot a fire arrow and killed one after Sir Rodney and Baron Arald stabbed another.
This is what the cover of the book looks like:

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

LEGO Ninjago: Messed up badly

When I got LEGO Ninjago, I asked my dad if he wanted to play. He said yes and I set it up. We played with me as Kai and him as Frackjaw. After a while he won, and I cleaned up the mess. Later, when I was reading the Quick Play Guide, I saw that I forgot to put a BOTTOM PEICE on it!!!!!!!!!!! I told my dad and he laughed.

Friday, March 25, 2011

LEGO Ninjago: How To Play

This is how you play LEGO Ninjago: Spinjitzu Spinners! First, choose a character, three weapons, and 4 battle cards. Then put a weapon in the guy's hand. Put him in a spinner. Then, players yell "NINJAAAAAAAAAGOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" After someone falls, not both, winner takes weapon held by loser.You can play cards at any time. After the weapons are with 1 player, give weapons back to other player. As long as your guy has enough power to play card, you can. there are power bars on character cards. Some can only be played with a golden weapon. With more than 4 battle cards, you can make a "battle deck". With the deck, you can grab 4 cards. Use them if you can and when you want to. That is how you play LEGO Ninjago: Spinjitzu Spinners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday, March 24, 2011

LEGO Ninjago

I just got LEGO Ninjago last night. I got the starters set for spinners and 1 more spinner. The names on them are Kai, Jay, and Frakjaw. I'm really excited to play this game/set. Tomorrow I will tell you how to play.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

An Auto-Biography

Hi! I'm Hunter and this is my blog! I live with a family of 6. I have a mom and dad. I have 2 sisters and 1 brother.  One of my sisters is a junior in college. My other one is a sophomore in high school. My brother is a senior in high school. I'm a 7th grader in middle school. I'm home schooled. My mom teaches me at home and my brother and sister.


 I like to read LEGO Club Magazines. They have info (and jokes) on new LEGO series. One, for example, is on the new BIONICLE: Hero Factory 2.0. They make BIONICLEs in different series. I know that they make them "stronger" by "upgrading". LEGO Club Magazines come every 2 months. I own about 18 LEGO Club Magazines, so far.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Pearl Harbor Attack December 7th, 1941

 It was a calm Sunday morning when it happened in Pearl Harbor.  Chief Petty Officer John Finn was wondering why gun firing was going on outside. The Japanese were upon them! John grabbed some ammo and a .30 caliber and went to take down some Zeros (Japanese high speed planes). He got injured pretty seriously, but he didn’t give up! After the attack, John went to where he parked his car. There it was without a scratch. John smiled for the first time that day. When he got home, his wife shrieked. 2 times really. Once for the fact that John was alive, then again out of horror. She counted 21 wounds on him. He needed a doctor but went later in the day because of the pain. John was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valiant efforts to stop the Japanese from destroying the small base that was on Pearl Harbor.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Iwo Jima: Jack Lucas

Private First Class Jack Lucas (another Medal of Honor recipient) was on patrol in Iwo Jima when suddenly, 2 grenades landed at his feet. He buried one into the ground with the butt of his rifle and grabbed the other and layed ON TOP of it. They exploded, and Jack went flying. He somehow lived through it. He then realized, while being dragged from the battlefield, that one didn’t explode. Later, he was on a hospital ship when the U.S. flag rose! The U.S. took control of most of the island! The battle to win that section of Iwo Jima was over!