Three Cups of Tea

 Greg was lost. Litteraly. Comepletely.He was an American. He was climbing the K2 with his family and didn't notice that they went back home. He didin't know what to do. Until a small village spotted him and took care of him until he could recover....

The village did not have a school. they had to write with sticks.However, they served a cup of tea to Greg. The villagers were also nice to him. So, when Greg was ready to go back home, he promised the village Cheif that he would come back-That he would a school for them.
 When Greg was old enough to go back to the village, he was still determined to build a school for them. He asked many people for help for getting the supplies and money to build a school in that place (Patkistan). A friend offered to write a book about Greg's care and that he needed help. A man named Jean called Greg after reading about the book. He gave enough money to build a school. The next thing Greg knew was that he was heading on his way to the village. However, when he arrived, the Cheif said that they needed a bridge more than a school. Greg had no choice but to build the bridge first. When the bridge was completed, Greg ran out of money to build a school. He called a friend who knew about Jean and told him about everything of what had happened. The friend said that Greg should tell Jean of what the friend had exactly heard. At first, Greg was scared to tell Jean because he had already had got a plentyful of money. However, when Greg started calling Jean, Jean was happy to give more money to the village. However, he wnated to see a picture of the school of when it was completed. Greg was on his way to the village again. When he arrived, he noticed that another villge in Patkistan expected to build a school at their village. Greg refused but there was a fight going on. Later when the fight was setteled,Greg started building the school. Meanwhile, Jean had cancer and he became impatient to see the school he had paid. Greg promised that he would show Jean the picture as soon as possible. When the school was finished, Greg quickly went to the U.S, where Jean was and showed him the picture. Jean only had a few weeks until he could live on the earth. Greg became Jean's nurse for a while until Jean died. At the last minute when he was about to, he gave Greg  a hundred dollars and told him to finish to journey.

Greg started building schools. Meanwhile a terriest called Osama bin Ladin shot a bomb in the U.S. Greg still helped Afganistan (Osama was from Afganistan). He had recieved mafny emails calling him a traitor but Greg never gave up.One day these men came to him and asked him if he could build a school near their village.Greg said that he would build a school as soon as possible.  He also brought on of his friends who was a reporter with him to Patkistan because his friend wanted to write a stroy about that place. When Greg held a meeting a girl came and said that he had to keep his promise. Greg later realized that a longt time ago, he had promised that he would help her make her dream come true.Her dream was to become a nurse. Greg was happy that she was brave and that she stood up for herself. Later Money was filled in the girl's pink bag. The reporter was very shooked he wrote about this story. The girl was the first girl to have a job at her village.

Months later, Greg kept the mens' promise about building a school near village. Some people think that he represent the United States of America today.

Criss Cross

I recamand Criss Cross for thoses who have lots of hope in their hearts...

This book starts off introducing Debbie. She is a girl who hopes many things. She has a friend named Patty who talk onthe phone often.She hears a radio program with her friends and loves to read. One of her friends are called Hecter. He lives with his sister and his parents.One day, his sister asked him if they can go to this university.I think the place was close because I read that the university was doing this festival. When they arrived, Hecter heard someone playing the guitar and suddenly got interested to it.He takes free lessons inthe basment of a church and has a crush into this girl named Meadow. However sadly it seems like Meadow like another guy named Dan who is a guy good at football. It also seems like Debbie likes him too.Lenny is also one of Debbie's friend. He is very smart. It all began when he started reading the encycolopedia and really enjoyed it. Later, he got into other books and learned many things. His parents figured out that he was very talented when Lenny could fix a vacum cleaner that was broken. All of these people have many charateristics with different talents. I have only read half of the book but I think that something will change their relationships.

Debbie always goes the old ladies house to help her. Later she meets a boy named Peter who is staying at the old ladies house for a week. She then realizes that she has a crush on Peter. Unfortunantly, Peter has left to his home, California. Debbie has a crush on Dan too. However it does not say how the result will be at the end.

Hecter still has a crush on  Meadow. He tries to look good in front of Meadow but it seems like she just treats him as a friend. At the end, Hecter just enjoys his life with being friends with everyone.

In the end, it comes to a resu;t thst everyone is happy of what the have. Criss Cross is a great book!!!!!