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Morgan H.'s Base Camp

Team Akira Nomads — Grade 6, MT

Race Report

Congratulations! You've reached Nome. Finish_line You completed the 2010 Idita-Read in 32 days!

  • Morgan has traveled 1,160 miles of the 1,112 miles to Nome.
  • Last Checkpoint Nome
  • Miles Beyond Nome 48

Log Reading Mileage
1 minute = 1 mile

Date Time (minutes)  
04/09/10 60
04/08/10 60
04/07/10 60
04/05/10 50
04/04/10 45

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Morgan H. rates this book: Paws_2

Submitted 04/30/10

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Princess Diana (DK Biography) by none

The book Princess Diana is a very interesting and moody book. The mood switches from she's in love to she is getting a divorce to she is having her children. Sometimes i had to push myself to keep reading because i was very bored with the story. Princess Diana might be useful to you if you wanted to write a biography on her, it is packed with info but still fairly short.
"It was July 29,1981. for days, joyful, excited crowds had been gathering along the streets of London." Those are the first two sentences of Princess Diana by Joanne Mattern. The authors purpose of writing this book is to inform you about Princess Diana's life. In the book it talks about how Princess Diana was always favored by the press and houw the royal family would tell rumors about her so Prince Charles would be the one in the spotlight.
I think that the author did achieve their purpose pretty well because they have lots of good information and a well put together story. Princess Diana the book is succesful because it tells a true story about her life and includes many importan details. This book fails because i don't think that they gave enough details about a couple of subjects, like about the many charities that she was a part of.
My personal reaction to the book was that it was more interesting than just a couple of facts about Princess Diana. I also thought that the author did a good job writing a story about her WHOLE life not just the main parts.
This book is a great book for who ever is wanting to write a biography but not for people trying to find a fun reading book.

Morgan H. rates this book: Paws_3

Submitted 04/30/10

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Star The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle (The Vampire Diaries Series) by L.J. Smith

This book (the vampire diaries) is my favorite book that i have ever read. Great descriptions, perfect imagery it makes you think you are actually the main character. "Something awful is going to happen today", is one of the very first lines in The Vampire Diaries.
The Vampire Diaries is a great book one of the main characeters is Elena Gilbert an orphan adopted by her aunt. The theme of this story is love and vampires. The plot in this story is Stefan protecting Elena from Damon.
When i read this book i could not find any things bad about it. One of my favorite parts though is when Elena drives into the river and turns into a vampire. That part gives really great descriptionof what she looks like and what she feels inside like being angry and empty.
The Vampire Diaries is a book i think everyone should read because it makes you want to keep reading and never stop.

2010 Race: March 6 - April 30; Training Opens: February 1

Next Race Starts: March 5, 2011

Total Race Mileage

3,160,036

Morgan H.'s

Checkpoints Reached

Checkpoint
Miles

  • Icon_checkmarkAnchorage
    0
  • Icon_checkmarkCampbell Airstrip
    20
  • Icon_checkmarkWillow
    49
  • Icon_checkmarkYentna Station
    115
  • Icon_checkmarkSkwentna
    149
  • Icon_checkmarkFinger Lake
    194
  • Icon_checkmarkRainy Pass
    224
  • Icon_checkmarkRohn
    272
  • Icon_checkmarkNikolai
    347
  • Icon_checkmarkMcGrath
    401
  • Icon_checkmarkTakotna
    419
  • Icon_checkmarkOphir
    444
  • Icon_checkmarkCripple
    503
  • Icon_checkmarkRuby
    615
  • Icon_checkmarkGalena
    667
  • Icon_checkmarkNulato
    719
  • Icon_checkmarkKaltag
    761
  • Icon_checkmarkUnalakleet
    851
  • Icon_checkmarkShaktoolik
    893
  • Icon_checkmarkKoyuk
    941
  • Icon_checkmarkElim
    989
  • Icon_checkmarkGolovin
    1,017
  • Icon_checkmarkWhite Mountain
    1,035
  • Icon_checkmarkSafety
    1,090
  • Icon_checkmarkNome
    1,112