Why Can't We be Friends?

I have heard the words of the wise (sometimes, well 1/3 of the time) Carlman (just don't make it a habit of ordering me around.....) and will seek peace (for the moment) with Master Jedi Zack. I will also read Maniac Magee as suggested by the wise (sometimes) and noble (well kinda) Carlman.

Also to show that we Sith can make fun of ourselves also check out this:



Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha!!!!!!! (Alright that's enough laughing now!!!!)

The Most Peaceful Sith to ever blow up a planet with a Death Star,

Darth Bill

The CARLMAN Speaketh!!

Guys! Guys!! Bill! Zack! This is Carl, the one who is to bring balance to the Force! All this bickering has got to stop!!! It's gotten so intense that one of readers has noticed. Here's what Anonymous said:

YO...We need a mediator here! OR are we waiting for the Great and all powerful NANNAH..... to step in!Certainly THE Carlman will save the day! Of course, if the guys want the most evil plan of the girls to succeed and allow them to divide and win........ I'm just saying........

OK, Anonymous, you are SO right! We need a mediator and that one is me. You've discovered my secret identity as The CARLMAN, so I'll step out of my disguise and reveal my true self and give you two the message--

Honestly, it wasn't this bad with Thor and Loki! And just when we need to stand united and fight off this hostile takeover by mean and sneaky girls! Therefore I will assign you both a task--you must read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. It's a book about cooperation between feuding enmies. Might teach you a thing or two. Then we'll all write a joint post about the book--and maybe also about Jerry Spinelli, one of the best guy writers ever! He also wrote Wringer and Fourth Grade Rats, two books that deal with peer pressure and doing the right thing, important issues for guys. (See my post of 8-11-07 to read reviews) Maniac Magee is even better and shows how one guy can make a big difference!

And have you guys out there read that book? Or any others by Jerry Spinelli? Tell us about them! Do it even before the three of us write our joint post. His books are great!
Or tell us about any other books you like. Do you have any books assigned for school? As long as you have to read them, why not tell us about them? Remember, the beloved Valhalla of our blog is under attack! We need every boy we can to write!

Meanwhile, you Sith and Jedi found some things to agree on, like Capt'n Eli and The 39 Clues, so keep the taunting to a minimum, huh? Even though the Darth Daffy was pretty funny---so was the Sith Spelling---and those hilarious insults!!! Ha, ha, aha ha ha!!! Wooeee!! Ummm, wait a minute, I'm supposed to bring balance to...oh, all right, if you have to jab each other, just keep it down, OK????????

THE CARLMAN HATH SPOKEN!!

Sad, Sad, Sad but happy on Literary Agreement!!!

Hello all,


It is with some shock and a bit of sadness I have to ask Jedi Master Zack to stop his petty personal attacks. If you go back and look at my earlier post you will see it was something I dug up prior to the Boys Rule Boys Read Blog. He reports that I have been demoted, which could not be further from the truth, and even altered the ancient Sith Reading Club poster I found. It is with great pride that I now reveal my Sith Master who taught me all I know. The Great and Noble Darth Daffy:

So Jedi Master Zack since we have found agreement in the most excellent "The Undersea Adventures of Capt'n Eli," I will forgive you of this slander on this occurrence. Just don't disrespect the Duck.

Peace all,

Darth Bill

Sith Spelling and Something We Can Agree On

Leave it to a Sith to try and sneak a post in toward the end of the day in hopes that the great Jedi Council is not watching! It is my sad duty to report that Bill is no longer "Darth Bill," but has been demoted to "Dath Bill." This truth was brought to my attention by a Padawan named Trish who is studying under me here at the Matthews Library (we have not given her the title of "Honorary Guy" just yet). You can see the evidence below.

In other news... I have finally been able to read the first Captain Eli book! It was awesome, so awesome that awesome is not the most awesome word for it. Awesome!!! So I guess Jedi and Sith can agree on some things.

The Bruner Boys Beware on Gary Paulsen, Evil Webkinz, and Old T-shirts

Hey, everyone, it's Carl and I was thrilled to see four new comments from the Bruner Boys Beware:

The Bruner Boys finished up THE RIVER. IT WAS DULL. Nothing DANGEROUS... just harrowing raft down a waterfall and a grownup struck by lightning into a coma. ALWAYS nice to see grown-ups get struck by lightning and zapped unconcious. We need some DANGEROUS BEASTS and HARROWING ESCAPES. We are looking for another read-aloud for family time today here at the Matthews library. Maybe the BONES book.

We are holding Master Zach hostage in the Millenium Falcon Mini-Van tomorrow until we get the second CAPTAIN ELI book from Darth Bill.

Austin is STILL wearing the shirt and drinking chocolate milk from the sacred cup. BEWARE!!!!!!!!!!Keagen gives two HUGE thumbs up to the Hardy Boys Graphic Novel Series. We almost snatched them all up so far and Keagen got one to KEEP at the book sale at Imaginon for only 50 CENTS!!!

By the way... Gary Paulsen has a book out about puberity... did you know... I am not sure we are BRAVE enough for that book... plus thinking about BODY ODOR and GIRLS is SOOOOOO THE DARK SIDE if you know what I mean.

BRUNER BOYS BEWARE!

DUDE! We read this book and LOVED IT!!! We especially liked it because we started a lawn mowing business this summer... I DO HAVE TO SAY... we agreed that having a RIDING MOWER will make you MORE RICH and LESS CRANKY... because ours is a push mower and we think it STINKS! BUT we are hoping to get RICH.GOOD BOOK!

NEW SHIRTS! Should we tell Austin?!?! AND I have run across some VERY DANGEROUS and VICIOUS webkinz... one is the PINK POODLE... BEWARE!!! This one was especially hard to stop with the FORCE.... we had to resort to the DROID DECAR thingy.

BTW!!! Did you know MASTER JEDI ZACH is an EAGLE SCOUT? That is why he is a MASTER JEDI...

Outstanding work, Bruner Boys!! It's too bad that you didn't like The River but Lawn Boy sure was good, wasn't it? Funny!! And I didn't know the Hardy Boys Graphic novels would be so good. Now you've got me wanting one and I think all of ours are checked out!

Just to let you know, Zack is not only a Jedi but a Jedi Master and may be more tha you can handle, if it's only overnight! Never underestimate a Jedi master or an Eagle Scout!

Darth Bill is doing his best to get the second Capt'n Eli book out to everyone. Be patient. After all, as Darth Bill would say, the Death Star wasn't built in a day! And I'll let him comment on the best way to deal with evil webkinz--though I think a droid decar is a good idea. PS--Two weeks, same shirt? Yeah, a new shirt would definitely be a good idea!

That's four comments in one day! I don't know if you realize it, but you have just shot 4 major blasts at the mean and sneaky girls who have tried a hostile takover of our blog. If they are too low and underhanded to understand the goodness and generosity of boys, maybe they'll understand our overwhelming numbers!!

Darth Bill is a Dufuss and I Loved the Book

I am having difficulty writing this post because I know us guys need to band together to fight off the hostile takeover by the girls, but I must point out how WRONG Darth Bill is about, "The Deathly Hallows."

I know it must be difficult for a Sith to read a long book, but that is no reason to say it isn't very good! I encourage all readers (boys and girls alike), to cast a vote saying just how WRONG Bill's comment was!!! Just remember a true Jedi does the right thing and only votes once. We can win this vote with honor, don't fall to the dark side and cheat!

In my Jedi opinion, this book was the perfect end to one of the greatest series of all time. Okay, now we can get back to making sure those girls don't take over our blog.

Oh, No! It's War Again!

OK, guys, we've got a MAJOR problem on our hands. These girls at the Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy, despite all our efforst to be kind, gentle, generous, and peaceloving, are still trying to take over our blog!!! Can you believe it?? The whole world stands shocked at the mean and sneaky girls who refused our offers of peace and brotherhood, even ignored our great compliment in saying that they acted like boys!! Well, then, there is only one thing to do---DEFEND OURSELVES!!!!!!

What--you don't believe me? Well, here is the proof from Mary, who read Sophia's review today:

This is a cool review. I think you should read Danny the Champion of the World and other Roald Dahl books, too.

By the way, I am Sophia's friend, also from Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy, and she and some of my other friends from school are trying to do a hostile takeover!

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid was a great book, too! I really thought it was funny. There's a sequel to it, too. It's called Rodrick Rules. That book's good, too.

~Mary from Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy (MRSA)
dONE!

Pretty good, Mary! A lot of kids have also talked about how much they liked the Diary of a Wimpy kids books and...Wait a minute, I almost forgot myself!! We're in the middle of a hostile takeover!! We need your help, guys!! Write in those reviews! All you boys at Metrolina Regional--are you going to let this happen?? And all you boys out there in blog land?? Will you help us in this time of need?? Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their blog!!

Defending the castle to the last stroke of the keyboard,

Carl