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Kids, can you believe we only have ONE MORE WEEK of our Summer Reading Splash?!  I can't.  These first nine weeks seem to have gone by so fast.  Remember, though, that even have the Summer Reading Splash program has ended, we're still going to keep the blog open - we'll be sharing YOUR book reports and we'll be having some more fun with SPLISH, our froggie mascot. 

Now our week 9 winners.....

The winner of our 3 Master Books is:
Bekah (age 5) who says:
“I would like to be Bubble from the book Bubble and Squeak. Bubble was a gerbil, but his name sounds like a bubble which is like a pearl and I like pearls. I like to pretend I'm a gerbil when I'm playing with my brother. We don't have a gerbil, but Mama told us about having them when she was little.”

The winner of our autographed set of books by Stephanie Reed is:
Molleigh (age 7) who says:
“I would want to be  Mary in the Bible. Because she loved God so much she was picked to have Jesus.  I would like to see Jesus.”

Here’s what a few of our other readers had to say about which book character they would like to be:

Emily (6) says: “I read a book named Ramona, Forever.  I would want to be Beatrice, Ramona's big sister, who she calls Beezus.  Beezus does lots of things to help her mother and she gets to babysit Ramona.  I would also like to be Beezus because she gets to help her mother with the new baby, Roberta.”

Abby (9) says: “From Nim's Island, I would like to be Selkie the sea lion because I like sea lions.  Plus, Selkie had lots of fun playing with coconuts in the ocean.”

Anna (7) says: “I would like to be Henry from the book Henry and Mudge and the Sneaky Crackers.  And I want to be him because he got a new spy kit and another boy bought the exact same kind of spy kit that Henry did.  They left code notes to each other. And then one day Henry left a code note that read: "Meet me here five o clock" and he did meet Henry. So they made a club called Sneaky Crackers because they were good at cracking codes.  And for ID they always carried some real crackers in their pockets.  I think that Henry is cool!!  And that's why I want to be Henry.”

Skylar (9) says: “I would like to be Violet Baudelaire from the book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket because she's smart and she gets her siblings out of lots of problems by inventing things.  I've always wanted to make cool contraptions -- useful things, like an attractable birdhouse and a mechnical pet horse that I can ride.  In "The Bad Beginning" Book 1, Violet made a grappling hook out of a pipe and dirty clothing.  She used it to try to save her little sister, Sunny.  Another reason that I'd like to be like Violet is because is because she's very courageous.  I think I'd be a little scared to go out in the night and save my sister.”

Sarah (13) says: “I have recently read several books (nine since the middle of June) on England during the reign of Henry VIII through Elizabeth I, including Edward and Mary and Jane Grey, with some on Mary Queen of Scots and Henry VIII's many wives. Although these are not fictional characters, I would prefer to be like Jane Grey. Even though she was never coronated, she was queen for nine days. Jane was a devout Christian. Rather than renounce her faith under threat by Queen Mary, she was willing to die for her faith, and she was only 15 years old. I don't know that in the face of death that I could measure up to the example set by Jane Grey. She was a very strong and courageous teenager and an excellent example to follow.”

Zane (6) says: “I really like the "Flat Stanley" books and would like to be Flat Stanley for a day.  I think he has a lot of fun being flat, especially being mailed around the world in an envelope!”

Abigail (9) says: “I would be Laura Ingalls in the Little House books.  I'd love to be a pioneer and I'd love to see what it was like and feel what it was like to be a pioneer.  I'd like to taste that candy they made out of snow.”

Lauren (14) says: “One of the books I have read recently is Crown & Covenant Trilogy by Douglas Bond. If I could be any character, I would like to be Lindsay, the girl who helps Duncan rescue his father from prison at the hands of  religious persecutors in Scotland in the 17^th century. It would be a very dangerous part, but very interesting and faith-building. I would love to step into the part because throughout the trilogy you can watch Lindsay grow and mature in her walk with the Lord. In the first book (in which she helps Duncan rescue his father), Lindsay is hot-tempered and out-spoken young girl. By the last book in the trilogy, she is kind, gentle, prayerful, loving, and a young woman.”

Levi (10) says: “I've been jammin' through the Hardy Boys books and my favorite character is their Dad.  He's got alot of experience solving crimes, and he teaches his sons alot of stuff.  I have 2 little brothers, and sometimes I feel like their Dad.  And they test my patience and I have to work on showing them the Fruit of the Spirit, and it's good practice to be a good Dad.”

Nehemiah (10) says: “I have read lots of books this summer, but I would have to say that I would want to be Lucas Bixby.  Lucas Bixby is a kid who finds spy gear.  He uses them for missions he has with his friends.  I like electronic spy stuff, their cool!  Lucas is in the six book series called "Spy Gear".”

Sarah (11) says: “I would like to be Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice because I admire her greatly. I like the way that she is ever polite, even when she is turning down Mr. Darcy's offer of marriage. I like the way that she is always composed, even when she has received the awful news of Lydia's elopement. I like the way that she is witty and intelligent, and how she likes reading best, just like me. I also enjoyed how she had a special relationship with her father, and how Lizzie was the only female in the house, excepting Jane, that had any sense. She is the ultimate female heroine.”

Mordecai (8) says: “I would like to be Stuart in Stuart Little, by E.B. White.  It would be fun to be little and go down the bath drain to get Mrs. Little's ring.  Also, to take a light, little hammer and hit the faucet to turn on the water.  I would like to drive a sailboat that is just my size.  He did a lot of fun things.”

Ashley (13) says: “I think it would be neat to be Jessie Alden from The Boxcar Children series. She always looks after her brothers and sister and often cooks for the family when they're away from home. She never forgets Benny's cracked pink cup and Grandfather's coffee. She also knows how to make do with what she has. It would be exciting to go on adventures and solve mysteries like they always do.”

Abigail (13) says: “I think it would be neat to be Belinda Davis in Love Takes Wing by Janette Oke.  I would like to see what it was like to live like she did and in the time period she lived in, to see what the houses in Boston were like then, and to go abroad.  Also, I would like to meet all the people I like reading about!” 

Be sure to check back on Monday for the last week of book giveaways!