ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Steven)

Joel and Tony ask their parents if they can go to Starved Rock (a national park).  Joel's dad says yes but when they go, Tony stops at a river.  He doesn't like to swim, but something is interesting to him.  When Joel and Tony stop on the bridge and are looking at the river, Tony decides to swim in it, and Joel dares him to swim out to the sandbar.  Now someone is missing.  Could it be Tony?  Now Joel is trying to deal with this loss.  Will he have to lie to his parents and Tony's parents?

ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Sarah)

Joel is the kind of kid who would rather stay inside and watch TV.  Then there is his best friend Tony.  With Tony everything dangerous is like an amusement park ride.  He would see a waterfall like a water slide.

One day Tony decides to go climb the bluffs at a park called "Starved Rock."  When he tells Joel about his plans Joel doesn't get very excited about it.  Joel asked his dad if they could "go to the state park" instead of telling the truth about going to Starved Rock.  He said they were just going to ride their bikes to the the park and back.  To hi surprise his dad says yes and they go.  They are riding to the bluffs when Joel looks back for Tony and sees that he is looking at the river.  Joel rides towards him only to find out he wants to swim in the dangerous river below.  While in the river Joel challenges Tony to a race to a nearby sandbar.  When Joel looks back for Tony, he sees that he's not there.  Had Tony drifted away?  Was he hiding?  Was he playing a prank?  Or...was he GONE?

What is a Bully? (Written by Sarah)

A bully picks on someone because it makes them feel more powerful and makes them forget about everything that's causing them pain.  They think that they have to pick on others just to give them that certain pleasure like "I'm in control."  They think since they feel small they need to make everyone else around them feel small too.  They think that if they can make you feel small, you'll think of the bully as big and powerful and that's the satisfaction they get.  Bullies thing that making other people around them feel small is the only way to make themselves feel better.

ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Kayla)

I love the book On my Honor, it's a really good book.  My favorite part of the book was when he changes his mind and wants to go swimming.  One thing I want to know is how the author came into so many details--did it happen to a close friend?  If so, is Joel still alive? If he is still alive, has he read this book and did it make him remember what had happened?  I thought it was super scary when Tony disappeared!!!

What is a Bully? (Written by Cireana)

A bully is a person who picks on other people by doing stuff like putting their lunch in the trash.  They take things that don't belong to them like lunches, money, and so on.  The people who get bullied are usually kids who can't stand up for themselves or let adults know. That's why teachers tell kids to tell an adult or someone who's around.  Bullies are really mean and they say curse words and talk back to teachers.  The people who are bullies have a lot of anger built up inside and they take that anger out on other people.  Bullies need help.

ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Payton)

On my Honor is about two boys named Joel and Tony.  Joel likes to play it safe and Tony is a person who never follows the rules and takes it to the extreme.  One day Tony tells Joel that they should climb the Starved Rock bluffs but Joel wanted to go swimming at the pool instead because he heard that someone had died while climbing the bluffs. Joel asks his dad if they could ride to the state park, expecting him to say no because it's too far away.  His plan completely backfires though because his dad says yes.  When they finally get to a bridge, Tony says they should go swimming in the river.  Joel says it's a stupid idea to go swimming in the Vermillion river but Tony goes in anyway.  Joel is really worried and stressed out because he had told his dad on his honor that they would ONLY go to the state park.  Will Joel go into the Vermillion river?  You'll have to read the book to find out!

ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Caroline)

I like this book, but I think that the author gives too much away because you know how it's going to end up.  The book is good, but it's not the kind of book that I would personally pick up off of a shelf.  My opinion of a good book is one that is about girl stuff or history!  

ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Cireana)

On my Honor is about these kids who go swimming.  This kid named Tony wants to go climb the bluffs at first, but Joel tells him that a kid died from climbing them.  Joel wants to go swimming in the pool instead, but Tony convinces him to ride to the bluffs anyway.  On the way there, Tony decides to go swimming in the river.  Joel is scared, but he goes anyway and they race to a sandbar.  While they're racing, Tony disappears.  To find out what happens to Tony, you'll have to read the book.

ON MY HONOR, by Marion Dane Bauer (Written by Miya)

On my Honor is about two boys named Tony and Joel who grew up together and were best friends ever since they were babies. Tony wanted to go to a place called Starved Rock to climb bluffs, and Joel want to go to the pool to swim.  They ended up going to Starved Rock after Joel promised his dad they were really going to just ride out to the state park.  On their way, Tony stopped at a bridge and wanted to swim in the river.  Joel didn't want to cause he knew how dangerous rivers are, but Tony jumps in and Joel goes too.  What will happen in the innocent river?  You'll have to read the book to find out.  You really should read it though, cause it kinda has a lesson in there!