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 * October 13, 2011. Blog 3**

**October 8, 2011. Blog 2** Bowman Mills here again with a new book this week. This week I began reading a very interesting book called //HALO// by Alexandra Adornetto. So far this week I have read 430 pages and counting. This book is about 3 angels that come down from heaven on a mission to get rid of the dark forces in their appointed region. The three angels are the eldest Gabriel (an archangel), the middle Ivy, and the youngest and most humanlike Bethany. Bethany does what is supposedly impossible and what is forbidden, she falls in love with a human, Xavier, who loves her back. A new kid arrives in the small town of Venus Cove, Jace Thorn, and immediately starts to like Bethany. Bethany and Jake are in the same Literature class, and have to work on a poem together. Later on, Bethany goes to one of Xavier's rugby games, in which Xavier gets a fractured ankle and a concussion from a bad tackle. With only two days until the prom, Xavier thinks that Bethany should go with someone else since he can't go with her. Bethany ends up going with Jake, which turns out to be a disaster. Jake knows Bethany's secret and tries to force himself onto her. I am not going to say anymore for fear of spoiling the story for those of you who wish to read this book.

To describe Gabriel, I would say he is tough, stern, sometimes emotionless, and always on task. He is the perfect example of an archangel, in my opinion. He always knows what to do; when someone needs help, he can heal them; when someone is depressed, he can send happy thoughts to their minds. I think this is an amazing book, and that most of the people who read this book would too. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a romantic love story. One reason I like this book is that I can relate to the feelings shown, I know what Xavier is feeling for Bethany. Another reason is that it shows that there can be good in the world like Gabriel, Ivy, and Bethany; and that there can be evil in the world as well like Jake Thorn.

media type="youtube" key="6qm-eP6V5Xo" height="283" width="504" This video is relevant to my book because it is by dc Talk and talks about people proclaiming their faith, saying that they don't care that people know and/or label them as a Jesus Freak.

Hey, Bowman Mills here, on the 26 of September, in the year 2011. I have started reading the book //Jesus Freaks// by dc Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs. I chose to read this book because it was recommended to me by my Uncle David. I found this book amongst many other books in one of my grandmother's condominiums that she uses as storage. I can remember thinking, "I've been looking for this book, so that is where it disappeared to."
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In this book so far, it tells you stories of many martyrs (people who die for what they believe in). There are no big characters in this book because it is split up into many different stories with different characters of their own. The message I find in these stories is that even though they are going through a hard time, they believe that God is with them and will take their spirit to heaven when they die. This book has no specific storyline, but the main idea of the stories is that there are people that will die for their faith. This book is realistic, meaning that the stories told in this book are either real or close enough, but in this book they are all real. This book is interesting because it tells in detail what happened to the martyr, when it happened, where it happened, and every now and then it will tell you how old the martyr was. At the end of the story being told, there is a summary and/or a bible verse.