How would you solve the problem in the book?

In the book, Daniel's Story the main character Daniel and his family get sent from their home in Frankfort, Germany to Lodz, Poland.  Their family is starving in the ghetto and doesn't have enough clothes to wear. They lack the basic necessities because the Nazis have taken them from them.  All Jews are treating disrespectfully at this time in history.  To solve this problem, I think Daniel and all the other Jews should unite to fight against the Nazis rather than simply waiting to die.  They could try to join together and create a bomb or other types of weapons to destroy the walls of the ghetto and try to escape the Nazi control. Some would get killed this way, but by doing nothing, they are just waiting to die.

What could you take away from today's reading that could improve your life?

There is something that I can take away from today's reading of Daniel's Story to improve my life.  Daniel( the main character) is a Jewish boy who is sent to the concentration camp. The Nazis treat his family disrespectfully. They even kill members of his family.  These are terrible things that happen to his family. This reminds me how important family is. After reading this, I will try to improve my life by remembering to treat everybody respectfully and spend more time with my family members to make them happy. I also will try to keep my family from being controlled by other people. Everyone should be in control of their own life.

How does the setting affect what is happening in this book?

In the book called Daniel's Story, the main character Daniel lives in Frankfort, Germany.  Daniel is Jewish. At the time this story takes place, Hitler is taking over control. Hitler and the Nazis have begun persecuting and killing Jews and are forcing them into concentration camps.  The setting affects everything that happens in this book because if  Daniel and his families did not live in Germany, they would not be put in the concentration camps and they would not be treated disrespectfully just because of their religion.  They would have enough food to eat and clothes to wear if they didn't live in Germany too. Also, Daniel's cousin Peter would not have been killed just for parking illegally. None of these things would have happened in this story if the family did not live in Germany during the 1930s.

What are the three big questions you have at this time?

I have three big questions from the book, Daniel's Story.  Will Daniel's family all be killed or will some or all live?  Will Daniel separate from his families?  Will Daniel's family ever have freedom again?

Would you have liked to have grown up with the main character? Why or why not?

I will not have liked to have grown up with Daniel in the book, Daniel's Story.  This story takes place when World War II had just started. Daniel is a Jewish boy. I can't image a worse thing than to grow up with Daniel.  He and the other Jewish children cannot go to normal school or some of the public places in his own town of Frankfort. The Nazis treat Daniel, his family, and all the Jews disrespectfully. They are treated like animals. They even body search them.  Also, the Nazis don't  give them enough clothes to wear and don't allow them hardly any food to eat. Eventually, the Nazis even take Daniel and his family out of their own town and put them into a concentration camp.  This why I would not want to grow up with Daniel.

If you were stranded on a desert island,which character would you want with you and why?

If I was stranded on a desert island, I would choose Nick from the book Frindle to with me. Nick is a very smart boy. Also, people think he is a trouble maker who distracts the class and tries to skip his work.  He is a little similar to me, so maybe we would get along very easily and have a lot of fun on the island.  Nick always has many big idea. In the book Frindle, he comes up with an idea for a new word and even when others try to stop him, he does not give up. He has the quality of determination. I think if I was really stranded on the desert island, he could figure out the solution to get off the island.