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Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja book


 * Week 1**

__Book Club Summary: Lenny__

This week's book club was kind of a success. Nick forgot to bring his food in, so we ended up sitting without food and talking about how cool ninjas are. We read quotes from the book to each other and to Mr.Morone, and even Mr. Morone wanted to get a copy. After we discussed about the book, we talked about ninja weapons and what kind of weapons are best for killing people. We also talked about how the book was humorous and kinds of ninja moves that are pretty cool to use on people you hate. We all decided that sneak attacking that guy and killing him with shurikens is the best way to kill people if you were a ninja. The last thing our group talked about was if you were a ninja who would you target.

__Questions: Scott and John__

1. Why do you think the narrator has a such a big obsession with hippos? Because it has nothing to do with ninjas and is extremely off-topic.

2. Why do you think the narrator has no main character? Because he just wants to describe the characteristics and types of ninja, just in case you don't know anything about ninjas.

3. Do you think that there will ever be a main character in this book? Yes and no, we think that there will eventually be on, but he may go away and come back.

4. What do you about the ninjas weapons? We think they are very interesting because the ninja is very descriptive and humorous at the same time.

5. Do you think that the narrator is too humorous and not enough descriptive? No, as a group, we think that although there is a lot of jokes there is a lot of information about ninjas.

6. Are you looking forward to reading the rest of this book? Yes, we all think the book is very funny and will make us want to read more.

7. Would you recommend the book so far? Our group decided that we definitely would recommend it as it is extremely funny.

8. Is True Ultimate Power entertaining enough? Honestly, our book club thinks that is too entertaining and makes no sense.

9. How much of this book do you understand? Our group decided that we understand about 10% of the book as once again the book makes no sense.

10. If you had a choice, would you stop reading the book? Everyone in our group said no as the book is way too funny to put down.

__Discussion leader: Joey__

In our book, there is no main character except for ninjas in general. They are so interesting because they have so many different ways to kill people. There is no story or background to them that the author explained in the book except for them being one of the first people ever introduced into the world. Our group are so drawn to them because ninjas have so many features and qualities that is so interesting. There are no characters that we hate because all the characters in the book are either ninjas and hippos.

__Food: Nick__

Forgot to bring in food.

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__**Week 2**__

__Questions: Lenny and Joey__

1. Do you think that the author is too obsessed with ninjas? Well not really because that is what the book is about.

2. What is the point of the telephone log with the ninja and the random guy? Mainly for entertainment purposes.

3. In your own honest opinion, would you want to get kidnapped by a ninja? Actually, no because you probably wouldn't get fed.

4. How do ninjas kill people by Yoga? They kill people with their meditation skills and their minds will blown up.

5. Do you think that ninja really care about the laws? Not really because they can do whatever they want.

6. What is your least favorite story so far? Why? Our least favorite story is the story when the ninjas fought a Hippo because the ninja actually lost.

7. Do you think that ninjas can die? Our group decided that it is definitely not possible for a ninja to die as ninjas are way too powerful.

8. Do you think that ninjas age? Our group decided that they do age, but they don't get older when it comes to losing all your awesomeness.

9. Who is the strongest ninja? There is no ninja that is stronger than the others, as they are all equal in strength.

10. Do ninjas have enemies? A ninjas greatest enemy is by far a hippo.

__Discussion Leader: Nick__

In our book, they type of language that was expressed was just random stories put together. There really isn't any plot, but it is extremely informative. So far, there isn't one word that I don't understand or know. I think the grade level for this book is probably 6th grade, but can even be read by 5th graders.

__Summary: Scott__

We talked about how awesome ninjas are, but since we only had half an hour we chilled for like 15 minutes and ate the cake that John brought. We finished up discussing and typing the discussion questions, and had time to talk about the book. We were pretty excited about Winter Wonderland, and spent the last 5 minutes talking about what kind of kids we would get. Also, we talked about how our book makes no sense what so ever. We even talked about that half of the stuff the author writes isn't even about ninjas. We even talked about the different ways a ninja can kill you and what the author will say that will surprise us next.

__Food: John__

John brought in brownies.


 * Week 3.**

__Questions: Nick and Scott__

1. What else do you think Ninjas do in their dojo? Ninjas probably party there and have as much fun as possible.

2. Do you think that the little hippo introduced in the middle of the story will eventually come back at the end? Yes, because the author took time to describe the little hippo being beat up by pirates.

3. Can 1 ninja really beat up 100 pirates at once? No, it's probably an exaggeration.

4. Do you think that the lawyer really convinced the judge about the ninjas or did the judge just wanna party? I think that the lawyer convinced the judge because he had a lot of proof that ninjas are awesome.

5. Where does the author get the idea of the ninjas portrayed in the book? Probably from other ninjas books, movies, and his imagination.

6. What was your favorite part so far in the book? We all have different parts, but all agree that this ninja book is AMAZING!

7. What your opinion of the story this far? I think, the story is progressing well, and toward the end will have great, even funnier things to say and talk about.

8. What is your favorite part of the book so far? My favorite part is in the begining when the author is explain his movie script for his ninja movie. I think this because its very funny and kept me and my group interested.

9. What would you prodict will happen in the end of the novel? I think that the ending will consist of the the ninjas taking over.

10. Explain number 9. I believe that because the ninjas are much stronger and cooler than everyone so they will take over. Thus, making everyone turn into ninja's. ONce the whole world is ninjas, the rulers will erase everyone's minds and turn them back into regular guys and girls and the ninjas will go into hiding forever.

__Summary: John__ This week in our book club Joey brought in Oreos and water. It was a great snack becuase this was the first time when we actually got a drink. Later, we talked about how this book became popular and what a grown adult would think of the book. Lastly, we talked about why the author is so humurous. Our main topic that we talked about was how accurate was the book. We honestly thought that not 1% or 1 thing the author says about ninjas are actually true and how education the book could actually be. Every sentence of our book is meant to be humurous and we really think that by reading this our IQ will actually go down.

__Discussion leader: Lenny__

The mood or the tone so far in the book is still comedy and laughter as there still is no plot. The overriding emotion is laughing. This is true because the whole consists of stories about ninjas that make our group laugh.

__Food:Joey__

Joey brought in oreo's and water


 * Week 4**

__Questions: Lenny and John__

1. Why is the narrator so obsessed with ninjas? Because his mom stepped on his but wile he had a stiffy and he knew that ninjas were special.

2. What happened in the end of the hippo story? The Tiny Hippo and the ninjas go on to live forever happily.

3. What are the most awesome things ever? Dogs, sniping, spicy chili sauce, and cat claws on peoples faces.

4. What was the morale of the Ninja Poem? Because it was a nice poem to the ninja race.

5. When was the first ninja ever? 8,000,000,000,000 B.C.

6. Who are the ninjas allies? Ninjas have no allies except for their weapons.

7. Will there ever be a time when ninjas will disappear forever? No, that will never happen as ninjas can't die and they never flee.

8. What is your favorite ninja weapon? Why? Our groups favorite ninja weapon is the shurikan because it is has range and can be thrown from anywhere.

9. Why do ninjas where black? Ninjas wear black because they like to blend into the shadows so they can't be seen.

10. Can ninjas fly? Some people say they can, but they actually can't. It just looks like that because they can jump so far.

__Discussion leader: Nick__ One of the main themes and images represented in the book is the hippo. The hippo represents a weak looking hippo but it's actually a ninja, and whoever picks a fight with it gets killed. The author uses this image to tell people to not be picking fights with weak looking guys, as they may be a ninja.

__Summary: Joey__

This week's book club was definitely a success. Everyone except for John read their pages in the book and Nick even finished the whole thing. Scott forgot to bring in snacks, but remembered during school and bought chips and water for us during lunch period. It was a perfect snack for us as the chips made us thirsty and we had water. Also, Sam's group gave us some of there cookies as an extra snack. Our main topic for our conversation during book club was why ninjas never die. We talked about how the reason is that all the ninjas wear black so they blend in the dark and hide in the shadows so the enemy can't spot them. Ninjas also never die because they usually kill there enemy with shurikans and from range so the enemies never have a chance to even see or kill the ninjas.

__Food: Scott__

Scott brought in chips and water.

__**Week 5**__

__Questions: Scott and Nick__

1. What are the different ninja kicks and why are they so effective? The ninja kicks are the side kick, the belly kick, and the neck kick. They are so effective because they all hit your pressure points.

2. How can you make your own ninja out of stuff? You make a fire and put all your favorite things in it and close your eyes for exactly 47 seconds and a ninja will come out, custom by you.

3. What is ninja mind control? Ninja mind control is when ninja yours all there powers to focus on someone else's mind to read what they are thinking.

4. Who would win a fight: Ninja vs. Viking? Ninjas would definitely win because ninja are way strong and faster and vikings wouldn't be able to see them.

5. Why are ninjas fearless? Ninjas are fearless because they never can lose a fight becuse they are so sly.

6. Why do ninjas always kill at night? Ninjas always kill at night because they blend into the dark.

7. Has everyone ever survived a ninja attack in the book? No, no human or anything has ever survived a ninja attack.

8. Do ninjas ever fight in groups? Ninjas usually fight by themselves, but sometimes they fight in groups if it is an ambush or something.

9. Can ninjas fight in broad daylight? Ninjas can fight in broad daylight, but they won't be as strong as they are the strongest when hiding in the dark.

10. Do ninjas ever use hand to hand combat weapons? Although ninjas most favorite weapon is the shurikan and it is a ranged weapon, they also use kunai that is hand to hand combat.

__Discussion leader: Joey__

Our groups final reflections for the book was that although we learned a lot, a lot of it probably wasn't true and didn't make sense. My group would recommend to this to others becuase the book is so rich in comedy. This book definitely shouldn't be considered for the school's cariculum as it is way to inappropiate and doesnt really make any sense what so ever.

__Summary: John__

On friday Lenny brought in Powerade, oreo bites and gum. As we enjoyed Lenny's goodies we talked about the insane nature of the book. We laughed as we read passages from the book that talked about ninja hippos or their insane style of fighting with yoga etc. We all thought that //The Official Ninja Handbook// was a worthy and while read and discussed our favorite parts. We concluded the day by thanking Lenny for the food and closing the terrific book.

__Food: Lenny__

Lenny brought in Oreo bites, propel, and gum.