Text to World- The 5th Wave

          I am reading the 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey. This story is about an alien invasion. Cassie Sullivan and her little brother, Sam, are trying to find each other. It is a tough challenge for Cassie to find Sam. She tries to stay hidden but finds trouble. She also battles a gunshot wound to her leg. But, will she survive long enough to see her brother again?
          I can connect this book to War of the Worlds. When they made the live broadcast of War of the Worlds, people started to panic. In the 5th Wave, people started to panic when they saw the mothership for the first time. They really panicked when the first wave hit. In War of the Worlds, everything was fake, but in the 5th Wave, everything is really happening and the world is really ending.
          In conclusion, War of the Worlds relates to the 5th Wave in many ways. Although it is hard to make connections to the real world with a book about an alien invasion, it's entirely possible. You just have to thinker deeper. I made connections to many different things such as, other books, movies, the real world, and myself. I definitely recommend this book.

The 5th Wave Series- Text to Text

        I am reading The 5th Wave and The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. Both of these books are in the same series. These books are about an alien invasion. A girl named Cassie, her brother Sam, and a group of new friends are all trying to stop the invasion, save humanity, and save Earth. This is a really good book because it makes you think about a lot.
        I made a connection to a short story called "The Machine Stops". It is about people who live with technology doing everything for them. In the end, everything breaks down and the have to fight to survive from scratch.  This story connects to the 5th Wave series because in both stories, they have to fight to survive without much to work off of. I also connected this book to "War of The Worlds" because in both books, they are trying to survive an alien invasion.
        In conclusion, as I was reading this book, I made connections not only to books, but some movies to, I could make small little connections to things in our everyday lives, too. You can definitely relate to this book in many ways. When you make a connection, it makes you think about the similarities and differences to others things. I definitely recommend this book to teens who are looking for a good book.

Text to self, the Fifth Wave

I am reading The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey. This book is about an alien invasion. The aliens are called the Others and are disguised as humans. Their mission is to wipe out the human race. But, the Others are always one step ahead of the humans. Cassie Sullivan's mission is to survive the alien invasion, save her brother Sammy, and save the human race while she's at it. But, Cassie is gonna have to survive a series of attacks the Others call waves. The 1st Wave: Lights Out. The 2nd Wave: Surf's Up. The 3rd Wave: Pestilence. The 4th Wave: Silencer. The 5th Wave: You didn't think I was really gonna tell you that, right?

I made a connection in this book to Casie Sullivan, the main character. Throughout this book her only goal is to live long enough to save her brother. She makes a promises to do whatever it takes to find Sammy. In this situation, I would do the same thing. Cassie is a fighter, for example, she survives gunshot wounds and fighting the enemy. I would do whatever it takes to stay with my family, and so would Cassie. She is also very smart and when she gets hurt, a stranger takes her in and helps her get healthy again. She soon realizes that something isn't right and begins to investigate. I am also the type of person who would go out and investigate something that is suspicious or doesn't seem right. Cassie and I are a lot alike in many different ways.

I love the way the author chose to write the story. For a few chapters, it will be from one person's point of view and then it will switch to someone else's point of view. Usually their stories are completely different but happening at the same time. There will also be some flashbacks mixed in throughout the story to explain something that is happening in the present. There are also two more books in the series, The Infinite Sea and The Last Star. The Fifth Wave is such a great book that I completely understand why they would continue the series. The Fifth Wave is a book I would definitely recommend to teenagers who are looking for a good sci-fi book.