The Bookworm

Paulus Rusyanto

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Beforewritingutensilswerecreated,peoplepasseddownstories orally.Peopletoldstoriestoexplainthewondersaroundthem.As timepassed,though,newinventionsweremadetopreservethese storiesforgenerationstocome.

Thefirsttypeofwritingwasmadeonstonetablets around3500BCE.Thesymbols,orwords,were etchedintotheclayorstonetabletsusingstyluses. Theearliestknownformofwritingwasknownas Cuneiform

Astimepassed,newformsofwritingemerged.By 2400BCE,thePapyrusscrollswereused.Thefirst knownscrollwasdescoveredinEgypt.ThispaperlikematerialwasmadewiththestemofthePapyrus plant.Thepieceswerethengluedtogethertomakea smoothsurfacetowriteon.TheEgyptiansused stylusesandalsobirdfeathersaswritingtools. Thesescrollswerestoredinwoodenboxesto protectthem.Lateron,thescrollswerethenglued togethertocreatebooks.These‘books’couldbe40 meterslong!

Notlongafterthis,parchmentwasfirstused. Between500-200BCE,parchment,amaterialmade fromanimalskin,wasused.Theriseinpriceof Papyrusledtotheincreaseofuseofparchment.

Around200BCE,theRomansandGreeksstarted usingWaxedTablets.Thesewereblocksofwood coatedwithwax.Peopleusedstylusestowriteon them.Thetabletcouldalsobeerasedwhich allowedittobereused.Acodex,ortwowaxed tabletsattachedtoeachother,wereconsidered thefirstboundbooks.

By600CE,therewasanestablishedwriting styleinMediterraneanculture.Thisresulted inthestandardlefttorightwritingsystem thatisstillusedinwesternculturestoday. Parchmentisanimalskinthatislimedandnot tanned,unlikeleather.Thisresultsinitnot beingwaterproof.Someparchment,knownas vellum,wasconsideredtobethebestwriting materialevercreated.

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In1995thefirstonlinebookseller, Amazon,startedsellingbooks.Thiswas tomakebooksmoreavailablethanjust atthelocallibraryorbookstore.By 2007thekindlebecamethefirste-book reader.

Intheyear1985,thefirstbookCDwas made.Thisbook,AcademicAmerican Encyclopedia’wasthefirstaudiobook madeintoaCD.Beforethis,audiobooks wereoncassettetapes.

The first movable type was invented around 1041-1230 CE by a man named Bi Sheng. The letters were created from wooden blocks and then were placed on a board. The ink however, soaked into the blocks, which made them uneven. This led to people turning to clay tablets instead of wood and later on to metal

Ataroundthistimeaswell,illustrationswereadded topaperforavisualeffect.By400-600CE,the handwrittenbooksweredecoratedwithgoldand silverlining.TheseoriginatedinItaly.

By1439-1450CE,thefirstmovable typewasinventedinEuropeby JohannesGutenberg.Thisinvention ledtothewidespreadproduction andprintingofbooks.Thisprinting pressalsoprintedthefirstBible.The useofchlorineallowedthepagesof thebookstobewhiteandnota yellowishbrown.

Duringthe9thcentury,newtechnology emergedthatwouldchangebooksforever.In theyear868CE,thefirstprintedbookwas created,usingtheChinesetechniqueofblock printing.Thisformofprintingwasmadeby carvinglettersorsymbolsintothewoodin reverse.Thenyouwouldputinkonthese groovesandpresstheblockonapieceof paperorcloth.Carvingwoodthiswayis knownasXylography.

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“‘Red,White&RoyalBlue’byCasey McQuiston.Ithinkithasaninterestingplot toitandthecharactersarerelatable.It showsreallycomplexfeelingsandithelps youunderstandyourownfeelings,andalso thewritingisreallywelldone.”

-IsabelleRamirez

“My favorite book is ‘Divergent’ because I like the dystopian genre and I think the book is very exciting.”

-Caitlyn Kim

“I like the ‘9-11’ one and the ‘Titanic’ (I survived series)”

-Emma Smith

“Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas”.

-Katie Buckley

“Myfavoritebookis‘theSilenceBetweenUs’becauseI amreallyinterestedinreadingteenromanceandIlike howtheauthordescribedthescenes.”

-MontsePerez

“Myfavoritebooks‘DaisyJones&TheSix’by Taylor JenkinsReidbecauseIreallylikethecharactersand thestoryandthewayitiswrittenisreallycool becauseitislikeadocumentary.”

-AnnikaOcampo

“Myfavoritebookis ‘TheGiver’.Ilikeditbecauseit waseasy formetoreadandnotgetboredofand theguywasalittlebitofaweirdo.”

-MiaArvizu

“Myfavoritebookis‘TheAwakening’byKateChopin.Itwasthe firstbookIreadthatmademefallinlovewithreadingand tellingstories.Itisanoldbook,butitisaboutfemale empowermentandthatjustblewmymind.”

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Harry Potter

1.

Whoarethemaincharacters?

A Draco, Crabbe, and Goyle

B. Draco, Harry, Snape.

C. Harry, Ron, Hermione.

D. Ron, Voldemort, Ginny.

2.Howmanyofficialbooksaretheirin theSeries?

A. 9

B. 7

C. 4

D. 2

3.WhatisthenameoftheSchool?

A. Godric’s Hollow

B. Hogsmeade

C. London Zoo

D. Hogwarts

4.WheredidHarrylivewhenhewas younger?

A. 4 Pivet Drive

B. 12, Grimmauld Place

C. The burrow

D Wool's Orphanage

Percy Jackson

1.

Whoarethemaincharacters?

A Clarisse, Charlie, Thalia

B. Percy, Annabeth, Grover

C. Chiron, Mr. D, Zeus

D. Travis, Connor, Luke

2.Whoisthemainvillain?

3.WhatisthenameoftheGreek Camp?

A. Camp Jupiter

B. Aunty Em's Garden Gnome Emporium

C. Camp Half Blood

D. Goode High

4.WhoaretheBig3?

A. Kronos

B. Minotaur

C.Medusa

D. Mr. D

A. Athena, Artemis, Hera

B. Dionysus, Hermes, Apollo

C. Jason, Percy, Nico

D Zeus, Hades, Poseidon