This is an excerpt from the diary of Babe Ruth. Here he talks about one of his favorite pieces of Literature.

     There is a new piece of Literature that just came out and it is called the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. I finished the book yesterday and I was fascinated about how much I liked it. Recently I started reading it every day after practice. I recently mentioned the book and told every team member that they should read this book. I believe it's going to be one of the most popular books ever. This book is about a girl who gets lost in a terrible dream where she tries to find her way back home. My favorite part is when the wicked witch tries to stop them. Some characters are portrayed as different kinds of problems like the lion without courage and scarecrow with no brain. They try to go to the wizard sp that he can change that. Later, the group finds out that it's not really a wizard. It's very interesting. In the future I think that critics will be ultimately happy with this piece and will comment nicely. One critic had said that this book us, "A book to be enjoyed by all family members," and, "it's well worth the effort of reading." I do agree with both of these views and I enjoyed this book. With all of the animation and life lessons I think everyone should read this book. To me the main theme was to never be afraid to follow your dreams. The character chased theirs by trying to find the wizard. What they didn't know was that they found what they were missing. When I was little and lived in an orphanage, I never thought that I would be a Major League baseball player. Well, it happened because I followed my dreams. I am going to persuade more people to read this book so that they can do the same. I was at St. Mary's for 12 years and I didn't ever think of what it would be like to play with my idols. When I was playing with the Orioles my dream came alive. These kinds of crazy things are displayed in the book. For example, when the tin man goes all out for something he wants, he shows all kinds of great emotion by going to the wizard to solve his problem. What he didn't know was that by doing this he showed that he had a heart. This might have been my favorite book ever.

 

This is another excerpt from the diary of Babe Ruth. It's about one of the most amazing inventions in history.

     The newest and craziest thing just happened. Supposedly, today, December 17, 1903 the Wright Brothers flew the first plane. It only went up for 12 seconds, but every good thing has to start somewhere. I wish that I could fly on that plane. That would be so amazing. Those men just opened up inventions for centuries to come. We have came so far as a nation. We went from being slaves of Britain to becoming our own nation. The nwe made it all the way to the west coast. Now were are flying. Who knows that else is going to happen. In the future planes might be able to hold more than two people and fly people places as well as going long distances. They might even later have seats that hold more than twenty people. This inventions will open up many new opportunity. I hear that soon they are going to let people fly on the plane. I am going to try that. It may be expensive but since the Red Sox traded me to the Yankees I have a lot more money on my contract. Another important new invention was the Crayola crayon. The first box was made not long ago and I'm very excited. I love to color and draw. I am a very artistic man and it's going to be very useful. When I have children they are going to love this invention. All kids love coloring and to express their self so this is big. Some day there may be many different kinds of coloring but I think we will have to wait until then. I think they will make big crayons, small ones, and make pencils that draw in different color. Our country is going to have a bright future and things like this give open doors for others. Things like making planes and crayons help us out a lot. God has a plan for all of us and when he helps the creator make his invention he opens up a pathway for others to succeed. I think that we'll grow nonstop as a nation no matter what happens or what troubles we go through.