Summer Reading Post 2

Pudge's parents support his desire to attend boarding school. They are all for it, they want him to make more friends, and Pudge wants to make more friends it's just not as simple for him because he is an anti-social person.

Chip better known as "Colonel" wants to help out Pudge because he is knew at the school, he introduces him to a lot of things that are not all improving who Pudge is, but he just wants to be a loyal friend to him.

Alaska desire is to get Pudge a girlfriend, she sees how he wishes he could be with someone so she is willing to help him out. Alaska also wants to stop feeling guilt for her mothers death so she starts drinking, she cant take control of what she is doing to her body, and she just wants closure.

A theme that I think is beginning to appear in the book is Friendship. The novel opens with Miles’s going away party where only two friends of Miles attend. With no true friends from his old school, Miles moves to Culver Creek. At first Miles is weird with friendships - awkwardly unable to engage with people, but he slowly learns to be himself around his new friends. Miles values his new friendships by the way that he strictly follows everything the Colonel says to do and shares both his time and money in order to do everything that they do. As the novel progresses, Miles transforms from a loner to a typical teenager trying to understand what friends really are.
The book is structured perfectly because it gives the readers a conflict to look forward to being solved eventually and gives rising and falling actions, it has everything that makes you want to read more.

Summer Reading Post 1

The main characters in Looking for Alaska are Miles Halter who gets nicknamed “Pudge” by his friend, Chip, and Alaska. The setting during the entire novel shifts many times in very specific ways. The weather at the beginning of the novel is hot and humid, and the good weather creates an atmosphere of happiness, but only at the beginning. In chapter 15, a rain storm begins in Alabama and there is intense rain happening for about a week. During this time, Alaska becomes increasingly moody and Miles takes it personally. The conflict is Person vs. Self because Pudge is trying to discover himself. Pudge is who he became when he moved to Culver Creek, a fun loving, adventurous person, but Miles still resides within him, his unsocial personality. Throughout the story he’s searching for his true identity of who he really is. When I started the book I had predicted that Chip and Pudge were going to get in a fight at some point about Alaska because Chip has feelings for her. I also had questions pop through my head as I was reading this book, like what is the big story behind Alaska’s name, is there a specific reason why she was named that?

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I can give a very good reason why I choose this book out of all of the books on the list, it's because it is in my comfort zone. I don't like reading books that are out of my comfort zone unless I have too. If book isn't about love or the struggle of love or falling in love then I probably won't read it. That's just who I am and what kind of books I like. When I read the back of the book I knew it was a little different than the romance books I usually read but I liked that it was different and I wanted to see if I would like it and I did so that's my reason for choosing it. John Green is was drew my attention to the book, mostly because I know he is a brilliant author and I haven't read anything by him, no not even The Fault in Our Stars, I saw the movie of course and I loved it so I decided to get this book and The Fault in Our Stars but read Looking for Alaska first because it’s on the list. To be honest there weren't a lot of personal connections only because I haven't had a love life like this one and I haven't been in love. I couldn't connect with the main character Pudge only because he is a guy and has a different way of thinking than I do. I think people that are trying to find themselves personally would like this book because it deals with decision making and having patience for someone, so I think a book like this would be good for someone who doesn't know what to do in situations like these or has had their life changed by the love of their life, because the characters in this book are well thought out and life changing if you really get into the book.

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A part of the book that got me really hooked was when Pudge says "But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane." This whole paragraph had me wondering why nothing was said, why is Pudge to scared to say anything to Alaska. Does he think that he isn't good enough for her? It made me wonder if Pudge would ever get the courage to say anything to Alaska about how he feels about her or if he will just keep his feeling built up and let everything keep going how it is. And I loved when he said that he was just drizzle and she was a hurricane because he is saying there isn’t a chance for him with her she is so powerful and he is just no one, there are a lot of people that can connect to this personally and understand why it is that he if scared to share his feeling and that he feels so below her.

Summer Reading Post 2

In my book The Lucky One each character has a certain desire, for instance Logan has a desire to speak up about the picture he found and tell her why he is actually there, he has the guts to start falling for her but doesn’t having any to get the truth out. Another desire Beth wants is to not get hurt by guys anymore and just live a happy life with her son Ben, she hopes to find “the one” and wants to have happiness in her life. The theme I think the book has is true love brings happiness out of people. I believe this is the theme because Beth is in an unhappy state of mind because of her brother dying and having a busy business to run and then Logan comes along, he helps everything fall into place and the pieces start to fit, Beth and her family indulge happiness into their life when Logan comes along and it lifts a weight off of Beth’s shoulders. For the structure of the book, the author made each chapter about a different main character, each chapter shows the point of view that character has and how they are feeling about situations and things happening within the book. Everything about this book is well thought out and I happy with the way it is going.

Summer Reading Post 1

The book I am reading currently is The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks. This book is the kind of book I read, I like these book because they are in my comfort zone, even though I should go out of my comfort I like having books that I actually will finish. The major characters in my book are Beth the mom, Logan the strange guy, the son Ben, the grandma Nana and the ex-husband Keith. The characters play a huge role in the book and make the book the way it is and I love the author for doing that. The setting of the book is in Hampton, North Carolina. Another setting is Beth’s house, they are there a lot because Logan gets a job there and the whole family lives there. Also Logan’s house is one of the settings him and Beth go there sometimes and he works on the house to fix it up. For the end the book I am predicting that something bad will happen because usually the whole beginning is good and everything is happy, but then something unexpected happens, so I am preparing myself for that. My question for the author is why he chose to make Logan and the brother related in a way? The book is continuing to impress me and I hope the ending goes well.

Book Trailer

The Best of Me

English Post 9

I wanted to blog about my favorite chapter so far in my book The Lucky One. My favorite chapter has to be when Beth is talking, because it is the most truthful, and thought out I think. She doesn't know what to think of Logan so far, she is skeptical. I like that she is thinking about it a lot and starting to realize that she does like him a little. She likes the little things he does, like how he calls her Elizabeth instead of Beth, and when he lifts the dog food to carry it into the barn. She realizes he isn't like the others at all, and she likes that about him a lot. I also like how smoothly it flows, if that makes sense. The author didn't make choppy and not understandable, it is simply, and relatable for lots of people. The author I guess takes things slowly and explain little details about Beth, like how she is feeling, how she handling situations. It's the little things in books that make them so good and special.

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About My Author

My author is Nicholas Sparks. Im really admiring his books, they all have there own special difference in them. I want to show a video of him that has him talking about the book I'm reading right now The Lucky One. He talks about why he wrote it, and what inspires him. This interview makes me understand him better as an author and I liked all the questions that were asked.

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I am reading The Lucky One by: Nicholas Sparks, I want to share some things that I would change. I saw this movie and loved it so much, right now the book is not what I thought, I mean I know books usually have more detail than movies, or the movie would be super long. Some of the details in the book I like but there are some that are just there to be there I feel like. I would change the part about how Beth's nana leaves town to visit her sister, and Ben (the son) goes to his dads leaving Beth and Logan alone, that didn't happen in the movie, and I feel like it isn't important. There are other details that were not in the book that were in the movie that I thought made the movie so good like when Beth is annoyed with Logan, and ends up admiring him working while she is making dinner, I think little things like that make it cute but that part wasn't in the book. Overall I think the book is pretty much meeting my standards of the movie, but we will see how it ends.

English Post 6

I just finished my book At First Sight by: Nicholas Sparks, and I truly did like the book, I thought I wouldn't like it and I did. I am glad I finished it and it turned out to be a book I enjoyed. I am starting and new book The Lucky One by: Nicholas Sparks, I did start reading this book last trimester just a little and I want to finish it. I have seen the movie plenty of times and I hope the book meets my expectation of being like the movie. Books seem to be more detailed than movies, that's why I think it is better to read a book before seeing the movie, but I like to compare the book and the movies to see what things they have that are similar and the things they have that are different. This is the second book I have read that has been made into a movie and I want to read more books that have been made into movies, because I like having the chance to rate how well the movie really captures the book. I'm looking forward to finishing this book and seeing how well it is similar to the movie.

English Post 5

I just finished my book At First Sight, and It was not what I expected at all, it couldn't have more shocking, a very sad shock, but still interesting. I am glad I read it, but I was a little disappointed with the end, I mean it made it good because it wasn't predictable, but I wish it wouldn't have happened. It was really sad but it made the book good, it made me want to keep reading, it was awful how it happened, and it is awful for Jeremy (main character), but it did make the book good. At the beginning I was very skeptic about it and I thought I wouldn't like it but it was actually really good. I do recommend it to people, but there are other books I have found more interesting and more unexpected. I do give this book a good critic for being so unpredicted but it could have been a little better.

Krista Ramsey Column

This story was about if 3-4 year old should even go to preschool. In New York 2 mayors are arguing whether parents really need to spend money on there kids to go to preschool. They followed around a little girl Ashlyn around the school and what she does everyday, her schedule was busy with fun stuff, and she has a very high vocabulary, and is already doing addition math. The mayors are arguing about if parents think they actually learn anything and the difference it would make on a child if they didn't go to preschool. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/02/08/krista-our-kids-tell-the-story-of-why-preschool-is-a-must/5328181/

"Now think about children who have every advantage stripped away – no books, no dependable adults, no conversation, no music, no art materials, no structure, no emotional warmth. Where exactly do they go every day without preschool? How exactly do they prepare to sit next to super-ready kids like yours in kindergarten?"
This quote is very, very true, it is long which is good to get there point across. If children didn't have preschool they would have no opportunity to improve or help them for kindergarten, it is great to have experience when you are so little, it gives them time to settle in to the new enviorment.

3 questions I have for Krista Ramsey
1. How does she think of these topics, or find out about them?
2. Do these columns influence her life at all?
3. When did she start these columns?

English Post 4

I have only a few pages left of my book and I just wanted to write about if I think it is a good book or not. I do think my assumption in the beginning of this book was wrong, I did think that this was going to be a bad book, but it turned out to be pretty good. It wasn't my favorite of all the books I have read, and not one of Nicholas Spark's best in my opinion, but it did raise my standards about it and I am glad it turned out better than I thought. I do recommend this book to people who read Nicholas Sparks and want something a little different from him. This book still is romance but mystery too, it was a good mix but there wasn't so much of a mystery genre and that was what was upsetting otherwise it had a good plot to it, and did make me want to keep reading at some parts, but yes I will have to say it was an overall pretty good book.

English Post 3

My book is a very relatable book, women who are pregnant may understand this book better or people that have had troubles with there baby in the womb. I am almost done with my book and it is really fascinating how the couple in the book work out there problems. Right now in my book the girl Lexie is pregnant and she is having troubles with the baby and i am related my book to a show I watch right now on Netflix called One Tree Hill, there is part in the show that one of the main characters Peyton gets pregnant and finds out that if she has the baby there is a chance that she may die, it is kind of like the book because Lexie has troubles with her child, her child might be born with webbed feet or some sort of disability, both characters have to make a decision of having the baby or not, but the soon to be moms consider the babies before themselves.

English Post 2

My main characters are Jeremy and Lexie. They are a couple and are getting married after only knowing each other 3 months. There are good qualities about both of them, like that Jeremy is a very understanding character, he likes to fix problems and figure out a solution. Lexie is thoughtful character, but can be only thoughtful to herself and not think about the other people she may hurt or think about their feelings. Jeremy and Lexie are good together because Jeremy is good at resolving problems and if Lexie is upset Jeremy will be there to fix it. Lexie on the other hand is good for Jeremy because she thinks of ways to help situations and tries really hard to not start fights. There are a few bad qualities the characters have for example Jeremy isn’t a very good friend, he isn’t understanding with his best friend Alvin, he just pushes him away because he only wants to believe Lexie so he doesn’t start anymore fights. Some bad qualities Lexie has is that she doesn’t think about other people’s feeling and how it would hurt them or the relationship, but they are good for each other when it comes to the relationship.

English First Post

My book is called At First Sight by: Nicholas Sparks. The best thing about my book right now, is that it is very unpredictable. There are mysterious things that happen throughout the book and it makes you want to know why that happened or who did what. It definitely is romantic but also mysterious. I like that the book isn't just all about love and babies and marriage it has mysterious scenes within it that make it such a better, more interesting book rather than bland. Another good part is when the couple in the book find out things that could potentially ruin their relationship, but they pull it together, and work it out. I am hoping nothing drastic happens from now till the end, because it just might ruin it, but it also could make it better than it already is.

The worst thing about my book right now is one of the main characters Jeremy, could be getting lied to by his wife. I feel like there is something he doesn't know about his wife and he needs to find out, or something bad will happen. But I could be wrong, it's just his wife Lexie doesn't seem as innocent as she looks.

Final Post Bestsellers

This trimester, I have learned a lot about myself and books. I have learned that reading more than an hour makes me very irritated. I am not sure why but I will only read longer if the I am reading is so good I don’t want to put it down. There was one book I read this tri that I didn’t want to put down and it also changed my perspective on the author of the book, the book was called The Best of Me by: Nicholas Sparks. He definitely is my number one author right now, mostly because I haven’t read anything else written by anyone else this trimester… I know that’s kind of a bad thing, but it kind of not because I found an author that I know I won’t be disappointed in when I read any of his books. I would have liked to have read a book by a different author because I know I need to venture out of my box, but I just couldn’t help not reading his book, there just so good! I have also learned that I read books very slowly, I timed myself while reading one of my pages and it took around a minute and forty seconds, which to me doesn’t seem slow but I know it is compared to others. I don’t mind reading slow then I can fully understand what the author is writing and I visualize better that way. I found out that I absolutely love romance novels and they are the best books ever, but that is also because I didn’t really go out of my comfort zone to read anything different. I was assigned to read mystery and I did, it just had romance in it and it was Nicholas Sparks. In the future before I die I want to read all of his books, and then find another author that has a lot of books and read those. I don’t like boring books and it is hard for me to find one that looks good, because I really want to like it but I have to read parts of it first obviously, it’s just harder for me because I judge a book by the cover and the author sometimes. I did struggle with reading certain pages within in a certain time, I guess I just don’t like reading every single day, and that’s okay. There were some books I found through classmate’s books talks and when I looked some up and they are called First Love by: James Patterson, The Wedding by: Nicholas Sparks and Fifty Shades of Grey, that I know is inappropriate but I think I’ll manage. I hope over the next year I will be introduced to new authors and maybe even a new series, but for right now I’ll stick Nicholas Sparks. I have also learned over the trimester to read efficiently, not fast to where you finish the book in two days. Well at least for me I can’t read a book that fast and I don’t want to read a book that fast, the slower I read the more I will like the book and keep reading. Also reading to fast will just confuse me and I want to understand the book and just take me time. Overall I really liked this class and helped me understand reading better. Also it made me realize the kind of books I like and the ones that seem boring or not interesting. I liked having this class for reading and doing projects on books it was fun, helpful and challenging.

Book 3 Best Sellers

    At First Sight is exposed as mystery but you would think it was romance. I guess you could say it is both but knowing Nicholas Sparks (the author), it is a lot more on the romantic side. The mystery was very well put in, I will give him credit for making it a bit different than his other typical books.

    This book was kind of uninteresting in the beginning, very slow and more on the romantic side rather than the mysterious side, but I know Nicholas Sparks never fails, so I kept reading hoping it would get better just like my last book, I was a little unhappy about the beginning but it turned out great and I loved it. The characters in this book have really good personalities and it felt as if they were real and I knew what they were going through. The book turned out to be very realistic, and I felt almost as if to every problem, they had found some sort of solution. They made it through a lot together and it killed me to see what happened in the end, it happened so soon and unexpected. Jeremy then grows up and realizes, everything happens for a reason. The conflict in my book fit very well and I was surprised at how well it flowed in,I was happy with the outcome

    I love that the book stays in 3^rd person, like my mom when she tries to tell me funny stories about her tennis partners, and the book doesn’t change perspectives every time there is a new chapter. Having the author talk and explain every chapter makes it less confusing and more readable; it definitely makes me want to read more. The characters stay in character the whole book and the plot stays simple and doesn’t change at all. It all just flows together, and it isn’t predictable at all, it catches my eye when what I thought was going to happen doesn’t happen. There are mysterious parts that make me want to keep reading for sure, like when Jeremy gets a suspicious email from someone anonymous. I was impressed with the mysterious quality of the book itself, I didn’t think it had potential coming from Nicholas Sparks. I processed that the book was mystery and gave it a chance after a few pages.

    There are definite parts I would change like for instance Jeremy only met Lexi 2 months ago and they are already getting married. I wish they would have known each other for at least 6 months or more, which would make their marriage more trustworthy. There were weak points in the book that I can point out, like it being such a romance book, if someone wants a mystery book and they read the first 50 pages they might put it back. The author needs to start some mystery closer to the beginning so it pulls the reader back to it all the time.

“Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing—you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.” This quote fits Jeremy and Lexis relationship together, they have fights but get through them, like when Jeremy saw Lexi with her ex-boyfriend. Jeremy got mad and irritated by this and took out his anger on her, but in the end they figured it out and Lexi told him he needs to trust that she wouldn’t sacrifice their relationship together.

“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it...” this relates to my book because at first Jeremy’s family breaks him by saying this marriage is happening too soon and it isn’t going to work, they are rushing it. But Jeremy doesn’t care he is in love and doesn’t want anyone to ruin what he has right now. As the book comes to an end Jeremy realizes maybe this isn’t right, then something out of nowhere happens and the people who were there for him were his family and closest friends, the people who tore him in the beginning. They weren’t going to give up on him just like that, they had his back and were never going to leave his life.

   In conclusion I give this book a four out of five stars. I am a sucker for romance so it got me reading right at the beginning, but having mystery in it changed it for me and I was glad it wasn’t the same old lovey dovey stuff, it actually got me jumping off my feet at the results it gave while finding out all of this hidden stuff. I do recommend reading this but it isn't  my number one favorite.

Final Assesment for English

  Over the trimester I have grown as a writer/blogger. I learned new phrases and words that have helped me write more like an adult, and more maturely. My very first post was good for being my first I had a quote that I favored it is "Rhiannon demonstrates theme in the book by showing that no matter what A looked like, what gender A was, the skin color, or weight A was, Rhiannon excepted A for what kind of person he was not for his features. This is the type of people we should be, we are too busy judging people by what they look like and instead not caring about their personalities and caring about their features. Never judge a book by the cover" It taught me something, and I’m sure it taught others something to, it was inspirational and up lifting. It encourages insecure people to be who they are. A quote from a more recent post is "There definitely is a lesson throughout the book and it's to never change who you are if the person you want be is worse than who you really are. It's a great lesson and I think this is an inspirational book for some people it would be a fun book to read." I think this lesson is more relatable to me than the other one. This quote is from my most recent book Kiss me Tomorrow by: Susan Shreve, this book has changed my mood while making blogs, because of the happiness in it, and the care. It makes me want to right happier and more caring. The growth I have seen is writing more like how the book I am reading is written, it kind of sets my tone as a writer. But also I learned to use my book more and use evidence within my posts.

  During this trimester there are some things I struggled with, like remembering over the weekend to do a new blog post and picking a new prompt to write about each time. But a struggle I with actually blogging was finding the right words to replace my thoughts. I was thinking all this stuff to write down but I couldn't figure out how to type it in words. I think I have done a good job with typing what I am thinking, but I could do better. Also one last thing is, I could have answered the blogging prompts more informational, for example getting evidence from my book or using quotes. But over all I know I have improved. There are places where I have grown and strengthened like, writing more sophisticated, and not just writing so get the blog done. I actually take my time, answer correctly and answer right. People are going to look at these and when they read my posts they will picture the type of person I am, and I want that to be a good thing. Throughout the trimester I have definitely improved as a writer and as a person.

Behind The Genre Of Mystery

 

My genre is Mystery. The definition I found most appropriate was “Anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown” I got this off of Dictionary.com and it was very helpful for me to better understand what mystery is. I also found that the 10 most popular mystery authors were, James Patterson, John Grisham, Lee Child, David Baldacchi, Charles Rosenberg, Bobby Cole, Michael Connelly, Johnathan Kellerman, Janet Evanovich, and Tom Clancy. The top 10 most popular mystery books are Ghostman By: Roger Hobbs, Perfect Hatred By: Leighton Gage, The Golden Egg By: Donna Leon, Murder as a Fine Art By: David Morrell, A Delicate Truth By: John le Carré, The Abomination By: Johnathan Holt, How the Light Gets In By: Louise Penny, Tatiana By: Martin Cruz Smith, Death of a Nightingale By: Lene Kaaberol and Agente Friis. Mystery genres, have different protagonists ranging from police to private detectives, witches to faeries, and bakers to little old ladies, always have some characteristics in common. The main character is looking to solve a problem. Clues, are obvious and subtle, and are left behind and everyone in the story is a suspect. There are foreshadowing hints to keep the audience interested, suspenseful scenes, and often a red herring, or false suspect, to keep the audience guessing. Some awards given to this genre that I found on omnimystery.com are, The Edgar Awards, The Swedish Crime Novel Awards, The Glass Key Award, The Thriller Awards, The Best First Crime Novel Contest, and more. There are some interesting information about the mystery genre like that it has been around since the “Golden Ages”, there was a formula made to help establish classic English mystery, and there are other factual things I found on pbs.org.

So far my book is more on the romantic side but Im not at all surprised since it is a Nicholas Sparks book. I like it so far and I hoping for more of a twist to happen like something surprising or have the book be clingy like making me what to keep reading. Although I would have picked a more mysterious book I just like Nicholas Sparks so much I couldn’t resist a romantic-mystery!

Independent novel

I think there are real life issues reflected in the book, like Jonah (one of the main characters) finding new friends in middle school and leaving his best friend behind even though Blister (main character) is still there for him and watches out for him. There are lots of people who lose there best friend for some people who just popped up in there life. The author makes Blister look like the best friend ever and she is, she doesn't give up on Jonah. She knows Jonah's new friends are bad and she is helping him not be friends with them anymore. They author portays that good friendships shouldn't be abandoned and there is always room for new friendships but good ones and ones that don't leave your bestfriend behind. 

Independent novel

I think the author Susan Shreve wrote this book so middle school students and kids could relate to it. I know I can relate to some parts when I was in middle school last year and I'm sure others do to. I haven't heard of Susan Shreve before and she isn't that popular I would think. But her book Kiss Me Tomorrow is actually pretty good, maybe a little childish and not my favorite but I still like it. I think this book is for mostly people who are going into middle school but I wanted to read it after middle school to see if I could relate in anyways and I did a little. There definitely is a lesson throughout the book and it's to never change who you are if the person you want be is worse than who you really are. It's a great lesson and I think this is an inspirational book for some people it would be a fun book to read.

3rd book

My third book for this tri is called At First Sight By: Nicholas Sparks. I had no idea at first what I was going to read because I don't really read mystery that much but I used to read them In 6th grade. I choose this book mostly because it was written by Nicolas Sparks, and right now he is my absolute favorite author I just can never put his books down and I'm hoping this one is the same. His books amaze me and I was suprised he wrote a mystery book because he usually writes romance and I liked that it was different and I am glad I am used to his books so I don't get bored and I have something to expect with his writing. So far my book has interested me and is making me want to read more I just want to know why Jeremy (the main character) is marrying Lexie someone he just met, what made him make that decision? His whole family and his friend don't agree with what he is doing. I agree too, what makes him in love with her? I want the book to get more interesting right now it's just explaining mainly what the book is about, but I hope I get excited and don't want to leave the book, that's how I feel about most of his books. But so far yes I like it and I can't want to finish it and add to my collection of books that I have read of his.

Best Sellers

I think that I learned that I actually enjoy reading. When I was little I always liked reading childrens books and small chapter book, but when I started to have to read books for English in 7th grade I just got totally bored. I don't like that they choose the book for you, I only liked one book that I had to read and that was The Outsiders. I know what kind of books I like and that’s typically romantic non-fiction books or fiction, so that’s what I go for to read. I think it would be good to start reading other things like mystery or realistic-fiction. I used to read mystery a lot, but romance is really peaceful to read. I’m really in love with the Nicholas Sparks books, because they just seem so real and relatable, but I would like to be introduced to new authors like him, that write romance novels. I had heard of Nicholas Sparks for the longest time, but I thought I wouldn't really understand them until I understood romance. I don't tend to go for super long books like 300 pages is plenty for me, but I really want to read a series that is relatable for girls only and is written by an author I haven't heard of. I hope that by the end of this tri I can find new books and authors I really love, and try to explore past romance even though I will still read that type of genre.

English Independent Novel Post

One of the main charcters Jonah, Blisters best friend becomes a different person during the book. A new grade made him a new kid. Blister and Jonah were in sixth grade together and they had a talk show called Jonah The Whale. After sixth grade was over and they so called "grew up" seventh grade changed them. Blister became more mature and understood things better, but Jonah on the other hand thought he was becoming friends with the popoular guys but they were just using him. Blister trys to save Jonah from becoming a doormat, but it was to late Jonah was accused of something bad, he took the blame for the popular boys and it wasn't fair. So Jonah runs away and his mom is worried sick. Blister is the only one who can really help and find him, so she starts looking were he liked to go the most, and where his favorite place was and that was Mrs. Bixleys classroom (there sixth grade teacher) Blister knew he would be there because he was happy there and everything seemed so simple.

Where The Wild Things Are

I think the book was turned into a movie pretty well. It conveyed everything the book had into a movie with realistic characters and realistic places. I out of opinion didn't like the movie that much, it sure wasn't my favorite and it was kind of weird at some parts. I laughed sometimes to because the main character max looks a lot like my friend Matthew and it was just weird thinking of Matthew being an actor. Anyways the part where Max takes the boat ride to the mysterious island was in the book and it was portrayed well. The part in the book where a forest becomes his room and trees pop up in places did not happen in the movie, it would probably be hard to make that happen but that is one thing that wasn't portrayed in the movie. Otherwise the others parts were nicely laid out and the emotions in the movie were definitely more relatable in the movie. Another part that was conveyed in the movie that was in the book were the animals he meets they all looked exactly the same just more realistic, and the way they act like Carol acts friendly in the movie most of the time like he does in the book. Overall the book was a good kid’s book and little kids should enjoy it, adults too but mainly kids. The book was successful in turning into a movie in many ways. There were just a few things that I didn’t like and that weren’t in the movie that were in the book, but it was pretty good overall I just wasn’t a big fan, it wasn’t much of a movie I would recommend to people or my friends to watch. But it did reflect the book very well and that’s all that matter.

Blog Prompt for English

A text-to-self connection I have with my book is Blister's mom gets a new boyfriend that makes her happy and distractss her from crying all the time about her divorce. Blister on the other hand doesn't really like Frank the new boyfriend but she knows he makes her mom happy and she needs to except that. I can relate to this because my mom got a new boyfriend almost 3 years ago and I was definitly upset about it and I didn't like him at all but I realized that he makes my mom happy and he would do anything for her, so I just excepted that and let it be. I moved on with my teenage life and didn't about my moms any longer.

Another connection that can be made is text-to-text because in this book Blister has a guy bestfriend that goes to her school and they do everything together and tell eachother eveything. I can relate this to the book Troy High that I read in 7th grade, I loved this book and the story it was about, but in the book a girl has a guy bestfriend that goes to her school and they have problems but work them out and they help eachother out when bad things happen.

Post 5

My favorite book is actually the book I just finished The Best of Me By: Nicholas Sparks. This book was the best book I have ever read in my life, my reason for that are its romance, adventure, lessons, heartbreak, curiousness, shock, love and joy, and decision-making. This book was everything I love and more, I have never read such a well-written book in my life. This book would make a great movie it has so much potential to be #1 in the box office. Some of the other Nicholas Sparks books that have been made into movies I have loved and I think I could add this one to my collection. Nicholas Sparks is such a great other and for his books to be made into movies makes them even better because now they can actually be visualized instead of using imagery while reading. The movies have usually been pretty good with having the same things as the books, there are just little things that have been changed but some of the changes just make it even better. This books quality will make it be such a great movie I would watch it a million times if I could, I also think it will make a lot of money too, especially people that love his other movies and books and people that like romance like me. The audience will enjoy all the different things that happen in this book it really makes me want to read even more I enjoy it so much. If it became a movie it would probably need to be pretty long, my reasoning for that is because the ending is harsh but it needs to show what is happening 2 years later so it comforts the audience more. I cried at least 5 times during the time I read the book, the descriptive details in the book really bring tears to your eyes, and it makes you feel like you can see it all happening right there. I could imagine a lot of the events in the book and the places they were because of the details that are told. Nicholas Sparks really paid attention to helping the reader visualize everything. I also think that the roles for this movie should be actors and actresses known already and are know for this kind of movie. For playing the outgoing and caring women Amanda I think Rachel Mc’adams would be perfect but she was already casted for the notebook, which was a huge bestseller. Another actress that would be good is Reese Witherspoon, an actor for the role of Dawson would be Leonardo DiCaprio or Armie Hammer. This book could be absolutely great as a movie but it could make people made at how long it would be. But to understand everything and to end it well it would need to be long. For me there are some romance movies that I never want them to end they are so good, and I just want to keep watching and watching, if people keep an open mind and really get into the movie I think it will be a success and it will make lots of money. I would love nothing more than have this book made into a movie, I loved every bit of it and hope more people read it.

Vocab in independent reading novel

While i was reading my independent reading novel i noticed a few vocab words that i was unsure what they meant, one is
Indelible the way it is used in my book the definition is- containing indelible substance: containing indelible ink or lead. The quote it is from is "She would have written BLISTER with red indelible marker on the inside of the desk so other kids would know that she had been there.

Another word i was unsure of is
Insinuate the way it is used in my book it means- worm your way in: to introduce yourself gradually and cunningly into a position, especially a place of confidence or favor. The quote it is from is "She didn't like the way Frank Holt insinuated himself into her life, layin a claim on her."

The final word i found that i didn't know was
Knurly the way it is used in my book is means- having knurls or knots; gnarled