Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher 12.19.14

     This book was... amazingly sad. I know that's weird, but it's true. The only sad thing was that she killed herself. But, that doesn't make EVERYTHING else the happy thing. The only happy thing was the tape that Hanna was talking about Clay. She had a reason to live, and she didn't let herself take it. She threw it away. Clay was there for her, but she wouldn't talk to him, she wouldn't give into living.
     Over all, I would rate this book an 8. It was good, but I don't like the topic of suicide. NO ONE should ever choose suicide. In some ways, the people choosing suicide are very selfish. I can say that this wasn't one of my favorite books that I've read. You may love it, but don't choose suicide if you're having trouble. Just don't.

Because of Anya by Margaret Peterson Haddix (realistic fiction) 12.19.14

     I would rate this book a 10. It showed an enourmous amount of courage, hope, and kindness throughout the main characters. Anya is of course one of the main characters, and there are two more: Keely and Stef. Keely and Stef are in the popular crowd at school, and one day Stef notices that Anya is wearing a wig. Stef wants one of her 'friends' to go and tug on Anya's hair to see if she was wearing a wig.(plain rude!) Of course, since Keely is the 'friend' that they like the least, Stef and her pals made Keely do it(gladly Keely didn't), but Keely finally stood up for herself!
    Well, the school finds out about Anya wearing a wig, and she gets extremely embarrassed. Keely tried to figure out something to do for Anya, and suddenly it hit her. She could give Anya her hair! She ended up doing that, and Anya and Keely became friends. When Anya went back to school, she saw that Stef did the same thing. All of a sudden, she realized that Stef wasn't so bad after all.
     My favorite character would have to be Keely. The reason being is that Keely started out to be a shy, nervous girl. In the end, she was bold and daring; the total opposite of the Keely from the begging. I deffinately think that Keely is the type of person I would want to be!

Movie Review of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet

I would rate this movie a 3. My opinion on it is that it was good, but not a 5 star, watch it again movie. I was so mad whenever the main characters were killed off. The writer/editor should have know that the audience would be mad if the main characters were killed. Another reason as to why I rated this movie a three would be that the prince casts away Romeo because he killed Tybalt. Tybalt was going to die anyways because he killed Mercutio. The only difference was that Romeo killed Tybalt instead of the prince doing it! That made me extremely confused and mad. I guess the movie did have some good things about it too. For one, I just love the balcony scene. It's the scene that every girl wants in their life(but I would want to know the guy a little more). The balcony scene made the love of Romeo and Juliet definite. After that you could tell that they were madly in love with each other. Another thing that made this movie good would be that the two families hated each other. I would at first want the families to hate each other because it gave detail to the love story of the Romeo and Juliet. If there wouldn't have been the void between the two families, then all this story would ever be is romance. I know some people love romance, but there comes a time where there is too much romance.

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Living, Loving, Laughing, always being Happy!

Tiger's Destiny by Colleen Houck

     I truly loved this book. In the end. It made the part that I wanted so dearly to happen seem so sad. After that I actually cried. I didn't know what to think. Well, in this book(the 4th of the Tiger's Curse Series), Kelsey and Kishan are still together, and Kishan asks Kelsey to marry him. Without even knowing that she did, she said yes. Ren just about died right then and there. I forgot to say, but in the beginning, Mr. Kadam got caught and whenever the three musketeers(Kelsey, Ren, and Kishan) go back to their house, they find Mr. Kadam back at the house.

     They go and start their mission, but then they get caught by Lokesh and Mr. Kadam gets killed by Lokesh. Eventually, they go to the next realm, which was made mainly of fire. They meet this bird that help Kelsey realize which brother she truly loved. After that they got the rope of fire, and used it to travel to the time before Durga became a Goddess.

     In the end, Kelsey marries Ren, and Kishan marries Durga. I would give this book a 10 or a 9. Only because the author hooked me in very quickly. I also love the story. The author made me extremely mad and sad at the part that I was waiting for. Thankful the story turned out happy in the end.

A Child Called "It" by: Dave Pelzer (Biography) 11/6/14

 

     This book is about this boy, David, that starts out with a loving and caring family, but then for some reason his mother starts to abuse him, and it goes down hill from there. In the beginning of the book, he is at school, and the people of his school are helping David get away from his mother. They end up being successful.

     After that he describes how life was before his mother turned into a monster. Life was easy going, and every kid wanted David's mom to be their own. Whenever his mother turned into a monster, she first did it to all of the kids, then she singled David out and told him to look in front of a mirror and tell himself that he is a "bad boy". Then things started to get worse. His mother practically stopped feeding him in total, and he figured that he would have to find his own ways to feed himself. 

     When his mom and him were in the house alone, she tried to force him on the stove. During the 4th of July one summer, his mother stabbed him right under the ribs. Thankfully he wasn't severely injured.

     I look to Dave, or David, and a strong person, and in some ways I would love to be like him. Not to experience what he has been through, but just have his strength. I would definitely give this book a 10. Yes, it is frightening what he went through, but thankfully he got out in the end. 

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PAINTER'S POINT OF VIEW:

    Mind struggling, I, Leonardo Da Vinci, worked hard to get the final brushstroke into the exact position it needed to be in. I sighed and let the joy of the finished project come over me. The woman, Mona Lisa, was extremely patient with the project. While I, happy and joyful, have come to a conclusion that this painting was definitely worth the wait. Since times have been very rough due to an economy down-fall, I haven't really made that much money. With this picture, I'll be able to buy more that enough paint and food to get me through a couple of months. Shaking, I sat back down wondering if I would ever make another painting that would be sold for enough to live. Surely I would. Wouldn't I? Well for now all I have to do is marvel and the sight of my new creation. This painting sure did take the best of my abilities. The woman was just a wonderful model. She showed the state of the world right now, and the possibility of the art world that could come up. Some people would be jealous. I think most people would just enjoy the picture. Now that there is a new middle class, the drawings of the ages now will change and forever be changed. Now that I actually think about it, I think I should change the skin tone of her hands.They look as if she is wearing gloves on her hands.

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