Choice Book Report - Quarter 2

Part One:

I read the book Something like Fate By: Susane Colasanti. The main character’s name is Lani. Lani has long brown hair and likes to wear dresses, but she is not a girly girl. She is a junior. She is a Taurus which means that she loves nature, seeks comfort, connects with the Earth, into serenity, stubborn, passionate, and nurturing.

 One characteristic of Lani is that she connects with the Earth and is very into “being green”. She is the president of Our World. Our World is her school’s environmental club. A senior is supposed to be president but the club voted and Lani got to be the new president instead. One day Lani makes posters to show bottles, cans, and trash. A guy walks up named Jason to dump his tray for lunch. He throws all of his trash into the bin marked trash. Lani yells at him telling him that he should look at the signs. She tells him that he has to dig in the garbage and separate all of his trash into the correct bins. He decides to do as he is told. Lani thanks him for separating his trash.

Another characteristic of Lani is that she is very hopeful. Lani’s best friend Erin is dating Jason. The minute that Lani and Jason meet Lani feel like she has a connection with Jason. Lani knows that Jason is off limits though so she tries to keep her feelings back. Lani and Jason talk to each other and find out that they both like each other. Neither of them wants to tell Erin. Then, Erin goes to a camp for the summer and Jason breaks up with her by letter. Lani and Jason start dating without telling Erin. Erin is writing to Lani and is devastated, she doesn’t know what she did wrong. Erin says that Jason wrote her saying “it was me not you”. In the end Erin forgives Lani and Jason. Lani never gave up on her feelings for Jason and they ended up together.

My last characteristic of Lani is that she is very determined. Lani doesn’t know how to swim and was too scared to because of her car accident. Lani was in a car accident with Erin and Erin’s mom. Erin’s mom drove off the road into a pond and their car started to sink. Erin helped Lani escape. They just sat in the back of the car keeping their heads above water and eventually someone called 911. Lani said that she would never swim again. Eventually she decided to try swimming lessons. After a few lessons Lani wanted to quit, but she didn’t. Jason also helped her get over her fear of going into the water by walking with her until she was floating and watching her carefully.

That is why I think that Lani is into “being green”, hopeful, and determined.

Part Two:

          There were a few conflicts in the book, but one stood out the most.

          Erin is in love with a guy one week and the next week it is someone brand new. Erin tells Lani that she is “in love” with this guy named Jason. She says that they were partners for a lab experiment and he was “totally flirting” with her. The next week Erin and Jason are dating. Lani is a little surprised since she just found out that Erin liked him. Erin decides that she wants Lani to meet Jason so they meet at a pizza place. The second that Lani meets Jason she has an instant connection with him. She feels that fate has brought them together. Jason and Lani talk the whole night and Erin doesn’t suspect a thing. Lani’s friend Blake keeps teasing her about Jason. Lani can’t decide if she likes him or not. Finally Lani admits that she has feelings for Jason and decides that she is going to tell him. Lani tries to hide her feelings because Jason is off limits and there is no way that she would ever be able to date him. One day Jason pulls Lani into an empty classroom and tells her that he has a very big crush on her. Lani says that she does too. Now, Lani has a choice to make. She either has to tell Erin the truth or she has to hide her feelings. Eventually she will have to tell Erin. Lani decides to keep her feelings to herself and not tell Erin until it is necessary.

           If I were Lani, I would have probably done the exact same thing. I think that Erin doesn’t need to know. If Erin would’ve found out I think that she would have been devastated. She probably would have broken up with him and then she wouldn’t have talked to Lani. Erin would say why don’t you go out with him now that he is single, it didn’t stop you when he was dating somebody. She would also say that you stole my boyfriend. Erin would probably turn the whole school against Lani. She did that in the book. Erin would find out eventually, and she did in the book too. I wouldn’t want to hurt my best friend like that. I think that telling her is worse than keeping your feelings to yourself in my opinion.

           That is why I would have done the exact same thing as Lani in the conflict that she was in.

Choice Book Report - Quarter 1

We are SO Crashing your Bar Mitzvah!!

          I read the book: We are SO crashing your Bar Mitzvah!! By: Fiona Rosenbloom. The main character is Stacy Freidman. Stacy is thirteen years old and is in eighth grade. She has long curly brown hair. Stacy’s parents have just recently split and her dad is living with his new girlfriend named Delilah. Stacy lives with her mom who is still upset about the divorce and hasn’t completely moved on yet. She is hanging out with this guy named Alan but she is not sure if she likes him enough to be in a real relationship with him. Stacy and her brother Arthur are okay with it though. Stacy is still kind of upset about her parents split.

Stacy and her best friend Lydia are going to go to “First Night”. First Night is the night before school starts and all of the junior high kids meet at the lake in the sculpture garden of PepsiCo. Lydia and Stacy spend all day trying to find the perfect outfit. They try on all sorts of stuff: Converse high-tops, black footless leggings, a jean skirt, a green studded belt, a short kilt with a big safety pin, and they straighten their hair stick straight. They were told to wear this by a girl they met at camp named Lalia. She knows what is “in style”. Stacy is trying to be someone else. When they get back from camp her other friend Kelly has now befriended the mean girls in school called the Chicas.

At the First Night a guy comes named Eben. He is Kym’s cousin (Kym is the leader of the Chicas). Eben is inviting people to his Bar Mitzvah. Everybody in the school gets invited except for Lydia and Stacy. So they decide to crash his Bar Mitzvah. The Chicas and Kelly aren’t wearing what Lydia and Stacy are wearing instead they are wearing flowy tops, gauchos, and flats. So after the First Night Stacy and Lydia go to the mall and buy all new clothes to fit in. They want to be part of the Chicas.

Stacy is very insecure about herself and her ultimate goal is to become popular. She starts to tell lies about herself and how cool she is to impress the Chicas. Everything soon back fires and Kelly, Lydia, the Chicas, and the whole entire school don’t even want to be seen with her. Stacy has a moment of reconciliation and she realizes that she needs to be herself. She apologizes to everyone and then they all become friends again.

          I think that one of the themes for this book is stay true to yourself. You shouldn't care about what other people think. Stacy and Lydia follow with what is “in” in fashion and the clothes are definitely not their personality. They are just trying to fit in as best they can. They change their whole look, how they talk, and how they act just to become popular! One example is that after the First Night Stacy and Lydia realize that the Chicas are not wearing the same type of clothes they are wearing. They go and buy a whole new wardrobe just to fit in. Another example is when Stacy and Lydia arrive at the First Night they are riding their bikes. The next day they find out that no one is riding their bikes anymore so they have their moms drop them off.

Another theme is to not lie because it will come around back to you. No one likes a liar. Just be yourself and people will like you for who you are. Stacy and Lydia lie about how they are so cool now and how they know famous people when they really don't. As a result no one talks to them for a week. It took a lot to gain everyone's trust back.

 A third theme is to not betray your friends even if you get into a fight. Kelly and Stacy were best friends before summer, but after Kelly ditched Stacy and Lydia to be with the Chicas. Stacy and Lydia spy on Kelly and the Chicas one day and they over hear Kelly saying that Stacy and Lydia are stupid and that they are weird. Then everyone laughs. Kym made Kelly say those things otherwise she wouldn’t be able to be friends with the Chicas anymore.

My last theme is you have to learn to deal with change. Stacy does not want everything in her life to keep changing. She wants her family back with her Mom and Dad still married. She also wants her friends back the way they were with Lydia and Kelly as her best friends. Stacy soon realizes that things in life are always going to be changing and you have to learn to live with the changes. Sometimes the changes in your life turn out to be amazing things.  These are just some of the many themes for We are SO Crashing your Bar Mitzvah!!

Memoir 2

One cold winter day my dad said that he wanted to go look at dogs. My brother Logan went with him. They went to a trailer park and the place was loaded security cameras. The man said they had the cameras because a few days earlier someone had shot one of the man’s dogs! Logan and my dad went inside the trailer home and there were big dogs and puppies running around everywhere. There was dog poop and food scattered all around the floor. My dad thought he had stepped in some! The man said that Logan could pick out what ever dog he wanted. Logan picked the only one that was not running around. She was a chocolate lab puppy and had ocean blue eyes. My dad and brother left as fast as they could. My mom and I were at home thinking of names for a chocolate lab. We had decided on Coco or Tori. I called my dad and Logan picked up. I asked, “So have you decided on a name yet?”

            He said, “Yeah, I want to name her Chloe.” At least that is what I thought he said.

He really said, “ Yeah, I want to name it Cody.”

            I replied, “Ok,” and hung up the phone. My mom asked what he said.

            I responded, “ Her name is Chloe.”

           

            A few minutes later Dad and Logan came home. Logan yelled happily, “This is Cody!”

            “What!?!?” was all I said.

            “I said, this is Cody!” he yelled even louder.

            “I thought her name was Chloe. You do know that it is a girl right?”

            “Oh. I didn’t know that!”

            Our family decided on calling her Chloe but my mom still wanted to name her Coco. Chloe is a very energetic dog now. She is 2 years old and is still all puppy. Every once in awhile we will find a shoe that belongs to the neighbors. She is an amazing dog and my best friend.

           

           

Memoir

It was Earth Day and I was 8 years old. It was a wonderful Saturday and my family and I had been playing outside all day. We had been playing on the swing set and then we would play football while my mom sat on the side lines and watched us.

                Later that day I had been down stairs watching some TV and I came up to get a drink of water. I saw that my mom and dad were petting Molly and they were just sitting there. I thought that that was weird and then I went back down stairs. A little bit later I was hungry so I went to get a snack. My mom and dad were still sitting there by Molly. So I called up my brother Logan and we went outside. My mom and dad were crying. Then they told us that we were going to have to put Molly to sleep. I knew what that meant and I started to cry. Logan didn’t understand so my mom explained it to him. He started to cry too. We sat there and began to pet Molly. Then my dad got the truck. He had to lift Molly into the truck because she couldn’t walk. My dad took her collar off and gave it to me and then we all had to say good bye to Molly. The truck rolled out of the drive way and we all started to bawl. My mom asked if Logan wanted any Macaroni and Cheese (that was his favorite food at the time) and he said yes, so we all went into the house to try to enjoy the rest of this beautiful Earth day.

                My dog Molly was 13 years old when she died. I loved her to death and so did my whole family. Molly was a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. She was a gift from my mom to my dad on his birthday before they were married. One time I was dressing up in a big poufy dress and plastic sandals and I thought that maybe Molly would want to dress up too. I went and got sunglasses, my plastic sandals, a hat, a necklace, and a purse. I put everything on her and I took a picture. My dad couldn’t believe that she hadn’t moved or walked away. My dad always said how amazing she was at hunting. She was my protector. Molly was the perfect dog.

                 

Introduction

Heyy!!:)

My name is Hannah. I enjoy running, hanging out with friends, going to my cabin, and painting my nails!! I LOVE dogs and HATE cats. I have one brother who is 11 and I am the oldest!! In my free time I like to do sports. I love Softball, Cross Country, Track, and I sorta like golf. I enjoy watching Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, and Soccer. I love the college Villanova. I love Sunny days and I hate rainy days. That's all about me!!:) BYE!!