Title: The Christmas Pearl
Genre: Fairytale
Author: Dorothea Benton Frank
It is about this woman named Theodora who is the one who keeps the family together. The family turned into a bunch of truculent knuckleheads. She brought them all together in South Carolina to celebrate. This Christmas to her isn't anything like any of her holidays as a child. The Christmas Theodora had someone speacial who heard her ask for help. With enough magic, and common sense to make Theodora's Christmas filled with love and alot of miracles that are ment to be. Theodora has a hard time as she has Christmas with the family, but soon finds something unexpected to happen.
In the book she has to over come alot of different opsticals. She has trouble with her family because her family is not the same as it used to be. Theodora is not used to alot of the things that happen because it was not like that when she was a child. She ask for help, and an angel helps her by blessing her. Theodora doesn't know it, but she is close to the angel.
I would like to request this book to people who like christmas stories, or stories that you think you can relate to, because with this book I know alot of people that may relate to Theodora's storie, or Life. She had to struggle to get her family back down to South Carolina, and in the end it was all worth it.
-Kasey L.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Book talk #5
Title: The freedom writers diary.
Author: The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell
Genre: Collection of essays
In the beginning of the book it starts out with a young teacher who just got her teaching license. She finally gets her first job as a teacher at a school in the "projects". The school she teachs at has alot of students that really do not care about going to school. They don't think there is any point in going because you have to fight, or earn what you have. To them school isn't going to help. Alot of them are in gangs, and fight everyday. At there school there is alot of territory, or turf that each gang protects. Step on the wrong side, and it is on between the two gangs. Most of the students just go to school because they have to.
In the middle of the book the teacher Mrs. Gruwell is working her way through the school year trying to find away to reach through to her students. She creates this way to reach out to them by having them write stories about their past, present, or future. She promises not to read them unless they want her to. As she reads them she finds out alot of interesting things that had happend to the students. Every one of them tell a different story. They all have different lives. They start to like Mrs. Gruwell because of the way she shows she actually cares about their education, and how they do in school.
At the end of the book she has an impact on all of their lives. She helps them raise their english levels higher, and higher. She gave them things to look forward to, or to actually work torwards. Every promise she makes she ends up going through with it, and makes them believe that someone out there actually cares. She brings all of the students together. They come out of their groups, and start to acutally get to know eachother instead of just labeling.
That is all im going to tell about the book, I will leave the rest for you. I like this book because it really shows alot about people in their lives, and what actually goes on in some places.
-Kasey L. period 01
Author: The Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell
Genre: Collection of essays
In the beginning of the book it starts out with a young teacher who just got her teaching license. She finally gets her first job as a teacher at a school in the "projects". The school she teachs at has alot of students that really do not care about going to school. They don't think there is any point in going because you have to fight, or earn what you have. To them school isn't going to help. Alot of them are in gangs, and fight everyday. At there school there is alot of territory, or turf that each gang protects. Step on the wrong side, and it is on between the two gangs. Most of the students just go to school because they have to.
In the middle of the book the teacher Mrs. Gruwell is working her way through the school year trying to find away to reach through to her students. She creates this way to reach out to them by having them write stories about their past, present, or future. She promises not to read them unless they want her to. As she reads them she finds out alot of interesting things that had happend to the students. Every one of them tell a different story. They all have different lives. They start to like Mrs. Gruwell because of the way she shows she actually cares about their education, and how they do in school.
At the end of the book she has an impact on all of their lives. She helps them raise their english levels higher, and higher. She gave them things to look forward to, or to actually work torwards. Every promise she makes she ends up going through with it, and makes them believe that someone out there actually cares. She brings all of the students together. They come out of their groups, and start to acutally get to know eachother instead of just labeling.
That is all im going to tell about the book, I will leave the rest for you. I like this book because it really shows alot about people in their lives, and what actually goes on in some places.
-Kasey L. period 01
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Book Talk #3
Book Title: Burned
Author: Ellen Hopkins
My rate: Way over 5 stars!
The main character is Pattyn Scarlet Von Stratten, She is a morman. She lives with her family that isn't so morman. Her dad drinks alot, and when he does he beats her mom. Well Pattyn doesn't really like going to church, and all that. She wants to live her life freely. Pattyn goes out to the woods every now, and then to get away from everything. When she is out there she likes to shoot her gun. One day when Pattyn goes to shoot her gun a couple of guys, and one girl drive up to her. She is attracted to one of the guys, but he is the one with the girl. The other guy likes Pattyn. She starts to fall for him, and she starts to hang out with them when she can. She starts to change. Pattyn starts to bend the rules a little bit. She starts to get into a little bit of trouble, and her behavior starts to change. Well her dad ends up sending her to her only aunt's house to live there for the summer. To punish her, or to keep her out of trouble. She ends up liking it down at her aunt's, and falls in love. When she really starts falling in love with this guy named Eathan her summer is almost to the end. Pattyn ends up getting ready to move back, and doesn't want to leave. She is scared her relationship with Eathan will end up like her aunt's relationship with someone special did. Eathan promised her that they will see each other again, and that everything will be ok. He drives her back home without her dad knowing. As she gets there her dad wants to let her know that just because she was gone nothing has changed. She walks in the house, Her dad is drunk, her mom is pregnant, and her sister has bruises all over. She finds out that the bruises are from her dad, because he stopped beating her mom since she was pregnant. The end is for you to find out, because I don't want to ruin it for people reading the book. I recommend the book to everyone!
Author: Ellen Hopkins
My rate: Way over 5 stars!
The main character is Pattyn Scarlet Von Stratten, She is a morman. She lives with her family that isn't so morman. Her dad drinks alot, and when he does he beats her mom. Well Pattyn doesn't really like going to church, and all that. She wants to live her life freely. Pattyn goes out to the woods every now, and then to get away from everything. When she is out there she likes to shoot her gun. One day when Pattyn goes to shoot her gun a couple of guys, and one girl drive up to her. She is attracted to one of the guys, but he is the one with the girl. The other guy likes Pattyn. She starts to fall for him, and she starts to hang out with them when she can. She starts to change. Pattyn starts to bend the rules a little bit. She starts to get into a little bit of trouble, and her behavior starts to change. Well her dad ends up sending her to her only aunt's house to live there for the summer. To punish her, or to keep her out of trouble. She ends up liking it down at her aunt's, and falls in love. When she really starts falling in love with this guy named Eathan her summer is almost to the end. Pattyn ends up getting ready to move back, and doesn't want to leave. She is scared her relationship with Eathan will end up like her aunt's relationship with someone special did. Eathan promised her that they will see each other again, and that everything will be ok. He drives her back home without her dad knowing. As she gets there her dad wants to let her know that just because she was gone nothing has changed. She walks in the house, Her dad is drunk, her mom is pregnant, and her sister has bruises all over. She finds out that the bruises are from her dad, because he stopped beating her mom since she was pregnant. The end is for you to find out, because I don't want to ruin it for people reading the book. I recommend the book to everyone!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Book Talk #2
Book Title: Crank
Author: Ellen Hopkins
My rate: Way over 5 stars!
In the beginning of the book the main character in the book is a girl named Kristina, who is very good in school, and has always had good grades. She also lives with her mom because her dad, and mom are split up. In the middle of the book Kristina ends up moving down with her dad for the summer just to see him. She hasn't seen him in years. When she moves down there she ends up meeting this guy named Adam aka Buddy. She falls head over heels for him. At the end of the book she ends up getting into a drug that she normally wouldn't have, with Adam. A drug called Crank. Kristina's dad doesn't give a crap about what she does. He actually does crank with her, and tells her how a few beers would help. When she ends up coming back up to her mom's house she doesn't know what is going to happen because she isn't used to using the drug, and trying to hide it. Also she has another secret she is keeping from her mom.
If you want to know more, read the book. I recommend this book to everyone!!!
Author: Ellen Hopkins
My rate: Way over 5 stars!
In the beginning of the book the main character in the book is a girl named Kristina, who is very good in school, and has always had good grades. She also lives with her mom because her dad, and mom are split up. In the middle of the book Kristina ends up moving down with her dad for the summer just to see him. She hasn't seen him in years. When she moves down there she ends up meeting this guy named Adam aka Buddy. She falls head over heels for him. At the end of the book she ends up getting into a drug that she normally wouldn't have, with Adam. A drug called Crank. Kristina's dad doesn't give a crap about what she does. He actually does crank with her, and tells her how a few beers would help. When she ends up coming back up to her mom's house she doesn't know what is going to happen because she isn't used to using the drug, and trying to hide it. Also she has another secret she is keeping from her mom.
If you want to know more, read the book. I recommend this book to everyone!!!
-Kasey
Friday, October 2, 2009
*I'm blogging again(:
I am finally finished with the book! Woo-hoo! It actually ends up being a really good book. I finished it, and now I just re-read the first section. I found out alot more than what I did the first time I read it. I would tell anyone to re-read the book if you liked it because you end up finding alot more stuff out that way. Well this is my last blog for the book. ! Thanks for reading!
--♥Kasey!*(:
--♥Kasey!*(:
!BlOGGiNG AGAiN!*(:
I like the book that we are reading in class. I didn't really like it at first when we started to read it, just because I didn't. This book is one of those books that you just have to read on to get in to it. I would reffer this to anyone who likes to read those types of books. I Hope you like my review on the book(: Byeeee!
--♥Kasey(:!
--♥Kasey(:!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
*bLOGGiNG AGAiN ! (:*
The book to me is confusing when you first start reading it, But I still like the book. I really didn't get it when I first read the first section. The second section is easier to understand, and same with the third section. Also the first section bores me to death, but I managed to get through it. I fell asleep the first time I read the book. After wards the book got a little better, and kept me up. Haha. (: Well that is my experience with the book so far. Later..
--♥Kasey(:
--♥Kasey(:
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