Book Reccomendations for "How I Lost you"

    So far i really like this book. It closely resembles the work of Sarah Dessen, and other authors of that genre. It starts by plunging you into the scene of a paintball game. Kya and Grace vs. an all boy team.Both of them get labeled as "girls" and the boys definitely don't expect the girls to win the match.  On top of all that pressure, Lady Grinders, their dream college has come to scout them out. Later on in the book, we find out Kya has a dark secret. But, it is not reveled to the readers immediately. A book i would defiantly recommend for reader who enjoyed this book is: Just Listen, By Sarah Dessen. Both of the books have similar genres, and the plot has some differences but there are also some similarities present. In just listen two people bond over their love of music. In this book they bond over paintball. I think both books are written very well, and i would recommend both of them.



                                                                                

The Arrow and The song Reccomendation.

Today i have read the poem by Henry wadsworth longfellow, Titled"the arrow and the song"
It is an interesting poem, written from a new perspective and really opened my eyes a little. Maybe some things we say or do wont matter to us, but they mean the world to someone else.

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.


Source: The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Famous Friendship Poems http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/famous/poem/the-arrow-and-the-song#ixzz2hzLSHIjd
I would recccomend the peom "A psalm of Life" also by the same author. Mr.Longfellow has a distinctive and unique way of writing.

 Let us, then, be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait.

I found this stanza espicially inspiring, even though his work is a little old, i think it can still apply to many areas of life today.

Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

Today i have read the poem Nothing Gold Can Stay. This is written by Robert Frost.

 

 

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

 

 

This poem is talking about how there are very beautiful things in life, but all of them at one point pass away.

 

 'Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.'

 

This line is comparing everything good in life to a flower, and the very short life span it holds. The good things in life pass too quickly.

 

 

 

'Nature's first green is gold'

 

Here he is stating that green is just as valuable as gold. This is because no plant stays green forever, there will be a time where it has to whither away. I think RObert Frost really conveyed his message well through his well thought-out imagery.I am infering that Robert would like more time, because nothing gold can stay. It dosent last forever, i infer peom means that we need to make the best of what we have now, we never know how long we have it for. This whole poem sounds a little bit meloncholy, and bittersweet.

 

"So dawn goes down to day."

 

From the placement in the peom i can infer that he dosent want the day to end, He wants the flowers and green leafs to stay forever. Also in this peom he  uses rhymes like "gold,hold,stay,and day".

 

 

 

I think this picture personifies the first sentence.

 



Characters

In my book, Someone elses Life, The main character,Rosie is met with some difficult chioces.

She is just teenager but Rosie has a lot of pressure piling on her. She might test positive for Huntingtons and basicly only have a couple more years to live until she goes crazy. During the story, Rosie finds out that she was switched at birth. And the girl she was switched with might be postitive to Huntingtons also. Now, Rosie is detirmined to find her and tell her. Rosie is very sweet to others, but on the inside questions are churning. At first Rosie was hostile to the other girl. She kept on thinking about how she stole her life. Then Rosie understands that it wasnt anyones fault and her anger should not be directed to the other girl. Rosie and her real dad form a deep bond and trust each other exclusivly.

Recomendation

A book i would definitely recommend is Someone Else's life.

This book is filled with surprises that will keep you on the edge of your seat.  The book starts with Rosie grieving for her dead mother. Her mind is filled with worry that the same thing that killed her mother, Huntington , will kill her also. Rosie has a 50% chance of inheriting this disease. Right before she gets the results from the doctor, Rosie is devastated to find out she is not her mothers biological daughter. A family friend had switched 2 babies because she thought one was not going to survive.This book has many different plot twists so if that's what you are looking for in a book, this will be great for you. Rosie and her boyfriend go traveling on their gap year and unexpectedly come upon Rosie's real mother. The famous Kat.

This book is great for anyone who likes a little mystery or suspense. Out of 10 i would rate it an 8.5. This book also has a wonderful theme:Family isnt always related by blood, as long as love is present in the relationship.

Reading Skills

Currently I have been reading the book "Someone Else's Life" By Katie Dale.

This book started with a teenager who thinks she has inherited Huntington's disease from her mom. Later on in the book we find out that her "mom" was not in fact her biological mom. Rosie is utterly devastated to discover that she was switched at birth. The story progresses to Rosie setting out on a journey to find her real parents and the baby she was switched with. Towards the conclusion, Rosie is met with an onerous choice that will ultimately decide her fate.

A text by text connection i have made has to do with a similar quote I found in 2 separate novels. The quote is originally form William Shakespeare's, "Romeo and Juliet"
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"What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet."

I think this quote really strengthens both novels, even though they are on completely different subjects. A text to world connection i would like to make is to the t.v. show "Switched At Birth". The show talks about a similar circumstance where 2 babies were switched at birth and eventually find each other in the end. Which is the main outcome of both of these stories.One of them is blind, which also relates back to the girl with Huntington's. Lastly i would like to make a text- to self connection to this book. Rosie takes a trip to New York to find her mother, and i have also been to NY. Rosie and i find that it is a interesting place,brimming with life. A specific quote from pg.98,

"The ground is sprinkled with snow but the sky is a brilliant blue as we finally land in New York."Both of us have taken the ferry across the water to the island to see the statue of Liberty. Rosie says,"I gaze up at the massive green lady,her torch held high above the lights of Manhattan. The view of the city shooting like rockets up into the blue,blue sky,the air crisp and clear, the waves sparkling far below. What a sight to greet all the immigrants about to start a new life in the Land of Opportunity."

 When i saw the statue, i was thinking something along the same lines.

A prediction i would like to make is that , will find a way to live with her step sister and her real father. Also, i think she will confront her grandmother about this issue.A question i would like to ask is why did Kitty run away from Rosie? Why did she not want a baby at that time, but she wants one now that she is famous? Another question is did Rosies grandmother always know that Rosie was not in fact blood related to her?

Character promt

 

 

 

 

 

               When A was first introduced, I had a negative connation about him. This was because he starts with telling the reader that he lives in a different body every day. That made me wonder did he kill the real person? Later on in the novel I realized, that A had no control over anything. I think if A could stop the body switching, he would. Then, I began to feel bad for A because he only had one day. He was moving around in all these bodies, but he never could stay longer. He could never live in the same house, talk to the same people, wear the same clothes again. The fact that A never wanted to harm anyone made me change my mind about him. He made sure he did exactly what they would do, so no one would suspect a thing.

Characters

There are two main characters in Every Day By Davd Levithan.

The first one is A. A floats from one body to the next. Every night at exactly midnight, he is plucked out of his current body and into a new one. A falls in love with Rianhhon, a girl he met. Over the course of the whole book A can't stop thinking about her. Interaction as little as possible has become one of his mottos. He rarly tries to mess with other's lives. But with Riahhon, he makes an exception.

The second main character would be Riahannon. Riahannon attends the local high school and has a boyfriend named Justin. Much like a typical teenager. But when she meets A, her life flips upside down. She cant deny that she and A have a spark. But she also cant accept it. Riannhon feels very overwhelmed by A's problem, and she is not able to come to terms with it.She feels it is really complicated and she and A can never be together .But truly, deep down she wants to be with A.  Towards other people Riannhon is very closed off. Riahannon opens up to her friends and A. More towards the end of the book I can say that she becomes more open.

Another theme for this book might be, love has no limitations. I would say this because Riahannon loves A no matter what body he may be in.

Theme and Summary

This week I started reading Every day, by Davis Levithan. 

I would say one of the central ideas this book revolves around is diversity. The main character ,A, takes over bodies of different teenagers everyday. Every single person was unique. They thought and acted differently. One was a star athlete, another was a girl wrestling with drug addiction. There was a teenager struggling with his weight problems. Another person was the formidable school bully. I think this book really showed all the different types of people out there. Also, It showed me that some people deal with a lot of stuff, even if they don't show it. 

Day 6025:

In this chapter A talks about the boy who was having a hard time with his weight. Finn Taylor weighs 300 pounds and every day is a challenge for him. It takes him so much energy to walk or even drive a car. when Finn gets to school it gets worse. All the kids and teachers treat him like an outsider, they dont want to get near him. They almost treat him like he is contagious. Because of this and the sheer willpower and strength it takes to function, Fin feels like giving up.

Let me take my seat at the table

Even though I may be differently able

My experience, my passion the authentic me

Can help add value for your company.

This poem by Simma Lieberman really supports the theme. Diversity, is never a bad thing.

http://simmaliebermansinclusionblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-am-diversity-outstanding-poem.html

Text structure

the commonality between the text is use of allusions.

In the I have a dream speech, he references the emincimation proclamation. The benifits is that that most people know about that, so they can relate.

If I use this in my writing piece it will be more relatable.

The common core: identity the connections between structure and how it benifits the piece.

                                                      Summer Reading

  I would rate The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, a nine out of ten.

This book is about two teenagers named Hazel and Gus. Both of them have cancer.Toward the end of this book, Gus has a relapse of cancer and he becomes very ill. Its very hard for both Hazel and Gus to cope with this. Throughout the story,  Hazel's family is always there for her, even though, most of the time she dosen't realize it. I would say the theme of this book is support. Even when Hazel feels alone, there were always people supporting her.