My reactions

In the book "for the love of money" by Omar Tyree the character reacts to different situations similar to the way I would react. For example, the main character Tracy, who is known as "fly girl" which is the title of part one to this book, in the story she's suppose to have had wrote the book "fly girl" and she was going back to her high school in her old neighborhood to talk to the kids about the book but we all know teenagers today does not have very good listening skills they seem to always judge before allowing people to speak. That's exactly what they did to her they immediately began to jump down her throat criticizing her book, the only ones that were listening and allowing her to speak was the young ladies who is the majority of the ones who actually read the book.The boys were being books and automatically she was annoyed and her reactions was the same as mines would of been, "come at the boys" she didn't hold anything back she said exactly what was in her mind and the young ladies of the high school had her back because they all know how ignorant and rude boys are. How she react to the situation wasn't troubling at all for but but it may have been for those adults in the room. Some people feel a n adult you have to talk to younger people in a different matter but I feel as if she had every right to say what she had to say simply because if there old enough to say it how it is there old enough to be taught the way it is.

Tracy language was sort of unappropriated for the situation but the boys where saying inappropriate things as well. I know if I was in that situations I would of probably acted the same way maybe even worst, but as I read I was behind her as well as the other female characters at the school. To me she wasn't in the wrong, but as oppose to others, she was. She's an adult and she's suppose to go about the situation in a different direction. More in a positive direct then the negative, because she's suppose to be an role model, there were plenty of girls in that high school that looked up to her. Even though they didn't disagree with her other adults did, that's why the way she handle the situation could be troubling for her.

A Stranger Is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark

In this book there are many conflicts that just pop out at you. You never know when there is one coming. I look forward to learning about how all the conflicts in my book are going to be resolved. For instance, there's this man named Steve. His wife got murdered by a man named Ronald. Ronald is supposed to be going to jail in a couple of days for murder but he wants revenge on Steve for putting him in jail. So Ronald kidnapped Steve's son Neil. Now Steve has to follow Ronald's directions to get his son back alive. So now I want to know if Steve's going to follow his directions and I want to know if Neil is going to die. I want to know what's going to happen to the people who are starting these conflicts and what's going to happen to the people who are the innocent ones in these conflicts. I think the characters in this story will face horrible problems.

They may face problems they can't take. For example, going to prison for a long time or maybe even life. The main character Steve is a nice and very honest person. I think all the problems he is going through will be resolved. Hopefully his son Neil and his girlfriend Sharon Martin will get returned safely. Steve has been through too much for him to not get his family back. Everything will change when Ronald Thompson is put in jail and they know that everything is safe now. The one person who committed crimes and murdered many people will now be put in jail. But before all this can happen the police has to find Ronald and put him away for life.

Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer Pages: 1-144

So, the book I'm reading is about this early twenty something kid who
is pretty alienated. It's a nonfiction book, and since I haven't
summed it up yet in a previous response, it's about a kid who is
searching for meaning in life and seeks this meaning by exploring.
At the beginning of the book we find out that he ends up dying in the
middle of Alaska to exposure.

Even though I think I'm supposed to, I'm having a really hard time
identifying with the main character, Chris McCandless. I look at
the cover and there's this picture of Emile Hirsch portraying
McCandless. He's a good looking kid, and he's kind of sitting in this
"top of the world" type dominant pose. The author seems to really
identify with the character, and spends a couple of chapters relating
his own similar experiences. And McCandless is seemingly the rugged,
individualistic antihero that Americans celebrate.

But, I can't get into him, and I think it's because I'm a parent
now. I see the way this kid abandoned his parents, went off into the
middle of nowhere, took chances, didn't write home, and espoused his
theories on the way life works to whomever would listen, and I'm
like, "dude...call your mom, dad and sister. They're worried sick."
The kid is kind of portrayed as this spiritual, deep Thoreau quoting
prophetic figure, but he just strikes me as naive and self centered.
I don't know what I'd do if I was his parent. I would be devastated
if my son took off after graduating college and just disappeared.
It's really rather sad.

(By the way, if you're wondering, this response is to the 7th bullet
under character. The total length of this response is 279 words. I
summed up the book to start because I figured you'd need that
information, but then I really tried to stick to talking about
whether or not I identified with the main character and why.)

The Outsiders

This book is about three brothers that are part of a gang. Their gang is called "greasers", they always get in a gang fight with another gang called "Socs". The author of this book is S.E. Hinton.

One thing I like about this book is its about how some kids around the world actually grow up in gangs. There is also one thing I don't like about this book which is the time setting. This book is set more in the 80's than in modern time.

"For The Love Of Money", Omar Tyree

The book "For The Love Of Money" by Omar Tyree is about a girl who is known as "fly girl", this book as actually the sequel of the book "Fly Girl" also by Omar Tyree. This book is basically about the young African American women growing up in a particular neighborhood and how she likes the finer things in life. Her life story as I would say to describe her is "money, money and more money".

One thing I like about this book is that this book is fiction but it has real life basics about it. I love books that describe different things that could or has happen before. Even though it's fiction I'm sure that there's someone in the world who can relate to this book.

1st post

A Stranger Is Watching by Mary Higgins Clark
This novel is about a man named Steve trying to get revenge on this guy Ronald Thompson. Ronald Thompson killed Steve's wife Nina. Steve met a new woman and he's trying to get his son to like her. But since his mom's death he 's been in shock. Now since Ronald Thompson is about to go to jail he wants revenge on Steve.

I like this novel because it's a suspense story. It makes you want to read more to see what's going to happen next. It's something very interesting and very mysterious. I like to read mysterious books because it just makes you want to read more and it has you thinking about how the end of the book is going to end.

Your 1st Post!

Today in class we will be posting to our blogs. To keep things simple, this
first post will be a kind of introductory thing. Here's what I'd like each
of you to write (make sure it is under your own display name):

1. In 2-3 sentences, give us a taste of the book. What is the title? Who
is the author? What is the "gist"? (It's about a girl who...)
2. In a separate paragraph of 2-3 sentences, finish this sentence: One
thing I like (or don't like) about the book so far is...