by Lisa Tucker
I haven't finished this book yet--in fact, I've barely started it--but it is such an incredible book I couldn't wait to blog about it. From the few chapters that I've read, I can already tell that it's going to be powerful, well-written, and probably make me cry. So far, it's about a girl, Leeann, who's mother is dead and father is MIA. She lives with her sister, Mary Beth, who is a song reader, that is, she analyzes songs people have had stuck in their head and can predict the future from them. Rereading that sentence, it sounds pretty cheesy, but the novel is also full of dark-sounding foreshadowing. I already can tell that something terrible is going to happen. According to the book jacket, Mary Beth is going to make a mistake when she's reading someone's songs. From the foreshadowing I've seen, it seems more like someone isn't going to follow her advice, and it's going to hurt her.
I have quite a few predictions about this book already. First is that the girls' dad is going to make a reappearance. He left them when Leeann was young, but it seems like he had a mental disorder of some kind that made him unstable. I'm getting the feeling that he's going to come back and complicate their lives. My second prediction is that something bad is going to happen, probably someone's death. The whole book so far has been these dark, foreboding hints at something terrible to come. I'm morbidly excited to see what it is.
~Marcella
Monday, September 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Making a Splash: Whitney
by Jade Parker (248 pg)
This book is the third in a series about three girls who work at a water park during the summer. This one is told from the perspective of Whitney. She didn't know the other two girls, Robyn and Caitlin, before the summer started, and she hasn't told them much about herself. She's insecure because her old best friends had taken embarrassing pictures of her and put them on the internet. Then she finds out that the guy she likes is being paid by her dad to "watch over her". She totally freaks and stops talking to him, then refuses to talk about it with her real friends because she's paranoid that they're gonna tell the whole world. I wanted to write a letter of advice to Whitney, since she was going through a difficult time.
Dear Whitney:
I just wanted to tell you to trust people more. Even though some people are totally mean and backstabbing doesn't mean everyone is. It's okay to have fun with people like Robyn and Caitlin, people who are nice, fun, and trustworthy. If they haven't done anything to betray your trust, you can open up to them. Friends can make everything easier! Also, you should try to see things from other people's perspectives. Maybe if you had taken the time to talk to Jake about the what he's doing, you would have found out that he really did like you. Once you find real friends, you should stick with them. Don't be tempted by fakers again! Most of all, always be yourself. If someone can't accept you for who you are, you don't need them.
~Marcella
This book is the third in a series about three girls who work at a water park during the summer. This one is told from the perspective of Whitney. She didn't know the other two girls, Robyn and Caitlin, before the summer started, and she hasn't told them much about herself. She's insecure because her old best friends had taken embarrassing pictures of her and put them on the internet. Then she finds out that the guy she likes is being paid by her dad to "watch over her". She totally freaks and stops talking to him, then refuses to talk about it with her real friends because she's paranoid that they're gonna tell the whole world. I wanted to write a letter of advice to Whitney, since she was going through a difficult time.
Dear Whitney:
I just wanted to tell you to trust people more. Even though some people are totally mean and backstabbing doesn't mean everyone is. It's okay to have fun with people like Robyn and Caitlin, people who are nice, fun, and trustworthy. If they haven't done anything to betray your trust, you can open up to them. Friends can make everything easier! Also, you should try to see things from other people's perspectives. Maybe if you had taken the time to talk to Jake about the what he's doing, you would have found out that he really did like you. Once you find real friends, you should stick with them. Don't be tempted by fakers again! Most of all, always be yourself. If someone can't accept you for who you are, you don't need them.
~Marcella
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Chicks with Sticks: Knit Two Together
By Elizabeth Lenhard (244 pg)
I picked this book up on a whim from the library a couple of days ago. It was kind of funny, actually, since I had found my old knitting needles earlier that day and had an urge to start knitting.
Anyways, this book is about four best friends who met at a knitting shop and like to hang out, gossip, and knit. It's really cheesy. One of the girls, Tay, is a total tomboy, who likes to do "experimental", hard core knitting. Amber's a pretty, popular girl who doesn't like counting stitches. Then there's the hippy-dippy alternative girl, Bella, and finally, the narrator of the story, Scottie, who's a cute little nerd who wants a boyfriend.
Shockingly enough, 2 chapters in, the boy of Scottie's dreams moves into her apartment building. She offers to ride the L to school with him, they majorly connect, and he (gasp) asks her out a week later.
She becomes totally self-absorbed, starts neglecting her friends, and spending every waking moment analyzing her boyfriend Beck's behavior. While knitting. Eventually, Beck gets creeped out by her possesive behavior and asks to "cool it off" a little, despite the fact that they've been on a total of two dates and barely held hands. Her friends welcome her back with open arms (aww...), and they find a new knitting store to buy yarn from.
It was a cute book, I guess, not to mention fun to read. There were little knitting puns all over. It kind of makes me wonder if anyone is actually that obsessed with knitting. On the other hand, it was really predictable. I suppose, most of the books I read lately are super predictable, so maybe I need to start reading something other than cheesy teen novels.
~Marcella
I picked this book up on a whim from the library a couple of days ago. It was kind of funny, actually, since I had found my old knitting needles earlier that day and had an urge to start knitting.
Anyways, this book is about four best friends who met at a knitting shop and like to hang out, gossip, and knit. It's really cheesy. One of the girls, Tay, is a total tomboy, who likes to do "experimental", hard core knitting. Amber's a pretty, popular girl who doesn't like counting stitches. Then there's the hippy-dippy alternative girl, Bella, and finally, the narrator of the story, Scottie, who's a cute little nerd who wants a boyfriend.
Shockingly enough, 2 chapters in, the boy of Scottie's dreams moves into her apartment building. She offers to ride the L to school with him, they majorly connect, and he (gasp) asks her out a week later.
She becomes totally self-absorbed, starts neglecting her friends, and spending every waking moment analyzing her boyfriend Beck's behavior. While knitting. Eventually, Beck gets creeped out by her possesive behavior and asks to "cool it off" a little, despite the fact that they've been on a total of two dates and barely held hands. Her friends welcome her back with open arms (aww...), and they find a new knitting store to buy yarn from.
It was a cute book, I guess, not to mention fun to read. There were little knitting puns all over. It kind of makes me wonder if anyone is actually that obsessed with knitting. On the other hand, it was really predictable. I suppose, most of the books I read lately are super predictable, so maybe I need to start reading something other than cheesy teen novels.
~Marcella
Monday, September 15, 2008
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