Ok, the book that I am now reading is called My Sister Jodie. It is by Jacqueline Wilson. There are two main charcters, Jodie and Pearl, and lots of other characters like their parents. I like Pearl because she has a creative imagination and is super nice. However, even though her and Jodie are sisters, I'm not sure if I'm too keen on Jodie.
Apparently, Jodie used to be a really well behaved student, but then got in with the bad crowd of her school. Her father once said "she's no worse than her mates at school" when her mum was angry with her, but then her mum answered "Quite.....half of them are in trouble with the police". Also, it says in the book "I knew she and her friends had been caught smoking once or twice, and sometimes they sneaked out of school at lunch time to go and get chips and didn't always bother to go back again". Is it just me or is that the sort of person who later turns into someone who goes to jail, if they stay on that track? Also, Jodie lied to her parents and said that she was going to a youth club with her friends (these friends are the naughty ones) but she actually went to an under 18 club. She promised her parents that she would be back from the "youth club" by half ten (p.m) but didn't arrive until midnight. When she eventually arrived, she came back drunk!!! Her mother even yelled "drunk" at her and slapped her in the face!
You can probably see why I'm not really liking Jodie that much. I really hate that she smokes and skips school, but she also doesn't want to do it. She only does it to look cool. It even says in the book "Jodie didn't even like smoking, she told me privately; it made her feel sick and dizzy, and she also said that the school chips were much better than the pale greasy ones in polystyrene pouches from the chippy, but she was trying to keep in with Marie and Siobhan and Shanice." Those three are really bad and super tough girls.
I don't know why but I have a feeling that by the end of the book, Jodie will see the light and become a way better non-drunk teenager. I think that her younger sister Pearl will have something to do with why she changed. I am definantly going to continue reading the book because it seems good :).
Hehe :)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Books
Hi, I have now started to read My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson and Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
My Book's Perspectve
I am reading Candyfloss by Jacqueline Wilson. This book is about a girl named Flora who loves spending time with her dad, but then her mum and stepdad, Steve decide to move to Austrailia for six months (because of Steve's job). This book is told in first person. An example of how I know is when it said "I had two birthdays in one week". Another is "My first birthday was on Friday". Also it says "My little half brother", "I blew out all my candles" and "I had my birthday breakfast in bed". I can tell that the story is in first person because it uses "I" and "my" a lot.
Flora's (the main character) perspective was revealed directly when she said "I blew out all my candles". It was revealed directly because she said "I". Also, Flora says "I just wanted to please her". It was told directly because, again, she said "I". Another example of how her perspective was directly revealed was when she said "I showed off my rose-quartz bracelet to Mum when I got home from school". This also revealed her perspective directly because she says "I" and "my".
Also, Flora's perspective can be indirectly revealed. For example she says "Mum, Tiger's eating him!". Now, even though this sentance doesn't use I, me, myself, etc. we can still tell that this is from Flora's perspective because she says "Mum" and when you say mum, you're usually talking to your own mother. Also, another example of how her perspective was indirectly revealed was when she said "you're my best friend in the whole, entire world!" Now, even though it doesn't say we, us, me, etc., this scene is happening with Flora's best friend Rhiannon, so you can tell that Flora is involved.
An example of how the narration shapes the reader's perspective on a person in the story is when Flora says to her stepdad, Steve "You wait. He's going to be heaps more successful than you are, Steve. I said as I grabbed my bag and shot out of the car" (she's talking about her real dad to Steve). From this quote, I feel that Steve is a person who is rude and acts very big headed, even though he may not be. I feel this because when she says how someone else is gong to be more successful than him, she says it in a way that makes the reader feel like he thinks that he's far better than everyone else. An example of how the narration shapes the reader's perspective on an event in the story is when Flora and her actual dad, Charlie, see eachother. They hug, kiss and they talk about how much they have missed each other. You can honestly tell that they love each other so much from the way the event is told.
In the story, ther's a sentence that uses ponder :).
Flora's (the main character) perspective was revealed directly when she said "I blew out all my candles". It was revealed directly because she said "I". Also, Flora says "I just wanted to please her". It was told directly because, again, she said "I". Another example of how her perspective was directly revealed was when she said "I showed off my rose-quartz bracelet to Mum when I got home from school". This also revealed her perspective directly because she says "I" and "my".
Also, Flora's perspective can be indirectly revealed. For example she says "Mum, Tiger's eating him!". Now, even though this sentance doesn't use I, me, myself, etc. we can still tell that this is from Flora's perspective because she says "Mum" and when you say mum, you're usually talking to your own mother. Also, another example of how her perspective was indirectly revealed was when she said "you're my best friend in the whole, entire world!" Now, even though it doesn't say we, us, me, etc., this scene is happening with Flora's best friend Rhiannon, so you can tell that Flora is involved.
An example of how the narration shapes the reader's perspective on a person in the story is when Flora says to her stepdad, Steve "You wait. He's going to be heaps more successful than you are, Steve. I said as I grabbed my bag and shot out of the car" (she's talking about her real dad to Steve). From this quote, I feel that Steve is a person who is rude and acts very big headed, even though he may not be. I feel this because when she says how someone else is gong to be more successful than him, she says it in a way that makes the reader feel like he thinks that he's far better than everyone else. An example of how the narration shapes the reader's perspective on an event in the story is when Flora and her actual dad, Charlie, see eachother. They hug, kiss and they talk about how much they have missed each other. You can honestly tell that they love each other so much from the way the event is told.
In the story, ther's a sentence that uses ponder :).
My New Book
The New books that I am reading is Candyfloss and The Morganville Vampires Book 4, Feast Of Fools.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Little Darlings by Jacqueline Wilson
Little Darlings by Jacqueline Wilson is a great book! There are five main characters in the book. There is Danny, Destiny, Sunset, Suzy and Kate. Suzy and Danny are the parents of Sunset and Kate and Danny are the parents of Destiny. I don't like Danny because he always wakes up late and never talks to his children. He even said "shut up you jelous cow" to his wife. I like Destiny because she is really nice, when she first saw Sunset she didn't act meanly towards her, she was very kind. I also like Sunset because when she saw Destiny, she didn't say mean things to her and she wasn't snobby. She even offered to give Destiny her leather jacket. I like Kate too. When Suzy saw her for the first time, she started yelling "get off my property you... groupie!" to Kate. Kate was very nice and said things like "It's all right, Suzy. It's a big shock having it sprung on you like this." Lastly, I absolutely hate Suzy! She is so mean! In the book she said to her DAUGHTER, " your dad doesn't love you very much, you're a total embarassment to him!" Not only that but she favours her other children over Sunset.
By far my favorite characters are Destiny and Sunset. Destiny portrays a tough, fierce but kind and caring person. She is tough and fierce when someone insults her or her family. For instance when Suzy raised her hand and was yelling at her mum, Destiny said "don't you dare hit my mum!" also she said "I'm tough as old boots, me". Sunset is sort of a more uptight person but she's still kind. In the book she says "Dad, you're getting them too excited, they won't settle at bedtime". She said this when her dad was running around with her baby brother and her six year old sister.
I am really close to the end of the book, I only have a few more pages and I will definantly continue reading it. Jacqueline Wilson is a great author. The plot is interesting and I like most of the characters maybe Suzy and Danny will become nicer by the end of the book.
By far my favorite characters are Destiny and Sunset. Destiny portrays a tough, fierce but kind and caring person. She is tough and fierce when someone insults her or her family. For instance when Suzy raised her hand and was yelling at her mum, Destiny said "don't you dare hit my mum!" also she said "I'm tough as old boots, me". Sunset is sort of a more uptight person but she's still kind. In the book she says "Dad, you're getting them too excited, they won't settle at bedtime". She said this when her dad was running around with her baby brother and her six year old sister.
I am really close to the end of the book, I only have a few more pages and I will definantly continue reading it. Jacqueline Wilson is a great author. The plot is interesting and I like most of the characters maybe Suzy and Danny will become nicer by the end of the book.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
New Book
I am waiting for the 4th book of the Morganville Vampire Series to come to Cyprus so I picked up Little Darlings by Jacqueline Wilson.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Triffic Chocolate
Now, I am reading Triffic Chocolate by Alan MacDonald. I love how this book tells you the history of chocolate in a fun way. The book tells you it in a fun way by including funny strips of cartoons and it makes some of the true facts funny. It also includes some outrageous but very real things that sound very stupid. For instance people used to put chilli peppers in their "chocolate drinks" (it wasn't called hot chocolate back then).
I have no problems with the way the author writes. There is no main character so I can't really say that I do or do not like that person. This is more of a historic non fiction book and I love it. I will definantly stay tuned to find out the full history of the book. It's awesome!
I have no problems with the way the author writes. There is no main character so I can't really say that I do or do not like that person. This is more of a historic non fiction book and I love it. I will definantly stay tuned to find out the full history of the book. It's awesome!
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