Short Story

When I was younger I had a friend named Callie. We practically lived together we were so close. She was my best friend and I’m sorry to say that in this situation a good thing had to come to an end. One day when we were about 6 she was at my house and were were sitting on my bed talking and having a good time. We started to have a pillow fight and she ended up falling off of the bed. She was crying and screaming and our parents came rushing up the stairs to see what had happened. When her mom asked what was going on she lied and said that I had shoved her off of the bed. That was the last time I saw her. Her mom pulled us apart and we could never get in touch with them again. My mom and I saw them recently at a fair and we talked for a few minutes, but it wasn't the same and never will be. It was good to see them, but it makes me sad that we will never continue to grow up together like we did as kids, we will never have the opportunity to just sit and talk in my room like old times, and we will never have the friendship that we used to.

Comments Week 4

Riley Carmouche - Dear 5 Year Old

Makenzie Daugherty - Dear blank, Signed, confused

Review

Right now in my book Noah met this guy and he likes him. His sister Jude is trying to be a part of his life again but they are fighting a lot. This book is starting to get really interesting. I hope that as I continue it pulls me in more.

I like reading books that have an interesting plot. This book switches characters which at the moment I enjoy. For me it's kind of hard to write about books every week because my opinion doesn't change often so I don't always know what to write about. So far I like the book.

Letter of Advice

    Dear 12 year old,
Don't let yourself get down. The things that other people tell you shouldn't affect who you are. You are you, and nothing anyone says can change that. Don't persuade yourself to believe what others say. Be proud of who you are, and what you have and have yet to accomplish. Great things are ahead of you, and you will reach them by taking life one day at a time.

    Make the best of everyday by showing kindness towards others. A simple smile can brighten someones day. Let your friends know that you care, but don't forget about yourself. Put yourself first. You happiness and mood is your number one priority. The second your mood sinks, so does the rest of your day. So take each moment on this path of finding yourself one tiny step at a time. Don't stay in the past, and don't worry about the future. Just live in the present and be you.


Best of Luck,
A 14 year old

I'll Give You the Sun

I'll Give You the Sun is a book about a brother and sister and how the cope with tragedy and growing up. Jude (the sister) "talks" to her dead grandmother and is trying to build a sculpture for her dead mother. The book is split between two siblings views of their lives.

I like that the book talks switches views because it makes me realize that not everyone has the same views on the same sorts of things. I can relate to both of the characters because Jude has a lot going on in her mind but it isn't what she shows the world, and Noah is secretive and prefers to keep to himself but sometimes can't. I look forward to continuing reading this book.

Katrina

The poem Katrina, Katrina by Doris Berry is an acrostic poem dedicated to the victims of Katrina. The acrostic that goes down says We Will Rebuild which sounds optimistic, but the poem itself is not. The first half of this poem personifies Katrina and asks Why? The author is expressing grief and lamenting that these bad things have come. This part of the poem has an aa bb cc rhyme scheme.

The second paragraph of this poem talks about reaching out and helping out friends and neighbors. It is explaining that during this time the community should come together and help each other out. The rhyme scheme changes and is no longer two lines following each other. The author is trying to teach the readers that even though bad things happen we can come together and make it better.

School Stress

The fact that school started with the flood already made this school year dreadful. I am not a big fan of having all of my classes every day. Too many tests. Too much homework. Too much everything. I seem outgoing but in reality I would much rather be by myself or someone I have a deep desire to be with. Being around people sends high levels of stress through my body and makes my brain freeze but at the same time be on fire. Don't get me wrong I enjoy hanging with my friends and having conversations about whats going on the the world and in each other lives, but I also hate it.

Stress is a big part of my life. Anxiety is a struggle. Having to deal with judgement from everyone can be a pain. School is honestly just a big ball of rubber-bands waiting for the first one to break and start a chain reaction breaking every other one of them. Waking up at 5:30 every morning is totally healthy right?! Hopefully this year goes by without any drama or chaos. Yeah right. Well that my story about these past two weeks.

Choice Book

My choice book is I'll Give You the Sun. I haven't read much yet, but so far I enjoy reading it. The book switches characters. Each character tells what is happening in their life and they have something interesting going on in there life that no one knows yet. I have heard that this book is good and from what I've read so far I agree.

The characters have trouble with certain things in their lives and I can relate to that. Having to keep everything inside can be difficult. Emotions should be let out but I have trouble with that sometimes and then everything just bursts out. The characters in the book have that happen also. I'm looking forward to continuing this book.