SOL 4- Black Friday, Thankgiving, the 4 1/2 day Weekend, and more!

Wednesday: I run out the school doors, looking forward to our 4 1/2 day weekend. I see my moms car and wander over to it, knowing that at 12:45 I'll be at Jumpoline with my friends, having a great time. We arrive at Jumpoline, in time to see my friend pulling into the parking lot, so we run over into the building and get our wristbands in order to access all the attractions. While we are jumping and having fun, our moms go over to a store nearby to shop. I remember that I have some money with me, so we go and get some ICEES and snacks. That was one fun day.
Thursday Evening: My parents and I dash around the house, getting ready for our guests. One of my close friends is coming, and her two older annoying brothers (they are 13 and 14). My parent's friends arrive, and so do mine, and we have a great time, and stuff our mouths with delicious, Thanksgiving food. After eating turkey and potatoes, comes the time for pie and other desserts. We bought 3 different pies, 2 apple, and one walnut. I have almost a whole apple pie, which I love.
Black Friday: I wake up at around 10:00, exhausted from Thanksgiving, knowing that we probably won't go Black Friday shopping. Instead, I get together with my friend and we go to Washington Park, and after that stop by only a few stores.
Saturday and Sunday: Normal days.

Dear Bully edited by Carrie Jones and Megan Kelley Hall

Dear Bully is a book about bullies, obviously, but instead of it being about one person, it's a ton of short stories by famous authors like A. S. King, and they write about them being bullies or them being bullied, and I just really like that book. I like how it's non-fiction, and is really detailed and well written, although with some mature topics. It had some language and details which were a little inappropriate, but not too much. There really isn't much to say about it, but since this was a book full of short stories, I didn't really have any favorite characters. I really like the story A. S. King wrote, I don't remember what it's called, but I really liked the writing in it. I was really interested in this book, and I would recommend it to anyone who is ready to understand what bullying really is.

TBR:
If I Stay
Maze Runner
The Promise of a Pencil

SOL- Thanksgiving Break 2013

The sun burns down on my back and I breathe in the humid summer air of Mexico. I take my Strawberry Daiquiri and plop down onto the underwater barstool. My cousin Simon (who is my age) plops down next to me and we sip our drinks. My 15 year old cousin Sarah, (Simon's sister) swims over to us and orders a drink in the pool bar. We laugh and talk, while enjoying are delicious drinks, in the hot sun. After finishing our drinks, we swim over to the rock wall. I race them, and eventually win and climb up onto the water rock wall thing. I look around to make sure the lifeguard isn't looking, and go onto the ledge and jump into the water with a splash. Simon follows my lead, and makes a HUGE splash. Then I climb back onto the wall and plop down onto the ledge. Since the rock wall has water, its like more of a waterfall thing, I slide gracefully into the water.

We do this a couple of times, without getting caught, and Simon decides to climb high up on the rock wall. All the sudden we hear a blast from the whistle the lifeguard is blowing into, and the lifeguard motions Simon to get off the wall. Sarah and I try to keep in the laughter hill Simon slowly crawls down. I swim away, toward the bar to get some soda with Sarah. Simon calls out "Wait! I'm coming too!" I ignore him, and I keep swimming. Those days in Mexico were amazing, and I can't believe I'm coming there soon.

1984 by George Orwell

1984 By George Orwell

This is my 2nd week of this book because it was my book group book. So the second part has a lot of parts that I can't give away, but the book doesn't have the best ending. Winston, the main character is a rebel, and has feelings and falls in love when he isn't supposed to, and writes a diary when he could get killed if he was caught. I had mixed feelings about the book, it was really confusing, and I really didn't like that, because it went from one thing to another, and I just didn't enjoy that. But parts of the plot were interesting, like when he rebelled against Big Brother, when he could get into huge trouble.There are a few mature topics on violence, and just the description, but overall, not too much. Like I said before in my previous blog post, my favorite character would be Winston, only because he is described the most and you know who he really is.

TBR
I am Malala
The Promise of a Pencil
The Martian
13 Reasons Why

SOL #2-Winter Break in Ryan's Class

Winter was making its way to Denver, but I couldn't wait. So for Winter Break, my mom, my mom's friend from New Jersey, my friends from New Jersey, and I drove to the mountains. But there was one problem. I couldn't ski. Not that I didn't know how, but I couldn't, because recently, my tenant (I don't know if that's spelled right) got irritated and I had to be in a boot to keep my ankle secure. But I could go tubing. So I took that opportunity and we all drove to Copper Mountain, to go tubing. Here's the thing, my boot wasn't water proof (here's the embarrassing part). So I had to do what? Wear a TRASH BAG over my boot. Trust me. It was embarrassing. I did not want to walk around copper, and go tubing with a trash bag on my foot. But if I didn't put it on, my boot wouldn't be covered and my toes would get wet. So I put it on, but we had an extra trash bag. I made my friend put it on, so I wouldn't be the only one wearing a trash bag. As I helped her put it over one of her snow boots, she kept talking and talking about how she didn't want to do it. But, as soon as we got out of the car, we found a spot to walk where our feet wouldn't be seen. When we got our tickets to go tubing, my friend and I went onto the 'magic carpet' with our double tube while our moms took pictures at the bottom. My face flushed with embarrassment and so did my friend's. But at least I wasn't the only one.

 We got to the point where we got to sit in our tube, and the guy asked us "Turn fast, medium, or slow? Or don't turn at all." "Turn. Fast." We said. But we had to wait until the person in front of us got to the bottom, so the guy decided to ask: "What happened to your guy's feet?" Immediately, the guys walkie-talkie said that it was safe to go, so he have us a push and we went off, turning like crazy.

Of course, the hour of tubing went by so fast, because we were having a lot of fun. We went over to our moms, who were smiling. With the cold weather and stuff, how could' you get a hot chocolate? Obviously, we went to Starbucks and got hot chocolate, and I ripped the trash bag off my foot. We had a great time tubing, but when we got to our mountain house, my friend had some revenge planned.

1984(Book Group- Week One)

1984 by George Orwell (Week One)

This book is about a 35 year old man named Winston Smith, who lives in London. At that that time, no one had any freedom. There wasn't a single spot where there wasn't a sign that said "Big Brother is watching you." Big Brother is a person, who has a lot of other people working for him, to watch everyone 24/7. They watch something everyone through a telescreen, which is basically a security camera that you can not turn off. You can't have any feelings, you can't cry, anything, or else you will be sent to jail and tortured there.

I can't really say much because I am not finished with the book, it's only my first week, and it is my book group book. I think this book is pretty good so far, except it is really confusing, and some parts are a little boring. It is kind of a mystery, but more of a realistic fiction sort of thing. It covers some mature topics with torture and stuff like that, but I would recommend it for anyone who is ready for stuff like that. I think this shows how many feelings and thoughts people have to keep on the inside, and how people rebel and face the consequences of that. My favorite character would probably be Winston, because it shows how he rebels and falls in love, when you can't. He also is the main character, and so it talks about his feelings and how he has to live through that life.

TBR
Dear Bully
The Promise of a Pencil
If I Stay

SOL-Fall

I watch the remaining leaved on the trees bounce around in the wind, their shadows following their lead. The sun is shining, ignoring any clouds it can possibly hide behind. The clouds look like they have something building up inside of them, that makes them look gray and dark, looking like it will rain any second. I enjoy the feeling of the wind and how it gently blows against my face, and how the sun warms up my back. I pick up a giant leaf lying in the grass, thinking, this leaf was on a tree, bright green, beautiful, and now its old, crunchy, and has holes poked through it. I imagine that leaf being picked from a tree, and used as a fan to shield the person holding it from the burning sun. I drop the leaf, feeling a hint of coldness in the air. Looking up, I see the sun, which instantly hides behind the clouds, which it ignored just a minute ago, and the clouds are about to pour all the rain onto us, the outdoors, everything. The sun hides in the heavy, gray clouds, which are now spilling out all the rain, and looking at how peaceful it is, just looking and listening to the beat of the rain tapping against everything it hits. The rain outside not only gives the outside a refreshing feeling, but my mind feels refreshed as well.

After the rain has stopped, everything looks fresh and how it did at the beginning of fall. The leaves on the trees look neon and bright, and the grass looks green and clean (hehe that rhymes). The sun peeks out from the clouds, which are now as white as snow. Fall changes by the minute, and that's what makes it so unique.

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

This is a book about a girl name Josie, who is 17 and she has a tough life. She lives in New Orleans, and works at a bookstore with her friend named Patrick. Patrick has a really hard life because his mother left him and his dad, who has a mental illness and everyone who knows must keep a secret. Back to Josie, she meets a lot of new people and lives in her own apartment, next to a woman named Willie who Josie basically works for.

This book is hard to describe without giving everything away, but it is a really good book in many ways. This is a mysterious type of book, mixed in with friendship, a little bit of romance, and more. The book covers some mature topics about life, and relationships, but not too much. I would say my favorite character is Josie, the main character, because she is very independent and helpful. She is also very smart, and nice, which is what a lot of people look for. She has a tough life, like I said before, but she knows what to do and if she needs help, who to ask. I like how the writing is very descriptive in this book, and you can imagine what is going on. What I would say isn't the best is that some parts are really confusing, because the book switches from one topic to another.

TBR:
Threatened
Ready Player One
If I Stay
Maze Runner
My book group book is 1984, so that is the book I am currently reading.