Killed off for Character Development

       To end the school year with a bang, I will look into the story of another person who is tired from school. Back when I was a kid there was always this book that everyone usually read constantly during elementary school. That book was called Diary of a Wimpy Kid, I never actually read it during elementary school, but a few weeks ago, I decided to try to read it for the first time. This review will only be on the original books and not the other ones that I have read later on. This book stars a 12-year-old boy named Greg Heffley who is a person who aspires to be the most popular in the world (basically a perfectionist). He records all of his many adventures and experiences in his quote-unquote "diary". He has only one friend named Rowley who is practically the most gullible person in the book. Throughout this book, I saw myself being immersed in the many crazy and funny adventures that Greg would do with Rowley to get his way. These efforts would unfortunately b...

As we are currently studying poetry in our ELA unit, I decided to read and review a poetry book called "Yellow Star" by Jennifer Roy. This book is written in free verse and tells the true story of a woman named Sylvia, who is a survivor of the Holocaust. Sylvia was a young Jewish girl living in Poland when the Germans invaded in 1939. She and her family were forced into the Lodz Ghetto, and this book describes their experience there and how Sylvia managed to survive the ordeal.       Personally, I loved this book and found it to be an eye-opening account of what Jews went through during the Holocaust. Although it was written in poetry, it was still easy to read and understand. I think the poetry format made the narration of the book even better and allowed me to feel like I wasn't reading too much while still understanding the story. I also appreciated that the book was written from Sylvia's perspective, which gave me insight into what it was like for a young girl gr...

 Hello!     While this has been a crazy month for getting to sit down and read a book I've found a lot of comfort in the time I made the effort to enjoy a new book! The book I choose to read about this cycle is called One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus.      As I've previously mentioned in past blogs, my favorite genre of books is any sort of mystery book so when I was looking for a new book to read, it looked perfect. This book shows the perspective of five students each bringing new things to the table, the brains, the beauty, the athlete, the outcast, and the criminal with them all being trapped. With suddenly the outcast died, but they knew it was no accidentally. With everyone else becoming suspects the book leads us on a trail, figuring out this mysterious death.     This book reveals secrets that the characters are going to far to try and protect. From trying to dodge the media to a homophobic father, this book ...

Hello Potentially Happy Readers. I foresee *small* spoilers ahead. You have been forewarned. Here, be dragons.   I love this book so much. It truly touched my soul, and I love this author so much.  Solutions and Other Problems is a sequel to Hyperbole and a Half , which had been published 7 years earlier. They're a collection of anecdotes that ultimately form a sort of autobiography, and the entirety of the way the book flows through incredibly lighthearted moments to extremely serious topics just scratches the itch in my brain perfectly.  A large portion of why I liked the first book was because of its chapter on depression. I first read that book last year, and while I would consider my mental health back then, much better, I have had bouts of it before, and I HEAVILY related to it. The lackadaisical drawings are so effortlessly expressive, and there’s something about the way that Brosh describes her thoughts that is so… conveyable. Ever since I initially read that boo...

Golden Retrievers are popular pets, known for their loyalty and friendliness. German Shepherds are well-known as police dogs for their size, intelligence, work ethic, and trainability. Chihuahuas are famously loved for their petite size and adorable features. Most dog traits and characteristics have been artificially bred, defined, and enhanced through selective breeding. While breeding practices can produce desirable offspring with beneficial attributes, many are unaware of the price the animals must pay. This month I did a lot of reading about how breeding initiated by humans has affected the development and health of dogs for hundreds of years. At first, I was just interested in the incredible variety of a singular species and how canines have progressed to hundreds of different breeds worldwide. However, the topic of breeding and genetics surprisingly led me to learn about the ethics of these practices, revealing a darker side of dog breeding.  The truth is that purposely breed...

  When I was 12 years old in 7th grade, I remember reading this book called: The Breadwinner which was a book that took place in Afghanistan. The plot of the original book was that a young girl named Parvana struggled to get food for her family as her father got arrested. the government of Afghanistan, the Taliban forbade women from leaving their houses. This meant that she had to disguise herself as a boy, which benefited her family well, she later on met another girl who disguised as a boy named Shauzia. They became friends and made a vow that 20 years from now (the story takes place in 2001) they would meet in Paris, France. This book was one of the most memorable books that I remember reading when I was younger which impacted me. So after 2 years, I was scrolling for books to read and I came across Breadwinner 2. When I read it, I was actually pretty invested in the story, the story is basically that Parvana ends up by herself in the Afghan countryside and as she's traveling, s...