Define Normal

    Define Normal, by Julia Anne Peters, is about two teenage girls named Jasmine, (Jazz), and Antonia, (Tone), who thought they were completely different but learned that they are a lot more alike than they thought. In this book Jazz is a punk rock girl who smokes and has tattoo's. Tone is a good girl with perfect grades and never touched a cigarette  When they both sign up for peer counselling they're two worlds collide finding things they never thought possible. Tone finds out that Jazz is rich and she hates her mom. She also finds out that Jazz Luther plays the piano. Jazz finds out that Tome has younger brothers and she is really poor. When Tone's mother is found in a hotel really drunk she needs to go through treatment Jazz's mother takes her and her brothers in and they become closer than ever. Meanwhile, while staying at Jazz's house Tone persuades her to play a piano concert, but the catch is she has to wear a dress. That isn't Jazz's style either. In the end Jazz plays the recital in her dress and nails it, and Tone gets her mother back and they remain best friends.

    One of the main themes is that people aren't what they seem but if you try to open yourself up then you could be closer with someone you never thought possible. An example of this is when Tone was staying at Jazz's house she didn't trust her but she let Jazz in and Jazz helped her get over her mom. Another example of this is when Tone let Jazz teach her how to swim. The last example of this is when, after Tone's mom got out of treatment she thought she could never trust her mom again but her mom changed and they were closer than ever. The theme of this book is that if you open yourself up to people you never thought you would, those could be your strongest relationships.

    I would recommend this book to other 7th graders because I believer you can learn a lot from this book. There isn't a squeal to this book but I would read it if there was. I would recommend it to girls only because it has a lot to do with girl problems. I think it's really good because it gives you a very good life lesson! Therefore, I would defiantly recommend this book.

One Direction Dialogue

     Last year on a rainy night, in Sitka. My sister and mother were in the kitchen cooking spagetti. My friend, Sarah, and I were in my bedroom talking about One Direction. I was admiring the work that I did to put up all my One Direction posters. They covered the room. I could smell the food they were cooking.

"I've been looking online," I said.
"Ya, so?" Sarah replied.
"I was looking for One Direction tickets."
"Really?"
"Ya, they're really cheap," I replied.
"How much?"
"Only about $200 for an O.K. seat. Guess where the closest place to see them is?"
"Where?"
"Guess."
Sarah guessed,"Anchorage?"
"Nope, try again."
"Fairbanks?"
"O.K, one more guess."
"I don't know, just tell me," she said giving up.
"One Direction is going to Seattle!"
She said really excited, "We have to save up money!"
"The concert is July 28th next year."
"That's one day after my birthday."
"Let's start saving," I said.
"Great!"
  
It changed my life because it gives me a goal to set and achive. Everybody was so excited for me that my dad decided to pay for the plane trip. I felt like I could do something with my life. I learned that I can do anything. To this day we're still saving money to see out Idols.

Book Review 3: Once Upon a Marigold

I read the book Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris. There are two main characters  Their names are Chris, (or christian), and Marigold. In this book Ed, a troll, goes hunting one day and finds a child in the woods hiding from his parents.He took his in as his own child and raises him.

     Eleven years later, the child, Christian, decides to send a letter across the lake via. pigeon mail. He sent it to the lonely princess. They talked back and forth and became friends. One year later, Ed, his foster father, tells him he needs to discover the world and move out. Chris decides to go over to the princesses castle to get a job as a servant  While he's over there he became closer to the princess. He tries to stop the princess from getting married to Magnus. In the end princess Marigold doesn't have to marry Magnus and Chris discovers he's the lost Prince from Zandelphia and he ends up marrying Marigold.

       The theme of this book is that you can do anything if you set your mind to it. The first example is when Chris becomes friends with Marigold even though she was poor and she was a princess. The second example is when Marigold protested against all the suitors to marry because she only wanted a real marriage    You can do anything is the theme for this book.

     I really like this book because it is how the people "back then" used to live. They send p-mail and live in a cave. They also talk funny and have servants  I would recommend this book to anyone who loves fairy tales. This book takes you back to the old days and that's why I like it.

Book Review #2: The Lost Hero

       I read the book The Lost Hero written by Rick Riordan. There are three main charectors. Their names are Jason (son of Zues), Piper (daughter of Aphrodite), and Leo (son of Hephaetus). Throught the book these characters are trying to free Hera (godess of marriage) who is locked up in a jail. Throught their quest they battle cyclops, venti (evil storm spirites), and Gaea. Jason is trying to cope with memory loss. While Piper is trying to seperate dream from reality. She isn't sure anything is real, thanks to the mist. The mist wipes out all memory and replaces it with dreams. In the end they free Hera and they will have to defeat Porphyrion another day.

      One of the main themes of the book is to be able to have eachothers backs. The first example of this theme is shown when Piper and Leo have to free Hera from the cage but Jason has to have their back while fighting Pophyrion. The second example is when Jason and Leo are under a spell and they have to be able to trust Piper while she breaks the spell. The final example of the theme is shown when Leo has to get Piper free of the cyclops that tied her to the tracks. To get her free Leo hotwired a crane and fought all three cyclops with little help from Jason who was knocked out cold. So you need to be able to trust others around you.

      I would recommend this book to other 7th grade readers because it's a great book. The suspense is filled up all the way to the end. There is a sequel called The Son if Neptune. Some other books that Rick wrote were the Percy Jackson series, and the Kane Cronical series. I would love to recommend this book to other people.

5 paragraph essay- There should be no homework

    I think there should be no homework because, its too much work. If we don't have homework it will save trees. Also, athletes don't have the time. I think teachers give
too much homework. Homework is not worth our time.

    

    Firstly, if the teachers don't print off paper they will save trees. If you waste trees you waste our oxygen. If we don't have oxygen we can't live. If we don't have trees
we could die. So save trees and don't have homework.

      Also, athletes don't have the time. Athletes have to keep focus on the game. If they get stressed on their grades they could lose. If they lose the game the whole
school is let down. Therefore, athletes shouldn't have to do homework.

      Lastly, teachers give too much homework. Kids have other stuff besides piles of homework. Some parents will get mad at us for not doing chores. If you get in trouble
you would end up getting mad at your parents. Ask your teachers to give you less.

      Homework isn't worth doing. You could save trees. Plus, athletes don't have the time. Teachers give way to much. So, take a stand and protest against homework.

Hattie the best spy there ever was!

When I grow up I think I'd make a great spy. I've always enjoyed creeping around quietly. One of my favorite things to do is play with fireworks. I even have some experience at blowing stuff up. I'm really good at balancing, I like to wear black and I have experience blowing stuff up therefore, I will be the best spy that ever was!

     Agility has always come naturally to me. There was that time when I did twenty cartwheels in a row. I'm always flipping around doing flips. Whenever I do a cartwheel, I feel like I am unstoppable. Being able to do a cartwheel is the first step along the path to becoming a spy. 

     Wearing black is another thing I really enjoy. It's so exciting to pretend like you blend in. When I'm wearing black I feel like I'm invisible. I am to wearing black what a ninja is to fighting. Being able to wear black for the rest of my life would be awesome!
     
       Blowing stuff up takes a special talent. I gained a lot of experience at blowing small stuff up. I learned a lot about the safety of explosions. For example, I always practice being safe with fireworks. The time i spent playing with fireworks is sure to give me an advantage when it comes to becoming a spy.

    The three most imprtant ingredients required in order to become a successful spy are agility, wearing black, and the experience and safety of explosions, and I've got them all! I want to be the best spy there ever was. I'm never so happy as when I'm in the midst of action. It's like Jason said, "You will be a great spy." When I become a spy, I will save people, and thats why I'll be the best spy there ever was.     

Perfect Paragraph Practice: Isreal Should Not Attack Iran

          It would be really bad if Isreal attacked Iran. If they attacked Iran then a lot of people

would die. If both had nuclear bombs there would be a huge problem. Iran would probably

bring the U.S.A. into war, and we wouldn't want to get involved. Even if Iran had nuclear

bombs, they more than likely wouldn't use them. I think Isreal should not attack Iran.