Summer Reading August 14th Second Post

Of the choices on the list I specifically chose this book because of the author, Walter Dean Myers is one of my favorite authors. I have read several of his books including, Sunrise Over Fallujah, Fallen Angels, and more. He puts a lot of great detail into his writing. The title of this book drew my attention as well as knowing the author and his works also drew my attention. I didn't see many connections between myself and the novel. The only connections that I saw where that we were both in out teenage years and facing many problems. I personally would recommend this book to people who are in there teenage years and are facing problems with the law or just problems of their own. I would also recommend this book to people who are maybe going into filming school because this book is setup like a movie and it taught me how to portray certain scenes. Since Steve Harmon wanted to be a movie producer, his trial was setup like if he made a movie that's how it would look like. The last group of people I would like to recommend this book to are people who are going into Law School or people just interested in learning about how the court system works.

Summer Reading August 14th First Post

"The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help. That way even if you sniffle a little they won't hear you. If anybody knows that you are crying, they'll start talking about it and soon it'll be your turn to get beat up when the lights go out. There is a mirror over the steel sink in my cell. It's six inches high, and scratched with the names of some guys who were here before me. When I look into the small rectangle, I see a face looking back at me but I don't recognize it. It doesn't look like me. I couldn't have changed that much in a few months. I wonder if I will look like myself when the trial is over (Myers 2%)."

This section of the book was in the beginning of the book. It gives the reader a sense of what he is going through and what he is feeling as he sits in his cell. He does not see himself when he is in his cell he sees somebody that's not him or what he is like. This section also hooks the reader into reading more about his story of the trial and the process of seeing if he was guilty or not.

Summer Reading July 7th Second Post

Most of the characters so far are not that complex. They are very clear what they want. Steve want a fair punishment for his crime. Sandra Petrocelli wants to help Steve achieve his goal. Kathy O'Brien wants to make Steve pay for what he has done. From all of these wants and desires a lot of conflict between the characters show up. A theme that constantly shows up in my book is peer pressure. Steve is pressured into robbing a store. He was trying to prove his "manhood". Also racial profiling is starting to show up. Just because Steve is of the African race people think that since he was arrested he automatically committed the crime. The way this book is structured is pretty cool. It is all through the eyes of a security camera. It tells you exactly what the camera is seeing. When it zooms in and zooms out. What it hears and what it sees. You can hear what people are saying in the courtroom and in the audience. The way this book is presented and structured really helps the way you see the story and also it helps let you see what actually goes on in the courtroom. So far the way this book is structured is one of the best reads of my life.

Summer Reading July 7th First Post

The book I am reading this summer is Monster by Walter Dean Myers.The major characters that have shown up in this book so far are Steve Harmon (16 year old boy accused of murder), Sandra Petrocelli ( Prosecutor), Kathy O'Brien (Defense Attorney), and James King. The setting for the book so far is in the Manhattan Detention Center. There is a lot of conflict between the characters. The main conflict so far is that Steve Harmon wants fair punishment for what he has done. Some other small conflicts are, Kathy O'Brien and Sandra Petrocelli arguing over what is right and fair punishment for Steve Harmon. From how this book started off and where it is going I believe that Steve Harmon will get some sort of unfair punishment for what he has done. By doing this it will move the plot forward and make it more interesting. I do believe that Steve will receive the death penalty. This was mentioned earlier in the book but Sandra Petrocelli said that she would try to convince the Judge and Jury that that punishment would not be necessary. I wonder what will be Steve's punishment? Also, I wonder what the witnesses have to say about what happened? How will this book carry on with the trial? This book reminds me of all the courthouse/law television shows like Judge Judy and Judge Alex. Both of these works take place in a courthouse but one of them is a lot more serious than the other. This novel involves a murder case and the other works involve stealing and other small stuff. So far this book has been really interesting seeing how a courtroom works and I can't wait to get deeper into this book.

Blog Post 9

This is the last post I am going to do this year. I will be doing it over my recommendation of the book Wolf Brother. I gave this book a 5 out of 5. This book had a fabulous beginning that really got the reader intrigued to read more. It also had so much detail that you thought you were there in the book. The descriptions of the setting and all the situations that he encountered were so clear. Overall I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys nature, fiction, and hunting.

Blog Post 8

This week I have started a new book called Wolf Brother. This story has started off with a very action packed beginning. I really do love the beginning. The writer added so much detail that I thought I was there. I could visualize what the battle between the village and the bear felt like. Although the beginning was very action packed it was also very sad. The main character's dad died from a flesh wound. Overall I  believe this book will fit me perfect.

Blog Post 7

This week I have stopped reading World War Z. This book started off way too slow for my liking. I like an action packed book that really interests the reader. I like it when they make you feel like you are in the story.

In the beginning of the book I felt like I was reading a history textbook. All it was, was the writer giving laws about an airport. I didn't pick up this book to learn about laws of an airport, I picked up this book so i could feel like i was in the Zombie War. Also the laws were really confusing and had lots of confusing words in them. This is the last time I will write about World War Z. The next post I will blog about is Wolf Brother.