Reading Blog #4 Runaway by Wendelin Van Draanen

          In Runaway, the main character is 12 year old Holly. Runaway is about Holly never finding somewhere to stay. She was always on the run trying to find a family that would not call her in or report her to the police. She didn't have her parents anymore so all she really had was herself and her thoughts.  Her internal conflict in Runaway is finding herself. She has no one to teach her right from wrong and has to learn all on her own. Although she is very smart, she does face many problems because she has no one to guide her. Her external conflict is finding somewhere to be. She's been on the run for a while and has to go though every day struggles of finding food, money, and a place to sleep but she's trying to not see herself as homeless. She doesn't want to except the fact that she is. She considers herself as a gypsie. The only thing she really has is her journal to write all of the problems she really faces.

Reading Blog Goals

I want to read more books this year. I want to try reading about 30 pages a day instead of the 20-25 to pick up the pace of reading to get through more books. I don't want to challenge myself too much but I want to try little by little. Also, instead of just reading teen fiction, I want to try to read an autobiography to get the vibe of it and see if I like it. I think it would be a difficult change but I just need to try.

Reading Blog #3 Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman

          The whole idea of Backlash is online bullying and what comes along with it. The backlash of what happens when you bully people. One of the main characters in the book, Bree, did actions before she thought which had a negative outcome and causes her to feel very guilty at the end. Bree had acted out of anger and that's were everything went wrong. The book Backlash is telling you to think before you post because you never know what could come out of it. Bree did not expect what happened to happen.