Looking for Alaska- Entry 4

The reason I chose this book is because I know from previously read books that John Green has a way with words. He really is a great author. Plus, I have heard many great things about this book. For example its humor and how it's for young adults. Once I had finished Looking for Alaska I made some personal connections! One of the connections I had made was being a teenager and choosing to make the right and wrong decisions... come on now. We all have felt the need to go for whatever our heart desires no matter how hard the consequences may be. Now, my personal connections will NOT be as extreme as found in this book but just little ones like doing the right thing. I absolutely enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who likes a little twisted humor and to anyone who isn't afraid to open their minds to a little adventure and risk taking. Anyone who is anyone would enjoy this book and PROMISED a laugh at some point when reading. After all it wasn't given a Printz Award for nothing.

Looking for Alaska- Entry 3

After reading this book I went back into it to find a section the grabbed my attention. Here is what I found. The Day after- pg. 139 "Looking for Alaska" The Eagle looked down and bit his lower lip. "Last night, Alaska Young was in a terrible accident."His tears came faster, then. "And she was killed. Alaska has passed away." For a moment, everyone in the gym was silent, and the place had never been so quiet, not even in the moments before Colonel ridiculed opponents at the free-throw stripe. I stared down at the back of the Colonel's head. I just stared, looking at his thick and bushy hair. For a moment, it was so quiet that you could hear the sound of not-breathing, the vacuum created by 190 students shocked out of air." This Grabs my attention because this is the biggest turning point in the book. Every scene in the book, everything that has come and everything I have read has led up to this moment. The biggest moment and sign of fear through out the entire thing. The word choice also grabs my attention because instead of using boring words, Green knows how to pull us in. For example, "shocked out of air, ridiculed opponents, stripe." All the little things add up to create the best over all affect.

Looking for Alaska - Entry 2

In Looking for Alaska I have discovered three main characters. If you were to read my first entry you would know a little more about these main characters. Alaska, Pudge, and The Colonel. Through out the book I have searched for many more wants and desires from each of them. I have come to find that Alaska, wants to pull pranks and really just do what ever it is Alaska wants to do. Showing thus her spunky and demanding personality starts a trend that we see through out the book. Her boyfriend, friends, alcohol and tobacco is all Alaska needs to keep her school and social life alive. Pudge, a very outspoken kid wants more than anything in the world, Alaska. This makes it very hard for him to just want to be friends considering she has a boyfriend that she is madly in love with. This also shows a trend because through out the book John Green never forgets to mention the mad affection he feels for Alaska. Pudge also wants to fit in with his new group of friends. This is commonly shown because of all the disloyal things Pudge and his friends do. Lastly, The Colonel, who I have yet to find what he wants. Other than getting hungover and smoking with his friends, all he really wants is for his southern belle mom to be happy considering the rough life they have had. Looking for Alaska is in Pudges personal point of view. Green does a great job of showing his emotions through the words that are provided. Something that is unusual about this book is how it is structured. Instead of chapters, each little "section" starts off with however many days before a certain event. Now, I know this might sound a little weird but you have to read to see what happens before this event and what happens after.

Summer reading project Part 1.

My summer reading book is titled “Looking for Alaska” by John Green. This book has showed a great Interest to me, as of now I am on page 21. In this book I have found some major characters, these include - Miles Halter (Pudge), Chip Martin (Colonel), and Alaska. Some traits about these characters are for starters; Pudge who is starting a new Boarding School ‘Culver Creek’ located in Birmingham, Alabama. He wants a fresh start in looking for his Great Perhaps as did Francois Rabelais. Pudge is obsessed with famous people’s last words, so we will see how that helps him throughout the book. Colonel, a short, strong young man who is Pudges roommate and who also gives the nickname Pudge to Miles for being too skinny, this showing irony. Colonel is from New Hope, Alabama and is a third year resident at Culver Creek. Now, so far in this book there isn’t much to say about Alaska. All we know is that she has a boyfriend, a lot of unread books, and is a very smart, beautiful young lady who is attending this school as her third year as well. The whole setting of the book so far has taken place on campus of the school. Although this book may seem like it is going well, there is somewhat of a conflict. Alaska and Colonel have already been friends for a while now, and although Colonel and Pudge are just roommates, Colonel introduces Alaska and Pudge (who may have a new crush) They all become sudden friends even though they may be complete opposites or as Miles mom states “The wrong crowd.” I predict that they will all be great friends throughout the book and maybe Alaska and Pudge end up dating just based on the settings seen now. Does Pudge go with his stereo typical friend social group? Or choose the young teen party life with drugs, drinking and cigarettes? I think I know my answer but do you?

Bossy Pants

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Ramseys visit...

Over the past few days in class we have watched Krista Rasmey's video speech at our school. She came in to visit and talk about her columns and how they have impacted her. One thing that  I have learned from her is that she is doing a 14-14 campaign. This is when she picks 14, 14 year olds with a troubled life and will write columns about them!

Ramsey is from cincinnati and writes about things that occur around here. One of my last blog posts that I have written is about her blog post about a coach who is with his "son" through anything! To read it keep scrolling down!

 

 

Over all, Ramsey is a very pationate person about what she writes! She doesn't just write about murderers and such but she writes about little things that impact peoples lives! Check her out!!!

BossyPants Update

Love is in the air! lol Not Fey is talking about how her gorgeous honeymoon wasn't as fun as it was planned to be. First her husband hates planes. So when he gets a free cruz he does NOT want to go. Then, there is a fire on the Ship! Doesn't that sound romantic? 

One thing that I love about Tina is she makes reading fun. Every time she makes a new chapter. You can't wait to read it!