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﻿ ﻿ ﻿ 1/31/2011 Hold Still Pages 1-20

The pages I have read so far are about a family. A mom, a dad, and a little girl named Caitlin. The parents are trying to tell her about something that happened to her friend Ingrid, but she is too afraid to hear it. So every time the parents go to talk to her she ignores them by humming or running away. Like the first when her mom tried telling her about Ingrid, she just kept humming. Then, when her dad tried to tell her she ran away, got on a bus, and stopped at an unfamiliar street and got off.

She ended up sitting on a bench for awhile until a guy sat down next to her and asked her if she was ok. She said she was mad and angry. But then a bus showed up and the guy got on it and the girl was still sitting there. A few hours later her dad found her anwas thinking about the timd she got in the front seat and went back home and went to sleep. The next day, they all went on a trip to North California. Once they all got hungry they decided to stop and eat. When they were eating, Caitlin’s parents tried to tell her one more time. But that did not work because she just kept humming in her head.

The main character of the story is Caitlin. Caitlin is filled with anger. She does not want to hear about her friend. Also, she is sad and very non believing in herself. She is very mad, you can tell by the way of her voice. She thinks that everything is stupid. She can also be very loving to her parents.

I think that this book is very interesting. I would like to keep reading it. Also, see if there are any more of Nina Lacour books. I think she is a very good author. It has a lot of detail. I have never heard of anything like this book. Anyway, I think this is the first book I am going to finish, other than the book club books.

// Taylor, next time I'd like your write more about the plot. What is actually going on in the story? I'm confused about Caitlin's friend/parents. -Miss Bond //

hold still 2 pages: 15-30

Caitlin is walking to school and looking at her schedule. She starts to think about Ingrid and how much fun they have had together. She was thinking about the time they went bowling and the guy kicked them out because caitlin was in the middle of the lane and they were throwing the bowling ball. The person that owns the place forgave them. All the sudden a boy she likes came up to her on his skateboard and said he was sorry about Ingrid. She told him it was alright and that she really misses her. Then he rides away and a sorta friend of hers comes up to her. she tells Caitlin that she is so strong for coming back to school so fast. Alica( the girl) sayed if you need anything i will help. when caitlin got to her first class the teacher announced their first project. it was a project about death in honnor of Ingrid. caitlin said to herself that hers would be the most sadest.

caitilin is now very shy and sad. she wont tell anyone how Ingrid died, she is to afraid to.She wont even tell the boy she likes. When he asked her she just walked away and says that she has no time to. but, where ever she goes she thinks about the past. she is always sad because of that.

Since i have been reading my book more i have noticed that i dont really like it. Also that it is to hard for me to understand. There, are very big words that i have no idea what they are.It is also very boring and has nothing exciting since the beggining.It is not the kind of book that i can picture reading.

runner 1- book done 2/10/11

In this book a senior in high school talks about his daily life. It says when he was little his mom said he would never leave him but that ended up changing .His parents got divorced and then he ended up living with his dad in a small boat. His dad got fired from his job so he started drinking beer a lot. Chance (the boy) got a job running to the beach and having to get packages and putting them in a locker. But his boss told him that there will be a special package with red wrapping and that chance is to take the packages to his boat and keep it there. Chance got paid 200$ a week. A girl named Melissa found out that he was doing this and got concerned. Without his permission she took pictures of the packages and who brings them. Chance asked his boss why he had to take certain packages home. But, the boss didn’t know because he wasn't the one that picked the packages up.

The next morning the boss ended up killing himself but Chance still kept running. He only did that because he rebreed what his boss had told him (if you don’t pick the packages up they will kill you.) chance and his dad decided to look at one of the packages on his boat. It ended up being explosives. So Chance's dad told chance to go to Mellissa’s dad's house and get him. When he did Mellissa’s dad called in a helicopter only chance was allowed to go in the helicopter. By the time they found his dad's boat had exploded. Chance ended up living with Mellissa’s parents. They told him that they would pay for him to go to college. But chance said that he was going into the army for himself and for his dad.

The main character is Chance. He is a very nice person. He is caring and loving. He loves his dad with all his heart. He tries to save his dad which I think is very brave of him. Also, now he is joining the army, where he can protect more people for his dad.

I think that this was a very good book. It was very interesting. I could not get my eyes off of it,. I think it was the best book ever. It did not get me confused. Or leave me hanging. It was surprising throughout the whole book.

The other Boy pages 1-15 3-2-11

In this book so far a teenager named Maddie is left home alone for two months. She did not want to go with her parents to work in a vineyard so she stayed home. She ends up throwing a party because it was summer. During the party her and her boyfriend and her friends hung out in the hot tub. But she said that she had to say hi to everyone so that is what she did. When she got inside the house it was filled with people. Most of them she did not even know. So once she said hi to everyone she got a beer and headed back outside.When she got back she asked where Brian her boyfriend went but all of her friends said i dont know. But when she got into the water he was in their and he pulled her down. But her parents came home early and she didnt know untill her dad found her. Her father was yelling at her. He was very angry with her but the more she tried to explain the more he got angry. he told her that she will be spending the rest of the period with them in Napa working on the vineyard. The main charcter of this book is Maddie. She is a junior and throws a party while her parents are not home. But she gets caught. She is very sweet and loving. I also thing she was poular because she had more then 100 people at her party. I dont think it was right for her to drink when shes not old enough. She is going to be mad I think because she has to clean her whole house then move for the summer to Napa. I really like this book and the good thing about this book is it does not leave me confused. I can also read 2 or 3 paragraphs without having to read more.I perdict that she is going to move to Napa and miss her boyfriend a lot. But then i think that she might start to like it there. And might even meet someone there she likes more then her boyfriend.I like the way her parents in the book feel like my parents. How when parents yell at you you are there but when i read this book it feels like i was there.

The Other Boy pages 15-29 3-4-11

Maddie was just about to get into her moms car but then her boyfriend came up and gave her a hug and kiss goodbye. She told him that this was like being kidnapped. But then her dad came out of the house and Brian left. She was told to get in the car so she did then tried to fall asleep.Her parents though started talking to her about working.They told her that she is going to have to pitch in on the vineyard. so she moaned and freaked out.She started to look around then noticed that all Napa is, is vines. They are all over the place. But then she thought maybe i will like it. Then dozed off in the car. Then the sound of her dad woke her up 'were here'. She rolled down her window and smelt the fresh air and said it does smell good.Then they were at there new house for summer.And she was ready for anything.

Maddie went from hating Napa to accutally no caring. she said that she will work on the vineyards to because she did something she wasnt soppose to do. Throw a party. She accutally agreed with her parents by saying it might be a good summer. This reminds me of me because once i did not want to go camping. but by the time i got there i said maybe it will be ok. Maddie used to be very mad at her parents but she completley changed her mind.

I think that this is a very good book.l think that the author put a lot of effort in it. It is very detail. I like the part when She stoped fighting with her parents. They are finnaly on the same level. I perdict that she is going to have a very good summer with her parents. Even though she wont be aible to see her friends for two months.

The Other boy pages 29- 35 3-10-11