NAME: Tori Elizabeth! DATE: 02-18-10!
BOOK: Friends to Die For!
AUTHOR: Jane Sughrue Giberga PAGES: 107-231(end
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 124
15. Make up a motto that one of the characters seems to live by. How and why does this fit the character?
"Go big or go home." seems to be Crissy's mothers motto. She loves everything done perfectly and if you're not going to do it right the first time then you just shouldn't do it at all. Anne needs her house to be clean and perfect and when the T.V. crew came there was twice as much work as there was after Mark got hit by the car. Now that she came home everything is more tense.
20. I wonder why the author…
I wonder why the author made the whole interview thing. It kinda seems out of place and like its just randomly in the story. It doesn't seem like there is nothing really there with it. Shes just a normal mother that use to work away but now she is a house wife. I just wonder if there is a certain reason for it being there or if its just because it needed more length and detail.
16. Which character would you like (or not like) to be your friend? Why?
I would probably like it if Francessca was my friend. She seems like one of those people who doesn't like being in a lot of drama but some how still ends up in it, like me. We would get along very well cause we have a lot of things in common like she puts her friends and family first then everything else can wait til its time. I would probably be able to get along with how Markie was in the beginning of the book but then after the murder she turned into a wreck and I honestly don't know how I would be able to handle that.
4. What character do you like most in this book and/or what character do you like least? Why?
I really do not like Mark. I know he got hit by a car but still he's hogging all the attention from Anne (the mother). He just kind of makes me upset because I just don't feel like he's that hurt anymore and he's still acting like he's extremely hurt. This book is taking place over a month or two and he'll be sore but I just think that he's a big faker. Maybe that's what the author is trying to make it seem like but it REALLY annoys me and I just don't like Mark.
-tori elizabeth!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Free Choice Reading Blog #1
NAME: Tori Elizabeth
DATE: 02/03/10
BOOK: Friends To Die For
AUTHOR: Jane Sughrue Giberga
PAGES: 1-70
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 70
My book is about a group of people that live in New York and they are extremely rich with big houses. One night they had a party and there was a murder the same night with one of the girls that was at the party. There are many secrets and struggles about this event that are taken out through out this book.
QUESTION 1: Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
RESPONSE 1: I really like this book so far and I think that I would like to read another book by Jane Sughrue Giberga because they are really detailed and exciting. I'm not sure what her other books are about but I think that if they are something like Friends to Die For then I would definitely enjoy them. I can barley put this book down and I can't wait til I get to the ending!
QUESTION 2: What in the book upsets you or bothers you? Why?
RESPONSE 2: In this book it annoys me because its really predictable. I always see what is happening next and I like surprises in books. I think that the killer with be Nicky but hopefully there will be a sudden twist and the killer will not be the person everyone thinks it is. Maybe in the end this book will surprise me.
DATE: 02/03/10
BOOK: Friends To Die For
AUTHOR: Jane Sughrue Giberga
PAGES: 1-70
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK: 70
My book is about a group of people that live in New York and they are extremely rich with big houses. One night they had a party and there was a murder the same night with one of the girls that was at the party. There are many secrets and struggles about this event that are taken out through out this book.
QUESTION 1: Do you think you would read another book by this author? Why or why not?
RESPONSE 1: I really like this book so far and I think that I would like to read another book by Jane Sughrue Giberga because they are really detailed and exciting. I'm not sure what her other books are about but I think that if they are something like Friends to Die For then I would definitely enjoy them. I can barley put this book down and I can't wait til I get to the ending!
QUESTION 2: What in the book upsets you or bothers you? Why?
RESPONSE 2: In this book it annoys me because its really predictable. I always see what is happening next and I like surprises in books. I think that the killer with be Nicky but hopefully there will be a sudden twist and the killer will not be the person everyone thinks it is. Maybe in the end this book will surprise me.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Friends To Die For
The book I chose is Friends To Die For by Jane Sughrue Giberga. I decided to read this book because my sister read it in 8th grade aswell and she said it was a really good book. Now I decided to read it. Hopefully shes right(:
Thursday, October 22, 2009
LOTF Chapter 11; blog 11
Castle Rock!
1.In the beginning of the chapter, what does Piggy tell Ralph to do with the conch?
Piggy suggest Ralph to blow the conch and call a meeting.
2.What reason will Piggy give Jack for the return of his glasses?
Piggy seems like he's trying to reunite the tribes and acts like if he gives him the glasses they can make the fire together.
3.What does Ralph declare their appearance will be when they approach Jack?
Ralph says they will clean up and comb their hair before they approach Jack.
4.Who challenges the boys on their approach to Castle Rock?
Roger is the one that fights with the boys.
5.When Jack appears, what has he been doing?
He has been hunting, he comes back carrying a dead pig.
6.What does Ralph call Jack that provokes a fight?
Ralph calls Jack a thief for stealing Piggy's glasses.
7.What happens to Samneric after the fight?
After the fight Jack gets Sam n Eric to go to his tribe.
8.What is Roger doing during Piggy’s plea for a return to decency?
Roger pushes a heavy rock, Ralph dodges it but it hits Piggy and knocks him down killing him.
9.Write a STRONG PARAGRAPH about who is responsible for Piggy’s death and why?
I believe that its Roger is responsible because he pushed the rock. Jack could be partly responsible because it seems like he is getting Roger to do his “dirty work” for him. Since Jack had no part in it when it actually happened, the only one who is guilty for touching Piggy is Roger. Ralph just dodged it saving himself. Sadly, in return one of the only people that was still on his side died.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
LOTF Chapter 8&9; blog 8
Chapter 8: A gift for the darkness
“You're a silly little boy,” said the Lord of the Flies, “just an ignorant silly little boy.” The Lord of the Flies is the pigs head that Jack's tribe put up to make it so the beast will not kill them. While Simon is wandering he see's it and it starts talking to him. Simon see's Jacks tribe killing a pig. Lord of the Flies tells Simon to run and tell the boys that Jack is coming. A storm starts and it foreshadows something bad will be happening in the near future. When Simon is talking to Lord of the Flies he is being threatened by a talking pigs head. Crazy right! He has a wild imagination. Lord of the Flies is telling him how hes never going to be able to get away from him. He says he is inside of all humans. He represents the evil, the rage and the anger inside of everyone. The book Lord of the flies is about the good and bad in people. The anger and the rage. Positive and Negative ect..
Chapter 9: A View to a Death
Piggy says it was an accident. Ralph says it was murder. Jack says they thought he was in disguise. What do I think? I feel that Piggy and Jack are actually telling the truth. All that happened was Simon tripped, the hunters were on edge and they went and killed him. Only to find out after he was dead that it was Simon. When you think about it, Jack and Simon never had anything against each other other than the fact that Simon went to Ralph's side. But that's not a big enough reason to hate him and especially kill him. I feel that Ralph is angry with everything that Jack is doing. I would be too!!
“You're a silly little boy,” said the Lord of the Flies, “just an ignorant silly little boy.” The Lord of the Flies is the pigs head that Jack's tribe put up to make it so the beast will not kill them. While Simon is wandering he see's it and it starts talking to him. Simon see's Jacks tribe killing a pig. Lord of the Flies tells Simon to run and tell the boys that Jack is coming. A storm starts and it foreshadows something bad will be happening in the near future. When Simon is talking to Lord of the Flies he is being threatened by a talking pigs head. Crazy right! He has a wild imagination. Lord of the Flies is telling him how hes never going to be able to get away from him. He says he is inside of all humans. He represents the evil, the rage and the anger inside of everyone. The book Lord of the flies is about the good and bad in people. The anger and the rage. Positive and Negative ect..
Chapter 9: A View to a Death
Piggy says it was an accident. Ralph says it was murder. Jack says they thought he was in disguise. What do I think? I feel that Piggy and Jack are actually telling the truth. All that happened was Simon tripped, the hunters were on edge and they went and killed him. Only to find out after he was dead that it was Simon. When you think about it, Jack and Simon never had anything against each other other than the fact that Simon went to Ralph's side. But that's not a big enough reason to hate him and especially kill him. I feel that Ralph is angry with everything that Jack is doing. I would be too!!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
LOTF Chapter 7; blog 7
Shadows and Tall TreesIf Only He Would Stop
Perspective: Simon!
Dear diary,
Today we were on our way up to the top of the mountain and Ralph hit a boar with his spear. He let it go though so we didn't eat anything. Then with everyone excited they reenacted it. I was being dun. They had a littleun play the pig and they were saying the chant they always say “Kill the pig cut his throat”. Jack was being insulting and said that they should use all the littleuns for food because they are worthless. I think that Jack is taking this too far. At the beginning he was a little bully but now he let it get to him and sagely takes advantage of it. He's always making fun of Piggy but it's not like Piggy ever did anything to Jack. He's just a bully but some how he's getting more people on his side. But I'm not going to lie. When Jack is talking a lot of the time I don't care. I respond impervious. He judges too much. He hardly knows anyone on this island and he hates close to half of us!
The littleuns are saying that the body in the parachute was a beast with fangs and claws. Some one should go be bravado and check it out to find out what it really is. I don't think that its a beast I think that just because this island is filled with moors no one can tell what it really is. Their trying to find out what the beast is so their believing everything but I think all the beast is is a pig with the creepers in while it is windy.
I'm not sure whats going to happen in the near future but I don't have a good feeling about it. I think something is going to happen to the littleuns. Perhaps they will go play and something will happen on accident and they get hurt and since we're in the middle of an island by ourselves there will be nothing we can do.
I'm not sure but we can hope that we will get rescued before anything to horrible happens. Or at least before Jack tries to kill Piggy, or the other way around.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
LOTF Chapter 6; blog 6
Beast From Air
Is it a beast?
Perspective: Piggy
Last night Sam 'n Eric were on safety fire watch. They fell asleep and so did everyone else. While everyone was sound asleep a bomb exploded and surprisingly no one heard it. Once Sam 'n Eric wake up they see something in the distance, a dead body was hanging from a tree tangled in a parachute. They saw it flailing in the wind. They ran, scared and screaming. They assumed it was the beast but they were too scared to go close and find out what it really was. Once they got back to the camp everyone was wondering what their problem was. The spread the rumor that they saw the beast and everyone got really scared. After they found out about the beast there was a controversy on what to do about it. Ralph wanted to make a game plan before finding out what it was. That's what Simon and I wanted to do. He wanted to keep the littleuns safe and go in groups so that they don't all get injured at once if it did happen to be the beast. Embroiled with the drama of Jack always waxy I'm really not liking this island. Jack always wants things his way. For example, when Ralph wanted to make a game plan Jack wanted to be the best hunter and go find the beast all at once and kill him. That's what just about everyone else wants to do. Sometimes he's just like the leviathan. He made it so I can only see out of one eye when he socked me and knocked my glasses off. He broke one whole lens and then the other one is all scratched up. His constant nagging and need to always be right is interminable. Ralph is getting fed up, I am getting fed up, Simon is getting fed up and everyone else is going to Jacks' side and wanting to become hunters. Ralph, Simon and I have our common enemy while everyone else is on Jacks side. We all walk to the top of the mountain everyone playing and no one fighting but I know that once we get up there, Jack will be on my case and picking every imperfection about me that he can.
Is it a beast?
Perspective: Piggy
Last night Sam 'n Eric were on safety fire watch. They fell asleep and so did everyone else. While everyone was sound asleep a bomb exploded and surprisingly no one heard it. Once Sam 'n Eric wake up they see something in the distance, a dead body was hanging from a tree tangled in a parachute. They saw it flailing in the wind. They ran, scared and screaming. They assumed it was the beast but they were too scared to go close and find out what it really was. Once they got back to the camp everyone was wondering what their problem was. The spread the rumor that they saw the beast and everyone got really scared. After they found out about the beast there was a controversy on what to do about it. Ralph wanted to make a game plan before finding out what it was. That's what Simon and I wanted to do. He wanted to keep the littleuns safe and go in groups so that they don't all get injured at once if it did happen to be the beast. Embroiled with the drama of Jack always waxy I'm really not liking this island. Jack always wants things his way. For example, when Ralph wanted to make a game plan Jack wanted to be the best hunter and go find the beast all at once and kill him. That's what just about everyone else wants to do. Sometimes he's just like the leviathan. He made it so I can only see out of one eye when he socked me and knocked my glasses off. He broke one whole lens and then the other one is all scratched up. His constant nagging and need to always be right is interminable. Ralph is getting fed up, I am getting fed up, Simon is getting fed up and everyone else is going to Jacks' side and wanting to become hunters. Ralph, Simon and I have our common enemy while everyone else is on Jacks side. We all walk to the top of the mountain everyone playing and no one fighting but I know that once we get up there, Jack will be on my case and picking every imperfection about me that he can.
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