The Fourteenth Goldfish

In my book, "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm,  is a story about a little kid. His preschool class had a teacher that bought all of the students goldfishes. 10 for a dollar of course. And the teacher gave the parents a lecture before sending the kids home. Basically, it's to teach the kids the circle of life. Goldie was the fishes name. "Goldie was kind of original. Because Goldie didn't die". All this time, Goldie made it all the way up to fifth grade. Until the kid looked at the fish bowl, and saw Goldie's stomach facing up.


One of the signposts I thought of while reading was "Contrasts and Contradictions." later on in the story, the mom lied to the kid and said that goldfishes only lasts up to 2 weeks. Ever since preschool, the mom was buying goldfishes every time the fish died. Goldie, was unlucky thirteen. I think the mom was doing this is because maybe she doesn't want the kid to be upset and not worry. It was the kids first pet.

Behind The Bedroom Wall

When I was finishing up my book for "Behind the bedroom wall" I got pretty shocked. Korinna ended up talking to Rachel! And then Hans beat up Korinnas dad? WHAAT?! And also Korinna got a kitten! Aww. Also, I really liked how the book was written. It's words are very descriptive. I really got into the book. At first I didn't think I would like it. But with all the drama and stuff it turned out to be very entertaining .

Behind The Bedroom Wall Summary

In my book "Behind The Bedroom Wall" so far talks about a girl named Korinna. She lives with her parents and having a perfect life. Until, Korinna found out big dark secret. Her parents were hiding Jews in their wall! (I would've been pretty creeped out if I was her.) Once Korinna found out, she completely flipped out! She wanted them out of her sight and to never see them again. One of the few people hiding, was a little girl. Her name was Rachel. She was soooo friendly to Korinna. On the other hand, Korinna didn't want to talk to her at all.

I think one of the signposts are "Contrast and Contradictions" . I think this because Korinna told Rachel to not speak to her. Maybe she's doing this is because she doesn't want any trouble or start anything. She doesn't want to get caught and have a severe consequence. Also, I think she's not used to having jews hiding in their wall. If she gets used to it, she may be talking to them more.

Holocaust blog

After reading about some of the bystanders as well as the up standers, i think maybe people stood by and watched the holocaust because they were scared of what might happen to them. Maybe one of the Nazi's will beat them to death, or some other horrible thing. People stood up to the Nazis because people believed the rumors that the Jew's were bad people and smelled dirty and such. I would have done the same thing Oskar Schindler did. Tell all the Nazis i wan't my own camp and my own workers and help save them all by making the camp into a peaceful place for them to enjoy. I do feel bad for those who've died. They didn't deserve it.

Summary of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants"

In the book "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pant's" there are four best friends. Tibby, Carmen, Bridget , and Lena. They all went out and pondered downtown. They stopped at this one store and started looking around. Then something caught one of the girls eyes. These light washed jeans that were on the rack. They all instantly fell in love with them. They weren't too baggy, they weren't too tight. They fitted just right. Then it comes down to one girl. She isn't confident to fit in the jeans. They all told her that if it could fit all of them, it could fit into her. So she gave up and tried it on. It was a perfect fit. They all bought it and even made some rules for the pants. Every other day the girl's would pass down the jeans to one another and write their time in the jeans and what had happened. Some girls had some family problems and other boy problems. After all, they all managed to stay friends, and be friends.

Summary of "Call of Duty"

In the article "Call of Duty" theres a man called Jose Armenta, who joined the military and he was assigned as a Dog handler, Zenit. What dog handlers do is that they sniff out bombs that are hidden in the ground. When Jose and Zenit first started to work together, Jose thought Zenit was too sweet to even be a dog for the military. The next day, Jose thought Zenit was a great companion. He felt like it was meant to be. One day, it almost came down to an end. Jose was close to a bomb and blew up part of his leg. Zenit barked for help until someone came. Zenit didn't want to leave his side, nor did Jose. This article made me think that friendship actually last's long. Even though people treated Zenit like a piece of equipment, Jose treated him like a friend, and a companion.

Assessment for Lit

The argument of my article "Don't Buy Nike" is that people shouldn't buy Nike because the owners are treating their employees like trash and they aren't being fair and throwing shoes at the workers. The evidence is being told in the article by saying they are underpaying the minimum wage to the workers. The issue I think is completely unfair because the workers are putting their hard work into making the shoes and doing what they're told but the owners don't "appreciate" how much they're working in the sweatshop. What I found surprising is that the owners are throwing shoes at the workers and don't care if they get hurt. 

The argument in this poem "Sweatshops" is that the girl was doing the same thing over and over again and she felt tired of it. In the poem it said "I work, I work, I work endlessly-" and so I thought that she was doing the same thing again. It was kinda different cause the poem seemed past tense. Back then people drank wine and ate bread when fed. The form of meaning helped me understand the poem by saying "Im just a machine!". The owners look like they just use advantage of them. 

Summary of "Fallen Angels"

In my book “Fallen Angels” By Walter Dean Myers, there’s this man named Richard Perry. He is trying to hold onto his dreams in his troubled neighborhood In Harlem, New York City.  Perry couldn’t afford to go to college, and he had to go to the Army in the US to attend war in against Vietnam. His military leadership is careless and brutal.  No one in the war knows when it would end. They wonder if anyone will be able to go home, or not at all.

Summary Of "The Sky Is Everywhere"

In the book “The Sky Is Everywhere”, there’s a girl names Lennie. Her sister died a couple months ago in the book. Lennie is a kind woman who loves to play her clarinet. Lennie was feeling melancholy about her sisters death, but something strange had happened. Lennie thought that her sisters boyfriend was appealing. She also left notes and poems around town by coping about her sister.  Lennie, her grandma, and her uncle, both are depressed of what happened to Bailey.

            At first, Lennie seemed like a shy girl before her sister passed away, but now she’s looking around and realizing that it’s a new world. People who didn’t talk to her before are starting a conversation with her now. She never used to like anyone, she would focus on school. Then Bailey’s boyfriend came along and ever since, Lennie fancied him. She’s realizing what she has around her and she’s taking chances and risks she had never done before.