The book "Tan Lines" is riveting and reminds me of summer.
Just the tittle its self tan lines, screams summer.
Although I have just started reading the book it has pulled me in. The bond these girls have in the summer is so strong. Their friendship conquers all. They may have little tiffs and pull foolish antics but they get over it and they make up. Its shows that they have a connection that can go through the toughest of problems.
Now summer also screams boys. These girls dont let any boy come between them. Whether a boy is taking Summer to walk on the beach, or taking Marquez to the park, or taking Diana to the boardwalk. These boys will do anything for them. Too bad Summers got a boyfriend all the way across the united states. What will she do now that a new boy had his eyes on her? guess i'll gave to keep reading to find out
Friday, January 27, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Reading Response #2 Spoiler alert...
It only took me maybe 2 or 3 days to finish this book "I Heart You You Haunt Me" by Lisa Schroeader and it was one of the best books i have read so far.
In my last response I kept wondering why my main character Ava, blamed herself for her boyfriends death. On every page she revealed more and more, little by little. As I read on I found the answer. They liked to play "dare" a lot. She dared him to jump off a rock into a waterfall of water. It seemed harmless, but when he did it, he never came back up. He hit his head on a rock when he dove under, and died. She blamed herself because she dared him to do it.
Through out this whole book, Ava carries around this guilt. But what she doesnt know is that her boyfriend doesnt want her to feel guilty. He follows her around as a ghost and she thinks its because he still loves her and wants her to be with him. But she's wrong. Yes, he does still love her and he wishes he could be with her, but not like that. Not in ghost form. Since he cant come back, he wants her to move on. He wants to take the guilt away from her so that she can be happy.
Her friends try to help her move on but it doesnt work so well. She mopes around for days and becomes distant with all her friends. The only person that makes her feel remotely better is her friends crush, Lyric. Ava met him when she went away with her parents and he was the only one that could take her sadness away, but she couldnt do that to her friend. She couldnt take away her closest' friends happiness for her own.
In the end, Ava lets all her guilt go away with the ghost. She stays true to her friendship and keeps Lyric as just a friend. She gets back to her self and lets her sorrows fade away. That is one thing I admire about Ava. Her change and acceptance at the end of the book.
In my last response I kept wondering why my main character Ava, blamed herself for her boyfriends death. On every page she revealed more and more, little by little. As I read on I found the answer. They liked to play "dare" a lot. She dared him to jump off a rock into a waterfall of water. It seemed harmless, but when he did it, he never came back up. He hit his head on a rock when he dove under, and died. She blamed herself because she dared him to do it.
Through out this whole book, Ava carries around this guilt. But what she doesnt know is that her boyfriend doesnt want her to feel guilty. He follows her around as a ghost and she thinks its because he still loves her and wants her to be with him. But she's wrong. Yes, he does still love her and he wishes he could be with her, but not like that. Not in ghost form. Since he cant come back, he wants her to move on. He wants to take the guilt away from her so that she can be happy.
Her friends try to help her move on but it doesnt work so well. She mopes around for days and becomes distant with all her friends. The only person that makes her feel remotely better is her friends crush, Lyric. Ava met him when she went away with her parents and he was the only one that could take her sadness away, but she couldnt do that to her friend. She couldnt take away her closest' friends happiness for her own.
In the end, Ava lets all her guilt go away with the ghost. She stays true to her friendship and keeps Lyric as just a friend. She gets back to her self and lets her sorrows fade away. That is one thing I admire about Ava. Her change and acceptance at the end of the book.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Reading Response
"I Heart You, You Haunt Me" by Lisa Schroeder is quite a haunting and mysterious book. From what I have read so far I can tell that my main character Ava feels guilty for some reason. I think she believes she is the reason her boyfriend is dead. I dont know why she thinks that or what evidence there is to prove that she did cause his death but I feel bad for her.
It sounds like she really loved him. She still does. She gets looked at by everyone in this weird way, Like they know she has done something wrong. What I am really wondering is how did her boyfriends die? How could she be of blame for it?
As I read on Jackson (Ava's dead boyfriend) started to visit her as a ghost. She cant exactly see him, or hear him very well, but he makes signs for her. Such as opening cabinets and her dresser drawers. One of the most thoughtful hints Jackson gives Ava is turning on the cd player and playing a song that explains how he feels depending on the days events.
It sounds like she really loved him. She still does. She gets looked at by everyone in this weird way, Like they know she has done something wrong. What I am really wondering is how did her boyfriends die? How could she be of blame for it?
As I read on Jackson (Ava's dead boyfriend) started to visit her as a ghost. She cant exactly see him, or hear him very well, but he makes signs for her. Such as opening cabinets and her dresser drawers. One of the most thoughtful hints Jackson gives Ava is turning on the cd player and playing a song that explains how he feels depending on the days events.
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