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In Gilded, Serilda was gifted to her father by a god who he saved, she was the wish the god granted her father for the payment of saving him. But Serilda's father didn't know that this god was the god of lies, and Serilda grew up telling fake stories that she didn't even know before they were in her mouth. Her village thought of her as a burden, a curse, and blamed her for every misfortune that had came upon them. And Serilda also found it strange, the lies slipped past her tongue so quickly, and it was always easier to lie than to tell the truth.

Although I wouldn't like to admit, but I can relate to this because sometimes in situations, I find it way easier to make up something rather than letting someone know the truth. It just feels easier and less embarrassing, and even though I know it's not good for me, I still do it nevertheless.

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In Siege and Storm, Alina often had terrifying nightmares and visions about the Darkling, who had a bad history with her in the first book. She sees things and they keep her awake at night sometimes because of how much she is tormented by those memories.

I can't relate to this because I don't have the experience so bad that it would affect me like what the Darkling did the Alina. But this taught me how the past of a person can change who they are and haunt them in terrible ways it would ruin a person.

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Alina Starkov in the Shadow and Bone trilogy has faced many troubles in the books, and one of the common conflicts was arguing with her best friend, Mal.

Alina and Mal have been friends ever since they were put in to a orphanage together, and over the years they grew up together and joined the Second Army of the Darkling, a powerful grisha who has can do incredible magic. But both Alina and Mal have grown apart, and they are different in ways that each other do not understand. When Alina finds out that she's a sun summoner, also a grisha, everything changes. And because of their differences and social status in Ravaka, they can't get along so well, and there are always disagreements and fights going on between the two.

I can relate to this in some way because I haven't talked to my childhood best friends in a really long time since I've moved to the US. I remember how we promised we would call every week and never stop talking to each other, but because of distance and other circumstances we weren't able to talk as much, and over the years we grew apart.

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Kenji Kishimoto is one of of my favorite character from the Shatter Me series. He is Juliette's best friend and former soldier of Section 45 of the Reestablishment. He is Japanese, and as an asian who lived in North America, he was often faced with racism against his culture and family.

I can relate to this because I experienced the same things over the years I've spent in the US, where people make fun of my race, sometimes unintentionally, but it still makes me feel worse about myself.

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Started: Dec 12
Ended: Dec 16

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Nazeera right away defended herself against Kenji when he unintentionally asked why she wore her hijab when it was illegal due to the Reestablishment and her dad being one of the Supreme Commander of this association. She stood up for her own rights and her religion, and told him that she didn't care if they banned religious beliefs and languages.

I learned from this how I should always defend my beliefs and not let others discriminate or make fun of my religion/nationality.

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Response 7 - RESTORE ME

One of the main themes in this story is definitely along the lines of "finding who you are". Most of the characters we follow along the storyline have not been able to do that yet. They've been either in isolation and self loathing for a really long time, or let their surroundings and people control who they are. Some of them have focused more on the new government system, trying to build a headquarters for people with special abilities, and planning to take down the Reestablishment. Mostly, they've never really thought about finding themselves until now, and this book is really when Juliette and Warner stop and think about what they want to be, and who they need to be in order to be strong and lead Section 45 while all these things are going on.

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Miscommunications have been a huge problem for Juliette lately, she feels that she does not talk things through with other characters that are close to her, and that resulted in distrust and them hurting each other, and it's also the reason why Juliette and Warner's relationship came to an end. This problem first appeared when Castle speaks with Warner, urging him to tell Juliette the truth about her past and more things about himself before things go wrong, but Warner is reluctant and ashamed of what he was like, and also feels that the truth will hurt Juliette, so he kept it to himself until later on in the story.

He was not wrong, but because of keeping this information for so long, Juliette felt more hurt because Warner has known about her real parents this whole time, and he didn't mention a thing.

Juliette also found out about Warner's past, and she suddenly realizes how much she does not know about him, and how they almost sort of rushed into this relationship without thinking it through or getting to know each other more beyond the surface level.

This helps Juliette better handle her relationships with others around her and maybe fix the problems that she and Warner had to move forward to try and rule Section 45 together.

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This is to help me with my reading pace because I know if I really focus on reading in class and after school, I should be able to easily finish one book a week, but if I keep putting it off I won't be able to read as much as I want to.

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Book: Siege and Storm
Minutes: 40
Page: 80 ish?

How I felt reading today: I was able to focus and get some good reading down

Goal? yes.

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Throughout the story, Juliette has felt put down by many of the characters, she has always dealt with not liking herself the way she was since she got her powers, and her surroundings of people also influenced her to think that she wasn't deserved to be loved.

Although Juliette thought she had put her past behind her, that part of her that cannot stand herself is still there.

She often compares herself to normal people, and hate the way she is and what she have done. She felt useless and not enough to be a Supreme Commander, and most of her internal conflict involves her thinking in a bad way of herself.

In the first book of this series, Juliette hasn't even seen herself in the mirror for years, because she was afraid of what she might find. And to this point in the story she still has a habit of avoiding mirrors and looking at her reflection.

But Juliette has had enough of that and decides to change, she got a haircut and dressed like who she was, and for the first time she looked healthy and beautiful as she described herself, and she finally liked the way she looked and how she was presented.

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Tell me about an interesting topic that is present in your book. What have you learned about this topic/idea? What are you still wondering about this topic? How has this topic impacted your story (the characters and/or the plot)?  

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Tell me about an interesting topic that is present in your book. What have you learned about this topic/idea? What are you still wondering about this topic? How has this topic impacted your story (the characters and/or the plot)?  

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Response 4 - RESTORE ME

One of the topics is self loathing, both Juliette and Warner have struggled with this in the stories, and we can tell because of the duo point of view. I can't say I hate myself, but at times I think badly of myself and it is one of the main reasons I might feel insecure or not good enough.

Through the story I often felt like the characters were almost overreacting, and taking events that have occurred to them and thinking in a most harmful way to themselves. And I might not notice those things while I'm self loathing, but I learned how it's like and the thought process during those times through Juliette and Warner.

I'm wondering how I could stop thinking this way so much and how I could overcome myself telling me things I don't want to hear.

This topic has majorly impacted both the characters throughout the whole series and it has followed them to this book. We can tell how much it lead to self destruction and conflicts with others, and how it has been one of the huge problems following the characters everywhere

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Book: Siege and Storm
Minutes: 40
Pages: 75

How I felt reading: my focus was okay today but not the best?

Goal? Yes

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Juliette felt this jealousy and envious feeling for Nazeera when she saw how confident and outspoken she was. And because she has been struggling with those traits herself lately, seeing it on another human makes her admire that more. I can relate to this because I have often felt jealous of others based on what they could accomplish and their personalities or looks in general, especially if I am lacking those traits. But Juliette deals with this jealousy in a good way to push herself forward and become what she wants to be, and I learn from this that I should do the same if I really wish I could have those accomplishments I am jealous of.

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Tell me about the narrator of the book you are reading. What is he or  she like? Is he or she believable? Do they seem authentic and real? Do  you connect with the narrator? Throughout the story, are there more “window” scenes than “mirror” scenes? Explain.  

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Tell me about the narrator of the book you are reading. What is he or  she like? Is he or she believable? Do they seem authentic and real? Do  you connect with the narrator? Throughout the story, are there more “window” scenes than “mirror” scenes? Explain.  

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Response 3 - RESTORE ME

The main character of this book is Juliette Ferrars, who has the power of her lethal touch, she could kill someone just by having contact with their skin, which is what makes her so dangerous and feared. Although all this is true, she is not written as "invincible"  by the author, which makes her more realistic to me.

Everyone has their faults and flaws, for Juliette, it's her incapability of control over her emotions. For the first two books I was convinced she was weak, not in a way that's bad, but through all the things she's been through at such a young age, I think it's normal for her to feel and act that way. She does not know how to control her powers until the last book of the trilogy, and she struggles with understanding what she is capable of doing. Juliette's conflicts are mainly internal, which is one thing I find that makes her seem more "real".

I can connect with her sometimes when she's making all these emotions take over her and bring her down, and I often have the same experiences. But mostly, I have more "windows" and I learn more from her experiences rather than connecting them with my own. This is because despite some of our similarities, she has struggled through so much more and been in harsher situation that makes me realize how lucky I am, and I learn from her what I could do to help myself in those situations.

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Nazeera is the daughter of the Supreme Commander of Asia, and Haider's younger sister.

Juliette meets Nazeera and sees how confident, beautiful, and in control she is, and she envies Nazeera in many ways.

Nazeera wears a hijab which is forbidden in any section of the Reestablishment besides the one Juliette just overtook. She wasn't allowed to do religious things or wear anything that relates to it because of the Reestablishment's rules, but she does despite having her father being one of the rulers for this government.

Kenji, a side character points that out to Nazeera. And even though he didn't mean it in a bad way, Nazeera defended her beliefs and told her that she did not care if the Reestablishment wanted to take that away from her, and that it's not right to.

Juliette was amazed at how Nazeera speaks and stands up for herself, later admired how she was so subtle and always keeps it together.

Nazeera was a lot of things Juliette wishes herself to be, and later the two talked and after advice given from Nazeera to Juliette, she decides that she is going to change for good. And she ended up getting herself back to her feet and starts acting like a real commander, she wasn't easily put down by others and acted calmly to their insults.

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Book: Siege and Storm
Minutes: 40
Pages: 67

How I felt reading today: I was distracted again but still get some pages in, I kept looking at the clock towards the end of class and I also felt really tired.

Goal? No

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Juliette has a terrible past and she always tries to push it away. In this story both her biological and adopted parents didn't care much for her. Her mother that adopted her stopped treating her like a human being after her powers were revealed, then her parents were abusive but physically and emotionally, and didn't bother to help her in any way.

I've learned from this how lucky I am to have my parents who are supportive and loving. And I feel terrible for all of those people who have bad experiences with their own family, because I can't imagine how hard it would be on them to have some of the closest people in their lives to be so cruel.

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Started: Dec 6
Ended: Dec 11

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Tell me about the conflict of the book. Are there many conflicts or one main conflict? Does the conflict affect the characters or  plot? How?

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Tell me about the conflict of the book. Are there many conflicts or one main conflict? Does the conflict affect the characters or  plot? How?

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Response 2 - RESTORE ME

The thing about this book is that most of the action and the plot doesn't arise until the end, leaving the readers to a cliffhanger. But throughout the story, even thought there aren't many external conflict, the main characters Juliette and Warner go through internal conflicts where their real enemies are themselves and they have to fight those fears away in order to work out their new positions in the Reestablishment.

There are many conflicts like that but one main conflict is Juliette struggling with being the new Supreme Commander of Section 45, which is all of North America. At such a young age, and with no proper education on politics and things you need to know to be able to rule a system in government, it was difficult for her. And because she strongly disagrees with a lot of the things the Reestablishment believes in, it was hard for her to take on the role, let alone having other countries spy on her at all times.

It affects Juliette the most because she is put under all this pressure and stress, she is clueless as to what to do, and she is also going through problems with some of the people close to her. But it leads up to her being open with her opinions and keeping it together, acting like a real leader.

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Juliette has found out that almost everyone she has trusted has been lying about her past. She feels betrayed by Warner and Castle, who didn't bring up the fact that she was adopted and always monitored throughout her childhood, or that her real parents are still alive.

Juliette has trusted Warner and depended on him throughout the third book of the first trilogy, Warner brought her comfort and helped her through hard times, he was there for her and they have developed this relationship. But throughout "Restore Me", Juliette keeps finding herself wondering about him. And even if she thought she knew him well, she really didn't. It was small things like that he could speak 7 languages at first, but then more of his secrets were revealed and it was finally her breaking point.

Warner had a bad past, and through his point of view we could tell how much he didn't want Juliette to know about what he went through and what he was forced to do by his dad. But Juliette is absolutely clueless about Warner, like his past relationships and other important things about him.

Juliette feels that in order for them to work out, they shouldn't keep secrets from each other, and when Warner finally spoke out about knowing the identity of her real parents and her true past, Juliette decided that it was enough.

She learns through this that she should always get to know the person before getting in a relationship, and even if Warner's intentions were good, it doesn't mean his actions can't hurt her just as much as if it weren't. She also recognizes the struggles people go through in relationships.

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Juliette's parents are the Supreme Commander of Oceania, they discovered that Juliette's biological sister, Emmeline, had powers and put her into isolation to be experimented on. They feared that the same would occur to Juliette, so they erased her memories and gave her away to a childless couple, and she has been monitored ever since. The Reestablishment had known about her powers from day one, they watched as she developed her abilities and finally when she accidentally killed a boy, they arrested her and put her into isolation for about a year. Juliette learns that her past will always haunt her even if she tries to get over it, and she has tried to neglect it for so long. She finally accepts the fact that it will always be a part of her, whether she likes it or not.

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Book: Siege and Storm
Minutes: 35
Pages: 56

How I felt reading today: I was really tired and I wasn't very interested in the book last period. I kept going back to make sure I was understanding whatever I was reading, and playing with my rings to pass time.

Goal? No

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Make a prediction about what you think will happen next. Use information from your story to support your prediction.

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Response 1 - RESTORE ME

I have already finished the book, where the story ended with Juliette getting taken away to her biological parents, who were Supreme Commanders and powerful. I can predict that they would try and welcome her home, because she has proven herself capable of the things they thought she would, but she would be mad. Juliette would feel this way because from evidence in every one of the Shatter Me books, you could tell that she hated her childhood and her past life, she was treated terribly and that had been something that had haunted her since forever. She wasn't just going to walk into their open arms, she would be so infuriated at them for lying to her about her whole life, how they turned her in to an experiment. She would feel like they never even cared for her, they erased her memories and sent her to an abusive home, then threw her into a prison cell where she was isolated for a year. Juliette has always been bad at handling her own emotions, let alone powers. I feel like she would be out of control of her own abilities and her powers would overflow with emotions she has, and it would end up either saving her, or getting her into more trouble.

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Juliette had just figured out that the people she grew up with weren't her biological parents, she was adopted and her memory from when she was 5 years old were erased and she was sent to the couple by the Supreme Commander of Oceania, who was her real father that discovered she could potentially have these extraordinary powers. Her whole life, even though it was terrible, has been a lie. She finds out that her every move and action as a child was monitored by the government, and that they had always known about what she could do. But mostly, she was upset because Warner, who she trusted the most, lied to her about it. He has kept the truth from her for so long and she felt betrayed by him and everyone else that knew, like Castle.

I learned from this how much it hurts to be lied to, especially from someone you are closed to and trusts, and even if they did it out of best intentions, it could still leave damage.

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Later on in the story, more and more children of the Supreme Commanders of different sections of the Reestablishment were sent to Section 45. Most of these people from all these continents have grown up around Warner and are familiar with him. But Juliette still suspects them and wonders why they all came all of the sudden. She realizes that all of the Sections and countries are against each other, and because of the assassination of Supreme Commander Anderson, Warner's father, they had to get to know the new leader. They would pretend to be friendly, stay at their section for a few weeks or month, figure out their weaknesses and how to overcome Juliette, and then report back to their parents. Juliette feels that she has not made a great impression, as far as the other people know, she was just a foolish 17 year old not knowing what to do or how important the position she holds is. And that puts a lot of pressure on Juliette, because she already has a lot on her mind, and she isn't doing very well ruling Section 45 so far, but now with everyone watching her every move, she can't afford to make more mistakes and needs to prove to these people that she is capable of what she wishes to accomplish. So after one final breakdown when things get complicated with Warner, she decides that she will get it together and act like a real leader.

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Book: Siege and Storm
Minutes: 35
Pages: 45

How I felt reading today: I was distracted a little because I wasn't very interested in the book because it was only the beginning, and I also kept checking my chromebook for the wevideo upload.

Did I meet my goal? No.

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Book: Restore Me
Minutes: 98
Pages: 179

How I felt reading today: there are so many plot twists by the end of this book I was so intrigued and couldn't put it down until I was finished with it.

Did I meet my goal? yes.

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Give me a review about your book. So far, what do you like about your book? What do you not like? Who would you recommend this book to? Why?

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Give me a review about your book. So far, what do you like about your book? What do you not like? Who would you recommend this book to? Why?

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Response 6: RESTORE ME

I really love the story so far, it is the first book of a second trilogy. I love the twist because I didn't expect there to be more books after the finale, but the author turned it into something new. She added so much more to the characters and their backstory, and I was amazed at how well it was done because I thought the last trilogy ended with no way to expand the story. It also made me realize how little I really knew about some of the characters, and why this second trilogy was needed. I love the new point of views, so now we get to be in Aaron Warner, the main male character's head as well as Juliette's, which wasn't something the first three books had, I also loved the author's writing and parts from Juliette's journal when she was in isolation, about how trapped, lonely, and depressed she felt. I feel like this book has touched upon some heavy topics, that's why I wouldn't recommend it for someone who just wants a fun and easy read.

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Aaron Warner is one of the other main characters in this story, and the book is told in duo POVs between Juliette and Warner. We see Warner being distant in Juliette's point of view, and she is worried about him and her relationship with him in general, Juliette realizes that she have not gotten the opportunity to really get to know him. In Warner's point of view, we see Warner struggling with his dad's death, and he is still in denial about it. Warner's father, Anderson was a terrible person. He was abusive towards Warner ever since he was a child and forced him into training and made him into the "monster" Warner believed he was. But Warner still grieve over his father, even if it's not willingly.

I can't relate to this because I have never lost a family member, or an abusive/terrible family member. But I feel terrible for Warner and all the things he has to go through

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In Restore Me, Juliette struggles to feel confident about herself. She often feels intimidated by others around her and since she's been in isolation for so long, she wasn't sure what she could become or what she is capable of doing. After going through her problems with her powers and figuring out how to control it, she thought she was behind her past self, the one who could kill a person with a single touch. But her past lingers on to her and it won't let go, and she feels even more confused and put down with all the pressure going on.

I can relate to this because I know what it's like to not love yourself the way you'd want to. And although my situation is a lot better than Juliette, I still feel sympathetic towards her and I understand what she is going through.

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Juliette is still very new into ruling section 45 as a part of the Reestablishment, especially when she took the position after Anderson was killed, she didn't know a lot about politics or how this government system worked, and she has been trying to take over the role but it has been hard. One of the other Supreme commander of the Reestablishment who ruled Asia, sent his son, Haider to visit North America hoping to find out more about their system and take notes of the new commander, AKA Juliette.

Juliette was in no way prepared for this, she didn't know Haider was coming until he quite literally showed up at her building. She was embarrassed by her lack of knowledge about meetings and worldwide situations involving the Reestablishment, and also felt intimidated by Haider who acted as if she was just a clueless child.

"All day -- and for the last couple of weeks -- I've felt like an imposter. A child. I hate how easily I faded in and out of confidence, how I waver between who I was and who I could be." (J.F. p.159)

Juliette explain how Haider and people all around the Section made her feel that way, even if it wasn't intended, and she realizes and learns that ruling as a part of the Reestablishment was a lot harder than she expected, and she had a lot to catch up with.

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Book: Restore Me
Minutes: 37
Pages: 82

How I felt reading today: I was focused and not distracted, I read a lot this period

Did I meet my goal? yes.

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Book: Restore Me
Minutes:30
Pages: 79
How I felt reading today: I was very into the plot and very focused on the story
Did I meet my goal? Yes, I wasn't distracted and was at a good pace

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Started: Nov 30
Ended: Dec 4

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Book: Restore Me
Minutes: 30
Pages: 56
Did I meet my goal: no, I got distracted and kept looking at the clock and the screen

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I have been able to read books in a fast paced, I know this because I read 4 books over break finishing all of them in 1-2 days. But I often get distracted by my surroundings, especially my phone when I'm reading. I want to stay more focused on my book instead of going to do something else every second while I'm reading.

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Book: Restore Me
Minutes: 25
Pages: 65
How I felt reading:
I love this story and I wanted to keep reading because of the action and everything that's going on in the book. I was able to focus completely

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Started: Nov 28
Finished: Nov 29

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Started: Nov 27
Finished: Nov 28

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In the family of little feet, I could see myself in the same position as Esperanza and her friends were wearing those fancy shoes. As a child, I've always loved playing dress up and even to this day I love putting pieces of clothing together to make up outfits I want to wear. I think its perfectly normal to get excited over things like pretty shoes, and I understand how Esperanza felt when she was trying them on, especially when she has never been able to afford them before.

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“A home in the heart” and “A new house, a housemade of heart” (p. 64)

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“A home in the heart” and “A new house, a housemade of heart” (p. 64)

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Connotation: the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.

Denotation: safe, comfortable, happy

Mood: this connotation adds a positive and comforting mood to the story

The author used this connotation to show what home is like to Esperanza, and it added to the story because we saw how much it meant to her to have a home where she feels safe and happy in.

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"The mother's foot plump and polite." (Mango Street, p.58)

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"The mother's foot plump and polite." (Mango Street, p.58)

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This figurative language is personification because Esperanza uses living features that people have to describes the mother's foot.

This is effective because everybody has an idea what it's like for someone to be polite and how they act, so the author uses this figurative language to get the readers some ideas of how the mother's foot were.

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Explain what Esperanza means based on the following section: “Not this way, every evening talking to the trees, learning out my window, imagining what I can’t see” (p. 73).  

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Explain what Esperanza means based on the following section: “Not this way, every evening talking to the trees, learning out my window, imagining what I can’t see” (p. 73).  

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Esperanza means that she wants a real boyfriend, somebody to love her and care for her the way Sire does for Lois. But not a "imaginary" person whom she pretends is there every night. She wants it to be more than an imaginary thing, she showed that she wants this so bad that she pretends she does have it.

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Based on the following section, compare Lois and Esperanza: “She’s got big girl hands, and her bones are long like ladies’ bones, and she wears makeup too. But she doesn’t know how to tie her shoes. I do” (p. 73). 

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Based on the following section, compare Lois and Esperanza: “She’s got big girl hands, and her bones are long like ladies’ bones, and she wears makeup too. But she doesn’t know how to tie her shoes. I do” (p. 73). 

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Lois is described as this soft and lovely girl who looks like what everyone expects a lady would look like, she's got makeup on and her body and face is also pretty. But she does not know simple things like how to tie her shoes, I think this is implying that she often depend on other people (mostly Sire) to help her. While Esperanza described herself compared to Lois as uglier and dirtier, she doesn't have much nice clothes let alone make up, but she knows how to take care of herself.

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When Esperanza asks about a house, the witch lady says, “Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart” (p. 64). Explain what you believe this means. 

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When Esperanza asks about a house, the witch lady says, “Ah, yes, a home in the heart. I see a home in the heart” (p. 64). Explain what you believe this means. 

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I think this means that Esperanza doesn't have an actually place where she considered home, because the house on Mango Street was never like that to her, and she has wanted to move out the moment her family set foot in this little house. But she has an idea of what her dream house is in her heart, where she would love and feel comforting in, and it would be what she considers home. Which is why the witch lady said that there is a "home in the heart"

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The witch lady sees jealousy and sorrow in Esperanza’s cards. Why do you think these showed up for Esperanza fortune? 

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The witch lady sees jealousy and sorrow in Esperanza’s cards. Why do you think these showed up for Esperanza fortune? 

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The jealousy might be for Lois and her boyfriend Sire, Esperanza has been jealous of her for having a boyfriend, and someone to love her, to hold her, and to kiss her like she imagined Sire would. The sorrow might be for Aunt Lupe's death, because Esperanza liked her aunt despite how sick she was, but also blames herself for the death of Aunt Lupe because of the game she played with Lucy and Rachel mocking her the day she passed away.

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I want to have a dog/ pet because I love animals but I barely had any pets my whole life.

I think the only time I will be able to get a pet is when I move out and go to college myself, because my parents don't like pets or taking care of them. So I should start saving money myself for when I get a chance to have a pet.

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This dream is inspired by my coach and the tournaments I've participated in recently, I want to get 1st or 2nd place in one of my tournaments to get a trophy, so far I've only gotten 3rd place.

I'll work hard during practices and let my coach teach me techiques and ways I could improve.

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This dream is inspired by my mom, who can cook and make delicious food. I only have a couple meals I can prepare myself, and I wish I could learn more about cooking because I haven't done much myself before.

I will achieve this dream by trying recipes and helping my mom cook more often.

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I was inspired to get good grades because I want to make my parents and family proud, and also to feel better about myself.

I will achieve it by working hard in class and outside of class, paying attention to lessons and doing my homework, and taking good notes to review for quizzes and tests.

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Alicia wants to be more than what her father thinks she can do. Her father stereotypes women and believes that their only job is to cook, clean, and take care of children. He doesn't believe that his daughter should do any more than that, but Alicia wants to go to a University and study, she says she doesn't want to spend her whole life in a factory or behind a rolling pin, but her father disagrees and goes against her opinions.

This is a window for me because I have an amazing father who supports me no matter what I believe in, and I learned from this to be grateful for that because not many parents are as accepting as mine. I also am grateful for the society today and how it has changed gender stereotypes and roles from when it was hundreds of years ago, and I'm proud for all those women and men that stood up and defended themselves against sexism and prejudice.

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“Uh-oh, Nenny. Better get the broom. Too much trash in our yard today” (Mango Street, p. 37).

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“Uh-oh, Nenny. Better get the broom. Too much trash in our yard today” (Mango Street, p. 37).

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Denotation: discarded matter; refuse.

Connotation: scum, dirty, disgusting

Mood: this connotation adds a negative and insulting mood to the story

The author uses this connotation to compare Rachel and Lucy, who insulted Esperanza's mother, to trash, because of their behaviors and words. Esperanza feels that they were rude and disrespectful, and compares them to trash, as in a scum, someone who has low social standing, and also other words that trash relates to like disgusting and dirty.

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"There are a million zillion kids, says Nenny." (Mango Street, p.35)

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"There are a million zillion kids, says Nenny." (Mango Street, p.35)

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Nenny uses a hyperbole because she is over exaggeration the kinds of clouds there are.

This is effective because everybody knows how much a million and zillion are, and the author included this figurative language to emphasize on how many types of clouds Nenny thinks there are. This helps me get the idea of how young and innocent Nenny is.

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"See that. That's God, Darius said." (Mango Street, p.34)

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"See that. That's God, Darius said." (Mango Street, p.34)

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The figurative language in this sentence is personification, because Darius uses human features to describe the cloud up in the sky, a non living thing that isn't really god.

This is effective because everybody has a god they are familiar with, whether it's their religion, culture, or at least they know what god symbolizes.

The author included this to describe how Darius viewed the clouds, it helps us picture how heavenly that cloud might seem to Darius, as it was compared to something as important as god.

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"...and almost break like fancy museum vases you cant't replace." (Mango Street, p.29)

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"...and almost break like fancy museum vases you cant't replace." (Mango Street, p.29)

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The figurative language used is simile because the author compared two things using the world "like".

It is effective because we at least know about how vulnerable those vases at the museums are, and if you break it there will never be a replacement. and The author uses this comparison to how dangerous it was for the kids to be climbing trees and getting themselves in trouble, and if something goes wrong we know that they might get really injured and they will never be the same after. It helps me picture how careless the kids were about their safety.

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Describe the characteristics of each character (Lucy/Rachel, Esperanza, and Nenny) based on this chapter. Have they changed since we first met them?

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Describe the characteristics of each character (Lucy/Rachel, Esperanza, and Nenny) based on this chapter. Have they changed since we first met them?

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Lucy in "Our Good Day" was described as the quiet sister who lets Rachel do all the talking to Esperanza. But we see that from this chapter that she is not so quiet anymore, and she might have been only shy to Esperanza when they first met because they weren't close. Lucy and Rachel were name calling Esperanza and Nenny, and Lucy ended up being very playful and not as quiet as she was when we were first introduced to her. Rachel still seemed like the fierce little girl who can't watch her mouth, honest and rude most of the time. While Esperanza feels defensive towards her sister, and her mother as her friends were making jokes about her and her family. We can tell that despite of what she felt earlier in this book about her family "tying her down" from her dreams, she still cares about them deeply as they are her family.

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Is the name ­calling serious, meant to hurt each other's feelings, or is it just joking? Explain your opinion and use evidence. 

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Is the name ­calling serious, meant to hurt each other's feelings, or is it just joking? Explain your opinion and use evidence. 

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I think the name calling between Rachel, Lucy, Esperanza, and Nenny were not serious. They were naming clouds and ended up insulting each other and getting in to a playful fight about names. Because throughout the chapter, the characters are trying to come up insults to call each other instead of feeling hurt at what the others said. And at the end, the author states "Rachel, Lucy, Esperanza, and Nenny." as a response to "Who's stupid?", implying that the girls still got along and ended on good terms after the name calling and still are friends.

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Response 5 (RENEGADES) :

I really like Marissa Meyer's writing style and personally, I think she is doing pretty well. She definitely does a great job of creating suspense, because whenever a conflict or fight occurs, she switches points of views. So if the other character is not involved or not involved yet in this problem, we are left with what we've read so far, wondering what would happen next. And she has me hooked to read the second book of the Renegades series because of the cliffhanger at the end of the first book. She does a great job of writing dialogues, I think the author really thought about the character's differences in personalities and ways of speaking, so everybody talks in different ways. There are a variety of good word choices that the author used in this book, and some figurative language to help the readers understand the story better, but not too much which makes it still understandable. Sometimes the author uses flashbacks because not all information about characters are told in the beginning of the chapters, and we learn more about the backstory of each character and what causes them to be like themselves today.

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Esperanza feels tied down and held from her dreams by her younger sister, Nenny. Nenny is her responsibility and Esperanza thinks that she will be able to have a best friend along with freedom if she didn't have to take care of Nenny. I can't relate because I only have an older brother and no younger siblings. But I can see Esperanza's point, although I think Nenny and Esperanza could have a special friendship between them and Esperanza shouldn't feel that way about her own sister.

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"Past my house, sad and red and crumbly in places." (Mango Street, p.16)

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"Past my house, sad and red and crumbly in places." (Mango Street, p.16)

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The figurative language used is personification. The author gave Esperanza's house a human feature when the house can't actually be sad.

It is effective because everybody has felt sad and seen someone sad in their life, it helps us better see what Esperanza's house is like to her.

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"Rachel is skinny enough to get up on the handlebars which makes the bike all wobbly as if the wheels are spaghetti" (Mango Street, 16)

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"Rachel is skinny enough to get up on the handlebars which makes the bike all wobbly as if the wheels are spaghetti" (Mango Street, 16)

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The figurative language used in this sentence is also a simile. The author compares the wheels with spaghetti using the words "as if".

This is effective because most people have eaten or seen spaghetti before, so they know what it is like and how wobbly it is on your plate. This figurative language helps us visualize the wheels on the bike while the three girls were riding on it.

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"Can't you see they smell like a broom." (Mango Street, p.14)

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"Can't you see they smell like a broom." (Mango Street, p.14)

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A simile is used in this sentence. I can tell because the author compares two things using the word "like".

It is effective because we don't know how Lucy and Rachel smell like from just reading the book. But we all can relate to knowing the smell of a broom, and how it is used to clean up the dirty places in houses. And now, we have an idea of what the sisters smell like based on what we know.

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"They are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks," (Mango Street, p.15)

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"They are wearing shiny Sunday shoes without socks," (Mango Street, p.15)

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Denotation: the day of the week that comes before Monday and after Saturday

Connotation: church, nicely dressed, fancy

Using Sunday adds a neither negative or positive mood to the story

The author use this word to describe the girl's best pair of shoes. She used "Sunday" as an adjective to refer to the nice shoes people tend to save to wear for the weekends. I think this might mean that they only have one pair of shoes for play shoes and church shoes because they can't afford to buy another pair.

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"Their clothes are crooked and old," (Mango Street, p.14)

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"Their clothes are crooked and old," (Mango Street, p.14)

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Denotation: bent or twisted out of shape

Connotation: strange, ugly, weirdly sized, out of place

This word adds a negative mood to the story.

The author uses this word to show how Esperanza viewed Lucy and Rachel. It helps us understand that she feels kind of sympathetic towards them because it is very obvious that they do not have a lot of money or new clothes to wear.

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Denotation:

Connotation:

What mood or feeling is shown in this phrase? Positive? Negative?

Why did the author use this phrase or word? What did it add to the story What do we learn?

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FORMAT- "Sentence from the story" (Mango Street, p. #)

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What type of figurative language is the author using? Explain how do you know this.

Why is it effective? Why did the author include this piece of figurative language? What does it help you picture or understand?

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EX: "Windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." (Mango Street, p.4)

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EX: "Windows so small you'd think they were holding their breath." (Mango Street, p.4)

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This piece of figurative language is personification because the author is giving human qualities (holding their breath) to an object (windows). It is effective because it helps the reader understand just how small the windows are by using something everyone can relate to. We all know what it looks like when someone is holding their breath or sucking in to look smaller. We can relate this to the windows and better visualize them.

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EX: "As if she were a fancy chandelier" (Mango Street, p.11)

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EX: "As if she were a fancy chandelier" (Mango Street, p.11)

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Denotation - a decorative hanging light with branches for several light bulbs or candles

Connotation - valuable, elegant, delicate, expensive, desirable

Using the word chandelier adds a positive and sophisticating mood to this section of the story

The author used the phrase fancy chandelier so we can learn how Esperanza's great-grandfather views her great-grandmother. We learn that he loved her and really wanted to marry her. He values her and sees her as a delicate, elegant, desirable woman. The message would have been significantly different if the author said, “As if she were a sack of potatoes.”

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Finished: Oct 26

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Esperanza discusses how many people say her name's syllables really weirdly, and how it sounds weird in English but sounds amazing in her own languages. I can relate to this because my name is pretty hard to pronounce, I've never realized that until I went to a school speaking English. But I love my name and I think it's unique in its own way.

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Esperanza talks about the differences between girls and boys. And how even though she gets along with her brothers, but they won't be best friends. Her sister is way too young to be her friend. Esperanza wishes for a best friend, and this would be a window for me because I have plenty of amazing friends I can talk to, and I love hanging out with them very much.

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In the chapter 'Hairs', Esperanza describes each of her family members hair. She narrated that all of these people had very different types of hair and the texture. This is a mirror for me because most of my family member's hair is different as well. My hair is medium length and falls down on my shoulders, it's smooth but a bit on the thicker side. My mom's hair is slightly wavy and longer, she has bangs on her sides and often puts her hair in a bun. My dad's hair is short and straight. While my brother's hair is curly and thick, I think he has the hardest time taking care of his hair because of how curly it is.

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Esperanza's family moved in to the House on Mango Street, although she was not as happy with it. She knew her parents didn't love it either, because of how small the living space is for her whole family.

This was a mirror for me because when I first moved the US, I didn't love the apartment my parents decided that our family would settle in. Although I can say that the conditions were much better than the House on Mango street. But I can still relate to Esperanza's feeling of disappointment and also knowing the place we decided to live in wasn't our parent's first choice. But eventually I was able to get used to it, in fact, I felt sad when I had to move away again to a better house, the old apartment still has a special place in my heart.

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 50
Pages: 71

I finished the book and I can't wait for the last book of the trilogy.

I completed my goal

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 30
Pages: 51

I was very into the story and was able to focus on it. I felt intrigued by the plot but I had to put the book down because I had PSATS the next morning

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 20
Pages: 29

I only read a bit when I finish my work, but I was able to focus.

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 90
Pages: 127

I wasn't planning on reading too much but I ended up losing track of time, I read a lot before bed

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 60
Pages: 84

I was able to focus and read fast because the story was very interesting and I was really into the plot

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 20
Pages: 19

I was able to focus though I was very sleepy during the time

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Book: Arch Enemies
Minutes: 30
Pages: 43

I was able to focus the whole time and read efficiently.

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✔️The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

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✔️The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

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IN CLASS READING
Started: Oct 15

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Finished: Oct 16

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Renegades has me hooked when Nova was in the middle of a conflict. The author of this book does a great job of creating suspense, whenever a conflict or fight occurs, she switches points of views. So if the other character is not involved or not involved yet in this problem, we are left with what we've read so far, wondering what would happen next.

When Nova rushed into Max's quarantine room and helped him up, she passed up immediately due to Max's absorbing powers. She was known as 'Insomnia', her power was that she didn't have to ever sleep, but since Max took that away for her, she was able to close her eyes the first time in years. We got left off from there when the next chapter follows Adrian's pleasant evening, and how he was planning to get Nova sandwiches, not knowing what type of danger she is in, I wanted to read more and more because I can't wait any longer to find out what happened to Nova. And that encouraged me to read for a much longer time than I intended to.

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Although the readers could infer characters that are not the narrator's feelings, it is difficult most of the time. But with switched points of view, we get to see more of each character's feelings.

For example, Nova was hanging out with Adrian on the Ferris Wheel while they were searching for Nightmare from Winston's misleading evidence. They were having a fun conversation but something seemed off. Nova was sure Adrian was upset over something but she wasn't sure what.

Then we switched to Adrian's point of view. He was thinking of how he thinks nightmare won't be at a theme park yet he's desperate to find out where she might be. Because he needs to get information from Nightmare because she seemed to be the only person to know who truely killed his mother.

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Nova was reckless sometimes, she would put herself into danger very easily and take major risks in order to complete the tasks she set her mind to.

This is a window for me because even if I am determined to do something, I wouldn't go as far as risking my life for it. I think Nova has good motivations and she is brave, but it's too dangerous most of the time she make huge moves.

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A book may get boring after reading all these pages narrated by the same character. But if you had switched point of views, that could be different. Different narrators does not only change the perspective, there's also a different feel to it, it's like talking to two people with different thought process and personalities. The conflict might even be different for each character.

For Nova, it was her struggling to mend her relationship with the Anarchists she grew up with after she had left for the Renegades. Her friends, Especially Ingrid, was upset at her and thinks the Renegades have changed her in some way. She also has a difficult time choosing between two sides, being influenced by the Renegades, she is slowly realizing and change her opinions, but her head refuses to believe so, and she has an internal conflict with that.

Adrian struggles with his dads, he wants to go out and investigate the Anarchists but they won't let him. The night Adrian encountered Nightmare, she told him something he knew the villain that killed his mother had said. So he wants to seek revenge and is desperate to find out more information about this guy who killed his mother, Nightmare seems to be his only choice, but he needs permission from his dads to do so.

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Tell me about an interesting topic that is present in your book. What have you learned about this topic/idea? What are you still wondering about this topic? How has this topic impacted your story (the characters and/or the plot)?  

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Response 4 (RENEGADES) :

I think one of the main topics discussed in the book Renegades, is the idea of good vs. bad. In traditional stories, the books were always told in black and white, you were evil if you were a villain, and good if you were the hero. This story however, really changed that concept. The two main character's are your typical villain and hero, but they're both not completely bad or good. We can tell that Nova, the Anarchist do really want to help people have a better world, even if she was painted as the villain. And also that Adrian, a Renegade adopted by two superheroes, broke rules of a superhero in order to find out more about his real mother's death. We can see throughout the story that each character conflict with their original identities and I think that's why it makes the story so interesting to read about. I love her Nova is not just a villain because she is, but her backstory really helps me understand her decisions and actions.

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After Juliette arrived at Warner's, she was received luxury and a nice room, Warner offered her clothes, good conditions, and food. Juliette didn't want to take any of the things he gave her because she knew it was only because he needed her powers, and that he was trying to bribe her.

I understand Juliette's point but to be honest, if it was me I would have taken all those things, especially when she was freezing and starving half to death in the prison. I would have definitely at least taken the food and the good living conditions.

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Juliette actually spoke to Adam this time when they were stuck in the prison together. But a few weeks later, The Reestablishments sent her out of her cell and into the house of Warner, the son of the President of the Reestablishments. Juliette found out that Adam has been sent by these people to observe her behaviors. Warner wants to use Juliette to win a war because of her powers, and he wanted to know about her conditions and whether she was insane or not. Juliette felt betrayed by Adam since she actually trusted him and even liked his company, she's mad at herself for not being mad at him.

I relate to this because I've had some backstabbing friends before, I really understand what it was like to feel betrayed by someone who you thought you knew.

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Book: BoO
Minutes: 40
Pages: 71

I was able to focus the whole time in class

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Book: Blood of Olympus
Minutes: 20
Pages: 42

I read a bit after I finished filling out my annotation and windows and mirrors for our discussion group meeting. I was able to focus.

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Response 1 (RENEGADES) :

At the end of the story, the author left us off with a cliffhanger. Nova was speaking to her fellow Anarchist, Phobia, about how Ace Anarchy's helmet that he used in battles was not really destroyed by the Renegades. She discovered that they didn't know how they could break it, and the helmet's still located somewhere in the building. At the end, Ace Anarchy came alive. I was really confused cause I thought he was dead.

But my prediction was that somehow, he lost his helmet during the fight with the Renegades, and since the helmet was such an important part of his strategies and powers, he couldn't fight without it. So he faked his death convincing everybody he was gone for good, and waited until Nova discovered where his helmet was before he revealed himself. I think this changes the plot completely, because Ace might start another war with the Renegades.

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One main character wouldn't be in all of the action and scenes that have occurred throughout the book. Having different points of view gives the reader more scenes to read about. For example, Nova passed out in the middle of trying to save Max, Adrian's little brother, who has a quarantine room for unknown reasons. Nova didn't realize that Max has the ability to absorb other people's energy and powers, so when she went into the room and helped him get up after he fell, Max took her power away when they physically touched. After she had passed out, Adrian rushed in to save her and took her to the doctors in the building. He was worried about her because nobody else has been that close to Max before, and he didn't know if she'd live.

This really affects the story because now we now what happened when Nova wasn't conscious, and throughout this chapter, I could really tell how much Adrian cared for Nova, he could have risked his own life trying to save her from Max's powers.

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Juliette finally got a cellmate, a blonde guy which she found familiar. Soon she realized that this guy was Adam, a boy who went to school with her, the only person that looked at her like she was an actual person, who defended her against the others. Even though he never spoke to her, Adam was the closest thing Juliette had from a friend.

What I learned from this was that we should always be kind and stick up for people, even if they are strangers, you never know how much it could impact them. And We should always be grateful for those people who are constantly there for us when we need them.

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Juliette, the main character of Shatter Me, has a special power. She has the ability to kill anyone with her bare hands, not that she wanted to.

When Juliette killed the little boy accidentally, the Reestablishments couldn’t stand her powers anymore, they thought she was too dangerous and locked her up, while Juliette didn’t do anything fight back. Her parent’s didn’t think twice about sending her away to prison with harsh conditions, and Juliette spent almost a year starving and freezing.

I cannot relate to this because I obviously don't have any abilities like Juliette's, nor have I ever gotten locked up in prison,  but I think this part of the story really showed me how cruel the world could be sometimes.

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Started: Sept 30
Finished: Oct 6

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Book: Blood of Olympus
Minutes: 36
Pages: 51

I've read this story but never really finished it, so I started at 1/4 of the book. I wasn't able to focus very well during class

Minutes: 20
Pages: 38

I read a bit in writing class and I was able to focus.