https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb Made with whimsy en-us 2017-12-05 15:56:21 UTC 2018-01-04 15:12:52 UTC hello@padlet.com 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/213370124 Justine Larbalester's My Sister Rosa, is a fiction novel in which the relationships between characters play a very large role in the plot. The main character is Che Taylor, a seventeen year old boy living with his two parents and his ten-year-old sister Rosa. 

Throughout the novel, Che faces many challenges concerning the relationships he has with the people around him. One of them being odd relationship with his "parentals", which he calls by their first names. " Whe are not Mom and Dad, we are Sally and David, we are people." P. 18.
When Sally and David discover more job opportunities, the don't hesitate to chase after them. This causes them to travel across the world very frequently. This constant traveling and moving around causes Che's relationships with not only his parentals, but his friends both back home in Australia, but also with his new friends in NYC.

The strangest and most notable relationship Che struggles to keep throughout the book is with his younger sister Rosa. Despite Rosa being so young, Che is fully convinced that she is a psychopath, and no matter how hard he tries, his parents don't believe him. Rosa's a liar, manipulative, extremely intelligent, and has a tendency to kill small insects and animals for fun.

An example of one of these incidents is when Rosa manipulates her friends Apinya and makes her suffocate her guinea pig.

"Why did Apinya kill her ginea pig?"

"Because I wanted to see if she would do it"

"How did you feel when she did it?"

"Good"

P.56-57

]]> 2017-12-05 16:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/213370124 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214870225 For lots of people, especially in high school,  relationships with others are a big part of our lives. They almost define you. If one were to associate themselves with people who have certain interests and hobbies, that person would most likely also take part in those interests and hobbies as well, but there's more to it than just that.

More often than not, relationships with your peers in high school plays a large part in your emotional status.

For example, someone who tends to get a lot of attention and positive relationships from people at school as well as their peers at home or work, would become accustomed to simply being given all that they need and tend to be more egotistical and full of themselves. (Ex: Celebrities, the President, popular kid stereotypes, etc.)

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On the other hand, a person who receives little to no attention, or has poor relationships with the people around them, tend to feel unwanted or like their just not good enough.

This inner torment that a person who experiences these things on a day-to-day basis goes through most definitely effects the mental health of the person. Results include anxiety, chronic depression, self deprecation, isolation, or even  psychopathy. (Ex: School shootings, murder, suicide, Rosa)

]]> 2017-12-11 00:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214873276 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214877327 Relationships and their effects on people's lives and self esteem is a topic that it very frequently brought up in the media, even if  we don't realize it at first.  Here are a few examples.

]]> 2017-12-11 01:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214877327 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214878913 2017-12-11 01:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214878913 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214879216 "If couples were paying any attention during the past few decades, they should be able to recite the one critical ingredient for a healthy relationship — communication. But the latest study shows that other skills may be almost as important for keeping couples happy."]]> 2017-12-11 01:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/214879216 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/215049555 Maintaining and raising healthy relationships with others is as simple as just being a kind person. It's also about being kind to yourself as well. If you be yourself, you'll find others that are similar to you, and the chances of having a stable relationship with your peers would definitely increase.

 ]]> 2017-12-11 15:11:48 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/215049555 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/215052555 Treat others the way you want to be treated. Go out and explore yourself, find other people. Go make memories with them. 

]]> 2017-12-11 15:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/215052555 20pembertona https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/218754693 - Larbalestier, Justine, and Magdalena Białoń-Chalecka. Moja Siostra Rosa. Wydawnictwo Bukowy Las, 2017
-My Sister Rosa. Follettbound, 2018
-Osborne, Lawrence, et al. “Book Review.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 4 Jan. 2018, www.nytimes.com/section/books/review.
- “Clipart, Vector Graphics and Illustrations at Clipart.com.” Clipart.com, www.clipart.com/en/.]]> 2018-01-04 15:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/20pembertona/sci5zz1cauzb/wish/218754693