The Road Not Taken

by Robert Frost

         
        The Road Not Taken is written by Robert Frost. Its a poem about different paths or roads that you take. In this poem he states these paths but there is a catch! They are both the same. Imagine being one traveler and that traveler is a metaphor for being your life. It does matter which road you take, both will put you in the same position as you were before. 

       Having Robert Frost's poem emblem as two same roads had a good thought. In stanza 4 it stated " Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet Knowing how many leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back." This states that he does have a choice in whether he wants the first or the second path. In stanza 3 it also said " Then I took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear" This states that the paths do have something different, but they always have a similarity. In stanza 2 it stated " Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both , And be one traveler, Long I stood, And looked down one as far as I could, To where it bent in the undergrowth."  This clearly states that these paths are the same. The closer he gets the closer he realizes that they are the same. You can't judge a book by its cover!

   All in all, the claim was set. My claim connects to me personally because even though they have the same map or a same destination it always depends on one person. You, the traveler, the one who takes either side. You can always have bumps in the road but it always connects to you! Only you.............

- Ava Ojo  

                                                                                                                       

Sold

     Sold is written by Patricia McCormick. It's about a main character girl named Lakshmi. She is thirteen years old. She lives with her family in a village in Nepal. Lakshmi's gfamily is poor but she isn't sad or depressed about being poor. She lives her life to the fullest. As the say what comes up must come down. And that's what happened to Lakshmi! Being poor isn't as easy in Nepal. In her eyes she sees butterflies and flowers blooming with the nice cool weather. It's really hot in Nepal. The temperatures fluctuate. In Lakshmi's family she has a step father not a biological father. Something's you just don't want to hear!

     Sadly there was a hugde storm. It's called the Himalayan monsoons. It wiped away the family's crops away. Their crops brought the money in. Lakshmi dreams of working with the " rich " people and getting more money for her family. So her stepfather tells her to work for a rich person that he knows. She can get more money and they can afford more. As Lamshi's excitement fills the air, it might as well be her last time with her family. She comes to work and she's sold! For prostitution! All of it was a hudge lie! Everything was scary for Lakshmi. She scared to death. Luckily she made friends that were in the same position as Lakshmi. Do you think she will escape?

   I know nothing yet but the beginning and the end. If  she comes home it will be a beautiful happy   ending for Lakshmi's famliy and her. 

-Ava the Questioned

Fallout (this is maybe the last)

       Sadly Hunter got back with Nikki. Hunter takes advantage of Nikki. He sleeps at her house and he thinks that whatever happens, Nikki will always take Hunter back. Right now, Hunter is sleeping in Nikki's house but in here living room. Nikki doesn't talk to Hunter like they used to be before but its getting better. Thanksgiving arrived in the Haskins and they all had dinner together. Hunters "grandma, mom", hunters "grandpa. dad" and Nikki. No Kristina, she is still in Reno with her drug-addict father!

      Autumn is fine. She just found out that Aunt Cora is getting married, which worries her. She will be left with her silent "grandpa" for the rest of his time being alive. Its sad but she still moves on. Something happened to her though, and you would hate to be her. She's (spoiler alert) pregnant!! There goes her life. She hasn't told anyone yet about it. Autumn isn't happy at all. What will happen? Summer had a nice Thanksgiving party with her foster home family. They go out usually to a burger joint and order thanksgiving meals. Its the routine they do every time. Everything is well, I guess.

   We will see the outcome. It might end up good or bad. Its all for Kristina and her dating issues. She is in contact with her children but not enough. There are hidden stories in each and every child's path of commitment. What is next?   

-Ava the focused!
    

     

Fallout (the middle)

          Fallout is written by Ellen Hopkins. As we left off at, you were meeting Hunter, Summer, and Autumn. All from different families and different last names. Of course it is the middle of the book and an issue has to occur. In each story of a character there is a difference but also a similarity. All of the children take drugs or smoke pot. There is always a bad influence, and that is the issue.

        Hunter was adopted to his grandmother. Summer was adopted to another family. And Autumn is in foster care. Hunter has a usual life but he has a girlfriend that is not a good influence. Her name is Nikki. When reading the middle of the story, Nikki breaks up with Hunter. I thought that it was a good sign but sadly it wasn't. Nikki moved out of her apartment without him knowing. Summer has an okay life. She lives with her Aunt Cora and her grandpa. She has a her father in jail, again. And no mother. Autumn is probably, out of all three, is the depresses one. She describes her foster home with anger and frustration. It isn't a good balance for her.  All we know is that she has the most toughest role in the foster home.

      As we are traveling closer and closer to the end, there will always be infernces and heartbreaks. From my point of view, Nikki and Hunter are done. Hunter doesn't realize it but there finished!

-Ava the HAPPY

          

Fallout

     Fallout is written by Ellen Hopkins. Fallout is an example of reading Crank. Everything that happens is related to Kristina and her father. As we left in Crank, Kristina had Hunter. Hunter was her first son, but there is more to Kristina than just Hunter. As you read Fallout there is a loophole in every single word of Kristina's children way of speaking.
  
    Hunter. Autumn.Summer. They are Kristina's children. But they do not all live in the same environment nor have the last names. It is weird because of how Crank left us. There was only one baby that we were told.  Not three. Reading Fallout is only the beginning. Hunter is already taking drugs. It seems as if all of Kristina's children are all similar. When reading Fallout, Kristina left Hunter with her mom and dad. The reason why is that Hunter started calling them, mommy and daddy so they thought that it would be right if the parents adopted Hunter. As you can see it is loophole after another.

    Fallout will have a extremly juicy ending. I would reccomend Fallout to readers that want to continue with Kristina's life of her children's point of view. All we know for now about Kristina is that she is still on drugs. Its depressing to be her.

-Ava

Burned

       Burned is written by Ellen Hopkins.In Burned you never know what will come. Its a story where you can hide or forgive. Readers will never forget the troubled times of Burned. Pattyn, is her name. She has 9 sisters. The reason why she has so many sisters, is because of her dad wanting a boy. From this point you think that the dad is silly for having all those babies because of just one thing. But having all those sisters put everyone to shame. Pattyn doesn't even know her dad. She sees him throughout her life but she doesn't know him as her father. its a weird connection. 

       Pattyn is a usual teenage girl but she is a Mormon. A Mormon is a member of a Saint church. Being a Mormon puts boundaries on Pattyn's life. She has to have a Mormon boyfriend or there will be death consequences. Her father is known as the king in their house. Whenever he gets drunk he hits Pattyn's mom. Pattyn has to keep all of the secrets inside their house because of the Mormon life. Pattyn has had enough of all of these secrets. What do you think will happen next?

      Burned is an interesting book to read about. Ellen Hopkins is a great author and storyteller. I would recommend this book to Ellen Hopkins lovers. From reading all her books, each and every one speaks something different. 

-Ava O. 

Identical........... part 2(I am spilling the beans)

       Identical, as you know is written by Ellen Hopkins. I am so close to the ending. A lot has happened, which I may not tell you. Its confusing but fascinating to read. Ellen Hopkins explains both of the sides of the identical twins, or is she? Reading after 213 pages you somehow notice something strange. You never thought that this would happen!

      Ranee and Raleigh are twin sisters. But, there was an accident. Not a switched at birth accident, a car accident. No one never knew what happened that day. But of course someone died. In an accident a life must be taken away. After all of these disasters, Raleigh questions herself, who am I? Whenever there is a question there is a mystery to be solved. Raleigh has a identity disorder. If you don't know what that means, I cannot tell you. But, this is messing up Raleigh's entire life!  

      All in all, I recommend this book to people that enjoy reading Ellen Hopkins mysterious lives. I really enjoy her books. Some are scary and some aren't. These are her adventures. I hope you'll enjoy!

-Ava the Blogger