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This book is about a girl who named Anastasia , wanted to work, but for some reason, she had to be a maid. Then one day, she met with girl who is thirteen years old. Her name was Daphne. Then they a bag thing to Mrs.Bellingham, because they didn’t like her. She made Anastasia be a maid, and she gave a doll to Daphne on her birthday. But Mrs.Bellingham didn’t know their feelings. But Mrs.Bellingham decided to tell Daphne’s parents, so she told Daphne’s parents what Anastasia and she did. Then they got really mad, that made Daphne cry, because her parents never got mad at her even though she did a bad thing. So she promised that she won’t never, ever do bad things again. But at the end, they became good together.

I think the social issues in this book is humiliating and fairness. I will just talk about fairness. I think fairness is a social isssue in this book, because Mrs.Bellingham made Anastasia be a maid, even though she said she wants to be.

I think the author’s message is the even though you have a person that you don’t like, don’t do anything bad, because it is not good to do a things that is BAD.

The main character in this story is boy named Peter. And what it is about is that few months ago, his grandmother died. Peter’s dad and mom said that grandfather is lonely, so they called him to come over. Peter loved his room so much, but he had to move to the guest room because grandfather won’t e able to go up the stairs. Peter was really mad at him, because grandfather took his room. (But actually he didn’t). Peter was really angry that he told his friends. They said that he should send a letter that says about a having a war. Grandfather thought he was just playing, but it was real. Peter sent a letter once more and started doing things like hiding his false teeth at night. Grandfather doesn’t like it, so he wanted to have some talk with Peter, but Peter didn’t listen. So later on, grandfather started to do something, like hide Peter’s tooth brush, hide his Notebook and so on. But the end, grandfather’s room went to the basement and Peter got his room back. So they’re not having a war anymore.

I think the social issue in this book is loneliness, and deaths, because grandfather’s loneliness and grandmother’s deaths made Peter move to the other room. I wonder if he was mad, sad, or both. But I think he was mad and sad, because if I was him, I will feel both of them. Mad and sad that he had to be in the other room. I think the author’s message is that war isn’t good to have, so you should have a talk. And that you should think more differently if you are thinking like Peter and his friends.

Stowaway

I read the book called Stowaway by Julia Jarman. I read this book with my book club, P.E.A.K., which is me, Erika, Karin, Pauline, and Angie.

This book is about the boy who named Dickon ride a ship and explore with other people. Someday I was very bad weather and they almost died. But they didn’t. When they come across the land, they got off from a ship. Dickon and others saw Indians except Captain Drake. Then suddenly arrows rained from the trees. But Captain Drake hadn’t noticed. The arrow flew straight at him, so Dickon pushed Captain Drake. Luckily the arrow didn’t hit his heart, but his cheek. But Captain was happy that it didn’t hit his heart, and that Dickon helped him. Captain Drake gave him a Ducat I guess it is a coin.

I know that this is happening in the past because form the picture, I know that the cloth looks weird for me, and we don’t wear like that cloth now. And I can tell from a ship because ship is made of wood. I think Captain Drake had changed, because first time, he was scary, but the end of the book, he gave Dickon a coin and thanks him, so I think he got nicer. If I was Dickon, I won’t ride a ship because i don’t know what might happen. I think Dickon is a brave boy. I think if I am brave I will ride a ship but I am scared to ride a ship without my family. I think Captain Drake had a power because he is kind of leader for their team. I think Captain Drake’s voices are heard to Dickon because when he thanks Dickon Captain Drake gave him a coin and Dickon was happy. So his voices are heard to Dickon.

The Lucky Sone

I read the book called The Lucky Stone by Lucille Clifton. I read this book with my book club, who included: Karin, Angie, and Pauline.

This book is about a great grandmother telling the story to the girls named Tee. There was a person who have long fingernails and long toenails, and that people said to the girl to bring the cool water, so they will give her a lucky stone. ……… There was a girl who named Miss Mandy and who was a slave. She has to pick up the cotton in the plantation. She fell down and all the cotton that she picked up ruined when the snake came nearer to her. She ran away and hid in the cave. She stayed there for about 3 days, but she never went back to the plantation because she was been gone all night. When an old driver from the plantation was riding by that cave, Miss Mandy threw the lucky stone. He threw it back, but it came back, and he knew it was letter on it, which is ‘A’. ……… After a few days mama and daddy wanted to take grandmother to the hospital, but she said she doesn’t have to. But finally, they went to the hospital, and her great grandmother has to stay in the hospital. ……… When Tee went to see her, great grandmother told Tee that to look on her dresser, so she looked on the dresser when she got home and she saw many pictures and she saw the lucky stone in the envelope. And the next day she could get a valentine in the mail box.

I know this time period was hard time because it was slavery time and slaves had to work for somebody I think which is white people. And I know this is happening in the past because we don’t usually ride a horse, but in the book  a man was riding it. But I can’t tell from the cloth because somebody might wear like this cloth and I am not sure about it. I know that in this time period, white people had more power than the black people because black people or slave had to work for the white people and white people was thinking that they are better than the black people. If I was Tee, I might cry when my great grandmother has to stay in the hospital. If I had free time I will go to the hospital to see my great grandmother like Tee did in the book. I will do that because I don’t know what will happen to great grandmother, and I want to care about her. I think Tee is very nice girl because everyday she went to the hospital to see her great grandmother. And I know she caring about her because if she is not, I think she won’t got to the hospital everyday to see her great grandmother. I want to be like Tee because she is very nice girl.

I will eat you

Tomorrow

I will put you in a

Very cold refrigerator

You will be very hard,

Solid

You will not be like a doll

I will give you to my friend

Chocolate

She will eat you

Quickly

Don’t be

Sad

Everybody will like you

No, everybody already likes you

And already

Waiting for you to come

Mr. Pencil,

You are hurting Mr. Notebook

You are a thorn

Don’t hurt him

You are a scary bear

Don’t scare him

Please be nice

To Mr. Notebook,

Mr. Pencil

Pencil makes me

Hurt

I have to go to the

Nurse

But nobody will let me

I want to run away

But I can’t

No hands

No legs

No eyes and

No ears

I have nothing

Except my feelings

No idea what to do

No idea what to write

No idea what to think about

No idea what talk

No idea what to take

White all around in my head

White all around

Me

It is not colorful

No idea what to eat

No idea what to drink

It is a feeling of

White

Play Date on the 7^th Floor

By: Erika

I ran to the front to catch the ball that my friend threw hard to me, and quickly threw hard to the other side where my friend was. I stood there waiting for the ball to come to my side. Quickly, quickly, quickly, I thought to my self. We screamed while playing dodge ball on the 7^th floor. I was having lots of fun until my sister came to play with us. Not today, not today, not today, not today…… I was thinking that the whole time. I hope she wouldn’t get mad at me today. I didn’t want her to play with my friends because we were having such a fun time, and I thought I wouldn’t have a fun time if Sayaka came to play with us. I liked to play with Sayaka, but not today, not now.

My friends and I hid behind a wall, so the ball wouldn’t hit us but nobody cared. But there was one person who cared about it, and it was Sayaka. Sayaka’s face looked like as if she was getting mad. I closed my eyes, “No, no, no. Not today!” I whispered.

“What are you doing, Erika!” my sister, Sayaka shouted very loud like a wild animal. I didn’t like it when she got mad at me because we always argue. I came out from behind the wall, and I went closer to Sayaka. “Why are you mad at me? Yuki is doing the same thing! You are always only mad at me! I don’t like it…, it’s not fair! But don’t be mad at me when I’m playing here with my friends!” I shouted as loud as I could. I was so mad. I will have to go back inside again… I thought to myself. When I was going to put on my shoes, Sayaka opened her mouth. I sighed and looked at her. She will shout aloud… I said to myself. I just want to cry, but not in front of my friends. I was waiting for Sayaka to scream at me again. A few seconds later, she sighed like she is copying me.

“Aren’t you going to scream at me now?” I asked, and standing, waiting for her to answer. It feels like 30 seconds, 2 minutes, maybe 5 minutes. Sayaka and I were still looking at each other.

“I just want to say that I am mad at you because you are my sister, and you know that already!” When I said something, she always shouted back to me, and today too. I didn’t surprise about it. I just standing, but I quickly put on my shoes and said sorry to my friends, and go back to my home.

I think today why Sayaka got mad, I think it was my fault. I thought I never do that because I don’t want Sayaka to be mad and I think I thought that is because I still like her even if she gets mad at me.