RR#1 - Leslie's Journal

In this book, the bad girl really does influence the good girl! Katie is what we call the a "nerd" and a "nice girl" and Leslie is what we call a "bad girl". A really bad girl.

To Katie, all that is important is pleasing her mom, but Leslie just wants to have fun and often gets her into trouble. I can really relate to this because my relationship with Amanda is kind of like this.

In 4th grade, we were writing a play for a project and she didn't want the paper cut the way I had scissored the script because her mom didn't like paper cut in that certain way. I really didn't care what way the paper was cut, but apparently it was a pretty big deal. Haha. (Do you remember this, Amanda?)

I've always leaned more in the rebel side and even your horoscope tells you that you love to please everyone! (By the way, mine says that I am energetic a rebel. Hey, I wonder if Leslie is Aries like me...)

Can't wait to keep on reading since this book is soo addictive! (Don't you agree?)

RR#2 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

I think that Christopher has learned many lessons in this book (duh), but to be more specific, I’m just going to write all of them. These lessons can also be implied in our lives and make them somewhat better. I am not saying that I agree with these themes, but I just think that he may have learned these lessons while writing his book.

1.       Don’t trust anybody but yourself.

Christopher had to be very independent during his journey. He tried to depend on other people like    Mrs. Alexander (who did help him, by the way, but not when he really needed her.) His father wasn’t all that helpful either, and so was his mother. He couldn’t even trust his dad by the end of the book because he had lied to him so many times.

2.       Not everything is based on logic

Christopher had the gift of brains. Lots and lots of it. He understood math like it was sharing in kindergarten. So, logic was his thing and it was his “I’m sorry” from God because he had autism. That’s pretty much all he had, though. His family was broke apart and his neighbour’s dog was dead (who was his best friend). But, all these problems that he is trying to fix aren’t based on logic. Sure, the mystery about Wellington was kind of based on the books that he read, but logic wasn’t the biggest part of it. We can also compare this to our gifts in our lives. As an example, I could be a horrible student in school and a social butterfly, but you still need the quality of good grades in life. We can’t be everything, and we need to understand that our qualities aren’t everything that we need in life.

So, we can probably apply these in our lives, but personally, I think that trust is very important in life. There is still the time and place for it, but I still think that Christopher had the right idea; giving others the impression that you need them. It makes the other person feel really good and important in your life, and you also feel great for giving away some of the bricks from your back.

I really loved this book, although I wouldn’t recommend it to the people who love action novels. This book is slower and deeper. What a great read!!

RR - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Have you ever been forbidden to do what was very important to you? Well, that is the situation that Christopher John Francis Boone is in.
Even when his dad told him to stop the whole investigating thing, he did it anyway, because that is what is important to him.
We've all been in his shoes. It's our rebel nature. No matter a human's age, we've all had our rebellion moments!

I remember quite well one of mine.
You know what it's like having a crush on a guy. Well, this certain guy asked me of I had MSN, which I didn't. We all know that the first step to having MSN is getting an e-mail address. After much begging, my parents still said that I couldn't, giving me those dumb reasons that parents give you when you want something and they don't want you to have it that all parents give. (You know what  I mean. Haha.)
So, I sneaked it. I went on the computer, claiming to be doing homework and swiftly made myself a hotmail account. Then, skillfully, made the MSN account. My parents didn't know a thing. I felt so sly.
Unfortunately, my mom did eventually find out.

I think something like this could happen to Christopher. Sure, he's still doing the investigating routine, but it is quite possible that his dad finds out and that fact slowly destroys their relationship.
That's my prediction!!

Can't wait to find out if I am right!!