When Landon Met Anna ♥

Landon Carter (A Walk to Remember) is a boy who is in love with Jamie, a girl with leukemia. Landon relates to Anna Fitzgerald (My Sister's Keeper), because Anna's sister also has leukemia. Jamie and Kate are both going to die, and Landon and Anna are very sad. One scene to relate between the two books would be the scene where Landon visits Jamie in the hospital and Jamie is very sick, which relates to the scene where Anna is visiting her sister in the hospital. Both of the sick characters have the same type of disease, and both are going to die for sure. A difference is that Kate has been sick ever since she was born, and Jamie just recently got sick. I feel like Landon and Anna are similar because they are both teenagers and they both understand and in a way accept the fact that their companion/friend is going to die. Landon is in love with Jamie, but Anna loves her sister in a different way. Landon was a 'bad boy' before he met Jamie, because he would stay out past his curfew and not behave well in church. But when he met Jamie, his world changed for the better and she taught him how to love unconditionally. Anna is younger than Kate, so it's very hard for Anna to understand what is going on and how to help her sister. She does know that she was made for one reason, and that is to lend her organs to Kate whenever she may need them. That pressures her and when she becomes a teenager, she realizes how wrong this is. She decides to take action by suing her parents for the right to her own body. Little does she know, this leads into a big controversy that fills the book until the end. Both books had sad parts and happy parts. I feel like both were in some way a love story, just one was between sisters instead of lovers. Landon and Anna are more similar than people may think.

Truth in Books ♥

For me, a book doesn't have to be true. I don't really care about the truthfulness of a book, just that it's good. I feel that way, because i'm not someone who looks too deeply into a book. I just read it and move on. Personally, i love to fabricate things because it makes life more interesting. Whenever i have to write a story or give a presentation which entails a story, and i'm allowed to make something up, i always do. It's hard to tell the truth when you're given that option of 'lying'. But when i'm conversing with someone, of course i tell the truth. I only fabricate when it's something i have to write or speak about, and i'm allowed to. I don't think authors should deny that they are lying, i just think that they should accept it and maybe there are some people out there like me (who will still read the book). You should tell the truth about if you're lying or not. Because lying about lying is not cool. Or maybe that doesn't matter either...? 0_o
I think half-truths are excellent! It's awesome that Frey and Mortenson may have lied about some events in their books. That's fine. It's creative and not a crime.
David Shields is right. We don't need a line between fiction and non-fiction, unless you are trying to find a reference book instead of a regular book. Other than that, i think books that are supposedly 'memoirs' can contain false events to spice it up.
So in conclusion, i don't give a flying pretzel about a book being true or not. I just don't. ^_^

Literary Fiction vs. Genre Fiction ♥

I chose the Literary Fiction vs. Genre Fiction thread. I believe genre fiction isn’t less worthy than literary fiction because they are both types of fiction and they both deserve to be worthy. Think about it this way: two people of different race. Both are equally worthy in the eyes of God. Genre Fiction isn’t less worthy in the school curriculum, because even though literary fiction is more explored in school, teachers still have a wide selection of genre fiction books in the libraries and classrooms. In my mind, there is no difference between commercial and genre fiction, because sometimes I don’t even know the difference! To be honest, I had to Google what commercial genre was…tee hee. But now I know that it is novels and short stories. Popular works are great and not any less popular or less artistic. I think books are books, just like people are people. What’s up with these different races, religions, groups, genres, types? It’s not necessary. Nobody gets to decide what good writing is. Only the writer (and that deals with confidence). No one should decide, because that starts to define a book (whether it’s good or not), which is not the importance of a book. A book’s importance deals with what it does for a person. What you walk away with from reading it. It’s fine to discuss with friends that you didn’t enjoy a book, but you don’t have to go into an argument about whether it’s good or bad. (:

Blog Post 4 ♥

Adapting my book: Creating The Lovely Bones into a movie would be challenging because it is a fictional, surreal book that you can imagine in your mind. There would have to be some special effects for the movie because Susie Salmon is a girl who dies and goes to an inbetween heaven, but sometimes comes back down to earth in spiritual ghost form and some people can see her. They would have to change that aspect of the character Susie. They would also have to change Ruth because she is messed up in ways that only the book could specify. She has visions of girls and women being murdered in different ways and it's all very disturbing. Those are some adaptions that would need to be made to my book in order for it to become a film. One scene that would have to stay is the scene where Susie comes back down to earth and meets Ray again. That scene is too important to me (even though the real film didn't include it!). Another scene that would have to stay is the scene where Mr. Harvey falls from the impact of the icicle and is buried under the snow. The last scene that would have to stay is the scene where Lindsay is going into Mr. Harvey's house and she gets out at the last minute. That is a very thrilling scene and it is important to include it into the movie. There were many characters that were introduced in The Lovely Bones that were not really important to the main story, so i would exclude three characters: Flora, Mr. Dewitt, and Sophie. I barely remember what significance those characters brought to the story, so they don't have to be included in the movie. So those are the adaptions that i would make to The Lovely Bones. (:

The Hunger Games- Book 1 Project ♥

I am going to talk about three items that will draw people to the book 'The Hunger Games'. (:

·         The poisonous berries are either the end for some tributes, or the beginning. Katniss and Peeta risk their lives with these berries at the end in order to live. Within a minute of eating them, you die. They are very deadly and hard to distinguish if you are not an expert in berries.

·         Example:  “I spread out my fingers, and the dark berries glisten in the sun. I give Peeta's hand one last squeeze as a signal, as a good-bye, and we begin counting. "One." Maybe I'm wrong. "Two." Maybe they don't care if we both die. "Three!" It's too late to change my mind. I lift my hand to my mouth, taking one last look at the world. The berries have just passed my lips when the trumpets begin to blare” (Collins, 25, 93).

·         The berries symbolize death and living. People who haven’t read this book will not understand them. The idea of using real berries as ‘poisonous’ will entice the audience and make them want to read more about how the berries can be both a factor of death and living. This will draw people who like action books, death.

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o   The parachute is a sign of hope, fate, and belief that the tribute must fight on. It helps them with necessary items to survive, kindly provided by their sponsors. The only question is: what will you be sent? The parachute has saved Peeta and Katniss’ lives many times throughout their adventure in the hunger games arena.

o   Example: “I open the parachute and find a small loaf of bread. It's not the fine white Capitol stuff. It's made of dark ration grain and shaped in a crescent. Sprinkled with seeds. I flash back to Peeta's lesson on the various district breads in the Training Center. This bread came from District 11. I cautiously lift the still warm loaf. What must it have cost the people of District 11 who can't even feed themselves? How many would've had to do without to scrape up a coin to put in the collection for this one loaf?” (Collins, 48).

o   The parachute symbolizes hope in the novel because once a tribute gets a hold of one, they always find something beneficiary inside to help them out in the games. The audience wouldn’t understand this example unless having read the book. It will draw people who are into books with fast getaways, action, and mystery. It will intrigue people because they will wonder what is inside of the parachutes.

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§  The night vision glasses provide the tribute with the ability to see perfectly in the night time. Especially when they are running in the forests, and other tributes may be lurking around-ready to kill you. They are a luxury in the woods because you are aware of every little physical detail around you when you put them on.

§  Example: “Rue also sees the sunglasses that Katniss had in her pack and shows her how to use them: they're actually night vision glasses” (Collins, 54).

§  These night vision glasses will intrigue those who want to read about action and interesting devices. People will want to find out more about these ‘night vision glasses’ and how they are used in this book. They symbolize the tributes having this luxury and being able to be alert at all times-even at night.

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What is a Book? ♥

A book is a getaway. Its a quick vacation that you can take at anytime. You can forget about yourself and everyone around you by just reading. On a vacation you can also forget about yourself and everyone around you and it's just peaceful.
I agree with Nancy Jo Sales' definition of a book and how books are better than electronic devices. I don't really hate any of the other people's definitions, i may even agree with them, but not as much as i did with Nancy's. One person i think i disagree with the most is Tom Piazza, because he seemed too modern and full of everything that is happening and his own books. I don't know. Nothing will ever be the same for me as an actual book. I need to be able to flip the pages and hold a book. There doesn't need to be a reason why. I think everything can be 'magical' if you believe it is. So yes, it doesn't matter what i'm reading a book on, it will or will not be magical (only depending on the book itself, not the device).
Because i have more words that need to fill up this post, i will talk about something random. I love the smell of books...well not all books. But especially new, modern books that have that 'new book smell'. I may be the only one.
I don't really have a say on whether i like the kindle/iPad/eBook versions of reading because i've never really tried them out. I think if i had one, i'd definitely use it and enjoy it, but i'd still prefer books. I'm too lazy to go online and transfer the books to the device...i'd rather just go to the school library and pick out a book to read.
Okay that's all. ^_^

Why do I Read? ♥

I read because it helps me get out of my own world and thoughts for as long as I’d like, and I get to be someone else for a change. I get to fight battles, be in love, reach goals, be courageous, experiment and just have fun in my head. I enter a world where I can act out a character and am not afraid to be them. When I’m sad, angry, frustrated, bored, content, happy, or any emotion, I read. I visualize another world and another plot of events that I’m a part of.  I’m not just me, but I’m every character that I read. I become them and quietly steal their identities as I fly through the pages of a book. In a really great book, I sometimes forget who I am even after I’ve put the book down. That’s how I know if it has really struck a chord in my emotions and feelings. Books make me happy. They make me feel everything at once without having to do anything but read the words on the pages. In every book I am learning new things and going to new places. I am entering new adventures that I don’t want to leave, but have to at the end. Why do I read? Because it helps me go on with my life. J