Human, Trylle, or Vittra life?

     I am currently reading the book Torn written by Amanda Hocking. This is the second book from the Trylle trilogy. Torn is about Wendy discovering her Vittra life. Wendy always knew she wasn't normal, one day a boy name Finn tells her about her life. Wendy was born a troll, Trylle, not a human. Finn takes her to Forëning where Wendy learns about her Trylle life; she finds out she's the princess of Forëning and her mother is the queen. She ends up having guards to protect her from being taken away by the Vittra. Not sure why they wanted her or who they were, Wendy escapes Forëning with no permission.
     Now that Wendy has escaped, she goes to her home where she is "human" not a Trylle. Not very long has she been home until the Vittra came coming for her. They managed to put her unconscious and bring her to the Vittra castle. There Wendy finds out that her father is the Vittra king. The reason the Vittra was hunting Wendy down was because she is ALSO princess of the Vittra castle. Her father told her that she had to basically choice to be a Trylle or Vittra.
     I think Wendy will choice both the Trylle and Vittra life. Her mother and father were once together to try to bring their communities together, but that didn't work out. But, I think Wendy, since she's princess, will be able to bring both troll communities together. I think there will be a war to fight for Wendy between both communities, both of her parents will die, and she will be the only "boss" left. Everyone will listen to her and she will have the power to bring both communities together.
     I don't think Wendy will go back to her human life because she's been too different for too long. Now she knows who and what she is, a troll and a princess. She finally found her place where she isn't different from everyone. She doesn't have friends that she can miss, but Wendy will miss her human life.

What will the resolution be for The Splendor Falls?

     I am currently finishing up The Splendor Falls written by Rosemary Clement- Moore. It is about a dancer named Sylvie Davis. Sylvie hurt her leg, her father passed, and her mother got remarried. To cope with all this, she started drinking Vicodin. Her mother sends her off from New York to her dad's old family house in Alabama where Cousin Paula pays close attention to Sylvie's actions while she recovers.
     I wonder what the resolution for this book is. I have about 50 pages left to read and I think there are a lot of conflicts that can be resolved at the end of this book. One conflict that can be resolved is something so simple, Sylvie getting closer to her dad even if he isn't physically on Earth anymore. While being in Alabama for a short period of time, Sylvie has learned so much about her dad, she learned about his childhood and his life in Alabama. Sylvie can get some closure with the Colonel ghost and not have it haunt her. She can solve the mystery with Hannah the ghost, the anonymous baby crying, and the Colonel ghost.
     At the end of the book I think Sylvie is going to solve the story of Hanna the ghost, the Colonel ghost, and the anonymous baby crying. She is going to end up with Rhys and find out Shawn is not as nice and charming as he seemed. Sylvie will find out what really went on with the TTC meetings and all the magic crap Shawn was feeding her. She will fly back home happy as ever and will be able to dance again. Most importantly, everyone will believe her when she says she isn't crazy. This book difinitely deserves a happy ending, and I think it is going to get it.

2012: Hottest Year on Record for Continental U.S.

     The article "2012: Hottest Year on Record for Continental U.S."
written by Ker Than is overall about 2012 being the hottest year of
the U.S. 2012 has also been very high in temperature. In the U.S. last
year we had a warm fall, the fourth warmest winter, a pretty warm
spring, and the second warmest summer. The average temperature in 1998
in 48 states was about 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit, and then in 2012 it
went up to 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit. Going up by just 1 degree is a big
deal though it looks like nothing.
     In the article it says, "A single degree difference might not seem
like much, but it is an unusually large margin, scientists say. Annual
temperature records typically differ by just tenths of a degree
Fahrenheit." Knowing how little the temperature is supposed to go up,
it is clear that in the future the U.S., as well as all of Earth, can
become very hot.
     The author definitely wants us to think about how rapidly the
temperature is starting to change. We can see action of climate change
happening, and it is caused by us humans. “A factor that makes the
U.S. annual mean temperature kind of jog up and down from year to
year. It won't just gradually go straight up with global warming,” it
says in the article. The author also wants us to feel cautious. By
just writing this article, they are telling people how bad things can
happen without actually mentioning what bad can happen. By reading
this article, everyone should learn that we can try to do something to
prevent the temperature going up; because after all, we are causing
the temperature to rise more rapidly.
     What I have learned from reading this article is how fast the
temperature in the U.S. is rising. What good are we getting if our
country is getting hotter and can possibly burn into ash in the
future? We all should definitely take awareness of this and try to do
what we can to fix this. My thinking has been changed on this topic
because I never really realized that the temperature rising was such
an issue. I think now we should do whatever we can to keep the U.S.
“healthy”. I want to know how far the U.S. can take this climate
change. How many degrees will the temperature have to rise until the
U.S. can’t take it any longer?

Whose perspective is missing?

    I recently started a book called The Splendor Falls  written by Rosemary Clement-Moore. This book is about a girl name Sylvie who is a dancer. She broke her leg making her career end. Sylvie is having problems being able to accept her mother's remarriage and she is brokenhearted because of her father's death. To feel better, Sylvie starts to drink. Her mother sends her away from the city into the country to get better. In this book, Sylvie talks a lot about what her father used to say to her, but we aren't able to hear her father. I think Sylvie's father's perspective is missing from this story.
    I think Sylvie's father's  perspective is missing because we are unable to hear his voice through the book. Though he is dead, I think in the book there could have been moments where they went back in the past. Instead, we only hear from Sylvie's father from when she thinks about what her father used to say to her.  She tells the readers how her father feels, but we aren't sure if he really feels that way. Sylvie's father never told her much about his past, so when she stays with her father's family in the country, she is questioned about things that her father should have talked about with her. When she saw her cousins house, Sylvie didn't know that her father had a wealthy family. 
    In conclusion, I wish I could see more of Sylvie's father's perspective. Maybe more into the book I will get something. I think adding the father's perspective would make the book more special.

In the Image of Grace

       I've just finished reading the book In the Image of Grace by Charlotte Ann Schlobohm. Overall, the book was great. The main character is Charlotte the author. According to Charlotte all the events in this book is true, but no one ever believes her. I understand why.
      One reason I don't believe this book is true is because it just sounds too absurd to happen in the real world. Yes there's such thing as cloning, but I don't think four sisters are the clones of their mother. I don't understand why the world needs a perfect woman to clone to make a perfect world; apparently she's not even human, she's from another universe. The father of Charlotte and her sisters is over protective, but doesn't mind killing his children when it comes to keeping their mouths shut. He tried killing Charlotte because she found her mother's bones. I understand as a murderer you don't want anyone to know you've killed someone, but why would you try killing someone who you think can change the world? Charlotte's father believes that his daughters are the image of perfection just like his wife and they can change the world.  Does this book sound like a true book? I don't think so.
      Another reason I don't believe this book is true is because I have never heard of it. I found this book on Amazon, but it's not like it has been on the news. Wouldn't this book be popular if it was based on true events? If the government didn't want anyone to know about human cloning, then I understand why this book is not being talked about; but I don't think this book would be sold to the public if it was true. I did some research on it and nothing showed up. There are no pictures of Charlotte and her sisters and the flawless Grace.
      All in all, this was a great book, but I don't thinks it's true. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes sci-fi, otherwise it's not for someone who likes to read nonfiction.

Insurgent (Spoiler Alert)

    I have just finished reading the book Insurgent by Veronica Roth. Now, why is it called insurgent? Well insurgent means being a rebel. Being a rebel means a person that stands for what they believe in and doesn't care what anyone says, and is against a ruler or government. In this story, the main character, Tris, is insurgent.  
    The series this book comes from, Divergent, is about a community divided into five faction. Each faction has their own personality; for example, one of the factions is called Abnegation, the people who live in the Abnegation faction is selfless, they're not selfish. Another faction is Dauntless and they are the people who are brave and daring. You are born into a faction. Then when you're sixteen, you take a test to see which faction you belong in based on your personality. When the person who has given your test tells you which faction you belong in, at the choosing ceremony you say good-bye to your old faction and join your new faction. After that, you learn the way your new faction lives and leave you family behind in your old faction. You rarely see your family and friends after choosing a new way to live. Tris was born into Abnegation. When she took the test when she turned sixteen, she had a rare situation having to do with her personality. At the end she ends up choosing Dauntless.
    In the book Insurgent there is a war going on between some factions. The Dauntless and the Erudite (the people with the brains) team up and destroy Abnegation. Both Tris and her boyfriend Four are from Abnegation and are now in Dauntless. Not wanting to go against their old faction, they escape the Dauntless and go to the faction Amity (the people who are peaceful and supply the factions with some food like fruits and vegetables).The fifth faction, Candor ( the people who don't have opinions, don't tell lies, and believe everything is equal) are also like Abnegation, they are close to being destroyed. In the book, Four and Tris are trying to find out why they are trying to destroy their factions. They and other people, are hiding and trying to find out how they can destroy the Erudite and Dauntless and just make one big "faction" since one faction is already gone. Tris tries to find the information she needs, but while doing that she keeps putting her life in jeopardy. 
  Since Tris is putting her life in jeopardy, there is a reason why. It is because she is insurgent. She is standing for what she believes is right and doesn't want the Erudite and Dauntless to become rulers, and Tris is against them. In the book someone calls her insurgent because she is just so sure about what is right and what is wrong. I think this book was given a great title. At first I didn't realize what insurgent mention but when a guy told her that she was insurgent and what it meant, I realize throughout the book how insurgent she was.

Am I Blue?

      I am currently reading Am I Blue? by Bruce Coville. The story is about a boy, Vince, who is being bullied and his fairy god-father helps him understand some things. I say in this story Vince changes.
      One reason I say Vince changes is because he has a fairy god-father, Melvin, to help him through some situations. Vince is being bullied by a kid named Butch Carrigan. He calls Vince gay and a little fruit. Vince is currently confused about whether he is gay or not. Melvin was murdered because he was gay. So gay-bashing is an important issue to him; he doesn't want it happening to Vince. So Melvin decided he wanted to become Vince's fairy god-father to help him. Melvin wanted to get Vince to understand that everyone is gay, or blue, somewhat. He made everyone who had a gay experience blue for Vince to see. If they were a light shade of blue, they're the slightest bit of gay or had a gay experience. If they were a dark shade of blue they're gay. I think this example of what Melvin did, helped Vince change a little and understand more throughout the story.
      Another reason I say Vince changes throughout the story is because when everyone turned blue, Vince asked Melvin if he can leave the blue radiance within everyone for a little while longer. And so he did. The next day he asked if he can make Butch Carrigan Blue. To please Vince, Melvin went to achieve Vince's request. When he returns to Vince, he tells him that Butch... was already blue! I think this helps Vince because he sees how not everyone is honest and are wrong to be doing things that affect people in different ways. For example, Butch hurting Vince affects Vince because he is confused about himself and he is physically being hurt. I think Vince seeing that Butch, his bully, was radiating with the shade of blue helped Vince really change throughout the story.
      In conclusion, I think Vince changed throughout the story. I think seeing everyone blue made him realize that it is okay to be what he wants to be. No one can tell him who he is. I think he also realizes that people are hypocrites and they are wrong to be doing what they're doing, like Butch.