March For Our Lives

On Saturday, March 24, I went to a march for gun safety. I really didn't want to go. I was afraid that there would be a shooter there. I even cried! But I still had to go. My family had to drive downtown to go to the Hemming Plaza where some kids and adults were giving speeches and singing songs. I kept cautiously looking around to see if anybody had a gun. But nobody did. Then a person came up on the platform where people had been singing songs and giving speeches. The person gave us a few chants to practice, and when we were done we started to march to the County Courthouse. I wasn't as scared as I was before I was there when we started to march with all those people, but I was still scared. While we all marched, we chanted several things, such as "Not One More!" and "Show Me What Democracy Look Like! This Is What Democracy Looks Like!" I felt a little proud to be there with my sign and chanting with all those people. It felt like a good and right thing to do. Once we all got to the County Courthouse, all of us stood in front of it and did more chants and took a picture of it to send to the local news so everybody could see how many people are fighting against guns. It was moving. After that, my family went home. After I had the experience, I wasn't so scared about it anymore. It had been a great experience, and a wonderful time. Here are some pictures of the march:

Ducks in the Pool

I love ducks and all, and cute little baby ducklings, but I like them out in nature where they belong, NOT in my POOL. These ducks (2 of them, a boy and a girl, probably a couple) keep coming in my pool, and it feels like EVERY FLIPPING 5 SECONDS!!! Every time they fly in the pool and start swimming, anyone in my family who is there starts throwing pinecones in the pool, getting a pool net, screaming at them, and god knows what else to get them away. Oh, and guess what else adds to the fun?! IT'S MATING SEASON!!! CURSE THE MATING SEASON!!! WHY?! Just why does it have to be this pool?! And if the ducks build a nest by the pool, were stuck with them because it's illegal to touch their nest!!! They will teach the cuuuuute little ducklings to swim...in OUR POOL!!! Awww, the little ducklings are so cute CURSE THEIR PARENTS!!! My mom says that she is going to buy these HUGE yellow balloons with big red and black eyes on them. Hopefully it will scare the ducks away. It's supposed to. They are called Scare Eye balloons and they look like this:

I know that they are supposed to freak the ducks out of the pool, and I hope they do, but honestly-they freak me out. Anyway, just warning anybody who has a pool and that it's mating season. For ducks, anyway. BEWARE THE DUCKS! And curse them, too. But not the ducklings.

Get Your Own Flipping Room

I come home from school
To hear a loud BOOM!
I run upstairs to find a mess,
Can't my sister get her own flipping room?

I often hear crashes and bashes and booms,
Through I really wish I could hear flowing lagoons.
How come my brother gets a nice queen bed
But I can't have my own flipping room?

Making messes is my sister's thing
And she does it in an instant- ZOOM!
Getting presents is nice, privileges too
But the first thing I need is my own flipping room.

"At least you don't share a bed with her"
says my mom referring to my sis (at night she spreads out and blooms)
If I honestly shared a bed with her, she'd just roll right off
Seriously, people, I'm not joking; I NEED MY OWN FLIPPING ROOM!

At last I'm in my cozy bed.
Ahhh, no more crashes and booms.
Oh god, she's snoring? You've got to be kidding me.
Why can't I just have my own flipping room?

Book Review: Are You There God, It's Me, Margaret

Date Finished: 12/30/17

Pages Read: 149

Rating: 7 out of 10

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Author: Judy Blume

Setting: School, Margaret's House, etc



Margaret Simon is 12 years old, and she just moved from New York to the suburbs. As anyone else would, she wants to fit in and have friends. And when she and her new friends form a secret club called the PTS's (Pre- Teen-Sensations) to talk about growing up girl stuff, Margaret decides to take part in it. In the club they have boy books, they have to wear bras, and if one of the girls gets her period, they have to tell each other what it was like. Even though it's great to talk about all this stuff with her friends, Margaret knows she can already talk to God about all this stuff. Anything that's on her mind-even wanting to grow. This book was good. I liked that it was about girls and puberty, because I will go through some of that stuff soon. This book made me think about what it will be like to start growing as a girl. My favorite part was when Margaret went to Norman Fishbein's party and played a game where she had to kiss a mystery guy. I think you would like this book if you are a girl and would like to know what it will be like when you start to grow up and go into puberty. I think the lesson in this book is, "It's okay to not have a religion and still talk to God."

Book Review: Wonder

Date Finished: 12/22/17

Pages Read: 312

Rating: 7 out of 10

Genre: Fiction

Author: RJ Palacio

Setting: School, August's House, Outside, etc



August (Auggie) Pullman is not like any other ordinary kid. He does ordinary stuff. He eats ordinary stuff. H e has ordinary stuff. But he does not look ordinary. Ordinary kids don;'t make other kids run away from them and scream on the playground. Ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go. And ordinary kids look ordinary. August is not an ordinary kid. He has had 27 surgeries since he has been born, and now he is 10 and just about to go into 5th grade. Problem is, he has to actually go to school...and he has never done that before. August knows that this will not be easy- especially with his face. What will happen at his new school? Will he make friends...or will he be bullied the whole year through? This book was  pretty good, I liked the story of it. This book made me think about what it is to be a privileged kid, and it also made me think about what it must be like to have a disfigured face like August's. My favorite part was when August met Summer, because at first she was the only girl who was nice to him. I think you would like this book if you like a good book about what it is to be a friend. I think the lesson in this book is, "It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a Friend."

Story Thieves 3: Secret Origins

Date Finished: 12/3/17

Pages Read: 370

Rating: 10 out of 10

Genre: Fiction book about Adventure

Author: James Riley

Setting: In a comic book called Jupiter City


   

Bethany and Owen are no longer jumping into books - but does a blue fire portal count, too? Bethany keeps seeing a mysterious man who's always outside her house. And when she decides to follow him, she and Owen are amazed at what they see. When they find out the blue portal leads to a comic book world named Jupiter City, they are determined to find out why there are no superheroes (or villains) in the city, and who Doc Twilight (the mysterious man) really is. But when they are saved by Doc Twilight and he is then captured by the greatest villain ever, and the only one remaining in Jupiter city, The Dark, they are also determined to take down The Dark and rescue Doc Twilight. But how can they do it? Surely they will need the help of old and new friends to save the day. But who is Doc Twilight really? And who is this Nobody, and what is he really up to? Will Bethany and her friends save the day? Or will they come crashing down? And what kind of villain's name is the Rotten Banana? This book was also soooooooo good, it was definitely the best book I've read in the Story Thieves series, even better then The Stolen Chapters. This book made me think about books and the characters' lives and how different they are. My favorite part was when Charm met Gwen, because it is so funny how they act towards each other because of how different they are from each other! I think you would like this book if you like LOTS of adventure -and of course books. I think the lesson in this book is, "Be careful with who you Trust (basically Nobody)". READ THIS BOOK! 📕📖📗📘📙📚(And also read the Pick the Plot book that Owen gets thrown into by Nobody. You either save him or kill him.)

Book Review: Story Thieves 2; The Stolen Chapters

Date Finished: 11/7/17

Pages Read: 354

Rating: 10 out of 10

Genre: Fiction book about Mystery and Adventure

Author: James Riley

Setting: In a book called Story Thieves 2: The Stolen Chapters ( yes, in the book the characters are trapped inside a book named that)


Owen Conners would never jump into a mystery, especially without his friend, Bethany, and her permission. So how did he end up in one and with his memory erased? In the beginning of the book, Owen and Kiel are in the book (but they don't know it) at Owen's mom's library that is on fire. A man in a question mark mask and a Sherlock Holmes hat and coat appears in front of them with some mysterious news. Because of Kiel and Owen's erased memories, they don't know that below them in the sewers, Bethany is in a room filling with water and she will have to jump out of the book soon so she doesn't drown. But then she will have to abandon Kiel and Owen forever! What will she do? What will happen to Kiel and Owen? Will they meet new allies on their mystery? And who is this Doyle really? This book was sooooooooooooooooooo good- it may even be the best book I've read in the Story Thieves series! This book made me think about books...as it would. My favorite part was when I met the new character Moria, because she is so funny. I think you would like this book if you like LOTS of mystery and adventure -and of course books. I think the lesson in this book is, "Be careful with who you Trust".  Oh, and here's a piece of advice: READ THIS BOOK! 📕📖📗📘📙📚