book blog popular

I really liked this book. It was clever, funny, and lighthearted. Popular is a memoir about a girl named Maya in middle school who is not well liked but her peers. One day Maya is helping clean out her dads office when she comes across a book. The book is a popularity guide written in the 1950s by former teen model Betty Cornell. As an experiment Maya decides to follow every step in the book and write about what happens. This book is hard to put down and is hilarious. I would recommend it to most girls in our class.

sol #5

"Good Morning"

I look at up towards the sound of my dads voice. He is in his red and white striped pajamas smiling. I reach for my phone to check the time. 

5:53

"Have you ever heard of sleeping in on the weekends"

"If you had gone to bed earlier then maybe you wouldn't be tiered, when I was your age I got up at 5:30 every Saturday...

While my Dad is talking I slowly drift back into sleep hoping he won't notice.

"UP NOW"

Well that failed

I reluctantly get out of my warm comfortable bed and slink off to put my running clothes on. I know Dad is trying to help me be more organized, and I appreciate this, but I'm exhausted. My attempts at going to bed early all end with me staring at the ceiling for two hours until I finally fall asleep. The most frustrating part of this is that my Dad is still convinced that it will work.  I walk out of my room careful to not wake my mom or brother up. I would rather be grumpy and sleep deprived than have a grumpy sleep deprived mother. I walk past the kitchen towards the stairs. I find it frustrating that I have to get up and my dad doesn't. I could be in a worse situation. I start to dream up all the things that could be worse than having to get up unreasonably early.

Winning one million dollars and then told they gave the money to the wrong person

Held hostage by Aliens

Being left one hundred miles from civilization

Listening to nails drag across a chalk board for all of eternity 

... Never mind I am perfectly fine with getting up early

book blog

I love this book. It is relatable,witty, and hilarious. Popular is a memoir about a girl named Maya in middle school who is not well liked but her peers. One day Maya is helping clean out her dads office when she comes across a book. The book is a popularity guide written in the 1950s by former teen model Betty Cornell. As an experiment Maya decides to follow every step in the book and write about what happens. The result is a crazy story that is funny and very relatable. I am really enjoying this book and I would recommend it to most if not all of the girls in our class.

thanksgiving sol

Music...I love you. I sit with my back against the wall of the restaurant look out at the lake. I hum to my music and look out on the lake. Avoiding relatives can be so relaxing. Well less of avoiding more of taking a break from my relatives. I love my family but I feel like they take a lot of energy. I close my eyes and start to drift off into a food coma when...

"RAAAAAAAA"

"AAAHH"

I got tumbling down the hill screaming my head off. I finally stop and look up. 

My cousin Heston sits at the top laughing like a hyena.

"I got you" He says and continues laughing

I get up dust myself off. My mom is going to kill my for the grass stains but I'll get over it. I walk but up the hill in search for a missing shoe and earring. Heston still is bent over laughing. I roll my eyes, pick up my shoe, and push him over and keep searching for my earring. I hope I find it before we leave.

rock in the river part 2

I liked this book. It was clever, had an nice perspective an was well written. The story takes place in the late 60s and is about a thirteen year old boy named Sam. Sam's father is a civil rights activist, and his brother is discovered by his family to be a member of the Black Panther party. Sam's world is slowly crumbling to pieces and realizes everything is not what is seems.I would recommend this book to most people in this class.

sol 3

"Well be leaving in just a minute let me just go say goodbye too...oh hey you I haven't seen you in..." 

I sat in the corner waiting to leave. I have always felt awkward at weddings. You have relatives squeezing your cheeks talking about how much you've grown and how cute of a baby you where. Then after the wave of old people you and all the other children are pushed together and forced to socialize. I look at the empty table around me trying to resist the temptation to pull out my book. 

I walk outside. Its nice out, its warm with a slight breeze and very sunny. I walk down the steps and go sit by the edge of the fountain. I look around to see if anyone is nearby, nobody is so I pop open my book and start reading. 

I dive into the world of detective Michel Bennant whom is trying to catch a killer while keep his hectic family from spinning out of control. I stay here until (an hour later) we finally leave.

sol 2 (because I accidentally deleted it)

"Sloan are you sure"

I look her strait in the eye. I knew this wasn't something she was going to let go easily, but it was battle to fight so I would. 

" No I don't even know what your alarm looks like"

I didn't dislike my aunt I just felt like I was very different from her. She liked lattes, I drank coffee. I watch Saw while she watches The Notebook. I wear Leather she wears Lace. The contrast is so great its hard for us to get along. So when her alarm starts going off in the middle of the night for no reason guess who is suspect #1. You guessed it me.

" Ok Well go along then" 

I walk away from her. I know that she is staring daggers into my back and frankly I don't care. She doesn't have to like me as long as I don't have to like her. I sit down on the couch and pop open my book and read until dinner.