Book Summary

What My Mother Doesn’t Know

By: Sonya Sones

Pages: 259

Lexile 900-999

Before I tell you about this book, all I want to say is that I loved this book!  It took me about a day to read but not because it was easy.  It was because I wanted to read it and was addicted to the book. Just a heads up that it has teenage romance***

 

This is a poem story instead of a regular book. The book is a girl named Sophie’s diary of her days. She is a fifteen-year old who has many crushes in different parts of the book. She describes friendships, boyfriends, family, high school, high school dances, and some tough decisions. This book never gets boring; it is interesting, the more you read it the more unexpected roads the book turns. A must read book.

Book Summary

It’s Not the End of the World

By: Judy Blume

Pages: 169

Lexile 800-999

 This story is about a girl named Karen; her parents are getting a divorce. This is hard for Karen to deal with because she is the middle child. She tries to figure out ways to get them back together, but after her brother ran away she learns that it is best for her parents not to get together. Karen discovers the pain of parents getting a divorce, which is like the end of the world.

 

Art image from the Getty Museum

 Painting of Maria Frederike van Reede-Athlone at Seven

Detail: Maria (the girl)

Maria is a very pale and lovely looking girl. Her head must hurt from staying in that same position until the painter finished painting her. I wonder why she is looking to her left (my right) is she looking at something? Also she is holding a black puppy that looks like it is going to squirm out of her hands. The dog must have been the first thing the painter painted because it would want to run and play instead of sit and stay. Maria is wearing very fancy clothes, the main colors are white, black,  and blue. What do you see?

Memorial Day

here is the project 34,17,26,21