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Beastly
Pages read:102- Finished
Prompt:What are two emotions the character has felt? What has made the character feel this way?
-Write down one word from your reading that you didn't know. What is your guess about what it means? How did you make this guess?

          An emotion that Kyle has felt is loneliness. He feels this way because he has no one in his life besides the maid and tutor that are being paid to live with him. His dad bought him a house, a maid, a tutor, and gave him his credit card. He also feels this way since both of his parents left him to live on his own. He is not allowed to go anywhere besides his house due to the way he looks, and being afraid of what people might do. This causes him to feel even more lonley. He never gets to meet anybody new or talk to people like the way he used to.

          Another emotion that Kyle feels is betrayal. Kyle feels betrayed by his dad because he wants nothing to do with, and since he promised that he would never see or visit him again. His dad only cares about being rich and about being good looking. Kyle had hopes that his dad wouldn't leave his side even since his mom did when he was young. Ever since he turned into a beast, his dad left him alone, and this is why he feels betrayed. He also feels betrayed by his friends, since he overheard them talking about the way they really feel about Kyle.

          A word from my reading that I didn't know before is deafening. This word was used in my text when Kyle says "This was my chance to impress her. But the silence of my stupidity was deafening." I had thought that this word meant ruining the chances of, or making it a less possible chance of it happening the way he wants it to. I believe this is the definition because in these sentences he talks about his chances of impressing her, and then uses a negative tone as if the chances were very slim do to his "silence of stupidity". The dictionary definition is "to make deaf".

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Beastly
08-13-15
Pages Read: 0-102

Prompt:-Describe the most important event. Give at least three reasons why it is the most important event.
-Describe something that you have read that is similar to this.
-Predict what will happen next

            I believe that the most important event of this book was when Kyle decides to ditch and embarrass Kendra at the prom, and arrives with Sloane at the prom. This was the most important event because this decision led to Kendra's decision of turning Kyle into a beast. Kendra's intention in this was to make Kyle realize that he shouldn't judge other people or make fun of them just because of how they look. I think this will be the way that Kyle finds true love and realizes that appearances don't matter. That is why I believe that this is the most important event of the book.

             This book reminds me of the story Beauty And The Beast because of the theme and plot of this book. In the story Beauty And The Beast, the prince has to find true love in the appearance of a beast to learn that appearances don't matter in order for him to return to his true form. Kyle has exactly 2 years to find true love in the appearance of a beast or he will remain a beast for life. Kyle has to love the person, and that person has to love him for the way he is and to prove it, they will have to kiss, in order for Kyle to return to his true form.

              I think that Linda will somehow end up being really close to where Kyle lives, and end up having a lot in common. I think that Kyle will end up finding true love with Linda in the first year of his transformation. I believe Linda will be able to see past Kyle's appearance and fall in love with his personality. Hopefully everything will fall into place, and Linda and Kyle will kiss, and then Kyle will return to his true form. Then Kyle will realize that the only thing that matters is true love and personality, but not appearance.

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Paper Towns
Blog #2
Pages Read: 70-200

Prompt:1) What is your favorite part of the book you have been reading? Why?

2) Why do you think the author chose this title for the book?

3) If you were the author how would this book end?

          My favorite part of the book that I am reading was when Margo and Quentin break in to SeaWorld. I really liked this part because Margo and Quentin had a little dance when the music went on. I find it very interesting how they were able to break in, and get out if there, and not end up going to jail. I find it surprising how even though a man had tried before to break in but died while trying, and this didn't even make Margo think twice about breaking in, 

         I think the author chose the title "Paper Towns" for this book because Margo describes the city she lives in like paper towns. By saying paper towns she means fake and that is not something that she likes. I believe that one of the reasons that she runs away is because she does not like the town that she lives in. As she runs away, the mystery begins, and that is the main plot of the book, which is why I believe the author chose "Paper Towns" as the title of the book.

         If I was the author of this book I would give it a happy ending. I would have Quentin, Ben, and Radar find Margo, and convince her to come back home. I would have Margos parents change the way they act around Margo and have them understand each other so they could have a better relationship. Ben would have an awesome time at prom with Lacey and end up having a lot of common interests. Margo and Quentin would go to prom together and end up having a really good relationship together.