First Blog Post

• My favorite series is… I am number four, The Power of Six, and The Rise of Nine. I am in love with this series because it is a full force book filled with many characters, mystery, action, mixed in with romance, family “connections,” new friends, fear, and so much more! I would definitely recommend this book to about anyone because it has everything put together. It was definitely three books I could not put down.
• I really like to read books with a swirl of romance in them, so usually I like to pick up a good realistic-fiction book. But sometimes I get the taste for something different like mystery and fantasy. I don’t really like history books all that much though.
• I am currently reading After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick. But I just started this book after I finished the book that comes before it; Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick. The first book is about Steven’s life. He’s a normal 8^th grader that has to deal with all the usual 8^th grade problems, until one day… His little brother, Jeffrey, is diagnosed with the disease, Leukemia. Steven then has to change HIS life and adjust HIS schedules for HIS little brother. His dad is mellow about it, doesn’t know how to take it so he “ignores” his oldest son that is slowly becoming mentally drained. Is the mother better? No. She is constantly worrying about only Jeffrey and not realizing how much its hurter her older son. Probably hurting him more than anyone. Steven then finally adjusts his life, at least better than it was. He gets a tutor, gets his grades up, gets his social life up, etc. One day he goes to the hospital to comfort his little brother and meets this wonderful girl, Samantha who also has the disease, Leukemia. They become instant friends and will always have a special bond even though in the end Steven finds out she passes away forever and always.

-Maddy J