Yes that's me...
It's summer now, which means I have way too much time on my hands. That's okay though, because I don't have to spend my nights slaving away at the homework. Yippee! Although, the work is never too far away. That's right, you guessed it. Summer reading list. All freshmen are required to read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and Anthem by Ayn Rand. But being the slacker that I am, and with my lack of interest in the books, I will most likely finish them at the end of the summer. Oh well. It will keep my mind fresh.
So, latest books I've read: Giving Up the V by Serena Robar, Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer, and Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson.
Giving Up the V by Serena Robar: UM LOVED IT!! Seriously this author is my new hero. I mean for the kind of teenager romance comedy books. I was smiling the entire time with her witty and sarcastic humor! Not to mention, I fell for a couple of guys in the book. Oops, my bad. Basically, Spencer Davis (yes, she's a girl) has just turned 16, but instead of a car, she gets her first ob-gyn exam. Fun, right? Think again. Her first exam sparks ideas about when she's going to have sex for the first time, although she's determined not to give it away to some stupid boy (a wham, bam, thank ya ma'am kind of guy) who will forget about her. Until she meets Ben, a transfer student who happens to be a gorgeous, funny athlete. Wow. Could Ben be... the one? Very cute book and I would recommend it to any girl of course.
Little Miss Red by Robin Palmer: Possibly the worst book I have ever read in my life, and that's saying something. Ugh. It was horrrrrriiiibbbbblllllllle!!! Don't waste your money! Thank god I didn't...
Lastly, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson: Beautifully written book and a wonderful eye-opener to what it really feels like to have a traumatic event occur in the worst of times, High School. Go out and buy this book! Anderson has an intriguing way of words while keeping everything witty in her novels. I was required to read this book for my eighth grade English class, but I'm sure I would have come across a time when I praised this book like all others. Laurie used a LOT of symbolism throughout Speak but I personally love it. It's like a puzzle trying to find pieces that fit together. The novel follows Melinda throughout her first year of High School after a traumatic event happened to her at a summer party. Being the one to call the police on the party, Melinda is shunned from her friends and fellow students except for her art teacher, Mr. Freeman. He teaches Melinda to express herself and in the end, find the words to speak up.
Well, I guess that's it for me, but maybe I'll get off my lazy patushka (is that how you spell it Lisa?) and actually do something other than writing about what I could be doing and do it. That might make my summer actually interesting... Hmm...
Ta Ta For Now (who uses txting acronyms anyways?)
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