As I read this part of the book, I read about the struggles for David to get food. Living in his own home and trying to work hard to get food at only 6 years old. I don't know how a mother could be so cruel. This part of the book reminds me of the Holocaust. All the children that suffered in there working to get a fraction of bread and not even half a bowl of soup. That's David. He tries his best to be a 'good boy' so that his mother could at least give him left overs, he tries really hard to be a good boy but this starving has lead him to steal food at school.

"On weekends, to punish me for my thefts, Mother refused to feed me. By Sunday night, my mouth would water as I began to plot new, foolproof ways to steal food without getting caught."

In the First Amandment we hear about the right for us to have freedom of speech, to say what you want. Government can't punish you for it, they can't stop you from saying what you think or feel. You should be able to say anything you want whenever you want, not be instructed when to do so... That's just crazy to me, I mean if they tell you when you can and cannot speak then who tells them when they can or cannot speak, it just doesn't work that way.

"I tried to tell her that I missed her, but Mother refused to let me speak. I tried once more and Mother dashed to the bathroom, snatched a bar of soap and crammed it down my throat. After that I was no longer allowed to speak unless I was instructed to do so." Freedom of speech in his own house is a right David does not have...

He went on to saying "I lick the burn and soothe my throbbing arm...The pain... I wanted to scream, but I refused to give Mother the pleasure of having a reason to 'punish' me once more tonight."

2-3

Have you ever been so scared of something that just with the sight of it or even the sound of whatever it is just terrifies you? I know that the sound of a hissing snake scares the life out of me and it's picture gives me goosebumps. Well this little boy feels like that about his mother, when once upon a time she was so loving and now her once nurturing voice has changed to that of a wicked witch.

How can one be so afraid of the person who gave them life? I mean isn't that one of the people that doesn't want to hurt you, doesn't want to see you in pain? I guess it isn't like that for everyone, and I'm sorry for them. Your mom should be the person you respect, after all she carried you for 9 months and she struggled with helping you grow and succeed in all the places you needed to succeed. But what if that one person doesn't care if your hurt, they make you feel terrified. How can you have such respect for them? 

2-2 A Child Called "It"

"I turn away from the Rays as a single tear runs down my cheeks... I'm free?" 

At the end of the first chapter I stumbled across this quote... It really got to me and it was such a weird feeling at first because I've never really read books like this before. Crazy how things such as a book can make you feel many emotions, scared, confused , sad, happy. The first chapter in itself got me feeling scared for this little boy who's being mistreated by his own mother. I always wonder what it's like for those kids who don't have parents and I think about how awful that is but this book is making me think about how much better it would be not to have such a parent if they mistreat you. I'm lucky enough to say that I have both my parents. To be honest I wouldn't know where I would be without them.  

This little boy is finally free, he's learned to put excuses for his mothers beatings, but most of all how to become an expert at lying. He's only 4. Never had a touch of freedom for he only knows what it's like to live inside a closet, do chores, and if he's a 'good boy', gets a taste of food from his brothers leftovers. It breaks my heart to read such a book and have to imagine that someone once went through this, and sometimes I sit here and take what I have for granted , the freedom this little boy did not have.

So it's been a while, and it has also taken a while to find the right book. I am two blogs behind and I don't know where to start. I've been looking to try out different books. Books that are out of my comfort zone you can say. So I've decided to let go of the fiction and horror books and go for one book that caught my attention. I was tierd of looking for the right book I decided to just go online and find one. And so I stumbled upon what I think may be a great book. A child called 'it' is its name and I've never been so excited to read a book before. I find the cover to be one of the things that caught my attention to it other than the prologue it's heart warming yet in a way kind of  sad... I guess it can make people feel all kinds of feelings. I'm really looking forward to this one

So I haven't been blogging on time recently just because I was so close to the end of my book and i was hoping i could finish it by the next blog. Well i did finish my book and let me tell you it wasnt at all that bad. Felt like it took me forever to read but because of the fact that it had long chapters, that led me to read for longer periods of time about 3-5 chapters a day and the book may have had long chapters but there wasn't plenty of them. I learned that there is a type of series for this book so im not sure which number i picked out but which ever one it was, it was pretty good. Although this book is aimed towards more younger kids it wasnt at all that bad. I would compare this book to those of R.L Stines, Goosebump series. So if your a fan of those then i suggest you try out this book im sure you'll enjoy it :-) i cant wait to start a new book maybe i enjoy it much more and i can blog about it more often.

I've always wondered what it would be like if invisibility was actually possible... Being able to walk through walls and not be seen when your standing right in front of A person. I've always thought that was so cool, I wish I could be invisible.... Oh the fun I would have.... In this chapter the main character Rebecca, finaly meets the ghost I've been oh so hoping for her to meet. A ghost that's been haunting a cements to for a while now.... Reminds me of a movie I once watched called Forget Me Not , great movie by the way. Im not trying to loose my track here with this movie but a little insight. The movie is based on a pact a girl made with a ghost she met at a cementary one day just like Rebecca did in the book Ruined.

   

If anything the book is kind of similar to the movie in a couple ways. Except for the fact that invisibility isn't really a thing in real life so it's not shown in the movie.... Bummer. :/ In the book though they use invisibility in a different way. Sometimes invisibility is a natural power, but in this case Rebecca has to touch the ghost in order to be invisible. I really enjoyed this one chapter, and I hope there's more like it along the way .

I like reading about spooky things, hauntings, just horror in general. Honestly havent been reading as much as i used to as to when i started blogging the chapters are just soooooo long!But as always its not a bad book. I cant really relate much to it other than what i said in my blog before this one because it is a book about ghosts and you dont just bump into a ghost everyday you know? Maybe in your dreams but you know not in general.

I can't wait until I finally get to read about the ghosts in this book, the sweet Lissette they mention in the prologue of this book, sounds very interesting.

Spooked

So far the book finally got to the best parts :-) I got to this one chapter of the book where a character named Rebecca meets a ghost. Rebecca doesn't know she's a ghost yet, she considers her a friend. Reminds me of the time when I thought I saw one too... I remember I was about 7 years old and I remember waking up in the middle of the night  while I turned around on my bed I remember that I "thought" I saw my mom she was glowing all white, and she walked right through the tv!!! I remember I was so spooked. Every time I went to bed I made sure I wouldn't open my eyes until the morning :D I remember telling my mom in the morning she looked a little puzzled but I guess she didn't want to get me anymore scared than I already was, she assured me that it was her and it was because she would check on me every night . But I know what I saw and until this day I still don't know what it was. Just glad it never happened again.

 So remember how i told you guys that I had a couple issues with the book at first? Well it seems like the book started getting a little more interesting. Although chapters can still be quite long, the sceneries are changing for the better and the author is finally getting to a point.

Ruined

Hey you guys!!! I'm back to tell you about "Ruined" :-). Let me start by telling you that I'm a little disappointed with how this book is going so far. I can't say I don't like the book, I barely have gone through 5 chapters. That's another thing I'm disappointed with. The chapters are pretty long and every time I read I only seem to be able to get through one chapter and I don't feel as accomplished as some of you may feel while your reading. Well anyways, for what's going on in the book , Rebecca start her first day of school at Temple Mead Academy and everything in the neighborhood seems to belong to a different century just like their plaid school uniforms. In her new school no one is awful, but no one is particularly friendly either. Rebecca soon meets two Juniors at her new school. Their names are Jessica and Amy. They warn her about two other girls, Helena and Marianne, "they could make a lot of trouble for you if they don't like you." Damn, sounds like some girls at this school, I guess school girls just never change , not even in books.

Hello welcome to my first blog!:-) My name is Angela and I am very new to this. I hope you can enjoy reading my blogs as much as I think I might like writing them. Our teacher Mr.Jackson introduced the whole class to this "blogging". It was a hassle at first but now I'm here finally trying this out. I've been reading this book called Ruined by Paula Morris. I hope you guys are looking toward to reading all my blogs :-)