I am making progress for the read-a-thon. So far I have read Pictures of Hollis Woods, by Patrica Reilly Giff, Saffy's Angel, by Hilary McKay, Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, and So B. It, by Sarah Weeks.
Pictures of Hollis Woods was about a foster child. She goes to live with a women named Josie. Josie is getting old and forgetful, and she worried that foster child care will take her away from her. Before Hollis lives with Josie, she lived with a family during the summer, but ran away after a incident. She runs away with Josie so that no one will separate them. They run away to the house where she stayed with the family before. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to anyone.
Saffy's Angel is about a girl named Saffy and she finds out that she is adopted by her aunt and uncle. When her grandfather dies he leaves a present for each of his grandchildren. He leaves Saffy an stone angel. Saffy is determined to find the angel, and with the help of her new friend, named Sarah, it might become possible. Saffy remembers having a stone angel in her garden when she lived in Italy with her real mom. So she and Sarah go on this amazing adventure.
The Hunger Games is about a girl named Katniss. Every year all of the twelve districts chose one boy and one girl per district. They are chosen randomly. When Katniss's twelve year old sister gets picked to participate in the Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers. The Hunger Games is a reality tv show, and the only rules are kill or be killed. The boy from district twelve is Peeta. She barley ever noticed him, but he has definitely noticed her. What I got out of this book is that reality tv can go too far. It is a really great book.
And lastly, So B. It, is about a girl named Heidi, whose mom is mentally disabled. One day Heidi's mom, So B. It, appeared with Heidi on a woman named Bernie's door step. Bernie has taken care of them ever since. Heidi has a lot of question like: who is her dad, where did they come from, what is her history, if she has any family, if anyone knows about her mother, what is her mother's real name, and most of all what is soof. Soof is a word that So B. It often says. They think it means something, but they don't know what. Heidi goes on this adventure to find the answers to all of her questions.
Now I have started to read A Mango Shaped Space, by Wendy Mass. It's about this girl named Mia and she is keeping a big secret. When she sees numbers and letters she sees colors along with them. This is called synesthesia. Now this disability is getting in the way of school so she has to reveal the secret. She has to accept her disability and embrace it. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
To all of my sponsors, a big thank you. I'm running ahead of schedule!
By favorite book was a four way tie between Hunger Games, So B. It, A Mango Shaped Space, and Rules. But I would recommend any of these books. I just wanted to say a big thank you to all my friends and family who sponsored me. Without you I wouldn't have been able to achieve my goal.
