Prom

One of the novels I read this quarter was Prom written by Laurie Halse Anderson. This novel was very interesting to read and really touched some issues some teens may go through in high school. What I found interesting about this novel was that it touched teen issues but in my eyes i was still able to read behind the lines and find the humor that was in the novel as well. This novel is about a teenage girl named Ashley Hannigan, who isn't the best student and she doesn't really care for anything around her, but she will do anything to go to her high school prom to make her high school experience some what interesting in her eyes. This novel revolves around Ashley Hannigan's life and her friends and family around her. This novel really teaches people how to live with what you have, and make the best out of everything you get. Ashley, deals with her family and friends but still manages to pull through and work hard for what she wants for her school and her life in general.

Twilight

Twilight by Stephenie Meyers, is a very interesting novel. Edward and Bella have a very mysterious and interesting romance throughout the novel. It gets stronger and stronger throughout the book. They have a forbidden Romance between mortal and vampire, which made me very curious to keep on reading the book. They would go to far lengths for eachother, and do anything to protect eachother when in danger. The best thing about the novel was that It left you wanting to read more and the story helped you predict what may happen next. This novel also leaves me wondering what will end up happening next within their relationship, and how they will get through their obstacles that they may bump into throughout their forbidden relationship and how they can get through thick and thin with eachother.

Return to Paradise

The novel Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles was very intriguing. I thought that the novel was intriguing because every word on every page captured my attention right away. I couldn't put the book down once I started reading more and more of it each day. The reason the book was so intriguing was because of the on and off again romance between Caleb and Maggie. The best part about the book I personally think was, how strong Caleb and Maggie's relationship really is, and how their bond can never be broken no matter what the circumstances are. I loved how they would go beyond the limit for eachother no matter what.

Thirteen Reasons Why- Jay Asher

        Over the summer, I read a novel called Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher. This is an incredible novel,and I would definitley read it again just to have the  feeling of suspense all over again. The main character in this novel is Clay Jensen. Throughout the story, Clay recieves a package that may change his life forever. He goes through 13 cassette tapes to find out why he is one of the 13 reasons that Hannah Baker made the biggest decision of her life. The decision to end it. Clay follows Hannah's story, when he is provided with a map and each tape takes him to a different star on the map that leads to different places in the story, involving one of the 13 people named on the tapes, and their impact on Hannah's life. Which helped her make her decision to end her life. All 13 people mentioned on her 13 cassette tapes, gave her 13 reasons for her to end her life for good. For Clay, one night, would either make or break his life forever and his way to find out was going through each and everyone of those cassette tapes, to go through his story in Hannah's eyes.

Catalyst- Laurie Halse Anderson

       Over the summer, I read a book called Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson. The main character in the novel is a girl named Kate Malone. She is trying to sort out her life in high school, and is feeling very confident that she will get accepted into MIT. Everything seems like it was going to turn out just the way she wanted it to, until her whole world turns upside down. Kate Malone's neighbor Teri Litch ends up moving in with her, and things don't start off very well. Kate tries to be very considerate towards Teri but she doesn't appreciate anything Kate does for her. By the very end of the book, problems start to mend. I find the end of the book very interesting because, it keeps me hanging. Kate and Teri start to be civil but the author, Laurie Halse Anderson doesn't fully explain what their relationship stands by the end of the novel. I am not certain on whether they are friends or enemies. I find that cliff hanger was very intriguing and the novel makes me want to continue reading Laurie Halse Anderson's novels.

Leaving Paradise Summary/Movie Connection

In the novel, Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles, the two main characters in the novel Caleb and Maggie end up becoming closer now than they were before the accident even occured. This shows that they have bonded throughout the book, and their relationship with eachother has grown closer. This novel reminds me of Romeo and Juliet, because Maggie and Caleb are forbidden to see eachother or Caleb will suffer the consequences, and as for Romeo in the Tragedy, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo is told to banish the town of Verona and go to another town. These two stories are really great love stories, yet end in a very tragic way.

Leaving Paradise POV

In the novel, Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles, The Point of View of the book is very interesting. Throughout the novel, there turns out to be two POV's in it. They are alternate Point of Views of the two main characters, Maggie Armstrong and Caleb Becker. Simone Elkeles switches things up by, alternating the point of views. This helps see both Maggie and Caleb's story throughout the book, and what their take is on what happened the night of the car crash.