Summary
In this section of the book Macon was driving Halley home from the party. She was a little drunk and she kept telling Macon that she was sorry. she was saying this because she had promised to sleep with him but then puked because of the alcohol in her system. she kept telling him that she was going to sleep with him and that she was serious but because she drank to much and got sick she did not. The light was turning from green to yellow to red but Macon did not slow down. They kept speeding up and going faster even though Halley told him to slow down. All Halley could remember was that Macon got brighter and then coldness. They got into a crash because Macon did not listen to Halley and sped up. Macon kept telling Halley he loved her and that it would be OK. This is the first time that he ever said that to her. When Halley was in the hospital Scarlett told the people that she was Halley's sister so that they would let her. Scarlett asked Halley where Macon was and she told her that he had to stay at the scene of the accident. Halley ended up breaking up with Macon because of that night. He tried to talk to her but she did not want to talk to him. He wanted to still be with her but she did not want to be with him.
When they went to the prom Scarlett was close to her due date. Halley went with her ex-boyfriend and Scarlett went with her friend. Halley's date was drunk and ended up ripping her dress. Sometime during the dance Halley was in the bathroom trying to fix her dress when someone came in saying that Scarlett's water broke. Halley was outside trying to get a ride to the hospital when Macon pulled up in a car and asked if they needed a ride. Scarlett screamed at him saying thwt they did and then called him stupid. Halley responded to him in a calm tone. When they get to the hospital and finally delivered the baby Scarlett decided to name her new baby girl Grace Halley Thomas, after her best friend Halley. Halley then went out into the waiting room where all of her and Scarlett's friends and Scarlett's mother were waiting and announced that it was a girl. Everyone started to scream and jump up and down. At the end the events had changed Halley and Scarlett for the better and they were a big happy family.
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"Don't leave!" (Dessen 273).
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When I read this in the book I connected to it because Scarlett was telling Halley not to leave her in this scary time for the both of them. I connected to this because when I was younger and scared like Scarlett, when I broke my foot, I told my cousin not to leave my side but she did. She told me that she did not want to but she had to. I can connect to Scarletts feelings even if it was a different situation.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Someone Like You(175-231)
Summary
In this section of the book Halley's mother went to be with Grandma Halley since she is sick. To Halley this was like a get out of jail free card since her father did not really care what she did as long as she did not get into any trouble. Since her dad worked on a radio station he was not really home all that much. Also Scarlett's sense of small became more sensitive because of the pregnancy. She had to clean everything because the smells bothered her noes. Halley ended up going to visit her grandma Halley at her new home in the assisted living facility. Some of the people were confined to beds and others were speeding down the hallways in motorized wheel chairs. Halley's grandmother, at first did not recognize her, but then when Halley's mother told her who it was her face lit up and she asked Halley how she was doing. Halley missed he grandmother very much and was sad to see her this way. It finally hit the five month mark for Scarlett being pregnant. There was no more hiding that fact from people. Scarlett and Halley's boss was concerned that Scarlett being sixteen and pregnant was a bad example for the costumers; but Scarlett on the other had did not think so.
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"With my mother gone, it was like I'd been handed a Get Out of Jail Free card" (Dessen 175).
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When I read this in the book i agreed with Halley completely. This is because when a parent is not home sometimes some people get away with what they want. they can do certain things that they can't do with their parents around. Some people who can't normally have people over, have people over. Some people have parties when their parents aren't home. It all depends on the person, this is why I agree with Halley completely.
In this section of the book Halley's mother went to be with Grandma Halley since she is sick. To Halley this was like a get out of jail free card since her father did not really care what she did as long as she did not get into any trouble. Since her dad worked on a radio station he was not really home all that much. Also Scarlett's sense of small became more sensitive because of the pregnancy. She had to clean everything because the smells bothered her noes. Halley ended up going to visit her grandma Halley at her new home in the assisted living facility. Some of the people were confined to beds and others were speeding down the hallways in motorized wheel chairs. Halley's grandmother, at first did not recognize her, but then when Halley's mother told her who it was her face lit up and she asked Halley how she was doing. Halley missed he grandmother very much and was sad to see her this way. It finally hit the five month mark for Scarlett being pregnant. There was no more hiding that fact from people. Scarlett and Halley's boss was concerned that Scarlett being sixteen and pregnant was a bad example for the costumers; but Scarlett on the other had did not think so.
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"With my mother gone, it was like I'd been handed a Get Out of Jail Free card" (Dessen 175).
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When I read this in the book i agreed with Halley completely. This is because when a parent is not home sometimes some people get away with what they want. they can do certain things that they can't do with their parents around. Some people who can't normally have people over, have people over. Some people have parties when their parents aren't home. It all depends on the person, this is why I agree with Halley completely.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Someone Like You (124-174)
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In this section of the book Halley gets her licenc and Macon makes fun of her by saying that he is going to stay off the road. Also Halley was checking off things on a check list for Scarlett to see what symptoms of her pregnancy. At school Scarlett was getting strange looks. People found out that she was pregnant. She didn't want people finding out but it was too late. Macon was giving Scarlett advice for her pregnancy telling her that she should have alot of vitamin C and that it is inportant. Halley was losing her grandma Halley, they started to lose her months earlier in late spring. Grandma Halley was also beginning to become forgetful. She had walked out of the store without paying setting off the alarms and the alarms scared her.
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"She became forgetful" (Dessen 143).
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When I read this i thought of my own family. Sometimes my grandfather forgets my name and calls me by my cousins mane, Daryn. It starts to scare me because he forgets alot and sometimes he forgets the important things and that normally doesn't work. He sometimes scares my dad too. This would scare everyone because someone forgets to turn off the stove the house might burn down.
In this section of the book Halley gets her licenc and Macon makes fun of her by saying that he is going to stay off the road. Also Halley was checking off things on a check list for Scarlett to see what symptoms of her pregnancy. At school Scarlett was getting strange looks. People found out that she was pregnant. She didn't want people finding out but it was too late. Macon was giving Scarlett advice for her pregnancy telling her that she should have alot of vitamin C and that it is inportant. Halley was losing her grandma Halley, they started to lose her months earlier in late spring. Grandma Halley was also beginning to become forgetful. She had walked out of the store without paying setting off the alarms and the alarms scared her.
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"She became forgetful" (Dessen 143).
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When I read this i thought of my own family. Sometimes my grandfather forgets my name and calls me by my cousins mane, Daryn. It starts to scare me because he forgets alot and sometimes he forgets the important things and that normally doesn't work. He sometimes scares my dad too. This would scare everyone because someone forgets to turn off the stove the house might burn down.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Someone Like You (67-123)
Summary
In this section Macon finally asked out Halley. She even wrote down the time and date that he did. She was so happy that this happened. Halley told her mother that she was going to Scarlett's house for the night and than snuck from Scarlett's house to go to the party at Ginny's house. Ginny was a girl that they knew from over the summer. When they could not find Macon at the party they decided to leave. Halley thought that he had stood her up and then continued to say that she was not good enough for him and that he never really liked her. Scarlett then told her that she should not say that and that he would be lucky to have someone like her, and that he is missing out on a unique girl like her. The next day when they saw him she asked him if he was even at the party and if he stood her up. He said that he was in the attic and that she had stood him up. She told him that she was there and that she did not go in to the attic.
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"She doesn't think it's mistake" (Dessen 121).
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When I read this quote I thought that most girls, at first, don't think that they are making mistakes. They think that they will be perfectly fine with raising a child but at the same time still being children themselves. They think that they will be ok and everything will work out but it sometimes does not work that way.
In this section Macon finally asked out Halley. She even wrote down the time and date that he did. She was so happy that this happened. Halley told her mother that she was going to Scarlett's house for the night and than snuck from Scarlett's house to go to the party at Ginny's house. Ginny was a girl that they knew from over the summer. When they could not find Macon at the party they decided to leave. Halley thought that he had stood her up and then continued to say that she was not good enough for him and that he never really liked her. Scarlett then told her that she should not say that and that he would be lucky to have someone like her, and that he is missing out on a unique girl like her. The next day when they saw him she asked him if he was even at the party and if he stood her up. He said that he was in the attic and that she had stood him up. She told him that she was there and that she did not go in to the attic.
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"She doesn't think it's mistake" (Dessen 121).
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When I read this quote I thought that most girls, at first, don't think that they are making mistakes. They think that they will be perfectly fine with raising a child but at the same time still being children themselves. They think that they will be ok and everything will work out but it sometimes does not work that way.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Someone Like You (3-66)
Summary
In this section there are two girls that are best friends. their names are Halley and Scarlett. It was the beginning of the summer and Scarlett called Halley, who was at Sisterhood camp, and told her that Michael Sherwood died. Micheal was Scarlett's boyfriend. Halley was the one who normally needed Scarlett but this time was different. When Halley called her mother, her mother did not want Halley to leave but she insisted that her mother come and get her. On the day of the funeral Halley went over to Scarlett's house and found Macon Faulkner in Scarlett's bed. When Halley asked Scarlett about it she just told Halley that he needed a place to stay. Also in this portion of the book it talks about the summer that Halley and Scarlett got jobs at a market at the registers. It talks about how Michael also got a job at the market too. He worked in produce and everyday at lunch he would get some kiwi's and eat them outside. he would pay for them at Scarlett's register and they just hit it off. it talks about how Scarlett started to spend less time with Halley because of this. When school started Halley's schedule was all messed up. and she had to go to the guidance office to fix it. It turns out that Macon was there too. Macon and Scarlett had a conversation about why Halley was there and how Macon thought that Halley was already in trouble. Toward the end of their conversation they realized that they had P.E. together and Halley then looked forward to third period everyday.
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"you'd best have a note."
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When I read this line in the book I thought of most teachers and how if you show up for class late they normally ask for a note or a pass to make sure that you have not been skipping classes. I also realized that this is kind of showing that Macon can make passes because he has a gift of forging signatures. Macon is very good at getting out of trouble and this means that he is very good at persuading people to get them to think what he wants them to think. He calls it the Jedi mind trick.
In this section there are two girls that are best friends. their names are Halley and Scarlett. It was the beginning of the summer and Scarlett called Halley, who was at Sisterhood camp, and told her that Michael Sherwood died. Micheal was Scarlett's boyfriend. Halley was the one who normally needed Scarlett but this time was different. When Halley called her mother, her mother did not want Halley to leave but she insisted that her mother come and get her. On the day of the funeral Halley went over to Scarlett's house and found Macon Faulkner in Scarlett's bed. When Halley asked Scarlett about it she just told Halley that he needed a place to stay. Also in this portion of the book it talks about the summer that Halley and Scarlett got jobs at a market at the registers. It talks about how Michael also got a job at the market too. He worked in produce and everyday at lunch he would get some kiwi's and eat them outside. he would pay for them at Scarlett's register and they just hit it off. it talks about how Scarlett started to spend less time with Halley because of this. When school started Halley's schedule was all messed up. and she had to go to the guidance office to fix it. It turns out that Macon was there too. Macon and Scarlett had a conversation about why Halley was there and how Macon thought that Halley was already in trouble. Toward the end of their conversation they realized that they had P.E. together and Halley then looked forward to third period everyday.
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"you'd best have a note."
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When I read this line in the book I thought of most teachers and how if you show up for class late they normally ask for a note or a pass to make sure that you have not been skipping classes. I also realized that this is kind of showing that Macon can make passes because he has a gift of forging signatures. Macon is very good at getting out of trouble and this means that he is very good at persuading people to get them to think what he wants them to think. He calls it the Jedi mind trick.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Will's Choice (210-300:end)
Summary
In this section of the book Will's father and mother found out that Will was sneaking out of school and that he was finding a way to call his step-sister. Will's father wrote Will a letter saying that he knew that will was sneaking letters out of school. He also wrote that he should give himself a chance to find a slightly different way to understanding the world. Also in this section Megan wrote Will a letter sayin that she blames herself for what he did. she gose on to say that she will never forgive herself and that he should never try and kill himself again. She says that she would not be able to live through it again and that she had a complete relaps when he was in the hospital.
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I'm not so good at this heart-to-heart, embrace-life bullshit..." (Griffith 297).
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My reaction to this was wow he is not just some kid who hates life that he is a real person that does have feelings even though he was treated so differently because he was depressed. It shows me that everyone can make it through a hard time if they have a good support system.
In this section of the book Will's father and mother found out that Will was sneaking out of school and that he was finding a way to call his step-sister. Will's father wrote Will a letter saying that he knew that will was sneaking letters out of school. He also wrote that he should give himself a chance to find a slightly different way to understanding the world. Also in this section Megan wrote Will a letter sayin that she blames herself for what he did. she gose on to say that she will never forgive herself and that he should never try and kill himself again. She says that she would not be able to live through it again and that she had a complete relaps when he was in the hospital.
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I'm not so good at this heart-to-heart, embrace-life bullshit..." (Griffith 297).
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My reaction to this was wow he is not just some kid who hates life that he is a real person that does have feelings even though he was treated so differently because he was depressed. It shows me that everyone can make it through a hard time if they have a good support system.
Will's Choice (120-210)
Summary
In this section of the book it talks about how Will and his brother moved to California when they were younger. This was because Will's father had gotten his dream job there. Will seemed to be doing fine there at first but then on a visit to his mothers house in Washington he proposed a "what if" question. He asked his mother, what if he wanted to move back with her could he. She was happy that he was thinking of moving back to live with her but did not want to deal with changing the agreement that she had with Will's father. Will proceeded to fill out the application to the high school he wanted to attend in Washington all by himself with out his parents helping him. This showed that he was determined to move back with his mother and attend high school in Washington. Will's father was sad that Will would not be living with him anymore but gave in and let will go.
A little later in this section it talks about will getting discharged from the hospital. He was admitted on 03/13/01 and discharged on 04/02/01. He was discharged because he promised to go to a program and they decided to get him out and for him to go to this program. It also says that he had overdosed on Remeron. Will's mother also wrote a thank you note to everyone who was there to help her out and support them in this dark time.
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"Nothing would have pleased me more, as a mother, than to have will back in Washington" (Griffith 125).
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in this quote Will's mother tells us that she was pleased that Will wanted to move back with her. That would maked her very happy. This would make any parent happy if their child wanted to move back in with them. Most parents would be exited if their child wanted to move back and live with them after being gone for so long.
In this section of the book it talks about how Will and his brother moved to California when they were younger. This was because Will's father had gotten his dream job there. Will seemed to be doing fine there at first but then on a visit to his mothers house in Washington he proposed a "what if" question. He asked his mother, what if he wanted to move back with her could he. She was happy that he was thinking of moving back to live with her but did not want to deal with changing the agreement that she had with Will's father. Will proceeded to fill out the application to the high school he wanted to attend in Washington all by himself with out his parents helping him. This showed that he was determined to move back with his mother and attend high school in Washington. Will's father was sad that Will would not be living with him anymore but gave in and let will go.
A little later in this section it talks about will getting discharged from the hospital. He was admitted on 03/13/01 and discharged on 04/02/01. He was discharged because he promised to go to a program and they decided to get him out and for him to go to this program. It also says that he had overdosed on Remeron. Will's mother also wrote a thank you note to everyone who was there to help her out and support them in this dark time.
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"Nothing would have pleased me more, as a mother, than to have will back in Washington" (Griffith 125).
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in this quote Will's mother tells us that she was pleased that Will wanted to move back with her. That would maked her very happy. This would make any parent happy if their child wanted to move back in with them. Most parents would be exited if their child wanted to move back and live with them after being gone for so long.
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