Homecoming (analysis and links+displays)

"'Why don't you read them a story?'
'What story?'
'Cripes, James, you're the one with the famous brain.'" (Voigt 4)
From this quote i could infer about this character (Dicey) that she is often rude to her younger siblings because she used an out-dated word, cripes, to her younger brother. And from earlier in the text, the mom told everybody to listen to Dicey, so i could figure that she is the oldest in the family. She sets the tone for the first seen with her negative attitude toward her siblings.

Homecoming (book recomendation)

I think that Homecoming, so far, is fairly good. It gives good descriptions and has good characterization and all that good stuff. If I were to be a really good book critic, I would give this a 4 out of 5 stars. I take one star away because it doesn't completely grasp my attention. I don't feel completely thrilled to read it. The author, she uses direct characterization which is nice (so i don't have to think). Her writing, like all, has a unique style to it. It is hard to explain, so you just might have to read it yourself. The author is writing this to teenagers around 15 since she does consist of more mature words and sad, but realistic, plot. I would say that this is a realistic fiction because it says nowhere that this was based on a true story, but does have things that can and do happen in real life (children being left, taking matters into their own hands, etc.).

Why I Chose Homecoming

Let me give you some insight to why I chose a random book Homecoming.You see, when I decided to do my blog, i needed a new book. So I went to the Cincinnati Public Library to get The Scorch Trials. But when I stopped by, on a Sunday, it was closed. So we went to the mason public library to no avail. I knew that my only chance to get a book was to get it from my older sister's book collection. So, when I got home I asked her for a book and she told me to get what I wanted. Well, it was either Romeo an Juliet, Pride and Prejudice, or books with girls in dresses on the cover, or Homecoming. So the best choice, as you can see, would have been Homecoming.

Homecoming (theme+summery, links+displays, and characters)

The book that i had chosen for this blog is called Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt. I am only 42 pages in, but it is getting interesting. So far I know that a mother hasn't payed any bills, can't afford food, has no alive supporting husband, and has four mouths to feed. In the middle of the night the mother wakes the children from sleep and tells them to pack clothes while she makes sandwiches. They go on a trip to see their Great- aunt Cilla whom has been know to be very wealthy. On their trip the mom stops the old car to go into a mall. She tells the children to listen to Dicey (main character and the oldest, about 13 tops) and she loves them. She left and didn't come back. the children, unaware, figure this out hours later as they look for her to no avail. They altogether have less than ten dollars to survive. They know they can't go back to the house, because the property owner is looking for the money they owe, they drove into another state far away, and it is a possibility that they could get better care at their Great-aunt's Cillia's house. Dicey has a map and is in charge, so she figures to go to their Great-aunt's Cillia's house. Because of the little children that are traveling with them, they can only go around eight miles a day. It will take more than two weeks to get to their Great-aunt's Cillia's house. They are running low on money to buy food that will last, like a bundle of banana's and package of doughnuts. And to add to the tensions of family and chaos, the second eldest (James) always says three words when he wakes up, "It's still true." With these words he reminds everyone of the horrible thing their mother did to them.
As you already know, i haven't finished the book, so i can't give a correct theme to the text, but if I were, I would say 'Though family changes, it can unexpectedly surprise you.' I use this because you can see changes in the characters actions and moods throughout the story and the mother surprisingly left suddenly, without warning.
The characters in this story have not been directly stated in the very beginning, like most books, but later when they are relivent to what is going on in the story. For instance when the author mentioned that one of the children was sleeping soundly next to the other child, then she described the child-like features of the girl.
To find this book, click on this link to goodreads.com -> Homecoming

The Scourch Trials (reading skills)

I currantly don't have a book I am reading, but I am trying to get hold of the second book in The Maze Runner serize- that I have mentioned in a before post - which is The Scourch Trials. Of what I have seen of it online, the protaganist (thomas) left a maze world to find that the end of the world had started. From a sun flare, people have gone mad with a disease called Flare, and eat anything and everything. Thomas, and the people sent into the maze, have to run to a safehaven far away, while the group WICKED (the people that sent them into the maze for years) tries to make their jorney as difficult as possible. i believe that in the story, Thomas is going to make a small navagational mistake and everybody won't like him anymore but two people. he eventually gets the groups trust again in the end. to get into the safehaven, they must pass an impossible task, but when all looks bleak, when people start to doubt, Thomas will figure out a way to survive. now in the first book, a person came which, for the first time, it was a girl. her name is Teressa and she has telicanetic powers that she shares with Thomas. I want to know what is the connection between Thomas and Teressa? And also with a flare, doesn't all plant life die, and water soars? With that effect, wouldn't all human life die off, from the unsuitible habitat? Since this is a sequal, the book is based on the first so i has a lot of text to world text relations. Such as the story line and the characters and so on. this can relate to hunger games because he is force to go on an almost impossible task to survive a government and free other their doom.

a good book to read

A good book that I have read recently is The Maze Runner. This book keeps you on your toes wondering what will happen next. it is enticing and very well thought out by the author James Dashner. It has two other books after it that I haven't read, but I can't wait to read them. if you like a book like The Hunger Games, then you would like this.