Williams,+Kelsey

Entry One: October 1, 2011 I chose the book __Cold Skin__ by Steven Herrick. I found this book in the High School library. I chose this book because the inside flap of the book sounded interesting and it was the kind of book I wanted to read. I don't really have any predictions at this point because I haven't had time to sit down and start the book yet.

Entry Two: October 8, 2011 I sill haven't started reading the book __Cold Skin.__

Entry Three: October 15, 2011 I decided to change my book because I just couldn't get into my other book. Now I am going to read __That Summer__ by Sarah Dessen. I chose this book because I have read many other books by this author and have really liked them. I have read five pages in this book. Haven is a young teen whose parents are divorced and her father, the sports announcer, is getting married to the weather lady that day. Ashley, Haven's sister, was only mentioned a few times and she was described as "daddy's pet."

Entry Four: October 18, 2011 I read nine pages in __That Summer__ by Sarah Dessen this week. This week in my reading, the two girls got ready for their fathers wedding and their mother stayed home but the two girls really wanted her to go with. Haven isn't too thrilled about the wedding but she has to hide her feelings from everyone. I also was introduced to Lewis Warsher, Ashley's fiance. He "keeps her on a short leash" but not letting her leave his sight for longer than five minutes. I didn't really have a favorite quotes from the pages I read but I did really like the detail the author put into the pages talking about Ashley meeting Lewis.

Entry Five: October 29, 2011 I didn't have time to read this week. I had drivers ed four times this week. I'll try to read this coming week.

Entry Six: November 5, 2011 Well, I don't know what I'm supposed to blog this week since you haven't updated it. But I decided to change my book once again because I didn't like the last one. I am now reading __Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have)__ by Sarah Mlynowski. I am already on page 130. I actually like this book and can't put it down. So far in this book April is told that her dad is moving to Cleveland with his wife Penny. April doesn't want to leave so her and her friend Violet convince her day to let her stay Westport. April's parents are divorced and her mom lives in England. April also has a boyfriend named Noah that she "loves!" April moves in with her friend Violet and they live the teenage dream. Violet's mom is a traveling actor so it's pretty much just the two girls alone! They throw a party to welcome April to the house and constantly stay up late. April and her boyfriend Noah have been dating for two years and make a big deal about not having sex. April and Violet go and get on birth control and skip school. Now in the book it's a flashback from when April's mom went to Cancun and met her new french husband Daniel. I can't wait to keep reading.

Entry Seven: November 12, 2011 This week I read to page 217. Now that April and Violet are living together without any parents because Vi's mom is in Chicago, they've done their own thing. They got a cat, bought a hot tub, and now the "weird" girl from down the block, figured out whats going on. She wants in on their group and thinks she can come over whenever! Violet made a big deal about losing her virginity but wanted to be on "the pill." April and Vi skipped school, went shopping and went to planned parenthood. VI had told everyone that she already had lost her virginity when she hadn't so she came up with a plan for the perfect night with her guy best friend. April also planned out a night her her boyfriend. A few days later, April had left the back door open, the cat got out and got hit by a car! YIKES! Surgery was $3000 but their friend Hudson gave them the money for the surgery. April's boyfriend, Noah, got jealous because he didn't! So far, I love the book. I can't put it down. It's like a teenagers dream come true to live with their best friend! I can't wait to keep reading!

Entry Eight: November 19, 2011 This week I read to page 257. Alot has happened! Marissa got accepted to travel to Isreal on a paid trip but her parents won't let her go so she ran away! She stayed with April and Vi for a week. She invited her boyfriend and his friend from Boston to come visit for the weekend. Vi tried hittingon Brett, Marissa's boyfriends' friend. April, Noah, Marissa, her boyfriend, Brett, and Vi were all having a little party and Vi invitied Dean and Pinky and it got reeeeeeeal awkward. A few days later April found out her dad was going to a wedding close to Westport the day of her birthday and wanted to see her! Vi and April also planned a party for the Friday night before April's birthday and charge admission to pay back Hudson for paying for Donut's surgery. I love this book so much! I can't put it down once I start reading it! I'm excited to see what happens at the party and the rest of the book!

Entry Nine: December 4, 2011. FINAL BLOG! I finished my book!! (:

Picture a teenage girls' dream as a sixteen year old in high school. Living with your best friend, no parent supervision, monthly payments from your father, a hot tub, and all the freedom in the word. That is exactly what it's like in the book I read, __Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have!)__ In this book the main character is April. She is a sixteen year old who lives in Westport. Her parents are divorced and her mom and brother live in France and her dad got re-married to a lady named Penny and they move to Cleveland. Another main character is Violet. Violet is a Senior at Westport and her mom is a traveling actress and is never home! She pretty much does what she feels like half of the time. April's dad drops the bomb and tells her that him and Penny are moving to Cleveland so April begs and begs her dad to stay in Westport to atleast finish out her school year. All of her friends were there and she couldn't just leave! Her dad set down rules such as, no parties, no boys, ten o'clock cerfew, good grades, and so on. April ends up moving in with Violet and they live the dream together. April and Vi do what they want, when they want. April has a boyfriend named Noah and they are "in love." Throughout the book, April and Vi throw parties, bought a hot top, adopted a cat that needed $3000 worth of surgeries, and skipped school when they felt like it. Later on, they throw a huge party to collect money for the cats surgery and that party was crazy! After the party, April gets a call from her doctor saying she had an STD. She had gotten it from her boyfriend, Noah, because he cheated on April! The day after the big party, Aprils' dad calls and says he is there to surprise her. Being a clueless father that he is, he never found out about anything! April was my favorite character throughout this entire book. She had a great personality and acted like most sixteen year old girls in high school. She was smart about most of her choices but then again she could get snotty and really moody! Honestly, that's any girl though! She seemed like a girl I would definitely be friends with because she was easy going. Some of the time she made decisions only to impress others which was the one thing that kind of bugged me but in high school, many girls do that. April got what she wanted when she worked for it and was very determined! She was by far my favorite character! I would rate this book 5 out of 5! I rate this book high because it talks about a life any teenage girl would die to have! Any girl would want to live with their best friend with no parents for months! I definitely recommend this book to teens who like a ton of excitement!