I am just posting some quotes that mean something to my life...you can comment a quote that is similar to your life as well:

"One should love you, the way you are. If someone tries to change you in love, then its not love but a compromise and darling, one doesn't compromise in love. 

Anonymous

 “It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”
Nicholas Sparks

" I learned that things change, people change, and it doesn't mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on, and treasure the memories". ~ Alicia Boxler

" Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people - they always go away, sooner or later. You can't hold them, any more that you can hold moonlight. But if they've touched you, if they're inside of you, then they're still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart."

 
"Our memories of yesterday will last a lifetime. We'll take the best, forget the rest, and someday we'll find these are the best of times."

Kiss and Blog

Kiss and Blog by Alyson Noel is no worse than any other drama queen book I have ever read, but I've gotta say it's better than some.

It is about trust and friendship. There are these two best friends that are trying to get into the clique of the populars. But one of the friends end up realizing that it's not going to be that easy for her to get in because she doesn't look like one of the popular girls. Her best friend ends up turning her back on the other and vice versa. They call each other names behind each other's backs. And the totally impossible to be popular friend ends up making a blog and gushing about all her best friend's secrets for revenge.

The friends take totally different paths and there is the same amount of drama in both of their lives.

Friendships are lost. Friendships are gained.  Boyfriends are made. Exes add up.

This is a love gush book that you'll totally freak about because it is so twisted and you never even know what's gonna end up happening. It's all suprises.

At least it was to me.

Pub. Date: May 2007 

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages

ISBN-10: 0312355092

Source: Library

The Shawl

I read The Shawl. This book is about a woman, also a Jew, who gets sent to a concentration camp with her daughter, cousin and her family.

Her daughter ended up murdered by the soldiers. After a few years she ended up moving to Florida and her cousin moved to New York. This woman has problems with people but she wants this shawl. This shawl is the thing that saved her baby. This might sound crazy but the shawl kept the mother and daughter in tact.

I liked this book but it was awfully sad what the soldiers did to her baby. I also liked that it had a beautiful ending. I am really suprised that I finished this book because Andi had said that this is a college read. With that some words were difficult to understand.

I look forward to reading more short stories because I am acctually writing a book of short stories. I am planning on sending it into a writing competition with a chance of getting it published. If it does not win I may just self-publish it. Either way, hopefully you guys are able to read my short-stories.

I have to admit though, this author may have me beat seeing as I am younger and have way less experience than her. Wish me luck!! I NEED IT. :P

BRUISER

Andi recieved BRUISER in the mail and I decided to read it.. Of course I would never give up the chance to read a diffrent book.

I read this book because it sounded awesome but not only that it also caught my attention on the first page.

In this book there are four main charachters, Brewster, Cody, Tennyson, and Bronte. Brewster is a teenage boy that starts out with no friends. He lives with his uncle and his little brother Cody. Brewster has a secret only his family knows about. Throughout the book Brewster takes in other peoples' pain.There is a tragic turning point when something happens to Brewster's and Cody's uncle.

Cody is only eight. Near the beggining Cody grieves over a dead pet bull, TriTip, with his brother. While Cody tries to help his brother in parts of the book, he ends up hurting him instead. (Not on purpose.)

Tennyson and Bronte are sisters; Bronte is Brewster'ss girlfriend and Tennyson is Brewster's friend. When they find out Brew's secret they label it the impossible.

After things happen Cody and Brew have to live in Tennyson's and Bronte's parents' house. They end up regreting it. They end up regreting it because they find that they have been using Brew without knowing it.

I love this book because there was a lot of emotion going through me at different times as I read it. The feelings were, of course, for the characters. While reading the book, before reading the next part, I was like "No don't do that!!". I think that is what authors like to hear. That their readers are getting into the book. This Neal Shusterman book is amazing. I need to read more of his books soon.

The only thing that I hate about it is that I had to finish it. Also that, I don't know where Cody and Brew end up living.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Note: Spoilers included!

I read To Kill A Mockingbird, and I loved it. I didn't get into at first but when I read farther into it I was not able to put it down. I was caught by Andi, the person who recommended this book to me, making what-the-heck faces. I thought Jem and Scout were really funny together. I have to admit I cried twice. The first time is when Tom Robinson was shot while hopping the fence and was killed. The second time is when Jem and Scout got jumped at the end of the book.

I believe everybody has got an opinion and I believe that Tom Robinson was not guilty and it was not fair what they were doing to that poor man.

When Scout and Jem were jumped I cried because they hurt Jem and cold have killed Scout. I was overjoyed when I found out that Boo Radley was the one that saved them. I got to admit that I teared up a little there. I even had to put the book down to take it in!!

I do not like this book, I love it. I am still excited. I may even start using the word "yonder."
There is nothing I don't like... oh yes there is one thing. I didn't like how the teacher punished Scout for knowing how to read and write. That is where I was making the faces.

I was so excited I was even telling my dad about this book and he said that he might have to read it because it sounded so good.

It's time to take on the bookshelf with the exception of the few books Andi says "No Way" to.

Of All the Stupid Things

I was roaming the bookshelf looking for something to read when I stumbled upon the book Of All the Stupid Things! I read this book within two days because it was so good. The book is about three best friends: Tara, Pinkie, and Whitney Blaire.

Tara is an athletic girl who has to train for a marathon coming up in a few months. After hearing a rumor about her beloved boyfriend, Brent, having an affair with a boy cheerleader, everything starts to go downhill. While Tara was away on a trip with her mother she ran into her father and his new family. Which made things even more difficult . When this new girl, Riley, comes to town they become best friends. Pinkie and Whitney Blaire's friendship with Tara gradually fades away because of anger. It only makes things worse when Tara's assumption about Whitney Blaire and Brent together gets into her head.

Pinkie is like the glue in the friendship. She is the one that is happy, huggy, and is pushed to the side when there is a fight. Whitney Blaire ends up forcing Pinkie to choose sides. She ends up running to her best friend, David, for some guy advice after Whitney Blaire assumes something horrifying to Pinkie about Tara. Yet she has different problems; Pinkie is dating, or she thinks she is dating, the after school teacher when he invites her to an assembly. When she's not dealing with friends, family, and teachers, she's visiting her mom's gravestone, giving her letters, and telling her everything that goes on.

Whitney Blaire tries to stop the relationship from ending but also is trying to stop the new girl, Riley, from stealing Brent from Tara. When Whitney Blaire overhears Riley talking to some friends she tries to step in but is at the wrong place at the wrong time. And then Whitney Blaire runs into trouble with David, the guy who's had a crush on her for years.

I love this book because it teaches you lessons in different ways. One is you can't assume anything because if you assume wrong it will end up in chaos. In this novel, it's all about trust in others, friendship, loyalty, support, and being there for others.

However, I'm not a big fan of the misspelled words. Sentences that were missing words, or words that didn't belong, and some sentences where words needed to be switched.

Overall, with those adjustments the book was great.