Blog 2

So i was completely wrong. haha! it wasn't whitney that sarah dessen had quite introduced yet, it was kirsten. Kirsten was the braty sister of Annabel and i also realized that it was really just a flashback on Annabel and Sophie. At first it was very confusing and that's probably why i messed a few things up. 

Anyways.... as i kept reading it was much more clear and i found it better because it was now modern day as they were teenagers, when  i was reading before and confused, they just in middle school.  Now a days, Annabel really doesn't have any friends and several of people that used to be her friend now aren't because of Sophie. When Annabel and Sophie got in their fight over the summer, she had turned everyone against Annabel. How mean is that... it's one thing to be in a fight with a girlfriend and then make-up afterwards, but it's another thing when the girl is a b**** and makes everyone as well as her hate you. I feel really bad for Annabel in this situation for not only one reason. Since she already has a hard time at home, and i am gradually being introduced to her older sister, Whitney, it puts much more stress and pressure when she doesn't have friends. Whitney is a very quite girl. Kirsten is a very obnoxious, loud, bratty girl. Annabel falls right in the middle between the two sisters. 

Blog 1

I realized that there is so much drama in this story. The great thing about that though is that it really keeps me wanting to read and luers me in. Anabelle Green is a teenage girl who has two sisters and grows up being a very pretty young girl and model. She is a cheerleader, popular (well used to be) and her sister, Whitney, is very outspoken and comes off to be a brat. Last summer, apparently Anabelle and one of her best friends got in a huge fight. Ending their relationship, Anabelle's friend, Sophie, spread non-stop rumors and talked so much crap behind her back. One day when anabelle was at the pool with her friend Clark, who she had been friends with since they were tiny children, saw a younger girl wearing a skimpy bikini and lying in a lawn chair where the "cool" kids would usually sit. She seemed to look about their age, and Annabel seemed much more interested in her than Clarke. The reasoning behind this was because normally the town that they lived in everyone knew everybody just because it was so small. When Annabel had gotten up to get a coke at the pool side tiki hut, she noticed the unfamiliar girl waiting in line as well. She caught herself staring at her because, the teenager made the famous rude comment of, "what are you looking at?" Annabel didn't say anything back but a "nothing" because i think she may have been a little embarresed.
Whitney was a brat. After she was done tanning and reading her magazine at the pool, she left Annabel to walk home. While at dinner that night, Whitney complained about the girl following her and her friends EVERYWHERE they went. Even though the strange teenager didn't say a peep, she just stood there listening to their conversations. Whitney tried to tell her to leave them alone and "bug off" but nothing seemed to make her flee. Then their mom had brought up something about a new family that had just moved in. They made the connection of the new family and then girl being one of people that must have moved in. Annabel's mom was very polite and expected her kids to be very proper and polite as well so she made/suggested Annabel to introduce herself and take time to meet her.

Blog Reflection

I chose to read the book Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. There were a few different reasons of why I chose to read this book. First of all, the cover itself looked like something i would like and i really liked the sound of the title. Sarah Dessen is a New York Times best selling author-so she must write great stories! Another reason why i wanted to read it was because the inside cover summary sounded interesting.... it's about a young teenage girl named annabel greene who was a cheerleader (like me), popular, well known, and had lots of friends at her highschool. But apparently this wasn't the case at home. Annabel had a sister who struggles with an eating disorder which occupies the family and all the drama of her life. As she goes through rough times at home, she tries to cover it up at school because she doesn't have the ability or confidence to tell anyone about it. Lastly, it meets the page requirements so that's good!- I'm really excited to read this book and i'm hoping it will be a good one!