Blog 5

It all started when the two older girls went off to college in New York and lived with each other. Whitney pretty much had everything going for her, was a very good, hard-working girl and didn't get into too much trouble while Kirsten loved the boys and drinking, just like any other freshman would like. Kirsten kind of dropped the whole modeling career and didn't care too much for it because one morning she came right from bed, hung over and arrived with a big hicky on her neck from the night before. The photographers could barely cover it up it was so large and in pictures she thought it was funny because you could see a big brown blob. after the girls had been living with each other for about four months, kirsten started calling their mom to warn her that Whitney was acting weird. She noticed that she had been loosing weight, had a big attitude and became snippy with Kirsten and hardly seemed to be eating anything. although whitney had kind of always been moody, annabel's parents really weren't too concerned about her. She was in a very difficult and competitive market with all the pressure of her appearance. they just thought that as she gained confidence things would simply just even out and get better. Then one day for thanksgiving, whitney and kirsten flew down to visit the family and there was a noticably big change from the time she looked than, to now. it was a shock to everyone because she showed up with wearing sweatpants and a turtle neck, no make-up and pale skin, while kirsten had rosy pink cheeks, a nice pink sweater and bright blue eyes. As annabel's mom asked whitney if she was okay, she answered, "i'm fine" but kirsten informed everyone that she wasn't and that she didn't eat and she was just killing herself.

Blog 4

I read a chapter last night and it was once again about her mom's depression and her modeling career. A quote that made me think about career's was, "i nodded, then leaned forward to kiss her just above her cheek, so as not to smudge my lipstick." this quote really reminds me of annabel and her modeling career. all her sisters grew up modeling since they were toddlers and/or younger. i think that would be so interesting and such a different life style to be grown into a family who models. Annabel is continuously getting offers and appointments set up to go and model for certain companies...he mom has always been there to take the girls to their photo shoots, but during her rough days, she hasn't been too up to it. if i was to chose whether or not to be a model i don't know if i would do it these days. i used to want to always be a model and i did one time get an offer. but now a days, the rules seem so much more strict and not being able to eat with kill me. my dad has always not been a big fan of me modeling just because of weight issues and getting into always needing to look perfect, he says "go natural". It depends on also how much time it takes out of your life, considering i have other sports and comp cheerleading preoccuping my life right now, there would be no time. annabel seems to enjoy it yet she really is only a model because both of her older sisters were. whitney, anabel's oldest sister had always been really thin and had a perfect modeling body, while kirsten and anabel had gorgeous faces, but the photographers always seemed to be telling them they were a little too plump or short to get "serious printwork". that's another reason why i wouldn't want to be a model, especially if i was born into it because of my older sisters is because i would feel so much pressure to always look good and be skinny. i would just like to eat whatever i want!

Blog 3

I don't know if i'm quite so into this book as i thought i would be, but i still have enjoyed it! Honestly, I haven't had that much time to read it just because I've been reading In the Time of the Butterflies so much... (which i love by the way AND i've been reading when i'm suppose to so i'm all caught up!)

For this blog, i am going to elaborate about what i think about a quote.... which is the following:
" my mother's condition quickly grew to dictate our lives." this quote explains how annabels mom became depressed to a certain point were it would effect the girls lives as well. they always knew if she was going to have a good day or bad day by the way she looked/dressed in the morning. If annabel woke up and her mom was in the kitchen, making breakfast at a decent hour, she was in a good mood, and seemed like she was going to have a better day. If their dad was in the kitchen instead of their mom or there was cold cereal and toast, that meant their mom was still in bed and going to have a bad, rough day. anabelle really goes through so much, especially loosing her best friend after getting in a very sassy fight, a mom that is depressed severely and a sister with an eating disorder. so far, i feel like annabel is handleing the situations well, and not freaking out quite yet. i honestly don't know what i would do without a mother. my mom means the world to me and i could never live without her because my family would be totally lost. it's different because i don't have any sisters and annabel has all sisters. but at some points i wish i did have an older sister to look up to. i'm very thankful for my family and brothers.

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!

Quince

I read a novel a while ago, which i can't say was a bad one because i loved it! but my sisters keeper is about a couple of teenage girls who are sisters and they struggle for their lives. I have always really enjoyed jodi picoult books, especially this one. Kate, who is diagnosed with leukemia goes through many surgeries and struggles for her life, while her sister anna is along her side. Anna was pretty much born to save her sister's life; she gives kate blood transfusions and on top of that, goes through many surgeries as well, for the better of her sister. It is a tough situation for the both of them because one, anna isn't even sick or diagnosed with anything and has to go through it all with her sister, and two, kate struggles to overcome leukemia. they go through long, painful hours and days, sticking together to overcome the odds of their struggle. I won't tell you what happens at the end of the story because you will have to read it. I really recommend it and Picoult's other books as well!