Summer Reading Project: Entry 4

Looking for Alaska

I chose this book because I recognized the author, John Green. I have read The Fault in our Stars and Looking for Alaska by him now and I have heard many, many great things about other novels of his like, The Abundance of Katherine's. I figured if he had more than just one spectacular novel then this book must be pretty good as well, so I gave it a shot. I'm very glad I decided to read it, reading his books are actually kind of life changing because there happens to be a life lesson involved. For instance, the life lesson from, both really, The Fault in our Stars and Looking for Alaska was don't take life for granted with the little time you have because anything can change in a blink of an eye. To me that is something anyone would gladly appreciate to hear because it really is true. That is why I personally love reading his books, I'm also not a big fan of reading but his I am willing to read because there just so interesting. I would recommend this book for those who are either having troubles in their lives and need a little bit of reassurance and those who are into romance and suspense actually, because all his books lead you to thinking what could possibly happen. Looking for Alaska is more on the suspenseful side because the romance doesn't really get impacted as much in this novel as it does with just the friendships.

Summer Reading Project: Entry 3

Looking for Alaska

In the book the first paragraph give a good hook to the novel, "The week before I left my family and Florida and the rest of my minor life to go to boarding school in Alabama, my mother insisted on throwing me a going-away party. To say that I had low expectations would be to underestimate the matter dramatically. Although I was more or less forced to invite all my "school friends, " i. e. , the ragtag bunch of drama people and English geeks I sat with by social necessity in the cavernous cafeteria of my public school, I knew they wouldn't come. Still, my mother persevered, awash in the delusion that I had kept my popularity secret from her all these years. She cooked a small mountain of artichoke dip. She festooned our living room in green and yellow streamers, the colors of my new school. She bought two dozen champagne poppers and placed them around the edge of our coffee table." I think it really describes how the characters personality is; very unsocial. As you go on to read the book you get to see how he changes and grows relationships with people that he becomes close with. This also shows how he isn't that close to his parents because they didn't know his social life very well. It's cool reading how things change with his life and how stuff happens to affect his new life. Therefore I believe this is a good book to read.

Summer Reading Project: Entry 2

Looking for Alaska

In my novel, Miles Calavry says he's trying to "seek for the Great Perhaps," I have yet to figure out what he means by that. I believe he means he is looking for something greater than his life has already given him. So I would say that's what his desire is, seeking for a better life. As for Alaska, I think she wants to be known by every type of person there is possible, but she also wants to be laid back with no worries. She has a personality I don't really know how to describe, she likes to let everything just roll with the flow and get out of things easily. She's also very inquisitive, she is trying to figure out the quote about the labyrinth, she's determined to figure it out. Chip id kind of similar to Alaska, he likes to be seen, getting in trouble is something he's use to and he is okay with it. I believe he wants to become the rebel in the school, he'll do whatever it takes to become the most outgoing person around campus. Takumi, I haven't understood yet, I'm not exactly sure what his purpose is, he doesn't like to get in trouble and smoke like his friends do. I don't know if he's wanting to change and become more rebel like or just have friends that will accept him.  The theme I have discovered through out this book is, "one must stay strong for finding the right friends, even if it takes time." My book is structured by the counting down of days, I'm not sure what it's counting down to yet but I bet it's something big.

Summer Reading Project: Entry 1

Looking for Alaska

For my summer reading project I decided to read, Looking for Alaska by John Green, which takes place at Culver Creek Boarding School in Alabama but the main character, Miles Cavalry was originally from Florida. Where Miles was from he went to a public school, but now he has to make a whole new adjustment to a private school. As he moves in to his new school he becomes friends with Chip Martin, his roommate, along with Chips friends, Alaska, Takumi and Lara. The conflict arising is Miles trying to survive at his new school or as he was saying "Seeking for the Great Perhaps." So far, he has done a better job here than he did at his old school. As he has become close with Alaska, they start to help each other out. Their on a search for a girlfriend for Miles, also known as Pudge. Alaska tries to set Pudge up with Lara, but in the end I believe the struggle will be Pudge trying to win over Alaska. As a reader, I feel a connection between them, But will Pudge end up staying friends with all of them or will the groupings change? Will Miles become a big shot in the school like his father did?

Looking for Alaska

I've heard this book is pretty decent. I decided to research it a little more and see what I think of it.


I found out it's about this boy named Miles, that's really shy and has no friends. He wants to transfer schools, where he basically lives at. He meets a guy named Colonel and a girl named Alaska. Throughout, the book they become really good friends. Miles gets in trouble with his friends and starts missing out on family things. Alaska gets in a really bad accident and everything changes.


This sounds like a book I would like to read. Many of my friends have said it's very good.

Connections

I believe relating to the book elixir is very hard. Not many people have a life where their being followed around. I sure can say I'm not being followed. But I think some of us can say we've had the feeling that someone may be watching us. Clea Raymond has been followed her whole life because of her dad. Some people out there can say this is their life story because out in our world today there are some sick people who are willing to get in trouble to hurt others that did nothing to them. Therefore, I believe this is a text verses society relationship. 

About the Author

Hilary Duff is the Author of Elixir, this video was from when she had resently gotten married. They were married for three years and then decided to split up. Hilary has been in many TV shows, like Lizzie Mcquire, or Movies, for example Cheaper by the Dozen. She was born on September 28, 1887 in Houston, Texas. She started her acting career while traveling with her sister for Ballet. As she says in the video above she never really grew up thinking she'd publish a book, but at the right time in the moment she felt it was right. Hilary has been very successful in her life.