Summer Reading Entry 2

Miles is a new kid at Culver Creek Boarding School all his friends call him “Pudge”, Pudge likes to memorize peoples last words and he can determine what kind of person someone is by there last words. Pudge desperately wants to fit in somewhere and with someone. He keeps his expectations low because he knows that he won’t get hurt that way. For example his family threw a going away party for him and only two of his classmates came. He was not disappointed because of extremely low expectations. His roommate, The Colonial, puts up an act as the tough guy but really he is an accepting guy who sticks up for his friends. He accepts Pudge right away and takes him in. He also sticks up for Pudge when he gets thrown into the lake and wants to get revenge on Kevin (the guy who threw him in). Alaska is the girl that all the guys like, and she know show how to use that to her advantage. She is very moody and is very reserved; you never know what she’s going to do next. The theme that I am beginning to see is friendship. IT shows how all the characters are coming together and becoming fiends. For example The Colonial gives Pudge his nickname, which is like accepting him into his group.  This book has two chapters total. One called the “Before” and the other called “After”. I’m not sure what the significance of these two chapters are yet but I am excited to find out. 

Summer Reading Entry 1

I am reading the book Looking for Alaska by John Green. In this book there are four main characters. The first being Miles but all his friends call him “Pudge”, because of his apparent skinniness. Pudge has a thing about remembering people’s last words and can recite many famous peoples last words. His roommate, Chip, but goes by “The Colonial” because of his well-thought-out mischievous plans. The Colonial’s friend, named Alaska, is a very attractive girl that all the guys rave over, especially Pudge. She is The Colonial’s partner in crime and loves to live on the dangerous side. Next is Kevin, he is despised by these three because of the choice to duck tape Pudge up and throw him in the lake on his first night. The books major setting is ”Culver Creek Boarding School”. At Culver Creek there are dorm rooms that are unair-conditioned and very small. Many events occur at the lake in the middle of the campus. This is where the kids talk, hang out, and occasionally get thrown into. One of the major conflicts so far is the conflict between Kevin and Pudge and the rest of their friends. Mainly this problem has occurred because of Kevin’s decision to throw Pudge into the lake, where he could have died and that he peed in The Colonial’s shoes in the process. I predict that later in the book Pudge and Alaska will fall in love, even though Alaska says she’s in love with her boyfriend. You can see that she does like Pudge by her continual flirting with him. This book reminds me of another book by John Green called The Fault in Our Stars. The writing style is very similar and if you liked that book I suggest this book to you.