hurricane song

Since I am sorta between book this week, I decided to talk about Hurricane Song. Hurricane song is the book that we are reading as a read aloud in class. The book tells a story of a teengae boy Miles and his dad and uncle, doc trying to find refugee in the superdome. After realizing that it was too late to go anywhere else, Miles and his family decide to go into the superdome, not knowing how bad it was in there. As the book goes on, people become more and more desparate. The government is untrustworthy and unfair, and the people there struggle to survive one of the worst hurricanes in US history.
          Not expecting the storm to be bad, New orleans and many poor, helpless citizens are overcrowded in the enormous arena. The dome is disgusting and hot, it being the middle of summer. There are no doctors or places to use the bathroom and the people have to bring matters into their own hands. While some try to get thorugh, others cannot . For example, Cyrus a grandfather and father recently decided not to continue. After a few days of being in the dome, cyrus jumps off one of the uper levels of the dome.
      Miles and other people start to relaize the horrible conditions. They knew that it was bad, but no tthis bad. People are practically ebing treated as animals. Cyrus' body is being thrown in to a freezer along with the small remnant of the food. This makes miles and his family think about what they are going to do, and how they will survive in the unsurvivable place.

Catcher in the rye

This week I decided to take a break from Angela's Ashes and read "The Catcher and The Rye", by J.D. Salinger. Though I have only read 2 chapters, I am enjoying it a lot. The book is about a young kid in his teens who has been kicked out by various schools several times. He is now leaving yet another school and moving to New York. The book starts out right before the Holidays, and he is saying his last goodbyes to the school. In the first chapter, as he thinks about what is about what is about to happen to him, you learn a lot about the Character. Holden is more of a slacking, lazy guy who is mostly just trying to get through his childhood. However, you can still tell he is a smart guy who is charming and nice. 
    I also learn a lot about the Author, J.D. Salinger. His style is a lot more laid back and realistic than many other famous books. He has Holden talk and think as if any other teenager would. I really enjoy the type of style, as oppose to other novels from the past.
   I really am liking "Catcher in The Rye and am going to continue reading it after I finish Angela's AShes.