The Perfect Future

The Perfect Future is me playing in the WNBA with or against some of my friends that I play basketball with now. Basketball is my favorite sport and I want to keep playing it when I’m older. If I have any problems or I’m going through something, basketball is my way of getting out of it and it makes my problems go away. If I do get into the WNBA in the future I want to have a big house with 2 dogs, a pool, and a basketball court on the inside. I know that sounds like a little much but if I work hard at what I want to achieve in life, I can make anything I want happen. Also, in the future I want to meet Kris Bryant and Stephen Curry. I want to meet them because I think Stephen Curry is a good basketball player and I look up to him. He is a point guard and I am a point guard. Seeing him grow up and work hard to be in the WNBA inspired me to be like him, plus I love basketball. I want to meet Kris Bryant because he is my favorite baseball player. I also play softball and I want to play softball just kid he plays baseball. That is what the perfect future would look like for me and many more things.

Geek Girl, by Holly Smale

Have you ever been a geek about something in your life before? Well if you have, then you are like Harriet Manners... excepts she’s a geek about almost everything. The recent book I read is called “Geek Girl” by Holly Smale. “Geek Girl” is about a girl named Harriet Manners who is a major geek. She has a best friend named Nat and a stalker named Toby. One day Nat takes her to a fashion show and Harriet is accidentally discovered by a modeling agency. Harriet was tired of being herself and she wanted to try to be a model. Though her best friend Nat’s dream is to be a supermodel, Harriet is going to try and see if she has what it takes to transform from a geek to a fashionable chic. That was a just a quick summary of the book “Geek Girl.” This book has 362 pages so it might take you some time to read it. I definitely recommend reading this book because it is a really good book and it is an interesting life for Harriet Manners.

The Photo Album

Out of all the things from my childhood memories, I love my childhood photo album. I got it when I was younger (about 6 or 7). Parents gave it to me for Christmas. I keep my photo album under my bed so I don’t lose it because sometimes I can misplace things, and I don’t want to misplace this. The people who are in it is my sister, my 2 cousins (from my moms side), my mom, my dad, and I. I have this so I can save my memories from when I was baby/kid and from when my other family was younger too. I am probably gonna get a bigger photo album and put my memories from when I was in middle school until I am an adult so I can have those memories forever with me. That is why my favorite childhood memory is  my photo album.

                                   
                     

Trouble Maker (By: Andrew Clements)

Have you ever reapeatedly got in trouble at school? Well if you have you can very much relate to Clay Hensley. The book I read is called “Trouble Maker,” by Andrew Clements. The book is about a boy named Clay Hensley and he is one of the “Cool kids” in his grade because he gets in trouble a lot. He is always in the Principles office for bad things and simple things. One day in art class Clay decided to draw a photo of a donkey with a mustache and glasses to represent the principal. Well of course he got caught and there is some bad things that happen because of that one drawing that almost everyone in his grade saw. Clay’s brother comes home from jail one day and changes Clay’s whole life around. I don’t want to spoil it all but that was just a quick summary of the book “Trouble Maker”. This book is a chapter book, it has 141 pages and the chapters are short. I think this book is for kids who are in middle school because it is a short book and middle schoolers can relate to it more, (by the way Clayton Hensley is in 6th grade). I hope by reading this you read this book because for my liking it is a good book and it is a crazy 6th grade school year for Clay Hensley.

1 quarter down, 3 to go!

• This quarter has been pretty good for me. I like my classes (mostly because the people who are in it), even though I do talk to my friends, I still get my work done. I think my grades are going to be pretty good this quarter because I complete them with good constancy and quality. In quarter 2 I can be succeful by not missing any of my assignments and completing them with good quality. I am good in class behavior wise, I do talk to my friends but I don’t get in trouble for it because as long as I do my work my teachers don’t really have a problem with it. I joined the schools girls basketball team and I didn’t get any detentions so I played all the games. I am also going to join the schools girls volleyball team, and the softball team (for boys and girls). Quarter one is usually the worst quarter for me becuase it’s the first quarter of your new grade and I have to get used to the new stuff I am learning and what standards I have to be at for each class. Well, that was how quarter 1 went and how I am going to improve in my future quarters.

Movie Vs. Book - The Outsiders

There are a lot of similarities to The Outsiders movie and The Outsiders book. One similarity from the movie and the book is that Cherry told Ponyboy “It's rough all over”. Another similarity is that in the movie Ponyboy says the same poem (nothing gold can stay), just like he said in the book. Also, in the movie the Socs jumped Ponyboy and Johnny by the fountain in the park, and the Socs drown Ponyboy. Another similarity is, in the movie Johnny says the same thing to Ponyboy, “I killed him Pony”, and Johnny also kills him with a knife because the Socs were drowning Ponyboy (as he claims), (just like in the book). The last similarity the book and the movie have (even though they have way more) is that Johnny died when Dally and Ponyboy was in the hospital talking to him, and Dally died because of the gunshots from the cops. Those are the similarities that the Outsiders book and movie have.

There are some differences to The Outsiders movie and The Outsiders book. One difference is that in the book Ponyboy describes Johnny as white/pale, but in the movie Johnny is tan. Another difference is that in the movie it shows that Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy’s parents died in a train accident, but in the book Ponyboy says that their parents died in a car crash. Also, in the book Ponyboy says that Darry slapped him then he ran away, but in the movie Darry actually pushed him then he ran away. Another difference is that in the book Ponyboy says that before Johnny and Dally come in the church they do a whistle that the Greasers do to basically let each other know that it's them, but in the movie they don't do that. Also, in the book when Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally were in the hospital after the fire, there were reporters that talked/tried to talk to Ponyboy at the hospital, but in the movie after they went to the hospital, Darry and Sodapop picked Ponyboy up and took him straight to their house without talking to any reporters. The last difference from the book and the movie is that: in the book Two-bit and Ponyboy talked to Johnny’s mom in the hospital, but in the movie, they just mentioned they Johnny’s mom was there but Two-bit and Ponyboy didn't see or talk to her. Those are the differences that the Outsiders book and movie have.


The director for the movie did a pretty good job. I liked the people who played the characters, but they could have did better on their acting. But the movie was back in the day and the maybe that's how they were supposed to act. I really like the movie and the book but I would just say for my liking I like the book a tad better because it had more detail in it. But I also really like the movie because they acted the scenes out and they did it good. That's what I think about the director and the actors of the movie.

Herd Behavior And The Outsiders Connections

The second text is called “Herd Behavior” by CommitLitStiff. This short story is about what a herd is, what types of herds do, and how they act. This connects to The Outsiders because in Herd Behavior they talk about how there are different types of herds and how they stick in a pack just like the Socs and Greasers do. Also they would never leave each other and that what the Socs and Greasers would do too. That was basically what the short story (Herd Behavior) was about and how it was some what connected to the book The Outsiders. One piece of evidence that supports how they are connected is: In Herd Behavior they talk about how people in groups usually follow what other people do in the groups, and in The Outsiders book, Some of the people in the Socs are actually nice and think differently than the actual bad boys in the group, but they all tough in front of one another. Another piece of evidence that supports how they are connected is: In Herd Behavior they also talk about how if a family or a group sees more people doing one thing or going to a place more than another thing or places, then the family or group would go to where more people are at. But also in The Outsiders for the Greasers and the Socs, some people in each of the groups have a soft side/nice side, but since other people on the groups do bad stuff, they copy them so they don't feel alone or left out. Herd Behavior and The Outsiders have a lot in common because since each of the gangs will always be together and won't leave each other's sides, and that's exactly what herd’s do, so that's why this shorts story and the book have a lot of things in common. That is how the short story “Herd Behavior” and the book The Outsiders have a lot of similarities to them (connections).

One Of My Favorite Quotes

I know this quote is a tad harsh but this is a quote that I really like. I like this quote because some people might talk bad about you or not like you, but it's ok. It's okay because if someone is talking bad about you then they are jealous about you. You shouldn't care about what other people think or say about you because if it's something that you you know it's not true then don't worry about it because you know the real you. Also those people don't matter because "If someone is talking behind your back then they're already behind you, not in front," I learned that quote and I like that one too. Anyways I also like this quote because it's sassy like me 💁. That is why this this is one of my favorite quotes.

Save Me A Seat

"Save Me A Seat" was a book that I recently read and now that is one of my favorite books. This book is a chapter book but it's not that long (it has 216 pages) plus the chapters are short, so if you don't like really long chapter books (like me) then this book is perfect for you. It's about a boy named Ravi that moved from India and came to America, and its pretty hard for him to figure out where he fits in. Also there is another kid named Joe and he has lived in the same town all his life, and he was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi and Joe are in 5th grade and they don't think they have anything in common at first, until they are bullied by a boy named Dillon Samreen in the first week of school! But somehow they have to manage that crazy week and figure out a way to get him back and make him stop. I don't want to spoil the book but hopefully reading this summary I have provided you will make you want to read this book. I really really like this book and I definitely recommend it for you.

My Identity

I am fully Puerto Rican🇵🇷. I have 4 and a half siblings (including me). I have 2 sisters, 1 brother, and 1 stepbrother (that's the half part)👌. I am on a travel basketball team (AAU), and I'm on my basketball team for school this year😊. I am a point guard for my school and for my travel team I am a shooting guard and sometimes a point guard😋. I am a also on a travel softball team and I play shortstop and sometimes pitcher😌. I want to be in the WNBA when I get older because my passion is basketball❤️. But if I don't end up being a WNBA player I want to be a softball player🏀⚾️. That is mostly my identity. 😁

My Dream In 10 Years

   10 years from now I hope to be on my way to be a WNBA player or a softball player. If I'm not on my way to do that (which I really hope I am), I want to be a middle school teacher. I also want to be a really good baker because I love to bake and I love dessert, (who doesn't?) Also, I want to be an aunt because my older sister would be 32 and my other sister would be 25/26. I also want to have/make good money so I can buy a house, have nice shoes, clothes, and my dream car (which is a neon blue mustang), or just a really nice car. I really want to have 1 or 2 dogs, either a husky, golden retriever, or a pit bull (even though I have one now). Last but not least I want to live in Illinois, California, Florida, or Puerto Rico (even though I want to live there in the future too). That is what I really want to do 10 years from now. ;)

My Mom and...

  One day my mom introduced me to a person that I never met in my life. The person I met was named Vanessa. I thought Vanessa was just a friend at first, until she started coming with us to a lot of places. Especially my house. I didn't know what to expect at all.

   I was at my dads house one day and my sister called me. She said "Mami just got engaged!" 

   I said, "To who?" 

  She said, "To Vanessa!" 

  .....wow, did.. this just.. happen? I was.. let's just say surprised. I would have never thought in a billion years that this would have happened. Then again I had a 9 year olds brain when this happened, but still. My mom was never really open to me and my sister before, so we had no clue. But I knew that since my mom was engaged there had to be a wedding. My mom was never engaged or married before so I never knew what her wedding would be like. So, this was going to be interesting. 

   The wedding was amazing! Everyone danced to Spanish, hip-hop, pop, and basically all types of music. We ate rice and beans, chicken, potatoe salad, macaroni and cheese, etc. Me and my sister were flower girls. Our dresses were white with a black thick belt going around it. Our hair was curled and put in a really pretty bun. My mom looked so beautiful in her white, long dress, and her hair/ makeup was on point too. That day was exciting, sad (but happy tears), and I had a lot of different emotions in me. I definitely wont forget that day.


   About a month later when we bought a new house Vanessa and her son moved in with us. After a while, we finally got everything out the boxes and into the house. A couple of days later I went into the basement and I saw a poster board with some writing and some drawings on it. The title said Kareline and Vanessa's love story. I read it and it said that my mom and Vanessa met and dated in high school. I never knew that about my mom. But, they ended up breaking up and after high school my mom went with my dad. That is why I never knew my mom ever liked or dated a girl.


   That experience led me down that now when I see gay or lesbian people I don't feel weird or awkward because I have experienced it with my mom and her wife. So, that was one experience in my life that was... very new to me. How would you feel if you were in my shoes?