Tuesday Respose 5/3

I have been reading the book Luxe and it is the first book in the series. So far I have been enjoying it very much. It is full of Love, Heartbreak, Betrayal, and Friendship.

The article about what it means to be a wired family shows a picture of all the family together but using technology and not interacting with each other. This is becoming more common. Everybody in their own cyberspace.

The Luxe Pages 33-112

During these pages we meet a lot of new characters. First there is Penelope Hayes whose family just had the party. She is secretly dating Henry Schoonmaker who was supposed to marry Elizabeth on the day of the funerale. Also Henry's dad and his wife Isabelle De Ford. Also Will and Lina two of the servants of the Holland family. Penelope and Henry are not really in love but in love with the money involed, but they can't marry because Henry's dad says he has to marry someone like Elizebeth who is more respectable than Penelope, because he is going to be running for mayor. Lina and Will were friends with Elizabeth before she realized that they do not belong to the same social circle. Lina is in love with Will but she won't admit it to him. Later we find out that Elizabeth and Will are secretly seeing each other. Then Mrs. Holland tells Diana and Elizabeth that they are poor becaue of debt and they can only be saved by elizabeth marrying someone rich and so she agrees to marry Henry.

I do not think Will is going to take this very well. Also people are going to find out about the Hallands being poor. And also I wonder is Henry and Elizabeth do fall in love. Also the possibilities of Elizabeths killer keeps increasing.

The Luxe Pages 1-32

My friend has wanted me to read this book for forever and so I decided I would. The book takes place in Manhattan in the year 1899. The book opens up with a Proloque where there is the funeral for Elizabeth Holland who is being buried on the day she was supposed to be married. lit social scene. She is also part of Manhattan's eThen chapter 1 starts out in the past in elizabeths view. She is at a party and her mother is making her dance with every eligable person. In Chapter 2 the book switches to Diana's view. She is eliabeths younger sister. She is the troble maker of the two and doesn't do what royalty should do.

So far it is a good book. I wonder who killed Elizabeth.

Banana Splitzville Pages 468-499

I have just finished reading Banana Splitzville by Catherine Clark. Courney went to a new years eve party and she made out with Tom becasue she was drunk and Dave was tehre. As a result Grant was mad at her and would not talk to her. Also later that week Tom told Courney he was stealing all the money and they told the princil of the school and Tom now has to repay all the money and do community service. Now Courney ist he president of student council and in order to throw the big student council party she has to raise money. She enlists her boss's help with selling smoothies and the profit will go towards the party. But she does not raise enough money but her grandparents tell her they will pay the rest. So the party went on. Also Grant started talking to her and they are now dating.

A great book can't wiat to read the sequel Rocky Road Trip and see if Grant and Courtney last.

Banana Splitzville Pages 418-467

Courtney's family got home saftly becasue the stom finaly lifted. Courtney finds out that Beth is dating her brother and they didn't tell her and so now she is mad at Beth. Also the store she works at is onpening up another store where Dave goes to college and her boss is making her work there. Also the studetn council money is going missing and people suspect Courtney becasue she is the newbie. Also Grant invites her to go skiing with him over Christmas break and she says no because of her no dating rule.

Courtney needs to forget about the no dating rule becasue Grant is perfect for her and it is obvious that he really likes her.

Wednesday response 4/27

My favorite blog is Black Coffee because the blog about the awkward childhood photos was pretty cool.

Banana Splitsville Pages 343-417

Courtney won student council and now she has to work with Tom the president of student council who has gone out with every girl in student council. But he ddoes not seem intersted in courney at all and it is making her mad. Also Dave and Courney have been hanging out a lot but theya re not going out and will not becasue apparently Dave has a girlfriend. Courney is mad at him now. Also she is mad at Grant becasue he is friends with Dave and he should have told her about his new girlfriend. Now she is at her grandparents for tahnksgiving and Tom is there too becasue Courtney's familys car was trapped in snow in the blizzard on the way there and Tom saw them and gave them a ride there and had to stay becasue of the bad weather.

I do not see why courtney is still obsessing over Dave becaue he has been mean and rude to her and she desearves better. Also I do not get why she is mad at Grant about Dave having a girlfriend. Anyway I am glad she won student council.