Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Remembering 911

There are 400 plus swamp white oak trees planted on the plaza of where the World Trade Centers once stood. Each tree came from within 500 miles of NYC, including some Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. They planted those trees to honor the victims that were on flight 93 and on the attack on the Pentagon.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Bekahs Reading Bucket List

  1. Thin-by Grace Bowman: Books about eating disorders just facisnate me. I mean I do not have a problem, but I love reading books that talk about what others have had to go through to become so thin and then later reading what they have to go through to gain back all the weight they tried to get rid of.
  2. Just Listen-by Sarah Dessen: In this book, the girl loses her best friend. I can relate to the feelings she was feeling and what she is doing to cope with the loss of losing a friendship. It is about learning how to make new friends and also learning more about yourself.
  3. Skinny-by Laura L. Smith: Again, I just really enjoy these kinds of books. Sometimes, I do get caught up in some of the girls stories. It is hard to imagine myself having an eating disorder and hurting myself and the people that love and  care about me.
  4. Before I Fall-by Lauren Oliver: This book sounds interesting because the girl in the story only has one more day to live. The day she dies, she is still awake. She reveals the mystery to her death and realizes eveything she cherishes is in danger of losing.
  5. Miss Peregrines Home for Pecilular Children-by Ransom Rigg: I want to read this book bevause it sounds like might have a good story. Other than reading books about eating disorders, these kinds of books are my favorite too, with adventures and spookyness.
  6. The Perks of Being a Wallflower-by Stephen Chbosky: The only time I have ever seen this book title, is on the top 100 teen books and on a social networking site. I have some friend thay have said they liked this book. I am sure it is really intersting being that I am in almost the same grade as the person.
  7. Harry Potter (series)-by J.K. Rowling: When I was in elementary school, I read the first three books. I really enjoyed all the magic and excitement. I think it would be great to read the whole sereis, so I can compare the books to the movies.
  8. The Lord of The Rings-by J.R.R Tolkien: I have only watched the movies and that is because my cousin is obsessed and made me. I really liked the movie, so why not read the book? There is so much adventure that takes place.
  9. Go Ask Alice-by Anonymous: This book is about a fifteen year old girl with a drug addiction. She overdoses. Knowing people with addictions, this book could help them realzie that the drugs and the effects they have on their lives and other peoples lives are not worth taking the risks.
  10. The Last Unicorn-by Peter S. Beagle: Okay, this book sounds so interesting to me. One, because I really love unicorns. Two, the mystical creature leaves her protected forest to try and find her own kind. This book sounds like it has a lot of adventures in it.