Best Foot Forward-Continued

I am still reading the novel Best Food Forward. It has been getting better in every chapter. The president of the shoe company the main character, Jenna, works for is changing the company a little bit. Some employees have to wear shoe costumes and watch videos on how to sell shoes when the already do. Others have to wear hideous shirts. Another problem they have to deal with is changing the quality of their shoes. Package by package, the quality of their shoes have been getting worse and worse. The employees at this company have been furious with the president and are wondering why they have to change anything about the company at all. At the same time, they employees have to deal with a new employee named Tanner that has a history of stealing. This is the same boy that came in with his siblings to steal shoes. He has been stealing lately and he is trying to stop. Tanner needs the money he earns at the shoe store in order to support his family though. If he continues to steal he might be fired. I can't wait to finish this book, and with drama in every chapter I suggest you start reading it!


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Best Foot Forward

I just started reading the Best Food Forward by Joan Bauer. The cover was admirable, and the plot was interesting. This story is about a girl named Jenna who turned her father in for being an alcoholic. Feeling guilty about it, she attends a sessions to help get over her guilt. At the same time, she is working at a shoe store. One day, a group of siblings come in, and end up stealing shoes. The main person that committed the crime has a history of stealing. She and her boss still decide give him a second chance, and let him come in and work at the store. Then, they find out that the shoe company might come to an end because of the dilemma someone has brought up. I won't tell you who! This is all I have read, but it is extremely entertaining, and a lovely story. If you love realistic-fiction, descriptive novels, and reality on every page, you should read this book! The author, Joan Bauer has written many other books as well, including Close to Famous, Peeled, and Stand Tall. I have actually read Close to Famous. Just like the Best Foot Forward, it is a very moving novel, but more of a morel story. I hope add this book to your reading list!

Catching Fire (sequel of the Hunger Games)

After I was mesmerized by the story of the Hunger Games, I decided to read the sequel to it called Catching Fire. It is about the victors of the Hunger Games (which I think we all know, but I do not want to spoil it for someone that has not read the book or seen the movie) who travel around from district to district for their victory tour. When they arrive back at their own district, one of the victors sees an uprising happening in another district that President Snow, president of Panem warned her about. This has definitely left me thinking about what they will do about that district and what will happen next. My favorite thing about this novel is that there is so much action going on, and when you think it has died down, even more major action is coming its way! They have already starting writing the script for this movie, and when it comes out I can not wait to compare and contrast the movie and the book. This book is for people that like mystery and adventure novels. The Hunger Games book and movie were fairly similar. Maybe that is what will happen for Catching Fire. I can not wait to see what happens next!

Animal Farm

I have been reading a novel called Animal Farm. I came across it in the book store, and after reading the first page, I was hooked. I decided to purchased it and continue reading. Wow, it was phenomenal. Every page was worth it. It is about a farm of animals that are being beaten and forced to do labor for long hours by their horrid owner. One day, they decide to take over the farm and overthrow their owner. After that procedure, they also want to run the farm themselves. Not only will they not have to do hard labor, but they do not have to stand the mean owner they had in the first place. This book is actually based on the Cold War, which was the relationship between America and the Soviet Union. It was very interesting to compare and contrast the ideas of the Cold War to the story line in Animal Farm. It was written during 1945 but was not very well known until the 1950's. The author of this book is George Orwell. He has written the books Shooting an Elephant, Homage to Catalonia, Nineteen Eighty-Four, and many more. I hope you are encouraged to read this novel because not only is this book beneficial to your knowledge, but it is worth your time.

The Hunger Games

I just started reading the Hunger Games. It is part of a series called The Hunger Games Trilogy. My sister began to read it and highly recommended it and based on the mini booklet project we did in the beginning of the year, I thought it seemed like the type of book that suited me to my liking. I began to read this book, and based on what I have read so far, it is one of the most fascinating books I have read all year. It is about a game that takes place every year where one girl and one boy are chosen from each district to compete in the Hunger Games. Those two children are to represent the district and compete with the others. They play until they have only one person standing. Katniss is an ordinary girl along with her best friend Gale, and they do everything together. She is also devoted and cares very much for her sister. When she finds out that out of all the children in her district, her sister was chosen, she goes as tribute so her sister doesn't get hurt. I can not wait to continue reading, and find out who the male representative is. The author of the well written novel is Suzanne Collins. She has written a myriad of books including Mockingjay, Catching Fire, and Gregor the Overlander. This book is for people that enjoy the genres of mystery and adventure.

I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You

I just began reading a book called I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You. The title is quite intriguing, and it catches your eye. At first I was a little hesitant to read it because it started out slow, but it sped up, and I decided to keep reading. The words flowed so well, and in every chapter there was always a fragment of drama. It is like a road. There are bumps along the way that make your ride interesting. It I had to tell you how this road was I would give you a BUMPY. It is from a series called the Gallagher Girls. It is about a bunch of girls from grades 7 - 12 that go to a uniformed school that teaches them how to be spies. This year, they get a new attractive teacher in one of their classes that is different than all the others. Instead of teaching them about new topics, he decided to take them into the real world to go on missions. Their school being a boarding school, they never go out unless they are on a mission, which they have not been on until now. The mission they receive from their teacher is not only interesting, but peculiar. They have to find out what one of the teacher's (without his uniform) is drinking with a funnel cake at a fair. They also have to bring around objects that have cameras in them so their teacher can see their actions. I am extremely curious to find out what will happen next. The author of this book is Ally Carter. She has written a few books which are the Gallagher Girls Series, The Heist Society books, Cheating at Solitare, and Learning how to Play Gin. This book is for people that love mystery novels. If you do you should definitely read this book!

Lord of the Flies

I have recently been reading Lord of the Flies. I picked it out on a trip to Barnes and Nobel. The summary on the back really caught my eye, and the cover looked mysterious and dark. I always am in for a mystery novel. Lord of the Flies takes place in the 20th century and is about a group of boys who are on a plane to boarding school when they crash on an unknown island. Their pilot is dead, they have no cell phone, and they do not know whether someone will rescue them from this island. In the meantime, they create a society, and develop ideas on how they could attract boats over to the island to rescue them. A few days after they arrive, they notice a boy has gone missing, and that the youngest children are talking about a beast they have seen shadows or parts of. Of course, no one really believes them, but after more and more people have started to see the beast, the leaders of the society start to investigate around the island as to where the monster might be. At the same time, people in the society started to get a little suspicious, and the leaders feel like they might have something to do with the beast. I think it is real because if more than one person has seen it, it has to be. The author's name is William Golding. He has written many books including, THE PAPER MEN, AN EGYPTIAN JOURNAL, and many more. I hope you read the book!