Eleanor & Park

      As you know, I am reading Eleanor & Park. From the last time I updated on Eleanor & Park (which was yesterday) and a lot has happened since then. So far, Park invited Eleanor back to his house, but made her cry and she left. Eleanor then skipped school the next day, and that was the last day before winter break. On Christmas Eve, at the store, Park and his mom saw Eleanor, her sister, and her two brothers. When they got home, Park's mom went to her room and cried. When Park's mom came down, she told Park that she know understands how Eleanor is because Park's mom had a big family too. Park's mom asked Park to be extra nice to Eleanor because she knows how she feels. Later into the book, Park knocks on Eleanor's window and she sneaks out with him. They end up by the school, and they kiss. After that, Eleanor and Park's relationship was stronger and they respect each other more.

         I am doing the theme. So far, I think the theme is that it doesn't matter how you look, you should accept people for who they are. Like how in the first few chapter, Tina continually bullies Eleanor. Whether its calling her ugly to fat to sticking pads on her locker. Then on the bus, Steve kept calling Eleanor 'Big Red' and Park and Steve got into a fight. This example shows that you shouldn't call others names, because something might happen to you. Park accepts Eleanor for how she acts, dresses, and keeps things to herself, and still loves her. Eleanor accepts Park, and probably always will. Eleanor and Park are one of the cutest couples in the books I've read. Other than Hazel and Augustus. I think that Eleanor and Park accept each other for who they are, and just deal with each others personalities and families. Eleanor and Park are made for each other, and I can't wait to keep reading it.

Eleanor & Park

         I recently started reading Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. It is such an amazing book. I really do love it. So the format of the book is kind of weird. It will switch back and forth between Eleanor and Park. So far, I have learned at Eleanor's mother and Eleanor's father are split up, Eleanor's mother is married to a man named Richie, Eleanor has a sister, two brothers, and a baby siblings. I dont know the gender of the baby, but her sister's name is Maisie, she has two brothers, Mouse and Ben, and Richie will often yell at Eleanor's mother. Park is very different. Park is half Korean. His mother is a very nice Korean lady, who also has a salon. Her father is American, but met Park's mother when he went to Korea for a war. Park has one brother, Josh. Park is one of the shortest people in his family. Park and Josh take taekwondo, simply because their dad wants them to. Eleanor and Park met on the bus, when Tina, a girl in their class, was making fun of her, so Park let her sit next to him. After a while, Park noticed that she was reading his comic books, and the next day, gave her some to read at home. After awhile, Eleanor and Park get really close. They hold hands, and talk, and laugh, but didn't make it 'official'. Eleanor is often bullied at school. But one day, Eleanor tells Park that she is babysitting her dad's fiancee's kid, and will call him. After a while of talking on the phone, just when Eleanor had to hang up, Park said that he loved her. That Monday, a boy named Steve, said something mean to Eleanor, and Park beat him up, and called Eleanor his girlfriend. Park was suspended and his mom said he wasn't allowed to have a girlfriend, as long as he was grounded. Once Park got back to school, he didn't tell Eleanor that he wasn't supposed to have a girlfriend.

         I am doing a character analysis on Eleanor. Eleanor is very quite, usually talks to no one, but Park. Eleanor is a little on the bigger side, and has bright red hair. Eleanor lives with her mom, her sister, her two brothers, a baby, and Richie. Richie is Eleanor's mom's husband. Richie is a very mean man who constantly gets drunk and yells at Eleanor's mom. On Eleanor's first day of school, she was being bullied on the bus, by Tina. After a while, Park let her sit next to him. As the book goes on, Eleanor and Park's relationship go from sitting next to each other to sharing comics to discussing them then a relationship. The relationship started as just holding hands, but then Eleanor goes to Park's house, then Park beats up Steve and basically makes it official there and then. Eleanor has two friends, DeNice and Beebi. They are both African-American and became friends with Eleanor after Tina and her friends called her fat, and stuck pads on her gym locker. They are now good friends and hang out frequently. Until next time!!

Death Cure

      Since I have finished Eleanor Roosevelt and have almost nothing else to read, I decided to read the third book in the Maze Runner series. The Death Cure. I haven't really read much, but so far it is great. At the end of the last book, the gladers, the girl gladers, Teresa, Aris, Jorge, and Brenda make it to safe haven. They all get nicer clothes, take showers, eat, and just hang out. Thomas decides to take a nap, but when he wakes up he's in a different room. He hears Teresa in his head, but all she says it that WICKED took Thomas away from the rest of the group. After he is informed about his where a bouts, he tells Teresa not to contact him through their minds anymore.

      So far, this book is amazing. I decided to talk about the connection between Thomas and Teresa. It is very strong. Just by the way they react to each other with everything they do. Like when Teresa and Aris were forced to kiss, Thomas had a cringe attack. Or when Thomas told Teresa that he couldn't trust her anymore, she flinched, like it was the worst thing to hear. They can also communicate telepathically, which is pretty cool. Thomas and Teresa have a strong connection, that I dont think could be broken easily. I can tell that later in this book, they will all find each other, and Teresa and Thomas will still be as strong, as before. Maybe even stronger. Hopefully Thomas and the gladers meet up again. I am really excited to read the rest of the book.

Eleanor Roosevelt; finished

       As you know, when I finished The Scorch Trials, I started Eleanor Roosevelt. A few days ago, I finished Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1905, Eleanor and Franklin settled down in New York. The next year, they had their first child, Anna. They had four more children after that. James, Elliot Franklin Jr, and John. In 1910, Franklin began his work in politics. He ran for New York state senator and won. In 1921, Franklin got Polio. Franklin couldn't walk or talk. Eleanor wanted to help. She went places Franklin couldn't, and was asked to make speeches. She also wrote articles for newspapers, and fought for laws that would help others. When Franklin was president and the Great Depression started, Eleanor was his 'eyes and ears' as the book says it. People wrote to Eleanor about their problems and sometimes she received more that 30,000 letters a month. After Franklin died, and she was no longer the first lady, she still wanted to help. In 1945, President Truman asked her to join the US delegation to the United Nations.


        Eleanor Roosevelt was an amazing lady that everyone strives to be. She was a person who always believed that you could do anything you put your mind to. Eleanor was a lady who wanted to help everyone. From the poor to the working-class to her husband. She was a brave young lady who went through a lot from a young age to old and still went on to help people. She had 4 children and still worked hard to provide for them and help her husband with anything he needed. Eleanor Roosevelt is a good, strong woman who deserved to be remembered for the woman she was.