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MAKING CONNECTIONS: I made a text to text connection, when reading about how Luna could not control her magical power, it reminded me of a part in Harry Potter when Ron could not control his magical power in the beginning of the story. I know that Luna was uncontrollably using her magic because in the book it said, "She has no idea what shes doing, Xan thought. The magic poured out of the girl."

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS: There are many supporting characters in this story like Lu's parents, coach, and team mates. Many of the are going through bad things during this time, and the author teaches us a lesson from all of them. For example, Lu's fathers was once a drug dealer but he learned from his mistakes and now helps people recover from addictions.

CONFLICT: The conflict of this story is character vs. self. Although there are some characters vs. character moments, overall, Lu is mostly battling his own thought. "I am the man. The guy. The kid. The one. The only. The Lu. Lucky Lu. Lu the lightening bolt."

ARCHETYPES: The archetype of this story is overcoming the monster. Lu and his track team must compete against other schools in their next big championship. To prepare for this, Lu and his team practice hard the days before the championship. " Lu knows he can lead Ghost, Patina, Sunny, and the rest of the team to victory at the championships, but it might not be as easy as it seems."

SETTING: The setting in this part of the story is their ship. They are currently on their boat to find the Mark of Athena. Annabeth is very nervous and scared because she is afraid of failing her mom. "Annabeth felt like she was going to throw up."

VISUALIZATION: Percy is brand new to Camp Jupiter and is mesmerized by its uniqueness. "Shimmering purple warriors stood outside the armory, polishing ethereal swords. Others hung out in front of the barracks. A ghostly boy chased a ghostly dog down the street. " Although I have never seen a ghost or a Roman city before, I can visualize very well what is happening in this moment.

ABSENT MAKE UP CHARACTERIZATION: Piper feels useless. I know this because in the book she says " I think I have a new entry in my top 10 list of times I felt useless." Although she did feel helpless she did try to help out on the boat. Piper also thinks that boys are clueless because her boyfriend won't stop talking about Raina, the girl that used to like him.

POINT OF VIEW: The point of view of this book is 3rd person limited. The story is told by an outside narrator but the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of the character. I know this because in the book it says, "Piper felt as useless as ever." This shows that the story is told by the narrator but we are also told how the character feels.

INCITING INCIDENT: The inciting incident of this story is when the Greek demi-gods find the Roman demi-god camp.Soon, they figure out who the 7 people are in the Prophecy of the 7. "Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire, the world must fall. An oath to keep with the final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of death."The demigods from both sides must work together to figure out this prophecy.

ARCHETYPES: The archetype of this story is the quest and overcoming the monster. It even says in the book, " Annabeth took a deep breath. "It's Jason's quest." she announced." This shows that Jason was set out on a quest. On his quest to save Hera, he encounters many monsters and must fight them.

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS: Everyone at Camp Half-Blood looks up to Annabeth. She is the daughter of Athena and she is the smart one. "It was clear the campers saw Annabeth as their leader." Drew is the daughter of Aphrodite and she is the mean but pretty one. She makes fun of everybody but her aura makes people like her.

VISUALIZATION: When Jason wakes up he has no idea were he is or what he's doing there. "He woke in the backseat of a school bus, not sure where he was, holding hands with a girl he didn't know." When I am confused and don't know what is going on around me I get very anxious and I am sure Jason was feeling the same way.

12/18 CHARACTERIZATION(make up for when I was absent): The main character in this story has very low self esteem. I know this because in the story it says “Lucas felt like he could never do anything right.” Although he is a very good kid spy he thinks that everyone else around him is better than him and he constantly has to fight this feeling.

MAKING CONNECTIONS: This book reminds me of other books like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. Although the characters in this book do not have special superpowers like the characters in Harry Potter and Percy Jackson, they are both fighting bad and trying to do good in the world. Also, all of these books travel in groups of 3 which I instantly made a connection with.

CHARACTERIZATION: The main character is talking to a women at midnight because they both have insomnia. The main character is trying hard to stay awake but does not tell the women that she is sleepy because she enjoys her company so she tells her to keep talking.

GENRE: This book is realistic fiction. "August 1945 - Bradley Beach, NJ" I know this because it takes place in a real place, at a real time and the events happening are things that could happen in real life.

ANTAGONIST: This story has many different parts. The current part I am on is called St. Anthony and His Pig. The little children are going to St. Anthony's house during a storm to bring him honey and nuts. "The children coughed and wiped their noses." This shows that the children were very cold during the storm therefore the antagonist is the storm.

Static v. Dynamic: The static character in this story is Sally's grandma. Even after moving to a different state, Ma Fanny is exactly the same as when they lived in New Jersey. The Dynamic character in this story is definitely Sally's mother. She has completely changed and become very worried. "I think you worry too much. Relax, go with Arnold." Ma Fanny said,"

ASK QUESTION: My question for this book is who Mr. Zavodsky really is. Sally thinks that he is Hitler in disguise but I don't believe that he is really Hitler but I do believe that it is somebody that Sally knows. "Or HE could be here in Miami Beach" Sally said," This shows that Sally REALLY thinks that Hitler is right here, in Miami beach.

PROTAGONIST: The protagonist of this book is Sally. It does not tell us exactly what she looks like or what grade she is in but I know that she is still in Elementary school. She moves from New Jersey to Florida and she makes a few new friends there. Although she was able to make new friends, she still misses New Jersey. Her brother describes her as dumb, little, and innocent. She loves to play pretend.

PREDICTION: Towards the end of the book, I predicted that Patina would win her last race in the book. I was correct, and Patina was very satisfied with her results of the race.

CONFLICT: The conflict in this book is character vs. self. This book is told in the first person and the main character Patina, constantly talks to her self and has arguments with herself some times. This shows that the conflict in this book is character vs. self.

POINT OF VIEW: The point of view of this book is first person. The main character, Hazel is the one telling the story. She is 16 years old and has lung cancer. She knows that her cancer is not treatable and wants to live life to the fullest. " Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed."(p.1) This shows that hazel uses the word I meaning this story is first person.

Setting: This book takes place in modern day, somewhere in America. The main character Hazel is currently in the hospital because of her cancer. She leaves the hospital on Friday around noon.

GENRE: This book is realistic fiction. It is about 4 high school students that witnessed a murder and are all suspected to have killed him. Over time they all become close but they still aren't sure if their "friends" are actually the ones that killed him.

I wanted to read this book because I saw it on the bookshelf and I saw other people reading it. This book is about a girl who has cancer. She goes into a support group and meets a boy that she likes.