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= BLOG #1 Identical By Ellen Hopkins = Why did I choose this book? I picked this book because I LOVE Ellen Hopkins books!. Once I heard of this book I had to read it!

How did I find this book? I found this book by following Ellen Hopkins threw out her books and finding the next one to come out! I have also read many of her books. Her books are based on teens with problems and how their life goes on.

What might happen? I believe this book is based on twins. The book might talk about their hard past or what is going on in their life now. I can not wait to start my book!

Blog #2

Pages read 1-46

As of right now there are twins. They are two girls with a hard life. One of the girls is into drugs and bad guys. The other has a job and seems to be a "goody good". Their father was a great man, till he started to drink. Their father never told the two girls about their grandfather or mother. One of the girls is really close to her grandmother and her father does not know.

I can not wait to read more!!!

Blog #3 Date 11/18/11 pages read 46-62

More things keep happening to the girls. Their mother came back to get new clothes and headed back to work, but she had the family go with her?.. In before readings the girls said that the mother never comes home! Plus, the father does things nasty to one of the girls, thinking its his wife. Creepy.

Blog #4 date 11/18/11 pages read 62-75

Things just keep getting messed up as I read farther. One of the girls lost a close friend at her job.(the girl who was not into drugs and bad things) She took care of this lady everyday. The lady started to get ill, as she was sick the girl would come in and talk to her. They became close friends. One day the illness got worse, and the old lady never woke up. The girl was worried for her and wasn't sure on what to do. Her coworkers told her it would be fine and that it would pass.

The other girl(one who is into all the drugs and what not), showed up at her house late one night. Her dad was drunk, like always. She went to her room, and a few seconds later her dad was calling for her. She was unsure what he wanted from her but she went anyway. If i was here i would of stayed in my room. I do not like being around drunks. Shortly after that..he was kissing her! Her other sister saw and was confused!. Creepy thing is, is that the dad likes that daughter!. Talk about weird!.

Blog # 5 date 11/22/11 Pages read 75-the end!
 * I wonder what will happen next ***

I couldnt believe the ending of this book!!..It was sooo good..i dont want to give away to much information for the people who are wanting to read it. Just so you know the father never really changes. The girls in a way both change. I cant wait to read the next book by ellen hopkins! This book is very creepy and weird in many ways. Like I said I do not want to give out to much information!! I 100% recommend this book for people who like odd stories about families.

Blog #6 11/22/11 NEW BOOK! Title-Marked ( House of Night Series Book 1) Author- PC CAST

How did I found this series?...My friends have been reading these books and telling me how great they were. Went to a book store and read the first page..I liked it a lot so i bought the book.

What I might think that will happen?..My guess is that a girl gets marked and her life will change forever and people will treat her way different

Blog #7 11/22/11 pages read. 1-15 I started reading this book. The main person is Zoey Redbird. One rainy day at school she sees a guy following her everywhere. I also figured out why the book is called marked. When the young adults are marked, they are marked as immurtal. Zoey has turned into something that everyone is afraid of. Zoey ended up going to a school where people who get marked are sent to.

Blog 8# 11/29/11 NEW BOOK 1-9 Title-Water for Elephants Auther-Sara Gruen

How and Why?..I watched the movie Water for Elephants and it was AMAZING. Why?...I decided to change books because I always wanted to read Water for Elephants ever since the movie.

What Might Happen...I think the book might be the same as the movie but a little different too.

**Final Blog!!!!**
redo-(did it wrong the first time)

12-21-11

Water for Elephants is a book about the life of people and animals who work for and travel with the circus. It gives a lot of detail about one particular elephant named Rosie. It exposed the mistreatment of animals, overwork of the people, and the false front they put on for their audience. Water For Elephants was an AMAZING book. In fact, I liked it so well, I rented the movie. The movie and the book are different but still tell the same story. I never thought that books and movies could tell the same story but in different ways. I like the book way better then the movie. The book provided a lot more detail on the plot and main characters. The theme in this book is,"Never give up on something or someone you love." The main characters are: Jacob: is a animal lover. He went to college to be a vet. That all ended when he heard his parents got into a car wreck and died. Jacob took off, but he was not sure where he was going to end up at. He jumped on to a train but did not realize it was a circus train.

Rosie: Rosie is an elephant that The Evil Man bought for his wife as a make-up gift to his wife. She only understands Dutch. She is very loyal to Jacob and the Lady

The Evil Man, Guy who runs the circus, very mean

Jacob and the Evil man got along well, till Jacob saw what the Evil man was able to do. The Evil man treated the animals like they were nothing to him. The animals were like toys to the Evil man he would beat them when he was angry.

the young Woman, Vey pretty and the main acted

Jacob also met the young woman. She was very skinny and also beautiful. Every now and then you would see black spots on her wrist and arms. Jacob knew what those black spots were and was not happy about it. Jacob started to love her a little bit every day. The sad thing is that the Young woman was married to the Evil man. The Evil man would spoil his wife if they got into "fights". By spoiling his wife he bought her an Elephant named Rosie. Rosie was very big and old. She was a sweet heart to everyone. Rosie could only understand Dutch, that is how she would listen and do her tricks. Rosie favored the young woman and Jacob. She did not like the Evil man at all.

Jacob would never gave up on trying to save the life of a girl who was always being beaten. Jacob's character is someone who is strong and won't give up, even if it means to getting into a fight. He loved animals, but hated to see them get hurt by the evil man. These animals lived in nasty train cars, and were fed food that would make them sick. The evil man pulled out the animals teeth, so that they would not bite anymore. That evil man was married to a woman who he beat if she did something wrong. Jacob loved the evil man's wife. When the Evil Man figured this out, he beat both her and Jacob, then threw them off the Circus Train. He then went back and got the girl, but left Jacob to die. But Jacob recovered, returned to the circus, and in the end, retrieved the girl. In the end, Rosie, the elephant, saw Jacob and the beautiful woman being beaten after a circus show. Rosie did not like this. Rosie attacked the evil man and stomped on his throat to kill him. Rosie took action because she loved Jacob and the beautiful woman. In the end Jacob took the young woman and Rosie away to a better life. They ended up in a better circus, one that would take good care of all of them. Jacob, the young woman, and Rosie never gave up on what they loved, and that was to work at a circus.

Rating Between 1-10: I would rate this book a 10. The book gives you many details and more things to picture in your head. The book explains what is happening and how it started. That is why I give this book a 10.