Color Of Water

For English class, I just started reading The Color Of Water by James McBride. The book starts off with James mother (Ruth) talking about her dark  childhood. Ruths  part of the book takes place in Sullfok Virginia, where she grew up.   Later on Ruth explains "I am dead to my family." (McBride 23) to her family as a result of her marriage to Andrew Mccbride (james father) because he is an African American. 

(This book is written from the mothers and the sons perspective) 

When the book gets to James part, he talks about when he was little and how he didn't know his mother was different. "How come you don't look like me?" (McBride 10) This quote shows that James knew his mother was different but didn't understand why. In this chapter, the bicycle that his mother rides through the neijborhood is discussed a lot. James thinks that his mothers bicycle symbolizes his embarrasment because his mother is white. 

I am really enjoying this book because the author tells his story really well and the book is written from two different perspectives. That gives the reader a chance to get an idea about what not only James, but what his mother was going through. I am not even halfway through the book yet haha but I can tell it's impactful and gives off a good lesson. 

Readers take a moment and ask yourselves: Have you ever been embarrassed and not wanting to talk about where you come from ? dun Dun dun 

Life As We Knew It

"I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.” 

  I just finished reading Life As We Knew By Susan Beth. The book  explores what happens to an ordinary family in a normal  town when their world changes forever. An asteroid hits the moon, knocking it into a closer orbit. This causes all kinds of disasters that bring the world to a halt. Without shops, food, electricity, heat and water, Miranda  ( the main character) and her family face problems together and struggle to survive.

The book is about a normal teenage girl named Miranda normal sixteen-year-old girl who goes to  high school and thinks about friends and boys. The story is told in the form of her diary, allowing the reader to see her private thoughts and feelings 

Everyone at her school is excited about the asteroid that will hit the moon, but when it happens it is not the exciting as they all thought it would be. Instead, the asteroid knocks the moon closer to the earth, causing tsunamis, storms and earthquakes all over the world.

As the book goes on more tragic events keep happening. Miranda's friends are nowhere to be heard from and her family is in danger, all of the members of her family get infected with the flu except for her and food is running out. Miranda decides not to eat all the food they have left and save it for her family and hope that they will get better 

This book was amazing to read. But it was very sad and didn't have a happy ending :( one lesson that I can take away from this book is that you should be greatful for what you have and that your life can change in a matter of seconds to a completely normal person.  One of the other things that i absolutley loved when reading this was that Miranda's story is written in the form of her diary. The reader is able to see clearly through her thoughts and what she is going through, she also addresses some of the not so great sides of being a teenager which, anyone can relate too. 


Heres a book trailer if you're interested Hope you Enjoy!!! :) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vtXlkHmzGc