The higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron (spoiler alert)

     I finally finished The higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron. Over all, it was a very good book. I saw Brigitte, change a lot through out the book. It seemed like she changed a lot, but Lucky's way of thinking of her changed, which would lead the reader to think of her differently too.

     In the last entry I wrote about The higher Power of Lucky, I said that I didn't think Brigitte was a good guardian, but I was only at the beginning of the book. The deeper into the book I got, the more I disliked Brigitte. When Lucky was completely convinced that Brigitte was moving to france, I hated Brigitte the most, because I couldn't believe she would just abandon a dog and a little girl and move to a place 9 hours away.

     When Lucky decided to run away, I actually thought it was a good idea, because she wanted to stay with her dog, and if Lucky got put in an orphanage she would be separated from it, and besides, if Brigitte was unattached enough from Lucky to move to france, then why would she care if Lucky moved away a few days before she did?

     In the end of the book, Brigitte finds Lucky after she ran away, and is really upset that she had left, it seemed sort of like a character change, since at the beginning and the middle of the book Brigitte had acted completely un interested in Lucky, and now she was telling her that she loved her and that she would never leave her. I guess it was all just a misunderstanding. 

     In conclusion, Brigitte really does love Lucky, she just had weird ways of showing it, she didn't act very affectionate, but she did feel it, I don't think that Brigitte is the only one who did something bad, I also think that considering how upset Lucky was, she should have talked to Brigitte.   

The Higher Power of Lucky, by: Susan Patron

     Currently I am ready The Higher Power of Lucky, by: Susan Patron. It is a very good book, about a girl, (Lucky) who doesn't live with her actual parents, Brigitte is only her guardian. Brigitte is originally from france, and Lucky is almost positive that Brigitte is moving back, Lucky love her life is Hard Pan, and doesn't want to move, so she decides to run away, with her dog.

     I feel bad for Lucky, because she is sort of like a mother to Brigitte, and what she really wants is a mother. On page 14, Lucky lists all the good and bad qualities of a mother, one of the good ones is " Remember that your child needs you to take care of her, at least until she is older, about 25." I think 25 is a little bit old for your mother to still be taking care of you, but Lucky is only 10, and she is already pretty much taking care of herself, so I think it is totally reasonable for her to want a person to be there for her.

     One example of Lucky acting more as a mother than Brigitte is in the chapter called snake. In this chapter, there is a snake in their dryer, and instead of Brigitte being a good guardian, and calming Lucky down, she starts to freak out, and asks Lucky to do something about it. Lucky ends up solving the problem, which I think is wrong, I think that the adult should not make a 10 year old deal with something like that.
     Another way that Lucky acts more as a mother than Brigitte is that Lucky is way more mature than Brigitte. Lucky is very interested in science, and she does lots of experiments with bugs, but Brigitte is scared of bugs, and when ever she comes home to see bugs she freaks out. Bugs scare me a lot also, but considering Brigitte is a grown women, and she is more scared of bugs than a kid, if I was Brigitte, instead of yelling, I would calmly ask Lucky to take her experiment outside.
     In conclusion, Lucky acts more as a mother than Brigitte. Even though life with Brigitte is all Lucky has ever known, she still somehow knows that their are better parents in the world. I wish Brigitte realize how good of a kid Lucky is, because even though Brigitte is not a great parent, Lucky is still really nice to her, Brigitte sort of takes advantage of that.
-Olive Forgash

The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan

     Out of all the books I read this summer, my favorite was The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan. I love reading, but there are certain books that I just can't put down.
     The Joy Luck Club was about a Chinese woman who grew up in America, and never really cared about her Chinese heritage, until her mother dies, and she takes her place in "the joy luck club" a club where a few Chinese women have time to remember their time in China, by eating Chinese food, and playing Chinese games, she gets to really know her family, who her mother was, and things about her culture.
     The Joy Luck Club was set up in a strange way, each chapter switched off between different people, which some times made it hard to know who was talking, but I don't really think it mattered, because the story they told were very easy to follow. I loved how all the stories helped her at the end of the book.
     I've noticed that in lots of books there are parts where it seems as if nothing is happening, and then chapters where there is nothing but action. I feel like the action in The Joy Luck Club was very spread out. I can't remember a dull moment. For me, this was a very good thing, because each and every chapter was extremely interesting, I never found myself skimming through pages, waiting for and exiting part.
     Over all, it was a really good book, it told an amazing story, and Amy Tan told the story beautifully, The Joy Luck Club was very detailed, and smooth, I would definitely recommend it.
     -Olive Forgash