The Last Book in the Universe, by Rodman Philbrick

          In the book "The Last Book in the Universe", Spaz comes across a girl from "Eden", a place where supposedly everyone and everything is perfect. The girl has a clean white dress, and bright blue eyes, and Spaz, who is a "normal" feels intimidated. People from Eden rarely approach "normals", but she does, and gives him a bag of food.

          I think that this is a very interesting idea, because even though she is doing something extremely kind, he questions if it is really out of kindness, or if it just makes her feel like a better person, because now she looks perfect, has money, and helps people who are less fortunate. It does make sense for him to question this, but I think that it really was an act of kindness. He said that it was rare for people from Eden to approach a normal, or even to make eye contact, so the fact that she actually talked to him, makes me think that it was from her heart, even if it did make her a better person.

          In conclusion, some people do good things because they care, and some, for their own feelings of superiority.

Hurricane Song, by Paul Volponi

     In the exciting book "Hurricane Song" by Paul Volponi, Miles his father and his uncle are forced to stay in the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina, because their car broke down on their attempt to get out of New Orleans. The Superdome is dirty, dangerous and short on food and water. To make things more awful Miles isn't very close with his father, and feels as if his father cares more about his music than his own son. The experience, along with  Miles' love for football and his father's love for music actually brings them closer. Even people who are totally different can grow to love each other.

     Even people who are totally different who are totally different can grow to love each other. In the beginning of the book you can easily see how different Miles is from his father. Miles doesn't have much respect for his father's music and his father doesn't have much respect for Miles' love of football. An example of their differences is that Miles receives a drum from his father for his birthday. Another is that Miles thinks if is ridiculous for his father to bring his trumpet and his "gig book" to the Superdome.

        Even people who are totally different who are totally different can grow to love each other. At the end of the book, you can see how things have changed. Miles' father says he will see Miles on a professional football team, and even grabs his hand instead of his trumpet, which shows that he really does care. Miles' shows a new appreciation for music after the hurricane. Him and his father are checking around to see what survived the hurricane, and Miles saves a piano.

     In conclusion, people can learn to love each other, event if they are completely different. Miles loves sports and his father loves music, but after being together though rough times, they begin to care about each other, and each other's interests.