Rule of the Bone

Rule of the Bone

Over the summer I read a book called Rule of the Bone.  While I was sick this week I got a chance to go through my books and I saw it in my closet and remembered how good I thought It was, so that is why I decided to write my blog about it.  It was written by Russell Banks, and was written in 1995, but chapters were released in 1992, 1993, and 1994 in newspapers.  What I liked about Rule of the Bone was that it didn’t hold back at all on stuff that may be inappropriate, and it made it seem more realistic.  Also, this made me realize this isn’t supposed to be geared towards kids that are 12 and 13.  It is about a 14 year old kid named Chappie.  It goes through a rough, exciting, crazy, and unexpected journey of the hardest years of his life.  Chappie is a great character that makes some crazy moves in life that sometimes I cannot relate to.  But sometimes he is in situations that are very easy to relate to, it also helps that we are around the same age and we are both boys.  In a way he reminds me of a mixture between Ponyboy and Johnny, because he is making decisions he shouldn’t be making and everyone looks down on him because he is small.  I’m not sure if I would recommend this book to be put in the classroom library, because of its inappropriate content, but I would definitely recommend this to Ms. Tabor.   Rule of the Bone is very unlike most of the books I’d liked before, because it is more realistic, and intense.  My Dad recommended it to me.  It was one of those books that I couldn’t put down, because something is always happening.  

All American Girl

This week i have been reading All American Girl, by Meg Cabot.  It is about a teenage girl named Sam.  She is very artistically minded, shy around boys, and in a world of her own.  She is very jealous of her sister, Lucy, who is the most popular girl in school, a cheerleader, smarter than Sam, and has the hottest rebel boyfriend that is perfect for Sam.  It shows her ups and downs through high school.  I decided to read this book because it has a colorful shiny cover that caught my eye.  I read the first page and I was interested.  I feel like it is a book directed more towards girls, because it talks about some stuff I won’t go into, but I think its fun being in other people’s shoes especially if they are another gender.  I also like the book because I am very into art and drawing and I’ve done it for so long.  This book gives tips because Sam’s art teacher is very critical about her artwork, so I can use some of those ideas myself.  I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a change from the normal storyline.  What I mean by this is that this is a book that is much different from most of the books I’m into.  For example; The Hunger Games series, and Enders Game which I did my last blog on.  Those books are fictional, with lots of action and intense moments.  All American Girl is a more relaxed, and less intense story that is good in different ways.