The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 1-21 #13

After reading the entire book, I realized the beginning was the most important part. It is very important because if we didn't have it we wouldn't know anything about Piper or what she can do. For example, we wouldn't know why she was jumping of the roof of her house. We would also be wondering who Betty and Joe were. The beginning is important to all books, not only this one in particular. In the book Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul, the beginning gives us an introduction to the stories that are yet to come. Even though the book isn't a novel, it still has all of the elements a novel has. No madder how big, small, real, or not so real a novel is, the beginning is always the mot important part.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapter 21 #8

Today's reading made me feel overjoyed at some points, and disgusted at others. I was overjoyed when Piper returned to her lovely parents back on the farm. Another part was when Conrad came to live with Piper and her family. He comes because he made a promise to his father that in order to gain power over the insitute, he would have to give up his family for the rest of his life. Obviously he agreed and became an orphan instantly. Therefore he moves in with Piper. When Conrad moves in he instantly feels like part of the McCloud family.

I felt disgusted when Conrad confesses that he ratted them out to Dr. Hellion about their plans on the escape. How could he have been so stupid? If he was his true friend he wouldn't have done it for the life of him. I also felt this way when Dr. Hellion reappears at the front door on their way to freedom. When Dr. Hellion did this she was basically crushing their dreams of becoming free.

After all of the commotion, the kids took over the institute. They turned it into place where plants, people, and animals damaged by Dr. Hellion can come and recover. Since Dr. Hellion left, the institute has become a place of heeling instead of a place of harm.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 19/20 #12

The author's message in this book is that it's OK to be different!! This would be a good message because in this book all of the characters are different from the general public. It's also a good lesson for everyone because no one wants to be exactly the same as someone else. Differences are what make each person special. Unfortunately some people like Dr. Hellion don't understand this concept. But it wasn't because she didn't like abnormal people, it was because of a bad experience caused by her own talent; flying.

Once Dr. Hellion ad her sister snuck out at night and went flying. But he sister, Sarah, didn't know how to fly. So Dr. Hellion carried her during the flight. While they were seeing the world they got caught in a terrible storm. Sarah went flying and was never seen again. This is why Dr. Hellion thinks that abnormal kids should give up their talents. She is scared that they will hurt someone with their talents, like she hurt Sarah.

It was a huge mistake to judge Dr. Hellion like that. She was only protecting the children from HER worst fear. Hurting the general public.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 17/18 #20

In this book it upsets me so much how Dr. Hellion treats the abandoned children. It's so sad that she thinks it's O.K. to be so cruel. Dr. Hellion comes off being organized, beautiful, and kind to the people who dare not to read this amazing book. But it turns out she is no more beautiful that a frog. After reading this wonderful novel, I realized how unkind she truly is. Her machines are horrendous and her heart empty. Therefore she thinks she can do what ever she pleases?! I knew she was this way right from the start. Dr. Hellion is obviously a 10 out of 10 on my heartless scale.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 15/16 #17

If I were a character in this book I would definitely want to be friends with Piper. She is fun and outgoing, which is a perfect quality in a friend for me. I think that she could count on me to help her in a time of need. Based on Piper's personality, actions, and kindness she would also help me in a time of need. I could definitely picture me and Piper being BFF's and doing acts of kindness together. Although I'm quite a bit older that her, that wouldn't matter at all.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 13/14 #11

If I could give advice to a character in the book it would have to be to Piper. The advice that I would give her would be, Conrad is really smart, listen to him!! Conrad just recently revealed his true feelings about her, the good ones. He also shared his knowledge about the institute, the not so good ones. It turns out that all this time Conrad was actually protecting Piper, instead of sounding rude and mean. This is an example of the advice I would give to Piper, Conrad is really smart, listen to him!! Conrad is very logical and definitely can be depended on to come up with a plan that will save all of them from the fatal institute.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 11/12 #19

BOOM octogon. This is what pops into my head when I think of this book. Why do I think of an octogon ? First start very top (of the octogon ) and go down. At first it's just a plain line then....BOOM it stops. Then we go right and........BOOM it stops again and so on and so forth. This shape reminds me of this book because the story goes on and on. Then all-of-a-sudden.....BOOM, the story changes direction. In other words It's very unpredictable. Sometimes I try to predict whats going to happen, but only on rare occations it ends up correctly. I know that at the end, the endless turning will stop once and for all, good or not so good.

One of the "BOOM" parts of the story is when Dr. Hellion comes to pick Piper up and Piper actually leaves.  Another is when Bella all-of-a-sudden graduates and seems brain washed.  And finally when Piper finds the true feelings of Dr. Hellion, not the good ones. She finds out that Dr. Hellion is a beautiful, but heartless woman. I knew she was to good to be true.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 9/10 #9

In today's reading Piper stands up to Conrad, the "Big Shot". In some ways I think this was very stupid because Conrad is a genius and he can do really horrible things to Piper, which the book really indicates. In addition Piper flew and got into serious trouble with Dr. Hellion and almost got expelled from the institute. If I knew that I would get into that much trouble, I wouldn't have done it.

But besides from the bad situations, there are also some good benefits. Since Piper is the new girl she doesn't understand what Conrad can do to her. Therefore she stood up to him and proved that he isn't all that important. I think it was about time for Conrad to have a taste of his own medicine.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 7/8 #5

My favorite character in this book is Piper McCloud. Not only do I like her because she is the main character, but because she is kind and caring. If I were her age I would definentaly be her friend, even if she is able to fly.

Dr. Hellion is my least favorite character. I don't like her because she sounds sly and fake. I don't get why Piper likes her so much. If she aked me to go to her institute, and leave my family, I wouldn't agree. Dr. Hellion may seem nice at first, but I have a feeling that she is a mean person on the inside.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 5/6 #15

The setting of this book, at this point, is an institute, underground, in the middle of nowhere. The book describes the institute as high tech, amazing, protective, luxurious and unreal. I know that if I were there I wouldn't believe that it was actually happening. I would be soooo speachless. All I could probably say would be "WOW, WOW, WOW!".

I think that the author chose this setting because she wanted it to seem sly, mysterious, and definitely unreal. I have a feeling that Piper is going to be so absorbed in the institute's amazing activities that she will forget about her caring and beloved parents, and never go back to her boring life on the farm.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 3/4 #6

My favorite line in today's reading was:

Dr. Hellion's breath dropped,"Dear G-d, she realy can fly."

This was my favorite line because before Dr. Hellion sounded so profetional and knowing and then, after, she sounded cluless. I also liked it because it was well written and I could easilly picture it in my head. I would also like to add that I think that Dr. Hellon is going to trick Piper into doing something terribly wrong.

The Girl Who Could Fly Chapters 1/2 #1

Piper, the main character in my story, reminds me of the caracter Matilda. She reminds me of Matilda, because Matilda's parents don't take her out of the house until she is older, like Piper's parents. I have a feeling that her parents don't care about her much as mine do. But unlike Matilda, Piper lives on a farm in the middle of nowhere. I am sooooooo glad that I'm not Piper McCloud.

The Storm

The wind was howling and the rain was beating against the hut like bullets. Timothy yelled, "lets go to the palm" He guided me to the tree and held on to the rope for dear life. I could feel the the water brushing against my hair rappidly. I could feel Timothy's tender arms wraped around me. It was cool and damp, reminding me of the rain storms in Curacao. All of a sudden water flooded the area. I could hear Timothy yelp. I don't remember what happened after that becaus I passed out. As soon as I woke up I called Timothy. But there was no answer. I started walking, and stumbled over some thing hard but soft, it as Timothy. He had died. I have never been so lonely in my entire life.

Our Cay

It's already been a week since we've been on the Cay. It's nice here, I guess. I don't know what it looks like so I don't know if it's good or not. Timothy has made a rope for me so I could rome the island. But it doesn't make a difference. There is nothng to do here. It's so boring.

Timothy is the same, as usual. He goes and gets food so we can "feast". I always ask him if I could come, but he always says, "No Phillip, it's too dangerous". But, of course, he says it in that obnoxious acsent of his. Any way, we still always have a burning fire so we can signal the airplanes, if they ever come. I haven't heard an airplane in such a long time. All I hear is the sounds of the surf. I hope that an airplane will come and save us. I hope that the can cure my disability.

Lost Boy!

Dear Village,
  I have just been informed that my son and a bunch of other people have just gone through a shipwreck. If we want to find these people than we need to send a search pardy. I am going to b boarding a small schcooner later this evening, who ever wants t join me can. Bu let it be known that you may die were to help. There will be a reward of 5,000 dollars. Good Luck.                                                                   
Sincerely, 
Phillip Enright I               

Shipwreck a La Timothy

When it was time to board the S.S Hatio, I was the first person to be on deck. It was not a very impressive ship. In fact it was small compared to the other boat I've crewed. When it was time to leave, I looked at Curacao in amazement. It was much smaller that I predicted it to be.

On one morning I was resting in my cramped cabin when suddenly the ship jerked back and forth. At that time I new that we got hit. I raced to the deck, but it was all in flames. I hurried to a life boat and released it. The boat plunged into the churning and murky water. I saw a young lad struggleing sort of neer me. I decided to take him aboard, he was unconsious but I think still alive.

A while later he woke up. He wasn't very nice to me. He also had a weird expression his face like he thought that I was different than him because I was black. He complained that his head hurt, after all I had seen him earlier hit his head on something. I used our pants and shirts to make ouselves a shelter from the sun. The next day or so he claimed tha he was blind. I decided to improvise and tell him that it would only last a few days. I hope that he bought it.

My Goals for Hebrew

I would like to excel in all of my classes this year but I really want to focus specificly on hebrew.The past few years I've had trouble in hebrew class with Morah Anat. This year I plan to excel in this class. I really want to master this class because I feel as a Jew that learning hebrew is important. I also want to learn this subject because I want to be able to speak and understand hebrew if I go to Israel. This year it will be my Bat Mitzvah, so it's time to get serious about hebrew. I feel like I haven't taken the time to be good in hebrew. Learning hebrew will also help me in other subjects like Chumash and Mishnah. Language comes naturaly to some people, but I am not that sort of person. I think that if I want to master hebrew I have to review every night and ask for extra help if I need it.