MY JOURNAL OF MY INDEPENDENT READING BOOK

I THINK ANYONE CAN READ THIS BOOK.8 BALL CHICKS IS A BOOK THAT CAN GIVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT GANGS.IT CAN INFORM YOU ABOUT THAT MANY RISKS OF GANG RELATED SITUATIONS.THE PERSON THAT I THINK WOULD BE MOST INTERESTED WITH THIS BOOK WOULD EITHER BE IN A GANG OR BE PRESSURED TO BE IN A GANG.ALSO MANY PARENTS WOULD HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK THAT WAY THEY KNOW WHAT KIND OF RISKS THEIR CHILDREN MIGHT BE IN.SO I THINK ANYONE CAN READ THIS BOOK,JUST AS LNOG AS THEY'RE OLDER THAT 13.

DEAR GINI SIKES

WELL I HAVE BEEN READING 8 BALL CHICKS FOR A WHILE NOW AND I'VE BEEN ENJOYING IT.I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING WHEN SOME OF THE LEADERS OF THE GANG THOUGHT IT WAS SHOCKING TO FIND OUT THAT SOMEONE WANTED TO FIND AND WRITE A BOOK OF WHAT GANG MEMBERS DID AND THEY THOUGHT NOBODY WOULD WANT TO KNOW ANY THING ABOUT THEM.THE PERSON THAT REALLY SHOCKED ME WAS ALICIA BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WOULD OF BEEN IN DANGER OF DYING OR WOULD BE LOST TO DRUGS.NOT ONLY DID SHE GET HER GED BUT WAS NOW A NURSING AIDE .HOPEFULLY THEY GET THROUGH THOSE DIFFICULT TIMES AND ARE NOW GETTING HELP.BUT I HAVEN'T FINISHED THE BOOK BUT WICKED REALLY SHOCKED ME BECAUSE SHE WAS NOW ATTENDING COLLEGE.GINI YOU ARE BRAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH GANG AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS LIKE THOSE.I WOULD OF BEEN SCARED FOR MY LIFE BUT SOMEONE HAD TO TO THE HARD JOB.NOW I REALLY KNOW ABOUT WHAT GIRLS IN GANGS GO THROUGH AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GUYS AND GIRLS.

SANTIAGO AND HIS JOURNEY

THE CONNECTION THAT I HAVE WITH SANTIAGO IS THAT WHEN I HAVE AN CHOICE BETWEEN TWO THINGS I USUALLY GO AND ASK PEOPLE FOR ADVICE AND SEE WHAT THEY THINK.I WANT THEM TO TELL ME THE BOTH SIDES OF WHAT THEY THINK AND THEN I BASE ALL THAT THEY TOLD ME ON THE CHOICE I MAKE.SO YOU CAN SEE I ALWAYS GO TO OTHER PEOPLE FOR ADVICE..

MY READING SO FAR..

I HAVE BEEN READING 8 BALL CHICKS AND IT'S ABOUT A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF VIOLENT GIRL GANGS AND HOW THEY LIVE.I THINK THAT GINI WILL GO TO FAR ON HER QUESTIONS AND SHE MIGHT REGRET IT BUT IT MIGHT ME TOO LATE AND SHE MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE AND BE AT RISK.SHE'S INTERVIEWING GANG GIRLS BUT SO FAR THEY HAVE BEEN NICE TO HER AND SHE'S IN GOOD HANDS.NOW I CAN REALLY FIND OUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE LIVING A DANGEROUS LIFE.

MY LETTER TO ANA

DEAR ANA,
WELL I FINISHED READING THE BOOK SHOOTING THE MOON AND I WAS GLAD I READ IT.I THOUGHT YOU COULD BENIFIT FROM READING THIS BECAUSE it really opened my eyes.i learned that you can't think something is what it seems until you experience it for yourself or someone you know experiences it.I WAS SHOCKED BY WHAT I READ BUT NOW I KNOW WHAT WAR IS REALLY LIKE AND HOW SOMEONE SO SMALL CAN BE SO AFFECTED BY IT.

My Reflections and Thoughts

Right now I am reading Shooting the Moon.I don't remember the author but it has really caught my attention.The part that really got to me was when Jamie got the pictures from her brother that is in the Vietnam War.She is really stunned by what she saw.She thinks that the war is the best thing because she is a Colonel's Child.She thinks that she has to be in the war because it is her duty to serve her country.But I can't wait to get to the end.I think that Jamie will regret thinking that the war is the best and want her brother to come back.She might want to burn the pictures because they might bring horrible pictures...

Dreams

Well I believe that deams really have to do with the past and the future.I also heard that dreams protect our sleep and really can happen.I think that dreams are really a big deal and can even control what we do.I think it was the right thing for Santiago to follow his dreams and try to find the treasure that he believes is true.He was smart and we'll find out is he'll find the treasure.