Sydney+Heyer

December 6, 2010: I am reading __Bruiser__ by Neal Shusterman. Honestly, I don't really enjoy this book. I'm only on page 65, so I will still read to see if it gets better. It is about a teenage boy named Brewster. People judge him and nickname him Bruiser because of the way he looks and dresses: old ratty clothes and worn shoes. Bronte has interest in Bruiser. She goes on dates with him, but her older brother, Tennyson, tries to protect her. She doesn't need help, but he tries to anyway.

**November 18, 2010:** **This week, I read __Stolen__ by Lucy Christopher. I literally finished it in two days...it's as intriguing as the Twilight books! It is about a girl who gets kidnapped from an airport by a very attractive guy and taken to Australia from Britain. They live in the desert for a couple months and the girl, Gemma, starts falling in love with her kidnapper, Ty. But after a few months, Gemma gets bit by a snake, and Ty has no choice but to take her to a hospital and turn himself in for kidnapping. The book ends with Ty's trial and Gemma writing her testimony and figuring out what she's going to tell the court... how gentle and loving Ty was toward her... or tell the court what they want to hear- that he's a monster. You can tell from the very beginning that Ty loved Gemma, just because of the way he treats her. He was so caring towards her and always helped her when she hurt herself. Towards the end of the book, before Gemma got bit by the snake, Ty and Gemma spent the night outside together, keeping each other warm and holding each other, and that's when Gemma fell in love with Ty. I recommend this book to anyone who likes to read teenage love stories with a twist.**

Blog #1: My name is Sydney Heyer. I am posting a little early...hope that's ok. I am absolutely addicted to this book! It is called __Where Are the Children?__ by Mary Higgins Clark. I chose this book because when a was in 6th grade I started reading her books and loved them. I got this book from Mrs. Newcomb in 7th grade, but never got around to reading it until now. So far, i have read over half the book in two days. The beginning explains that her two children, Peter and Lisa, were abducted and murdered when the mother, Nancy, was the only one with them. She was blamed for the murder, but then got released from jail. She moved away to the Cape Cod and created a new life that included two more children. She sent them out to play one morning, then they were gone! These children were abducted, too! They were abducted by the same person that took and murdered the first two...but I'm not telling until next time who took them. :) This book is full of twists that you never expect. I love it! i was surprised and scared when I found out who took them and what he was doing with them. It was really sad. I really admired Nancy's new husband Ray because through out the whole thing, he stayed calm and focused on getting his children back. I think this storyline is somewhat realistic, but the twists that happen in the story probably wouldn't happen in real life.

Blog #2: I am still reading __Where Are the Children?__ by Mary Higgins Clark. The man that abducted both sets of children was the father of the first two. Shocking right?! i thought it was. The mother figures this out when she goes to the house that Carl, the abducter, and tries to get her children back. The little girl is already dead, but the little boy is still alive. she fights for her children and ends up killing Carl. i think the ending was very shocking yet logical. Any mother would fight for her children, no matter what the consequences were.