Title: Parachutes Author: Kelly Yang Page #: finished book Reflection:  Personal response (real-world connection/reactions to the story): the book was very interesting in the sense that the author told the story from a dual point of view. it was really interesting to see how different but similar Dani and Claire’s lives are, and how their friendship journey went […]

Title: Parachutes Author: Kelly Yang Page #: 205 Reflection:  Personal response (real-world connection/reactions to the story): I think it is really interesting how Kelly Yang uses the two girls, Dani and Claire, to show the contrasting lives they live and how they are getting used to living together. Questions: I wonder if Claire will learn to do […]

Title: Parachutes Author: Kelly Yang Page #: 66 Reflection:  Personal response (real-world connection/reactions to the story): I think it’s really interesting how different Dani and Claire’s lives are. Dani is a middle-class citizen, whereas Claire is part of the top 0.1% that is really rich and can afford to buy anything. I think when Claire moves into Dani’s […]

Title: One of Us Is Lying Author: Karen M. McManus Page #: 155 (chapter 9) Reflection:  Personal response (real-world connection/reactions to the story): Questions: Ideas (essay?):

Title: One of Us Is Lying Author: Karen M. McManus Page #: 108 (chapter 6) Reflection:  Personal response/real-world connection I like how the author has written the book in a way where we get to be inside different characters’ heads at different points in the story. But it is also sometimes a bit confusing if you aren’t […]