Summer reading entry 4

Of the choices provided on the list for this summer reading project the Freedom maze really got my attention. Just the title alone makes the book sound very interesting. Also I saw a couple of personal connections between myself after reading this interesting novel. One of the personal connections I saw was that the title Freedom maze connects to me because I also had family members that were slaves and that had to gain freedom. Another personal connection I noticed was that the main character Sophie went over to her grandma’s house she became very bored and often wondered off. I realized that I do the same thing when im at my grandma’s house. My last personal connection I noticed was Sophie was 15 and so am I so I bet we go through the same situations as teenagers. I would specifically recommend this book the too anyone that loves to learn about freedom and slavery because the main topic in this book I slavery and freedom. Personally I fund this book rather boring at times but it did have certain parts in it that really drew my attention. I would still recommend this book because I feel that others still might find the book interesting.

Summer reading entry 3

“Sophie Martineau looked out the window of her mother’s 1954 Ford station wagon and watched her life slide behind her into the past. It was raining. It rained a lot in May in Louisiana, but Sophie couldn’t help feeling this rain was personal. It was bad enough to be saying good-bye to her friends and her school and the house she’d grown up in to spend the summer stuck out in the bayou with grandma and aunt Enid, knowing she’d be coming back to a different neighborhood and a different school in the fall. Doing it in the rain was just rubbing her nose in it.” Sherman 1 I believe this paragraph is hooking because the author took time to write how the rain made the day worse. The author was being descriptive and using details throughout the paragraph in order the capture the reader’s attention.  The context of this paragraph is that she just moved and that the author wants the reader to realize how much the main character Sophie has lost. Also the reader did a great job with capturing a bit of the past. The descriptions and details make it easy to visualize, almost like you’re watching a movie. Personally I thought that the paragraph was easy to relate to.