Reading Journal #1 Amigas Fifteen Candles By Veronica Chambers-August,31,2011

    Dear Mrs.Zrihen,



                I am currently reading AMIGAS FIFTEEN CANDLES By Veronica Chambers. I picked this book because it seemed nice and and i like realistic fiction books. The significance of the book is to just have fun and live your life in a fun way. Before reading i looked in the book to see if i knew the book and what was my purpose to read this book like why i want to read this book. During the time i read at home i went back and reread some pages to understand what the book means and understand what I'm reading i also looked through the pages to see if there is words i don't know, these are my reading strategies there was no after Reading strategies because i didn't finish reading the book.

The genre is realistic fiction because it just like real life but its not it gives you examples of real life and real places like Miami and California. The characters are Alicia which is the main character and her friends are Sarita,and Gaz. The Setting is Miami, Florida and LA,California the time is during the day and the weather conditions are Sunny. The Exposition is Alicia, Gaz, Sarita, Miami and LA, The Rising Action is when the summer is ending and Alicia is trying to find a job without her dad helping because when her dad is helping people treat her nicer and better because He is The mayor of the City, The Climax is when she is trying to look for a job, the falling action is when she finds a job and the boss Lori is treating her bad, The Resolution is when she finds a job and she meets a friend There named Sarita and shes having fun with her. The conflict is when she is trying to look for a job when the summer started but she doesn't want her dad to help her because then people will treat her different like because her dad is a mayor and she wants her dad to stay out and its Self vs. Self.

The Tone is Exciting and Happy. The mood is Happy and excited. The theme is Always Be Independent. The moral is to like always be independent and don't follow someone else. The point of view is 1st person. patterns of organization is compare and contrast. The Authors Purpose is to tell the reader is to always believe you can do something. The authors Prospecting is Objective and bias. The only figurative language word i found was quinceneras.

My response starter is that this girl named Alicia and her friend Gaz just went out to summer. So Alicia said I'm gonna be bored so i Will go and find a job but she told her dad not to help her cause her dad is the mayor and people are gonna treat her nicer and better and she wants to get treat like a regular person. but then she got a job at a office and there she met Sarita and Lori her boss made her get Lori coffee every 3 hours and there was nothing to do so she hung out with Sarita in the office.


My Opinion about this book is that its a really good book because it gives alot of realistic details and i love realistic fiction books, i would recommend this book to my friends because i think they will like it.

I rate this book 5 star because i love those kind of books so i am rating this a high star number.



                         Sincerely,

                                            Noy Nahumi