Flush

The book that we are reading as a class is called Flush, by Carl Hiaasen. It is about a kid named Noah who's dad is in jail. But his dad is in jail for sinking a giant boat! 

He lives in florida and it is illegal to gamble there so they have giant casino's on boats off the land. The boat that Noah's dad sunk was a casino boat so I imagine it was pretty big. The reason why he sunk it was because the boat was dumping all of there waste into the water and that was polluting the water affecting the plants and animals.

No one new about what this boat was doing so they were getting away with it. Noah's dad decided to sink the boat so it wouldn't pollute any more. But he got a big punishment for that. He went to jail and his family wasn't very happy about that. His wife is mad because he wont let her bail him out and has been in jail a few times before. 

To me that would be weird if my dad went to jail. I would feel like he was a criminal and I wouldn't have a positive romodel. I hope that noah stands up for his dad and it doesn't ruin a relationship in between them.

Speak

The book that I am reading right now is called Speak. It is about a girl who who is just starting high school. 

The problem is that she is having trouble fitting in. She hasn't made any friends and tries to hang out with her old friends but they don't like her any more. She feels like an outcast. 

If I could give her advise I would to tell her to just be yourself and don't try to fit in. Ounce you just act like yourself people will want to hang out with you. 

Another problem she has is that she won't speak up for her self. When people pick on her she gets in to trouble because she doesn't tell what they did. Hopefully she can overcome this point in high school.