AUTHOR’S NOTE: Going from being the outcast to the well known girl is pretty cool for Jessie Lou. She used to be the loner in the corner and having no one really being her friend she got to know the old soccer star. As he develops feelings for her, things start to heat up.
Being left out is something most kids never want. Changing your ways, how you look, your friends, is all of this really necessary for being popular? Popularity doesn't mean everything. Author of Deep Down Popular Phoebe Stone has written a life lesson story that explains how a loner in the corner like Jessie Lou, becomes best friends with the old super-star athlete.
Conrad Smith was the best soccer player in the grade until he hurts his leg and cannot play again or keep up with his friends. Being opposite of many people it seemed that Conrad would not like the fact that someone so popular like him wouldn’t need assistance from someone like Jessie. Someone that he has never had a thought about. But because of Jessie Lou he was able to get to school and back. Without her it would be hard for him to walk on an injured foot and carry his school supplies at the same time. She become a extraordinary friend to him and couldn’t have help more than she did.
Everyone belongs with that special person, it shouldn’t matter if you have a lot of friends or not it, because people love you for you, not who they want you to be. Thirty percent of kids from ages ten to fifteen realize that their friendships don’t work out because they were not alike. Yes, most people find other groups of friends like them but, some might feel left out and be like Jessie Lou. However once you find that unique friend they are always a keeper.
Conrad, is Jessie’s keeper. Even though Conrad is back to his old popular self. She is lost without him. I would go crazy if I was Jessie. Not talking to the one you cannot stop thinking about. Without out talking for days randomly Conrad, asked her to their dance. She was shocked along with me. I would have never guessed after finally being so popular again he would have taken her with all of the other girls surrounding him. She finally got her dream fairytale.
After being the outcast at school and getting to know the real Conrad Smith, Jessie's dreams came true. She is finally happy. While learning some pretty important lessons on the way, Phoebe Stone has included many cute parts explaining how two opposites can attract without changing your ways.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Heaven Lasts a Lifetime
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Death is scary, but being welcomed to Heaven by singing angles meeting people you would have never known, you think of entering this wonderful place in a different perspective. Todd Burpo teamed up with Lynn Vincent to publish this cause and effect book that you will never want to set down.
People don’t last a life time but Heaven always does. Colton is only four years old and has already seen and witnessed what living in God’s Kingdom is like. Todd Burpo, his father, shared Colton’s amazing stories with Lynn Vincent who helped him publish this superior book, Heaven is for Real, including misery,illness, pleasure, and everlasting stories that make you never want to set the book down.
In this book, authors Vincent and Burpo included many moments of misery that just grab all of your attention. His family was heart broken watching there brother/son struggle after cancer scare as he thrashed around trying to fight back pain. It was as if the sun turned black and there was no life in the Burpo room. Cold, dry, and depressing, while they just hope Colton would get better.
“No daddy! Don’t make me drink it.I don’t want to it’s yuh-keee!” (33) Colton screamed at the top of his lungs, pushing the medicine further away from him.
“But, Colton you have to so you can feel better.”(33) Todd cried back.
Along with the cancer scare Colton had been suffering through painful fight of vomiting, and stomach troubles. After canceling out the ruptured appendix, it backfired. The Burpo family was not expecting this much illness coming from a boy not even four years old.
Four months later Colton’s surgery came to thought. “Colton, do you remember the hospital and when you had your surgery? Sonja, his mom asked.”
“Yes mommy that’s where the angles sang to me.”(60) Confused as they were Todd and Sonja keep asking Colton questions. They didn’t know whether or not Colton was telling the truth. “Is this the only thing that happened? Where were you?” Todd asked.
“No. Colton replied. “I sat in a very nice, tall man’s lap while I was in this colorful, magical, peaceful place. Oh and the man had powers with wings.” (70) Taking in all this new information Todd and Sonja decided to drop the topic for the rest of the night. But they thought to themselves, the things he told him that night they would never forget. Without Colton, Heaven would forever be unknown, maybe even a fear to many people until death. Now numerous people know what to expect,without fright.
Colton keep feeding his parents non-stop facts about Heaven, like when he met his great grandfather and sister, the upcoming war, along with many more adventures while then. Even though he was only there for an hour on Earth, it was a lifetime on cloud nine. The long road continues for Colton and his family, hoping to end all of the misery, and illness, but keeping the pleasure and wonderful stories in their mind forever.
People don’t last a life time but Heaven always does. Colton is only four years old and has already seen and witnessed what living in God’s Kingdom is like. Todd Burpo, his father, shared Colton’s amazing stories with Lynn Vincent who helped him publish this superior book, Heaven is for Real, including misery,illness, pleasure, and everlasting stories that make you never want to set the book down.
In this book, authors Vincent and Burpo included many moments of misery that just grab all of your attention. His family was heart broken watching there brother/son struggle after cancer scare as he thrashed around trying to fight back pain. It was as if the sun turned black and there was no life in the Burpo room. Cold, dry, and depressing, while they just hope Colton would get better.
“No daddy! Don’t make me drink it.I don’t want to it’s yuh-keee!” (33) Colton screamed at the top of his lungs, pushing the medicine further away from him.
“But, Colton you have to so you can feel better.”(33) Todd cried back.
Along with the cancer scare Colton had been suffering through painful fight of vomiting, and stomach troubles. After canceling out the ruptured appendix, it backfired. The Burpo family was not expecting this much illness coming from a boy not even four years old.
Four months later Colton’s surgery came to thought. “Colton, do you remember the hospital and when you had your surgery? Sonja, his mom asked.”
“Yes mommy that’s where the angles sang to me.”(60) Confused as they were Todd and Sonja keep asking Colton questions. They didn’t know whether or not Colton was telling the truth. “Is this the only thing that happened? Where were you?” Todd asked.
“No. Colton replied. “I sat in a very nice, tall man’s lap while I was in this colorful, magical, peaceful place. Oh and the man had powers with wings.” (70) Taking in all this new information Todd and Sonja decided to drop the topic for the rest of the night. But they thought to themselves, the things he told him that night they would never forget. Without Colton, Heaven would forever be unknown, maybe even a fear to many people until death. Now numerous people know what to expect,without fright.
Colton keep feeding his parents non-stop facts about Heaven, like when he met his great grandfather and sister, the upcoming war, along with many more adventures while then. Even though he was only there for an hour on Earth, it was a lifetime on cloud nine. The long road continues for Colton and his family, hoping to end all of the misery, and illness, but keeping the pleasure and wonderful stories in their mind forever.
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