Just Peachy By Jean Ure

Hi, its me again

Sorry its been a while, I recently changed schools. Have you ever changed schools? If you have you will know what I mean when I tell you its a big decision. As I was making the decision to changed schools I had to think of the travel and leave my friends. Would my new school offer me opportunities to be myself?, would I make new friends? would i like my teachers?

Now I am at my new school and I am really enjoying it, I already have heaps of new friends and yes the teachers are nice. This reminds me of a book I recently read called Just Peachy by Jean Ure. The main character Peaches McBride is the quietest member of her very loud family, when she speaks up everyone stops to listen. Peaches is very shy and quiet. She is struggling at her current school because
she is being over shadowed by her siblings, she doesn't fit in and she doesn't like the acting and singing classes. Peaches desperately wants to go to a new school where no one knows who she is or who her family is. She is hoping to find a life of her own. Peaches is a character full of hope she really wants to find her own path in life away from everything she has ever known. Her Grandma is her confidant, the only person she can trust with her hearts secrets.

I don't personally relate to Peaches because I fit in really well in my family, I am loud and whatever school I have been at I have never felt lonely for long. Even when I have been a bit lost and scared I managed to fit in to the school environment. Even though I don't really relate to Peaches it doesn't mean I don't like her, I love her and I love the book.

I guess the next thing to ask is, will Peaches get to go to a new school like she has always hoped she would? Peaches journey makes her realise that sometimes the most unlikely friends can be the best friends and that dreams come in all shapes and sizes. If you want a fun enjoyable read go to your local bookshop or library and borrow Just Peachy, by Jean Ure, I can assure you if you love fun crazy books you will love it... see you next time

Hating Alison Ashley

Hi it's me again Scarlett, 

Have you ever been in a bookshop and seen a book that had a terrible front cover and you thought I don't want to read that? Then your best friend comes up to you and says that is such a good book. Then you look through the front cover and find it's an excellent book. That is a bit like the book I have recently read call Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein, it's about two girls at school and one of them  hates the other one because she's popular, lives in a big house and is rich. But then Erica looks through Alison's front cover and sees tha Alison is actually kind. In this book you learn that being popular isn't the most important thing, popularity should never come before true friendship. It's also a very funny book in some parts like when they go on school camp and have drama night... But you will have to read it to find out why! There are some big lies but they are forgiven in the end. So if you ever need a book to read borrow Hating Alison Ashley from your local library and remember never judge a person or a book by their cover. Bye for now I am off to read another book.