post #6

I finished The Velvet Room. It was excellent! So after Robin comes back from exploring, her dad and Rudy came with a man in a truck. Her dad had found a temporary job and home. She eventually finds a special room that most people can't get into. At the end with the thief's, it was like I was really there. I was glad that in the end she decided not to stay with Gwen when her family was moving. I think Bridget (or Bonita) finally made her realize that people were more important than rooms; especially family. I agree with Bridget that family is more important than just about anything. It felt great reading the book because I feel the same things Robin feels sometimes.

p.s. I commented on Mae's blog

post #5

I started The Eyes of the Fishbowl. It's about this boy who is really poor, and has trouble paying for food sometimes. He stumbles across a department store that's really fancy and loves it. He visits it a lot, but then strange things started happening at the store. In the story it says that most of his friends are people who work at the store. I thought that was pretty sad. I mean, if all of your friends were always working, it would be hard to be with them, and you would miss some of your experiences as a child. I also didn't like how his dad let all of the payments for music lessons flop. I really like the book.

p.s. I commented on Hannah's blog.