Where She Went by Gayle Forman

"Where She Went" is the sequence to "If I Stay" there are however a few differences. If I stay is about Mia telling her part of her story and how she lost her family in a horrible accident and she had to choose weather she should stay and live with her boyfriend or pass away with her family. If you read the book, you would know that Mia decided to Stay but not just because of her boyfriend Adam but because the rest of her family was counting on her getting better. Her best friend told her that if she died she would never forgive her. Mia felt that her parents wanted her to stay and live her life because thats what they always told her to do. Now after years passed Adam and Mia went their separate ways with their lives and their music. The book Where She Went is Adam's perspective, and how he feels about everything thats happening in his life. The beginning of the book talks about how Adam's career  is taking off with his band. Then it goes into a little twist because this news reporter mentions Mia and asks if Adam and her had any kind of relationship about three years ago. As soon as that reporter mention Mia so many memories flashed back to Adam. In the book it explains how Adam felt when he found out his girlfriend was in the hospital. As the book goes along it explains that Mia was playing in a concert in London where Adam was by. He decided to go to Mia's concert but after that he couldn't stop but think about her. A while after Adam and Mia reconnected. Imagine being in love for four years then having it just end and three years later reconnecting with that person. If you can imagine how that feels, well thats how Adam feels. He and Mia both missed each other and their both happy about seeing each other again but its a huge surprise. To understand more of the story "Where She Went" you will have to read the book followed by it called "If I Stay" and if you have then read "Where She Went" to find out if Adam and Mia get back together. 

The genre of my book "Where She Went" I think I would have to say it is realistic fiction for many reasons. Adam, the main character has so many life events in his life that can actually happen in reality. The kind of events that really seem real to me was that he reunited with his ex girlfriend. I see that in reality all the time. So many couples break up and later on they end up finding each other again and fall in love the same way again just Adam and Mia. I will say that some people that see their old girlfriend/boyfriend might not fall in love again like they did but it can happen. In the book it goes back to the story of "If I Stay" and it says that Mia lost her whole family in a car accident and she was the only one to survive. That can and it has happened in people's life, it may not happen exactly like Mia but many kids or teens have lost their families as well as when Mia did. I do really enjoy reading this kind of genre because not only do I know it can actually happen, but it makes me think more about how I would feel if any event like these ever happened in my life. I like to reflect the books I read of realistic fiction back to my life, because it just makes it more interesting to me. Realistic fiction is one of my favorite kind of genres to read, so I have read many other books similar and different to "Where She Went." If you like realistic fiction for the same reasons as me or different reasons too, I'm sure you will enjoy this book as much as I am right now. 

If I Stay Final

The summary

This book is about a girl named Mia that just got into a car accident with her parents while driving to see her grandparents. Then they end up getting into this terrible car accident that killed her parents and her younger brother Teddy. After what I read about Adam, Mia's boyfriend visiting her at the hospital there was a problem once Adam got to the hospital. Since Mia's sprit is out of her body, she can go walk around the hospital until she decides to wake up. When Adam got to the hospital, Mia ran to the door but the nurses didn't let Adam see Mia because they said only family members could go in. After that Adam did everything he could to see his girlfriend, but nothing changed. Except for the fact that Mia kept trying to think about staying more with Adam or just giving up and leaving everyone and going to see her parents and little brother. It was between the love of her life or the love of the people who gave her life. The way I saw these things is good or bad either way, there isn't a win win or loose loose. The reason I say this is because Mia either goes with her parents and is happy there but then she leaves her best friend and boyfriend which makes them live without her. Then the other thing is stay with her boyfriend and best friend and any other family but then lives with the fact that she'll never see her parents again, well at least while the time she's living. If I was in Mia's shoes Im not sure what I would choose, its not just going to effect me but everyone else that I care about too. What would you do in Mia's place? You have to read the book to find out if she stays or if she leaves.


Throughout the book "If I Stay" there are so many conflicts to do with all the characters in many ways. The main conflict Mia faces is man vs. self because she has to decide weather she should stay with her boyfriend or leave (die) with the rest of her family. The reason it is man vs. self is because in the story it is telling us that if she decides to wake up and be with her bestfriend and boyfriend then she thinks she's going to have to live with gulit the rest of her life. Mia feels that if she stays she will feel gultiy because she didn't die like her parents or brother she stayed on earth. She feels that if she stays she will always be thinking about what if she left, how would life be. Then on the other hand if she dose decide to go to another life as some people think, with her parents then the people she loves, lives will change. Adam will not have a girlfriend and Mia feels that if she leaves then Adam will never forgive her for leaving him. Another conflict in the book is man vs. man, the conflict was between Adam and a nurse. What happened was that Adam wanted to go into the room where Mia was at but the nurse did not allow him to go in at first because she said that only family members could go and visit. Then when the nurse told Adam this he start yelling saying that he was family and he had a right to visit his girlfriend. But still the nurse refused to let him in. From these conflicts in the book I would say that the theme of the book "If I Stay" is that love can concur all. The reason I think this is the main theme of the book is because even though Mia just lost her parents and her brother she still thought about staying on earth because of the love she had for her boyfriend. Another reason is that even though Adam is not really family he considered himself Mia's family because of all the love he had for her. Adam would've risked anything just to see Mia one last time. Thats what love is all about, not caring about anyone else but the person you love and that can concur anything you want, just like Adam and Mia.

"Call of Duty" Reflection

The article "Call of Duty" was about a solider named Jose and his army dog/best friend name Zenit. Zenit is a trained army dog that gets assigned to a solider to help them out on the war field. Jose got Zenit when he joined the army and he was the one that had to train him to find bombs and all sorts of things that were harmful to others. One day Jose and Zenit were on some sort of farm trying to find bombs and Jose had an accident because he stepped on a bomb and he had to get both legs cut off. After his accident he could no longer be in the army. Jose ended up getting Zenit taken away from him because he belonged to the army not Jose. Jose fault long and hard to get his Best friend back. I don't know how I would feel if I got my best friend taken away from me. I think Jose is really brave because he kept fighting to get his dog back even though he knew It was very hard to win. I have a connection to this story not exactly like what happened to Jose but something to do with the fact of loosing your best friend. When I was in the third grade I had a best friend and we always did everything together much like Zenit and Jose but one day I found out that she was moving to California. When she moved we didn't know how to stay in touch, since we didn't  give each other our phone numbers because she was gonna change hers anyways. After that I was really sad because I didn't have anyone to do everything with anymore, I lost my best friend. I was so hurt just like Jose and one day my mom told me she got a call, and it was Anissa's mom. She passed me Anissa and we talked on the phone all night. I finally felt like I got my best friend back after months of feeling alone just like Jose. I don't talk to Anissa anymore but it goes to show that if you don't give on something you care about it ends up happening

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

I am reading the book, “If I Stay” and so far I have learned that the main character Mia and her family had just gotten into a car accident in the beginning of the book. I am just heading to the middle of the book. In the beginning of the book it was talking about Mia and her brother, Teddy not wanting to go to school and how there was a lot of snow on their lawn. Mia’s mom was watching the news and it said they all schools were closed. So her family decided to go drive around and visit Mia’s grandma. While they were on the rode something terrible happened. It doesn’t tell you in the book but Mia’s dad lost control of the wheel since the snow/ice was slippery. The car flipped over, and killed both of Mia’s parents. Mia is suffering to fight for life and death its only her choice either to stay of to go with her parents. The confusing part is Mia can see everything thats going on around her while still being asleep because somehow she left her body but is still alive. She saw that her brother Teddy is still alive. Right now, I’m at the part in the story where Mia is at the hospital and her boyfriend went to go visit her after he found out the news. Im going to keep reading to find out if Mia decides to stay of go with her parents in another life. 

The point of view in my book “If I stay” is first person. The reason I say this is because the whole story is based on the main character Mia who is fighting for life or death. I know this means it is first person because in the beginning of the story it says that “I can tell dad is happy.” In this sentence it is showing the word I and in other sentences it shows the words “my and me and my ect” this is showing first person. The first person point of view means that the author is writing the book from his/her side. Mia is the author in the book she writing what she feels and what she sees. I am really enjoying my book because I really look up to Mia in this book. I look up to Mia because she just found out her parents are dead and her little brother is barely alive after the accident. She has a choice to stay and keep living or just stop and go with her parents. Mia is thinking about everyone in her life right now, like her boyfriend. She has to make the choice of living or dying and that choice is going to effect everyone in some way.The reason I will keep reading is because I can tell that the character Mia is strong and smart I know she’ll make the choice that is right for everyone in the end either leaving with her parents or staying with everyone else. 

The Fault in Our Stars

In the book The Fault In Our Stars there are two main characters. The book first starts off explaining the life of Hazel Grace, she has cancer in her lungs. Hazel has been fighting it since she was in seventh grade. She started to go to a youth group because her mom thought she might be going through depression. It was about the third or second time she went where she met the one and only Augustus Waters. Augustus also had cancer but he had it in his leg and he did beat it. After they meet Hazel and Augustus soon began to get to know each other. The first time they hung out they talked about what kind of books they like. Hazel had said her favorite book and author, which was Peter Van Houten and Gus told her his. They made a switch with their books and Augusts ended up loving Hazel's favorite book as much as she did. After Gus told Hazel he loved the book he also said that he wanted to meet the author in person. So, they planned a trip to Amsterdam where Mr. Van Houten lives himself. Augusts and Hazel go on a magnificent trip full of adventure and love. But throughout the trip theres a bit of a down side because Augusts has to tell Hazel that his cancer is back. The couple goes through so much together both fighting against cancer. You have to read the book to find out if they both win the fight.


Hazel Grace is one main character from "The Fault In Our Stars" and I would describe her in many ways. Hazel is brave and strong, smart, caring and so much more. She has been fighting cancer since she was in seventh grade and still is. She is only seventeen years old and has to carry around this machine that breaths for her. Hazel goes through so much through out the book she has some problems with her lungs during the night. The reason I would call her brave is because when she finds out Augusts has cancer again she feels like the can't help at all. Hazel cares so much about her mom and dad. She feels that if she doesn't fight strong enough that she dies her mom and dad are going to hold it against her. She is just so brave and out going, and full of life. She finished high school got her GED and went to collage. Like I said Hazel is only seventeen years old with her whole life ahead of her. She doesn't let her lung cancer stop her from doing anything.

Lemon Brown Blog

When I read the Lemon Brown story I had many different reactions to the events that happened. In the story a character named Lemon Brown was being chased and hunted by horrible people because they wanted his treasure. I was surprised at this because once they got Lemon Brown they still wondered what his treasure was. The reason this I was surprised at this event was because in the end his treasure was not really worth anything to the men who attacked Lemon Brown. I don't understand how you want something without knowing what it actually is. Through the story Greg did change in many ways. By the end of the story you could tell he saw things in a different point of view. At first he was mad and didn't care about what his dad had to say about his life and education. But then something changed, Lemon Brown told Greg about his son that died in the war. He had just given him a harmonica and little things to represent what he was about so his son would always have a part of him with him. Then a weeks passed when he got a call that his son had died in the war. The army sent back the harmonica and anything else his son had with him. The things that Lemon Brown got back were his treasure. The reason he felt so strong about them is because it was the last thing his son had before he died. He told Greg to always appreciate everything parents do for their children, because they only want to help them and make them succeed.  After Greg heard the story he went home and he thought about how his dad was going to give him a lecture, but the thought of that only made Greg feel good. It made him smile because he thought about everything that his dad does it to only make him a better person.