Poem

We go down the streets picking up trash. Looking at the community. I picture people going down the same sidewalk. People who live here. People who pick up trash too, who try to make a difference. Even the littlest difference can be seen. They help their community only to come back and see tomorrow that there is more trash. I know that even though we made a noticeable difference in the amount of trash, I know that won't last long. But we did good deed. And we know we could do more.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

This is a book about a man named Atticus Finch, a lawyer, defending an African American man who was framed to have raped a woman. His kids, Scout and Jem, who are always trying to get Boo Radley out of his house, because he is considered to be a scary man, who eats rats and sits locked up in that house. But they realize that may not be true. This is a book about adventures, and history. Its a really good book, although has some mature topics and language. Overall, I really liked this book although it was a little bit tough.

I am looking into some realistic fiction, lately that has been really interesting for me. If you have any recommendations, let me know!

Smile By Raina Telgemeier

This book is about a girl named Raina, and she experiences a lot of problems from 6th grade to high school. The book starts out as Raina being in 6th grade, right when she has a girl scout meeting and on the way back she trips and falls flat on her face, her two from teeth getting knocked out. So she has to get two fake teeth, and throughout the book she gets braces, and you can see the whole process. She also has troubles socially with her group of friends, and emotionally. This is a graphic novel, and has no mature topics at all. I think that is was a pretty good book, because it was interesting and really short. I would recommend this to people who want an easy quick read, and anyone in general.

Find Me Unafraid by Jessica Posner and Kennedy Odede

This is a non-fiction book about a young American named Jessica (fun fact she actually went to Logan) and an African man named Kennedy. The book starts out as Kennedy remembering his life as a young boy, and how hard it was in Africa for him. The chapters switch off, so it is Kennedy for one chapter and then Jessica and her current life in the other. Kennedy talks about all the problems in Africa and what he wants to do about it, and how tough his life was especially when he was younger. As he grows up, he decides to start a school for little girls because they weren't very well educated. Jessica hears about this, and so she comes to Africa and helps Kennedy. Along the way they fall in love, and deal with all the problems about how a white person and African American isn't a good choice, and so on. This was a REALLY good book, and I would recommend it for anyone in the class. It has some mature topics like rape, and violence and some language but it isn't bad. Everyone should read this book if they like non-fiction books about a tough life, with some romance but not the bad kind :). Plus, it talks a little about Jessica living in Denver, and it is really cool that she went to Logan!