Im done with it and I loved It!!!!

Im finally done with street love and I really enjoyed reading it. What I liked about the book was that it's such a "real" book. Theses type of situations happen everyday. there's a girl that has no confidence in her self and runs away from emotion and there's a guy that loves a girl and will do anything for her throw away his life and dreams just for her. I believe that it's hard to find a book interesting if you dont enjoy it. I say this because your mind is not driven to read a book when you can't enjoy it. It's hard because if you don't like it will just be read and nothing will come out of it becaus you wont care about it. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I read it when i was younger because I went threw a situation similair to his book and I could relate to it. I have never read a review about this book but I would like to see what other people thought about the book I read about and enjoyed. The book cover was actually catchy it made me pick up the book. The book cover says street love in graffiti with a city in the back ground.It did a good job of illustrating what the book was about and what type of book it was. I would give this book to my sister as a gift. I actually can't see myself reading it again because I don't like to repeat books. But, This book is definately a "keeper". I would keep this book in my book collection anyday.

petty crimes by gary soto

do the character's experiences cause them to grow ? if so, how? i think that she started to mature just a little but still can use some nurchuring . she still had a little tendency to go up in the stores and steal something just to do it.everytime she sees the 7 -11 gas station and corner store. but she avoids the drama and time by doing the good thing. after the first encounter with the storeclerk ,la guera 's mother told her that she have to stay with her aunt and learn some respect and find your morals. since then she has been caring and thinking about her goals and staying out of trouble.

My 5th Response

As I was reading today I came I was very suprised in what I discovered. Bryan and his Dad were put in a place I would never thought would happen. Bryan and his dad got into an arguement and got very mad with each other. His dad got mad because Bryan was talking to one of the stabb's daughter and he told he not to. This will change the story around a lot because him and his dad were so close and i didn't know how the story will play out now. It changed my thinkin by i don't think they will ever be that close any more like they were. It made me wonder about what the out come of the book will be. I will have to conitune to read to find out what will happen at the end.

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S.E.Hinton...Blog #4

In today reading is like some what real life. People say a girl cant change someone or break up a friendship. As time goes on, as we grow up friends tend to grow apart. Bryan and Mark was always together during their childhood.You can really feel when your friendship is fading away. My friends and I was always together playin Football,Parties,everything just chillen. Now High School arrive, new people and new girl young an dumb. As people get older they go there own way tend to live their own lives,Now we barly talk. As you get older you have be strong get respected from others, people might try to clown you play you as a fool. VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER

petty crimes by gary soto

do the charaters experiences cause them to grow?if so,how? what la guera experienced was something she would never forget. she seemed to mature a little over time .she had moved away from those pack of girlfiends that she hung out with and she was trying to stop committing those petty crimes she was doing

My 4th response

Some parts of this book made me very uncomforable because i felt that people were mistheated in the story. They really showed bryan's father no respect after he lost his job. They looked at him as a loser and a failure in life as if he were good for nothing. Then Bryan was picked on because he dad was involved in the strike and he felt bad because his father was mad all the time and his mother stayed worring about his dad with mad her unhappy. I feel this was because they were done wrong and needd to be treated as equals. This lead to a new awareness in my life because it made me be thankful for how i live and how my family and peers treat me. It kind of made me look at my life in a different way and made me respect everything and everyone who has help me make it this far. Bryan and his family had none so i am greatful.

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Street Love reminds me of my personal life in many ways

In my recent readings of Street love I have noticed the similarities and differences in the characters and the people in my personal life. I have a cousin similar to Damien. When he really likes a girl he goes to the extreme and will do anything for her. His friends might tease him and he will get mad but that wont change his feelings for her. Junice Reminds me a younger me. The way I used to be. When I had problems at home I shut my self out of the world and I blamed my problems on everyone but my self.Never let no boy get close to me I was just so mean to them and had a attitude out this world. Couldn't no one tell me NOTHING!!! The difference between junice and I is that she has alot more on her shoulders than I. She has to worry about if her sister and her will be split up over her mothers actions. She has to also worry about how she is going to take care of herself......