Izzy Schwarz
Amazing Grace
Megan Shull
Fiction
Just Right
210
1. I am really loving this book right now! I think Amazing Grace by Megan Shull is a really fun read. Right now, Grace, or Emily O'Brien is looking for Teague, her date to the annual Medicine Hat ball. She waits for him at her house and when he doesn't show up she feels like she had been stood up. Ava then lets her use the snow mobile to try and find Teague. She goes to his house and see's a sketchy guy that she saw at a party but then he clears the air by telling her that he is Teague's brother. She finally finds Teague back at her house and they take off to the ball. At the ball they eat lots of fresh food, dance and do native ceremonies. During the ceremony, Emily meets Teague's grandfather. Emily realized that she already knew his grandfather from her therapy. He was a man that she saw there but never talked to.
2. I am really enjoying this book so far! It is so different from any other book I've read and it has so much detail. I love the way Megan Shull writes the chapters, they are short and they go by so fast which to me, makes the book feel shorter. I really hope this author has more books because she is new to me and I really like her. I think that it is so cool how each character is so different from one another and they each have a big purpose. Also, the plot is really easy to follow and there are no blank spaces in the book.
3. There are many themes to choose from but I think the most prominent one is love and sacrifice. When Grace/Emily decided that she wanted to quit being a professional tennis player and a model she was taking a BIG risk. She knew she would loose all of her endowments and everything the "famous life" ever gave her. She sacrificed this for a normal teenage life back, with family and friends and school. Sacrificing this life meant that she could be with her mom and make new friends. When Grace finds out that she has to go to Alaska for a few months she was upset at first but she knew she would still have a normal life.
4. My favorite character right now would have to be Teague. This is because when Teague saw Emily lying on the side of the road he helped her clean up and was just so nice to her from there on out. Even though Teague had no clue of who Emily/Grace was, he accepted her and was so nice to her from the very beginning. Teague also gives off a really nice vibe, he seems honest and nice and fun to be around.
5. Right now I do not have a favorite character but if I had to pick one it would be Grace's mom. This is because Grace's mom is kind of oblivious to Grace's feelings. In the beginning she totally accepted her quitting her life but she doesn't contact her at all and she doesn't realize that the whole reason Grace quit was to be with her mom who she never saw.
6. I think Grace will have to tell Teague who she really is but as soon as she does, he will accept her just like he did before, for who she is. I also think that Grace will stay in Medicine Hat but her mom will be with her. I think that Ava knows Teague from living in such a small town and being around for so long.
Izzy, I completely agree when you say your least favorite character is Grace's mom. In my opinion she lacks the "mothering" kind of feel. Grace rarely sees her mom and just wants to live a normal life which is living with her mom, but because of how famous Grace is she cant do that and I don't think her mom helps in any way. I think this is what you meant when you said her mom is oblivious. I think that you did a great job on your blog and really captured all parts of the story. I also have read this book and I loved it. I book talked it for our class and I think it is so unique. I never thought of Grace telling Teague when I read the book I thought that he was going to find out. It also never occured to me that her mom would go and live with her but I think that is a great prediction and a great way to twist the story. Reallt good job on this blog post Izzy, I hope you like the rest of this book.
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ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really good! It has been on my someday list for a while now and because of seeing all of your positive comments, it made mewant to read it even more! I think your theme paragraph is the strongest. This is because it sounds like out of all the themes that there were to choose from, it seems like it would really fit into what the book is about. Love and sacrifice is definetly a theme and your backing up of it really made it seem like that is the biggest theme in the book. I have never included this theme in any of my writings, but the next time I read a book that sounds like that is one of the main themes, I will difinetly use it. You prove your point very well that it is the theme. I agree with Sadie, this blog post is really good.
Great job!
Sabrina