Thursday, February 9, 2012

links are cool...

http://danahierholzer.hubpages.com/hub/Coping-with-the-Grief-of-Losing-a-Sibling

This is a link to a page about coping with the loss of a sibling. In the book Lennie, loses her sister Bailey. Looking at this page could give you insight on what Lennie is going through.

http://www.jandynelson.com/
The author of my book is Jandy Nelson. This link is to her website that includes her biography and about the books she's written. Looking at her website could help you understand her writing and understand her book even more.

http://www.steadyhealth.com/Mothers_who_leave_their_children_t105138.html

In my book, the main character Lennie's mother left her when she was a baby. This link is to a comment page on people who give each other advice on what they should do without their mother. Reading these comments could help the readers better understand on what Lennie is going through without her mother.

http://www.poetry.com/

Lennie was always writing poems on random things in the book. This is a link to a page with all sorts of poems where you can also enter your own. Reading the different poetry could help you understand why Lennie wrote all these poems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_triangle

In the book Lennie is involved in a somewhat weird love triangle with her dead sister's boyfriend Toby, and the new guy at school Joe. It can get pretty confusing for Lennie throughout the book. This link is to a page that explains what a love triangle is so you can see what Lennie is dealing with.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6604794-the-sky-is-everywhere

This link is to a review page of my book. It has a review and comments from other readers on their opinions of the book. The review can give you a feel on what the book will be about so you can see if you're interested in it before you read it.

http://www.musicarts.com/Clarinets-Woodwinds.mac

Lennie plays the clarinet and she is very fond if it. This is a link to a page all about clarinets. Looking at this can help you better understand what it's like for Lennie to play one and how it helps her get away from everything.

How do you think I did on this blog?
Did anyone else read this book that has any suggestions for more links I could add?
Comments would be appreciated!

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