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Week 3 ** Adult: Mrs. __Jill Bierman__ Student: __Macy Probst__ Book Title: //__Broken Date__// Pages Read: __50-100__ In this week’s reading, Anne-Marie showed up and Jamie stuffed a muffin in her mouth and left to go swimming. When she got there Anne-Marie went to call her aunt after about an hour of swimming. Jamie was thinking about confronting Tom and what he would say. She was floating on her back, when she noticed someone on the balcony, watching her. She stood up in the water. She asked if someone was up there and she got silence as an answer. When Anne-Marie got back they left right away. Anne-Marie went straight to her aunt’s house to baby-sit and Jamie started for Tom’s house. She was about one block from the bus stop when she noticed the sound of footprints behind her. She turned around and saw nothing. She began to run to the bus stop. When she got to Tom’s house, she knocked three times before someone answered. She then found out that Tom’s father had been in a car accident. Tom had left her a not that said, “Dear Jamie, I guess we all act crazy sometimes. I’ll try to call you. Love, Tom.” She went home trying to figure out what he meant. That night Jamie and her mother got in a pickle over nothing. She went to her room, and answered the phone hoping it was Tom, but it wasn’t. It was Aunt Sarah. She brought the phone down stairs to her mom. Then when her mother hung up, a few minutes later Anne-Marie called and asked if Tom had called yet. He hadn’t. Her question in her head was, why not? This character reminds me of myself, because we both worry a lot. We think a lot alike. We ask our selves the same kind of questions when we’re worried. I would like to have has much trust has Jamie. She always trusts people no matter what it seems they did. I would like to be friends with Jamie because she always understanding, clam, and trust worthy. I would like the character trait of trust. She trusts people so easily.

I think this part of the book is mainly the rising action. It’s kind of boring to me. I like romance books much better. My cousin is reading //To Kill a Mockingbird//, she doesn’t like it that much, but it’s still on my to read list. Another ting I like to do is paint my fingernails and to nails. I do all kinds of designs and patterns on my nails. Right now, I have white fingernails with purple spots and on my toes; I have purple with white spots. People wonder how I can have the patience, but I just get bored and painting. Have you ever read any Sarah Dessen books? I really want to. They look really good. Also have you ever read books like: //Dear John// or //The Last Song//? Those are also books I would like to read. What are the research papers about? When your outside, do you spend your time with animals, kids, or what do you like to do when you’re outside?

Your buddy, Macy Probst

= Week 4 Adult: Jill Bierman = Student: Macy Probst Book Title: Broken Date Pages Read: 100-150

In this weeks reading, someone she thought was Tom kidnapped Jamie, but wasn’t. Then when, the kidnapper, Okie got to the cabin in the woods, Tom jumped off the top of the van and onto Okie. Tom told Jamie to run into the forest, but when she stopped to tie her shoes Okie’s girlfriend caught her. She brought her back to the cabin where she was tied up next to Tom. Okie told them he was going to drown them, but he called it bath time. Then he took Tom to the tub and held his head under the water for three minutes, then he took his head out and laid him on the floor. When he picked up Jamie and was going to bring her to the tub, Tom suddenly got up. They fought until Okie’s girlfriend hit her head on the table and Okie went unconscious, and tied them up. Then Jamie asked many questions and so did Tom. It turned out that Tom was so nervous all the time because he didn’t know how to tell Jamie that he quit the swim team. So, everything was just a miss understanding. I did enjoy the book, because it always had me predicting. I think people who like mysteries should read this book. The main character change throughout the story by thinking the robber was Tom to trusting him at the end. Always ask questions is a good life lesson to learn. I wouldn’t change the ending of the book.

Thank you for reading with me!

Macy Probst

Week 3 Macy Probst/Mrs. Bierman Book: Broken Date

To focus on one character is hard. I like Anne-Marie, because she has common sense and tells Jamie to do the right thing. I appreciate that in a friend also. Jamie, on the other hand, is on my nerves! I wish she would just turn Tom in and be done with it. If he is innocent, the police will figure that out. If he is guilty, he should be arrested and she shouldn't care after that - HE KILLED SOMEONE! However, I'm convinced that there is something else going on in this book. I really want Tom to be innocent. Hopefully he is!

Do you live on the family farm? I am friends with your aunt Laurie, and am pretty sure I've been to your farm. I actually helped feed the calves once. I'm naturally a town girl, so I thought it was pretty neat. Now, I live in the country and wouldn't have it any other way. I like to sit outside and read, but I prefer not to have animals around. Cats are creepy to me! Dogs are great, if they don't jump and nip constantly. I had an English Bulldog when I was a teenager and loved her. This really isn't my kind of book, but I do like trying to figure out what is going to happen! My favorite TV shows are CSI, The Mentalist and Law and Order, so I'm a detective at heart!

(Posted for the 2nd time, because I'm an idiot on computers. Never done this Wiki stuff!) Have a great day. I'll post Week 4 tomorrow. Finished the book - CRAZY!

Week 4 Macy Probst/Mrs. Bierman Book: Broken Date I'm still shocked that there actually was another "Tom"! I like the way the book ended. I wonder why they gave Okie's character a stutter. I think the author wanted us to realize someone like that is actually weak in a lot of ways. Meanness does not make you strong. Dolly acted more like his mom than his girlfriend. Although this book became pretty predictable, I liked it. I knew it was an old book because the author mentioned several things from my childhood/teenage life. Swatch watches, Hungry Hippos and the Beastie Boys were popular "back in the day". So, it was kind of a nice stroll down memory lane for me. Great choice of book, Macy. I will see you next week.