Nicole-Taryan

= Week 3 = Student: Taryn Mahaffey Book Title: The kid who ran for president Pages Read 51-98

Moon and Lane are to opposite people. Witch with my friends most of us are the same we like the same things we do the same things and even like the same people its weird. But with Lane and Moon they are not alike Moon likes Abby, Lane likes Chelsea, Moon is dumb, and Lane is Krantz Gangs up on Moon and asked questions he acts goofy like giving smart but answers. That’s one trait I would wont and some times have just not all the time. When you get in trouble and you just act like you no every thing or that everything is ok but its not or when you cant hold it in and you just cry in front of everybody then u go to the bathroom and come back and act like nothing happened. If I new Moon I would love to be his friend because he is funny loving kind caring and just would be fun to hang with.

I think that Moon will get Abby as the first lady and they will become girlfriend and boyfriend. What do you think? So how’s high school? I hope its fun!!! So I have been trying to stay out of trouble. It is going pretty good just hanging around being good or trying to anyway.

Judson Moon is a typical sixth grade boy. He wants to just be a kid and doesn't really take running for President seriously. Lane, has been the one that has kept the whole campaign going because in reality, Lane is the one that wanted to run for President, and is jus t hiding behind Moon. Judson decides that he doesn't really want to be the President. Moon gets the kids of American to convince their parents to vote for him and raise his percentage in the polls. They take the amendment to Congress to try and pass one saying that age isn't a factor when running for the presidency. Judson reminds me a lot of my friend Ian Hollis. He is such a smart elec who has to have a comment for everyone. Ian is also kind of a slacker when it comes to a lot of things and doesn't really take life seriously. I think if I could acquire any trait from Judson it would be his lack of responsibility and care free attitude. I would love somedays to go back to the sixth grade and not have to worry about the future. I think that I would want to be Moon's friend because he seems like a pretty laid back kind of guy.

I think that Moon will win the election, but decline it because he realizes that he just wants to be a kid. I also think that him and Abby will finally get back together and keep their friendship. Have you registered for high school yet? For fun, I like to swim in the summer time, go four-wheeler riding, shopping and basically anything with my friends. Do you know what classes you are taking? I love high school, I have been very involved in a lot of things all four years, which I highly recommend. I'm sure you will enjoy it!

Throughout the story, Judson Moon, a sixth grader from Madison, Wisconsin has been in the race for the President of the United States. At this stage in the book, Moon was asked to debate the other two candidates in front of America. Lane had him cramming for the debate trying to memorize his position on all the “hot topics” of today’s society. When it came time to give the debate, Moon completely froze and decided that he was crazy and didn’t really want to be the President anyways. He was only in sixth grade! Judson gave the most flip answers off the top of his head that completely called American politics a joke. He thought that surely he would lose the election now. Little did he know that while being in the public eye, even a sixth grader has dirt that someone will find out about. His favorite reporter, Pete Guerra, called him one night to ask about the time that he store a term paper from a kid’s locker and through it down the sewer. The next day, Moon’s name was all over the papers and everyone was calling him a fraud. The day finally came for the election and voting to take place. It was a close race despite everything that went on the week before, but Moon and June pulled off a win for the President of the United States in the year 2000. Everyone around Moon was so excited, but himself. He realized that he didn’t want to be President so he resigned and let the current President take on another turn. His emotional speech allowed Abby back into his life and everything ended happily ever after for Judson Moon. I did in fact enjoy this book. It was a breath of fresh air from all the pre-college books I’ve been reading. The book was nice to take a step back and read some great literature. I think that any kid should read this book. It could be read as an easy read or for AR points. Judson Moon changes throughout the story tremendously. He starts out as this immature sixth grader who doesn’t have a care in the world, to worrying about the name of his Parakeet because it would offend the people of America. Moon tries hard to please Lane because he is a kid of his word and told Lane that he would do everything that Lane told him to to win the election. In the end, Moon realizes that he just wants to stay a kid and doesn’t want to grow up yet. I think the lesson that the author is trying to teach is that as every generation gets older, everyone always wants to be older, prettier, better than what they are now. No one really seems to be satisfied with the way life is currently. The book is trying to tell the reader that it is okay to want to stay in the present where you are and there is no hurry to grow up and try and take on the responsibilities of a grown up before you absolutely have to. Who wants to be in a hurry to grow up anyways? I think the author did a great job ending the book with Abby and Judson becoming friends and hanging out again. Nothing too dramatic happened in the story which is sometimes a relief from other stories. Nicole, I really enjoyed doing this project with you and I hope that you learned something from reading this book. Always remember to stay a kid as long as you can and just have fun in the moment. Grow up when you have to and do not try to rush into it. I hope you experience everything in high school that you possibly can. A little piece of advice is try every club and every thing that interests you because before you know it, you are ready to graduate high school and you don’t want to leave high school with any regrets!! Best of Luck in High School!! Your Friend, Taryn Mahaffey
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