In chapter 16, Cadence's father gives her some books for the gifts. She thought about the love from the story. The story talk about the 3 daughter of the king. Only the third daughter knows what is love, and she really love her father. But her father didn't understand. Cadence realized she love her granddad, but she is not sure that she likes him.
She also remembered her friend-Gat, and she think Gat didn't love her and she didn't love Gat either.
Then, the story back to the Island.
2015年4月28日星期二
2015年4月23日星期四
Vocabulary words
Glamorous P.39
Adj.
Having an air of allure, romance and excitement – charming
Book: it is hardly glamorous the way Mummy and I quarrel now that Dad is gone.
Stagger P.30
V.
Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Book: I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony.
Recuperate P.32
V.
Regain a former condition after a financial loss.
Book: Mummy took me home to Vermont to recuperate.
Villainous P.32
Adj.
A villainous person is very bad and willing to harm other people or break the law in order to get what he or she wants.
Book: they always look villainous in the dark of the evening.
Heroine. 39
N.
N.
The main good female character in a work of fiction
Book: When she’s there, her pale skin and watery eyes make her look glamorously tragic, like a literary heroine wasting from consumption.
Agony 30
Adj.
Adj.
Intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
Book: I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony.
Ivory 28
Adj.
A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Book: inside, it is full of original New York cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.
shore 32 n.
the land along the edge of a body of water
Book: There are big rocks in off the shore, craggy and black.
hilariously p31
Adv. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
Book: covertly, hilariously, behind Granddad’s black while he drove the motorboat.
stunning p27
Adj. strikingly beautiful or attractive
She was a stunning woman, even when she was old.
pitiful p36
Adj.
Adj.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
Different from my pitiful voice messages, these were charming, darling notes from a person without headaches.
collapse vt. an abrupt failure of function or health
12“I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice.”
Giddy vt. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
11“Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and I snuck glasses of wine and felt giddy and silly.”
embroidered adj adorned with embroidery
11“Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.”
Surpasses
V. distinguish oneself
16“Eventually she surpasses her employer in skill and her food is known throughout the land”
(n.)Taxidermy: the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
11“Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.”
Page 28
Quarrel: an angry dispute
15“It is hardly glamorous the way Mummy and I quarrel now that Dad is gone.”
Page 39
Constellation: an arrangement of parts or elements
8“I was glad Gat didn’t try to sound knowledgeable about constellations or say stupid stuff about wishing on stars.”
Page 21
Snorkeling: skin diving with a snorkel
11“WHEN I WASN’T bleeding, and when Mirren and Johnny were snorkeling or wrangling the littles, or when everyone lay on couches watching movies on the Clairmont flat-screen, Gat and I hid away.”
Page 30
Stagger: an unsteady uneven gait
11“I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice. Especially not Mummy.”
Page 30
Traumatic: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
13“Migraine headaches caused by traumatic brain injury.”
Page 34
collapse vt. an abrupt failure of function or health
12“I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice.”
Giddy vt. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
11“Johnny, Mirren, Gat, and I snuck glasses of wine and felt giddy and silly.”
embroidered adj adorned with embroidery
11“Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.”
Surpasses
V. distinguish oneself
16“Eventually she surpasses her employer in skill and her food is known throughout the land”
(n.)Taxidermy: the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
11“Inside, it is full of original New Yorker cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plaques.”
Page 28
Quarrel: an angry dispute
15“It is hardly glamorous the way Mummy and I quarrel now that Dad is gone.”
Page 39
Constellation: an arrangement of parts or elements
8“I was glad Gat didn’t try to sound knowledgeable about constellations or say stupid stuff about wishing on stars.”
Page 21
Snorkeling: skin diving with a snorkel
11“WHEN I WASN’T bleeding, and when Mirren and Johnny were snorkeling or wrangling the littles, or when everyone lay on couches watching movies on the Clairmont flat-screen, Gat and I hid away.”
Page 30
Stagger: an unsteady uneven gait
11“I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony, hoping no one in the family would notice. Especially not Mummy.”
Page 30
Traumatic: of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body
13“Migraine headaches caused by traumatic brain injury.”
Page 34
2015年4月15日星期三
chapter 1-5 blog
Rich people and beautiful place
When I started reading this book, I felt peaceful and beautiful. That is because the Sinclair family has no criminal, addict and failure. People who is Sinclair have lots of welfare such as if credit card bills go unpaid, it is doesn't matter. So, it is a very good place for living.
Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the main character in this story. He live in Burlington, Vermont, with his mum and 3 dogs. He had a bad experience that he suffer accident. His father was a middling successful professor, and he had lots of good habits suck as fond of bicycles and art museums. But his father didn't love his parents, and just spent only summer in Windemere house with family. And then, he left. He was leaving him and his mother because of Saab. That feel like he pulled out a handgun and shot Cadence Sinclair Eastman. Eastman loves his father, and his father broke his heart. His mother was very sad too, and she was crying. So, his mom is his all that he had. After that, they went to Beechwood Island.
Tipper and Harris Sinclair had 3 daughters who named Penny, Carrie, and Bess. Harries came into his money when he 21 years old. Granddad has only one failure that he never had a son, but it doesn't matter. His girls were very beautiful and rich. Granddad and Tipper loved those girls, so they can not say whom they loved best.
Johnny, Mirren and Eastman called liars by their family, they were all nearly same age, and they all had birthdays in the fall. They got "liars" when they started going to Beechwood the year they were eight. Johnny didn't like playing with girls. "Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark." According to this sentence, I think he was very smart, and lively. "Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain." I think Mirren was very cute, and smart. So, I think they are main characters in this book, because they called "liars". In my opinion, Cadence Sinclair Eastman was pathetic and lucky. First, he was pathetic, because his father left him and his mother. Then, they moved to Beechwood Island. Second, he was lucky, because he had a rich, and lovely family. His mom and granddad loved him, and he had lots of friends. So, I think he will have a good time in Beechwood Island.
As the reader of this book, I think their community and welfare are much better than ours. For their environment, they had nearly best environment in the world, because they lived on the island. The air is wet, and has no toxic substance. They moved to Beechwood Island with granddad after Eastman's father left his family. After read chapter one and two, I thought they lived in the place where like paradise. The writer used lots of adjective to describe the "paradise". So, I like reading this book, it is interesting.
When I started reading this book, I felt peaceful and beautiful. That is because the Sinclair family has no criminal, addict and failure. People who is Sinclair have lots of welfare such as if credit card bills go unpaid, it is doesn't matter. So, it is a very good place for living.
Cadence Sinclair Eastman is the main character in this story. He live in Burlington, Vermont, with his mum and 3 dogs. He had a bad experience that he suffer accident. His father was a middling successful professor, and he had lots of good habits suck as fond of bicycles and art museums. But his father didn't love his parents, and just spent only summer in Windemere house with family. And then, he left. He was leaving him and his mother because of Saab. That feel like he pulled out a handgun and shot Cadence Sinclair Eastman. Eastman loves his father, and his father broke his heart. His mother was very sad too, and she was crying. So, his mom is his all that he had. After that, they went to Beechwood Island.
Tipper and Harris Sinclair had 3 daughters who named Penny, Carrie, and Bess. Harries came into his money when he 21 years old. Granddad has only one failure that he never had a son, but it doesn't matter. His girls were very beautiful and rich. Granddad and Tipper loved those girls, so they can not say whom they loved best.
Johnny, Mirren and Eastman called liars by their family, they were all nearly same age, and they all had birthdays in the fall. They got "liars" when they started going to Beechwood the year they were eight. Johnny didn't like playing with girls. "Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark." According to this sentence, I think he was very smart, and lively. "Mirren, she is sugar, curiosity, and rain." I think Mirren was very cute, and smart. So, I think they are main characters in this book, because they called "liars". In my opinion, Cadence Sinclair Eastman was pathetic and lucky. First, he was pathetic, because his father left him and his mother. Then, they moved to Beechwood Island. Second, he was lucky, because he had a rich, and lovely family. His mom and granddad loved him, and he had lots of friends. So, I think he will have a good time in Beechwood Island.
As the reader of this book, I think their community and welfare are much better than ours. For their environment, they had nearly best environment in the world, because they lived on the island. The air is wet, and has no toxic substance. They moved to Beechwood Island with granddad after Eastman's father left his family. After read chapter one and two, I thought they lived in the place where like paradise. The writer used lots of adjective to describe the "paradise". So, I like reading this book, it is interesting.
2015年4月13日星期一
Reaction for ending
In my opinion, the end of the story is kind of sad. First, Olivia just left a paper for Lorenzo, then she left. She was the only person who Lorenzo wanted tell the truth. Second, Olivia was died in the bar because of drug overdose. She was only 33 years old. They promised that Olivia never ever drug each other. But now, Olivia was broken that. I think Olivia was very pathetic, because she didn't have parents, money, and she never get love until meet Lorenzo. So, I think it is a sad ending for this story.
2015年4月5日星期日
Haiku poems
John is a sad boy
He is also a student
He likes playing games
I enjoy my life
Everything is good to me
So I am happy
2015年4月2日星期四
3 thinking questions
1. If you were Lorenzo, what should you do when Olivia was sick?
2. Why Olivia hated her father?
3. Do you think Lorenzo's father was a good man? Why or why not.
2015年4月1日星期三
Lorenzo's sister
After read chapter 5, I think Olivia who was Lorenzo's sister was a kind of strange person. First, she didn't listen to her parents when she was young, and she was lied to her parents. For example, when she got in trouble, she told to her parents that she is a photographer. Second, she didn't care about his Lorenzo. Although they had same father, but actually Olivia didn't care about her family. She hated her father, and left her family to somewhere. Third, I think Olivia is kind of rude, because when Lorenzo didn't want her live in Lorenzo's cellar, Olivia used very sly way to live in his cellar. So, in my opinion, I don't like Olivia for now.
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