2/1/12
Dear Mrs.Zrihen,The book that I am reading is called "Miley Cyrus: Miles to Go," by: Miley Cyrus. The quote that touched me the most was, "Dad, that isn't the line!" on page 86, because it shows readers that Miley is not afraid to say or do what she wants, when she thinks something is wrong, she will fix it right away, just like she did in this quote for her dad . Before reading a book, I look at the genre, and then I look at the synopsis to get a sneak preview so I can tell if I would like it or not. While reading a book, write words that I don't understand in the book, and I put sticky noes in the main places of the book so that I can use them later. Last but not least, After reading a book, I look up all the words that I didn't understand, and then I do my reader's journal for Mrs.Zrihen. The genre of this book is Autobiography, because its a book about Miley that is also written by Miley. Any book that is made about a person and is written by that same person, is an autobiography. The main characters in the book are Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, her mom, and her family( siblings, and grandparents). The protagonists are all the characters. The antagonists are the girls who bullied Miley in middle school. The foil characters are Miley's true love and her friends that she talked about but didn't give names to. The setting of this book takes place in Nashville,Tennessee, where Miley was born and raised before she became famous and starting moving everywhere. The exposition of this book is that Miley had to make a decision whether she wanted to stick with cheerleading, or take the chances of becoming famous. At first Miley thought her life might be ruined if she quits cheerleading because Disney might not choose her for the role of Hannah Montana, but at the end, she believed and got what she was believing, hoping, and setting her mind to. The climax of this book is that Miley needs to believe more and tell herself all the time, that she can do it. The falling action, is when Miley tries out for the role of Hannah Montana because she might be too young, and because they haven't called her back for months. The resolution of this book, is that Miley ends up getting the part of Hannah Montana and becomes extremely famous from that show. The author's tone in this book is soft but weak at the same time, its like she couldn't really make up her mind. The mood she was in was heart-broken and happy. The theme of this book was to teach people to always remember how life is so precious and it means a lot to people when someone changes in a good or bad way. The author's point of view is that she wanted to give people a learning experience and instead of putting all negativity, just put positive things in your mind. The pattern of organization is cause and effect because at first Miley didn't have hope in herself, but at the end she worked hard, and achieved her goals of becoming famous. The author's purpose for writing this book was to inform people that people can be whatever and whoever they want, but as long as they are in love with what they do, nothing will change between them. Three response starters are, I like the way the author wrote and explained herself in this book. I noticed how the author really put focus into thinking of how to write it. I wish that their was a little less confusion with their emotions. I rate this book a 10 out of 10 because I liked how the author was detailed about everything and thought everything out before writing it. That is what I liked the most about this book of this book.
Sincerely,
Danielle Ben-David
