A Hustler's Fantasy

True To The Game By Terri Woods
pg 1 - pg 132

True To The Game by Terri Woods has this character named Gena that has to be the popular girl, that everyone knows of. If Gena isn't the popular one then she feels miserable. Gena seems like a real and believable character. You got the kinds of people who don't "fit in" in school, at their jobs, and maybe even their own family. Then you got the popular kids who have to be seen and shown off. It may not be just from their prettiest, or even their intelligence, it may just be having a relationship with the biggest drug dealer in the city. Quadir, is the drug dealers name. To him Gena is the one. All the other girl's don't mean nothing to him as he say's. He makes a lot of money. Everyone wants someone that makes money. Quadir makes it the illegal way. That isn't always the way to go necessarly there is other ways to make money. THE RIGHT WAY.
In Quadir's eyes, he's been looking for Gena for awhile. He has secrets but doesn't tell Gena. Gena is suppose to be his girlfriend, why he doesn't tell her things, things that she should know before she starts falling in love with him. Gena has a family and so does Quadir. They abandon what they have to go on a vacation. Isn't quite a vacation when things get hectic on the other part of the city. If you were Gena would you think about the consequences that you would have if you started a relationship with a drug dealer?

God Dont Like Ugly by Mary Monroe

i am in to a new book now a new project this is shante i know i left you hanging but i wont this time. But this book is about two young females a shy awkward overweight child who is not pretty at all. in she meets this girl that is very pretty and very popular and she wants to be friends with her. her dreams come true and in the summer the girl Rhonda Nelson chooses her to be her friend. she found some one she can talk to and tell her secrets to. also in the story the little girl is being raped. and one of the little experience woman hood and the other one doesnt. the book is good so far.
by shante

True TO THE GAME

True to the Game by TERRI WOODS pg 1- pg 132

My impressions of the book so far is that it's a good book. True to the Game is thrilling and exciting. You would never think of what happened would have happened. How the author wrote the book it helps you to get into the book and help you understand he book better. By the author writing how she does, you can really put yourself into the characters place and there situations. The book isn't about older people that are out of my range but kids that are in my age bracket. By the kids being in my age bracket it helps you relate to the kids and there situations. I can't relate to the book but people I know can relate to the book . Page after page it gets more and more exciting. I can't wait to flip the next page to see what happens next. This book is better than I thought it was going to be. The book really tells the truth about the real "Players" in the book. What the people in the real world on the street do.

Group Response

The group chose Young Adult literature because we were really unable to agree on a different genre. One wanted this genre others wanted that.We just argued about a genre. By picking this genre we would have a better variety of books to choose from. All the people in the group like different kinds of books. The young adult literature genre we have a bigger variety than the other genres.

We think that people read this genre because the books that are young adult literature can appear to us to be true. Even though they are fiction books they still feel like they are real. Young adult literature fiction books are basically going on in everyday life even though they are not true, you can compare them to real situations.

It's humanity that it provides is there heart and their brain. Some people can relate to fiction books. When they see a title or read the back of a book they might feel like that is the right book for them. There may be a young adult book that might not catch their eye right away but when they read the book the might like it.

Assessment - Indy Reading Project - December

Frado - 3.25/5 Responses

The two responses on the separate characters start to shed some good insight into motivation.  Make sure you keep up next project.

Crystalyn - 5/5 Responses

I didn't know that this book made reference to The Blizzard of 77.  I can't believe you were in 4th grade for that Thanksgiving blizzard where all the kids got stuck at school.  I remember having seniors write about it happening during their sophomore year.  Man I'm getting old.  I remember having off school for a week for the Blizzard of 85.  Good times.  On a side note, I have to get off my butt and read some Connie Porter.  

Shante - 3/5 Responses

I need you to talk about the book more specifically.  That last response reeks of b(ad) s(tuff).  You have to keep up with the work.

Brittany - 5/5 Responses

Brittany, sounds like Jessica is under a lot of pressure, most of it self inflicted.  You're kind of overworking yourself by telling all that plot.  Stick to the questions.   They'll help you focus.