At the end of 7th grade, i read a book called Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli. I chose to write about this book because of the characters. I think that in every book, there should be at least one character that you love. In Milkweed, you love the main character, Misha. Another one of my favorite books of 2013 was Make Lemonade, by Virginia Wolff. The way she wrote parts of the book put a very clear picture in my mind. It wasn't hard to get pulled into the book for a long time.
         Milkweed is a book about a small orphan boy named Misha, who lives in Warsaw, Poland, during World War ll. He has to steel food to survive. He meets another thief named Uri, who decides to help him and take care of him. Soon, he is living with a large group of homeless boys. While he is out steeling food, he sees German soldiers invading Poland. He doesn't realize the danger he is in when they are around. Instead, he admires them and says that he wants to become a soldier when he is older. Soon, he meets Janina, a "little girl" who lives in a nice house with her big family. The book is really about the friendship between Misha and Janina. Both the characters are likable, and you are able to connect with them.
         The book Make Lemonade, by Virginia Wolff is about a girl named a girl named LaVaughn. She is very interested in school, and going to college. She had been looking forward to college for a long time, and began saving up money. In school, she sees a poster asking for a babysitter. She decides to take the job. When she goes to the address the poster had on it. She finds that she signed up to take care of the two children of a 17 year old, Jolly. She becomes good friends with Jolly and learns that she lives by herself in a small house. She was fired from her job and can't seem to get another one. The book is about the relationship between LaVaughn and the two children. I enjoyed this book because of the characters. Books need a good character to connect to and to look forward to reading about. I liked the character Jolly because of her struggles and how she handled them.