Compare and contrast - The First Part Last & Homeboyz

In both books they struggle in their life's family and friends. In the book Homeboyz it's about this guy named Teddy who's sister Tina was killed in a drive by but randomly because it was also just a hit ad run. Teddys family was devastated and mad since they "ran" the streets the boys thought they should do something about it, and that means fight or kill one or do something back. Teddy was arrested because he attempted homicide after his sisters loss. In the book th first part last, Bobby is a father and at a younger age and is worrying about keeping his daughter Feather.  They bothering of relate be used they struggle a lot and since they are from the "hood" they get to more trouble and are also seen as poor people. They are also very different because it's  a different situation, in Homeboyz Teddy lost his sister to a drive by and in The First Part Last Bobby just needs to figure out what's better for Feather. 

The first part last

In the book, "The First Part Last" I feel has a lot of intense,the reason I say that is because Bobby has a girlfriend named Nia and they have a baby together named Feather. The live with Bobby's mom and are going to move back with his dad because he feels like it's a better place to raise Feather. He has his doubts on keeping her because he's still young but when he sees how his friends and family are with her he notices something, that she brings them together. He realizes that he never loved anyone as much as he loves Feather. The reason it's intense is because he doesn't really know what to do with his life and having a baby makes him think about everything he has to do and everything he needs to do to keep Feather and him wealthy and happy. 

The first part last

In the book " The First Part Last" by Angela Johnson is about this couple who has a kid but isn't really prepaired for having one yet. The story goes from when they had the child to before they had it. It's like  every chapter is different the flirts one started with now and the next with then, and so on and so on. It's a really good book because you don't really expect so much from it. The couple doesn't really want the baby but at the same time they do because they can't really resist her. I feel like the baby and the father had this connection because in the book he talks about how beautiful she is and how she lays on him and breaths. I feel like this is a very important part of the book because he explains all these things which might make him want to keep her. 

My story- summary

In the book My Story by Elizabeth Smart she goes on telling us her experience of when she was kidnapped and used. She was only 14 at the time and she was put through things we can't even imagine or want to. She was taken by a guy named Brian David Mitchell and by his wife Wanda Brazee, they would abuse her, rape her and kept her chained. They would sometimes have breakfast, lunch and dinner together but in nudity. She would cry but not  loud enough for them to really notice because she wanted to be strong and not weak, she also didn't want to show weakness to them because if she did they would be able to hurt her more. She was taken a couple of places because they didn't have a house and they needed to move around a lot, they lived in a tent most of their life's. Elizabeth had convinced them to go back to Utah, she had said it was gods decision and he would want that for the better. Her plan was to get noticed in her hometown and when they agreed to go back they noticed her quickly even when she was disguised. She had got noticed by this police officer and was asked questions and that's when she said she was Elizabeth Smart. She returned home after nine months and barely told her story because she wasn't that ready to talk about what had happened to her. 

Conflicts- My Story

Some conflicts in the book I'm reading "My Story" by Elizabeth Smart is that she got kidnapped from her own house in the middle of the night and was abused and raped. This is the major conflict in the book because she was 14 when this all happened and it took 9 months for people to find her or spot her. She wasn't really fed or taken good care of because all the guy who took her (Brian David Mitchell) wanted to do was use her and take advantage since she couldn't do anything to help herself. His wife had helped him take her and use her. When she was found it was because she had been seen with them on the street. In the story she says, " I wiped my tears away, but inside I was crying even more. He was so...heartless. So cold and unfeeling." What this is showing is that she can't really do this anymore but she's not going to show him she's weak, she wants to be strong but it's impossible for her not only because she can't  really do this herself but because she is only 14 years old and people are doing things to her we don't even want to imagine.

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The secret language of sisters

In the book The Secret Language of Sisters by Luanne Rice there is this amazing quote on page 111. " I wanted her to talk to me for once, to know I was here and not feel the way we had when talking to our dads grave, when we knew he was gone, that he wasn't really here." I really like this quote personally and think it is such an amazing quotes and powerful. The reason I'm saying that is because she's saying that even though I'm in coma and can't talk I just want you to see through that if I was here. Like since there dad died and when they visit his grave they usually talk to him like he's there but not there and she doesn't want to her sister to feel like she isn't coming back. This quote can also go to a lot of people because it's like saying even though you lost a lot of people in your life and someone else tries to reach you, don't push them away, because even though Roo is in coma she's still there for Tilly and she wants her to know that.