Blog Post 4

        The book that I read is I am Number Four. It is a book about a kid named John Smith(Number four) and his guardian, Henri. They are from the destroyed planet of Lorien. They traveled to earth with 9 other kids and 9 guardians when John was just 4 years old. They are all spread out around earth, hiding from the creatures that killed Lorien, the Mogadorians. The Mogadorians can only kill the kids in order from 1 to 9. The first three are killed. Number Four is next.
        I loved this book so much and it was a joy to read. I think that the three scenes the movie should keep is the scene where John gets his first legacy, when John and Sarah kiss, and when John meets number 6. If I had to cut off any scenes, it would be Sam and John hang out, and when Mark steals John's phone. I already saw the movie and I was very satisfied with it. Some things I would change about the movie is add some more Mogadorians. In the book there was like a whole army of them, but in the movie there was only about 5. I would also add some more romance with John and Sarah, becuase I liked that in the book. Next, I would add the parts where John has to train with his powers to get used to them. Lastly, I think they should have had a better connection with John and Henri. In the book the connection was really strong, but in the movie they seemed kind of annoyed with each other all the time. That is what I think about the movie adaptation of I am Number Four.

Book 1 reading project

        The book that I read was The Shack. It was an amazing book to read and it taught me a lot. One of the things that it taught me was to forgive and to help. We need to forgive those who have hurt us and live our lives without hate. That is why I think that there should be something called The Missy foundation. The Missy foundation would be a foundation for families who have lost someone, people who are poor, or they just need someone to talk to. This relates to the book when Mack’s daughter, Missy, gets kidnapped and murdered. He was really depressed and he changed, “Shortly after the summer that Missy vanished, ‘The Great Sadness’ had draped itself around Mack’s shoulders like some invisible but almost tangibly heavy quilt.” (Mack 25)

                The Missy foundation would do many things to raise money. The first thing they would do would be a march around a forest in Oregon (where most of the book takes place). There would be marching for lost loved ones, the poor, the sick, and pretty much anybody you care about. There would be red balloons sold so that you can carry it if you know someone who has died or that you cared very much about. There would be drinks and food there that you could buy. Bands would be on a stage and be singing and there would be singing and dancing contests in which the winner of each would win a free book of The Shack and also 500 dollars. Lastly, there would be a stand selling The Shack and ladybug pins (which represent Missy’s kidnapping), “…he noticed a ladybug pin sticking in the coloring book.” (Mack 49) “We believe he’s responsible for abducting and killing at least four children so far, all girls, all under the age of ten. Each times he adds a dot to the ladybug, so this would be number five.” (Wikowsky 52)  All the money raised for that would go to homeless shelters and help benefit those who need it.

                The Missy Foundation would also do a book signing. They would get a lot of famous book writers somehow and then they would all have their own stations to take pictures and sign books. You would have to pay for a ticket in advance because it will be sold out if you do not hurry up. Some of the famous authors there would be William P. Young (author of The Shack) J.K. Rowling, Rick Riordan, and many, many more! It would be really hard to get them there knowing they are probably busy, but the foundation would still try their hardest!

                Another thing that the Missy Foundation would do is when they raise enough money; they would start to build schools around the country. The schools would be for kids from kindergarten to the 12^th grade. The schools would be very nice and big. All the teachers would be paid and they would be the best there is. Sometimes, the Missy foundation will visit the schools that they made and talk about their foundation. Not only would the foundation go to just schools that they built, but they would go to other schools around the country and talk to people about what the foundation does and let the kids know that if they need someone to talk to, they can always ask for help. The kids would learn to be helpful and nice to everybody that they meet.

                Lastly, the Missy foundation would take mission trips to places like Africa or Mexico, or somewhere that needs help. When there, they would feed families, give clothing to children, give water to everyone! They would help to make sure if somebody there is sick, then they would help out and try to get them better. They would probably do this around the summer time and be there for about a month.  Anybody would be allowed to come!

                This book was really amazing to me. It made me think more about God and the struggles that he must have also. It taught me to trust people; to forgive and to forget.  I am very thankful for my family and I would never want them to be hurt. I think the Missy foundation would help families that really need support. Thank you William P. Young for a book that can change lives.