The Summer of Skinny Dipping a novel by Amanda Howells. Sixteen year old Mia Gordon and her family go to the Hamptons in New York to stay at her Aunt and Uncle’s beach house for the whole summer. Mia is really excited to see her cousin Corrine, who's the same age, and they are really close whenever they get together. However, since the last time Mia saw her, Corrine has transformed into a beautiful, and snobby, socialite, who likes to party and spend her parents' money. Mia does not fit in as well as she thought with her cousin Corrine or Corrine’s upscale friends.
Dorothy and her mother had a great relationship, they where always making fun of aunt Lucy and how she was the ideal mother and wife. One day, when Dorothy is a grown woman, her mother dies. Meanwhile, aunt Lucy had lost her husband and has turned 75, so she is an old lonely woman. Of gratitude for all the summer holidays Dorothy had spend at aunt Lucy’s, she invites her to stay at her place for a couple of days, so she doesn’t have to be alone while she is grieving over her sisters death. At first Dorothy can’t even recognize aunt Lucy, she has always pictured her as this kind chatty woman, but now she is cold and quiet.
Caroline Fisher (Paul’s mom) will be wearing a beautiful long blue dress with stilettos and dazzling diamond earrings. she is happy to see that everyone at the party is noticing her stunning apparel. Theresa Cruz (one of Paul’s friend) will be wearing ripped jeans with a purple t-shirt on that says “Girls Night Out” and purple sneakers. Theresa has a blast at the party but at the time of the discussion of her brother and Paul, she had to break them up and say that they are equally as good as each other and both can perform outstanding tasks. Tino Cruz (Theresa’s brother and plays with Paul on the soccer team) wears white and black striped short with a black shirt that says “soccer for the win” and black Nike sneakers.
Eventually he listens to his players and it works out in the end. Jess is the captain of the team and she loves to win. She is also the setter and she is very good. Her parents are very involved in what she does but her dad thinks she should be girlier. Crash is one of the best goalies in the district who decides to quit soccer to play volleyball.
ITS 101 HW 1 Creative Work after reading “Pink boots and a machete” I don’t enjoy reading much, but I found this book was really interesting and well-composed autobiography by documenting the author’s journey from NFL cheerleader to the primatologist. I also thought that it is also quite inspiring especially for the young teenage girls. The book starts out with Mireya explaining how she'd have many pets in her small home. She lived with her mother, grandmother and aunt, all 3 being strong Cuban women who inspired her through the years. She goes through school life like any other child, and makes it to college where she tries out for the Miami Dolphins' cheerleading squad, and makes it.
As for ‘Bend It Like Beckham’, Jessie is a British-Indian who likes to play soccer very much. Because of her family’s tradition and religion, she is not allowed to play soccer. What she is supposed to do is to study hard and get married with a nice man but not focus on the soccer. Beckham is her hero who supports Jessie everytime when she gets in trouble. Finally, she wins the final soccer match and goes to a good university for playing soccer.
Edith Wharton’s “Roman Fever” by: Cassandra Bush “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton is a story about two wealthy American widows who have been friends for almost a lifetime, but have a secret they have kept bottled up for a very long time. Alida Slade and Grace Ansley are the main characters in this compelling story that incorporates love, mother/daughter relationships and revenge. The story's beginning finds the older women having lunch overlooking a beautiful view of the Forum. Their daughters, on the other hand, partake on an adventure with two Italian men alone. Utilizing their time alone, the mothers compared their own adventures in Rome when they were their daughter’s age.
In the end, Qamrah is a single parent living a life of a pariah with her parents. Michelle is successful professional and lives on her own terms. Sadeem after being dejected in love twice opens her own bridal store and eventually marries her cousin. Lamees is the only one of the four girls who finds both professional as well as personal happiness and marries the man she loves. MY EMOTIONAL CONNECT WHILE READING THE BOOK The main reason why I loved reading this book and why to this date I remember the story is that I was able to emotionally connect with the story.
In return for Annie's kindness, Lora takes in Annie and her daughter. Annie works as Lora's live-in housekeeper, bringing her light-skinned daughter along. A decade spans while Lora’s career goes into high gear and Annie is saddled with the responsibility of raising both girls. Exposed to the advantages of the white world, Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) passes for white, causing her mother a great deal of heartache. Meanwhile, the grown up Susie (Sandra Dee), neglected by her mother, seeks consolation with her mother’s suitor.
Scout Finch: Boyish Girl Growing Up Eleanor Roosevelt once wrote, “People grow through experiences, if they meet life honestly and courageously.” In Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the character of Jean Louis Finch provides an example of how experiences shape one’s personality. She is Atticus’s daughter, Jem’s younger sister, and Boo Radley’s neighbor. People call her “Scout” because of her outspoken, headstrong, and boyish characteristics. As the novel progresses, she grows from age 6 to age 9, experiences turmoil in her small hometown, and transforms from an innocent girl to a thoughtful person. A tomboy, a curious child, and a maturing girl, Scout proves to be the most dynamic character in the novel.