Project Mulberry Cont.

I was talking with another 448 student in another section about the little pieces in between each chapter.  My initial blog was written right after I encountered the info after each chapter.  I initially thought that I really didn't like those extra conversations because it drew you out of the story after each chapter.  But after talking about it and thinking I think those can be beneficial.  But I also think that they should be saved to read after you read the whole book.  It reminded me of commentary on a movie.  No one would watch a movie for the first time with the commentary.  You would lose so much of the experience by doing that because are not letting yourself get caught up in the story line and the characters.  The same is with this book.  I think that a lot of great info is presented in the commentary but I don't to know about it until I am done with the story.  So my feelings have changed a little but I still think that, for me at least, I want to save those pieces for after the book.  

Project Mulberry

I just started reading Project Mulberry.  I read the first chapter and I was liking it.  It seemed like a quick read and I felt like it was going to be interesting.  Then (and sorry if I ruin anything for people who haven't started) there was a section where the character, Julia, was having a conversation with the author about the ideas and stories behind the book.  As of right now I am not liking that.  I read the first one and decided that for the rest of the book I am going to skip them.  I feel like it takes you out of the story and it makes you realize you are reading a story.  It makes it hard to get into it when you are constantly being reminded that this is a story and isn't real.  I don't know if anyone agrees with me or feels otherwise.  I would love to hear what others think.

Austin

Austin is a boy that I have worked with every summer since he was in first grade. He is currently in fifth grade. Austin has autism. He is a real inspiration to a lot of people in my hometown and so a short documentary was made about him. Here is a promo for his documentary.