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Lindsay (1717 KP) rated Life Long in Books

Sep 17, 2017  
Life Long
Life Long
Ronald L. Ruiz | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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Life Long is a great book. It takes you into a young boy mind and what he goes through in his life. The boy or young man as a cousin and seem that he may be a bad influence on Ray. What will happen to make you wonder if this cousin Billy?
 
Ray Lopez is on the run from the cops and men that work with his cousin Billy Cisneros. Ray Lopez (Aka: Jimmy Ramirez), has a mental illness that he hears voices and also gets auditory hallucinations. He on runs and he convinced that cops are after him and his duffel bag of clothes and bags of money.
 
Ritz does a wonderful job of putting the story together. The plot is really rich filled with details and description. You learn about bus terminals and bus stations around that time. Ray makes friends with a bus passenger who suggest that go to Mexico which should mean safety. He must go to Nuevo Laredo to get to Mexico. He meets a street whiz kid named Joey. Ray so panic that he needs his pills and this prescription refilled. Will Ray know who to Trust or lean who will harm him? You will need to read to find out how Ray gets along in life and if he makes it or not.
  
Poetry Speaks Who I Am is a collection of classic and contemporary poetry aimed at addressing middle schoolers in their transition from child to young adult. There is a wide range in the collection: classic poetry like Edgar Allan Poe, Langston Hughes, and Emily Dickinson and newer and present poets, some of whom read their work on the accompanying CD.

Poetry Speaks Who I Am has many poems that will apply to every feeling and thought, put words to what we can’t find words for, and prove that yes, there are other people out there who feel like you do now, you’re not the only one. You’re not alone. These poets talk about everything from the awkwardness of changing and showering in the fifth grade locker room to embarrassing bra shopping with mom, to a first kiss. There’s poems about segregation and ethnicity, homework and math class, sports, clothes, and even the emotions brought forth from reading poetry itself.

Not only does it have the poetry, there are pages in the back of artistic inspiring blank pieces of paper for the reader’s own poetry. The CD contains many of the poems read by the poets the way they were intended to be read.

Poetry Speaks Who I Am is a fantastic collection that every young lit-lover should have on their shelves.

Recommendation: Boys and Girls ages 8+
  
Daisy Jones & the Six
Daisy Jones & the Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry
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Characters
The writers format.
The music....even though it doesn't exist
One of the best Behind the Music's and it's for a fictional band
I loved absolutely everything about this book!
As someone who was raised on 70s music my entire life I have to say Daisy Jones and The Six just captured the era so perfect from the clothes to the attitudes to the music everything was just perfect about this book I'm kind of bummed that I didn't go with the audiobook cuz I've heard so many great things about it even though I'm not an audiobook fan I might just have to give it a listen.
The characters really just stole the entire story each one of them had such a distinct personality and I loved that you got hear each one of their story's in a way but Daisy Jones really was the show steeler and just really sounded like such a cool person really bummed that she's not actually real.
I was really show me where e on how the book was set up but honestly I grew up watching Behind the Music with my dad a lot and the book really just felt like watching an episode.

And honestly the most tragic part of the book is that the album wasn't real.
  
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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) Apr 7, 2019

Same here I use to love watching behind the music when I was young and this had the feeling down perfect. Well I can't say I liked every character I was definitely invested in every character! I actually really hope there is no sequal it was perfect as it was.

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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) Apr 7, 2019

I know. It is perfect. But it's hard to let go of the characters. There's so much left to say.

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Sapphire Jane Sawkins (3 KP) rated The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs in Video Games

Jan 28, 2018 (Updated Jan 28, 2018)  
The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
2017 | Simulation
I would like to start by saying that I am probably too old to be playing this game anyway, however the Sims is a part of my childhood that I am not willing to give up just yet.
I was very excited for this to get released as I have 2 dogs (real life ones) and what more could you want than to have virtual ones too. I was looking forward to finally completing my virtual family and making it as close to my real one as possible.
I think this game would be great if you hadn't already played Sims 3 Pets. In this version you can't controll your pet, you can interact with them in a way that you can train them to do things, however you cannot use them as you would any other member of the family. This makes it hard to see their needs and therefore makes having a pet a bit of a chore.
This expansion pack does have many great additions, like a new neighbourhood and new decorations and clothes etc. which do add to the game and make it more interesting.
Overall, I think if you are new to the Sims and have come in at The Sims 4, this expansion pack is great. However if you have played previous versions it can be quite disappointing.
  
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery
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Fun
Takes awhile to earn energy and complete quests (2 more)
New chapters take awhile to be released/Game is not finished
Takes awhile to level areas up
I love Harry Potter, so I was thrilled to discover this game. I love the graphics, and the storyline is fairly interesting as it takes place before Harry Potter attended Hogwarts. It has some interesting characters as well. I love that I’m able to customize my character with hairstyles, clothes, and accessories.

The downside is that energy takes awhile to accumulate. It’s 4 minutes per 1 energy. Also, it takes forever to level up knowledge, empathy, etc the higher your level. Some friendships take forever to level up as well since you can only do activities to level up the friendship after so many hours (which the waiting is too long). New chapters take forever to get released. When I first downloaded this game, I thought it was a finished product. I didn’t realize the game wasn’t finished. I also don’t like competing against other houses as it’s a bit unfair considering most people are in Gryffindor and Slytherin, so there’s no way to win.

However, this is a fun game when there is a chapter released. I will definitely keep playing. I’ve already invested too much time and money (yes, there are micro transactions).
  
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