FLIPPED
"A painting is more than the sum of its parts, ' He would tell me , and then go on to explain how the cow by itself is just a cow , and the meadow itself is just grass and flowers , the sun is peeking through the trees is just a beam of light , but put them all together and you've got magic."
The first sentence is only as popular as the rest of the book , and brevity alone will not make a first sentence great. That's true , When I started writing , I didn't believe i had any creative talent. But I wanted these stories to be shown to the people. Because I wanted them to be read by the people , So they can help them to escape from their busy life.
My secret to embarking on this journey? Foster a sense of fun . Get away from the computers. I get this by reading these amazing stories with the cup of coffee. This gets me every time to be in another world. Even better......people engaged with me because these stories gave them glimpse into another world.
Let's see , what's the new story we are starting. Here we start it, The Flipped is young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen. It is a stand-alone teen romance in a he-said , she-said style with two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events.
"Flipped" by Wandelin Van Draanen tells the story of two youngsters whose diverse views of relationship evolve over many years until those perspectives are "flipped". The story begins when the seven-yr-old Bryce Loski moves into a new house across the street from the Bakers. Seven-yr-old Juli Baker has been eagerly anticipating the arrival of her new neighbors for weeks ever she learned that a boy her age would be living there.
On the day the Loski are unloading their truck, Juli races over to introduce herself. she is mesmerized by the cute boy with the brilliant blue eyes. Juli is a high spirited young girl who is open and friendly. when she jump into the moving van to help, young Bryce immediately annoyed. He finds her aggressive and does not like her muddy shoes. He spend the next two weeks doing everything he can to avoid being around his new neighbor who relentlessly pursues him. Juli recognizes that he is withdrawn and not around much but she attributes that to his shyness.
The relationship remains in this mood from second grade through sixth grade. The entire time the very smart Juli allows her heart to rule her head. She doesn't pickup on the signals that Bryce sends off , namely , that he doesn't want anything to do with her. She takes every opportunity to endear herself to him. She whispers the correct spelling of word in his ear during spelling tests, she climbs a huge tree to retrieve his kite that is caught in the branches , and she gives his family eggs every week from her pet chickens.
Bryce spends those same years trying to avoid Juli. His flaw is that he allows Juli's obsession to persist without confronting it directly. He has a passive-aggressive approach to ridding his life of the annoying little girl. In the fifth grade, he holds hand in front of her with another girl , who happens to be Juli's mortal enemy. He takes the eggs from Juli each week for two years but immediately throws them in the trash. He tells his friend Garrett how he really feels about his irritating neighbor but fails to tell Juli herself.
But the things begins to flip when the maturing Bryce begins to recognize how smart and accomplished Juli is and that she is a person of substance. He first envies then grows to admire that great and lively spirit lives within her. He also notices how beautiful she is. When the table turns and Juli discovers that Bryce hasn't been honest with her, she wants nothing to do with him. Of course, that sets the stage for Bryce obsession to win her back . The two kids begins the story far apart in many ways , separated by dishonesty and misunderstanding. In the end , the gap between them shrinks and establishes the foundation for an honest and growing relationship.
Do you know those types of books that help you rewind your childhood? Those that give a most realistic glimpse of life? Yeah , This book certainly of those types . Along with the questions and doubts and desire of comprehending things around them, kids grow up . That's what flipped is all about and i believe it's a bit even more. Understanding other's feelings , honesty, kind-hearted people , surpassing life's problem and empathy .
"My heart stopped . It just stop beating . And for the first time in my life , i had that feeling . You know , like the world is moving all around you, all beneath you , all inside you , and you are floating . Floating in midair . And the only thing keeping you from drifting away is the other person's eyes. They're connected to yours by some invisible physical force, and they hold you fast while the rest of the world swirls and twirls and falls completely away. "
