Jen's mom finds a flyer and decides to sign up Jen for a "scouts" called 4-H but Jen hates it because a guy tells him that city kids don't ever think about where their meat comes from. Then Jen and her family go to make hand made maple syrup by collecting sap from trees. The next day there is a winter wonderland party where everyone from school goes. It is almost Christmas so they go to a Christmas tree farm to get a Christmas tree there. But something unexpected happens when they go outside to make an igloo.

I think a lot of people certainly talk about how this book is good, interesting feminist literature. But, I don’t see many of them talking about the actual reason why it’s good or about the crazy things that happen in this book. I was a little confused when I finished this book, so I think that’s what I’ll talk about. I’m not going to be giving a synopsis of the story, so you’ll just have to read it. Anyways, in the beginning of the story, our narrator is most notably irritated by the wallpaper, but she also describes this room that she is trapped in. Since throughout the novel I viewed the wallpaper as a symbol of her oppression and forced social situation as a woman, her irritation with the wallpaper/room is the equivalent of her irritation with her situation. Obviously, she did not come here as a result of her own planning and also mentions multiple times that she wants to leave. This presents our first notable detail: her husband is pretty much forcing her to stay at this house and is adamant about her staying in this specific room for some unknown reason. (i will finish this review later)

In the book my favorite part was when Percy and Anabeth helped Grover escape the big Cyclops Polyphemus. I also liked the part where Percy met Tyson the Cyclops that turned out to be his brother because it proves that Percy was not used to having a sibling.

Whenever the twins would cause trouble, I believe they shouldn't take their emotions out on the baby sitter. Marilyn and Carolyn shouldn't have swapped when Marilyn needed to go to piano lessons, but let Carolyn go. But, Mrs. Arnold told Claudia to do a better job just because they look alike. If I were Claudia I would feel frustrated because it wasn't Claudia's fault that the twins switched their identities. Near the end, Mallory got along together with the twins because Mallory has twin brothers, but they all dress differently.

I really liked Elizabeth's outfit that she picked when shopping with her mom and her mom's birthday present, the earrings that Elizabeth bought. When Jessica went to the concert, I think that she could've made a better impression on taking care of the dog because then her parents would see that she is responsible enough to go to the concert. Also, Jessica also lied about talking to Johnny Buck, her idol. This was just to make Janet jealous that she is going to the concert. I also wonder how Jessica likes Bruce and Johnny at the same time and watches them both at the concert.

I like this book because of the airplanes. The pictures are colorful. I like airplanes and airports. And I like to build jet bridges with magnatiles.

Overall the book was great. It has many hidden meanings throughout the book which makes it more challenging. It was fun to read and I would definitely recommend it.

I thought it was really funny but we kinda need more characters. There's not enough drama and crazyness going on the book.

I loved how the book allowed the reader to learn about British history from the eyes of someone based in that time period. I love learning about British history so I really enjoyed the book.

Another Faulkner piece! (I’m on a roll here) Even though I’m giving this the same rating as Barn Burning, I think I liked it a tiny bit more. (like maybe 0.25 of a star more) Compared to Barn Burning, it was definitely an easier read and I think the premise of it drew me in. I really enjoyed Faulker’s diction in describing Miss Emily and her home, it’s gothic in a dusty kind of way, if that makes any sense. I liked the mystery behind Miss Emily’s character, but I probably would’ve enjoyed it more if there were stronger supporting characters. I know that’s not really the point of this piece, but I just end up enjoying a story more when there’s multiple distinct perspectives that coexist. Obviously there’s the perspective of Miss Emily and the perspective of the townspeople, but other than that, there wasn’t much. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed analyzing this— I read some scholarly reviews/articles on this piece and they were really good. (especially an abstract one that touched on Miss Emily as an evolving entity rather than just a character created by Faulkner) I did guess the ending of this book though so.. it gets 3 stars.