reading book #2

My reading book for my reading journal # 2 was the book "Prom" by Laurie Halse Anderson. The author of the book we read in class too, "Speak." I really like that book, so i thought another one of her books would be just as good. So that is why I read this book.

Symbol
The picture below connects to my book, because the Prom dress that she first got was ruined, but the Prom dress she gets from her bestfriend's grandma is a symbol for keeping faith and hope, which I thought was close to what the theme was in my opinion. "Never stop believing or give up on hoping."


Connection
This book has a connection with my imagination about the prom. I thought the prom was always suppose to be your perfect night, with pretty hair, awesome shoes, and the perfect dress, handsome date and a blast of a night. I guess it was all that to Ashley Hannigan, the main character in the book. The book had a tale of something that could happen to any regular girl, and I can relate that to what i imagine of the prom, even though I haven't experienced going through everything that is done. There is always something wrong in mind, but we always get through it somehow, in this case going to the prom and getting ready.

Prediction
I think what happens after the book is that Ashley Hannigan will start college off well, meeting new friends. She will soon meet a guy and be in a relationship with him. On one of their dates he will take her dancing, and she will remember about her prom. Ashley soon starts too fall behind on her school work because of the guy. After a while, the two of them wont be a couple anymore and Ashley will continue to study and work harder than before