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I have read Christopher Paul Curtis’s “Bud, Not Buddy” a few times, and each time I notice new details that make me enjoy it even more. The story happens in Michigan during the Great Depression. 10 year old Bud Caldwell is an orphan and the main character. He carries a small suitcase filled with memories of his deceased mother. After an abusive experience with a foster family, Bud chooses to run away and look for a man named Herman E. Calloway. Herman is a musician who Bud believes to be his father. Bud’s trip across Michigan is hard. He goes through homelessness, racism, and hunger. When Bud eventually reaches Herman E. Calloway meets a strict old man who claims he is \ not Bud's dad. After staying with the man they find out that Calloway is not his father, but he is his grandfather. After this Calloway and his band become bud’s new family. “Bud, Not Buddy” is a heartwarming and intense book that can be read quickly. I would recommend others to read this book if they are looking f...

             Dragon Ball  By Akira Toriyama          It think a lot of people are aware of who this is and what the story is about. But if you dont I will give a quick rundown. Dragon Ball follows a monkey tailed boy Goku, he lives alone until he meets the a girl who is an inventor, Bulma, who is on a mission to find the seven Dragon Balls that summon a Dragon the grants wishes. Along the way they meet other people, including a guy named Master Roshi who trains goku in martial arts to become stronger.     This book was turned into an anime and has many continuities. It begins with Dragon Ball then expands into Dragon Ball Z and so on. I personally like Dragon Ball because it is a nice way to get a little escape from the real world, per example you would never think about a kid with a monkey tail riding a golden cloud to a cave to find a magical Dragon Ball that will summon a green dragon to grant you wishes. Or t...

She loves to cook, and she loves to eat  by Sakaomi Yuzaki She loves to cook, and she loves to eat is a lighthearted, very wholesome manga surrounding food and identity. The story follows a woman named Yamoto who uses cooking to destress (but makes way more than what she can eat) and Kasuga, who has an unusually large appetite. The two cook and eat together, with intense admiration that blooms into romance on both sides.  Recently turned into a J-drama, this yuri has gotten quite popular recently. While there are certain things about the manga that annoy me (Ending after the relationship is established), there are so many more good things that made me want to savor the meager 5 volumes published.  The biggest reason I liked this manga so much is because of the way it talks about eating. With eating disorders running rampant around the real world, this series felt refreshing to read. Young people are pushed to eating disorders, especially online. Whether it be a "What I ea...

      Here is where everything started, the first issue were Spider-Man appears. Just to give a quick rundown on what this is book is about: Peter Parker is a teenager who is a smart but lonely person, does not have many friends and feels left out. One day he goes to a science exhibit were he get bitten by a spider which was exposed to radiation. He finds out he has powers and goes around the city testing them out. He decides to take advantage of his powers and enters a competition were he needs to stain in the ring for three minutes with Crusher Hogan (a wrestler). He wins gets the money and decides to make web shooters and a suit. After letting a criminal he goes on with his life as Spider-Man, only to come home one day to find a cop car at his house telling him that his Uncle Ben was killed by that same robber that he let escape. He runs out of the house looking for the guy, catching many criminals in the process. Ok, that was a lot even though it was not the most desc...

  Holes: By Louis Sachar I first read Holes when I was in sixth grade. I have not thought about it since I first read it. I recently learned there is a movie and I decided to watch it. After watching the movie I think the book is better. The book left a lot of details up to imagination and the movie obviously took that away by showing those aspects. That isn’t the issue though. The issue is the movie didn’t show them well. This made me think about how good the book actually was and that’s what this blog is about, not the movie. Holes is about a kid named Stanley Yelnats. Stanley gets sent to a kids correctional camp called Camp Green Lake where he and others have to dig holes in the desert. This is only what people think though. What is actually happening is that they are digging for something under the dirt with only the camp director knowing. I remember being kind of surprised how it all worked out at the end and how it made sense even though you didn’t really see it coming. The ...

  How do we relationship?  By Tamiful Does a yuri being doomed automatically lower its value?  How do we relationship?  is the story of two women playing in a band throughout college trying to be in relationships with women. Problems come from every direction, but so do genuine friends and bandmates. With a beautiful art-style and realistic dialogue, Tamiful presents us a yuri for the ages.  WARNING!!! SPOILERS This yuri isn't doomed in the way most are. No one dies, no one moves across countries- it's a much nicer kind of doomed. Miwa (as pictured on the left) and Saeko (as pictured on the right) start their relationship on a whim, leading them to not take it seriously. Miwa finds that she doesn't truly love Saeko- she just wanted to get closer to her and to date a girl. Their breakup was sad, but the story continues, leading ever couple to their eventual demise. It's a dark way to put it, but each and every couple needed to be broken up. SAEKO AND MIWA: Is Miw...