Tonight is my last night on my crazy summer vacation. I fly home tomorrow by myself to Kaysville Utah. This Friday and Saturday I have a workshop in salt lake with dance company and then girls Camp so I still have some trips still. I am excited to sleep in my own bed but I'm sad to leave D.C.and my family. It's been awesome! Tonight I went and saw the temple with ruby and mom. It's gorgeous!! I am so thankful for this summer. For family. For their patience, because mine was short this week after coming from being spoiled in Europe:) and for parents who live to make us kids happy. I've learned so much about my country this week and seen some amazing and famous places. Not to mention the six museums and the yummy food! Preposterous plan is near complete. It's been practically perfect and I'm so thankful for it and my parents who made it possible.
The Help by Kathryn Stockett The Help is a great book for young adults and mature teenagers. It is education, funny and insightful. It is 444 pages, but a definite page turner. I rated it 5-stars because it is such a great book. It is basically about how unfairly African-Americans were treated in the 1950s and 60s. It changes perspective about every chapter, but it's fairly easy to follow along. It is from the point of view of 3 women from Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960's. Aibileen, Minny and Miss Skeeter are the narrators. I thought it was unique that it had more than one narrator and it allowed you to understand the story much better. Aibileen (my favorite character) is a black women who is "the Help" to Miss Leefolt. She is kind, wise and smart. Throughout the story she develops a strong bond between Miss Leefolt's little girl, Mae Mobley. Miss Leefolt is very strict and rather oblivious to Mae Mobley. She doesn't really know how to raise her, so Aibil...
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