English 10

pages 73 – 145

In these pages of Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry, Kira has to restore a robe called the Singer’s Robe, since she was chosen for it because she is the only one that knows how to make dye and she’s a great weaver. She and her friend Matt and his dog take a journey to a cot that is resided by an elder named Annabella. Kira goes to her cot to learn how to make certain colors because her mother was supposed to teach her how to make them, but she died before she could. Annabella tells Kira that she has to come to her cot each day so she can tell her everything she needs to know about making dye. Since Kira can’t read or write, her friend Thomas the Carver helps her out by writing down what flowers/roots/plants she needs to make the colors and he reads it to her when she needs it. Another thing that Annabella tells Kira is that there are no such things as beasts, and it leaves her wondering how else her father would have died if what she says is true.

I’m really starting to think that acceptance is the main theme for this book. Not only is Kira accepting the fact that she’s an orphan now and stuff, but the Council of Guardians are also looking passed her defected leg and they gave her a great opportunity to help the community by letting her restore one of their precious items: the Singer’s Robe.

I think that the quote,”What was it Annabella had said? That they had blue yonder? What did that mean? Who were they? and where was yonder?” sort of ties in with what kind of character Kira is. She is very curious about a lot of things and she asks a lot of questions. It seems like her curiosity and her questions will either get her into a lot of trouble or it will help her with figuring things out like if there really are beasts. Even if Kira might not like the answers to her questions, I think she’ll accept them and she’ll get that much wiser.

I’m liking this book a lot more, and I can’t wait to finish it to find out what is really up with the community she’s living in. I have a feeling that things might turn out a lot different at the end just by what’s happening now in the book and I’m hoping it will leave me wondering just like The Giver did. If it doesn’t leave me wondering, I’m hoping it will at least have a pretty happy ending because I have a huge assumption about Kira’s father which is making me really want to finish this and find out the truth.

Pages 1 through 150

Scarlet by Stephan R Lawhead book two of the King Raven trilogy

In this part of the story your introduced to a character named William Scatlocke (Scarlett as the Normans call his last name) who has set out to do find Rhi Bran y Hud or King Raven and join his band of followers termed King Raven’s Grellon (which means flock). As of now he is describing how he got into Rhi Bran’s flock of followers from a prison cell after being after being captured by the Sheriff and being wrongly accused of a crime he didn’t commit which was poaching the kings dear. After his former overlord Thane Aelred had his land confiscated by King William the red for picking the wrong side of the dispute over the throne and was exiled to Daneland.

So far the book has been pretty crazy in switching between will talking about King Raven and his deeds against the Norman caravans and soldiers; then talking to the priest that is writing down the story of King Raven that Will is telling him. One of the most interesting descriptions that he does is of the village saying that looks like green men built it considering that it’s just branches and animal hides strap together hidden in a thicket. The quote I just put down is a good one because it describes living conditions the villagers live in. Other than that it is a very interesting story that is design after the Robin Hood stories.

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