Life As We Knew It.

Life as we Knew it by Susan Pfeffer foretells a journal told by Miranda, the main character, and her life story throughout. In this book, a unusual meteor hits the moon and somehow alternated the climate of the world. Miranda had to do some major shopping and fell in love, and her family became desperate.

I find the book completely similar to Hurricane Song. Heck, the people were so desperate that they had to get lots of toilet paper. Lots and lots of toilet paper. In the book, people were left to stay in a large stadium called the Superdome because of Hurricane Katrina. This is a...dome. Obviously. Violence and loss of food became a major issue in both books; although in Life as we Knew It, violence would be referred as fighting against family members. Oh, and, loss of food wasn't much of a deal in Miranda's family (they stocked up in supermarkets as if the world was going to end in 2012), but became an issue in other cities that Miranda thinks she should be generous to give food for.

Conflict occurs all over in the book - most that start with different perspectives, in my opinion. For instance, the time when Miranda and her mom argue over having Dan as Miranda's lover. Miranda thinks that her opinion is correct because she can do whatever she wants to do in her life (at least before her death, ehem)(And, I mean, she's a teenager. Her levels of estrogen are raising! Puberty! YAY!). However, her mother's perspective is that she's going to die if she gets pregnant, and possibly get STD (this was a nice assumption I made because she talks about kissing frequently in the certain book). She also exaggerates that the family won't have food either if Dan was "in the way" of getting needed material. Both are really correct, but since a parent is always right, I go with the mother's perspective. It also makes sense since there were almost no doctors at all, and going beyond to pregnancy is just...stupid. STD's is also a really bad thing to get.

Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles

The book "Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is about a talented detective named Sherlock Holmes set in London, trying to figure out the culprit behind Sir Charles' death, the master of the Baskerville household. The story is set in the perspective of Sherlock Holmes's sidekick, Dr.Watson.

I find this book very challenging because of the specific words used in the story - some that I learned this year through a vocabulary book, and others that I simply assume is what it is. So far, I find the book confusing - there's no one that I am 100% clear as for the culprit, and I am halfway towards finishing.

So far, I am predicting many assumptions - one that the culprit to Sir Charles' death is the workers who left the mansion because of such. I say this because, first, the fact that they've served for generations and are already prepared to leave is a huge factor; plus, the fact that they want to leave afterward may be because they've tainted their hands in Sir Charles' blood.

Another assumption is Sir Henry of the Baskervilles, which I find surprisingly suspicious as well. It was possible that he killed Sir Charles himself to gain his position as master, and acting innocently in order to remain safe from Sherlock Holmes's hands.

Lastly, my least favorite assumption is Dr.Mortimer. Similar to Sir Henry, it may be possible that he killed him and is helping Sherlock Holmes playing innocent.

What a mystery! Who knows what it'll be.