Paper Towns 2

Wow!  This book is really starting to interest me.  Let me explain some of the story: So Quinten is a smart boy, a senior in high school along with his neighbor Margo who is the "cool" type and almost a punk.  They used to be friends at like the age of nine I believe but then in the woods they found a dead body.  This is quite significant to the story because this is where we see the relationships shift or moreover how they shifted.  I believe this would have a profound effect on any kid, but Quinten's parents are therapists so he eventually gets over it.  But we see Margo with a rebellious nature, and one might argue that perhaps this moment from their childhood brought her there.  I'm very interested in learning how exactly she got  there and more on the story with the body.

Right now I'm at where Margo has disappeared after a night of rebellious pranks with Quinten.  He's very worried about her and it almost makes the reader worried too!  This book has been a great read so far, and I can't wait to read more and fill you in on what happens next!

Dallas Doane...that's me!

Welp, as the title says my name is Dallas Doane.  I'm currently a senior here at West Monona HS in Onawa, Iowa.  Let's see....

I'm involved in:
Key Club
Band (Saxophone!)
Speech
Quiz Bowl
Yearbook
School Newspaper

I also have a part time job at Scheels All Sports in Sioux City, Iowa and will be attending AIB College of Business in Des Moines in the fall for Accounting and Information Technology.

Books I've Read for this class:
Snow Falling on Cedars, White Fang, Maus I & II, Atonement, Death of a Salesman, Things Fall Apart, Oedipus the King, Love's Labour's Lost, Macbeth, The Books of Genesis, Exodus, and Revelation, and currently the most boring book on the planet The Grapes of Wrath...And much much more!

I've made this blog as part of our A.P. Lit/Comp class and so far it's been interesting to communicate with my classmates outside of the classroom. And that's about it!

Paper Towns

I have just started reading Paper Towns by John Green and it's proving very interesting! It's about a boy named Quinten and his friend and girl next door friend Margo.  According to the back of the book:

"Quentin Jacobson has been in love with the girl next door, Margo Roth Spiegelman, for his entire life. He admits that it's cliché, but that doesn’t stop him from admiring her… from afar, of course. Then one night, only a few weeks away from their high school graduation, Margo arrives at Quentin’s window asking for help on a mission for revenge against her cheating boyfriend. She leads Quentin into a whirlwind of tricks and secrets, and she finally shows him how to live."

I'm a firm believer that most people do judge a book by it's cover so this book really intrigues me.  I'm very interested in learning how these characters interact more throughout the book and how they will grow together and probably get a relationship together.