React

The principles always appear near the end

A story full of tragedy, innocence, lies, and love, but have to say that the writer grab my heart and use the story as the tool to show me the truth of the reality. How bad the social class is which separate lovers apart; how cruel the greed of money is which divide the family; how dangerous the unrealistic thoughts are which bedevil the whole lives. Luckily, there is still hopes remain; with the unyielding spirit of Sinclair, I am looking forward to see a much better family that acts like a family. Cherish the present, because you can not change the past. 

Like what Cadence said in the book, I wish it was a dream, I wish I could change it, but I couldn’t. Take any of it back(chapter 82). It is too hard for a 17 years old girl to suffered from the death of the one who she loved, and endure the pain of guilty and sorrow. However, we also see the transform of Cadence which change her from a rebellious girl to a girl who care more about families and love them. However, if you can not change the world, you should change yourself. The girl knows that not only for the lairs, but also for people who still loves her she should follow the motto of Mirren’s: “Be a little kinder.” I learned that the payback of being impulsive is the aftermath you should endure.

Compare how Cadence feel about johnny before summer 15th which is snark and naughty with the miss of his not care and not serious words, we can tell that people usually ignore the most beautiful and precious things they always have; when they lost those, they start to remember about how importance they are to their lives. I learned that we need to cherish things and people around us; then you won’t regret when you missed them.

To sum up, I am a person who can barely suffer the sad endings, but I know that life is not always going smoothly. You can only grow up, through wind and rain. I feel grateful and lucky for myself after I read the story, and I know that I must cherish them. Like the end of story, Sinclair family become more beautiful and closer; no matter how hard the problem is, you family will always be your strongest sport.

The memories

From chapter 50 to 70 Cadence starts to remember things which happened in summer 15. For example, a short memory about aunt Carrie with Johnny's wind jacket and looking sad in chapter 55; the swing which they got stuck in in chapter 56; Four lairs set up the fire in chapter 58; how she fell in love with Gat in chapter 61; how she argued with mom about asking grandpa for money and staff in Clairmont; how she found aunties arguing and grandad threaten; how they get adult out of island and fire the house and refuse order.

2 questions

1.Why Grandfather don't let Cadence tell her mother about the lawyer?

2. Why and what did Mirren make up when she went to the island?

Notes

31. Cadence is still giving away things childhood art, botanic prints. She and mirren talk about the email which she didn't reply and the barbies. Then Johnny came talk about staff he want and his chidhood artwork.Strange conversation about went to the island again.
32. Gat ask Cadence to start over, and Cadence agree.
33. having lunch in new claimont and look around the new house with Grandad.Grandad angry about Cadence's question about old staff. strange when talk about Johnny Carrie's reaction.
34.Cadence talk with Taft and Will.Liberty and Bonnie went to Cadence room and saw drugs. Strange about summer staff not mention Gat and Johnny.
35.Talk with Gat in Cuddledown. Bess stay away from this place for years.Talk with Johnny and Mirren about memories.
36.Playing tennis together, Cadence win surprisely. Talk about trip in Europe.
37.Another strange things Other lairs almost never appear with other familly member but Cadence.Eating supper in new clairmont. Only allow to sit with littles. Memories about Grandad talking about a four million house in Boston and three daughters arguing.Something happened that made the relationship between aunts become better.
38. Four lairs togrther talk about drugs, grandad, littles and giving there motto.As I remember four lairs do something together in summer 15 maybe something they afraid to do. Mirren said that uou may die if you do that in this chapter. Is there any connection?
39.Kiss and talk with Gat about how Gat is and Cadence do not really know Gat. Grandad think Gat is a heathcliff. Why Gat says it turns out to be right, did he do anythong in summer 15?
40.Use a story about tiny princess and mouse represent what happen in her family She and Gat.



I guess she is in the sea without cloth, because the fire in clairmont.And other lairs are the imagination effect of drugs. That's why Bonnie told Cadence that drugs are not your friend make friend with people.

Important events happened from 16 to 25

16: Cadence talk about the fairy tale she used to read which given by her father.

17: Cadence start a project which is given away her things every day.

18: Cadence can't remember things happened in summer 15 even her mother tell her again and again, so she choose to write them down.

19: Grandad comes to visit Cadence from the Beechwood Island; he looks old and different now.

20: Cadence is allowed to go back to Beechwood for four weeks.

21: I like this sentence: "This woman buy things just to buy things. It is disgusting." 

22: More information about the littles, like Taft who is full of imagination. Cadence is so ready to go back.

23: Some big changes took place on the island, the new clairmont and the lost of a swing tree.

24: We know more information about the twins which is not pleasing.

25: Four lairs meet together, Cadence feel that they are the same, except she become taller and Mirren has some special experience. They all decide not ot go the new clairmont.

20 Vocabulary

Taxidermy- n. - the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance

It is full of original New York cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plagues.

Villainous- adj. - extremely wicked, the person who is willing to harm other people or break the law in order to get what they want

They always look villainous in the dark of the evening.

Recuperate-v. - regain a former condition after a financial loss

Mummy took me home to Vermont to recuperate

Quarrel- v.- have disagreement over something. 

It is hardly glamorous the way Mummy and I quarrel now how dad is gone.

Constellation- n. - a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

I was glad Gat didn’t try to sound knowledgeable about constellations or say stupid staff about wishing stars.

Snorkeling- adj.- skin diving with a snorkel

Mirren and Johnny were snorkeling or wangling the littles.

Stagger- v. - astound or overwhelm, as with shock

I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony.

Traumatic- adj. - of or relating to a physical injury or wound to the body

Post-traumatic headaches, also known as PTHA

Heroine- n. - the main good female character in a work of fiction

Her pale skin and watery eyes make her look glamorously tragic, like a literary heroine wasting from consumption.

Ivory- n.- a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

It is full of original New York cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plagues.

Shore- n. - a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

There are big rocks in off the shore, craggy and black.

Hilariously- adv. - in a hilarious manner, extremely funny

Covertly, hilariously, behind Grandad’s back while he drove the motorboat.

Stunning- adj. - causing or capable of causing bewilderment or shock or insensibility laid the poor fellow senseless with one stunning blow   

She was a stunning woman, even she was old

Pitiful- adj. - inspiring mixed contempt and pity

Different from my pitiful voice messages, these are charming.

Glamorous- adj. - having an air of allure, romance and excitement

(P39 it is not glamorous that I can't drive a car.)

Collapse- v. - a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

Giddy- adj. - having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

had a headache and felt giddy

(P27 Johnny, Mirren, gat and I snuck glasses of wine and felt giddy and silly.)

Embroidered- adj. - decorate with needlework

It is full of original New York cartoons, family photos, embroidered pillows, small statues, ivory paperweights, taxidermied fish on plagues.

Surpasses- v. - be or do something to a greater degree.

Eventually she surpassed her employer in skill and her food is known thoughout the land.

Agony- n. - intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain.

I’d stagger from the table or collapse in quiet shameful agony.

For the test

1.What kind of accomplishment should a Sinclair has?

2. Why Gat comes to the island every summer?

3. Describe what kind of personality does Johnny has?

4. Why Cadence's father choose to leave her?

5. How many girls do the Sinclairs have?

Why Johnny, Mirren and Cadence asked Gat to shut up.

1.How did Gat consider himself in relationship with Sinclair family.

2. Why do you Cadence fall in love with Gat?

3. Why did Gat choose Raquel but not Cadence?

By Leo and Joseph 

They went out on a boat they fall in the water and gat let Cadence get on the boat first, they sit close to each other