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

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Open the curtain of a mystery

“We are Sinclairs.” What kind of pain is hiding behind this sentence and covered with glory? I don’t know if it is a lucky for a girl like Cadence-- who is the main character of the book;  as the time she enjoy the benefits of living in a old-money family, she must also learn to hide her feelings under the mask called smelling.

Cadence is a beautiful and quiet girl who always spend her summer holiday with her mother Penny at Beechwood Island in Windemere. She likes to read book and play with a boy called Gat. Because of she is the oldest grandchildren in the Sinclair family, she bear the expectations and heiress. However, from what I know her granddad harries and grandma Tipper seemed loved Johnny more who is there biggest grandchild and the son of Carrie who lived in Red Gate and New York City. Johnny is snark and bounce who has a little brother called will and a friend called Gate. Gate is the nephew of Johnny mother’s new date whose name is Ed. Ed and Gate both have Indian ancestry, so their skin color is dark and have black hair which is really different from the Sinclair family who are white white with blond hairs. However Gate get along well with the Cadence, Johnny and Mirren; Gate have chance to stay in the island is because johnny beg the grandparent to let him stay, and grandparent never say no to johnny. they have been called lairs by the elders. Also I felt a little bit sincere feeling between Gate and Cadence. From how gate act the first time he saw Cadence and how they stay with each other together, but leave the other people. Nonetheless, they are only 14 years old, so they don’t consider this as love. 

Mirren one of the four lairs who is the daughter of Bess. She is a sugar, curiosity and rain girl. She has two twins sister and a sister called taft. They live Cuddledown and Cambridge.

A really important change on Cadence is the leaving of his father. He is a military history professor, he said he can’t stand the life of being a Sinclair, so he leave with some women. There’s connection between the words he said with the title which is her father said he couldn’t smile and lie like a Sinclair. Although, Cadence and Penny feel really bad after father’s leaving, they still smile as a Sinclair, change the things her father left and go back to normal life. Cadence describe her feeling as being shot in chest.

As you can see, that is all the information I get from this book from chapter one to chapter 5. It is a story full of mystery and lies and I am really looking forward to see what is going to happen next, What happen between Cadence and Gate? Why she become sick? 

Some thoughts after reading the book

Destiny made two parallel lines contract and changed their path toward the future. From this book, we experienced with Lorenzo from a autism and stubborn boy turning to a bay with care; who also can and look forward to live as normal people and make friend with them. However, all of this which could be called as big changes took place at a small cellar. Olivia the catalyst and the major reason of why these changes happened. To tell you the truth, I don’t like a ending like that in book; I look forward to a happier ending which is usually happen in fairy tales. Nonetheless, just like the story Lorenzo told to his grandma. In the true world things could happen and end without any reason. “All good things must come to an end” If you can not disagree, you must learn to enjoy it. After years of trying, I get used to these kind of endings. This is reality.

My 30 Day Challenge

I have three ideas of the 30 days challenge. After pondering for a long period of time, I choose to write a poem every day. In my opinion, poem is a way of express your emotion and feelings. For example, when I walk along on the way to the class in the rain; listen to the sound of rain drops and feel the rhythm of the spring breeze. The sights I see stirs up my feeling and I need a way to release this. Therefore, write a poem become a best choice for me. However, I don’t have a habit as writing poem, so I want to try this as my 30 days challenge and change myself.

REvised

In the wind

Who walks past the tree
Takes away the lonely leaf
floats in the wind

Lightning

The light sweeps the dark
Divides the sky in half
Oh! Please wait for sound

3 questions

What change Lorenzo from only care about himself to try his best to help his sister?

What shows you from Lorenzo's faint in Chapter 4?

What kind of person is Lorenzo's mother?

Summary of the twist

Lorenzo's day start with a scary phonecall which is actually from his step sister but not his mother. She come to the cellar to find the staff she have before she left. Although Lorenzo try as hard as he can to hide, he is still found by his stepsister. She soon notice that Lorenzo afraid of other people to notice where he is hiding, so she use this to threaten Lorenzo to let her stay in the cellar for one night. Also Lorenzo found out some secret from his stepsister's staff and there's a connection gradually found between he and his stepsister.

Lorenzo's sister

From the book, we know that Lorenzo's sister is 23 years old. She was a very beautiful girl two years ago. However, now she become too skiny, sick and homeless. I think she is a very sel-important girl. We can see from she reject the help from her father. She has a really bad relationship with her father. Also she is a really smart girl. She use the weakness of Lorenzo and let her get into the cellar.