Summer Reading 2

Over the course of the book the characters have greatly changed. When Daisy first arrives in England she’s not to sure about what to expect and is shy and polite. After a few days she really opens up to everyone and starts to bond really well like they are all one big family. She bonds best with Piper who is always getting her whatever she wants before she can even ask. Piper also is always inviting Daisy to do stuff all over the barn with her. They form a bond similar to the bond between 2 sisters. A little bit later on Daisy and Edmond are lying in bed together and Edmond lays his leg against hers, she finds this weird that her touching her even though they have cloths on. As time go’s on after aunt Penn is gone Daisy begins to develop feelings for Edmond, likewise Edmond develops feelings for Daisy. Edmond and Daisy start to have a serious relationship they know its odd because they are cousins but they also know there is a serious war going on and they are trapped together out in the countryside. They keep their relationship a secret from the others. One day Piper ask Daisy if she loves Edmond and Daisy doesn’t know what else to say so she says yes, and to Daisy’s surprise Piper says she does too.  Osbert has always wanted to be a spy or work in the military and one day he got the job and once he got the job he became much more strict around the house and one time another military soldier came by to the house. After he saw the house and knew there was no parent he ordered that the kids must leave because the military needed to use the house to set up a camp. The boys and the girls become separate and the girls are sent to a nice women’s house about 40 miles east, but they have no idea where the boys are sent. While they are separated the girls become very tough and must stay together and work as a team. Daisy thinks she can still talk to Edmond in her thoughts she thinks he is listening to her and he understands everything. The theme becomes very serious and stressful. They entire plot is based around the crazy side affects that most people would never think would come out of a war.

Summer Reading 1

The main character is a teenage girl named Elizabeth, but no one ever calls her that she usually goes by the name Daisy. Her mom died after giving birth to her and her dad is a very careless parent who sleeps with various women every night and pays no attention to his daughter. Having hopes for a better childhood Daisy moves to the English countryside with her aunt Penn and her cousins. When she first arrives at the airport she is greeted by Edmond who is a fourteen-year-old boy alone at the airport with a cigar coming out of his mouth. He asks to see her aunt Penn but to her surprise Edmond drove himself to the airport at the age of 14. On the drive home Edmond drives like a maniac as any 14-year-old boy would drive, paying no attention to speed limits or signs. When they arrive at the house deep in the English countryside buried in the woods she is greeted by all of her cousins. She first meets Isaac who is a quiet kid who likes to keep to himself, but he is very smart once she gets to know him. Then she meets Osbert who is the oldest cousin at sixteen, who likes to act superior to all of the other cousins and doesn’t always hang out with the rest of the group. Once she settles in to her beautiful room in the old yellow brick L shaped house with the steep roof she meets Piper who she becomes great friends with piper looks up to her as the sister she’s never had. Daisy sees Piper as the cutes girl in the world and bonds really well with her. The house also has a barn on the property with goats, cows, dogs, and cats. The kids enjoy taking care of the animals and the animals also provide the family with a great deal of food. The next day Daisy gets to meet her aunt Penn, the night before she was incredibly busy with work. She is part of a committee to figure out if there could be a war stirring up. She and Daisy talk a lot about Daisy’s mom but the next day aunt Penn must leave to attend a meeting and while she is gone the war begins and she can not get back home, leaving the kids alone with no electricity and other common privileges due to recent bombings in the city’s. The kids have a feeling they are safe from the enemy troops because they are so far out in the country, but they need to figure out a way to stay safe, healthy, and well feed without knowing if aunt Penn will ever come back or when the war will end.