#16 Readers Journal 11/29/11 Dear Mrs. Zrihen I just finished a book that I was reading for the past two weeks. Janette Rallison calls this book My Fair Godmother. Out of this hole book I was able to find one passage that I thought was significant to this book. That passage is:
“Chrissy looked at me, her wings fluttering and the wand grasped in one hand. She checked her watch. “ Is this going to take a long time? I hate to rush you, but I have a shopping trip planned with some mall pixies.” I touched my pillow sham, thinking. “ I just wish that some how my life could like a fairytale. You know, with a handsome prince waiting for me at the ball, and that somehow when I meet him, everything will work out happily ever after. “ Chrissy checked her wrist-watch again, hardly paying attention to me. “ Okay, great. One Cinderella coming up.” Before I could say another word – and I had planned to say, “ Wait, that wasn’t my wish! “ – white sparks surrounded me. The next moment I found myself in a cold, dark room. (Pg. 47)
This passage is significant to the story because it leads to the climax of the story.
I used many strategies before, after and while I was reading this book. One strategy that I used before I read this book was to look at the illustration on the front cover of the book and the title of the book and predict what this book would be about. I predicted that this book was going to be about a teenage girl and her fairy godmother because the fairy godmother on the front page looks like a teen-ager. Another strategy that I used before I read this book was to skim and scan this book to see if there was any text features in the book. One text feature that I found in this book was one or two illustrations. One strategy that I used while I was reading this book was to find words that I don’t know and use context clues to try to figure what those words mean. Another strategy that I used while I was reading this book was to make predictions about what I think would happen next in the text. One strategy that I used after I read this book was to see if my predictions were right. Another strategy that I used after I read this book was to reflect on what I just read and put it in to my readers journal.
I was able to find many literary elements while I was reading this book. The genre of this book is fiction and the sub genre of this book is fantasy. There are many characters in this book. The main character in this book is Savannah, a high school sophomore, who her boyfriend dumped to go out with her older sister, Jane. But when a fairy godmother becomes mixed up in this mess it turns in to an even bigger mess. Savannah finds herself in trouble in the Middle Ages. She is the protagonist, and she is a round/dynamic character. Another character in this book is Tristan a guiltless boy who gets trapped in the Middle Ages. Tristan turns into a hero and has to marry Princess Margret, in order to become King, but while he is in the middle ages he finds his true love, Savannah. Tristan is a round/dynamic character.
Chrissy Everstar, a high –heel wearing, gum chewing teenager who is better known for her mistakes than her magic. She is a round/dynamic character. Jane is Savannah’s older sister, 18-years old, who goes to the Middle Ages to find her sister. She is a round/ dynamic character. Hunter is Jane’s boyfriend, and goes with Jane to the Middle Ages to help find Savannah. Tristan and Savannah true love gets them out of the middle Ages and back to the modern world. The King’s son, Rodderick is the protagonist in the story and tries to stop Savannah and Tristan from going back home. Some foil characters are the villagers, the wizard knights, and the knights. They are all flat/static characters.
This story took place mainly in the Middle Ages and modern day but mainly in the Middle Ages. The main social condition is middle class. Savannah has to get Tristan back from the Middle Ages safely. The moral of this story is that you should always be thankful for what you have. The tone of this book is romantic and the mood of this book is survival. The point of view is to entertain. The point of view if first person. The author’s perspective is subjective and because the author is biased towards the Savannah’s situation. The pattern of organization is chronological order because it presents the events from which they occurred. The conflict is external. And is man vs. society. There were a few figurative language forms I found. “She just couldn’t cut the mustard” is an idiom. “ I just wish that somehow my life would be like a fairy tale. This is a simile because it’s comparing her life to a fairy-tale using the words like or as. The kings nose was three feet long” is a hyperbole because it’s an exaggeration. “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse!” this is also a hyperbole because she is so hungry that she could eat anything.
I found the plot structure very interesting. The exposition was when Jane stole Savannah’s boyfriend. The rising action was when Chrissy got assingned Savannah Delano fro her class project. The climax was when Savannah was granted three wishes. And Chrissy twisted Savannah’s wish around. The falling action was when Savannah and Tristan got there way back to the modern world. The resolution is that Savannah got to go to prom with her Prince Charming, Tristan.
I would rate this book a 9 ½ out of 10 because it was an amazing book and the author put a lot of descriptive words in to this book and she made as if you could actually see what is going on. I would recommend this book to teen age girls because they would most likely have a better chance to be able to relate to what Savannah is going though. In all I can’t wait for the next book that she writes.
Sincerely,
Roxanne Fine
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