In the beginning of the story, Birdie thinks her life is all about rain. All she wants to do is get away from Riverton. She was really excited to go on her year long vacation in the Caribbean. However, once she got kidnapped and taken away from her family she realized how good she had it back home. At first, I think Birdie thought the kidnapping was some extreme adventure. The longer and longer she was away from her home she realized that everything that went "bad" in Riverton was nothing compared to what could go wrong in the real world. Towards the end of the story, she used everything that went wrong in her life to make her life prosper. She fulfilled her dreams of becoming an author of a great book. Birdie became a strong young women who could accomplish anything she put her mind towards.
In the beginning of the book, Morgan was a ridiculously strong individual. After her sister died, she was on her own. Her parents were around before she decided to leave them, but Oona and her were inseparably before the accident. Morgan had to fend for herself now. Her independence didn't let anyone in and if she hadn't have met Birdie I think she would've been alone forever. She stole her family's sailboat and went out to the sea herself. She thought all she needed was the wide open horizon. However, when she realized someone was in trouble on Calista, she knew the right thing to do was to help them. I think she was out to find a friend. After Birdie and her became friends, Morgan began to let people back into her life. She met a young man that was with the coast guard when they rescued them and she went back and found her parents. Morgan finally was able to deal with the loss of her sister and wanted her family back into her life.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Reasons for Links
I picked the link that leads to tips on what to do if you are kidnapped because in the book, one of the main characters, Birdie, gets kidnapped. I thought it would be a useful site to teach people what to do if someone has kidnapped you. It is good information to know if you are going to travel around the world where you are in unfamiliar territory.
I chose the link Susanna Vance because it gives a short history on the other books and short stories Vance had wrote. The link also allows you to read excerpts from her books.
I chose the link Susanna Vance because it gives a short history on the other books and short stories Vance had wrote. The link also allows you to read excerpts from her books.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Fifth Update
After Birdie had got her email sent off, Nicholas came down and saw her standing there butt naked. She yelled and told him to let her get dressed. So he shut the door and waited for her to put her clothes on. She quickly signed off the internet and put her clothes on and went to meet Nicholas at the door. They both went up to the house and were getting ready to eat an excellent chicken dinner. After they ate their dinners, Nicholas wanted to hear his completed story that Birdie wrote. Birdie read him the whole story and Nicholas was very happy with her afterward, he told her that she had "captured the real Nicholas".
That is when they heard the choppers coming. Nicholas duck tapped Birdie to a chair in the kitchen while he gathered up supplies and ran in and out of the house many times. Once he was done collecting the things he needed he grabbed Birdie and led her down to the boat where Bajo had been building a wooden box. When she saw the bars on the crate her heart started pounding she knew that was where Nicholas was leading her. He shoved her in the crate, gave her a flashlight and her inhaler, apologized for what he was doing, and then shut her in. Inside the box, there was some water, food and a bucket that was supposed to be used as a toilet.
That night Birdie awakened to a very quiet muffled bump. She looked out the box and saw a figure standing on the boat. It was Morgan here to help her. Right as Birdie was about to yell help, Nicholas jumped up from behind the boat and hit Morgan on the head with his flashlight. Then Nicholas opened up the crate and shoved Morgan inside the crate to stay captive with Birdie. There was barely any room in the crate when only one Birdie was in there, now that two girls were in there they couldn't move around at all.
The next morning Nicholas came to tell Birdie that he had seen her little email attempt to escape but that he could figure out when the coast guard should arrive and just hide on the little island until they left. He was very upset with her. Once Nicholas was gone Morgan started to murmur in her sleep for the first time since she was hit on the head. Birdie tried to consult her and tell her not to freak out or stand up because they were trapped in a little box. Morgan stayed almost completely calm considering the situations.
After Morgan woke up, Nicholas was on his way to pick up the crate with one of his tractors. He picked the box up and was off into the jungle with the girls. He set the crate down on an edge on top of the well. Then Nicholas left them all alone in the crate on top of the well.
Birdie and Morgan got to know each other decently well in the amount of time they were in the box. Birdie noticed that Morgan wasn't a big talker and tried not to ask too many questions about her or her family. Even though Morgan wasn't big on communicating they talked quite a bit and became good friends.
The entire time the girls were in the crate Morgan had been thinking of a way to get out of it. When they were on top of the well she thought that if they laid on their backs and tried kicking out the top then they could get out of the wooden box. Morgan discussed her idea with Birdie and they finally decided it was worth a try. So Morgan got down on her back and as Birdie was trying to position herself on hers, the old wood on the floor broke and Birdie fell through and hit the bottom of the well. Morgan tried to call for Birdie but she wouldn't answer. Morgan had no idea of deep down the well was.
Finally Morgan decided she would have to climb down the well wall and go get Birdie. She carefully got out of the crate without breaking anymore floor boards, and slowly climbed down the well. It was very challenging because the well was completely dark so Morgan couldn't see where she was going. She finally made is to the bottom of the well. Birdie was having a horrible asthma attack. Morgan remembered that Birdie had told her that her inhaler was in the pocket of her vest. Morgan checked Birdie pocket but nothing was there, it must have fallen out on the way down. As Morgan was searching the ground for her inhaler, she felt that mushrooms were growing on the bottom. This didn't make any sense to her because she knew that mushrooms needed nutrients to grow. She found the flashlight and inhaler, and she also felt wood under the mushrooms. She handed Birdie her inhaler and started digging to figure out what the wood was doing down here. She uncovered a small portion of the wood and read that it said Peter Vanderweer. Peter had his name all over the house. Morgan realized that the real owner had been put in a box just like the wooden crate made for them and put into the well. The real owner was dead right under their feet.
After Birdie used the inhaled, she calmed down. Morgan checked her entire body for breaks or severe injuries. Birdie seemed like she had survived the crash in a good shape. Birdie's breathing wasn't getting much better however, because breathing in the mushrooms was not good for her asthma. Morgan knew she wasn't going to be able to climb back up the wall with Birdie on her back. Birdie was going to have to climb it herself.
Morgan took Birdie's skirt off that was made out of a scarf and tied Birdie to her. Morgan told Birdie she was going to have to climb up herself. Birdie thought she wasn't going to be able to, but Morgan forced her to at least try. When they started climbing, Morgan told Birdie to tell her about her life back at home. Birdie started talking about her life back in Riverton and before she knew it they were at the top of the well. Morgan had to carefully swing back into the crate and then she had to pull Birdie up with the scarf. Once they were finally back in the crate they decided they should try to get some rest.
Birdie woke up to the sound of someone trying to get into the crate. Morgan was screaming that there wasn't any room left in here and that the person needed to go away. Birdie didn't understand why Morgan was trying to tell their rescuers to leave. Then Birdie realized that the person trying to get in wasn't someone here to help it was Nicholas trying to get in his hiding place.
The instant Nicholas opened up the crate Morgan jumped out and grabbed him by the neck and pulled him out. Birdie jumped out after Morgan. Now the fight was one between Morgan and Nicholas. Morgan got a couple good hits in before Nicholas was choking her on the ground. Morgan was screaming for help when Birdie picked up a can of water that was in the crate and threw it directly at Nicholas. It hit him square in the head. He fell backwards and Morgan jumped on top of him and hit him in the head a couple more times.
After the fight, Birdie and Morgan saw some men from the coast guard come running up to all the commotion. The men grabbed Nicholas and put him in cuffs. They asked the girls what had happened here. Morgan and Birdie explained everything that had happened the past couple months and how Birdie was the kidnapped girl. Morgan also told the men how Mr. Vanderweer's body was down in the bottom of the well. The coast guard took both the girls back to the helicopter and Birdie got to radio her parents.
Birdie went back to Riverton and could never realize why she wanted to leave in the first place. The story she wrote for Nicholas became her story. She rewrote it several times including all the detail she could remember, and finally got it published. She was illustrious in the town of Riverton now. She finally got her gruesome adventure that she wanted all along.
Morgan traveled around with one of the coast guard men until she turned 18 and could legally own her sailboat. She also decided she was going to go back and find her parents and try to get them help with their drinking problem. Morgan and Birdie continued to email each other back and forth for quite awhile and became best friends. The last email Birdie got from Morgan explained that her mother had died and she was sad.
That is when they heard the choppers coming. Nicholas duck tapped Birdie to a chair in the kitchen while he gathered up supplies and ran in and out of the house many times. Once he was done collecting the things he needed he grabbed Birdie and led her down to the boat where Bajo had been building a wooden box. When she saw the bars on the crate her heart started pounding she knew that was where Nicholas was leading her. He shoved her in the crate, gave her a flashlight and her inhaler, apologized for what he was doing, and then shut her in. Inside the box, there was some water, food and a bucket that was supposed to be used as a toilet.
That night Birdie awakened to a very quiet muffled bump. She looked out the box and saw a figure standing on the boat. It was Morgan here to help her. Right as Birdie was about to yell help, Nicholas jumped up from behind the boat and hit Morgan on the head with his flashlight. Then Nicholas opened up the crate and shoved Morgan inside the crate to stay captive with Birdie. There was barely any room in the crate when only one Birdie was in there, now that two girls were in there they couldn't move around at all.
The next morning Nicholas came to tell Birdie that he had seen her little email attempt to escape but that he could figure out when the coast guard should arrive and just hide on the little island until they left. He was very upset with her. Once Nicholas was gone Morgan started to murmur in her sleep for the first time since she was hit on the head. Birdie tried to consult her and tell her not to freak out or stand up because they were trapped in a little box. Morgan stayed almost completely calm considering the situations.
After Morgan woke up, Nicholas was on his way to pick up the crate with one of his tractors. He picked the box up and was off into the jungle with the girls. He set the crate down on an edge on top of the well. Then Nicholas left them all alone in the crate on top of the well.
Birdie and Morgan got to know each other decently well in the amount of time they were in the box. Birdie noticed that Morgan wasn't a big talker and tried not to ask too many questions about her or her family. Even though Morgan wasn't big on communicating they talked quite a bit and became good friends.
The entire time the girls were in the crate Morgan had been thinking of a way to get out of it. When they were on top of the well she thought that if they laid on their backs and tried kicking out the top then they could get out of the wooden box. Morgan discussed her idea with Birdie and they finally decided it was worth a try. So Morgan got down on her back and as Birdie was trying to position herself on hers, the old wood on the floor broke and Birdie fell through and hit the bottom of the well. Morgan tried to call for Birdie but she wouldn't answer. Morgan had no idea of deep down the well was.
Finally Morgan decided she would have to climb down the well wall and go get Birdie. She carefully got out of the crate without breaking anymore floor boards, and slowly climbed down the well. It was very challenging because the well was completely dark so Morgan couldn't see where she was going. She finally made is to the bottom of the well. Birdie was having a horrible asthma attack. Morgan remembered that Birdie had told her that her inhaler was in the pocket of her vest. Morgan checked Birdie pocket but nothing was there, it must have fallen out on the way down. As Morgan was searching the ground for her inhaler, she felt that mushrooms were growing on the bottom. This didn't make any sense to her because she knew that mushrooms needed nutrients to grow. She found the flashlight and inhaler, and she also felt wood under the mushrooms. She handed Birdie her inhaler and started digging to figure out what the wood was doing down here. She uncovered a small portion of the wood and read that it said Peter Vanderweer. Peter had his name all over the house. Morgan realized that the real owner had been put in a box just like the wooden crate made for them and put into the well. The real owner was dead right under their feet.
After Birdie used the inhaled, she calmed down. Morgan checked her entire body for breaks or severe injuries. Birdie seemed like she had survived the crash in a good shape. Birdie's breathing wasn't getting much better however, because breathing in the mushrooms was not good for her asthma. Morgan knew she wasn't going to be able to climb back up the wall with Birdie on her back. Birdie was going to have to climb it herself.
Morgan took Birdie's skirt off that was made out of a scarf and tied Birdie to her. Morgan told Birdie she was going to have to climb up herself. Birdie thought she wasn't going to be able to, but Morgan forced her to at least try. When they started climbing, Morgan told Birdie to tell her about her life back at home. Birdie started talking about her life back in Riverton and before she knew it they were at the top of the well. Morgan had to carefully swing back into the crate and then she had to pull Birdie up with the scarf. Once they were finally back in the crate they decided they should try to get some rest.
Birdie woke up to the sound of someone trying to get into the crate. Morgan was screaming that there wasn't any room left in here and that the person needed to go away. Birdie didn't understand why Morgan was trying to tell their rescuers to leave. Then Birdie realized that the person trying to get in wasn't someone here to help it was Nicholas trying to get in his hiding place.
The instant Nicholas opened up the crate Morgan jumped out and grabbed him by the neck and pulled him out. Birdie jumped out after Morgan. Now the fight was one between Morgan and Nicholas. Morgan got a couple good hits in before Nicholas was choking her on the ground. Morgan was screaming for help when Birdie picked up a can of water that was in the crate and threw it directly at Nicholas. It hit him square in the head. He fell backwards and Morgan jumped on top of him and hit him in the head a couple more times.
After the fight, Birdie and Morgan saw some men from the coast guard come running up to all the commotion. The men grabbed Nicholas and put him in cuffs. They asked the girls what had happened here. Morgan and Birdie explained everything that had happened the past couple months and how Birdie was the kidnapped girl. Morgan also told the men how Mr. Vanderweer's body was down in the bottom of the well. The coast guard took both the girls back to the helicopter and Birdie got to radio her parents.
Birdie went back to Riverton and could never realize why she wanted to leave in the first place. The story she wrote for Nicholas became her story. She rewrote it several times including all the detail she could remember, and finally got it published. She was illustrious in the town of Riverton now. She finally got her gruesome adventure that she wanted all along.
Morgan traveled around with one of the coast guard men until she turned 18 and could legally own her sailboat. She also decided she was going to go back and find her parents and try to get them help with their drinking problem. Morgan and Birdie continued to email each other back and forth for quite awhile and became best friends. The last email Birdie got from Morgan explained that her mother had died and she was sad.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Fourth Update
Birdie was taken to Nicholas's island called Calista. He gave Birdie a tour of the island and then they went and said hello to Nicholas's worker, Bajo. Birdie saw him as some sort of quiet little monster and was afraid of him. The island was small with a beach on one side and cliffs on the other. In the middle of the island was a collection of old farm equipment with a big cobble stone well. After the tour, Nicholas put Birdie on his black yacht and locked her in. Even though he locked her inside the hot, stuffy boat, he supplied her with magazines, food and drinks.
While Birdie was locked in the yacht she started thinking about why she was kidnapped. She came up with a list and wrote it in her private journal. Nicholas had specific rules for Birdie to abide by. The main rule was that if she was down in the yacht she had to radio Nicholas before she came up onto the deck. One day while she was down in the boat she thought she heard Nicholas call to her so she went up onto the deck. Nicholas saw her and came running down. Birdie had heard a bird and got punished for breaking the rules. After Nicholas threw Birdie overboard she had an asthma attack and luckily Nicholas had seen her inhaler in her mother's suitcase and ran to get it. After the punishment, Birdie was allowed into Nicholas's work room and was laid down on a cot next to his desk. When she woke up from her nap, she noticed that he was typing on a brand new orange Mac that was sitting on top of a pink case that had a girl's name on it. Birdie thought this seemed strange but she didn't know what was going on.
Some days when Nicholas was in a good mood he would take Birdie snorkeling or they would relax on the beach together. Birdie had confused feelings for him; some days he would punish and beat her other days he called her his princess and said he would never let anything bad happen to her.
One day Nicholas had some business to attend to so he locked Birdie in the cabin of the yacht where all the rooms were located. He told her this time he wouldn't be back for a couple of days. He left her with plenty of food and stuff to drink. He also left her his orange Mac. He told her he wanted a story about him by the time he got back. She was amazed he left his computer with her. After Nicholas locked her in and went to carry out his business, she spent hours and hours trying to figure out his password to access the internet. If she could send an email out to her family and friends, someone would for sure come look for her. She spent long amounts of time trying to guess the word without any luck. While she was locked in the yacht she heard a helicopter land near by. She knew they were looking for her. However, Nicholas had changed his appearance and was very good at lying so that the people in the helicopter didn't suspect anything and flew away. Nicholas came and informed Birdie that she was going to have to stay down her for awhile longer, maybe a couple more days.
Birdie noticed a girl had came to visit Nicholas. She was a very pretty girl. Birdie watched as the girl and Nicholas sat on the beach. She saw them kiss and figured that must be his girlfriend. The next morning the girl was gone along with her white sailboat. Birdie was having another asthma attack because the boat was extremely hot. She radioed Nicholas over and over and finally he came and let Birdie out. He was in a very good mood. They went down to the beach together and Nicholas wanted to hear his story. Birdie had written the story in her private journal. When Nicholas picked up the journal and looked inside, he saw all the notes where Birdie had tried to figure out why she had been kidnapped. She also had reminders to herself that Nicholas was a very bad person. Nicholas didn't get mad when he read all this however, he just laughed it off. He was beginning to be such a weird person.
Nicholas became anger at Birdie and shoved her in the boat again and locked the door behind her. He told her she smelled bad and demanded she take a shower. He informed her that he was going to have Bajo build her a new home to live in, then he was gone. Birdie liked the idea bathing. She loved baths back at home and took them every night. While she was in the bath she was thinking about the password to the orange Mac. Then finally it came to her. She realized that Nicholas had said money was the reason she had kidnapped her. MONEY. That was the password. She had no sense of time or how long she had been in the bath. She got out as quickly as possible and went to the computer. She typed in MONEY and was instantly accessed to the internet. She typed in the email addresses she remembered from the top of her head. She started writing her email when she heard Nicholas outside the boat. She hurriedly finished the email and sent it. However, she didn't have enough time to erase it or tell everyone she sent it too not to send an email back. When Nicholas entered the boat, Birdie was standing there completely naked.
As Morgan was on her way over to Calista to visit Nicholas, a helicopter flew overhead. She didn't think much of it the first time. When she arrived on Calista there was a coast guard helicopter landed on the island. As she tied her boat up, Birdie saw her and tried screaming as loud as she could but Morgan couldn't hear or see her. Morgan got very worried and scared about the helicopter. She thought they had found out that she didn't legally own her sailboat. The helicopter flew away right as Morgan had landed, however. She walked up to Nicholas with a worried look on her face and he asked if she thought the coast guard was after her. Trying to hide behind a facade face, she said no. Then he explained how the coast guard was looking for a missing girl.
Morgan and Nicholas went up to his house and filled out all the needed documents to make Morgan the rightful owner of the white sailboat. After they settled all the legal stuff, Nicholas took Morgan down to the beach for a relaxing night. Nicholas was charming Morgan with his great looks and smooth talk. Then they kissed. Morgan was overwhelmed by the first one and kissed him back again. Then Nicholas got forceful and wasn't giving Morgan a choice to stop. Morgan kicked him in the ribs and ran for her sailboat. Nicholas wasn't able to catch up and Morgan got away and sailed out into the sea.
While Birdie was locked in the yacht she started thinking about why she was kidnapped. She came up with a list and wrote it in her private journal. Nicholas had specific rules for Birdie to abide by. The main rule was that if she was down in the yacht she had to radio Nicholas before she came up onto the deck. One day while she was down in the boat she thought she heard Nicholas call to her so she went up onto the deck. Nicholas saw her and came running down. Birdie had heard a bird and got punished for breaking the rules. After Nicholas threw Birdie overboard she had an asthma attack and luckily Nicholas had seen her inhaler in her mother's suitcase and ran to get it. After the punishment, Birdie was allowed into Nicholas's work room and was laid down on a cot next to his desk. When she woke up from her nap, she noticed that he was typing on a brand new orange Mac that was sitting on top of a pink case that had a girl's name on it. Birdie thought this seemed strange but she didn't know what was going on.
Some days when Nicholas was in a good mood he would take Birdie snorkeling or they would relax on the beach together. Birdie had confused feelings for him; some days he would punish and beat her other days he called her his princess and said he would never let anything bad happen to her.
One day Nicholas had some business to attend to so he locked Birdie in the cabin of the yacht where all the rooms were located. He told her this time he wouldn't be back for a couple of days. He left her with plenty of food and stuff to drink. He also left her his orange Mac. He told her he wanted a story about him by the time he got back. She was amazed he left his computer with her. After Nicholas locked her in and went to carry out his business, she spent hours and hours trying to figure out his password to access the internet. If she could send an email out to her family and friends, someone would for sure come look for her. She spent long amounts of time trying to guess the word without any luck. While she was locked in the yacht she heard a helicopter land near by. She knew they were looking for her. However, Nicholas had changed his appearance and was very good at lying so that the people in the helicopter didn't suspect anything and flew away. Nicholas came and informed Birdie that she was going to have to stay down her for awhile longer, maybe a couple more days.
Birdie noticed a girl had came to visit Nicholas. She was a very pretty girl. Birdie watched as the girl and Nicholas sat on the beach. She saw them kiss and figured that must be his girlfriend. The next morning the girl was gone along with her white sailboat. Birdie was having another asthma attack because the boat was extremely hot. She radioed Nicholas over and over and finally he came and let Birdie out. He was in a very good mood. They went down to the beach together and Nicholas wanted to hear his story. Birdie had written the story in her private journal. When Nicholas picked up the journal and looked inside, he saw all the notes where Birdie had tried to figure out why she had been kidnapped. She also had reminders to herself that Nicholas was a very bad person. Nicholas didn't get mad when he read all this however, he just laughed it off. He was beginning to be such a weird person.
Nicholas became anger at Birdie and shoved her in the boat again and locked the door behind her. He told her she smelled bad and demanded she take a shower. He informed her that he was going to have Bajo build her a new home to live in, then he was gone. Birdie liked the idea bathing. She loved baths back at home and took them every night. While she was in the bath she was thinking about the password to the orange Mac. Then finally it came to her. She realized that Nicholas had said money was the reason she had kidnapped her. MONEY. That was the password. She had no sense of time or how long she had been in the bath. She got out as quickly as possible and went to the computer. She typed in MONEY and was instantly accessed to the internet. She typed in the email addresses she remembered from the top of her head. She started writing her email when she heard Nicholas outside the boat. She hurriedly finished the email and sent it. However, she didn't have enough time to erase it or tell everyone she sent it too not to send an email back. When Nicholas entered the boat, Birdie was standing there completely naked.
As Morgan was on her way over to Calista to visit Nicholas, a helicopter flew overhead. She didn't think much of it the first time. When she arrived on Calista there was a coast guard helicopter landed on the island. As she tied her boat up, Birdie saw her and tried screaming as loud as she could but Morgan couldn't hear or see her. Morgan got very worried and scared about the helicopter. She thought they had found out that she didn't legally own her sailboat. The helicopter flew away right as Morgan had landed, however. She walked up to Nicholas with a worried look on her face and he asked if she thought the coast guard was after her. Trying to hide behind a facade face, she said no. Then he explained how the coast guard was looking for a missing girl.
Morgan and Nicholas went up to his house and filled out all the needed documents to make Morgan the rightful owner of the white sailboat. After they settled all the legal stuff, Nicholas took Morgan down to the beach for a relaxing night. Nicholas was charming Morgan with his great looks and smooth talk. Then they kissed. Morgan was overwhelmed by the first one and kissed him back again. Then Nicholas got forceful and wasn't giving Morgan a choice to stop. Morgan kicked him in the ribs and ran for her sailboat. Nicholas wasn't able to catch up and Morgan got away and sailed out into the sea.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Third Update
Birdie had arrived at the St. Maarten airport. She and her family took a taxi to the ferry that they were going to take to St. Petts. When the Sidwell's got the the ferry, there was nothing there but a sign that said 3-TIME-A-DAY FERRY TO SANTE PETTS. The family sat on their suitcases under the hot sun for nearly an hour when a man on a yacht called the Cheater introduced himself. He said his name was Nicholas Rigby. He offered a place for their luggage on his boat until the ferry came. Birdie and her mom decided they wanted to go check out the local stores while Henry, Birdie's father, decided he just wanted to work on his laptop in a shaded area. They took Nicholas's offer and placed their suitcases on his boat. When Birdie and her mother were done shopping they went back to her father. His shaded area was right in front of the ferry's station where he was watching for their ride to St. Petts.
Birdie wanted her camera that was still in her suitcase on Nicholas's boat. She went to go grab her camera while her parents watched from under the shade. When she got to the Cheater, she politely yelled out "Permission to come aboard?" Nicholas invited her on to his yacht. He told her he had to run over to the fuel tanks. She was waving at her parents when she realized they were headed to the open sea. Nicholas was kidnapping her. He poisoned her and therefore she couldn't remember how long she had been with him. Nicholas was acted almost protective of Birdie and nicknamed her Bugs.
After Morgan set out by herself, she realized she needed federal papers showing she owned her sailboat and didn't steal it. She remembered her parents had gotten some official paperwork done by a man named Nicholas who lived on an island called Calista. She looked up his number in her family's log and radioed him. She asked him if she could come visit him and get help with her legal issues. Nicholas said that would be great. Morgan expected to arrive in approximately two and a half days.
Birdie wanted her camera that was still in her suitcase on Nicholas's boat. She went to go grab her camera while her parents watched from under the shade. When she got to the Cheater, she politely yelled out "Permission to come aboard?" Nicholas invited her on to his yacht. He told her he had to run over to the fuel tanks. She was waving at her parents when she realized they were headed to the open sea. Nicholas was kidnapping her. He poisoned her and therefore she couldn't remember how long she had been with him. Nicholas was acted almost protective of Birdie and nicknamed her Bugs.
After Morgan set out by herself, she realized she needed federal papers showing she owned her sailboat and didn't steal it. She remembered her parents had gotten some official paperwork done by a man named Nicholas who lived on an island called Calista. She looked up his number in her family's log and radioed him. She asked him if she could come visit him and get help with her legal issues. Nicholas said that would be great. Morgan expected to arrive in approximately two and a half days.
Second Update
Birdie's family was getting ready to leave for their year long vacation in the Caribbean. The Sidwell's had a going away party at the school. Birdie's friend, Kirin, arrived at the party late and was drunk. Kirin always had to be the center of attention. The Sidwell's were very excited to start on their new life in the Caribbean. Birdie's family went to the airport and got on their plane to St. Maarten, where they had to switch planes.
Morgan was out on the sea all alone. She was enjoying herself and the wide open sea when she spotted a black-hulled yacht. Morgan went to her radio and contacted the people from the boat. The black-boat's name was the Engelberta. The old couple on the Engelberta and Morgan said their hello's and went off in opposite directions. Morgan kept calling for her sister Oona, especially in moments where she got afraid or lonely. She called for Oona's opinion and help in sticky situations. Morgan was having a rough time dealing with her sister's death. Morgan went to a small island for some supplies. She decided to climb onto a little hill and sit and watch the village. On the other side of the hill was a young girl who was tending to her camp (house).
The girl was cooking a big meal, probably for her older brothers. Morgan stayed and watched the girl for a while longer. Then along came a group of three boys. The boys went into the girls camp and started harassing her and her little chickens. Morgan didn't like what was happening, so she came running down the hill and tackled the boy who was holding the girl's chicken like he was going to kill it. Morgan ran the boys off and offered the girl a ride to her aunt's house on another island. The girl's parents were no longer around. Morgan took the girl to her aunt's house and then set back out onto the open sea.
Morgan was out on the sea all alone. She was enjoying herself and the wide open sea when she spotted a black-hulled yacht. Morgan went to her radio and contacted the people from the boat. The black-boat's name was the Engelberta. The old couple on the Engelberta and Morgan said their hello's and went off in opposite directions. Morgan kept calling for her sister Oona, especially in moments where she got afraid or lonely. She called for Oona's opinion and help in sticky situations. Morgan was having a rough time dealing with her sister's death. Morgan went to a small island for some supplies. She decided to climb onto a little hill and sit and watch the village. On the other side of the hill was a young girl who was tending to her camp (house).
The girl was cooking a big meal, probably for her older brothers. Morgan stayed and watched the girl for a while longer. Then along came a group of three boys. The boys went into the girls camp and started harassing her and her little chickens. Morgan didn't like what was happening, so she came running down the hill and tackled the boy who was holding the girl's chicken like he was going to kill it. Morgan ran the boys off and offered the girl a ride to her aunt's house on another island. The girl's parents were no longer around. Morgan took the girl to her aunt's house and then set back out onto the open sea.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Reading History
I have read quite a few books in my seventeen years of life. I read almost all the Roald Dahl books when I was in elementary and middle school. My favorite Dahl book was Danny, The Champion of the World. Some other good, interesting books that I have read include: Ink Heart, Abarat, The Merlin Trilogy, The House of the Scorpion, and of coarse The Twilight Series. I really enjoyed reading Stephanie Meyer's books. Meyer's four books from The Twilight Series were by some of my favorite books. Gap Creek, by Robert Morgan is probably my favorite of all the books, however.
The worst book I've read was All Quiet on the Western Front. We read that book freshman year. I honestly don't remember any of it so it must have not been that good because it didn't leave a lasting impression. I still read quite a bit, but probably not as much as I used to when I was in middle school though. I usually read in bed before I fall asleep, and on days off or on weekends. If I really get into the story I can read all day long.
The worst book I've read was All Quiet on the Western Front. We read that book freshman year. I honestly don't remember any of it so it must have not been that good because it didn't leave a lasting impression. I still read quite a bit, but probably not as much as I used to when I was in middle school though. I usually read in bed before I fall asleep, and on days off or on weekends. If I really get into the story I can read all day long.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
First Update
In my Honors English class we are reading a book of our choice. I choose the book Deep, by Susanna Vance, published in 2003. So far this book is about the lives of two different girls. The book is written in alternating view points between the girls. One girl, Birdie Sidwell, lives in Riverton, Oregon. She is trying to write an amazing book but nothing exciting ever happens to her. She complains that her entire life is only about rain. When she was in elementary school her best friend, Kirin, got sent to a private school. The private school only went up until middle school. When Kirin came back she was a completely different person. Birdie's best friend was never the same, she left that day in elementary and never returned. Birdie and her family are planning to go on a year long vacation in the Caribbean. She is hoping something atrocious or gruesome occurs while she is down there that way she can write what she knows. She is very excited to do something else with her life for a year.
The other girl, named Morgan, lives with her parents on the ocean. She had an older sister, Oona, but she got thrown off the sailboat during a horrible storm and was never seen again. Morgan also would have a younger brother but he was born dead. Morgan's father blamed her mother for the death of their son. She tried to go through labor and deliver the baby all alone. Her parents started fighting and drinking excessively. The mood on the sailboat became awkward and sad. The family decided to go visit an island to get more supplies. Morgan's parents decided to stay a couple nights and that is when Morgan decided to steal the sailboat and go out to sea by herself. So she left her parents and traveled out to the dark sea in the middle of the night while her parents were in the town bar drinking away their miseries.
Right now I am on page 82.
The other girl, named Morgan, lives with her parents on the ocean. She had an older sister, Oona, but she got thrown off the sailboat during a horrible storm and was never seen again. Morgan also would have a younger brother but he was born dead. Morgan's father blamed her mother for the death of their son. She tried to go through labor and deliver the baby all alone. Her parents started fighting and drinking excessively. The mood on the sailboat became awkward and sad. The family decided to go visit an island to get more supplies. Morgan's parents decided to stay a couple nights and that is when Morgan decided to steal the sailboat and go out to sea by herself. So she left her parents and traveled out to the dark sea in the middle of the night while her parents were in the town bar drinking away their miseries.
Right now I am on page 82.
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