Book two project

Blog Post #4

Dear John
By: Nicholas Sparks

Adapting your book: Some specific challenges a filmmaker would make adapting my book to a movie are to show two sides of the story like John in the military and Savannah in college. It would be hard to keep on switching back and forth in-between the two because the more than half of the book they are away from each other, so the filmmakers would have to keep the audience going. The movie did a good job with how they showed two sides of the story because it wasn’t boring and it kept the audience going.

Three specific Scenes: Specific scenes that are essential to keep in the movie from the book would be the ending because if they changed the ending then the movie wouldn’t have the same message as the book and it’s important to keep the same idea going through the movie. The way the two characters met in the book because it’s how John met Tim and all the main people in Savannahs life. Then how the two characters wrote letters to one another because without that the title of the book wouldn’t mean the same thing.

Two specific Parts: Parts the filmmakers would have to cut from the book would be every year the main characters met because after a while people would start getting bored and they would bored and they would just want to get to the end to see what will happen. The other one would be a part is when John meets Savannahs family. They should cut that out because there are so many more important scenes the movie has to capture and this scene one isn’t very essential for the book or the movie it wouldn’t change anything.

~Faryaal Zindani

Book 1 Project

Book 1 Project

Along for the Ride

By: Sarah Dessen

Faryaal Zindani

Bell: 3

My idea?

The book I read for book one is Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen. The book is about a summer romance between two characters. A big part of the book includes a bike shop. My idea is to remodel the bike shop because it has a big impact in the book. The bike shop will contain names and quotes on the wall that give the visitors an idea about what the book is about and become more interested in it. The bike shop played a big role in the book because the two main characters (Auden and Eli) spent a lot of time there. It will also include a model of a bike that the two characters rode in the book and the bike on the cover of the book.

3 Quotes?

The bike shop is the place where Eli works, he is also a pro biker but quit recently because of his best friend’s death. In support of that they named the bike shop Abe’s Bikes. “Abe’s Bikes,” I read off the front. “It does have a nice ring to it.” “Don’t you think?” she replied, sticking her head over the edge to look down a t me again. “He’s freaking out that everything has to be perfect for the reopening.” In that quote, Maggie (Auden’s friend) is telling her how they finally renamed the bike shop, and how it is the perfect name because it shows that Eli is growing over his friends Abe’s death and moving on in his life.

In the book Eli doesn’t like talking to people because he is still going through his best friend’s death, in the following quote you will notice how he only likes working in the bike shop and Auden starts to like him. “I was still watching Eli, though, as he bent over the pink bike, adjusting one of the pedals.  “Like I said”, he was saying, “This is a really good starter bike.”  “She wants to learn”, her mom was saying running a hand over her daughters head.” (pg. 240) In the quote you can see that Eli values his bike shop and Auden is starting to notice him a lot more and possibly like him.

Towards the end of the book Auden tries to learn how to ride a bike to prove to Eli that she can if she wanted to.  She practices everyday by the bike store and eventually goes in to buy a bike one day.   “Bike?” Leah said. “What does a bike have to do with any of this?” “I just bought one,” I told her. “Because she also just learned how to ride one,” Maggie explained. “I’ve been teaching her every morning on the sly. She never knew before.” (pg.354) the previous quote explains how Auden has been working hard to ride a bike for a long time to make her and Eli’s relationship closer.

How will it work?

As you can see the Bike shop plays a big role in the book for multiple reasons. My idea will work because if people visit the model of the bike shop they will know more about the book, become more interested in it, and possibly aware more people about it. This idea will allow and encourage people who are already fans of the book to stay connected because when the people who have already read the book will reminisce about how good the book was and notice all the things they read in the book and how it relates so well to the bike shop. If people keep on going to the bike shop then other people who haven’t read the book will read it and take a visit to the bike shop.

What is a book?

What is a Book?

A book is a journey; it can take you on different adventures and places. It can make you think, wonder, and imagine about different things that you have never thought of before. When you’re reading a book it feels like you are on a journey because you are only thinking about the book and everything from reality is behind you. The journey a book takes you on feels as if you are in the air, away from all the pressure and stress from the world. When you’re reading a book, it can take you to different places, imagine things you have never imagined before, or give you a sense of someone else’s opinions on a certain topic. It allows you to hear other voices from different people.

Opinions that I would agree with from the different writers would be, Nancy Jo Sales. I agree with her because I believe that she is right about books being something that can never be forgotten because we need it to much in our lives, I also agree with her on that there’s something about books that we will always need. Opinions that I would disagree on would be, Victor LaValle., “It’s not the book, it’s the idea of the book” I disagree with what Victor LaValle said because I believe that it is the book and the idea of the book. I believe it does matter what form the book comes in. A book on any electronic device would not be the same for me than a regular book because I enjoy reading books that have side notes and you can physically flip the pages. I think it has more meaning to it than any electronic devices would. I think there is something magical about books because like I said, it can make you imagine more about things you have never thought about or imagined before.

-Faryaal Zindani

Best Sellers: Why do I read?

Why do I read?

I like to read because reading can take me away to a whole different world, reading can take my imagination and let it grow. When I’m reading i feel like the book is playing in my mind over and over again making me feel like I’m actually in it. Reading can make me escape from reality and make me go into a world of fantasy. When I’m reading, time flys by so quickly when it really feels like it’s only been five minutes. It can take someone on adventures or journeys wherever you want to go, reading can take you there.

There are so many different genres and varieties of books that you can choose from for whichever mood you are in. Books can be educational and teach you more about life in general.  Reading can make anyone relax and enjoy the book. Reading can make me see different perspectives of people or life. It can make you see different sides to stories and hear people’s thoughts and imagination about anything. A book can express someone’s thoughts or feelings about a certain topic or situation.  They can influence you about anything and just basically have a big impact on you.  

~Faryaal Zindani