The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Charlie is a boy without an ideal past, he lost some of his favorite people in the world, and he feels alone. Once he gets to high school he meets the craziest, most real people he has ever met. He shows that the quieter you are, the more you hear. Stephen Chbosky writes this book as a series of letters, each of them starting with "Dear Friend." The way his character writes these letters show his intelligence and how much he experiences through his deranged time. The writing style of this book is interesting because of just that.  The book is far better than movie, it gets farther into the story. The story gets a lot of attention from many people today, it hits home for many also.

I suggest this book for anyone, especially if they liked the movie!
I give this book 5 out of 5 typewriters

In The Water They Can't See You Cry: A Memoir by Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard, four time Olympian, seven time medalist, and mom. In her book, In The Water They Can't See You Cry, the swimmer explains about her time as a swimmer, being a 14 year old and competing in the Olympic Games, and struggle with self confidence. Beard has been seen in many magazines in skimpy bathing suits. In the photo below she talks about one of her photo shoots for a magazine.

Beard's tone throughout this book was saddened. Through her teenage years and twenties she became self-destructive. She told stories of her pride in her sport and how she didn't feel worthy of the success she had earned. The sport she loved somehow turned her against herself. Even though through her childhood she wanted nothing more than to be in the water. Every single day she would be in the water, whether is was working on technique or an intense game of sharks versus minnows. Fighting clinical depression and being in the spotlight of women athletes, then finding true happiness in her sisters, parents, husband, and her son; who she calls her proudest accomplishments. 

Myself, being a swimmer, seeing Beard train for the most recent Olympics and how she is so graceful with every stroke, would never tell how broken up of a person she was.  Which brings me to the question, will we be seeing the famous Amanda Beard at the next Olympic Trials? 

All in all, this book was very well written and  I would recommend to anyone looking for a good read! I give this book 5 out of 5 gold medals!

Sundance Film Festival 2013

 Me and Troian Bellisario

 Joseph Gordon Levitt

 Me and Moises Arias

 Me and Jonathan Groff

Francesca, me, Kevin Pearce, Kendell, and Emily

127 Hours by Aron Ralston

When you think about being 'between a rock and a hard place' you think about being in a difficult time in your life. Ralston actually live through being stuck between a rock and the side of a canyon in Southern Utah. The adventurous man was just making his way through the canyon and doing what he loves the most when he found himself stuck. While, being stuck for the long amount of time, he went through all  of Utah's treacherous types of weather. Ralston wrote in a way to make you feel his pain and joy. This book is for people who don't mind gore, also for people who love adventure.

I give this book 5 rocks out of 5 rocks! This book was a true joy to read.

It's also nice to see that Ralston is still doing what he loves and is still finding his way through canyons!

Presidential Election 2012

Dr. Jill Stein is the best possible candidate for this upcoming presidential election. Stein is the best candidate because she believes in certain beliefs that not every political party thinks is right. I would’ve voted for her because her stance on many of the debated topics are very well explained and she is a green politician. While other candidates may say that they are a ‘green world’ candidate, she holds true to it. Stein is an environmentalist, she wrote two books on Health and how pollution effects our bodies, also has a teaching program called "Healthy People, Healthy Planet." This candidate took a side on the topic of Americans and Working she said she would employ every American able and willing to work. Also many candidates are for the large military budget. She states that she will reduce their budget by 30%, in order to have more money to fund her 'New Deals' project. She also wants to return US Troops home. Stein also supports the creation of sustainable infrastructure, to have to worry less about the environmental problems that the world has been having occur in recent and present years. 
Stein is the best candidate for this country because of her green ways, how she plans to reduce the military budget and use the money for projects to make our country better, she wants to bring the troops home, and she believes in having a cleaner environment.