"Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life."

     -Jackie  Robinson

     This quote is saying that you have to take risks and live in the moment. To take action is also what it is saying. The quote speaks to me because I want to make a difference in the world not just sit to around and watch. I can relate to what it is saying because I myself want to follow this quote threw out my life. I agree with it so much because when it says that you shouldn't just watch what goes on, but to take action is really what I believe. 

My book Al Capone does my shirts"

My book

     The book I am currently reading is called Al Capone does my shirts. This book is about a boy who lives on Alcatraz during the 1930s. The main characters name is Moose, he has a little sister Natalie, who is autistic. They moved their so Natalie can go to a special school. There are many different conflicts in the book, such as school trouble, baseball trouble, family trouble, friend trouble, and criminal trouble. So far a big problem is when the warrants daughter, Piper, has a plan to let the students pay to have their shirts washed by Al Capone. After they get busted because it is against the rules.

     What is the moral in the book?

      The moral of the book is to find what you really love, and when you feel upset take that thing and cherish it. Moose has a very hard life and he loves baseball. In the story for example, when he plays baseball it makes all those feelings go away. So when he is at bat all he can think about is the ball, it is his relief.

     

Where I am in my book, and where in the plot diagram

What is a plot diagram?

     A plot diagram is a diagram that explains the plot. The very beginning is the Exposition, this is when they introduce the characters and setting. Next is the Rising Action, this is when the tension is starting to rise. The Climax is next, this is the most exciting part. This is the part that will influence the end of the story. When the problem is or isn't solved, the Falling Action begins. This is when the tension is going down, and the story is unraveling. Finally the Resolution, this is the end of the story.

The part in my book

The book I am reading is called when you wish by Kristen Harmel. In my book I am at the very end of the Rising Action. The main characters name is Star Beck. (Her mom changed her name.) She is the most popular girl in America. When she finds out that her mom has kept the letters her dad sent her, she goes furious. She sets off to go find her dad, then she finds out that he might have moved on. I know that I am in the Rising Action because tension is forming.