Reeya+Journal

January 7,2015

I think August is not over reacting about birthday parties... I mean he has been home schooled for his whole life until fifth grade, and he moved away from his best friend Christopher, who accepted his difference. So I think this is a lot to take in, and I totally feel how he is feeling. I just think the problem is not him not being invited to birthday parties, it's him not feeling included. I have never been hurt by a party invitation before, and I think that birthday parties are celebrated with close friends, and they should feel free to invite who they want to. I think August will not make a big deal out of birthday parties as soon as he makes close friends in his school. He just needs to give it some time.

January 9, 2015

I think August's mom is scared because it is scary for a mom to send their child into a new environment with a "difference" that really sets him apart. The grand tour is especially scary because August is going on this tour with people he doesn't know, and there is no one to watch how they are treating him. August's mom is worried about August. I know she doesn't want him to feel left out. August is an amazing person, and his mom knows that very well. She just doesn't know what this grand tour will be like. August's mom is a very loving woman, based off of what I know, and I can tell that she is scared to death. She really wants August to be accepted by other people. All she can do is hope!

January 12, 2015

I think Julian is the biggest jerk in the history of jerks. I mean I got so mad when he said "What's the deal with your face? Were you in a fire or something?" I get it that August's face is different, but that doesn't mean that you just go around mocking his face. Everyone is unique and Julian needs to accept that. I felt like Charlotte and Jack Will were actually trying to make August feel like home, but I feel horrible for August. I mean if Julian is making him feel bad now, imagine when school starts. I bet school would be miserable. Julian needs to realize that not everyone has the same looks and August shouldn't be judged because of it. August is special and unique in his own way, and Julian needs to learn that he can't just blurt out hurtful words when he feels like it. Everyone has feelings, and it is not nice to point out something that August couldn't even control.

January 12, 2015

I am surprised that August still wanted to go to school, especially because of the tour. I think it is probably because of Charlotte and Jack Will. I think he knows that he at least has someone to depend on. August knows that going to school is very beneficial for him. He knows how much his mom was looking forward to this. I think he remembered about his mom saying that she couldn't protect him anymore. Inside I think he knew she was right. I think that August decided that facing the world around him would be best. I feel like he made the right choice. I mean August can't avoid what's around him forever, better to start early then late, in my opinion. August is a very brave guy, and I can't believe he has so much courage. August says he is ordinary, but he is so much more than that. I mean just look what he has been through…. twenty-seven surgeries, being shunned for most of his life, and not even having many friends, and yet he still has the courage and bravery to go to school where a student has already been teasing him. He is so original and remarkable in the best way possible. I can tell after people actually try to get to know him in school, he will fit in just fine. No one will even know why they hadn't tried to be friends with him in the first place. They will see that August is just like them…a Person!

January 16, 2015

I feel like I have been punched in the stomach. I was not expecting this from Jack Will. He seemed like a nice guy, until I saw what was on the inside. August was looking forward to school because he knew he had a friend in every class. August thought he had someone who liked him for who he is, but it turns out he was wrong. Hearing what Jack Will said, it was almost like he was embarrassed to be seen with him. I wanted to cry with August. Jack Will has now become a traitor in my eyes, and he always will be. August is a nice boy meeting a cruel world. I bet Halloween (his favorite holiday) got ruined for him because he might remember it as "a day when his 'friend' ditched him." Poor August!

January 16, 2015

I think that Summer would change his mind. I mean August might think that he at least has someone to hang out with. August might think that if he goes to a different school, he might not make any friends. Being home schooled again might mean not meeting knew people. I think August knows he has Summer to depend on, for now. I would go back to school and avoid Jack Will and see if he notices something is up. I would also go to prove that I am strong and not a weakling. I would go to school to show that you can not break me down! I think August should talk to him mom about this, but not tell the teacher or the principal. This is because no body likes tattle-tales, and if Julian and Jack Will got in trouble, school is going to be even more horrible for August. I mean people have a "phobia" against touching him, no one really wants to be friends with him, and Julian was already being a jerk. Now Jack Will is being a jerk and so is Julian. If it were me, I would tell my mom, but not my teachers or principal.

January 16, 2015

In part one, I learned that the world can be cruel. No matter how hard people try to fit in, there is always a difference that sets them apart. People get judged by that difference sometimes. For example, August has a face "difference," and he is being judged majorly by it. I mean no one wants to be around him really, and he barely has any friends (no offense). So his life is really complicated already. On top of that, he is going to school where boys have already been acting like jerks. I also learned that people aren't always what they seem. Take Jack Will for an example, I thought he was a nice person until I found out was he was really like. I also learned people come to conclusions way to early. Everyone is probably thinking August is a freak, but on the inside he has a pure heart. Other people wouldn't know that because they wouldn't bother to talk to him. I would like to tweet that actions and words can mean more to a person than people think they do, especially to August.

January 26, 2015

I think Via means that since August has started to go to school, her parents will be sort of forced to pay less attention to him. I actually think that the "solar system" isn't going to change. I personally think that this will actually make his parents pay more attention and revolve around him more, especially since he is in a new environment. I think after August is used to his school, his parents will let August grow up. This way August's parents will spend more time with Via. I feel like even though Via sounds strong and knows her parents love her, inside she wants her parents to include her and make her feel like she is part of the family.

January 26, 2015

I think that Via means that the secrets that Grans told her was a way to know that someone spent time with her and SHOWED love for her. I think Via finds comfort in the words Grans told her, especially since August gets the most attention. I am assuming Grans knew how hard it must be to have a brother who has a major "difference" that really sets him apart, getting attention from Via's parents is going to be unlikely. After Grans passed away, Via has always had that blanket around her, to remind herself that she was important to her. I think the blanket helps her when she feels cold, left out, and alone. In my opinion, Via was the sun and Grans was the planet that revolved around her.

February 2, 2015

I think Summer left the party because she realized why Savanna had really invited her. I think Savanna really just wanted the inside scoop of why Summer is friends with August. Summer then realized that everyone at the party wanted her to "change sides," especially when Savanna said "you know Summer, you could be more popular if you weren't friends with him." I also think when Savanna said that Julian had a crush on Summer, she didn't mean it. I think it was more for persuasion. Summer probably couldn't handle that and decided she needed to leave. If I was in that situation, I would have backed August up. August is such a nice person, and he DOES NOT deserve to be treated by others the way he is. This is what I would have said to Savanna, "I am friends with August because I think he is fun, but you wouldn't know that because you don't have the guts to go talk to him. You think because he is strange looking that he is not normal. You think wrong! August is as amazing as everyone. You just need to look beyond the looks." Then I would have left. Savanna and the other popular people made me really mad because they are judging the outside of August. Just like Summer said, if people made the effort to know August, they wouldn't be saying such mean words.

February 9, 2015

I think Mrs.Albans is a very very very unreasonable and mean person when it comes to August. When it comes to Jack Will she is pretty reasonable. I mean she agrees that all Jack Will needs is a two day suspension. When it comes to August, it is a whole other story. I mean no adult should EVER EVER EVER photoshop a kid out of a class picture because of his looks. I mean seriously, who does that? I learned that Julian does not fall very far from the tree. In my opinion, Mrs.Albans could have been way more gentle and sympathetic than she is acting right now. I think Mr.Tushman is a person who acts very professional, but when the time is needed, he will take a stand. For example, I had a feeling that Mr. Tushman thinks that August has something to do with this. I think he kind of knew that Julian had said something mean about August. I think that Mr. Tushman's purpose was to let Mrs.Albans know that Julian's bad attitude and hers will not be tolerated. In my opinion, Mr.Tushman is an up stander and will take the right actions.

February 9, 2015

I don't really know if I would forgive Jack Will because no matter what the reason is, no one says mean words about people for no reason. In the end, I would have probably felt sympathetic and forgave him. I would feel like Jack had learned his lesson. I felt like Jack punching Julian in the mouth and knocking out a tooth was a really big way to know that I would have meant a lot to him. After all I am pretty sure I would have known that Jack punching Julian had something to do with me.

February 9, 2015

I would have been on Jack Will's side, no doubt. I mean Julian doesn't even know why Jack had punched him in the face, so it is not right to make something up. I think this was really Julian's revenge. I have a feeling that Jack knows it too. Julian is the world's biggest jerk, and I would know that he is up to no good. Without knowing the real reason for punching Julian in the face; I would be on Jack's side. No matter how popular Julian is; he wouldn't know ethics if it fell on his head.

February 19, 2015

I would say that Jack and August should not tell because more disadvantages than benefits. For example, since Julian's mom is the vice president of the school, she can spread many rumors and such about August and Jack. I have also often heard that telling what someone has done to you makes matters worse. After all, I am sure no one like snitches. I thought that since Julian is popular, people might believe him more, but after the "hit man" rumor; I think that as many people might not. The main reason I think they shouldn't tell is because after the "hit man" rumor, most people thought he was kind of crazy and was taking this too far. Most of the people that were on Julian's side have now become neutral, so I don't even see the need to tell Mr.Tushman. Thus, I don't think Jack and August should tell Mr.Tushman.

February 20, 2015

I learned that family always always always perseveres. No matter what happens family always comes through. For example when August was lost in the crowd of people, Miranda, who was just like family, rescued him. I bet August was so glad he saw a familiar face. Whenever someone treats August like he is not their equal, and August feels bad about himself; his family is always their to pick August him back on his feet. ( even though August says he is used to it by now) He really needed support and that's what his parents and Via gave him. Miranda needed someone to make her feel like she mattered. Her mom didn't bring the safety and happiness the Pullman family brought. She felt like she belonged with the Pullman family, like they were her real family.The situation that I felt brought August's family closer together was when Daisy passed away. August's family (including August) loved Daisy dearly, and Daisy loved them dearly too. They needed each other. They needed a shoulder to lean on. Family is a like steel or iron. It's unbreakable.