Thursday, May 4, 2017

Trash

       The book I am currently reading is Trash by Andy Mulligan. This book is about three young boys who live in Behala dump site. The three boys, Raphael, Gardo, and Rat, depend on picking and searching through trash to survive. Kids in Behala drop out of school and miss out on their education to rummage through trash to help their families. Education isn't viewed as important in Behala. As Raphael and Gardo sift through the trash, they come across a bag and they don't understand what it is and it's importance. They find money, a wallet, a map, and a piece of paper with numbers that don't make sense. They decide to keep the bag a secret from the police which leads them to a turning point and events unfold as they figure out the truth of their government.
       As I read, some of the things that I come across are unbelievable. For example, Rat literally lives with rats. That's basically how he got his nickname. He doesn't have any family as well. I feel very bad not only for Rat, but for the many children that have to pick trash to support their families. This is heartbreaking and no child should ever live this way. Another example is the fact that education isn't important to the citizens of Behala. In the book, they stated that each year, the amount of children who go to school decreases. In Behala, they don't believe that education is important because why waste time learning when you're just going to end up picking trash? This is terrible and every child deserves an education. Overall, these children have no future and they have to look forward to picking trash to live.
       Reading this book makes me feel many ways. I feel melancholy but also very intrigued. This book makes me feel unhappy because of what the children in Behala have to go through. Everyday, children with hardly any family, pick through trash in order to get food and the essentials to live. Some children don't even live in homes, but in trash. Also, they don't have the proper education at all.  This book also keeps me intrigued because everything is unexpected for me. Just when I think one thing is about to happen, something totally opposite happens. This book keeps me interested and there's always a plot twist. This book has a much deeper meaning than you think. This book is new to me and I enjoy it a lot.

I commented on Jose's blog

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  2. Dena, your blog really opened my mind. Last year we did literature circles and this book didn't interest me based on the summary in the back. After reading your blog, I kind of feel like reading it now. I enjoy the abnormal in books and movies. Abnormal would be a good way to describe this book which is why I'm a little more open to reading it. Hopefully I could find some time to read it.

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  3. Dena, this is absolutely great. You did such a great job at describing your book and how you felt exactly. By the way you've described it, now I want to read it. It's good that you're feeling many ways about a book, it's clear you enjoy it, maybe others will too.

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  4. Dena, this is a awesome. I really liked how you explained your book with a lot of detail. Maybe when I have the time I could read it. I hope others who read your blog will enjoy the book if they read it.

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  5. Dena, great job I love how you described the book. Also the way you wrote the blog it made me want to read it. I also like how your blog is well written and not to many spelling and grammar errors. Overall after reading how you wrote the summary made want to read it.

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