Outside Reading -Week 1, Post B

It has been really hard to put the book down. I really like how the chapters are short, two to five pages. This makes me want to learn more about the event and makes me want to read the next chapter.
So far my book has been very good. In the beginning it foreshadows to the end of the book, and talks about Jeanette’s mother and father who are homeless and without the ability to by food for themselves. This does not surprise me after reading more, as the whole family is basically homeless, or constantly moving around, sometimes not in a house at all. I could not believe what I was reading at some parts of the book. The things that happen to Jeanette are outrageous, like when she is set on fire while making lunch for herself when she was three. Her parents seem to really love her, especially her dad, but they don’t necessarily care about her or what happens to her. They don’t care about their physical safety and well being. For example Jeanette is talking about her mom and says “She taught us that you could wash yourself up pretty clean with just a cup of water. She said it was good for you to drink unpurified water, even ditch water, as long as animals were drinking from it.”(pg. 21). I think that the mom has showed a lot of distaste towards her kids and her husband, and may leave them.
I am looking forward to reading more. I think that the book will become more depressing than it already is, but will still be good. Right now I feel really bad for Jeanette. I can not relate at all to her story, and I can’t imagine what it would be like to live like that. I think Jeanette is Lucky to have siblings that can support her, and that is who I would depend on and go to if I was in her situation.