How would you describe Will and Sarah's relationship?
I think that Sarah and Will are almost betrothed(or however you spell that) from the beginning. I knew they would be together! What do you guys think?

Chels-the point I was trying to make is that our mom's do a lot of stuff for us that they wouldn't have to. not that your dad doesn't fold your laundry!!!!!

I finally finished mama's babies. I think that once sara saw how mrs.quaver treated will she realized that she was being oppressed, don't ya think? Once sara's real mom took her back I think that she was very greatful:1.to have finally found her 2. Because she gave sara love, which she didn't get from mama pratchett 3.because they obviously had a lot of fun together and shared similar interests. I think that we take our own mom's for granted sometimes. I mean, they do our laundry, and fold our laundry, cook for us , clean for us, give us advice(sometimes without us asking for it!) and care for us and love us 24/7 365 days a year, 52 weeks a year. I think that it was weird how sara reacted when they gave the death sentance to mama pratchett. She knew that mama hated her during the whole trial. She obviously didn't want to live with mama anymore, because she was afraid and disgusted.

When I think about Mama's lifestyle and compare it to the children's I get so upset!!! These are innocent children...
First of all their mother's basically abandoned them when they were born for whatever good reason they thought of. Secondly all they wanted was love, not fancy clothes or gourmet food...LOVE! But Mama only gave her love to the babies because they were the ones that were currently paying for her lifestyle.

Do you think this happens today? Do you think their are foster parents and/or adoptive parents that are doing it purely for a better lifestyle for themselves and not helping the children?

I think that sarah new what mama was doing, there was so much evidence, like there wasn't a doctor in Peachester, and mama not letting the kids play near her garden, and kids getting deathly ill overnight! I think she knew but didn't want to believe it so she just blocked that option from her memory. Do you think that Sarah was afraid she'd be next? or was mama so reliant on her that she couldn't kill her? Couldn't she have just gotten the second oldest girl to help her out?

Your wish is my command...

Ok, the new reading guide is posted. Check it out and start a discussion Chelsey. I have read the book and would love to join you and anyone else who has read it in discussing it.

Well--I am working on getting the reading discussion guide for Mama's Babies posted. I just finished it and it should be posted in the next day or two, so what out!!

Welcome Susanna!!

Have any of you started reading Mama's Babies?

Hi everyone!

P.S. CHELS IS THE DORK!! just kiddin'

Laura, have you ever considered that you don't have to be on anyone's side as far as culture goes. You're American. You can just leave it at that if you want. I don't have the conflicts of being half African American or half Native American or anything like that, however I am proud of my Irish heritige, that is why I wear a claddaugh ring. It sybolizes Irish pride. You don't have to give up one side and completely go to the next. Know what I mean? You can basically choose for yourself who you want to be. If you just want to be American then that's cool, you could say you are Native and European American if you wanted! Be proud of your heritige. Just remember....you are Laura, and not anything else! "I YAM WHAT I YAM AND THATS ALL THAT I YAM!"

"How can you relate to Dimple's confusion about her herritage? Do you make a compromises with your parents? Do you run away from it as Dimple tried to do?"

It's hard for me, especially now. My mom is really forcing Native American schlank on me, and i'm just kind of like "hey, I'm not just Native American. I'm German and Irish and Welsh too!" I'm basicly running away, as fast as I can go. I don't know what i'll do when I'm older. I figure I should just get through high school.

I haven't been on here for awhile. I've mostly been concentrating on one of my other blogs (thehomeschoolers.blogspot.com) so i.. yeah. Hi to Suchita and Chels and Brianna. what is up my sistas? lol. I gotta go do some other stuff. later!!

<3 Laurz

I would like to bring this back to Born Confused for a little while...

Question for Chelsey and Bri...How do you overcome your competitiveness? Do you let it get out of hand has Dimple and Gwyn did or do you usually recognize it and take care of it? This was one thing I thought was interesting in the book...it seemed like if only Gwyn, Dimple and Karsh talked to each other they wouldn't have had half the misunderstandings they did? Did anyone else want to shake the characters up and say "Talk to each other!!!"

Question for Laurz and Suchita...How can you relate to Dimple's confusion about her herritage? I know for me it is confusing enough trying to figure out what I want to do with my life and decisions that I need to make without have that added variable of a different cultural influence then that of the mainstream. Do you make a compromises with your parents? Do you run away from it as Dimple tried to do?

Also if anyone else has any more questions, comments or thoughts regarding Born Confused lets try to post them in the next week, then we can start posting for Mama's Babies.

Have a great weekend!!

Here are some non-fiction ideas for you!
Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life.--The author relates how, as a young adult, he bacame a drug user and smuggler, was arrested, did time in prison, and eventually got out and went to colleg, all the while hoping to become a writer.

Roach, Mary. Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers.--Explores how human cadavers have been used throughout history, discussing how the use of dead bodies has benefited every aspect of human existence.

Schlosser, Eric. Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal.--Traces the history of the fast food industry and discusses how it arose in postwar America.

Hawk, Tony and Sean Mortimer. Hawk: occupation: skateboarder.--Internationally known American skateboarding champ Tony Hawk chronicles his life and his very eventful involvement with the sport.

Murphy, Jim. An American plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793.--Provides an account of the yellow fever epidemic that swept through Philadelphia in 1793, discussing the chaos that erupted when people began evacuating in droves, leaving the city without government, goods, or services, and examining efforts by physicians, the Free African Society, and others to cure and care for the sick.

Pelzer, Dave. A child called "it", The lost boy, and A man called Dave--Chronicles the life of the author as he grows up as an abused child moved into foster care and then eventually his life as an adult.

Tarbox, Katie. Katie.com: my story--Katie Tarbox explains how and why she bacame involved, at the age of thirteen, with an Internet stalker, a middle-aged man who had tolder he was welthy twenty-three-year-old; and shares the story of her ordeal after she realized, almost too late, that he was a sexual predatorl.

Of these I have only read the first one, however, I have heard good things about them all from various students and staff. So try them out and write us a review to put in our binder and post here. I'll come up with some good historical fiction later...

I'm gonna try to find some good non-fiction and historical fiction(like mama's babies)books to read over the summer..k? Can anyone else recomend a good non-fiction book??? If anyone likes non-fiction you should read the darwin awards books...they are hilarious.... and true! Also "Duh: The stupid history of the human race" is a good one, it's the same concept of the darwin awards.....let me know if you find a good book!! Happy reading! Bri

YAY!! MY BLOGGER ACCOUNT IS FINALLY WORKING!!! I've started reading Mama's Babies,but haven't read that much of it. I'm planning on finishing it this weekend or at least getting a lot of it read. I'll keep you posted! Does anyone else like non-fiction?

For those of you interested in starting the next book Mama's Babies, a couple copies came in today. Stop by the LMTC to pick it up.

How exciting for you, Chelsey!! I just signed up as well :) Good Luck!!!

Hey Chelsey, you asked if we had any recommendations for books to read for you. In historical fiction, my personal favorites are Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre.... but then again, they are classics and I'm not sure if you like that kind. Realistic fiction... well I just finished reading Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code (both by Dan Brown) and they were amazingly good...I couldn't stop reading either of them. I would definitely recommend both of them to anyone. Also, John Grisham, Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy...all great authors (adventure/mystery/realistic fiction). For science fiction... The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, 1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley....again classics but I loved them.
But for a quick and quality read, I would go with Love Story by Erich Remarque....its short but it packs a lot of punch. Those are just my opinions....I'm more of a classics kinda person so I'm not sure if these recommendations will help you.

Hello All!!
We've had a few more people join in the last couple weeks!! Welcome to Chelsey, Suchita and Brianna!

Be thinking of ideas of what we can do for summer reading fun!