Links that help you better understand.

http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash
This link tells you what AA is. I choose it becasue Vera and her family have drinking problems. Her dad wants her to understand the dangers.

http://www.as-king.com/html/vera.php
I choose this link because it is the authors website. It not only gives you a short summary of the book but it gives you information on the author and other important details in the book. It also shows other peoples opinions on who have read the book and what they thought of it.

http://www.as-king.com/
This link is also website that has information about the author. Its you contact the author and also give you dates about when the author will be doing book signings and releasing new books. It also gives many details about the book, Please Ignore Vera Dietz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagoda
In my book one of the major settings is at the town Pagoda. This link will give you backgroud information and pictures of Pagodas. I was really confused as to what it was so this link helped me out!

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6665671-please-ignore-vera-dietz
Good reads is a review site. It gives a great review over Please Ignore Vera Dietz! It also gives you more opinions on the book other than mine. It also has quotes and gods excerpts from the book.

http://inthegoodbooks.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-please-ignore-vera-dietz-by-s.html
This is a link that conencts to a blog that is also in blogspot.com. Its a girl blogging about the book I am reading/blogging about too! Its very useful to see another persons work that is similar to mine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_therapy
I believe that this link that tells you about family couseling could be very helpful in terms of better understanding my book. Vera and her dad encounter many problems in thier relationship after their mom leaves, Vera getting in trouble, and Charlies death. Going to family therapy with eachother really helped out their relationship.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1c4d5kSX6c
This is a book trailor for my book. I feel like adding this in will help get others interested in my book and give them ideas that i was not able to share. I hope this draws others in and gets them really interested in reading Please Ignore Vera Dietz.

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/please-ignore-vera-dietz-a-s-king/1100290601
I hope that by reading my blog you have drawn an interest to my book. I also hope that thsi post helped you become more knowlegable about what is happening in my book. This link makes the book available for you to purchase, which i hope you really consider reading  this book!!

http://treehouseguy.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/treehouse-fall-04-gif.gif
A very important setting also in my book is a tree house. Charlie built this tree house with the help of Vera and began living in it every summer. This picture fits the perfect description of the treehouse built.

http://jdcard.com/engl3007/airplane.htm
This link is directions on how to fold a paper airplane. In the book paper airplanes play a big symbolic role to Vera and her dad. They made a tradition of flying them from a pagoda as a symbol of over-coming Vera's mom leaving them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._King
I choose this link because I think it gives a really good biography of the author. It also gives a list of awards the author has won and tall the things she has acomplished. A list of different books the author has written is also available if you decide to read this book and end of loving her work!

Vlog!!

Blog Comments

Blog Comment 1: Abbie Weil
I really like how your blog tells the story in an order of events. It summarizes the book good. I also like how you incorporated humor in this blog my making the pictures funny. Your book seems really interesting and i am considering reading it for my next book. How do you like this book? Even though what happens in your book isnt really relatable it stills grabs my attention. I like teen novels with good story lines, which your book seems to have from what i have read in your blog so far.

Blog Comment 2: Hannah Gray

Hannah I really enjoyed looking at your blog post! i think you did a really good job going in to specific details. You also highlighted many important facts from your book really well. After reading and looking at the pictures in your blog i am really interested in your book and i am going to consider choosing it for my next book to read. How did you like your book? Would you recommend it?

Blog Comment 3: Brandon
Brandon, I think you did a really good going into detail about your book just using pictures. I think you really tell the story and give me a good summary. However, you book doesnt really seem to be a book I would be intersted in or really read but I'm sure its a fantastic book for you to read! Great Job!

A Ride in the Dales

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                   I picked this piece because i feel it best described the characters mood in my book, Please Ignore Vera Dietz. Vera, the main character in my book has a lot going on in her life at the moment and has really always had something going on. She lives a crazy life that consist of going to school and maintaining a full time job and good grades. Her mother left her a few years back and her bestfriend, Charlie, just recently died also. I think she has a hard time dealing with his death because she feels she could have prevented it so she gives herself a hard time.
                  This musical piece starts with a very upbeat pace and then begins to slow down and then it tends to get really dramatic. Which is how Vera lives her life each day. She begins each day with a clear mind and keeps strong about Charlie and her mother. Throughout the day though while she is at work and has more time to just sit and think Charlie wont stop popping up in her mind. She feels as if he is comstantly randomly popping up, which causes Vera to break down and become emotional. This musical piece also shows how sad Vera can be at times really well but she continues to make it through the day. I feel like this piece does a really good job of expressing the main characters mood and story.

             

picture creation

Book Cover.


Symbol showing everything in Veras dads life was right again.



Charlies funeral.



Veras works at Pagoda Pizza as the deliverer.



The town Vera lives in is famous for a pagoda in the mountains.



Vera and Charlie built a tree house together.



Charlie and Vera were close neighbors.



Charlie used to write his secrets down on a napkin.



Veras dad read zen books to help with life.


Charlies Zippo lighter.


Jenny Flick burned down Vera's favorite pet store.


Charlie left notes for Vera in a cigar box.


Charlie and Vera hungout at the Master Oak together.


Charlie bought a bike and began to ignore Vera.


Vera was very lonely.


Vera knows Charlies big secret.


Vera and James get pulled over at night.


Vera and James go to Pagoda Pizza Christmas party together.


Charlie gave Vera a dozen roses on Valentines day.


Vera's mom left her and her dad for another man.