Vampire Kisses - Ellen Schreiber

S.P.E.C.S.
Significance
Perspective
Evidence
Connection
Supposition


Significance
This is an important book because it sort of teaches a lesson having to do with the phrase "don't judge a book by it's cover." This is because it is about this girl who lives on a small town she calls Dullsville. Her name is Raven. In this town, everybody is the same, you're either one of the 'hundred dollar haircut girls,' or a farmer girl who grows all of their own crops. As for the boys, you're either normal, a nobody, or a soccer snob. Raven isn't like any other girl in town. She wears all black clothes, black make-up, and black combat boots. Nobody excepts her besides one girl named Becky. Becky is a farmer girl. The town remained the same until an unknown family moves into the haunted mansion on the corner. The boy that moves in (Alexander) is Raven's age, and he's gothic. They fall in love and basically, People start to except Raven and Alexander for who they really are. I chose this book as my October reading book becuase I love books about vampires and mysteries. This is relevant because if there is anyone out there who feels like Raven, or anyone who knows somebody like Raven; just know that even if they are not accepted right now, that things will probably get better.

Perspective
This book, Vampire Kisses, was written by Ellen Schreiber. If I had to explain this book to a third grader, I would try to say something like this: "This book is about a girl who doesn't have that many friends. She dresses in all black, and only wears black make-up. One day a family moves into a house that everybody thinks is huanted. Everyone also thinks that the new people that live in the haunted house are vampires! In the end gothic girl and the boy, who just moved in, fall in love. Then they make alot more friends because people arefinally understanding them." In the story, the way Raven overcomes alot of her problems is by starting fights. That is one thing I would not take as advice from this book.

Evidence
I this story, it seems like the author is trying to make the argument that even though Raven (and Alexander) are different than everybody else, people should still treat them with respect. The author supports her argument by writing small examples in the story of how badly people are treating her, and how Raven is always trying to defend herself. I feel that the author is presenting factual information, because in the story, a few of the main events are not unrealistic. They seem to be normal situations that any normal person would go through. In my opinion, I agree with the author on her choice of argument.

Connection
This book doesn't really relate to my life at all because there is nobody that is left out all the time, or has no friends or anything. For the same reason I cannot relate this to anybody that I know. This book inspires me to read the next two books in the series, and maybe after that, i should read more books written by Ellen Schreiber.

Supposition
I predict that in the next book, Raven will go look for Alexander, but while she is searching, she will find another dream boy for her. Then, she will find Alexander and have to choose between the two loves of her life. If this took place in the 1800's, than the situation would be much different. For example; Instead of hitting her enemy on the hand with a tennis rcket, it probably wouild have just a plank of wood. Then they would've gotten into a huge fight- even bigger than the ones that they got into in the book.