My Book Report: Hello It's Me

Hello It's Me


By: Wendy Markham

When I first started reading this book I knew that it was going to be all about love. I thought I had experienced this feeling once before but I have fallen out of love so I had forgotten how it feels. Once I started reading this book and got into it I realized that I still know what it feels like to love. The main character, Annie Harlowe, is a widowed mother. She has to face the fact that the man she did love and was faithful to is dead, but when she meets another man, Thom Brannock, she can't help but fall in love all over again. She has trouble though because she had promised her husband, Andre that she would always remain faithful to him no matter what happened, even if he died. Unfortunately this is what happened.

I liked the problem she was faced with because I have been faced with a problem much similar to this. I read this book not just for fun but also read it almost like it was advice. It helped to realize that I am definitely not the only person to face these problems and feelings. I knew that some of the problems and feelings of emotion that Annie was experiencing is some of the ones that I already have experienced or will experience.

The book was also written in the second person so I also got to see what Mr. Brannock thought about the feeling of love, and how a guy deals with the same problems that they do in real life. This helped me a lot to understand that I wouldn't be the only one to get hurt in a situation that involves love.

Overall I think that this books teaching was about love and what to do with it. You love different people in different ways so it’s really easy to get hurt in most cases. I know that when I was reading this book I could relate too many of the problems and I knew that some of these problems I know how to deal with now because of reading this book.

Assignment #19: My Very Short Story

I opened the door and there it was that place I had been waiting my whole life to see. That place that no one said existed. I knew it did, deep down in my heart and here it was just to prove everyone was wrong and that I was right. It was so colorful and it gave you a warm feeling kind of like being home with your family and enjoying the company. The feeling of love was in the air and it was like a place that you would never want to leave. I knew that once I set foot inside this door I probably wouldn't want to either. This is what I wanted though, so without further ado I took my first step inside.

Compared to inside it was ridiculously warmer. I began to take a tour around the building with my eye's I didn't dare walk around without assistance from one of the many workers. I knew I would either get lost or get kicked out and I knew this was a place that I never wanted to leave just like I had anticipated. I continued to look around and saw many interesting things. I saw these machines that were created to help these workers but they weren't just any machines they were very funny looking it was almost as if they were animated in a way it was a funny thing to watch when they were doing their job. The workers themselves were very full of energy as they danced around the room singing their songs. They were definitely excited about something. I couldn't help but get excited myself.

All of a sudden everyone just dropped what they were doing. It startled me and I froze too. Then when no one said anything it began to scare me. I ducked really fast behind one of the machines. I felt as if I wasn't supposed to be there any more like if this was supposed to be kept only hear, like a secret. I didn't want to leave still so I tried hiding myself behind this machine the best I could and I didn't make a sound. That's when I finally heard a loud sound. It was the sound of a squeaky door opening. It was louder than it should have been due to how quiet it was in the room. I couldn't see who had made the noise or who had opened that door. What I could see though was on really tiny worker standing in my view. Since I couldn't see past the machine and I couldn't hear anyone talking I just watched this workers eyes. I watched his eyes because I wanted to see if his eyes could tell me the story of what was going on past this machine.

I knew that what he saw must have been the most beautiful thing he had ever seen in his life because his eyes were lit up like a kid on Christmas morning. He was almost in a daze due to how happy he was. I wanted to see really bad now what was behind this machine but felt like I couldn't.

Then I watched as the worker said with awe, "Good evening, Mr. Clause."

Assignment #18: My Poem

When you tell me you're not lying,
I believe you but the truth hurts.
"I do kiss other girls."
These five simple words broke me down.
It's the first time you have ever cut me down with the truth.
I don't understand, tell me you're lying.

Three minutes later.
I'm crouched in the corner,
not uttering a sound.

"Are you ok?"
These words aren't from your mouth.
I look up, tears rolling down my face like a raindrop rolling down a window.
It's not your face I see.
The face I see is that of an ex-lover.
Once he spoke those words to me I knew.
I knew we were never meant to be lovers,
but best friends.
He was there for me when the tears from another boy were there too.

I love you.

Now this phrase means so much more.
Behind these words is trust, friendship, honesty, and forgiveness.
Now these words are sacred.
They are spoken between a girl and a boy and yet it means so much more.