Thirteen

I finished 2 books but here is one of them. Thirteen by Lauren Myracle. There are 4 in all but I have only read this one cause I turned 13 in Nov. Winnie Perry is a teenager-at last!! And it likes a really big deal. A ginormous deal, which, wouldn't know it, brings ginormous problems along with it! Winnie's BFF #1 is growing up too slowly, while her BFF #2 is growing up too fast, leaving Winnie stuck in the middle. Winnie's boyfriend, Lars, is fabulous-except when he's not. Oh how she wishes for it to be more like in her head. And as for Winnie's family, well, BIG CHANGES are in the air! This book was so great and funny. It really does help with all the teen drama that we as teens have to deal with. Plus if you just turned 13 (LIKE ME!) or will be soon...I would say read this! The next one is Thirteen Plus One...that will be good but I haven't read it yet. But I would say read this one! :D -Hannah 

The Symbol Of Beauty

 The Symbol of Beauty

 We watch the sun go down and the colors just burst out.

We see the butterflies spread their wings and fly

The sound of birds singing from tree to tree

All is still, all is right

We grasp its beauty in our palm for we wish it to stay

But once again it all disappears at once

Though we wish it all stayed...

We feel lucky to have seen the true beauty that is here

Hannah Elmore  1/19/12