Independent Reading Essay

Vladislav Svidruk

October 22, 2014

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Independent Reading Essay #1

Its common for best friends to worry about each other, especially when they know there is something bizarre and wrong. The book Secret Saturdays by Torrey Maldonado is about a boy named Justin who is worried about his best friend, Sean. Sean has missed homework assignments, failed tests, getting to school late and acting like a big bully. Throughout  this story the author shows that things might seem perfect but in reality they’re most likely not.

In the beginning Torrey Maldonado states that Sean is a hard worker.  “ His school work was like his clothes.” He is always on top of all the new clothing, its like saying he was on top of everything. Another example is, “ His assignment were super-neat, on time, all the time, and he got good grades” Another reason why Justin would be worried is because  Sean gets good grades always on time, always neat and out of nowhere he starts slacking and starts doing worse in school.

On the same page it stated “He had a nice father and mother”, I feel like this quote is really important because, most of the kids where Sean is from don't have a full family. Their either missing a father who joined a gang or a mother that never met the kid. Also it said “Ms.Feerey is the only black teacher in this school” which made me think that if she is, and there trying to make a point that racism still existed where they were from.

At the middle Sean starts to act up. Justin stated “On monday, we didn't come to school together… I didn't see him until fourth period gym.” He starts not to come to school on time starts forgetting to do simple objectives like calling his best friend. Therefore he states“ What time did you come to school?... Second period”. Justin is getting  mad at him for being like that because he is the perfect one with perfect attendance and perfect grades. He is getting frustrated becuase Sean starts not to caring about anything. Also in the book it showed why Sean was the way he is. His father ended up in jail and now he is very worried and shy that people might notice something and know, everyone knows that he has the best family.

In conclusion, you will sometimes come across a friend or a relative that means a lot to you and you would have to push them into the right direction because their dozing off. Even if you think that everything is perfect and you know everything is going into the right direction it can be totally wrong. Not everything is how it seems.