The Smart One And The Pretty One : Book Review RD .

In the book called “The smart on and the pretty one,” by the author named Claire LaZebnik talks about two main characters, Ava Nickerson and Lauren Nickerson. Two sisters who look alike but couldn’t be more different. Ava Nickerson is a smart and accomplished lawyer. She takes pride in her work and could care less about fashion and beauty.Lauren Nickerson works in a shop and takes pride in being beautiful, loving fashion and cares a great deal about appearance.

Ava and Lauren are sisters that lived separately in their lives until recently, Lauren, the pretty one, moved back from New York to LA into their parents house. While, on the other hand, Ava is independent, and also is a lawyer. Although both of them are siblings, there are many differences between the two, such as their personalities, styles of clothing, views on relationships, responsibilities and many other more.

There is one specific quote in the book that shows who Ava and Lauren are. Lauren said out loud, “You’re the important lawyer who knows about contracts and never gets into debt. I am the loser sister.” (page 33) This quote demonstrates that Lauren is buried in debts,  which also shows that she is not responsibility because she owes a lot of debts. Lauren owes so much debts that she has to move back and live with her family again. Lauren is also a person that buys a lot of things which led her into burring in debts. In addition, this shows Lauren has low confidence in her self. She called herself a loser, if she was confident and proud she would not have called herself that...

On the other hand, Ava is totally different. Ava is a lawyer, she is the successful one comparing to Lauren, that is also why Lauren lost confident because she has a sister that is so successful unlike herself. Although Ava is successful in her career, she is not so successful in relationships, or dating guys. Unlike Ava, Lauren has tons of experiences from her ex boyfriends, while Ava only had 1-2 boyfriends.

As the book titled said, “The Smart And Pretty One,” obviously Ava who is successful lawyer but does not have so many experiences with guys or men is the smart one. On contrast, Lauren the pretty one, spends all her money on clothes, makeups and stuff, which made her into owing lots of debts, however she has many experiences with men.

The book titled, The Smart One And the Pretty One is by the author named Claire LaZebnik. When I first saw the title and the front cover of the book, i thought that this kind of book is going to be about teen girls, and their lives in school or what so ever. However, as I started reading it, I was totally wrong. This book is about two mid - aged women, that are siblings. In addition their sisterly relationship. This is a book about the stories of both of their lives. And the times when they were in conflicts, fun, and hardships.  

So as I was saying this book is about two sisters, Lauren And Ava. So i believe the purpose of this book is about the relationship between two sisters, and how through the support of one and another, they complete their goals and other stuff. On page 52 “ I need a debt counselor and you need a boyfriend.” lauren said. “ we are both just trying to help each other out. thats what sisters do, right.”  This quote right here is saying that lauren is in deep debt, while ava is lonely without a boyfriend. However, with each others help, the problem is solved. Laauren found a debt counselor, and thanks to lauren, Ava found a boyfriend.

The Smart One And The Pretty One :

1. What was the author's purpose(s) in writing this book, and how can you tell? How well was this purpose achieved?

Hint: If your book has an introduction, it's a good place to look for direct clues about the book's intended purpose and good quotes to include in your review.

The book titled, The Smart One And the Pretty One is by the author named Claire LaZebnik. When I first saw the title and the front cover of the book, i thought that this kind of book is going to be about teen girls, and their lives in school or what so ever. However, as I started reading it, I was totally wrong. This book is about two mid - aged women, that are siblings. In addition their sisterly relationship. This is a book about the stories of both of their lives. And the times when they were in conflicts, fun, and hardships.  

So as I was saying this book is about two sisters, Lauren And Ava. So i believe the purpose of this book is about the relationship between two sisters, and how through the support of one and another, they complete their goals and other stuff. On page 52 “ I need a debt counslor and you need a boyfriend.” lauren said. “ we are both just trying to help each other out. thats what sisters do, right.”  This quote right here is saying that lauren is in deep debt, while ava is lonely without a boyfriend. However, with each others help, the problem is solved. Laauren found a debt counselor, and thanks to lauren, Ava found a boyfriend.

In conclusion, through the support of one and another, we can accomplish anything. Just like ava and Lauren.

The Smart One And The Pretty One : Ava & Lauren .

In the book called “The smart on and the pretty one,” by the author named Claire LaZebnik talks about two main characters, Ava and Lauren. Ava and Lauren are sisters that lived separately in their lives until recently, Lauren, the pretty one, moved back from New York to LA into their parents house. While, on the other hand, Ava is independent, and also is a lawyer. Although both of them are siblings, there are many differences between the two, such as their personalities, styles of clothing, views on relationships, responsibilities and many other more.

There is one specific quote in the book that shows who Ava and Lauren are. Lauren said out loud, “You’re the important lawyer who knows about contracts and never gets into debt. I am the loser sister.” (page 33) This quote demonstrates that Lauren is buried in debts,  which also shows that she is not responsibility because she owes a lot of debts. Lauren owes so much debts that she has to move back and live with her family again. Lauren is also a person that buys a lot of things which led her into burring in debts. In addition, this shows Lauren has low confidence in her self. She called herself a loser, if she was confident and proud she would not have called herself that...

On the other hand, Ava is totally different. Ava is a lawyer, she is the successful one comparing to Lauren, that is also why Lauren lost confident because she has a sister that is so successful unlike herself. Although Ava is successful in her career, she is not so successful in relationships, or dating guys. Unlike Ava, Lauren has tons of experiences from her ex boyfriends, while Ava only had 1-2 boyfriends.

As the book titled said, “The Smart And The Pretty One,” obviously Ava who is successful lawyer but does not have so many experiences with guys or men is the smart one. On contrast, Lauren the pretty one, spends all her money on clothes, makeups and stuff, which made her into owing lots of debts, however she has many experiences with men.

How We Write Is Who We Are .

After looking over most of the vignettes that people wrote,  I saw many interesting ones that talked about their lives, names families, personalities, and many other mores.  As I was reading through the vignettes, I saw some that interest me to write about it. I think Alex N. and Bianca’s vignettes that talked about their hand writings as well as their family’s members is really interesting.

I agree that every one's handwriting is different and unique in its own way because it is kind of impossible to have the same handwriting as other family members in your family. My handwriting can be neat when I have to time to write neat, or I would write neat for a in class essay, so it would be easy to read. Plus, and in projects. My mom and dad’s handwriting are relatively big in size, while my mom’s handwriting is slanted with a hook and the last word of her sentence, my dad’s handwriting is a mixture of capital letters and lower case too. At the same time, my sister’s handwriting is like any other little kid’s handwrtings.

Just like in Alex and Bianca’s vignettes, they both discussed about the differences of handwriting in their dads, moms, and sisters.

In Alex’s vignette, he started by talking about his dad then later moved onto the rest of his family. I noticed that in this particular vignette, he uses handwritings to  describe the personalities of his family
“My Dad’s handwriting looks like quick scratch, where every word seems to blend together, but surprisingly it is still readable. My Dad’s messy handwriting is derived from the thousands of papers my Dad has written due to the fact that he is a lawyer.”
In this quote, Alex is trying to say that because of the job his dad has, as a lawyer, he needs to be constantly taking notes of the opposing side. As a result, he has to write fast, and because of that he writes messily.
On the other hand, Bianca describes her sister’s handwriting as a mood changer.
“If she is wide awake, her letters are the same size, each in an orderly manner. If she is bored it starts to slant over like our mother's. If she is in a rush, the letters grow bigger and bigger.”
This is similar to Alex’s dad’s handwriting because Alex’s dad is often in a rush, and has to write messily, and when Bianca’s sister is in a rush, she writes big.

The House On Mango Street: Boys & Girls .

After reading The House on Mango Street, I believe the author, Sandra Cisneros believes that both girls and boys should be treated and raised differently, and she also points out that girls should be raised to be tougher than boys. Sandra Cisneros answered the question of should parents should treat their boys and girls differently by stating them indirectly in some of her vignettes.

Sandra Cisneros answered the question on gender differences in the vignette titled, “Boys and Girls.” In this vignette, the narrator, Esperanza described both boys and girls such as her brothers and her sister. Esperanza said, “Nenny is too young to be my friend. She is just my sister and that was not my fault... She can not play with those Vargas kids or she will turn out just like them. And since she comes right after me, she is my responsibility.” (page 8) This particular quote demonstrates that Nenny is younger than Esperanza, so Esperanza can not be Nenny’s friend. Since, it is not her job to be her friend, it is her job to take care of her, watch after her, and be responsible for her actions. So that proves that Cisneros believes that parents need their older girls to be responsible for their younger siblings. This is important because if Esperanza does not watch after Nenny, Nenny might become one of those “Vargas kids” which is a bad reputation to the family.  

In additionally,  Sandra Cisneros also believe that girls should be the one to step in when their family has problems. In the vignette, “ Alicia Who Sees Mice,” this vignette talks about her friend or neighbor, Alicia. Alicia is someone that is afraid of four legs animals and her own father. Alicia is also someone that lost her mother, and she has to step in and be the mother of her siblings, instead of her father, because they believe girls should be tough, strong, and independent. This is evidenced, when Esperanza narrated, “Close your eyes and they will go away, her father says, or You’re just imagining.” (31) This portrays that Alicia’s father is telling Alicia to be tough, and not be scared of anything, to overcome her fears so she can handle the family. In addition, Alicia has to be responsible for her sibling's lunch. “Alicia, whose mama died, is sorry there is no one older to rise and make the lunchbox tortillas.”(31) This shows that since Alicia’s  mom passed away, it is her responsibility to make the food for the family, which means to be in her mother’s place.  This proves that Sandra Cisneros think girls in the family should be the one to step in and take care of the family.

The House On Mango Street: Esperanza's Future .

After reading The House on Mango Street written by the author, Sandra Cisneros, I predict Esperanza left her house on Mango Street, as well as in her future, she became a writer. In the book, Esperanza always wanted to leave neighborhood where Mango Street and her house is located at. At the last vignette of the book, Esperanza said,

“ One day I will pack my bags of books and papers. One day I will say goodbye to Mango. I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. One day I will go away.” (110). This quote proves both that in Esperanza’s future, she will become a writer and will leave the house on Mango Street, and be free. Esperanza is a strong independent woman, in most of the vignettes, she described how women are leaning on the window. This means, that they want to leave where they are at. This shows that Esperanza is one of them too, because if she does lean on the windows too, she understands why the women are leaning. It is a symbol for desiring freedom. She will become a writer because she said ” I will pack my bags of books and papers.” This portrays, Esperanza likes to read and write.

Consequently, I predict she became a writer. I also think the author, Sandra Cisneros is Esperanza. This is evidenced when Esperanza said,  “They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out.” (110). This shows that Esperanza will come back and help the women that have the life she had when she was a young women, just like all the ones that lived in Mango Street. To go back to help those women, she wrote a book, titled The House on Mango Street. In the book of The House On Mango Street, Esperanza described how her life was like living in Mango Street.  Also how the women in her neighborhood, their lives were like. She wants to help the other women, on how to get freedom like her, so to do that, she wrote The Book on Mango Street.

The Stories Of My Life .

The Stories Of My Life

Table Of Contents:

1  This Big Mess

2. My First Bicycle

3. Our hair

4. A Scarf With Love

1. This Big Mess.

White walls, small windows, closets, this desk, a bed, a mirror, and the pink carpet. There is nothing that stands out in my room, except for this mess. My room is really messy, but not as messy as the land fill though. Also, when ever my parents walk into my room,or  even walk pass it, they would look around, from  the left to the right and down at the ground. Then they would always say, “CLEAN YOUR ROOM. “ But, I would think, what is the point of cleaning it up when it gets messy within a week or so. However of saying that out loud, I would always answer them by saying, “ Okay, I will clean it when I have time.”  Which is never. There are two main things that are covering up my room’s floor, one of them would be my clothes, they are in a big pile next to my bed. I am always two lazy to put them in my closets after laundry. Also, to lazy to fold them , so they would be in a big messy pile. In addition, the other thing that is taking up the space in my room, would be papers like notes, homework, worksheets and many others more. Although, my clothes and paper works are all scattered everywhere, I some how do eventually find the things I will be needing.

2.My First Bicycle

I was unwrapping all my presents that I received on this special birthday of mine when I was  turning five years old. I opened all the small presents first, and I saved the biggest one last. After opening all those presents, it was time for me to open this big present. This big and special one, that was also from someone very special, my dad. I unwrapped and ripped this big present, piece by piece of the wrapping paper, it fell onto the ground. Ripping and ripping, it finally reveals what the present is. It was a bicycle, not any bicycle but my first bicycle. My favorite color was pink, so thoughtful of my dad, he gave me a pink bicycle. I immediately ran to my dad who was in the kitchen, and gave my dad a big hug. Days later, we went out side, to the park, and brought my bicycle with me. My dad held the back of the bicycle while I was paddling. But moments later, he letted go. I was confident, but on my first attempt to ride on it by myself, I fell. Knees on the ground.  As a result, that left me a small mark of the scar, but I did not care. It was a scar that I will always remember of how i got it, how I got it from my first bicycle that I got from my dad. This is a scar that I do not mind it staying there on my knee. Also, it is because it was my first attempt to ride on the bicycle by myself.

3. Hair

Everyone in my family is different even their hair is different including me. Our hairstyle reveals about our personality, and our life style. Our hair represents who we are. Our hair comes in different lengths, colors, textures, style and many other more. Everyone in my family, that includes: my dad, my mom, my sister, and me, our hair all have our differences. My dad washes his hair everyday, because of where he is working at. His hair is black,  and short. His hair is so short, it is spiky like his mustache. My mom’s hair is down to her shoulder. It is curly and wavy. Plus,it is wavy like the noodles. It is in the color burgundy, the color, burgundy disguises her dark black hair. My sister’s hair is in the color dark brown. but just like me, when its under the sunlight, it is light brown. Not only that but her hair is lazy. It always get tangled up. It is also messy like my room, but you can always clean up the mess by combing through her hair. Her hair is thin, while some strands of the hair is thick. Lastly, my hair is brown. The end of my hair is the desert. It is dried up, and damaged from the heat which are from my blow dryer, where I blow dry my hair when its damp. The curling iron, which I would always use on special occasions. And as well as straightening iron, on days when my hair is not cooperating with me.

4. A Scarf With Love

It was a month before my sister’s fourth birthday. So, I have decided to knit her a scarf. I looked at the color ranges of the yarn, and thought of which color she would like most. The yarn was in her favorite color, the color pink. Pink as the cotton candies. Then I was holding up two knitting needles, and thought of what pattern that would suit her best. And decided to do the basic and the simplest pattern, since I had only a month to knit it. So I began knitting, and thought of my memories with her. Every stitches were filled with love and memory. Me and my sister would always chased each other around like in tag.  And who ever got tagged would then need to chase back. I remembered, my sister would always be the one that is chasing me around the house, to the kitchen, to my room, to my parent’s, to another room.  Then, I remembered a time, when we made water balloons. And we went outside and threw them at each other, the balloons that she was throwing them at me, did not pop. She did not throw hard enough, while on the other hand, I would finish throwing my balloons than she would make one pop. And other many memorable stories.