Week 4, Post B

In this section i feel that sai finally for the first time since she has moved in with her grandpa she felt like she was part of a family but not with her grandfather. Sai has been wishing to have a mother and father but that can't happen. the Cook has wanted his son to come back but he can't because his son needs to earn money so he can also make a living. Now The cook has treated Sai like his daughter because they see each other every day and they both feel a father daughter connection. The Cook talks to Sai about when he was little and when he was sai's age. sai is really interested because she really didn't know her real parents history so wished to hear about the cook. After reading this section i was kind of confused because the cook forgets about his son in america and acts like he doesn't have a son, just a daughter. I also feel very happy for Sai because she finally found someone she can talk to and someone to love. reading this book it's kind of weird because it never says where sai's grandpa is but he just pops out of no where and starts talking sometimes. in the beginning i thought sai would have a really good relation with her grandfather but it turns out her relationship is better with the cook. It must be really weird for sai to have a better relationship with an outsider than with family.

Week 4, Post A

theme:
They feel warmth and family like. This section Sai and the Cook feel warmth and feel like a family.

Vocab:
venom-(p.179)-something resembling or suggesting poison in its effect; spite
bemused-(p.183)-bewildered or confused

Week 3, Part B

In this section Sai gets closer to the cook and the cook becomes friends with sai . they act like family now and they can trust each other. when sai has something she wants to talk about and doesn't know what to do she goes and askes the cook. Sometimes when Sai thinks about it she kind of wished that the cook was her father but whenever the cook talks about his son it's a whole different feeling for Sai. In this section sai reflects her own feelings and thinks though a lot of things. Sai think a lot about her parents and has decided to let her parents go and forget about them so that she wouldn't be as depressed all the time. Sai really wished d=she had a family to love but the closes thing she has is the cook and her grandpa, which is not her real grandpa he is the father of her adopted parents. sai has not said much to her"grandpa" but she feels a connection but doesn't know how to confront him sometimes. Sai's grandpa doesn't really talk but some how sai feels that he cares and wants to do something nice and take care of sai. The cook once talk to sai's grandpa and he said to bring Sai back when he had found out what had happened to sai's parents and if he didn't care he wouln't have had the cook bring sai to his house. In this section there is a bit of confusion but hopfully i will find some answers in the next section.

Week 3, Part A

Theme: one theme that takes place in this book right now is trust because Sai really has to trust the people she is living with because if she doesn't there is no one else she can trust. The people that sai lives with most trust her to because they are trying to be family but they are taking it one step st a time.

vocab:
barricaded-(p104)-a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop an enemy.
patels-(121)-in Acronym Finder

Types of Debates

Political debates: these debates occur on T.V., The purpose is to see which see is right, it helps deciding which side is better, it is structured, it effects the decision making because if they have really good points you might believe in them more.

School debates: occurs at school, purpose is to settle an argument between two groups, it helps you decide when one group has better points than the other, it is kind of structured.

Week 2, Post B

In this section it talks about Biju which is the cook’s son. The cook usually talks to Sai about his son and that’s all they talk about. The cook talks about his son so much Sai always says she knows more about Biju than the cook. Sai has never met Biju but knows a lot about him. The cook cares a lot about Biju but Biju doesn’t really care. Biju lives in America and bounces from one job to the next, in the past year he has had over twenty different jobs. Once in a while biju will write to his father but all his letters usually say is don’t worry about me I have a job. Sai doesn’t like how Biju treats his father because Sai really wants a family to care for but doesn’t have one, and Biju has family and doesn’t care for them. Sai really wish she had a family like Biju to love but she doesn’t and every time she thinks about the more she hates Biju. Sai tries writing a letter to Biju to care for his family before they leave you and before you regret it but when Sai asked the cook for the Address of where Biju lives, the cook asked to read it. When the cook read the letter he was furious and got so mad at Sai. The cook had told Sai that if that letter was sent out it would affect Biju and his work so the letter was never sent. The cook in side really wanted Biju to see that letter and really love his father but it would affect Biju in making money. At the end the cook quietly kept the letter in his cabinet and never spoke of it again.

Week 2, Post A

Defecated-(p.54)-to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
Introverted-(p.67)- To turn or direct inward.

"Bite your tongue, you evil little girl. Take back your words!" shouted the cook. (p.98) after reading this quote i have really realized how sensible the cook is and if you say anything bad about his son he will never talk to you and treat you worse than anyone has ever treated you. the cook loves his son but his son doesn't know it. his son is in America and never goes back to see how his dad's doing or if he's okay. from what the book says Biju(cook's son) doesn't even know if the cook is alive or not.