11/27/13 blog post

   Drums, girls, and dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick, is about a 13 year old boy, named Steven, whose brother Jeffrey get diagnosed with cancer. I think Jeffrey having cancer motivates Steven to help his family out.

  One day Steven, who plays in his schools band, gets his friends to help organize a fundraising concert for his brother Jeffrey's cancer. They made 50,000 dollars, Steven did this because he couldn't stand to see his family struggle financially. Another example is how Steven babysat Jeffrey when his parents where overwhelmed with all of the forms and bills they had to do for Jeffreys cancer. Steven did this because this might be his last yeary with Jeffrey. My last example is when Steven went with Jeffrey to his cancer treatment hospital, he went because Jeffrey felt safe around Steven. He also wanted to see what it was like for Jeffrey being treated for cancer, he wanted to see the pain Jeffrey was going through.

  My claim connects to my personal life a lot. I've never had a sibling with cancer , but my siblings do often get sick which is not like cancer but they still need help recovering. I usually care for them just like how Steven took care of Jeffrey. I would and still babysit my siblings, and help take care of them. If it's stressful for my mom or dad, I would help out just like how Jeffrey did. My siblings being sick motivate me to help them and my parents out, since my family does more then they can handle.