#a long walk to water

[radwa1]

The days were long and empty. They stretched into weeks, then months, then years.

It was hard to keep hope alive when there was so little to feed it.

[spray10101]

all the books i’ve read in middle school ELA

In my district middle school in 6-8 or ages 11-14. I also left middle school in 2019 so things might of changed and I don’t remember most of the books.

These are also books that we’ve read as a class and not my personal reading.

6th Grade: 

A Christmas Carol; Charles Dickens : I don’t know if we actually read the book or just watched the movie but he movie good. 7/10 would recommend.

The Gift of the Magi; O. Henry: We did read this book then had to do a lit analysis on it. Pretty good. I enjoyed it. 9/10 would recommend.

Pax; Sara Pennypacker : I don’t remember this book very much but I remembered liking it so 9/10.

Freddie in the Shade: Do not remember this book at all so 5/10.

7th Grade:

A Long Walk to Water; Linda Sue Park:   It took our class forever to read this book but it was good and kept my attention. 9/10 would recommend.

Swimming for her Life: Again I do not remember this book at all so 5/10.

8th Grade:

Animal Farm; George Orwell: Hated this book. Not my favorite. 4/10.

The Diary of Anne Frank; Anne Frank: I didn’t ready it. We read the play version but I didn’t have to read so that was good. I did like the history behind it. 9/10 would recommend.

The Tell-Tale Heart; Edgar Allen Poe: Not my favorite but not bad. 8/10.

The Gift of the Magi; O. Henry: Liked this book better the second time around. 9/10.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

getting older can be so amazing? you get more familiar with yourself. learn tips & tricks for troubleshooting your own brain. trial & error helps you build routines that minimize discomfort, maximize reward. your preferences/interests don't get set in stone, but you do find out which ones are going to stay with you in the long-term, and which ones are fun but transient joys to appreciate in the moment.

you learn that the world is so much more complex than you were taught, and that that's okay, and that there's an endless supply of things you can learn or watch or experience or think about if you want to. if you're lucky, you loosen up, stop putting so much pressure on yourself. if you're lucky, you learn to recognize that negative inner voice, and whack it with a baseball bat until it hushes up. if you're lucky, you learn to treat yourself gently, not because you are fragile but because you are worthy of gentleness. (i hope you are lucky.)

and some things will change. some things will get better. some things will get good. and maybe you start to recover from the dehumanizing stress of childhood/education. maybe you learn the power of your own autonomy. maybe you learn how to walk away from bad situations (which is a superpower even if you don't realize it yet). and you get to choose your own clothes. and your own food. and which relationships to pursue! and what you do with your free time. and with your life (but don't worry you get to choose that gradually). and that's crazy! and sometimes scary. and extraordinarily, indescribably precious.

[bigheartedbibliophile]

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Park Sue

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Summary: 😭😨💧🏜

This story is told from two different perspectives. One is from a girl named Nya in 2009, and the other follows the journey of Salva from 1985 to 2009. 

Salva’s journey takes him far from home. The journey starts when he is at school, and the rebels come into his town and start shooting and bombing. He is separated from his family, and has to walk many days in the desert, without food, shelter, or water. Eventually, he finds a familiar tribe he can join, and they continue their journey from South Sudan to Ethiopia. Salva faces many challenges along his journey and learns what it means to persevere. 

Nya’s story takes place in 2009, in a village without easily accessible water. She has to walk many miles daily just to get water for herself and her family. One day, strangers come to her village and start trying to find water, in places where she knows there isn’t. Nya learns what it means to persevere and work through the challenges she and her tribe faces, and learn to trust other people. 

Overall I enjoyed this story. I like how the different perspectives connected, and how they had similar challenges to access water. I wish we as the readers were able to learn more about Nya and her journey, because the book mostly focused on Salva. 

I read this with my 6th-grade students in April 2023. This is part of our curriculum, and we do a fundraiser every year for tribes like Nya’s to get access to water.

[guinevereslancelot]

a koi pond for your dash:

❀ 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 ༄ ❀ 𓆝 𓆟 ༄ ❀ 𓆞 𓆝 ❀ ༄ ﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌﹌

[jegulily-stuff]

Teen James having the power to just laugh off any insult thrown at him is so important to me. You cant beat him in a verbal fight no matter how witty you are, it's not an even field

[figofswords]

has anyone tried loop earplugs for auditory processing issues, especially and specifically while working a retail job? I know originally they were for helping with overstimulation but the noise levels at my job aren’t enough to overstimulate me so I’m not really looking for anything that’s going to muffle things too much. the issue is if there is more than one conversation happening or if we’ve opened the door to the street I completely lose the ability to process what’s being said to me, like I’ll stand there absolutely fighting for my life trying to process the customer spelling their name for me and having to have them repeat each letter four or five times before my brain understands it, or fully checking out of one conversation and into another without noticing it and then having to fight my way back to figure out what the other person said, or even trying to figure out what *i’m* saying if I check out mid-sentence. my manager recommended I try loop so im wondering if anyone else with adhd and auditory processing issues has experience using loop in a retail setting and whether you think it’s worth it or not

[9w1ft]

Don't you find the strict rules of society in Japan overwhelming for you and the kids?

not one bit

[yohankang]

me: omg i can't wait to be home again 🥰

me at home:

[lunar-wandering]

something seriously needs to motivate me to write my "Furina and the Wanderer get kidnapped by Celestia and are forced to go through a trial/domain together as 'punishment' for being false-gods" fic

[oceanwithouthermoon]

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this is kubosai core to me, idk how to explain it though,, i just think,, they are Beach boyfriends,,,

[sovonight]

why is so much of sewing just tracing and cutting and tracing again q_q i see why people get projectors and use adobe illustrator now

[lilyharvord]

I need people to understand that my hyperfixation ships are limited to one thing: a man who is usually in full control of himself meeting 1 woman and losing complete and utter control over absolutely everything he does.

I just like to watch when they go full feral for a woman who could literally chew them up and spit them out, but choses to let them stick around because I don't know, it's nice to have someone carrying their bag or whatever.

[richs-pics]

Loadpit Beck

[44lh]

absolutely crying at the fia giving lewis a warning for “refusal to visit the medical centre” but not a peep was uttered when the medical car wasn’t deployed after max’s wheel played dance dance revolution on his head

[icewindandboringhorror]

I have found a beautiful perfect humble rock specimen that is light yellow with a weird dark yellowy brown lining, somewhat resembling a chunk of smoked gouda cheese... effervescent