Jay's Journal (pgs.51-100)

Eventually Jay is fired from the pharmacy and is sent to a military school. There he meets a teacher name Pete who wants to teach him about witchcraft. He seems to be very interested in this. In my opinion I fell like Pete takes advantage of the students he believes to have a low self-esteem. He instills his values into them and make them feel as though he cares and will be there for them. If I were Jay I would try to stay away from him and his beliefs. After a few months away from home Jay returns home. Surprisingly he is happy to see his family and to be back in his house. It is a great feeling to finally return home after being gone for so long. Jay's mom is hospitalized for having such a high fever. Doctors do not know why so they have to do exploratory surgery. Jay starts to panic, but who wouldn't I feel like I’m getting to know Jay a little more each page. Just because Jay has left the school does not mean Pete will stop talking to him. Jay tells his friends Dell and Brad about the whole situation. Pete says in order to stay within the group Jay needs to recruit 2 more people. I think Dell and Brad have a lot more common sense than Jay does, because they don’t want to join. It freaks them out, as it should. Every time he seems to be doing well there is always something that tears him down. Most of the time girls are what bring him down. The first girl was Debbie and she was on drugs. His friends finally convince him that she was no good for him. Then he starts talking to a girl name Janie. I like her because she is smart just like him and she keeps him on track. He likes her because he is able to talk to her and she understands him. They have fun, and Jays family really likes her. I wish he would have stayed with her but eventually they stop talking. The last girl he starts talking to is Barry. I’m not to sure about her yet she is older and does not seem like she would be a good fit for him. The journal is coming to an end, but each page helps me to understand Jay a little more. I hate that he has to go through these different things and has no clue how to deal with them, other than doing drugs. It makes me sad the book is coming to an end because I already know the outcome. Well I have to go eat breakfastJ ttyl

Jays Journal (pgs.1-50)

So far I think the book is great. I like reading about different real life situations. As I was reading somethings it made me think about my life and how thankful I am for my parents. Jay seems to be very smart. Well I mean he is. He has an iq of 149+!! I think genius is a better word. He is battling with alot of highschool situations and he does not know how to handle them. He does not have the best relationship with his parents. I guess I wouldn't either if I worked in my grandfathers pharmacy and decided to empty the powder out of the capsules and filled it with dry milk. In a way I can relate to how he feels about his family. Just like Jay I sometimes feel as though I cant do anything right. Sometimes I always feel like im the one who always gets blamed for things. I guess thats the perks of being the oldest teenager in the house. Parents expect more out of us because we are older. I was feeling a little tense about the girl he was dating and stealing drugs for. He felt as though she loved him. His defenition of love is obviously different from mine. She used him for the drugs.