Adi Binyamin's Reader's Journal #1

Dear Dore,
Last week I read this book called as long as were together by Judy Blume.
I wanna tell you about the events in the book.
The characters are Rachel, Stephanie, and Allison.Rachel and Stephanie were best friends first since 2nd grade. In their neighborhood Stephanie met Allison and introduced her to Rachel. Rachel at first didn't like Allison because she seemed strange. She also felt that Allison is now Stephanie's best friend and she got jealous. Throughout the story they all hung out together so Rachel became less worried and liked Allison better. They all became best friends.
 The setting took place mostly at school and at Stephanie's house. It took time at day. Evening was mentioned sometimes.. The weather was nice and sunny with no rain or storms. The climate was hot and it was cold and snowing.
The plot is about two best friends named Rachel and Stephanie. Stephanie moved into Rachel's neighborhood and they hung out everyday. One day Stephanie met a girl named Allison. They became really good friends. Rachel didn't like Allison that much and she didn't like the way she was replaced by her. Then Rachel and Stephanie had a fight. Everyday they would hang out with a different friend. They didn't talk to each other for weeks. One afternoon they walked to their houses and started talking. They talked about their problems and forgave each other. They were all friends again.
The conflict was that Stephanie made a new friend and Rachel was jealous. Allison and Stephanie hung out everyday. They started to do more things together rather than doing it with Rachel.  Rachel had other things on her mind than doing fun but she did feel left out most of the times.
The resolution was after Rachel and Stephanie had their fight, they decided to talk to each other and say how they both truly feel. They both understood one another and became friends again. All three of them hung out together all the time and no one was left out alone.
My personal opinions about the book are that it's really interesting about how the characters react and change through out the story and also the book is about my favorite topic which is friendship. I love to read a book about friendships because I can relate to it in real life. I think some people can learn from these kind of books about true friendship and who you can really trust. I have a lot of best friends and I love them all.
My favorite part of the book is when Rachel and Stephanie made up. I liked that part because I also have fights with my friends and we also talk it out and make up. I also liked it because they apologized and were both mature enough to admit that they did something wrong.
My least favorite part was when Rachel spilled out that Stephanie's parents are gonna get a divorce. I disliked that part because it was really mean and it wasn't her business. It was really and rude. I would have never done what Rachel did, even if I'm mad at friend. A secret is a secret.
Well, that's all I can write. Hope you liked it and got the idea what the book is about.


                                                                               Love,
                                                                                    Adi Binyamin.