Thursday, December 06, 2007

Because of Anya by Margaret peterson Haddix (pgs. 1-40)


The plot of the book pulled me in because just by reading what i have already read, it makes me feel like i should not stop reading it that i should atleast finish the whole book. As you know i am not a reader. I find this book interesting. Just by the plot pulling me into finishing this book. This book is about a girl who has hair cancer and she went to her doctor for it and he said its cancer called "Alopecia areata" . He said there is a possibity that she may never get her hair back. Once they heard him say that they got all upset. She does not to wear a wig her whole entire life. She is trying to find a way to get her hair back so she dont have to deal with the wig anymore so she can a have her real life back. Some of her classmates knows all about her wig but she does not know they know all about it only because they are not telling her that they know. They do not want her to feel all awkward that all her hair is falling out. Hearing about the hair cancer makes me want to see if it heals or not. I just want to find out what comes next. I atleast hope something good happens next and nothing bad.


Alopecia areata (AA) is a form of hair loss from areas of the body, usually from the scalp.[1] Because it causes bald spots on the head, especially in the first stages, it is sometimes called spot baldness. In 1%–2% of cases, the condition can spread to the entire scalp (Alopecia totalis) or to the entire epidermis (Alopecia universalis).


1 comment:

Mr. Malley said...

Meg...thanks for the photo and for the opportunity to show subsequent classes this feature.

Listen, the following is plot information:

This book is about a girl who has hair cancer and she went to her doctor for it and he said its cancer called "Alopecia areata" . He said there is a possibity that she may never get her hair back. Once they heard him say that they got all upset. She does not to wear a wig her whole entire life. She is trying to find a way to get her hair back so she dont have to deal with the wig anymore so she can a have her real life back. Some of her classmates knows all about her wig but she does not know they know all about it only because they are not telling her that they know. They do not want her to feel all awkward that all her hair is falling out.

What's it doing there? Why does this "pull you in"? What about the subject matter grabs something about you?