Friday, December 12, 2008

"Hanging on to Max"

Students in Mr. Graham's class can click on the comments link below to post their journals.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

my book has been good so far i really like it. it is really interesting i like how it go back in forth from before they had the baby to when she has the baby. he is in a school that you go to with your child he is a single parent which is really differnt because you dont see to many males takin care of there of there kids by there self. well he is in school and his mother is dead his name in Sam and his sons name is Max and he lives with his dad. it is not that hard but then it is his aunty helps him take care of the baby also. Sam teacher thinks he needs to do a higher class becuase he is always sleepin in her class so he desides to try it. Max's mother left and hasnt came back but Sam sends her pictures and stuff but she doensnt get to see him.

Anonymous said...

My book so far has been very interesting. But it's also confusing. It goes back and forth and the events are mixed up. Sam goes to a school where people can drop off their babies in a day care at school. At school, Sam starts talking to a lot of other teen parents. Sam lives with his baby max and his dad. His mom died when he was nine. Sam taking care of his baby is really nice of him because he doesn't get any help from anybody but his aunt. It’s very tiring for him. His teacher tells him to a higher class because he is always sleeping I her class. But Sam isn't that exited. Sam misses out on a lot of fun nights with his friends just to stay home and take care of max. The book has been good so far but I hope things are a little clearer in the next chapters.

Anonymous said...

The second section of the book gets a lot better. It’s still very confusing to me how each chapter is diff. it goes back and forth of when before max was born and after he was born. The events become a little bit more understandable. I like how Sam didn’t give up on max and he kept him and took care of him. It was clear that max was a mistake. It seemed to me that Sam really likes his life before. All he did was take care of him self and hang out with his friends. But now he has another responsibility. Even though it would have been better if Britney took him, she couldn’t. So Sam made a very good choice and took care of max. he met a new girl and he likes her. I really like how they start hanging out together and they both have babies. They’re not really in a relationship. Sam tells his friend that they’re just friends. But I think they really like each other. It makes me feel bad how Sam only lives with his dad alone. It’s really sad how his mom dies. Sam had to grow up with his dad and aunt. There is no one there to help him except for his aunt. His dad spends most of his time fishing and he never helps Sam with max. But Clair’s whole family is very happy with Emily and they all help her out with taking care of her. I can tell Sam wasn’t much exited to take the test. But he probably just did it to spend time studying with Clair. After the test. He starts thinking about what would happen if he really did get accepted into collage and how it would change his life. I really like the book so far and I can’t wait to read the ending.

Anonymous said...

The second section is also good if not better... Like i siad each chapter goes back in forth from the past to where Sam is nowi like how Sam has not givin up on Max i like how he is still holding on even though he cant have a much fun as he use to have before Max was in the picture.I cant understand why Sam somtimes act the way he act with Max but i guess he is doin wat he got to do. Sam's father spends most of his time fishing so he doesnt really help Sam out with Max.Sam met a girl in the school he is at and comes to it that it was a girl he use to like wen he was in regural school weel i like how they take they babies places together. Well we no that Max was an accident but it was good that Sam took him in i think that Sam is startin to get use to Max now i gues cause he has to. Sam and his father had made an agreement that Sam wasnt goin to college he was goin straight to work after high school but Sam took a test about college and started thinkin about wat he was gone do with the baby if he went to college... the question was is he goin to go to college or not.

Anonymous said...

The last part of the book was amazing!! Sam is getting used to all the lifestyles of a dad and he is starting to like it and get good at it. I really like how Claire and Sam were getting really close. Clair seems really nice. Also, she has Emily. That made it a lot easier for her and Sam to communicate and spend more time together. Some of the decisions that Sam is making are good. Like how he is thinking about going to college according to his impressive SAT scores. The Saturday night that Sam spends at Andy’s house with all their other friends was pretty fun until that terrible accident happened. Sam got the feeling of how it used to be just hanging out with the guys and fooling around before max was in the picture. Especially when he was playing basketball with his friends, He felt like he was a regular student again. Fighting for the ball, having fun times and moments with Andy and his old friends. The book made a little bit more sense when I reached the end. But it was really really really sad at the end. I was so shocked when Sam made that terrible decision. Well it was terrible in my point of view. Max seems like such a cute baby. If I were Sam, I would never make that horrible decision. It was very touching when he started talking about it with Claire and his dad. He even had a hard time, but he just wanted max to have a better life. It was an amazing was to end the story when Sam saw Max again. It was very touching. The story was so interesting and touching. I couldn’t put the book down once I picked it up. I love it!!!

Anonymous said...

The ending of the book was really good Sam is getting use to havin Max in his life. But at the same time it was sad. Its kinda easier for Sam cause he has Emily to help him out. Sam did good on his S.A.T testin for college and he was thinkin if he was going to go to college. Sams old friend Andy invites Sam, Max, Emily and her daught for dinner somthing really crazy happens while they are thier and had Sam thinkin about if he was a good enough father for Max. well Sam had made his decision which he thought was best for Max. This book was very interesting and i really liked it i couldnt put the book down. i belive Sam thought what he did was right and i guess it was.