beccas summer reading essay

In life people struggle with an immense variety of stomach churning tragedy’s.

Over the summer i read a life changing story that I recommend all the teenagers that are dealing with issues in there life. The book i read was called "Born Blue by Han Nolan" this book is teenage fiction. i enjoy reading teenage fiction novels because it interests me to hear other teens life stories rather than mine.

In this book there are 4 main characters that are my favorite.

 Janie (Leshaya) - This story is about Leshayas aka Janie’s life. Janie is a typical teenager living in a messed up world. She wants to grow up to become a famous singer. When Janie was younger her foster brother Harmon introduced her to jazz and she fell in love with it. Janie is the daughter of a heroin addict. But these appalling drugs pull Janie in leading to an unwanted pregnancy. Later on in the story Janie tries to convince her that she is black and that she had a black father. But later to find out that she isn’t really black. At the age of 13 Janie has a kid who’s name is Etta James.

Harmon James-Janie’s African American Foster brother. Janie gets attached to drugs and sneaks into Harmon’s bed and Harmon is puzzled by her horrendous behavior. Later on Janie arrives with what appears to be Harmon’s baby. Harmon was about in shock when he found this out.

Mama Linda-is Janie’s mother and is a heroin addict who tries to trade Janie for drugs. But towards the end of the book Janie’s mother opened her eyes and starts to give a care about Janie and not so much her drugs. Towards the end of the book mama Linda comes across being diagnosed with AIDS.

Paul-is an incredible guitar player who offers Janie food and shelter and music lessons but later ends up kicking Janie out for not obeying his no DRUG rule. So Janie ends up on the street corner.

 This book really open’s peoples mind because it shows that doing well brings you some where totally unrelated to this tragedy. at the end of the book Janie totally show that you can totally turn your life around Janie gets a new identity and leaves Etta James with Harmon and sets of for a totally new journey’s a hole new fresh Start.