This week I read "Becoming Chloe" by Catherine Ryan Hyde. The story focuses on two characters: Jordy and Chloe. They meet many characters on the way that come and go alone there journey. The story is told from Jordy's point of view and it makes the story more interesting because Jordy is really smart and you follow him along his journey with Chloe. They leave New York city together and hitch hike there way to the pacific. Jordy's mission is to prove to Chloe that the world is really a beautiful place. Chloe also wants to experience things that she's never experienced before because thats what she says is 'her most favorite thing' and 'the thing she loves to do most.' Chloe wants to experience things such as the grand canyon or the mule ride.
Chloe writes two columns in a notebook. beautiful and ugly.
Jordy helped Chloe because Chloe was going to put some things in the ugly column but Jordy made a point so Chloe put them in both columns.
For example when the two were camping out in the middle of a rain storm Chloe told Jordy that rain was ugly but Jordy proved that rain is beautiful because it helped water the plants and flowers that Chloe had already put in her beautiful column.
I thought that this book was really thought provoking in following through the mind of Jordy. I think it is a good read for people that like sad stories that are also down to earth.
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