Mary+survival

//Blackbird// is the true story of Jennifer Lauck as a child. At age five, she was living with her loving mom and dad and older brother. Her dad worked all the time, her mother was very ill and her brother didn't seem to like her very much. When Jennifer's mom's health took a turn for the worst, they moved to near the coast of California. Eventually, her mother passed away and her father remarried a woman named Deb who was over-bearing, strict, unnecessarily cruel and cared only for her real children. They moved from place to place and her father was always working harder and longer at his job. Later, he, too, passed away. Left alone in the world with just her and her brother against Deb and her children, Jennifer had to grow up way too fast and learn to take care of herself even faster.

From reading this book I learned that the most important thing you can do for yourself for your survival is to not be bothered by anyone else or take notice of what they think. People will always judge you so if you let their opinions bother you, you wont be able to reach your goals and are just being shaped like clay.You should just do what you need to do because other people don't know your life or what's troubling you so their opinions are only obtuse.

reviewed 11/15 dlj 50 points