The Pigeon Post

  While looking through my bookshelf for something to read, I found Such a Lovely Family by Aggie Blum Thompson and decided to reread it. In the book, the Calhouns are the picture-perfect, ideal American, upper-class family. Thom and Ginny Calhoun have everything anyone could possibly want: a beautiful house in Washington, D.C., a successful business, and plenty of money. Most importantly, they raised three beautiful children named Trey, Nate and Ellie Grace. The book starts off at the family's annual cherry blossom party held at the Calhoun house. Guests and family are enjoying food and one another’s company. However, the party is quickly cut short after a murder takes place. Thom is murdered and Ginny was left badly injured inside the house. The party turns into a crime scene while detectives search to find the murderer, questioning guests including Renée, Ginny’s closest friend. Every guest at the party is considered a suspect and everyone, even Ginny's children, are interr...

Near the end of winter break I started reading the Maze Runner series, which was recommended to me by my cousin (again, this is like the third time). And I think it was a pretty good recommendation, because I was able to read the three books in about two weeks while balancing a lot of schoolwork. Anyway, the Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas who wakes up in the Glade, which is pretty much a big field with a stone maze around it. When he gets there, he has no memories except his name. There are about 50 other boys there, and Thomas learns that each month for the last three years a new boy has been coming up what they call “the box,” which seems like some sort of underground elevator that also sends up supplies.  In the Glade, everyone has a job. All of the boys arrived with no memories and by working together hope to escape the maze. Some of them are called “Runners” and they spend each day going through the maze, remembering patterns and copying them down, analyzing differe...