Choice Book Report Quarter Two

Part One:

I read Pure by Terra Elan McVoy. The main characters name is Tabitha. She also goes by Tab. Fifteen year old Tabitha is tall and has curly brown hair. She has brown eyes and is skinny. She has very supportive parents and they respect and trust Tabs choices she makes in life and throughout the book. Tab is a very generous person and self-giving. Such as when one of her best friend was going through a very hard time and just simply needed someone to talk to. Tab blew off something that was pretty important to her and listened to what she had to say and was there for her friend. Tab gives great advice too. She is always that person her friends come to when they are stuck and don’t know what to do. She is someone you can trust and you wouldn’t have that thought of “I hope she doesn’t tell anyone.” Or “Should I really trust her?” I would say she has a lot of confidence in what she does and what she believes in. She is different from other characters in the book because one, she doesn’t let other peoples thoughts or beliefs stop her from her thoughts or beliefs. Some people at school think a purity ring is just plain stupid and that you’re a “goody little two-shoes” if you have one. That doesn’t stop her from wearing her ring though. Two, she is a “true friend.” When everyone else was bashing on her friend for breaking her promise to God, (abstinence) Tab didn’t go bash on her right away she listened to her friend’s story, not what everyone else was saying. Tab found out finding out the truth from the person, not what everyone else said went a long way and made a big difference. She knows that when rumors spread they always change and most of the time is totally different than what is really is. All along it wasn’t what everyone thought it was. Tabitha has many goals in life. Like one major thing is she always wants to have a relationship with God. She knows he will always be there and she believes having a relationship with him helps her through life. Another is she wants to successfully finish high school and go to college. Also, she wants to have her friends bond to be like it was in the beginning of the story and put aside that her friend made a mistake. She believes that everyone makes mistakes and sometimes they are worse than others and you just have to move past it and give that person another shot.  I think that Tabitha is a good role model in the book.

Part Two:

Discuss conflicts and how they are resolved. They are many different conflicts in the book Pure, some affect the story more than others but here are some. Tabitha meets this boy, and she has known him for a while, they had something before, but then they drifted apart. They meet up again and exchange each other’s numbers. When he calls her and she isn’t home she has to call him back. For her she has never really had a guy like her she a million things are going through her head. She doesn’t know what to say when she calls him. Plus she doesn’t know how to tell him about the purity ring and what he might think and if he will think it is stupid or might not like her as much. When she finally gets the guts to call him he does a lot of the talking because he can tell she is nervous. He also thinks that that purity ring is cool and not a big deal at all. She is relieved to know that she worried for nothing. Another thing that happens is Tab and her best friend, Morgan, don’t exactly see “eye to eye” about when Cara broke her promise to God. Plus, this promise meant a lot to all of them because they made this back in middle school. Morgan just can’t over the fact she broke it. She doesn’t think about why Cara did it or even care to listen. That is what frustrates Tabitha the most because she actually listened to Cara. She understands better and it doesn’t make her as mad. Since this is all going on Tab can’t talk to anyone because her parents don’t understand, plus, she can’t talk to her other friends, they are all taking Morgan’s side. Finally, Tab goes to God. She goes to the church and talks to a Youth Group leader, Marilyn. Tab goes to her and talks with her and asked her many questions. Marilyn didn’t just solve her problems for her though. She gave Tab great advice and things to think about. In the end Tab had to decide how to approach her friends all by herself.