Reading Response #4

Silvia Soriano                                  "Bad Girls Dont die" by Katie Alender                                   12.12.12
                                Who has “power” in your text? How does that power get shown?
                         In the book "Bad girls dont die" by Katie Alender, its about  a girl name  Alexis, she use to have friends and be a normal teen, but when her best friend moved  she isn't the same person anymore. She isnt very social anymore. Shes the opposite of normal. She doesn't get along with a lot of people. Her only truly friend is her sister, but her sister Kasey starts to act different each day. Her other only real friend is Carter, as boy that makes Alexis feel safe, comfortable. Alexis has to find out whats wrong with her sister, Kasey who is acting weird and weirder everyday. Alexis cant do this on her own, she needs the help from someone she doesn't really get along. She will have to put her differences aside to save her sister and figure out what is happening to her sister. Alexis is up to face something she never has witness before. She will make new friendships along the way and even a new relationship, that is if she makes it out alive.
                       In the Book "Bad Girls Dont Die" by Katie Alender, I say that Alexis has the power. She is the one that keeps looking in deeper to find out what is happening. She is the one that looks for answers and questions. She knows what to do and what not to do. She plans what she is going to do, she does what she wants without asking anyone else. Shes being the responsible one. Alexis doesn't just think of herself and her sister first, she also thinks of others before her. She even thinks about some of the people she doesn't like, and some that had made her life a nightmare. The power gets shown because she isn't afraid to confront this thing. She isn't afraid to look for answers and to unreveal the truth behind everyone's past. She plays with "Her" Game. She knows how to control her thoughts and emotions. How to talk people into telling her what she wants to know without her telling them what shes looking for.She has the brain, the heart, and the sneakiness of a mice.
                   On the other hand I also think that Megan, the friend of Alexis, or well the person helping Alexis with the whole situation, could also be the one that has the power in the text. She is one of the victims that "Her" is planning to go after. She is experiencing what it really feels like. She is a big part of the persons history, she has a big part in all of this. Also in Alexis life, even if its just as friends or just as helping her. Megan knows who to handle this kind of problems and situations , she has known to solve this problems for years, its one of her favorite things to do. Also this inst just about saving Kasey, she also wants to find out the truth about her history. Its her chance to unsolve her life also, what really did happened to her, to her mother, why did it happened. Was it "Her" fault also? Megan gets a win win out of this situation.
                  If I was in both Megan and Alexis situation, I would both want to save my sister from that and learn the truth about my life and my past. Either way, what will always come first is saving the lifes of others, making sure that this doesn't get out to anyone or anymore people that aren't involve in this, because it will just make people want to interfere and stop what your doing. Your doing this because you have to not because you want to. People life's depend on this. Its not just a game you can restart if you lose. You just have one chance to make it right.
              In conclusion "Bad girls dont die" can be seen from many peoples point of views. Many people (Characters) could be the power in the text. It all depends in what way we see it in.What reason you think is the most important and why you think that.Its a book that will keep you wondering till the end. Every move they make will scare you.It will test your knowledge in every-way  possible.