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FlippedLove novel By Wendelin Van Draanen 高二一班 夏嘉慧 BackgroundThis is a story about the love at first sight which happened between a girl and a boy in 1960s America. The main characters are July Baker and Bryce Losik. Flipped is a story of youth. In our youth, love is everywhere. Our parents love us, we also love them. And friendship has love as well. This story tells about the love of youth.AbstractIts a story showed from the perspective of two people watching the same issue. A little girl Juli and a little boy Bryce met at their second grade. Juli fell in love with her newly moved neighbor because of his dazzling eyes. But Bryce was always mad at Julie because of her bored broadcast about every mornings school bus, her familys yard was always in a mess and her ugly sycamore tree. Then Julie realized that Bryce wasnt the kind of person who is more than the sum of his parts. However, Bryce gradually began to find the merits of Julie, such as kindness, self-awareness, pureness. Bryce flipped and began to make Julie change her mind. Bryce wanted to do something to cheer Julie up. And he decided to plant a sycamore tree around her home. Julie was shocked when she saw what Bryce planted is a sycamore tree, she understood everything and finally forgave Bryce. At the end of the story, they fell in love with each.Main characters1. Bryce Loski Bryce Loski is the boy who lives next to Julie. He has been chasing after by Julie since they first met. Bryce was very popular in his grade and many girls like him. He is very handsome, but every once when he get along with Julie, he is at a loss. In many situations, he is just a little boy hesitating in his life and keep trying to find a way out while growing. Every Bryces behavior reflects the real mental of a 14-year-old boy. 2. Julie BakerJulie Baker devoutly believes in three things: the sanctity of sycamore, the wholesomeness of the eggs she collects from her backyard flock of chickens, and that someday she will kiss Bryce Loski. Ever since she saw Bryces baby blues back in second grade, Julie has been smitten. Unfortunately, Bryce has never felt the same. Frankly, he thinks Julie Baker is a little weird-after all, what kind of freak raises chickens and sits in trees for fun? Then, in eighth grade, everything changes. Bryce begins to see that Julies unusual interests and pride in her family are, well, kind of cool. And Julie starts to think that maybe Bryces brilliant blue eyes are as empty as the rest of Bryce seems to be. After all, what kind of jerk doesnt care about other peoples feelings about chickens and trees? Little Julie has many virtues which impress me. First, she adhered to herself. She loved the sycamore tree in their block. Because she could sit at the braches for hours and amazed by the view. When someone wanted to cut the sycamore tree down, she sat there bravely to protect it. She didnt care about others incomprehension and ridicule. Second, she showed sympathy for the weak. She loved her uncle, although he had a severe handicap. And she bid for the Basket boy number 8 at Mayfield Boosters Club Action because no one bid for the boy. Last but not least, she had a strong feeling of self-respect on her own. She had the ability to rationally judge whether Bryce is worth to love.Plat impressing me most1. A painting is more than the sum of its parts. A cow by itself is just a cow. A meadow by itself is just grass, flowers. And the sun peeking through the trees is just a beam of light. But you put them all together and it can be magic. 2. Some days the sunsets would be purple and pink. And some days they were a blazing orange setting fire to the clouds on the horizon. It was during one of those sunsets that my fathers idea of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts moved from my head to my heart. Comments There are two families with two children in this book, so we can also see people with different personalities. When you were young, you may have a lot of things confused. In such a stage a mentor or a guide is a very important thing. Bryce is lucky, he had a grandfather in life to tell him who he is and he should become a kind and honest person. Just as the dialogue says,” Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in a while you find someone whos iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare.”