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Ally

PACY IS AN ORDINARY GIRL IN AN ORDINARY SCHOOL.

Well, not ordinary she wants to be an artist and writer. She knew that she had real talent so she wrote, The Year of the Rat. It is by Grace Lin. It’s about her life growing up as a child. It is the last book of the Year series. Grace’s Chinese name is Pacy. It is about two best friends named Pacy and Melody. Pacy and Melody are neighbors they live in New Hartford. The Year of the Rat is coming up and Pacy and Melody write some resolutions on a card because they’re celebrating Chinese New Year together. Melody is the only other Taiwanese family and Pacy’s  best friend. Anyway they are staying up ‘till midnight for Chinese New Year for their tradition. Pacy and Melody are given a card and they write their resolutions. Pacy‘s were really similar to Melody’s. But one of Melody‘s was different, hers was to stay in New Hartford and that’s where the sad part begins. Pacy asks “Why did you write stay in New Hartford?” Melody is sad now and says I’m not supposed to tell you on the New Year because it’s bad luck to be sad on the New Year but my parents told me we might move to California. Pacy thinks this is unfair that her best friend is moving. Her other friends Becky and Charlotte for some reason are strange with Pacy. After a while Pacy went over to Melody‘s house to help pack up everything and Melody’s mom told Melody to share half of her books but Melody loved them all so they took turns pointing to books and they would mail the books back. When it was time for Pacy to say bye she knew mailing the books wouldn’t be the same and a Chinese boy was moving in to Melody’s house and Pacy called whoever was moving in enemy. The boy’s name was Dun Wei when he went to school for the first time Pacy thought he was strange. For instance, he carried a lunch box instead of a paper bag and when the bullies came they called him Dumb Way and he got angry and muttered something back in Chinese. He swung his lunch box at the boys who called him Dumb Way and they all got in trouble and Dun Wei gave Pacy a hopeful look but Pacy ignored it.  On the full moon festival she celebrated with Dun Wei and said thank you when he gave her a lantern. He said “Bu ke chi. I mean you’re welcome.”  Pacy wished that she could change and be friends with enemy.

I would say Pacy’s personality is talkative because in the book she says a lot of things and learns a lot too. She is also shy because she didn’t help Dun Wei when he gave her a hopeful look when he got in trouble. Pacy’s other personality is brave because she said bye to her best friend. Charlotte and Becky are a little strange around her but Pacy found out why they are strange around her. It was because she ignored them when Melody came and she never answered to Becky and Charlotte when they spoke to her she ignored them because of Melody.

I really enjoyed this book because I understand this book really well. Also this book is really interesting because you can find out how life was. I  would recommend this book to anyone who needs something to do. They would now never be bored. I would say this book isn’t similar to any book I know. I would give this book five stars by Ally