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In a world of extreme beauty, anyone normal is ugly. 

Uglies By Scott Westerfeld

This book is about a girl named Tally Youngblood, who lives in a world where everyone is an ugly, until they turn sixteen. Once you turn sixteen, you go under a dramatic operation which gives you the looks of a supermodel .  In 3 months Tally will be a pretty until she meets Shay, a rebel unlike any other.  After Shay explains to Tally she'd rather keep the looks that were given to her, instead of undergoing surgery that will change her forever she decides to leave. Tally with instructions just in case she wants to follow. 

On the day of her operation she meets Dr. Cable the leader of the cities secret government, that exists to keep order in the city. After learning of Shay's disappointing they give Tally the ultimate ultimatum either lead them to Shay, or stay an ugly forever. Once Tally reaches Shay she ends up falling in love and decides to remain where she is instead of betraying her new friends. However, an accident leads Special Circumstances to their hideout. Since Tally caused the end of The Smoke, she feels it is her job to fix her mistake. By doing this, she turns herself over to Special Circumstances and prepares to change the fate of the world. 

As I read more of this book, I was more and more engrossed into what I was reading, at times I felt like I was in the story along with the main character while she was going through her journey. As times whenever she felt something It's like I could feel her emotion because of the vivid detail that was 

spread throughout the story.

I believe the author's intent in writing this story was to have his fans experience a page turning novel that will have them breathless by the end of the story. Once they put it down, they'll be wanting the next book in the series as soon as they finished the first. 

Some of the organizational patterns I observed was 

Order of Importance 
Cause/Effect

Compare/Contrast 

Chronological Order 

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Welcome to Candor,  Florida. I'm sure if you stick around long enough, you'll be sure to get the message.

Candor By Pam Bachorz

In a town where his father brainwashes everyone, Oscar Banks has found a way to secretly fight the Messages that turn even the most rebelled kids into perfect little teenagers. When he's around classmates he's a model citizen, always does what he's told, is a model sport to keep up his appearance. Once he's alone , he's a rebel teen, and no one knows that he's built an entire business around helping new kids escape before the Messages take hold of them and change them forever.

When Nia Silva moves to town, Oscar sees her one night spray painting the driveway he believes she's perfect just the way that she is and begins to know more about her. Before long the messages start taking root in Nia's brain, and suddenly she starts changing. She isn't the  same Nia he fell in love with,  shes just another person his father has created. Soon he must make a choice: let Nia stay the way she is and let her be  lost to the brainwashing, or help her stay special and risk himself in the process. Whichever choice he makes, will change Oscar forever.

As I was reading this story, it stuck out to me as the perfect utopia it was interesting in some parts, but others just seemed pointless. When Nia moved into Candor the story started to get intense the more she talked to him. As I delved further into the story the more I was curious to know how it turned out. Soon the story became complicated and it became more intense and I became anxious, soon I was turning the pages as quick as I could. The book was completely unexpected. It was one of the books that I've read that will stay buried in my mind forever. 

I believe the author's intent in writing this story was to have her fans experience a page turning novel that will have them breathless by the end of the story. 

Some of the organizational patterns I observed was 

Order of Importance 

Order Of Importance example

Chronological Order 

Chronological Order example

Cause/Effect

Cause/ Effect example

Compare/Contrast 

Compare / Contrast example

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In a flash, your entire life you've come to know can change forever. You'll be... GONE

Gone By Michael Grant

In the small town of Perdido, California one day everyone over the age of fourteen has mysteriously disappeared under unexplained circumstances. Teens, Middle Schoolers, Toddlers, even infants their the only ones left. ALONE.. No teachers, no cops, no doctors, no parents. There is no phones, no internet, no electricity. To make matters worse there is a strange barrier cast around the small town of California. In this completely terrifying new world children are getting hungry, bullies are starting to rule, and kids are starting to develop unusual talents. New dangerous, freakish talents that can't be explained. Talents that seem to get even stronger day after day. Animals are mutating. Lines are being drawn, sides are being chosen. Fights are starting to break out. Rich kids against town kids. Bullies against the weak, and mutants against the powerless. Time if starting to run out.. on your fifteen birthday you'll cease to exist just like everyone else.

As I was reading this book I was more and more anxious to know what was about to happen next. The further I got into the book the more intense it became. Before long I was flipping the pages furiously to discover what was happened next. When I reached the end of the book I was determined to read the next book quick to realize what had happened.

I believe the authors intent was to have a reader enjoy the book as much as he did writing it, to be so completely engrossed in the book from start to finish and to desperately want the next book to know what becomes of the story.

Some of the patterns of organizations I observed were Chronological Organization

Example Of Chronological Order 

Another organization pattern I observed was Order Of Importance

Example of Order Of Importance