Final Blogger Assessment

Throughout this book there is alot of changes in Pattie's life. From a small town to the world. From being a young teen to a younger mother. Not everything that happens is good but there are always struggles that you will hit in life but they do get better. Pattie has learned from experience that a change can be for the good or the bad but you won't know until you make that change.

Alot of you may think that being famous is all about the glitz and the glam. But for Pattie and Justin, it was a huge change for them. They went from living in a small apartment in a tiny town in Canada to everyone in the world knowing who they are. Pattie went from being a normal teenager to being a young mom in a matter of months. At the time a change may seem bad but as life goes on that change will impact you in a huge way.

In the book Pattie says "How the heck did we get here? I wondered. How did this happen?" This is Pattie's way of saying, that everything can change in a matter of seconds. Some changes are as big as Pattie's situation but even something like hanging out with your friends instead of staying home can change your life somehow, you just don't know it yet.

Blogger Assessment
1) In the post above I tend to use my voice alot. My type of voice is very formal and not at all like most people. Some words that show that this is my voice are words like 'glitz' and 'glam'. There are sentences that show my voice alot too. Some examples are "From a small town to the world." This sentences may just seem like a normal sentence but it is like alot of my writing. I use alot of analogies because I feel like they can really add voice and meaning to the piece of writing.

2) I used a variety of sentence lengths to make sure it didn't sound like a run on sentence. An example  of my sentence length having a variety is "From a small town to the world. From being a young teen to a younger mother. Not everything that happens is good but there are always struggles that you will hit in life but they do get better." I use three different sentence lengths to add emphasize to those sentences. As for diction, I tend to use an elevated diction because I try to make my post sound somewhat formal. An example of this is "At the time a change may seem bad but as life goes on that change will impact you in a huge way." This sentence has a lot of meaning behind it causing it to sound more formal.

Review

This week I finished the book, Nowhere But Up. This is by far one of my favorite books that I have read so far. Pattie is such an inspirational person and her book inspires me to inspire people.  She makes it seem so easy to get through hard times, which is why I love this book even more. She is telling young girls that it may seem hard in the moment but in the end you do get through those hard times.
Even though Pattie is only in her mid thirties, she has been through so much already. Her son is one of the most famous people alive right now, yet she still tries to live a normal life and inspire people everyday. She travels with Justin to third world countries to build schools for kids. She even goes to places like women's prisons to talk to the women there and to hear there story. She cares about people that she hardly knows and that is truly amazing. I recommend this book to people who want to be inspired or just want to hear an inspirational story. I rate this book a 10 out of 10, and I wouldn't mind reading other books by her.

Voice Post

In Nowhere but Up Pattie uses her voice to show that things do get better. She talks about how she had struggles in her lifetime but they have gotten better. She is trying to tell teenage girls that things do get better. She travels places to tell people here story and how she got over her depression and suicidal thoughts. Still to this day Pattie travels around trying to help teens and young women with depression and things that they are going through. She is trying to get her story out there as much as she can, but she doesn't want people to feel bad for her she wants them to know that things get better even when you are in your hardest times. 

Now that Pattie is very well known for being Justin Bieber's mom, it is easier for her to share her story with people. She goes around to well known cities and does book signings for fans who have been inspired by her story. Many girls have found Patties book inspiring because of how she uses her story to relate to what some girls are going through now. Depression isn't a joke, she likes to show people that things can change and the will get better. Because Pattie used her voice, she inspired thousands of girls.

Character: Pattie

Pattie started out as a depressed young teenager. She had been through so much! From sexual abuse to drug abuse, from depression to suicide. She has had a long journey to get to where she is now. It's hard to go through things like that especially at the age of 5 and older. Things got even worse when she got pregnant at the age of 18. To her it felt like her world was falling apart, until she got into her faith more. God made her feel like things can get better no matter what you are going through. She felt that when Justin became famous that she was going to share her story more.

When Pattie was about 34, Justin's career was just at its peak, but she felt like it was her turn to give back. While Justin was on tour Pattie would travel around with a Pastor to places where women would stay for rehab, shelter, or just to feel safe, and tell them her story. One thing she would not tell them was that she was Justin Bieber's mom. She didn't want those women to think of her any different just because she is Justin Bieber's mom, she feels like everyone is equal  and th that people shouldn't have to go through things like this. She wanted those women to think of her as a regular women just like them. Pattie has been so inspirational to so many people around the world even though she may still be a little depressed she doesn't show it.

Theme post

          Pattie's theme for the book would be sense of self . In the whole biography Pattie is trying to find her self. she goes through many rehabs, church groups, and friends just to find who she really is as a person. In the book Justin (Pattie's son) says "Many women who have gone through similar experiences need a little bit of hope- to know that there is light at the end of the tunnel" (pg. 10). Justin knows that his mom has gone through a lot and everyone should never give up because everything will get better. Even though Pattie doesn't say this, Justin was born when Pattie was young so he knows what she has had to go through. Some may think that when Justin gets signed, that everything will get better but they are wrong.

          When Pattie and Justin finally move to Atlanta, it is everything but perfect for Pattie. Pattie is stuck trying to figure out which church to go to or who to be friends with. During the beginning of Pattie's move she started to slip into depression again, until she finally found people that made her feel like she belonged. In Pattie's book she says "I had moments of relief when I was encouraged by a message, an old friends heart-felt prayer, or feeling the familiar presence of God I hadn't experienced in a while. Over time, inch by inch, the darkness began to lift" (pg. 425). In this section of the story Pattie is saying that she is happy because she has finally surrounded herself by the right people. To this day Pattie still struggles with the feeling of being alone but she knows that she has wonderful people in her life to keep her grounded.

Nowhere But Up: Jeremy

       A minor character in the text is Jeremy Bieber. Jeremy is Pattie's on-and-off boyfriend throughout her teenage years. Even through Pattie's hard times jeremy was somewhat there to help her. Sometimes during there relationship Jeremy becamje a severe alcoholic. He would never hurt Pattie but he would verbally hurt her. When Pattie got pregnant, Jeremy left because he couldn't handle the responbility.

      When pattie had Justin she felt that jeremy should be in Justin's life.  For Justin's first year, Jeremy wass in a relationship with Pattie. They were actually planning on getting married until the relationship ended in a really bad fight. Even though Jeremy and Patttie were never really together, they still had a pretty good relationship once jeremy had realized everything he had done to hurt so many people. Ever since then Jeremy has been in Justins life. Later in Justins life Jeremy married a women named Erin and they had 2 kids together, Jaxon and Jazmyn. Justin has an amazing relationship with Jaxon and Jazmyn even though they are his half-brother/sister.  Even though Justin is always traveling, whatever time he gets to see his family, he will take it.

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Why Nowhere But Up?

         I was hesitant at first to read Nowhere But Up. I didn't know much of what the book would be about. All I knew was that the book was about a women named Pattie Mallette and her son Justin Bieber. Then one of my friends said that she read it and that it was amazing. Her and I both love Justin Bieber so I trusted her opinion of the book. After I started reading the book I couldn't stop!

      I'm so glad that I read it because there is so much to learn from the book. I love that people could somewhat relate to Pattie because in alot of books it may be hard to find connections with the book. I feel like she is a strong women and i'm glad that now I know her story and what she had to go through. It's amazing to know that someone who had so little has the biggest heart. In this article Pattie gets personal with some of justins fans. she talks about how she is still dealing with depression to this day.


Article

Nowhere But Up: My View

        In my last post I gave you a summary of the book Nowhere But Up. Now i'm going to tell you what I think of the book. I absolutly love this book! I feel like teenage girls and even guys can relate to the book one way or another. Whether you struggle with relationships, abuse, or depression, this book can inspire you. She has inspired me so much because she has gone through so much but still happens to always have a smile on her face. No matter what you go through, if you think of the positive and put the negatives behind you, your situation will get better.

      I feel like Pattie is a very strong women. Even if you dont like Justin Bieber, you would still like this book. If you want and inspiring story that will make you laugh, smile, and even cry, I recommend you read this. Patties story has taught me not to give up when you are put into tough situations, no matter how bad it is. Pattie raised Justin with little to nothing. She was a single mom who instead of worrying about school like normal 20 year olds, she is worried about paying the bills. So no matter how hard you feel struggles may be, alwasy rememeber that some people have it much worse. Take what you have for granted because one day it might not be there.

Nowhere But Up: Background Story

In the book, Nowhere But Up, there is a teenager named Pattie. Pattie isn't your average teenager. Patties whole life she is sexually abused and depressed. She feels like no one would love her, she even tried to committe suicide multiple times. Then she feel in love with Jeremy, but little does she know that he is going to make her life go down hill. She would get in to drugs and alcohol. She tries to turn her life around by going to church and leaving Jeremy, but when she takes Jeremy back simething goes wrong. She gets pregnant. Pattie is only 17 and is a single teen mom. Jeremy leaves because she is pregnant and her mom says that she has to move out. What else could go wrong? Even though she struggled being a young mom, she doesnt know that she had given birth to a very talented young boy: Justin Bieber.

Last Blogger Reflection

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        I feel like this blog was well put together out of all of my blogs. I feel that it meets all the standards for a theme post. In this post I give a summary of the book. Also I gave a well written theme sentance that can relate to alot of people. Overall I believe this post shows alot of personal and emotional things going on in the story, which leads it to being a great post.
       One thing that I would like to work on in rerading is to read the book carefully and to annotate and think about the book more. One thing I would like to work on in writing is to give more emotion into a piece that i am writting and to not just have it be bland and boring. To improve my writing more I could use more words that have a better meanign then something like 'fun'. I can improve my reading by reading books that are more challenging to me. Also I could try to get more into a book or chose a book that icould probaly relate too not just something that looks, on the outside, good.

Pencils of Promise

I understand that a lot of you don't like Justin Bieber. I recently read this article about his trip to Guatemala. If you didn't know, he has a charity called Pencils of Promise, he goes to third world countries and helps them out. But this time it was different, Justin gave a little boy his shoes. A lot of you might think this is nothing but for this little boy it meant the world. To have something that this little boy has never had, it meant a lot to him. I didn't want to change your view on him I just wanted to try to respect him.


Read the article here!

Nowhere But Up: Rate

I love this book! It is so touching and inspirationl. Pattie is such an amazing women, even though she went through a lot of tough times in her life she kept her head up high. It's hard to be a teen mom but she gets through the hardships and raises Justin to be an amazing boy. Being 17 and having a newborn whose dad won't help out has to be hard I can't even imagine going through what she had to.  Overall I give this book a 10/10 and I recommend it to everyone no matter if you like Justin Bieber or not.

Nowhere But Up (characters)

Throughout the book Pattie has grown tremendously! She is only 17 and already has a baby which takes a lot of responsibility. Jeremy starts to help a lot with the baby and he was really caring. Then alcohol started to come back into his life causing him to become a bad person and leaving Pattie and the baby alone with nothing. She has to learn how to raise the baby by herself with a little help from her mom and stepdad but at times it's hard. She has to work many jobs just to support Justin. She is truly a really strong women.

Theme Post!

Nowhere But Up is about a teenager named Pattie Mallette and how she gets through really difficult times during her years as a young adult. She has seen everything in her years from sexual abuse, to drugs, to alcohol, and even having a baby. Many people may know her as Justin Biebers mom but she is much more then that! She is a strong women! Everything she has had to deal with when he was younger must have been hard. It's kind of like if one of us would get pregnant or go through the things she has been through. I believe she is a truly inspiring women. No matter if you like Justin Bieber or not his mom could be a role model to a lot of us. She has had difficult times but has made it through them with support from her family and friends.

Tone/Mood

The tone of Nowhere but Up is joyful. Pattie had just gave birth to Justin and she was happy but she is trying to figure out how to raise Justin since she is only a teenager. At first Pattie was scared to have the baby but then she realized she would have so much help when Justin is born.
The mood of Nowhere But Up is loving. Pattie and Jereny both love Justin and they want to do the best they can for him. Even though Pattie and Jeremy's relationship is on and off they still love each other and are one happy family.
An example of the mood and tone is: “As first-time parents, Jeremy and I couldn’t take our eyes off Justin. I melted at the slightest hint of a smile or a gurgling laugh. I loved how his tiny hands reached out for me, his mama. As I held Justin and pressed my nose against his sweet face, I disappeared into that distinct baby smell. He was a gift. He was entrusted to me. He was my life.”
There are manny times when Pattie feels alone and like no one cares. She chooses to go to church and bible studies to help her stay happy and to remind her that God is watching over her.



Excerpt From: A.J. Gregory & Pattie Mallette. “Nowhere But Up.” Baker Publishing Group. iBooks.
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Nowhere But Up: book recommendation

I love this book! It tells the story of a teenager who is on the wrong road then she gets on the right road. Pattie uses God to get through hard times in her life, she feels that God can make things better. Until she gets back into drugs and alcohol and ends up getting pregnant. She has to figure out a way a way to raise Justin by herself because Jeremy (Justin's dad) doesn't want anything to do with Pattie and/or Justin. Patties parents don't want to have anything to do with the baby either which results in Pattie having to stay in a pregnancy center. I feel like a hand full of teens today are getting pregnant and she is speechify for those girls who are afraid to use there voice.

Blogger Re-Do

This part of the book was really emotional. She has gone thought so much yet she is so strong! I don't want to give much away but she goes through some hard times when she is younger with sexual abuse and not having a dad around. I was actually about to cry because of how she had to go through all of this yet stay positive and wake up with a smile on her face everyday! She is truly my inspiration and I am in love with this book. I feel so many people in the United States alone that suffers from the same kind of abuse but people are afraid to speak about it. She speaks for those people and tells them to stay strong and to never give up. Her story gives people a voice and says that people shouldn't have to go through the pain of abbyse. Overall I give this part of the book a 10-10!!! I will keep reading this book and I want to read her other book too!

Nowhere But Up:Characters

Throughout the story Pattie has changed a lot.  Since this is a biography, the books starts out when Pattie is a little girl and goes through major parts in her life. She goes through alt throughout her such as abuse, drugs, and alcohol. These things can really change a person especially when Pattie is depressed to begin with. By her teenage years she has become suicidal and thinks life is not worth living until she has almost dies and is put in a hospital to help her get mentally stable. While she is in the hospital her friend comes to visit her and tells her “Pattie, when you hit rock bottom, you have nowhere to go but up. You don’t want to live anyway, so why don’t you just see what God can do with your life and what plans He has for you?”(Mallette 131). This really changes Patties view on life and she begins to realize God can help her through tough times in life. Pattie is trying to get back on her feet and is trying to realize that life is worth living.

Excerpt From: A.J. Gregory & Pattie Mallette. “Nowhere But Up.” Baker Publishing Group. iBooks.
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Nowhere But Up: Reading Skills

Right now thin the story Pattie is talking about how she struggled throughout her teenage years with drugs, alcohol, family problems, and jobs. I think that soon in the book Pattie will stop doing drugs and alcohol and get back on her feet. I don't think it will be right away but I think she will get a reality check and realizes that what she is doing is not the right answer. Will everything get better with her and her family? What is going to happen in her life that is such a big deal and that will stop the drugs and alcohol? Will she ever stop drinking and doing drugs? One thing that happens in the book and happens in real life is that teens sadly do drink and do drugs (Text to world). In the book Home is Where the Heartbreak is and in Nowhere But Up there are struggles with relationship and with trying to keep a relationship at such a young age (text to text). Lastly a text to self connection would be when you think that someone is your friend but truly they are just using you to get to someone or to get something.

Justin Bieber: TMZ article

This week I read an article about Justin Bieber on TMZ.com, the article was about the pilot supposedly smell weed on the plane. I truly feel that TMZ just makes up stuff to get attention. I have never trusted any of there articles and this just topped it off. The article said that Justin's pilot smelled weed on the plane and that Justin was high when he got on the plane! It annoys me that TMZ picks on him like that, I mean he is a normal person just like all of us! They are saying that the pilot "almost had to put an oxygen mask on!!!". I don't know why TMZ would make up something like this! Overall I give the article and the whole website a 0-10 because they never give you factual information!!!