I found my nonfiction book this week, Growing Up Duggar, and I am very pleased with it so far. Growing Up Duggar is written by Jana, Jill, Jinger, and Jessa Duggar. The four Duggar daughters from the TLC show, 19 Kids and Counting, wrote this book to talk about relationships. The kinds of relationships they mainly focus on in the book is your relationship with yourself, your parents, your siblings, friends, guys, your country, culture, and with the world.

I read about what they spoke on about a relationship with yourself and I was very impressed. Jana wrote about how she'd see what her sisters were wearing to go somewhere and change into something more like what they had on. I immediately connected to her because I have also done that before. Today,  many girls focus on making sure they wear the cutest outfit or don't want to go out not looking nice. They'll ask what their friends are going to wear. Then, compare it to what they are going to wear. I think that we get so caught up in the fact of comparing ourselves to others. It's very normal to do that, but we lose the idea of what we actually want and focus on impressing others instead.

These girls are wonderful writers and I'm so happy to be reading this book. I found a book that I wanted to read about, and that is people impacting others in a good way. This is the first book from the Duggar's that I am reading, and I'm excited to read more about what they have to say. They definitely have impacted me and I only just started reading it.

This link is to the Duggar's website:
http://www.duggarfamily.com

End Aim of Allegiant!

**SPOILER(S) ALERT**

 I finally finished Allegiant! I think that it was a great book overall. It had an exceptional plot to it. I really enjoyed how much detail the author, Veronica Roth, wrote about the setting. I could pick up that book anywhere I was and picture every little detail that she would write about. The only thing that I did not like about the book was the ending, obviously! I wish that Veronica Roth make it like that because I wanted more. But I am very happy that she has had so much success with this series. I know that if she writes more books, they'll be just as great.

My favorite part in Allegiant was when Tris, Tobias and the other members took the risk and went beyond the fence. This was my favorite part because what was out there to be revealed to them was so suspenseful and mysterious. They didn't know what kind of people they would meet or things they would see. It was a brand new experience for them and it was fun and adventurous. It happened to remind me of the first time I traveled to New York City. The cultural there is so different than what we are used to in a suburban-like area. It's exciting and adventurous just like the book. You just want to take a picture of every little thing you see and do all the popular things that the city has to offer, like seeing a Broadway show. The people you meet are so cool and it made me realize that there is so much more cultural out there that I have yet to explore.

I am going to look for a non-fiction book to read next. I think I want to read more about someone who has experienced the cultural lifestyle, like an actor or singer. I want to get their perspective on that type of life. I also would like to read about someone who was happy to make a change. I haven't found a book like that yet, but maybe I will soon!

This week link goes to a culture report on New York City:
http://www.worldcitiescultureforum.com/cities/new-york