TAMING THE STAR RUNNER entry 6.

 In my 6th reading of Taming the Star Runner , by S.E. Hinton , the main event is Travis meets with the publisher. Travis is excited in getting his book published at the age 0f 16 . He meets with Ms. Carmichael at a airport for lunch to disscuss his book details. Everything goes well with his book and it should be great !Afterwards he helps put around the stables again and talks to Casey who he likes. Then concluding he has a conversation wiht Teresa , his uncle Ken's so to be X wife.
  When going to the airport , Travis is accompanied by by Ken and his young son Christopher. I really related to Travis a lot within these few pages on how hw felt about them beign there. When Ms. Carmichael was meets them and shakes there hands , Christophers first words are " I have to pee ." Which is something that my younger sister would probably do . Following that the author says " Travis wished he could die, quickly and painlessly right then and there , but Ken laughed and they walked down the hall together. " I know exactly how Travis felt because i've been embarassed by my family many of times.

TAMING THE STAR RUNNER entry 5.

       In my fifth reading of Taming the Star Runner , I think I have reached the climax of the book. Leaving off from my previous reading ... coming home in the car Ken wants to yell at Tavis but when Traivs says " Its my life " , Ken realizes how much they are really alike and for the first time Travis cares for his uncle more than just someone thats saving him from going to jail and tells him about his book. Also in the reading , a snake is acting Ken's dog and the cat , so Travis cuts it up with a shovel. He also spends more time with casey and gets a job from her working on the stalls . But the big turning event is when Travis's mom calls and threatens Travis that she won't sign his contract to get his book published ( she has to becasue hes under 18 ) unless Stan reads it first . Stan wants to read it to make sure theres nothing bad about him in it . Travis really shows his hatred towards Stan when he throughs the phone across the room and it almost hits christopher and treasa ( ken's X wife). Then Ken wants Travis to leave because he doesn't want any chance of loosing custody of Christopher, Travis crys and crys and feels liek everyone chooses everyone eles over him .
          
        The more i read this book , the closer i feel with Travis the main character. I think it could maybe be the way he deals with things, in the way of reading. Also i can relate to him in understanding that i don't have the best realationship with my dad as well. Along with the fact that , i have felt as if people choose everyone eles over me in my family which is how Travis feels. 
             I think the book is now getting better with the bigger events increasing . At the end of my reading , Travis almost gets kicked out and sent home by Ken , but then when Travis tells him he didn't see them standign there ( which he didn't) Ken will try to work something out with Treasa so Travis can now stay. I would kind of liked to see Travis sent home for a little while , but then come back before the end of the story. And maybe while hes at home , Ken will realize that he wished he hadn't sent him away . Concluding in the end of the story Travis just ends up living with him and Christopher instead of his mother and Stan .  

TAMING THE STAR RUNNER entry 4.

My most recent reading of Taming the Star Runner , was very eventful. First off Travis wittnesses kasey and small girl that takes riding lessons fall off her hores and brake her leg. Travis also falls in love with one of the girls that runs the stables andd lessons Casey. Casey rides or trys to tame the only horse that noone dares to go near the Star Runner , which travis sees when he runs to tell her good news. Travis's good news is he finds out his book is being published and the editor is flying out to see him in person to discuss details . He is sooo excited he needs to tell soemone but at the time theres noone to tell so he walks to town and sneaks into a club. When somone asks him for his  idea and he can't show one he gets kicked out and beat up. His uncle Ken comes and picks him up , even though Travis is drunk he feels liek himself again for once in a long time when ken is extremely mad at him.
                      I like how in the book the author does a good job of making the main character Travis well rounded. When your given a character that has that bad reputaation and popular and getting drunk a lot , you wouldn't think of him as writing a book, or even having a cat. The only thing is i think the story would be better if there was another character that we new more about. I think though in the next reading i might find out more information about Casey considering shes coming in the book more now . Along with this will probably see how Travis takes his punishments and how his uncle will react to him writing a book that will soon be published.
 One thing about the book though that confuses me is the swich between points of view. The author will sometimes swich points of view every paragraph or so and sometimes i will be half way through a paragraph before realizing its told in the authors point of view instead of Travises.

TAMING THE STAR RUNNER entry 3.

In my previous reading of Taming the Star Runner , Travis pulls him self through school , even though he is having trouble making any friends . His uncle, Ken, suggests that he start hagning around his barn ( where there are only girls that take and give horse riding lessons). Travis doesn't liek the idea of hanging out with girls , but checks it out anyway. Travis also gets to meet his uncles son Christopher , who is little and annoying at times but travis misses him without admitting it when he leaves.
                I am enjoyign the book so far , mostly becasue i believe i am relating to the main character in a few ways. Not in the ways that i have no friends at school or been sent away to livev wiht my uncle and smoke, but personality wise. Travis writes a lot and i love to write. He tends to right letters to his friend Joe back home , and i write to my friends in maryland. I also have a little sister that in the book would pertray christopher. I can also relate to Travis is the way when he gets angry or annoyed , how he goes in his room and just turns up the music loud . I think when reading a book its important to make conections with the characters.
                      The only thing that i think would make the book better is if a problem , bigger than the ones given so far woudl occur. I think it would make the book more interesting , but maybe its just about to lead up to one .