Post B

Mara Eliza and Jacqui are headed for the Hamptons to spend the summer away from everything. Mara is spending time with her boyfriend Ryan who has taken her out on his yacht for some of the summer. She was also premoted as the gossip columinst for the magazine she works for. Mara gets to join all the celebs at the VIP parties. Her first real assignment didn't go well. She had to leave Ryan on their first night together on the yacht. She found out after ditching her boyfriend for the party, that her article didn't get printed. She was replaced by someone else. But, she was instead offered the gossip colum. Jacqui is working as a nanny for the Perry's kids now in the Hamptons. She also found out she didn't make it into NYU, and isn't sure what college she will go to since she didn't apply for any others. She expected her connections would get her in. The Perry's have been having a lot of fights and decided to get a divorce. Eliza has had to comfort the kids and help them through it. Eliza is enjoying her work for Sydney's new line of clothes. She didn't really expect her changes of clothing on the models and accesorizing to pay off. Instead, Sydney actually liked her work. She has decided that as an intern she actually would enjoy going to work. All the girls are looking forward to meeting eachtoher in the Hamptons and spending the summer together as bestfriends, because it might be their last.

Post A

Vocab:
Jovial-endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship

Malicious-full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful

Figurative Language:
Imagery- "She eased out of her heels, pulling down the straps and massaged the balls of her feet" (66). This is an example of Imgery because it creates a mental image for the reader to imagine.

Metaphor-"The room was as dark as the nights sky. Not to mention it also smelled like mildew." (63). This is an exmaple of a Metaphor because it compares an object to another.

Irony- "Here!" Paige said throwing it down causing Eliza to cut into the fabric with her scissors." (61). This is an example of Irony because it is the oppisite of what she meant literally to do.

Quote:
"She'd never worked so hard and felt so good in her life! The collection was amazing." (69).
This quote signifies that Eliza's job was going well and her boss liked her work.

Theme-
I think a theme emerging throughout the book is cherishing what you have. The girls in the book are learning to accept reality and learn that if they want something, they have to fight to get it.