Prompt: What is was about
The main character of this book is Kiyoi he is Japanese and loves art. Early in his life art was important to him. His mother never let him go out side and play because she was afraid of him getting hurt. So to keep him inside she gave him comic books to read. When he was reading Kiyoi got fixated on the comic strips and started trying to draw them. Kiyoi could't show his drawings to his father because his father thought artistes were lazy and not responsible people. Kiyoi was a very smart student but he was never able to completely focus he would always draw sketches in his notebook during class. But one day his mother and father divorced and him and his sister had to move in with their dad for a couple of years until his mother came and took them back.
After his mom took them back they moved in with their grandmother. His mom ended up moving into an apartment and Kiyoi had his sister had to stay with their grouchy grandmother. One day his grandmother told him that if he gets into one of the most prestiges middle schools in japan than she will give him money to by his own apartment at the age of only 12 years old. Kiyoi accepted the offer right away he wanted to make his apartment his own art studio were he can draw.
He ended up getting into the middle school had alos got his apartment. The very first night he spent in his apartment he read the newspaper that had a article on a boy that also wanted to be a cartoons't but his parents said no so he walked for 16 days to Tokyo to find the most popular cartoons't in all of Japan and asked him if he could be his apprentice. So Kiyoi had the idea of walking over to Master Noros home to see if he could take him as is apprentice. Master Noro accepted and taught Kiyoi. Until Kiyois dad came one day an offered him to come with him to America. Kiyoi accepted and that is when he started to draw for a living
Nice blog. I like how well you summarize the book. I can really understand it. You should make sure you read over your blog before posting it because there are some things misspelled.
ReplyDeleteNice summary. I feel like Kiyoi is very grown-up to make his own decisions in life, like getting his own apartment, asking to be a apprentice, and then deciding that he wanted to live his home to go to America. Overall great blog.
ReplyDeleteGood summary. Gabe double check spelling. But aside from that I can understand and know what your book is about from your summary. Is this book for battle of the books?
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ReplyDeleteGreat blog this week, I really enjoyed it! Your book seems (and is) very short, and also seems bitter sweet. The main character seems like a good kid, but the one thing that confuses me is, that his Dad ends up bringing him to America and he becomes like a professional artist, but I thought his dad didn't want him to become an artist. Anyway, I think you did a great job summarizing, though watch out for spelling/grammar errors! This sounds like a great book, and I look forward to reading more of your blogs in the future.