family issues

In the book King of the Screwups, the main character Liam really changes by the end. In the beginning of the book Liam messed up and went to live with his uncle. When he was at his uncles, Liam decided to become a new person that his dad would accept. He tried getting bad clothes, and hanging out with unpopular kids who wont get him into trouble. But Liam couldn't resist one day and decided to go to a party. Liam made a bad decision doing that, didn't he learn his lesson? At the party he got drunk, and the neighbors called the cops. Liam could have taken off in the car of his drunk friend but he declined because it was unsafe. Liam can make good decisions if he wants to.

Liam's uncle gave him a little talk about acceptance. His uncle is gay, but his parents didn't accept that about him. That didn't stop Liam's uncle from being who he is though. Liam has to make the decision of joining the army like his father wants him to, or do what he wants, stay in Pinesville and finish high school. I think Liam should do what he wants. His father pushed him around a lot and didn't give Liam the choices he wanted. Now that he has a choice, Liam should stay where he wants and stop trying to impress his dad. His dad doesn't get impressed easily and probably won't ever be proud of Liam. As long as Liam has his own motivation, he shouldn't need his dad.

I found two important messages that I think the book was trying to share. One of them is that you have to choice your decisions wisely because once you do, there is no going back. Liam had to make a lot of decisions throughout this book. He learned to make the right decision by the end of the book. Everyday people decide between billions amounts of options, and those decisions make us who we are today. Another message I saw was that you should be who you are, not what others want you to be. This happens to Liam and his Uncle Pete. A lot of the time people get pressured to something they are not. this happens a lot with groups in middle school. If friends don't accept you for who you are, and want you to change, then they aren't your friend. Same thing goes for family.

family issues

The book King of the Screwups by K.L. Going, is about a boy named Liam Geller. Liam always has the special power of screwing things up, and making his dad upset. I noticed that the protagonist is on a quest for a better life. He wants a better new improved life because his dad kicked him out to go live with his uncle. If Liam doesn't prove he can be responsible enough, his dad won't let him back in the house and he would be nothing.

Liam's mom really impacted him the most positively, at least at the beginning of the book. She really helped Liam when he was going through rough times with his father. When Liam's dad kicked him out, his mom arranged for him to go with his uncle, not his grandparents. He was originally supposed to go to his grandparents, but they detest him. It is small acts of kindness like this one that make people really great. Liam's dad however effected him negatively. A boy can't learn or fix his mistakes if he is being yelled at. I think his father should have been more lenient. If it was me, kicking me out of the house would only make me do worse. Although Liam has been doing really bad, I don't agree with his fathers parenting skills. He is only making Liam stressed out.

 Now that Liam is at his oncles house he make a new life, be a different person. The one his father wants him to be. But his Uncle Pete sees him for who he really is, a slacker who doesn't know what to do with his life. He has to make a hard deccision of which version of himself he can live with. I think Liam is going to try to change for his father so much, but then at the end he realizes he doesn't have to change for his family. He had to be himself, but just try hard and do the right thing.

So far I really like this book because i can relate to it with me and my dads relationship. I can't wait to finish it and I'm looking forward to see whats going to happen.