The final final final post is awesome

Now we finally have read the whole book. From the beginning to the end both Matt and Ursula have changed. And it's all because the bomb-rumour. Ursula get more self-confident, and goes from "ugly girl" to Ursula.  Matt then, he gets smarter, and don't laugh before he really understand why. The book ends with a kiss...

This was the last post on this blogg. Don't cry too much  we'll be back ;)

Matt becomes an "Ugly boy", p 57-130

As we alredy knew, Matt is being accused for wanting to blow up the entire school and gets suspended for atleast three days while the investigation continues. But Ursula gets enough and since she heard and saw what Matt really said and did, she goes to the principal to tell him about it. When the principal dosen't really wants to belive her, she calls in a friend who heard it to and with two witnesses the police has no other option then to put down the investigation, clear Matt and try to repair the damage they've done. But everything is still not ok...
Matt is no longer the happy, funny student he used to be. He's almost not "Matt Donaghy" anymore, he's an outsider, an outcast. His friends dosen't want to talk to him anymore and most of the students at Rocky River High is ignoring him, probably of fear to get dragged into the whole mess. Even Ursula ignores him, but of fear for her own emotions. She's starting to feel very weird about Matt and of course "Ugly girl" can't fall in love. Especially not in Matt Donaghy!

The book is kind of predictable in a way, you could almost see surten things happening. Ursula becomes Matt's knight in shiny armor; the strong stands up for the weak. The popular boy becomes an outcast; the outcast girl gets friends and probably they will fall in love later on. Or at least I think so.

The story isn't told by any of the caracters, but it shifts between Ursula's and Matt's perspective so you understand them both. The narrator is someone unknow. Becouse of this the story is kind of seen from above in a way, I don't really know how to describe it. Maybe the book would be better if the caracters were the ones to tell the story...

The message of the book... I agree with the others about their theory; that it's about friendship and learning who your true friends are, but I also think there's a message that "Lonely is strong" ("Ensam är stark" in swedish) and that being alone maybe isn't always horrible. Even if Matt was surronded with friends he can get by without them and Ursula has been managing it so far. But sure, it is nice with friends. Hihi.

Chao for now, again/Ellen og
(P.S. If I write my name in purple, I'm cool. D.S)

Ursula and Matt, p. 1-56

Hmm, how to describe Matt and Ursula...
Let's start with Matt Donaghy. Matt's a boy, obviously. He's sixteen, a junior at Rocky River High and a good student. Matt is somewhere in the middle of everything; he's not popular but well liked, he's not the best-looking guy but he is still pretty cute and so on. For those who dosen't know him, he can be a lot of things; a "Big mouth", a ladies-man or a computer geek but to his friends he's just a nice and funny guy. There is also a deeper seriousness inside of him but he dosen't show it in fear of beeing seen as a weirdo. Matt has freckles and a quick smile.

Ursula then...
Ursula Riggs is Matts exact oposite; she's a looner by choice, defines her self as "Ugly girl", has a very harsh sense of humor and a laugh that dosen't invite anyone to join in. "Ugly girl" so afraid of getting hurt or betrayed that she dosen't want any friends and she sees her self like a "Warrior woman" for being without. The rest of the school sees her in different ways; some admirer her for being so strong and lonely but most of the students almost despise her for being so special. Even her family is divided; her sister secretly looks up too her, her dad is inpressed and her petit mum seems kind of disapointed that her daughter didn't turn out like her. Ursula is really good in school when she wants to, but on many exams and test "Ugly girl/Warrior woman" takes over and she just quits or leaves. Sports is her favorite and when she's in the game, she's is REALLY in the game, not paying attention to the world around her. "Ugly girl" has different moods, there's "Fireing Red" wich is her aggressiv game mood and there is "Inky Black" wich is almost like a depression. Ursula is tall, robust and, according to me, not very pretty.

Chao for now
/ellenog