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     The book Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pies by Jordan Sonnenblick was fun to read.It's protagonist was Steven Alper. Steven is just a ordaniary eigth grader who is a bit nerdy. He likes the to plsy the drums and also likes a girl named Renae Albert. The one thing he doesn't like so much is his brother Jeffrey. All of this changes because Jeffrey is found to have leaukimia. He goes through many different situations regarding his brother. This is why I think that Steven matured throughout the book.

        In the book, one of the problems was when Steven's family were having money problems. Jeffrey's treatment and hospital bills were racking up a lot of money. Steven wanted too help his family really bad. So that Saturday he went to his druming teacher and told him that he had to quit cause he could'nt spend that money anymore. Giving up something you really desire shows a lot of maturity.

         Another example in the book is when Renae Albert came to tutor Steven. Steven was falling behinfd in math and needed a math tutor. So Renae went to help. But when she came to Steven's house she was sick. Now when you have leaukimia you have a really weak imune system. SO you can't afford being sick. So what Steven did to save his brother is that he said Renae couldn't enter. Steven has liked that irl forever and he had to kick her out to protect Jeffrey. That's pretty mature.

        Finally the last example is at Steven's big concert. Steven had a huge drum solo and he had been practicing for it for a long time. He was going to be the star. He was going to have fame. All he needed to do was to go out there and do what he does best which is playing the drums. But sadly Jeffrey had a fever right before his performance. Steven could've stayed and played. But he decided to go calm his brother and acompany him to the hostpital thus missing his performance. That was really showing maturity.

             All in all Steven's actions showed lots of maturity. He sacrificed many important things for his brother. The book was overall outstanding.

Tweak

      In the book TWEAK the main character Nic is changing. From what I have read so far he has gotten back with a former lover Zelda, and has been continuing to trust God with his addiction and stuff. I truly believe that Nic is changing. I actually think that he is comitted for real to become sober again. I think so because he has been faced wih many oppurtunities but still doesn't turn in and he has a better connection with family that he doesn't want to hurt again. Nic Sheff has gone through hell with his addiction, and I think he wants and needs a change in his life.

       I honestly believe that Nic can become Sober again because he has overcome temptation to do drugs. For example he was dog-sitting foir his mother. He was faced with stealing money and buying crystal meth. But he refraimed and didn't do it. I think that proves that he wants a better life. In the past he would've taken the money and he would've ran off to buys drugs. But he has more self control now. He clearly isn't thinking the same way as he was before. 

      Also he's going to stay sober because he really has good connection with his family and he doesn't want to ruin it. When Nic went on vacation with his step-mom and father he played with their kids. He felt that he couldn't hurt his family anymore. He saw that he was getting reconnected with his family and that he couldn't turn his back on them again.  That's why I think he's going to stay sober. He now has a newly acquired willpower that will aid him in his new life.

                       All in all Nic is going to stay sober. He is because he faced challenges and overcame them and he loves his family too much to hurt them again. He isn't going fall back into what he was before. Hopefully he has the strength to overcome his struggles.