The Black pearl

This book is about a boy named Ramon who lives in Santa Baja California. Ramon has an eye on a mysterious black pearl and a sea urchin called the Manta Diablo. The Manta Diablo is a sea monster that supposedly lives in a nearby lagoon, which holds many secrets and is used by mothers and fathers to scare their children into being good. Local fisherman and pearl divers also fear the wrath of Manta Diablo and continue to pass on the story that no one should enter Manta Diablo's domain. When divers or fisherman fail to return from the sea, Manta Diablo is blamed. . Ramon's father is a local pearl dealer. Ramon often works in his shop listening to the local lore about the existence of a large black pearl in the cove where Manta Diablo lives. He longs to be a pearl diver but his father forbids it because it is too dangerous. He warns Ramon that only bad luck will come to those who possess the black pearl. Ramon decides to disobey his father and search for the forbidden black pearl. With the help of a local fisherman, he journeys to the forbidden lagoon and recovers the black pearl. Its existence in La Paz is cause for both joy and fear. Many do not believe it is the actual pearl, and pearl dealers hesitate to possess it. It is decided that the pearl will be given to the local church to be held in good keeping by the Virgin Mary, but the pearl continues to exert its influence.

I liked this book because it was full of excitement.

I used the technique of visualization and determining the importance.

This book was written by Scott O' Dell.

After Summer

School is over for Alex Delaney, and he is spending his summer at his family’s beach house on the Australian coast near his hometown of Brisbane. Alex is awaiting for his university acceptance to law school and the anticipation is killing him. He's not expecting much from summer. Bodysurfing, TV, but mainly waiting.
"The girl” who Alex meets unexpectedly changes his life forever. Alex is not prepared for her perfect appearance, compelling green eyes and expertise in bodysurfing. From the first glance, he is immediately infatuated by her. Luckily for Alex, who normally is timid around girls, is able to strike up a conversation with her, which leads to breakfast, and eventually a relationship. Meeting Fortuna makes the waiting bearable for Alex.
Alex is drawn to the ease of her lifestyle, and the laid back attitude of her eccentric family. He finds himself falling intensely in love with her for the first time. In the end, the realization hovers over Alex that he has a decision to make concerning “the girl”.

When reading this book I used Visualization and determining the importance.

The author of this book is Nick Earls.