In the story Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch,is a story about a boy named Jaffy brown. Who along with his best friend Tim go on a hunt for a mythical dragon in the Dutch east indies for there boss. Along the way Jaffy grows from a boy to a man in a literally sense and emotionally as well. His actions along with his friends and shipmates help him grow through out the story.           In the beginning of the story, Jaffy was just a little kid . Dreaming of sailing on the deep blue sea. Believing when he gets older he would go on many adventures. He was so naïve ,that he patted a tiger on the nose . Without even thinking about the consequences. It took him many years to become street smart and to truly become aware of his surrounding . He learned the meaning of responsibility  and   how to be responsible  from working in Jamrachs menagerie. And he learned how to love from Tim's sister  and how to be a true friend from Tim.          While on the sea adventuring to the east indies he learned how hard life can be. which made him mature ten fold and  a man. His life experiences made him stronger. This book followed Jaffy through out his whole life  through his ups and downs and I discovered how those ups and downs made  him into a man

            During the summer I read the novel "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R

Martin.  In a world were seasons last years at time, the Stark family (the wardens

of the north) battles to keep their family together as politics and darker things try

to rip them apart. The author of this book did a great job to give every character,

great and small  such great  depth. No one character is wholly evil, or good . This

book actually reflects  the real world  maybe not a good light but a true light .

Each character has a motive , whether it be out of honor or revenge. Characters

also have rich histories, explained mostly through dialogue  between characters.

Even details like dialogue and inner thought  are so well done that it seems that

these characters are living breathing  people .          This book had such a big

impression on me that it had me truly think about people and their  actions. Like I

said before, no one is all evil or all good. There's this saying , "Hitler loved dogs ".

If you think deeply it's trying to say even though he committed atrocities he had a

softer side like everybody else . Know I won't judge people by first impression .      

            What I learned from this book is to not judge a book  by its cover whether it

looks  good or bad . I would recommend this book to anyone that loves fantasy

books or novels that have great and memorial characters.