I have finished the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It was a great book. It was about a boy named Louis Zamperini. At the beginning of the book it shows how he had a bad childhood getting himself into bad situations with drugs.  It then all turns around when he gets into running track. In high school he sets records and is so good he goes to the Olympics. At the Olympics he set a record for fastest time on the last 400 meters of the race that he ran. He became very well know across the world. After the Olympics Louis goes into the Army during WWII. His plane makes it back to base but one doesn't.  So him and his crew that he is apart of searches for them in an old raggedy plane. The plane goes down and Louis is one of three  survivors. They are out in the ocean for a long time. One of the two dies. The two survivors wash up on Japanese soil. They are taken in as prisoners of war and are treated very harshly by the Japanese. The Prison camp is lead by a cruel man that is known as the bird he treats Louis and the other very badly, especially Louis because he is a famous Olympic athlete. After all the hard work in these camps the United States finally wins the war. Louis was never broken in the camps he was tough and never let the Japanese get the best of him, he survived. When Louis was stranded in the middle of the ocean a dangerous storm hit them. During the storm Louis said that he would dedicate his life to God if he survived this. Well, he survived and and when the war was over Louis reached out to the man that abused him during his time in the camp, the bird. Louis wanted to talk to him peacefully. The bird declined the offer.
     Unbroken has tought me so much about courage, how to never let someone break you, and how you should always forgive someone for what they have done no matter how bad it is. I thank Laura Hillenbrand for that. This was one of the best books I have ever read. I couldn't take my eyes out of it, I read it very fast because of this.
                                                                                   Picture of Louis

     I am currently reading Unbroken  By Laura Hillenbrand. So far I have learned about how the main character's (Louis Zamperini) childhood. He is a young boy who doesn't really know his place in society. He drinks alcohol beverages and smokes cigarettes. On top of being to young to do those things, he is getting into trouble with the police and is fighting kids too. His mom cares so much for him. His mother is a Spanish speaking lady who is a great cook and a great mom. Louis, was a talented boy. Hes fast. Running from all his troubles made him a fast runner. It also created a toughness that set him apart from the rest. Since I have seen the movie I've seen that when the other competitors are tired and worn down he is just getting started. He pushes harder and runs faster than anyone who is running. Louis's brother saw how fast his brother and he persuaded him to try out for the track team. The thing that made me laugh was when he tried out for the team he was the only one who wasn't wearing track shoes with spikes. He made the team.
     I like this book so far. It has shown to me that everyone has talents. You need to use them for good not for bad. Louis at first started using his speed to run from the police. Now he is using it for track and to achieve things. Its different than other books. Usually, it takes a while for me to get into books, but Unbroken is intrusting from the beginning in how they show his struggles through his childhood. So far this is been better than the movie and one of the best books I have read lately.