Reading Response (I posted this super duper late sorry ms galang)

                                           Reading Response
Book: PUNKZILLA
Author: Adam Rapp

   Jamie a.k.a Punkzilla, is a fourteen year old boy who is traveling a days-long trip from Portland, Oregon to Memphis, Tennesse. He is Trying to visit his brother who is dying from cancer in Memphis and he writes letters to him frequently but some are so personal he doesn't send them. During his trip, he has gone through some hardships and has met some weird people.
   During the beginning of the story, while Jamie was urinating at a rest stop, he got jumped by a group of guys inside a bathroom. They cracked a bottle of beer against the side of his head and stole most of his traveling money sent to him from his sick brother. Because of that small moment he has had to travel by foot and by hitchhiking with strangers. This moment influenced allot of other moments so this is very important and sad at the same time.
   Also another moment that happened was at the end when Jamie finally reached Memphis, but six days later he discovered his brother died. While Peter was in the passing phase, he visited the hospital unnoticed and read all the letters out loud to him knowing Peter can still hear him. That was the saddest moment of the book, and I could tell that Jamie and Peter had a very deep relationship because, they kept writing back and forth sharing lots of personal stuff.
   This story was very raw when it came to the letters written by Jamie telling Peter about everything that happened during the road trip to Memphis. And, it's sad that a 14 year old boy has to go through difficult situations including during a time like this.