My name is Sarah. I am a senior in high school, and I created the Frankenstein Home Page, and the Catcher in the Rye Home Page. I participate in dance classes, and I love to play the piano. I also love food. I love to make it, and I love to eat it. My plans are to get a degree in Culinary Arts (after getting one in Mathematics) and become a chef.

I learned a lot from being in a salon. I learned that I am less likely to enjoy reading a book if someone tells me I have to read it. I also learned that if opinions of a novel differ too greatly, it can make discussions more difficult. Some people become so stuck on their own opinions that they become unwilling to listen to other people's opinions. I did enjoy being in the salon, though. I read books that I never would have chosen to read myself, and have a few more "classics" under my belt.

Here are some books I enjoyed reading:

Coffee Will Make You Black by April Sinclair

Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy

Millroy the Magician by Paul Theroux  

The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke

Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America by Michael Ruhlman

Our Noise by Jeff Gordon

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Matilda by Roald Dahl