Rules of the Game

For the record, I did not like this story. It was about chess and I hate chess, but anyways.. It started off pretty cut and dry. The family of 5 lives in San Fransisco's Chinatown. The description of the famil's house seemed very nice. It seemed like it was going to be a happy, laid back story, which it pretty much was. The main character, Waverly Place Long, was the main character. I thought it was interesting that she was named after her street. I mean I've heard of people being named after famous people and stuff, but not streets. The story began talking about Christmas and what all the children got as gifts. One day, Waverly's brother, Vincent, got a chess set. This didn't excite me at all, because like I said, i don't like chess. Aparently Waverly did though. She became so good at it that she started entering tournamnets. This seemed amazing to me, because she was so young. I don't like I know any kids that young that like to play chess. I honestly didn't think Waverly would end up turning out to be that good. She got so many trophys from the tournaments, probably more than i'll ever have. I thought it was pretty sweet she became a National Chess Champion at the age of 9. At the beginning of the story, her mother seemed like an ok mom. After Waverly began getting involved in chess tournaments I think her mom's switch flipped. She became selfish, and all she wanted to do was show her daughter off. I would be so embarassed if my mother walked around holding my hand saying that I was her daughter. In the end I am happy for Waverly, because she stand up for herself by telling her mom how it was and running away. At least Waverly still had her pride. This story was ok. I am just happy that Waverly ended up standing up for herself in the end instead of letting her mom push her around.