The book Founding Brothers was written in a way that anyone could read. Even people who are unfamiliar with the American Revolution would feel comfortable reading this book and have a good understanding of what happened during that time period. The author‚ Joseph Ellis‚ explains throughout the book the conflicting interpretations of the meaning of the American Revolution as well as the influence it had on the early history of the United States of America. Ellis resisted choosing one side over the
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Madeline Whitter has in the book Everything‚ Everything by Nicola Yoon. She has never left the house in the last seventeen years and only lives with her mother since her dad and brother was killed in a car accident. One day‚ a boy named Olly Bright moves in next door and Madeline really wants to meet him‚ but that would be risking her life. The different characters‚ twisting plot‚ and the suspense makes this book great to read. All of the characters made this book interesting because they all
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Harvey. The entire book is explaining how susie is doing in heaven and how her friends and family cooperate with her death. This novel is told from susie point of view in Heaven. There are many similarities between the book and the movie. In the novel Lindsey found Mr. Harvey’s sketch book on his nightstand but in the movie it was underneath a piece of floorboard. When Lindsey found the sketch book in the novel she had ripped just one piece out but in the movie she took the whole book. Ruth connors saw
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Thomas K. Holcomb’s book‚ Introduction to American Deaf Culture‚ shines a light on the deaf community and the culture they experience. The intended audience‚ however‚ is the hearing. It gives the reader insight on deaf experiences and how the atmosphere is different‚ even though the environment is the same. All aspects of culture are covered. The book starts off with how the culture is formed through the 5 hallmarks (p. 17). Next‚ the book focuses on the identity of a deaf person. This is not only
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The Perfect shot is a book written by Elaine Marie Alphin. The setting of the book takes place in a small town in Indiana called Willisburg. The setting impacts the plot because Brian has a friend named julius which is one of the only black kids in town gets pulled over by the cops for making a wrong turn and he he did not receive a ticket the police officer took him to jail and this event changes juluis very much. The point of view of the book is first person because Brian is the one who is telling
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Vanishing Act In the book‚ Vanishing Act‚ by John Feinstein‚ two aspiring young sportswriters‚ Stevie and Susan‚ who met before when they uncovered a mystery at the final four‚ were given the chance to go to the U.S. Open and they were to stay at Susan’s uncle’s house‚ Mr. Gibson. They were extremely excited to hear that they were going to be reporting the new Russian sensation‚ Nadia Symanova‚ until suddenly‚ she disappeared on the way to the court. Instinctively‚ Stevie and Susan embark on a
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1st Entry: Introduction From the title of this book‚ I could infer that the book will be about how the elements were discovered‚ the origin of their names and the people who discovered each element that is now a part of the periodic table. The author of the book‚ Hugh Aldersey-Williams‚ must be an individual of great knowledge and has a deep interest and understanding of chemistry—or else he would have never wrote this book. In this book‚ I expect that I would be able to learn how the ancients
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The Hunger Games” Book Review “The Hunger Games” is a the first book in a fantastic series of three books written by Suzanne Collins. It takes you into the life of a scared but quick-thinking‚ brave girl named Katniss Everdeen who learns how to survive on her own from a very young age when her father died in a mining accident. From that day on‚ she took care of her little family (mother and little sister‚ Prim) as well as herself by hunting in the woods of District 12 everyday with her guy friend
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1. When the book first starts off the book talked about mr. Peabody and how he catches the baseball teem. This reminds me of when I was a little girl and played t-ball and soft ball. I could remember being Luton the field waiting for the ball. However‚ I wasn’t as expected about playing as Billy is in the book. I like to play the game to a point but standing out in the field I got bored and would play with my glove or in the dirt. 2. There is one part in the book were mr. Peabody teaches Tommy
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lost in a violent accident‚ and suddenly‚ the life she was accustomed to fades away with betrayal and abandonment from those closest to her. Now‚ she must go on a journey with her newfound friend‚ Brandy Alexander‚ and adapt to the changes‚ or as the book puts it‚ “When did the future switch
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