Nathaniel Philbrick. First of all‚ I was surprised to see a book on this summers New York Times Best Seller List about a subject so long ago. I would have thought the story about the Pilgrims had been told enough times no one would bother writing another book. Philbrick has written an enlightening account of the 17th century events that shaped our country. It was a story that is well written and enjoyable to read. I was immediately hooked in the book. In the first paragraph‚ excluding the preface‚ Philbrick
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I chose the quote‚"You cannot open a book without learning something" by the Irish proverb because I can relate it to my favorite book‚"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton which taught me lots of stuff that I did not know about. The book is about a 14 year old named Ponyboy and his two brothers Darry who is 16 and Sodapop who is 20 years old. Darry is in charge of them due to both of his parents dying in a car accident. They are all greasers in a gang and often watch over Johnny ‚who is another greaser
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Hatchet is a book written by Gary Paulsen and is a fictional novel about a boy lost in the Canadian woods. This story is about a boy in the Canadian woods that is dealing with the struggles of divorce where he will experience what it is like to be alone. He will come to find that there are some problems to face along the way. Brian will come to find out that the Canadian woods is a very dangerous place for a lost boy. Brian knows that finding the right foods and protection could be very crucial
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they say about snitches? Snitches get stitches”(139). Snitching is never an option‚ especially when your school is run by multiple gangs. Julia Divino is a student at South Bay High who didn’t want anything to do with any gangs at her school‚ but soon that will all change when she meets this boy name Eric Valiente. Julia’s life all started changing when she warned Eric that his life was in danger. Although some people might not like the profanity used‚ Snitch by Allison Van Diepen is a book that you
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categorize people based on their disability. For this project‚ I choose to read the book Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine. This was a very thought provoking book that kept me engaged the whole time. Mockingbird is the story of a young girl who has Asperger syndrome and her brother was recently shot in a school shooting.Throughout the book‚ Caitlin struggles to deal with her brothers death and has a hard time talking to anyone about the situation. She does however confide in just a few people‚ one of them being
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1: Winter Break • During the week of November 12‚ 2013‚ the middle school counselors will be offering a program about technology safety and use of cellular phones‚ and computers in preventing various forms of harassment and sexting. The counselors will be hosting Mr. Josh Puhls‚ from REACH Counseling Services. Mr Puhls will be addressing our 7th grade students and instructing them about the dangers and increasing prevalence of “sexting.” Students will be guided in learning the personal‚ civil and
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In the book Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo‚ a little mouse named Despereaux has always read books about princesses and princes. His dream is to save a princess so he can be like a prince. So‚ he sets off on an adventure to save a princess. I enjoyed this book because it was adventurous. I liked when Despereaux was sent down to the dungeon and he had to find his way out. I also liked hearing about the different stories of the characters because they made the book more clearer and interesting
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18 March 2013 Lost in Death The title of the book that I read was Everlost. The genre of this book is fantasy. The book was published in 2006. The author of this book is Neal Shusterman. Shusterman was born on November 12‚ 1962 and grew up in Brooklyn‚ New York. He still writes today and recently came out with the sequel to the book called Everwild. Neal is also a screenwriter and television writer. This story takes place in a place called Everlost. Everlost is a world between life and death
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children were distrusting of their parents. At the time of the 1960’s the Vietnam War was going on and teenagers were getting riled up about it. In this story both john and Lorraine have parents that don’t really provide the help that john and Lorraine need. John’s parents don’t really care about him‚ to add on‚ Lorraine’s mother is overprotective and cares more about how boys will treat her because her own husband left her. Mr. Pignati is the parent they never had and treats them very nicely. Instead
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I want to learn more about the relationship triangle between Katniss‚ Gale‚ and Peeta‚ because I feel like Suzanne Collins could really build that up to be an important plot point. The ending of the book had the most impact on me‚ with the descriptions of the battle at the cornucopia really resonating with me. I was also taken aback at the gamesmasters’ decision
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