“Shells” by Cynthia Rylant is a realistic fiction about a boy who had his parents die and he had to go live with his cranky Aunt Esther. In the beginning Michael goes to live with his Aunt after his parents die and they cant get along. Soon after Michael still refuses to open up to his Aunt. In the end Michael feels like he’s at home a new and slightly different home. This story shows that Michael changed throughout the story. One way Michael hates his Aunt he well plain out says it in the beginning
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The book opens up with an introduction of the narrator‚ Death‚ and his recounting of the three different times he saw the book thief through his work of carrying the souls of the dead away. A color is associated with all of these visits as he can see a very wide spectrum of color. The first sighting is white‚ the second black‚ and the third red all symbolizing the Nazi flag and the story of the book thief. After this‚ he proceeds to tell the story of the book thief. Death’s story first opens
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the book thief is a book about a Nazi family hiding a jew in their basement even though the consequence is death if they get caught. in the story a girl steals multiple numbers of books from the mayors house or anywhere she can find them. the girls friend Rudy is thought as an academic failure until he is involved in a after school program with boys his age. then he also is known as a great athlete after winning the 1500‚ 400 ‚ and more yard dashes in a row. Liesel also reads her stolen books to
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Dracula Book Report Author: Bram Stoker Title: Dracula Rating: Excellent Reading Level: Hard Number of Pages: 363. With the notes and commentary: 394 Summary: Dracula is a novel about 6 comrades scheming to exterminate Count Dracula in revenge for killing the love of both Quincey Morris and Lord Godalming‚ Lucy Westenra. They soon find they are dealing with a bloodthirsty vampire‚ and their plot turns into a race for whom is able to survive‚ Count Dracula‚ or them. Their story is
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that strong”. In Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken‚ Louis Zamperini demonstrated determination throughout his life to overcome difficulties in track all the way to surviving his Word War II bomber crashing into the Pacific Ocean where he was stranded for 47 day. Overall‚ Louis’s own ambition is what Hillenbrand highlighted throughout this book to tell his truly remarkable story. At the beginning of Louie’s life‚
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In The Book Thief‚ a story by Markus Zusak‚ Liesel is trying to live through Nazi Germany during World War II. Liesel Meminger is a curious young girl who did not start as the book thief. Her first stolen book wasn’t intended to be stolen‚ it had simply been left behind; When her brother died‚ she picked up The Grave Digger’s Handbook. When she arrived at her foster parent’s home‚ it wasn’t long before her papa discovered this book. He taught her to read and it began Liesel’s obsession with words
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Stray “ by Cynthia Rylant ‚ Doris finds a dog and would like to keep it . Her parents say “NO”. Doris parents sounded harsh. But Doris learns that even though her parents seem harsh ‚it’s because they don’t have the money for a pet/dog. But they can change their minds. In the beginning of the story “Stray” we see how‚ harsh Doris’s parents really are. For example Mr.Lacey said “But I know for sure where it’s going” Doris’s parents seemed kind of hash not letting her keep the dog. Cynthia Rylant
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13 December 2010 Funke‚ Cornelia. The Thief Lord. New York: Scholastic Inc.‚ 2000. 345 Reading Assignment A3. The Thief Lord is about two brothers‚ who live with their aunt and uncle. When Esther and Max want to adopt Bo after their mother’s death so the boys decide to run away to Venice‚ Italy. The boys arrive in Venice and are taken in by four other orphans: Hornet‚ Riccio‚ Mosca‚ and their mysterious leader‚ Scipio‚ or "The Thief Lord." The children survive by selling the things that Scipio
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poor and diris is working hard to help her parents.Like doris and her family kids in poverty act like they try not to show their feelings or emotions and kids will try to work extra to help and might have family problems. In the story “stray” by cynthia rylant writes to show the kids in poverty act strong. For starters kids on poverty act strong because they don’t show their emotions and feelings. Imagine you are in doris shoes story strays it is about a girl named doris who tries to convince
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Lord of the Flies Epilogue All of us followed the Naval Officer to his life boat. We all went onto the navy war ship and then we were all assigned cabins. I was given one with a window. It was late and we were told to sleep. The doors locked‚ and the pale light of the moon shone through my room. In the room stood a sink‚ toilet‚ and a small cot. The room was made of metal‚ and the door had a glass window that reflected fluorescent light into the room. The window on the opposite side of the room
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