I read “The Silent Boy”. This book was published in 2003. It is classified as a “Young adult literature” and “Historical fiction” book. This great book was written by Lois Lowry. The writer of the book‚ Lois Lowry‚ uses a very easy language to understand. "The Silent Boy" is written in a diary format‚ and has tiny pictures of its’ characters. This story was told by Katy Thatcher‚ an old woman which lived in 1987. In the book she tells the reader about the critical period in her life. Katy’s dad
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TITLE: Black Boy AUTHOR: Richard Wright INTRODUCTION OF AUTHOR: Richard Wright was born in Natchez‚ Mississippi. When he was six years old‚ his father‚ Nathan Wright deserted the family for whatever reason. His mother‚ Ella‚ became the breadwinner of the family. Abandoned by her husband and unable to establish economic independence from her strict mother‚ Ella suffered greatly. A strong woman who faces terrible adversity‚ she trained Richard to be strong and to take care of himself
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year. Ian meets with other families who have a relative or a loved one diagnosed with CFC‚ though the solace they provide is only passively communal. “The Boy In The Moon” presents the philosophical dilemma that one receives and demonstrates the bitter-sweet moments of a life that come along with a child like Walker. Ian starts the book with an all too common routine in the Browns household. Walker is rhythmically beating himself in the dead of the night waking Ian up to do “The same routine
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Bystander Michael Grove is a private investigator who‚ through a series of unfortunate events‚ has himself‚ become the suspect of a crime he did not commit. After losing his love‚ Lisa at the hands of a murderer‚ Michael is acussed of this same crime. Through the investigators flashbacks‚ seeking advice from his Grandmother Phyllis‚ and his own personal research‚ the character proves his innocence. The methods of investigation used by Michael Grove in Lesley Choyce ’s‚ The Book of Michael‚ reveals
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Book Review The Boy in the Striped Pajamas was a book that really made an impact on me. The book is very well written and made you feel a real emotional connection with the characters in the book. The book was so emotionally impacting that it actually made me cry and want to throw the book across the room. What happens in this book is that two little boys‚ one‚ the son of a german Nazi‚ and the other a Jewish little boy‚ meet and they become the best of friends‚ but
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Boy In The Striped Pyjamas Book Review Title Boy In The Striped Pyjamas Author John Boyne Genre Realistic‚ war and adventure Story line Eight year old Bruno knows nothing of the Holocaust. He knows nothing of the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he is aware of is he is suddenly being moved from his comfortable home in Berlin to a desolate area where he is bored all day with nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel‚ a boy his own
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“The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy” by Bill Simmons‚ was a book only the Sports Guy could write. Save a few hundred pages for Simmons to inform the readers on how he became the basketball and Celtics fan he is today (hint: it was his dad choosing between a motorcycle and season tickets to the Celtics)‚ why as a child he called himself Jabaal Abdul-Simmons‚ footnotes galore‚ his hatred for Isiah Thomas and Wilt Chamberlain‚ and many of the greatest “What-if’s” in basketball
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Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a 2004 novel from the point of view of a young boy‚ written by Irish novelist John Boyne. History is both an unfolding story we write as humans and also a mirror of our humanity. Too often we’re so busy glorifying n the first part that we tend to forget the second part. This was a sad and touching story of forbidden friendship that lead to disaster due to Hitlers rage for jews. Being the protagonist‚ Bruno is a naïve 8-9 year-old German boy whose father is the commandant
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to Armageddon and The Killer Angels gives the full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America’s future. Michael Shaara tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the generals and men involved in the action of the battle. The historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg gives the reader a chance to experience the battle personally and not the history book manner taught in schools. A historical novel gives the facts straightforward and provides no commentary by the people
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Small Group Communication CSU East Bay Instructor: D. Kandy Simmons Email: Doreen.simmons@csueastbay.edu COMM 3510 Small Group Communication Office Hours: Tu: 3:30-4 Th 11:30-12 Summer 2013 – TuTh 12-3:30 Room 2038 Office: MI 2008 Phone: 925-726-9178 cell; 510-885-4126 Office Course Description This course covers the principles and methods of goal-oriented small group creative problem-solving situations. Subject areas include small group communication theory‚
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