The main characters within the book are: Paul Fisher-A 12 year old boy,…
The book begins with the rescue basically, of this young boy named Dave Pelzer. During an examination by the school nurse Dave said he ran into a door, the nurse reminds him that he said that the week previous. Dave then changes his story saying he was playing baseball and got hit by the bat accidentally. This leads to the nurse examining Dave further, having him take off the torn clothing and revealing the scar on his stomach from where his mother had stabbed him. Dave is brought to the teacher's lounge and a police officer asks him to tell of his mother and the abuse and he hesitantly did so. The chapter then ends with the police officer taking Dave to the police station and while going down the highway the officer tells him he is free and…
A Summary Statement About This Book: This book is about a boy who moves to Alcatraz island with his family, causing his whole life to change.…
The book "A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove" is about Carl Matt, this 15 year old boy has to grow up quickly due to his mother's unexplained disappearance. He must also confront his fears and learn to cope with the tasks of life and being social. He has to learn to cope with new experiences and looking after his younger brother Harley Matt, and making sure his Aunt Beryl will continue to give him a roof over his head. As the book progresses he creates new friendships and relationships. He develops a sense of worth and respect which is reflected on him by others.…
The article “David Berkowitz” is a biography about the notorious American serial killer David Berkowitz. This article highlights his childhood, his killings, and his life in prison. It was interesting to see that even as a child Berkowitz was very violent and had many encounters with the laws at such a young age. Berkowitz was convinced that he was driven by demons and this is why he murdered six women with no remorse. This article was quite informative and gave great information about Berkowitz’ life story along with dates and locations which helped describe this specific serial killer and his murders. Along with the biography, this article was also accompanied with pictures of Berkowitz when he was a boy, up to now, sixty-three years…
In this book, a struggling teenage boy named Dave Pelzer that in his childhood years, got abused by his alcoholic mother and sent to foster care, was trying to put his life together before he turns 18 and gets sent out to the world alone without any support or money. Dave soon drops out of highschool wanting to join the Air Force, so he applies to become a fireman like his father once was. Unfortunately, Dave suffers from setbacks in the Air Force and eventually gets transferred to California where he met his gold digging girlfriend Pasty. He realizes her crazy money spending problems the fact that she was just using him so her family could have a place to live and tries to dump her, until she announced that she was pregnant with his son…
Felice Arena and Garry Lyon. Simon (Specky) Magee injures himself and can't play football for his school. he disobeys his parents and is grounded. He meets new people and faces the pressures that all teenagers face. I feel that this is a perfect book for all teenagers because can relate to at least one of the characters.…
The main character of the book is Zach Harriman 14 year old boy whose father recently died in a plane crash. His father worked for the secret service. Zach starts to investigate his father's mysterious death. He is told by a “friend of the family” named Mr. Herbert that he has supernatural powers, and his father had them to.…
Christopher Boone is a teenaged boy with some behavioral difficulties. Christopher becomes a detective and author when his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, is murdered and he chronicles the events in his book. After discovering the truth about his parents, Christopher has to find balance in his life between home and…
The two main characters in The Stotan are Walker and Jeff. Walker is the main character in this book; he narrates the book by writing in his journal. Walker is the captain of the swimming team in his high school. He has many issues in his life for example his brother being a drug addicted and his parents being old for the age that they had him. He does his best not to let any of it get to him and always does his best to encourage his team mates during the season. Jeff is the oldest out of all of the friends and team mates. He is also to be considered the most mature in the entire group. He has a reputation of being considered a “tough guy” and was diagnosed with a blood disease and is becoming much weaker every day and is expected to die. In the beginning of the book the coach of the Robert frost high school swim team ask for some volunteers for stotan week. Four of the boys on the swim team decide to sign up. When the boys signed up they did not realize that their entire winter break would be spent doing 4 hour work outs during stotan week. During stotan week the four boys began to get to know each other pretty well and eventually started sharing things about their personal lives. The theme of this book is that you only know someone’s name and not their story of their life and what they have been threw and to not judge others without getting to know them. This book affected my view on everyday activities because I truly don’t know people but I still judge them witch I should not but instead get to know the person.…
In the short story, “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner, ten year old, Sarty struggles between doing the right thing or betraying his father. In “Doe Season” by David Kaplan, nine year old, Andy struggles in trying to be the boy her father never had or the girl she really is. In both of the short stories, with the help of the character relationships and conflicts, the authors portray the theme of children finding themselves. [Thesis]…
Teens growing up in modern America face challenges daily that help them grow into a productive member of society. In the book, Edgewater Angels by Sandro Meallet, the story is set in the projects of San Pedro, California, a heavily gang influenced town that is a part of Los Angeles. The book exposes the youthfulness of Sunny Toomer, a mischievous teen always faced with the decision between right and wrong in a neighborhood where you can get jumped for walking on the wrong side of the street. Sunny is just trying to find a way out of this life-style he was born into. Not such an easy task when you grow up with a single mother who works hard to provide for her son, and a father who has met his son only a few times. Sunny and his friends face a lot of challenges throughout the novel and they always manage to find a way to weasel themselves out of it with the help of Sunny’s cleverness and ability to think on his feet. Sunny Toomer’s goal that he wishes to achieve is to get out of San Pedro and live a good life. Edgewater Angels is both heartwarming and exciting because where the author set the story (San Pedro), the use of the character Tom-Su, and Sunny Toomer’s library that he spends most of his free time.…
The main characters are Robert and his cousin Elliot, there's Robert's mom, and his little 5 year-old sister, they lived in a farm but then they all went to Sachem's Head to live with Robert's grandparents, his aunt Nan and uncle Jake, just until his father returns from fighting overseas. His dad was a bomber pilot in Europe. Elliot, the cousin, was the difficult' type of person; he would put barricades and expect you to climb over them. Elliot would have his personal world', not letting others in easily, and he would ignore you if necessary, just so he could stay by himself, so he wouldn't need to give any explanations to anyone. But he didn't have many defenses, as mentioned in the story; Robert could look into his eyes and see everything he was feeling.…
The novel, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, is about Ponyboy Curtis who is a fourteen-year old who goes on a journey through depressing times. Now his older brother, Darry, is responsible for Ponyboy and his other older brother, Sodapop. Ponyboy is a greaser on the west side of town and with his friends that have bad reputations, things could get out of hand. Throughout the book, there are big decisions being made whether to go one way or the other. Making one decision could influence how another decision could be made. This was a great novel because it’s showed the greatness between friendships and family.…
The book is in the perspective of Ponyboy Curtis, a sensitive Greaser who is put in the middle of the social conflict when he friend Johnny kills a Soc in self-defense. Ponyboy and Johnny run away to escape the law, and to do so go to their friend Dally for help. Now, it is known that Dally was a criminal, a true Greaser. He was arrested at the age of ten, and mugged small children for fun. He didn’t care about anyone or anything, except for Johnny. Dally risked jail time to help them, providing a gun, money, and a plan.…