The book I read was `A Child Called It’ by Dave Pelzer. The book is an autobiography of Pelzer. He writes about his struggle to stay alive in a home where he is treated like a slave and an animal. The book begins with the people at Dave’s school finally report Dave and his condition to the authorities. Then he tells us about his past when he still lived in a happy‚ normal family. Dave had a mother‚ father and 2 older brothers. While his Father is at work as a fire fighter‚ his mother turns to alcohol
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My report is on the book Toxic Parents by Dr. Susan Forward. I found this book very intrusting and scary in the same breath. I could not understand some of the hurt and pain parents inflict on their children. I do come from a home that was destroyed by divorce‚ alcohol and drug use. I can relate to some of the stories and it brought up my own struggles and made me question my own parents. I dont know what normal parents are but this book made it clear what is not healthy for children and even adults
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Combs II (1) Michael Combs II Hayes January 29‚ 2014 Period 4 Book Report Artemis Fowl is a young-adult fantasy novel written by Eoin Colfer. It is the first book in the Artemis Fowl series‚ followed by Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident. This book has 280 pages including the prologue and epilogue and the theme of this book is illusion of power. The story takes place in the dawn of the 21st century. The locations the book goes to are Ho Chi Minh City‚ where Artemis meets his informant‚ and
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Han China Tourist Journal Last year I had quite an adventure. I wanted to visit Han China but I couldn’t because the Han Dynasty was overthrown nearly 2000 years ago‚ in the year 220 CE. My solution was to build a time machine. I would tell you how I built it‚ but I won’t since you might use it to kill your grandfather and mess up reality. Anyways‚ I went back to the year 100 BCE during the reign of Han Wudi. I went back to this year because under Han Wudi the Han dynasty reached its peak‚ and
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Tuesdays with Morrie Book Report The title of the book I read is Tuesdays with Morrie. The author of the book is Mitch Albom. The book was written in 1997. Tuesdays with Morrie is written about a man named Morrie Schwartz‚ who was struggling for his life‚ and slowly dying. Morrie was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)‚ also known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease.” Although Morrie’s life was slowly deteriorating and Morrie knew that death was near‚ he continued to try to live life to the
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Steven Kyle Falk Reading 090 Dan Putscher 4/12/2012 “Book Report” The book‚ Behind the Patch‚ is a personal experience with what the author saw going on in a law enforcement motorcycle club. The author‚ Karen Katz‚ probes into such topics as the law enforcement and outlaw biker controversies over the formation of the clubs; the history of the clubs; the purpose of the clubs; their political structure‚ and the role of women among other things. It also gives an extensive view
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The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton is about two rival gangs known as Greasers and Socs they are divided by their socioeconomic status. The Greasers are a group of boys from lower class.Their gangs were like their families because they were there for them and cared about each other. On the other hand the Socs were the rich kids. They lived on the Westside and were always getting drunk and looking for fights with Greasers.This story is told in first-person narrative by protagonist Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy
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History Book Report Name: Candy Au 4A (1) Date: 22 / 1 / 2014 War In The Trenches Written by Simon Adams‚ was published by Franklin Watts in 2004 Reflection: This book talk about what soldiers did in the World War One. They work in a trench which was under cover by darkness; the enemy could not see what was going on. That was the time to bring supplies forwards‚ send out patrols to reconnoiter enemy lines and undertake running repairs to the
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Poseidon: God of the Sea The Olympian God Poseidon‚ or Neptune in Roman culture‚ is known by mortals as the King of the Seas and the Earth-Shaker. He controls the oceans and the land man walks upon. With the wave of one hand he could create massive earthquakes‚ horrific tsunamis‚ and storms that would destroy entire cities. When he rode across the seas in his chariot the seas calmed before him. As the second most powerful God of Olympus‚ Poseidon was held in high regard by gods and mortals alike
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after William and Kate started dating‚ the two had split in March 2007‚ not giving any reason why. Reports only claimed that their breakup was amicable and mutually agreed upon‚ but there were speculations that the royal bachelor preferred to act like one rather than be tied to one girl. So what was the real reason why the two separated and subsequently reunite? The answer‚ according to a new book titled "Kate" by Marcia Moody‚ is because William decided to take a different direction from his father
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