Alexandra Bracken Passenger Sparknotes

Sixteen-year-old Lina Emerson, the main character, had recently moved to Italy to live with her unmentioned father. This new experience consists of gelato, the beautiful Italy scenery, and a significant life lesson. It was her mother’s dying wish for her to move to Tuscany, Italy to finally get to know her father. Reluctantly, she agreed to go for a short period of time over the

Amelia Mary Earhart had the courage and independence to do anything she wanted to do. This includes crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a plane and sharing her visions for aviation and women. She inspired many, formed the first women aviator’s association, and she tried to fly around the world. That is why I think that Amelia Earhart has made a difference. And as I have said, Amelia Earhart has certainly affected many people.

Amelia Earhart had a lot of challenges in her life, but she accomplished them by being a bold and brave woman. Earhart was young, bright, and full of energy and very curiosity. But she didn't know what she wanted to do with herself (Lauber 26). Until, one day she saw four one-legged men struggling down the sidewalk, and she decided to drop out of school and volunteered as a nurse's aide in the Toronto hospital for veterans (Lauber 27). Even though Earhart loved working as a nurse's aide, she still was undecided about what she wanted to do. After seeing the air show and taking some flying classes, Amelia Earhart was interested in becoming a pilot (Lauber 30).

forced to flee Paris with her father to her uncle’s house in Saint Malo. The book is narrated in a

The term hero means different things to most people. A young kid might describe a hero as a superhero. Some would say a hero makes the world fun and entertaining, but others would describe a true hero is one who helps people in everyday life. Very few would describe a hero as they would describe a hero in Shakespeare's time. These heroes would be classified as tragic heroes. A tragic hero usually dies within the story and do not always win. Shakespeare's arguably two best dramatic heroes are Macbeth and Hamlet,but a more modern example of a tragic hero Amelia Earhart.

Amelia Earhart spoke the words, “I want to do something useful in the world.” Not only did she speak these words, but she lived by them with her lifetime full of astonishing aviation records and other services. From her tomboyish childhood to her first flight, Amelia Earhart proved that airplanes and service were her passion. Throughout her entire career, Earhart showed the world what women could do and truly became a world-leading pilot and adventurer.

Sally Ride accomplished many things in her lifetime. Some of the most important being a part of the first group of women introduced into NASA and inspiring children in science. Her accomplishments in life made her a very honorable individual. Ride faced a variety of obstacles as she helped break the barrier of women being introduced into NASA. Ride later became a professor at University of California San Diego, and established her own company, Sally Ride Science, whose purpose was to encourage young women to seek careers in science, math, and technology. Sally Ride was an inspiration to woman and an active advocate for women to pursue and learn the importance of science, math, and technology.

Amelia Earhart is a legend in America for flying the airplane. She had a passion for planes that went beyond a hobby. Other than flying she also wrote a few books and developed a fashion trend of flight clothes. She had many accomplishments in her life time from going to college to being the first women to solo over the Atlantic. Amelia Earhart is known in the American perception as one of the world's most famous aviators. Amelia remains an icon of the power and perseverance of American women, and the adventurous spirit so essential to the American persona.

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is a book about a girl named Lina Vilkas. This book took place in 1941, the time when World War 2 was going on. Lina is fifteen years old and has a wonderful family. In the book she would get arrested by the Soviet Union because she was Lithuanian and Joseph Stalin, the leader of the country at the time, did not except this. Lina, her brother, and her mother were all separated from Lina’s father because he got taken to a different camp. Lina and her family got loaded onto a train and they were sent to the north (Siberia) where they would have to work and live in very harsh and strong conditions. Lina would record everything that would happen from then on and she would try getting it to her father so they

The main character in this story is a Jewish girl named Alicia. When the book

This book is like going back to in time how good it is. This summer I have read A Long Way To Water by Linda Sue Park. In the novel, there were two different times in years but they both take place in Sudan, Africa. The two different years are in 1985 and in 2008. The 1985 setting had character named Salva which at the time was 11 years old. During that time there was a Civil War occurring in Africa. In the setting year of 2008, there was a girl named Nya which at the time was 11 years old as well. She was living in a time where Dinka which Salva is and Nuer which Nya is were at war with each other.

****"Someone Named Eva" - Written from Eva's point of view, not all event's below are from the actual book**** Late Fall of 1943 Dear Momma, Today I saw the fence. Elsbeth and I were having a picnic in the woods, when I heard the a voice other than hers. It was someone singing a beautiful Czech song, it was refreshing to hear the voice of my past. I began to run, run past Elsbeth, running to the precious voice I longed to be yours.

A search party set sail for a remote Pacific island this weekend to look for clues about the fate of Amelia Earhart.

The story begins with the death of Emily Graiser- the main character- and the action is presented backwards and gradually her life and

In the novel, “The Impossible Journey,” by Gloria Whelan, there are many settings that affected the plot of the story. Journeying through three settings that critically contributed to the plot, a duet composed of two siblings try to reunite themselves with their most precious things in life. The siblings’ transformed hometown of Leningrad is watching for traitors. The siblings face hardships in the lengthy and terrifying Siberian wilderness. The siblings attempt to reach their destination in the calm, soothing village of Dudinka. The combination of the town, the wilderness, and the village forces the novel live up to its title.