For this reading assignment, we were reading chapters 1, 2, and 3 I find it helpful to me to read, take notes and write out summaries as if this was two books. I will start off each time with Wes the author. As the book opens, we have Wes remembering a day that he and his older sister, Nikki, were playing a game. Wes caught her, and not knowing what to do, punched her in the face. Joy, Wes’ mother, was very upset because Wes had hit a “girl”, and sent him to his room. Wes’ father calmed Joy down…

be writing a book, it is going to be really good. I wish it would be published so that lots of people could read it and enjoy it. Once I’m finished with my book I will lend a copy to my good friends the Franks. The Franks are, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Margot Frank, and Anne Frank. So it’s 1:00 in the afternoon and while I was in the middle of writing my book I was interrupted by a loud, BANG! Then there were even more loud noises and I started to think that they were gunshots, so I looked at my window…

aloud, I read in Mrs. Johnson’s 1st grade classroom. Mrs. Johnson teaches at Copeland Elementary School, a school that I regularly volunteer and substitute at. The book I read was Animals in Winter by !add author! and illustrated by !add illustrator!. I had three different age-appropriate books that I prepared to read and communicated with the teacher on which one would be best. The teacher mentioned they were studying animals and that her 1st graders had taken interest in them. Therefore, I chose…

life. Running towards him, so excited to see him, once again. I missed him so much. I couldn 't ask for a better uncle. This is a story of my Uncle Brent. He was depressed and suicidal. He was also angry, entitled and mean. He thought the world and his family owed him something. Brent was selfish and easy to anger. He couldn 't keep a job and he didn 't like the fact that he was a father. He made up attention seeking stories. The crazy thing was is that everyone just thought that was just how…

Katy Flanagan World Lit. Honors The Book Thief Questions 1.Based on the title of the novel The Book Thief I expected the book to be about a person who became involved in stealing books. I imagined it to be about some kind of challenging time where it was not good to have books causing someone to need to steal the books. 2. The narrator of the novel is death. He is sarcastic and gives the book some comic relief when it is an intense part of the novel. Liesel Meminger is the main character. She…

Book Review- One Crazy Summer The genre historical fiction focuses young readers to inform them about historical and significant cultural events in history, but to do in a way that is comfortable for readers in this age group. One Crazy Summer is a good example of young adult literature of highlighting cultural/historical events and entertaining to its audience. Two characteristics that make this a great novel for middle school readers is that 1- It encourages further inquiry( historical) and…

emotions and all that crap. I 'm not buying it. This entire process is stupid but hey if writing more gets me out of this crazy place faster; why the hell not. Sometimes I wonder why I’m even in this situation. I don’t belong here. I mean I know I’m nuts but I’m not that nuts. Nobody even tells you anything around here yet they wanna know everything about you. Crazy ain 't it? Yeah I have a lot of questions about this place. It has a strange vibe. In case you were wondering I still question where the…

GENERAL 1. Title – The Book Thief 2. Author – Marcus Zusak 3. Date of Original Publication – 2005 4. Novel Type – Historical Fiction STRUCTURE 1. Point of View – Death; Third person omniscient and when speaking about his life-first person. 2. Relationship to meaning: Death being a narrator shows everyone perspective on thing other then it being to say Liesel where she would only show what she feels and sees. Death shows what’s going on in the war and how many people are dying and the outside world…

Zusak’s Depiction of Book Burnings in The Book Thief “Anyone who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God’s image; but he who destroys a good book kills reason itself” (Henley 1). The Book Thief is written in third person omniscient, letting the reader get an insight view on the events of World War II from a new perspective. The act of book burnings, especially those done in World War II, have been done to destroy undesirable ideas, and to show what a regime stands for (Henley 1). This is…

Books of Law The Book of Genesis tells a story of God’s work. God’s creativity shines through when space, matter, time, and energy are examined. In this book, God shows us the relationship He is making with his people and all that He has created. We see all that God has accomplished and what He has in mind for us when it comes to obeying Him. This Book opens my understanding into the major themes of the rest of the Bible by breaking ground into the important questions needing to be answered by discussing…