Changed My Life: The 5th Wave By Rick Yancey

During Mr. Rosenberg’s leave we learned different dramatic elements such as script analysis, stasis and intrusion, dramatic conflict, etc. This helps us to understand the different elements so one day when we have to apply the elements we will already be mindful of them. Additionally, we also learned about the beginning of theater dating back to ancient Greece and their different ways of displaying theater.

“Last Sunday the host of a popular news show asked me what it meant to lose my body”(Coates 5). The phrase “lose my body” is reiterated numerous times in Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The topic/theme of this piece of literature may be discernable as innocence as Ta-Nehisi profusely speaks of how his upbringing changed and affected his perspective on life. Coates uses a multitude of examples to portray this from how he witnessed another boy almost being shot at a young age to him learning and understanding the laws and “culture of the streets”(Coates 24) as who and even more who not to mess with(Coates 23). Coates effectively uses these examples as perfect representations of living in an American ghetto as well as how since birth blacks do not “own” their body and are susceptible to lose it.

Readers who are into mystery, adventures, and crime solving books would of the book “Famous Last Words” by Katie Alender, this is a one of a kind book that you can’t put down. Willa just moved to hollywood with her mother and new rich father, after her real father died she has been seeing things in the house like dead bodies in the pool, messages on the walls, and hearing things. Willa is trying to live a normal life and trying to dodge all of the bad things that come in her way. The book overall has a very interesting plot to it, there is lots of mysteries to be solved, huge life decisions and trying to cope with herself is a big part of the plot. I recommend this story to people that are into subjects like this. This is what I think about

Children of War this book goes through a war and shows what it was like for many people who were in Iraq and could not get out or wasn't able too. It tells and shows what the people and children had went through when they were stuck in Iraq while the war was going on. It's kind of a confusing book to read and follow along the entire time because there's not really any kind of a chapter it simply just goes through and three or four pages will be about what one family went through and then move onto another family. But that is one way that this book is unique in my opinion it takes a bunch of people's lives that went through the same war and tells and gives you a good idea what each family went through, and just about every single family had

My favorite reading was, Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler hands down. I believe the connection that was made with real life situations such as the Berlin wall of the Cold War or the 1992 Los Angeles Rebellion in which was a very interesting and knowledegable aspect to adhere upon.

My other summer reading book was a fiction novel by Nancy Farmer called "The House of Scorpions". I choose this book based on a recommendation from a friend. I also choose this book because science-fiction is one of my favorite genres. I was overall pleased with this book and glad I gave it a shot. I read this books every night, just before I went to bed for about a week and a half. I would recommend this book to my classmates because it's an exciting but thought-provoking book. The book made me rethink topics of soul, identity, who we give power to, and human rights. The book was was well-paced with a great plot line.

The book that I chose to read was “And We Stay” by Jenny Hubbard. It is a fiction book, the theme of the book is trying to get over a bad situation that occurred in your life. Emily Beam has to overcome a tragic situation that happened in her life, her boyfriend Paul comes into school one day with a stolen gun threatens people then overall commits suicide. After that event her parents decide that it is best to send Emily away to a boarding school in Amherst, Massachusetts. Once Emily gets there she automatically feels a connection towards the poet Emily Dickinson, who once attended that school.

The science fiction book I read was The Day the Earth Stood Still by Arthur Tofte. For my opinion on the book I thought the book was very interesting and different to read because, I don't always read science fiction books. Three reasons to support my opinion is, The book started off with aliens coming to Washington, D.C, when the alien got shot by an army soldier, and the alien had special types of healing for his wound.

One of the books I read in quarter 2 is Someone Named Eva by Joan Wolf. It was a fantastic book and I would rate it a nine out of ten. The book was about WWII in Germany with a strong girl. I am not one for a dark topic but this one was a well written and had a wonderful plot. I love that Milada, the main girl and narrator, still remembered her name. They Nazis gave her a new name, Eva, and practically brainwashed her and yet she managed to obtain her name after the war and was reunited with her mom.

The most influential series I have ever read is the Dove Chronicles by Karen Bao because not only have the books themselves inspired and encouraged me, but the author has also played a big role in my life. The Dove Chronicles is a science-fiction series about a shy fifteen-year-old girl who lives on the moon, and when her life is flipped upside down because of one harrowing event, she is forced to break out of her shell and fight to keep her family and her people safe.

A novel that I read this quarter was “The Forgotten Garden” by Kate Morton. The author of this novel does an amazing job of painting a picture in your mind. While reading “The Forgotten Garden”, I was able to really understand what was happening because of the vivid details. Before reading this novel, I had never heard of Kate Morton. After reading just one of her books, it makes me want to read more of them. She is an author that makes it easy to read but at the same time makes you focus on what you are reading.

Although there are tons of books that have touched my life in different ways, my favourite books would have to be “The Prodigal Daughter” by Jeffery Archer and its sequel “Shall we tell the president?” The main character is Florentyna Rosnovski, the only child of a Polish immigrant, who reaches the pinnacle of her career by becoming the first female president of the United States of America. Florentyna was a girl with extravagant intellect and beauty, but above all, an indomitable spirit. She was a strong, powerful woman who sets out in pursuit of her ambition. The story serves as a guide to me in life, motivating me into always doing more and shows me that nothing is impossible. It also teaches me many small things that come in handy in life,

While I can’t pick my favorite book I can recall the books that ignited that passion. Barbara Parks’s “Junie B Jones” was the first book series I read on my own, and I promptly fell in love with reading. The books made me laugh and I related profoundly to Junie B.’s plight. Ever since I’ve been an avid reader, leaning toward books with protagonists with whom I can relate.

A book that has a significance to me would be have to be the Alex Rider book series. That is probably the only books and book series that I've ever read in life. I never read any book, beside books that I'm forced to read. This book touched me from the inside in such a way that I couldn't even understand. The book series was so interesting that I had to read all the book to the last series. The book was full of action and drama and suspense, but not too much where it sounds stupid. It made a movie in my head when I was reading the book. It made me feel like I was the main actor. There isn't too many books which that I have read that made me feel that way.

The best book I've ever read is probably Usva, written by Seita Parkkola in 2009. The book tells a story of a thirteen-year-old girl named Usva, the story of her seventh school year. It’s a book about a time when everything is unsure and all people seem to care of is pleasures in life.