Essay On Doon Tetralogy

Neil Gaiman once said “ A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.” When I first heard this quote I immediately thought of the unpredictable book An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. This book is about a guy named Colin Singleton who has been a child prodigy since the age of two and only dates girls with name Katherine. After being dumped by the nineteenth Katherine or K-19 he finds himself on a road trip with his lazy, overweight, and sometimes muslim best friend Hassan. On this roadtrip, Colin tries to solve what he calls The Theorem of Katherine Predictability so he can hopefully find his soulmate and have a purpose in life. During their adventure they meet this girl named Lindsey Lee Wells who becomes a close friend with the boys, and little does Colin know there is much more to life than a girl

In Theodore Roethke's poem, "Dolor", He perfectly describes the feeling of despair and sadness. He fully captures the tremendous grief that comes with having the same everyday routine in life. He does so in a rather exquisite way, by using an office setting as his canvas, he paints the reader a picture of the despair, grief, and sadness that comes with the every day office life. He truly paints the picture of "Dolor".

The cover of this book caught my eye and I wondered what it was. When I saw it I thought to myself and I said I would give this book a chance. I flipped the book over and I started reading a paragraph about the book. It had a lot of details and it was describing the characters very well. A good book for me is one with a

I picked the book called “Find Me” by Romily Bernard, because my favorite genre of books are mystery. I liked how the cover had a face in the background of it, you could tell it was a girl face because of the hair. The cover also had “Find Me” written all over it, so it made the book stand out a lot. My first impression on the book was that it was going to be a good mystery book just by the cover of it. After I looked at the cover, I read the summary inside of the book and it just grabbed my attention it was really good, well written, and it didn’t spoil the book. I also liked the quotes on the back of the book, I thought that was a cool idea. This book keeps you engaged and wanting to know more.

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

Harry Potter has been known to capture the hearts of both the young and old. My favorite books out of this series has to be the very last two. It is the most exciting time in the boy wizards life as he tries to defeat the evil Lord Voldermort. For those of us that haven't jumped on the Harry Potter wagon yet it is not too late! J.K. Rowling writes in a way that moves you along in the story and makes you want to read more.

Doodle had to be my favorite book that we read!:) In this book there was a really big theme. That was treat the people right. In this book Doodle meets this new kid, Reno, he is wearing a tutu. This guy wants Doodle to wear a tutu with him. There is more kids in this book that come along and make fun of Reno being gay so, Doodle doesn’t want to be made fun of so, Doodle decides to go on their team instead of Reno’s. SAD! Doodle realizes his mistake and apologise to Reno for what he

The book I read this summer was “The Wicked Will Rise” by Danielle Paige. I picked this book in the interest of the movie “The Wizard of Oz” which is a movie that I get a thrill of, plus it’s the second book in the Dorothy Must Die series. It met my expectations because of a book that is based on a movie I would think that the author would use their imagination to create a fantastic story which they did in my opinion. The theme of “The Wicked Will Rise” is how someone from a normal background could try to stop a powerful being. One example is when Amy fights a Lion that’s bigger along with vigorous, than defeats him. Another example is when Amy fought a powerful as well as forceful Dorothy. I recommend “The Wicked Will Rise” to people that

Thanks to my lack of interest in reading, sitting down are reading a full story has become a difficult task. The stories that captivate my attention and hook me in have to be full of action, mythical creatures, and relatable characters. Rick Riordan’s book “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” really hooked me in as there was a lot of description and he was able to bring Greek Mythology to the modern world. For example, Percy Jackson, the main character in the novel, goes on and adventure with his friends into the underworld to meet Hades, a Greek God. As I was reading I was able to picture his journey and the setting around him. Riordan also made sure that there were lessons to be learned in the adventures Percy Jackson was going through and he implemented these lessons by using symbolism. I ended up reading the whole book in a week. Not only did I read that whole book, but I continued to read the rest of the six-book series. In addition, I also enjoyed reading “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins because I like reading about the struggle and conflict the Katniss Everdeen, the main character, had to go through, and how she was able to solve said struggle. Katniss had to become an adult early in her life because she had to take care of her sister and she had to lead the people that lived in her district. In a way, “The Hunger Games” was kind of like a coming of age novel, which is another reason I enjoyed the book. I was able to relate to the basic

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 I read was The Eighth Day by Dianne K Salerni.The genre of this novel is fantasy adventure.This book is labeled as fantasy because of it’s magic a well as it’s interesting fictional plot. Adventure is also featured in the title because of all the unusual and exciting occurrences.This piece of literature mixes Ancient magic,Arthurian legend and a modern twist to bring an intriguing book.The complicated alliances and cold-hearted villains keeps the reader on their toes.

My name is Jivon Julien and the book I have chosen to read this Summer is “Gabi, A Girl In Pieces” written by Isabel Guintero.I personally enjoyed this book because of the everyday life situations that take place thru out the book.

Hey, I just finished the book called Dork Diaries, Tales from a NOT-SO-Happy Heartbreaker By Rachel Renee Russell. My 5th grade teacher recommended it to me because she thought I should read books that have a little bit of everything that I like in a book, I agreed.

The Paleoindians were believed to be the first people to enter the New World. They are often referred to as the “ancestors of the New World natives”. When the paleoindians first arrived to what we now know as Maine their stays were thought to be seasonal because most of Northern Maine was still emerging from under sheets of ice. The parts that weren’t under ice had started to grow small plants and trees, also known as a tundra. It was first believed that the Paleoindians were hunters of only big game but, as time went on scientists realized that most Paleoindians within the New World had many different food resources that they used.

The book that I have picked is called Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt. This novel is a supernatural/fairy tale-ish book that involves love and death. In this book, Keturah, a 16 year old female, follows a hart into the forest behind her house. She gets lost in this forest for a few days and when she was starving and thirsty a man on a horse comes up to her and tells her that her time is up and that she’ll become Lord Death’s wife. Keturah being the person she is asks if she could stay alive and take care of her grandmother. Death responds that she could say a name and that person will die instead of her. But Keturah doesn’t want anyone to die so she tells him a story about love. In this