Essay On The Book In A New Home

Ben and Ellie take refuge in an abandoned apartment block. When Ben has second thoughts about realising the zoo animals into the wild, Ellie reassures him that it was necessary for a new beginning. As they both make plans to leave the city and head for the bush, Raja makes a final appearance. Ben is convinced that Raja is going to kill him, but instead he pats him affectionately on the

“Ugh!” I screamed, “We have plenty of time, slow down. Please!” My mom said, “Okay, okay, but don’t blame me when you’re late.” We both got in the car and she drove off. I think my mom could tell I wasn’t that excited.

Like a a wolf chasing a rabbit on page 159 this is a simile meaning that dad is really fast at running and Ben isn't as fast so dad could chase him down. This is another time where Ben thinks that dad is a wolf but then on page 268 Ben says that dad looked like a defeated? Dog. This means that Ben changed his mind

"Okay I'll try my best to get out of my car seat," I replied back. I tried with all my might to get out of the seat, and then I finally got out of my seat. My mom opened the trunk to get our luggage out. My mom and I carried our luggage because my dad carried my 4 year old sister, Alfia

At the beginning of this chapter, Ben makes numerous comments from his childhood that reflect what he was like as a young boy. When he speaks about his mother asking him, "DO you have a brain," it allowed me to understand the frequency of this statement throughout his life. I also thought his comment about finding a way not to pick up the target showed he and his brother were being lazy, and when he commented he could shoot better than Curtis, it showed he had an enormous amount of pride at that age. Of course, the main inspiration of the chapter was when his mother said, "You need to use the brains God gave you and learn to think beyond the can!" This was moving, however, we all need to analyze outside of the moment and seek the end result.

The narrator becomes sadder as Ben transform from a human to an ape, and finally a sea turtle. She is aware that Ben is somewhere inside the ape. At first she wanted to

During his teen years, Ben had some anger issues. One time, he almost stabbed his friend with a knife, and got him killed. This shocked Ben, himself. He locked himself in the bathroom with a Bible, and started praying to God asking Him to help control his

“Absolutely thunderstruck, he couldn’t speak. He looked at Ben. whose arm was now protectively around Elizabeth’s shoulder. Ben tried to look him straight in the eye and then lowered his

“I’m here!” I say looking at her book and remember the great adventure I just had, “The most amazing thing happened! So there was this rabbit and I followed him into a whole and it went down and down! An--” I started.

The trouble with Ben is that I don’t know who he is. He could be a flicker from a candle light or a cool breeze on a beach, or the sound of a trumpet or the smell of blueberry cupcakes. He is just a figment of my imagination. Someone who is always mentioned in my dreams, but somehow I never get to see him. However, I know that he’s there, and I hate it because his presence frustrates me.

He recognized the voice, it was Ben, Ben was the meanest, rudest, angriest kid in the whole 7th grade; there were rumors that he literally steals candy from babies. Haiden turned around and saw the monstrosity of a boy walk up to him, his posse trotting behind him like loyal dogs.

“What makes you think I am gonna let you in on this, I found the map, therefore its my treasure”. Ben replied.

“Oh and take a look at the Magical Menagerie, I don’t know about you guys but I’ve always wanted a pet.” Piper added enthusiastically. “Plus I’ve been reading about familiars which are

My sister and I head downstairs where we see my aunt and Estevon on the couch watching T.V. “Was it hard?” My aunt, Jessica asked. “Was it?!” I said with sarcasm. She laughed and handed us both $20. I sigh in relief as the pull out of the drive way. “Well, That was a crazy first

Will and Ben turned to leave and left the study. They wandered about the house while thinking about his grandfather’s words. Suddenly he grabbed Ben and set out to find the door again. As they stood outside the door they gathered up their courage and opened the door. They walked into an empty room and were greeted by the sight of another door looming in front of them. The boys sauntered up to the door and opened it without a second thought and walked inside.