Flush Book Report

The story begins with young and pure love between Noah and Allie—Noah is a working class individual, while Allie is an upper class privileged girl. Their stories had many ups and downs from the moment it began. Both characters have different social status, as well as different families and therefore parenting styles. Allie’s parents follow more of an authoritarian parenting style. Which means that they are the sole ones who make decisions regarding anything that has to do with her. She does not have a voice when it comes to deciding what she would like to do. Her parents knew Noah was a good boy but he was not for her since he was not high on the economic ladder. On the other hand Noah’s parents were more authoritative, they made him have a word in regards to his life. They respected his decisions and supported him as well as everyone who was in close circle with him. Allie also has social pressures on her placed by her friends. Social pressures are pressures brought on by society, they are so strong that they cause you to take measures that might not be what you would like. In Allie’s case it would be getting forced into leaving Noah, knowing he was her one and only consummate love. Consummate love is the love we all search for in life. It contains intimacy, passion and commitment. After Allie took this big decision of leaving Noah, both of their lives changed

In paragraph twelve, it says, “As you might expect, it wasn’t long before Daddy got him a new name, too. Many folks took to calling him Noah, or sometimes Noah Count- like No Account, you see?” In paragraph thirteen, the narrator explains how it was a good thing that he didn’t go to school that day because he would have beat up anyone who called his father crazy. People started calling him Noah because of the raft he made. The raft was large and could fit all their animals in it, sort of like ‘Noah’s Ark’. To conclude, many people thought that his father was crazy for building a raft when there was no need for

Forge is the second novel in the Seeds of America Trilogy, a historical novel series by Laurie Halse Anderson. Geared towards middle-grade readers, the trilogy focuses on the story of Isabel, a 13-year-old African-American slave as she fights for her freedom and that of her younger sister as the events of the American Revolution rage around them. Praised for its historical accuracy and exploring themes of family, race relations in colonial America, and the intersection of major historical events with the lives of its historical characters, the series explores lesser-known moments in the era and incorporates actual quotes and documents from the period. These include the Declaration of Independence and Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. The first book

Unwind is a book filled with three main characters who are escaping their “fate” of being unwound. Unwinding is a process in which every part of a child between the ages thirteen to eighteen is removed and donated to others in need of a healthy limb or organ. Connor is one of the main characters, he found out that he was going to be unwound because he found a bill his parent’s paid to go to the Bahamas, without him. He decides to rebel against his destiny and runs away from home, encountering some other characters and conflicts along the way.

Parenthood was a factor in the boy’s life, this ideas gives you an insight on what he wanted the reader to convey. here are two different emotions running through this story from both the boys. In the author Wes Moore the emotion you feel while reading it is hurt and compassion.

The book Unwind by Neal Shusterman was about a future dystopian society that unwinds, or dismembers, teenagers between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. The act of unwinding leads to many of the unwinds to contemplate what life actually is and who they are in life. This is something I liked from the book; I like how Shusterman portrayed the thoughts of the many unwinds and how he was able to connect how they felt with how teenagers today feel. Connor Lassiter is paired with other boys in a crate to travel to the Graveyard, leading to the conversation of whether souls exist and how they work:

My father’s first born from his first marriage passed away three years ago. He had a rough childhood. The divorce when he was very young, moving from house to house, his never stopping hardworking mother, and a lot of time spent alone were the perfect combination for him to fall into bad steps. Following a music career as an urban rapper he tried whatever drug made him feel good, was in jail a couple of times and survived many car accidents. My father was there every time he fell again, and again, and again.

Adam’s parents supported him in everything he did and always tried to get him to be the best person he could be. They loved and cared for him so much that when he was going through his dark stage they sent him to jail. The author states that Larry said, “there’s a warrant for your arrest. We’ve called the sheriff. It’s time for you to face what you’ve done.” Larry and Janice also

The book Always Running by Luis J. Rodriguez is about a boy or guy named Luis and his family. This book takes place in gang infested cities in Los Angeles. The action begins when Luis talks about him and his family. Then, after talking about his family the story goes to talk about how he joined a gang and did a lot of bad things as a teenager. Next, Luis about what he was doing and starts to think about what he is doing wrong and tries to change it. After that, Luis joins a boxing team to stop thinking and stop being involved with gangs. The story ends talking about how he want to be an example to his kids and doesn't want them to follow the wrong footsteps he did. The authors theme to this story I think is to keep going and not give up.

Educators need to understand that not all children have both parents in their household. There are large groups of kids who have parents in person. From The Night Dad Went to Jail, Higgins presents a statistic that states, “One in every 43 kids in the United States has a mom or dad in prison. Sixty-five percent of men in prison are dads and 75 percent of women in prison are moms”. (Higgins). Clearly, this shows there are more children with incarcerated parents then some people assume. Since the 1980’s, there’s been a steady increase in the amount of people sent tor prison, and there is not a sign of the number of prisoner decreasing. Making this a perfect opportunity to help those children with parent in prison to understand there are other children going to same experience. An easy way to start assisting those children is by having them read a story that is relatable to them and make feel less isolated.

Both Brian and Noah love each other, but they are both so embarrassed and fearful about their feelings, especially when around other people, that they come across as not wanting to have feelings for one another. In addition, when Noah and Brian are holding hands and Brian notices that they have an audience, he pulls his hand away quickly because he is afraid of what his feelings for Noah mean, but Noah takes his hand back and Brian comes to the realization that the love they have for one another is beyond their control. As Noah and Brian walk home together, Noah’s twin sister, Jude, and their father are outside together and Jude

The book Unwind, written by Neal Shusterman, is about three teens who are going to be unwound. Being unwound means going into a different form of living where all of a person’s body parts are unattached from them and given to other patients in need. If a kid is older than thirteen but younger than eighteen, their parents can sign an unwind order to have them unwound. The parents might do this if their child is becoming a problem for them or they just think it’s the right thing for them. These three teens do everything they can to help save themselves and all of the other unwinds from this terrible thing that is about to happen to them all.

In my lit circle we read Unwind written by Neal Shusterman. Unwind is based around three kids who are supposed to be “unwound.” The three main characters are Connor, Risa, and Lev. To be “unwound” is to be cut apart and drained of your blood to donate and be given to other people, while never truly dieing. There were a lot of things I liked and made a connection to in Unwind; but there were some parts that could of been better.

Richard for example, was incredibly anxious arriving home, and that was just the anxiety of making the decision of telling them, and although it doesn't go into detail of his feelings of when he saw his parents found out already, the feeling was almost certainly not any better. Secrets such as these that in some circumstances can affect the lives of people pretty significantly, shouldn't be kept this long. As an example, if you were applying for a job, for example as an accountant or someone else who works with larger sums of money, and they did a background check and found your father had a history of stealing money from businesses, the chance of you

However, the father’s perspective could include learning experiences for the children. For him, the amount of money given was quite a bit, but nothing that made a major dent. Parents have a very good way of reading their children’s future. This father could have possible known that the young boy was in trouble, but he needed to learn that for himself so that he realized that his mind needed to be changed. This boy was used to being given everything, so when he was finally on his own, he took matters into his own hands.