Gayle Forman 's An World Of Teens

Leaving the comforts of the first world, Jessica Alexander abandons her job, fiancé, family, and home to venture into the misleading volunteer work of Humanitarian aid. Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid by Jessica Alexander is a conglomeration of stories that are written from Jessica’s memory. “It is a true account based on [Jessica’s] best recollections of the events and [her] experiences.”.

I selected the book The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins because I was interested to read about an adult author’s perception of a modern American high school experience. I also chose the book because the reviews mentioned that it related to a TV series I enjoyed, Freaks and Geeks. As I read through the book, I found that it centered around the theory that if a student is excluded or dismissed in high school for having different traits than what other students considered normal, those same traits that made them different will allow them to succeed in an adult life after high school. As soon as I got about a quarter of the way into the book I was not as enthusiastic as I was at first glance. I did agree that these traits could benefit someone, but they don’t define what you have the potential to be when you’re an adult. This high school cliché, despite the seven heartwarming storylines, is inaccurate in describing what the future holds for high school students because our future is unpredictable, and a book with a little statistic and seven high school experiences can’t solidify someone’s adulthood. I also noticed that there were no counterarguments present in the book, leading me to assume that Robbins may not have heavily researched both sides of her ‘quirk’ argument. Although I had differing opinions than the author, the seven characters, their storylines, and the promise of a young James Franco continued to perk my interest and

Angelyn Mitchell interprets Chopin’s work “The Story of an Hour” as a feminist piece of work. She believes that Chopin wants to prove the double conscience of females, which is when women connect their inner self with their outside and gain freedom. “In ‘The Story of an Hour,’ the quest for freedom is complicated by three important factors: biological determination, patriarchal social conditioning, and the patriarchal institution of marriage.” Mitchell uses Mrs. Mallard’s heart condition to show biological determination. “Richards, a friend of her husband, rushes to relate the sad news of his death before someone ‘less careful, less tender’ can do so.” Patriarchal social conditioning is shown by showing that Mrs. Mallard does not act as a woman

The story has been told many times: a kid starts at a new school and is immediately singled out by the other students and is picked on. He is essentially an easy target to be bullied. The victim’s feelings and reactions are always talked about when bullying is brought up-- but what about the feelings and reactions of the bully? There has to be some trigger that is causing that person to act out in such a way. William Pollack, author of “Inside the World of Boys,” refers to “males wearing masks as an invisible shield” (Pollack 64), but they only focus on the victims what about the masks the bullies are wearing while committing these acts.

Gayle Forman is a young adult author, who was born in Los Angeles, but now lives in New York with her husband Nick, and her two daughters (famous birthdays). Forman adopted her one daughter from Ethiopia (bookseriesinorder). She began writing at a very young age just for fun, but she got into writing more after college when she became a journalist (Gayle Forman). Forman is most know for her novel “If I Stay” which she wrote in 2009 (Famous Birthdays). Forman is also well-known for her work as a journalist. “Forman is also a journalist whose articles have appeared in numerous publications, including Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, and Elle”(teen reads). One of her most recent books, “If I Stay” was turned into a movie, which was a huge hit for teenage

The article Are you raising an Internet bully? Here’s how to end that behavior by Monica Leftwich written in The Washington Post, is a discussion on how parental behavior can affect kid’s social behavior and attitude towards others.

I love this book, Acevedo’s writing flows with ease from page to page. In the first 66 pages, the similarities between Daysy and Stella are few; both born in Cuba and came to the Unites States in 1980 by the Mariel boatlifts. Both yearn for a relationship with their mother. Daysy as well as Stella are hungry to discover their family secrets. Daysy want to know about her sister Belen, and Stella about her father and grandparents. Little by little, both girls search their homes, their memories, newspapers, libraries and museums to find answers to their concerns. I cannot wait to discover the secrets and what other similarities they

anielle Steel is known to be among the most popular and highly esteemed authors in the world. She has written over ninety books that have found a market internationally. Among her novels include; His Bright Light, A Gift of Hope, Betrayal, First Sight, Nick Traina 's Life and Death, Big Girl, The Long Road Home, Southern Lights, and Winners among others. These books make her an icon to reckon with in the field of writing. However, many people have raised considerable critiques about her literary works because she writes almost related stories especially tragedies. Despite the critiques, she does not give up on her work because she believes that the message she is passing across is important for her readers. The readers have responded in kind and that is the reason why her books are best selling internationally.

The senior year, a year that has many faces. With only one year of school a student can possibly learn so much, but is this statement still true when it is senior year? Senior year is infamous for being the lazy year, and often many students have fallen prey to senioritis or a lack of motivation. As a senior myself, the thought about if senior year is necessary has been on my mind.

In the book, Where She Went by Gayle Forman, there is tension between the characters Mia and Adam. Mia and Adam once had a relationship but after Mia’s accident, Adam and her have drifted away. In this book, it starts with Adam as the narrator instead of Mia, so we get to read the story from his point of view. After Mia’s accident, Adam became the lead singer of a very popular band and left on a tour with his band, Mia left for Juilliard School. This was the beginning of their relationship starting to diminish. They have not seen each other for a while now and then meet at a concert they both have in the same area. At first it is very awkward for them to meet after what had happened, but they soon realize that what they are missing is each other. Adam and Mia are very different but at the same time they are very similar. This journal will be telling one about different songs that relate to different characters.

Rebecca Stead is fame as an American writer of fiction for children and teens. The achievement of her novels is not doubtful. She was born on January 16, 1968 and raised in New York City. Vassar College was the institution where she acquired her bachelor’s degree in 1989. Moreover, she has started to write since she was a child but she altered her career to become a lawyer. However, Stead started to become of writing subsequent to the birth of her two children. Her inspiration of writing children’s novel was from her son and her collections of story stories on her laptop. One day, her 4-year-old son by chance pushed her laptop out off the dining-room table and destroyed her piece of writing. Stead was very angry with her son and she went to the bookstore to find books which can inspire her to write. From that moment, her motivation and loving in writing began to boost up, and her debut novel was First Light which won The New York Best Times. Due to her great spirit in writing, she won The American Newbery Medal in 2010, Winner of the Boston Globe –Horn Book Award for Fiction, IRA Children’s Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, A Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner and A National Parenting Publications Gold Award for her second novel, When You Reach Me, followed by achieving Guardian Prize in 2013 as the first winner for her third novel, Liar & Spy.

Gayle Forman is a 45 year old woman who wrote the books If I Stay and I Was Here (Forman). Gayle was born in Los Angeles, California on June 5, 1970 (Forman). Gayle currently lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and two daughters(“Gayle Forman”). Gayle attended elementary, middle school, and high school in her hometown in Los Angeles, California (Forman). Gayle stated that when she was younger, she wanted to be a sun and was devastated when she found out it wasn't a career (Formam). Gayle started writing as soon as she learned her letters and started writing novels at age 34 (Forman). When Gayle was 16 she decided that she wanted to be an exchange student in England for a year (“Gayle Forman”). After Gayle came home

If I Stay is based on Gayle Forman’s best-selling novel. It about a 17 year old, talented cellist, Mia Hall. Her entire family are rock stars besides her, where she prefers classical music. She feels left out and out of place having no connection with her family throughout her life. One day she meets the love of her life, Adam who is also in rock band, but changes her life. Even being polar opposites they fall in love over their shared love in over music. On a snowy day her entire family decides to go on a trip get into a terrible accident. In an instant her life drastically changes when she is in coma due to the car accident. After the accident her parents and brother are dead and she has an out of body experience where she can see can see her physical self, but is not alive. In a life or death situation, it is up to her to decide whether she want live a changed life without her family or

What if the world that one knows comes to an end? What if one day one wakes up and everything one once knew suddenly changes? “What and if two words as nonthreatening as words come But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: ‘What if?'...”(Friedman, Letters To Juliette 2006). “What” and “if” are two words that haunt Mia as she has an out-of-body experience after a terrible car accident. Published in 2009, “If I Stay” is a young adult novel written by Gayle Forman. The story follows as the 17-year-old music talented, Mia Hall experience a car accident that killed her whole family. In a coma, Mia has decision to make that would determine her fate. She has to choose whether she fights for

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