Josh Sundquist Summary

The rating I would give this book is a 5 star because the author pulled me in and kept me reading. This book was so good and here are 2 quotes to prove it: “If the mind's not strong, the body acts weak, even if it's not. If the mind says it's too cold or too rainy or too windy to run, the body will be more than happy to agree. If the mind says it would be better to rest or recover or cut practice, the body will be glad to oblige.” “Don't sum up a person based on what you see, or what you don't understand; get to know them” I would totally recommend this book to your friends and family because it is one of the top 3 books I have ever read. After you read this book, you will think the same. The reason I would totally recommend this book is that this book changed how I look at people. Especially special needs kids. This book made me look at someone at my school who is special needs and people shouldn’t look at her disability, but they should look at her and think of what kind of person she is. I was friends with her and she is really sweet and kind once you get to know her. That’s my message to you. Focus on what’s on the inside of people and not on the

There were a few points in this book that taught me about life and how crazy it can be sometimes. The photographer named Fulgencio was very afraid of hitch hiking to Mexico City with a stranger, especially with all of us expensive equipment. On the ride, Fulgencio is so paranoid that the guy is going to kill him, he grabs a machete out of the back of the truck. In doing so he gets kicked out of the car and loses all of his photography equipment anyways. This taught me that we need to trust each other more, Just because there are a few crazy people in the world, we shouldn't let them give us all a bad name. I mean, the guy picked Fulgencio up when he was in desperate need of a car, and gives him a ride. He should have been thankful, not picked up a machete and threaten the guy. Another thing this book taught me was that just because your sister doesn't want your kid anymore because she

In the book I can connect to some of the things in it. In life people have happy things happen and negative things happen. “Life throws too much crap at us as it is, so why hold onto something

The most significant part of the entire text is that most of the readers will never feel the pain of author. The ability not to be able to relate and understand someone’s struggle is very impactful.

I would recommend this book to a friend because it is a touching love story that we can all relate to in some way. The book is about Miles Ryan who lost his wife in a car accident when they were both only in their thirties and had a young child together. Though not all of us have lost our wife in a car accident, we all have someone in our life that we love and care about deeply. This book really shows that we could lose a loved one at any time and even though at first it might be really hard to get over losing them, things do get easier. This novel is relatable and makes you wonder about what is going to happen next. This is not only a love story, but it also has a little mystery to it. Miles Ryan spends almost the whole book trying to figure

Another reason why the book is so worthwhile to read is that it captures another aspect of the human story:

Young Josh leaves his home in the hills of northern Mississippi to go and join the Confederate Army at Corinth, Mississippi in April, 1862 to help defend his home form the damn Yankees, only to discover the war will test everything he believes in. As the months progress, he describes camp life and the battles of the western theater of the Civil War through letters home to his parents and family back home in

I am Josh K. William. I was born in 1757 in Michigan but later moved to Massachusetts. Growing up in a poor family, I had to start working at a very early age to earn a living. Because of the bad condition of the country, searching for a good job was impossible. So, I commenced working as a farmer.

The book is basically about how you can help someone in a time of need by just being there for them. Jill writes about what learned when she was helping her friend and how all it takes is just a few people to help someone. Kara writes about how much she appreciated just the little things people did for her. From people taking them meals, to doing their laundry to just watching and taking care of her kids for just a few hours. Jill writes that she felt awkward

This reading was very interesting to read about. A lot of this reading stuck out to me. The statement that stuck out to me the most was when Ro’s mother said, “I think kids like Ro because she isn’t a threat to them; they can just be themselves around her.” I think this is something all parents need to realize about their children who suffer from any kind of syndrome or disease. I think adults can really learn a lot from how children interact with each other. They don’t care if someone can’t talk or do the same things as them, but just as long as they have fun together. Another statement in the reading that strongly affected me in the reading was the story about Ro in middle school and going through the physical education class. At the beginning he exiled her from the class and had her

According to Jonathan Rothchild, “Juveniles sentenced to life without parole have committed serious crimes and harmed individuals and society, but [he] holds that these sentences lack legal and moral justification.” Rothchild supports his claim by taking a multidisciplinary approach that integrates broader normative and theologically grounded conceptions of the dignity of children and the scope of society moral responsibility. Jonathan makes a universal approach to the idea of good. He acknowledges that cultures’ idea of good may vary but fights against the idea of ethical relativism. Rothschild believes that a child hold rights and duties, which includes being held accountable for their actions. In addition to their rights and duties, the

This book is excellent source of an autobiography for this genre because it someone’s personal experience going through breast cancer. Students would like this book because everybody in this world is affected by cancer in some way by either personally. Also, I like this book because it can relate how not to give up and having perseverance through life. In this book, it uses her personal experience to describe the book.

There is a boy who is 13 years old and lives in Scottville Michigan who goes to my old school. His name is Gabe Sessions. He is just another normal person like the rest of us but, when he was around 10 he developed a disease that is called Osteopenia, it decreases the strength of your bones. Usually you start to get signs of Osteopenia around 35 but, he developed it at an early age. He has to be in a wheelchair 24/7 because of it. He is still just a normal person like the rest of us but not physically. I didn't pick him just because he has a disability or because I feel bad for him. I picked Gabe for other reasons.

This book is mostly told in the dairy format and for some people that may be a turn off but I thought it was a very interesting way to look at things. We may not be inside the main character’s mind but in a way we are, we sense her desperation, we feel the doubt gnawing at her. We see as she gets worse and worse. We are also stuck in this situation where we pretty much get one POV which makes it all the harder to find out what is actually real.

The book is like a life map for struggling teenagers in high school and could be beneficial on making them feel better about themselves. Charlie expresses the feeling of relief Patrick has when he first has relations with another male; “Patrick said it was like the weight of the whole world left both their shoulders” (Chbosky 43). Charlie stating what Patrick says may give some teenagers courage to come out to some people, or maybe just let someone know. Patrick is a very influential person in Charlie’s life; he makes Charlie actually feel like good about himself. When Charlie begins to cry, they made a toast; “I didn’t know why they did that, but it was very special to me that they did” (Chbosky 38). The book is a feel-good novel that helps teenagers in a time of