Kidd Alvarez Summary

-Based on the title and images on the cover, what do you think this book is about and why?

For the book I was reading, it's called My story by Elizabeth Smart and Chris Stewart.

People who enjoy realistic-fiction novels that include sibling rivalry, sports, making life changes, and the tension of a dysfunctional family environment will be interested in reading this journal writing from the first person perspective of Paul Fisher. This novel includes characteristics of middle school encounters ; therefor, ages 10 and up will appreciate this

This novel was set during the post war period, this was a time when independence and rebelling against parents and law was more important than doing the right thing, during these times of independence, and teenagers needed friendship more than anything else.

In the novel That Was Then,This is Now, we encounter two main characters. Bryon Douglas and Mark Jennings are two teenage boys from the same hometown with totally unique views on how to live life. Bryon Douglas is a 16-year-old boy, tall and strong with dark hair and dark eyes to match. He has a baby face that makes him look like a “St. Bernard puppy” that catches all the girls. Mark Jennings is 15 years old and lives with Bryon. He is short and compact with golden-brown hair and eyes. He has a sympathetic smile that gives him the look of a “friendly lion”. Although Mark and Bryon are best friends, you would never guess they were so close due to their opposite personalities.

The book That was Then, This Is Now is about to really good friends Bryon and Mark starting to go their separate ways. Bryon was a 16 year old hustler who lived in a hood. His mother was poor and she had adopted his best friend Mark. Mark was an illegitimate who was adopted by new parents that got in a drunken fight and killed each other. Mark was a thief, and he always got away with everything that he possibly could do. Teen kids in there element who thought they could rule the world, everything was theirs and that nothing could possibly go wrong. They did everything bad together smoke, drink, jump kids for their money, steal, skip school, take drugs and get into gang brawls.

It begins with the dramatic line "Everybody hates me." The author then proceeds to take us on a journey written in the first person from the point-of-view of Tao Symonds, the eleven year old narrator and central character, as he reflects on the previous few months of his life. Tao thinks the whole world is against him. He is suffering pressure from school, his parents and their new partners, as well as from his peers to join in theirescapades and to top it all off, his dog has died. Tao feels confused and angry because his parents, middle aged surfer father, Greg, and his mother, a teacher called Christine, are in the process of a break-up. Tao then lists his troubles and tells the reader of his present dread as he is taken by his mother

The book centers around an incident involving Allison Huguet and Beau Donaldson. One night, Allison was hanging out with a group of childhood friends when she was invited to a party at Beau Donaldson’s house. When the party was winding down, the friends decided to stay

Gladys: I am afraid of for my daughter’s safety. My husband’s angry outbursts are out of control.

     The time of the book is in the spring through the fall in the year of

There have been devastating times when people’s hatred makes them do things that are inhumane. Unfortunately, this still happens in today’s society, perhaps not literally but metaphorically; however, thankfully it is not as bad as it was in the late 19th century. I chose to discuss this document because I have always been one to try to understand the roots of any situation, good or bad. In this case, I wanted to understand the federal government at the time wanted to convert young native Americans into the ideal mainstream American. The document does its best to explain the purpose of this movement. Although the federal government at the time thinks the implementation of conversion boarding schools is

In the novel we are shown a friendship put on the line by cause of betrayal, lies, and deception. However, the friends contained in this friendship do care deeply for one another, and try in all their power to maintain their relationship. The beginning of this novel starts as our main character, Gene, goes back to his old school in Devon and started recollecting the events and people who altered the course of his life. As the story progressed it painted a picture of the life he had at Devon as well as the people he had met.

On their way to the Gold Coast the boys talk up a storm about everything but rugby and Daniel is very nice and comforting to Sione when he is having a rough time trying to convince himself that he fits in to the Valley team. Will this good bonding time start off a great friendship or will they have another friendship breakout? If you’re interested, then you should defiantly read this great novel.

The book focuses mainly on a woman named Celie, who has lived a hard life already when, at the age of 14 she begins