Major Characters InEverything Everything, By Nicola Yoon

The Book The Game by Monica Hughes is a Dystopian novel about 8 children who get invited to a game and need to go through trails and solve clues to get the prize. There are more children that end up in the group who are previously mentioned in the book .If I were to trade places with one person in The Game it would be Rich because he is a helpful doctor, he is smart and makes really good theories why they are in The Game that really help the group out, and he is need for the group.

The novel I read the first semester was Shift by Jennifer Bradbury. It was the story of a young male adult trying to uncover the truth about his best friend’s disappearance. By the end of the book, the main characters grew as individuals because they have discovered more about themselves and each other. The novel is mainly set in present day, Hurricane, West Virginia and then the story takes you through their bike trip to Seattle. Bradbury may have chosen this setting because of the theme of, friendships ending that she was exploring.

The book I read this summer and one of my all-time favorite novels is November Blues. The book is the second part of the Jericho series. It was written by a phenomenal author Sharon M. Draper. November Blues follows two characters. November Nelson is a 16 year old girl who finds out she is pregnant by her late boyfriend who recently passed away in a hazing accident. Jericho Prescott, a 16 year old boy, who is depressed because he just lost his cousin who was like a brother to him in the same hazing prank he was in. I adore this book because it deals with real life adolescent problems; like relationships, bullying, school, and pregnancy.

One book that I didn’t really like this semester was The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I didn’t really enjoy this book in a few different ways, one of them being that it was so raw and that all the events that had happened to her in the book, had actually happened in her real life since the book was about her life. It didn’t really appeal to me because her family had often moved around a lot and she didn’t have much of a stable home. Also in the novel it talked about how a boy who was a few years older than her had claimed that he raped her; rape is already a difficult thing to deal with but for someone to say that they had done that crime to you, then to force you to be their girlfriend (the term being used loosely) and give you presents

Freedom. Prosperity. Individuality. These terminologies have been socially connected to the ideals of the American Dream for generations. Even today these terms are among the most significant principles of this country. In his book Into the Wild Jon Krakauer tells the true story of Chris McCandless a young man determined to find his American identity. McCandless is an evident example of an individual who possesses a unique interpretation of the American Dream. However, McCandless’s goals were a far stretch from the original dreams of New England settlers, as shown through John Winthrop’s A Modell of Christian Charity.

The book I read was Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams with 335 pages. The genre of the book is fiction. The main characters are London, Lili, Jesse, Lauren, and Taylor. The minor characters are the mother, the father, Racheal and Zach.

The novel that I chose was Spoiled by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan. The main characters include Molly, Brooke, and Brick Berlin. This book is about a sixteen year old girl named Molly Dix, who, after the death of her mother, moves to Los Angeles, California to live with her biological father, Hollywood movie star, Brick Berlin and her half-sister Brooke. Molly isn’t used to living the life of a rich girl, so when she arrives, she is both excited and terrified; not only that, she’s meeting her dad for the very first time. Brooke welcomes Molly to high fashion and fame with an overwhelming dose of “sisterly love”. But in this town, no one is ever what they seem. I think that Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan built the story in a way that would

The book I chose to read for the fourth quarter is called “Rebel Belle”. This book was written by Rachel Hawkins. I was excited to read this book because the cover looked very girly and it seemed like a book I would be interested to read. This book is about a girl named Harper Jane Price, whose life is suddenly changed forever, all because she forgot to put on her favorite lip gloss. On the night of the Homecoming dance, Harper is expecting to win the title of Homecoming Queen, dance the night away, and leave feeling happier than ever. But this plan didn’t exactly work out in her favor. She goes to the bathroom to freshen up and soon is faced with a dying janitor, a teacher with a scimitar, and an experience that will change her life forever.

“Revelation,” written by Jennifer Donnelly, takes place in the center of Paris France in modern time. The suicidal protagonist named Andi Alpers who lives in brooklyn, goes on a trip to france with her dad that is not really there for her. This trip gives her time for her to study and write her senior thesis. So she may graduate on time from high school. While she is in Pairs she finds a Diary from a girl who lived during the French Revolution. The protagonist makes a lot of new friends and some become on of her love interest. Andi uses music and the guitar to escape the real world to have a break. But needing to finish here thesis by the end of they week so she can fly back to Brooklyn be with her mother. Her mother is mentally challenged

The title of the book I read is called Holidaze by L.Divine. There are a couple of characteristics that caught my interest about the book. One was the cover photograph, and how there was a young women standing there with a Rose in her hand and with a young gentleman. It reminded me of Valentine’s Day. Also on the front of the book it reads, “Everyone needs a little help getting by”. I felt like I could relate to that easily. Lastly, was the phrase “Drama High Super Edition” on the front of the book, because I like drama filled books.

The Season by Jonah Lisa Dyer and Stephen Dyer is listed under young adult fiction but can become more like a new adult book in some parts of it. The Season is about a 20-year-old junior in college whose mother signed her up to make her debut. Megan is extremely upset by this because she already has “her plate full” with soccer training and school. She is convinced to go through with it and ultimately finds out that it will be very helpful and make her a proper young lady. The book is said to be young adult but it can deal with more mature matters at some points but also have an immature main character. Also, the storyline can be hard to follow only because the author is giving a lot of information in a short book. This caused some of the scenes to seem a little forced.

The book I read this summer was Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon. Madeline Whittier is the main character. When Madeline was a few years old she lost her dad and her brother in a car accident, a few days later they had found out that her disease is rare and it basically means she is allergic to the world, her immune system isn't as strong as others to fight infections, germs, etc. She hasn’t been outside of her house for 17 years. The only two people that have been in the house is her Mom also known as her Doctor and her Nurse Carla and before they enter they have to be cleaned and agree to some rules. Every year for her birthday Madeline and her mom would watch the same movie and play the same game board and they also would make a cake

Fahrenheit 451, written by Ray Bradbury, is a dystopian novel about a society living under the concept that no one should be sad, and this goal is achieved by mandating all the firemen to burn books. Firemen being ordered to burn books seem strange, but books have the ability to make people sad, with the ideas that are in them, however, this is a misconception that the characters of Fahrenheit 451 have. The government wants everyone to be happy, and by banning books, the government thinks they are doing the right thing. The author, Ray Bradbury, is explaining that the government banning something as an attempt to solve a problem actually makes the society suffer more.

In the book Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, the main character, Madeline Whittier, shows a big contrast And contradiction. Madeline is a kind girl with a disease that makes her unable to go outside without having an allergic reaction. But a boy named Olly moves in across the street from her and now she wants to go outside to be with him. The two become very good friends and start to become more than friends very fast. When her mom finds out, she gets mad at Madeline because she had lied to her about what she was always doing alone, messaging Olly. So one night her mom walks into Madeline’s room and sits next to her while Madeline pretends to sleep. “For a long time she doesn’t move. Then she leans over and I’m sure she’s going to kiss

With the experience of being ignored, betrayed, and deprived, she becomes more afraid of loss and danger, but longs even more to have something to hold dear and belong to. When she gets into the convent school she finds temporary safety, being sheltered from the dangerous and unpredictable "outside", but her stepfather eventually brings her out into the