Mixed-Up Files Of Ms Book Report

Having an older sibling is rough already, but having a brother that you have to worry about him breaking in and stealing valuables of your own, that's tough and the main character Gordie Jessup has to deal with the betrayal of his older brother, Chase Jessup everyday throughout Katherine Holubitskys’s novel “Tweaked”. Gordie’s efforts trying to fix his family are overwhelmed by Chase’s drug addiction and money debts he has with his dealers. There are many themes throughout the book.

     Because of Judy Jones’ infidelity, even though he knew it was going to happen, he decides to try to forget about her. As much as he tries, it is impossible for him to forget about Miss Judy Jones. He starts dating Irene Scheerer, her father knew Dexter very well and thought of him as a “Now there’s a boy” type of man. While with Irene, he agreed on that he could not have Judy Jones. He caused himself pain for no reason, he had been hurting himself and Irene by thinking of Miss Jones. Instead of him thinking about Judy Jones as being “priggish” he soon

Within the book You Lost Me by David Kinnaman, the author discusses why young Christians are leaving the church and rethinking faith. He gives us an overview of the trends within the mosaic generation. Through this overview, we as student ministers can better understand the generation in which we are ministering to. With this understanding, we can reach these students and bring them back to their home, that is the Church. In this report, I will discuss the book by chapter and finish with my reflection.

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

Janie and Mrs. Mallard both lead distinctive lives due to their beliefs, environment and health. At an early age Janie married Logan Killicks because of her grandmother’s dying wish (Hurston, 15). Janie soon left Killicks and married Joes Starks a prosperous man who’s desire was to become rich and well known (Hurston, 29). Starks passed away and Janie married a younger man than her named Tea Cake (Hurston 116). Janie left her home town with Teacake and had the privilege to travel to new places and experience freedom, love and happiness (Hurston, 131). A hurricane arrived to the muck and Teacake was bitten by a dog with rabbis, Teacake tried to kill Janie, and in self-defense Janie killed Teacake. After Teacake’s death Janie was able to “pull

In the book, In the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia undertook the mission of running away from home (but coming back after a short time) along with her brother James. It was one hard journey because of all the planning that Claudia made.In the text it says, ”’ I’ve decided to run away from home, and I’ve chosen you to accompany me.’ said Claudia” (Konigsburg page. 15). Claudia was determined to undertake this mission because she was tired of arguing about whose turn it was to choose the TV show, of injustice, and monotony of everything. She was certain to come back after everyone in her family how to learn a lesson in Claudia’s appreciation.In the text it says, ” A reason that had to do with the same list of each and every week. She was bored with simply being straight A’s Claudia Kincaid. She was tired of arguing about whose turn it was to choose the Sunday night 7:30 television show, of injustice, end of the Monotony of everything.” (Konigsburg page. 13). Claudia was quite successful on her Mission to run away from home. In fact, she even accomplished another bigger problem in the story

My book Saving Zasha by Randi Barrow has just about everything from love to intense action like shootings or chases. Saving Zasha should be preserved because it makes the reader ask questions about the book to better understand the book, it also intrigues me when most books don't even make me interested in it , and lastly the book had very small describing details that made the book come together very well.

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:

In this reading, the narrator talks about the reaction of Mrs. Millard who had heart problems, when she notices of her husband´s death. Louise Mallard is at home with her sister Josephine, when they hear of a rain accident; then Josephine tells Louise that her husband has been killed it in the accident.

Jane’s sister Judy was born in 1934, when Jane turned five their birthday was on the same day. Jane’s father Mortimer, was an engineer who later became a race car driver. During World War two Mortimer joined the war and fought the Nazis. Jane’s mother, Vanne helped Jane for four months or so when Jane was in Africa. Jane’s family was a major part of her life.

Meanwhile her mother is slowly, with the help of cocaine, sucked into a chaotic lifestyle. It really doesn’t help that the family lives on East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx, where the drug trade is booming. As a result her mother withdraws from raising Jessica, her siblings and her grandchild—Jessica’s daughter. Jessica’s mother’s dependency on cocaine pushes away Jessica’s stepfather, the only close-to-levelheaded person in their lives. Her eldest brother doesn’t bother to care about where his misguided family members are going, and he moves out once he is able. 

At 15, Jessica’s homebody younger sister follows in her footsteps and gets pregnant. Young mothers seem to be the norm in this family. Jessica’s youngest and favorite sibling, Cesar, continually behaves like a thug. He is smart but never focuses on school. The streets are his home, and at the age of 14 he is on his way to becoming a father. 

The twists and turns of Jessica’s and her family’s lives are developed eloquently. This is definitely not the stereotypical “hood” story of boy gets girl pregnant, boy’s big dreams are shattered, boy is enticed by the drug business, and eventually boy gets thrown into jail. This story goes much deeper into people’s lives. 

Random Family is deliberate and well thought out. After developing Jessica and her family, LeBlanc introduces other characters only after providing their backgrounds. In this way, the

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.

Lucy Richardson, head librarian at the Lighthouse Library, really does love her mother, but mostly when mom is home in Boston. Totally unannounced Suzanne Richardson arrives at the Lighthouse Library. Lucy is certain that mom will try convince her to return to Boston and marry, Richard Lewiston III , her former fiance. Lucy has gone with her mother to the hotel where Suzanne will be staying, when Suzanne sees Karen Kivas who she knew from her school days. They have a verbal confrontation and Kivas ends it by calling Suzanne a thief. Then when the lifeless body of Kivas is found in the parking lot of the library and the next day a valuable necklace that was

When experiencing an event, it can be viewed from 2 different perspectives. In the book Flipped Juliana and Bryce see each other with opposite perspectives. Juliana has a crush on Bryce, while Bryce thinks Juliana is annoying. Juliana is always trying to help Bryce, but Bryce is always trying to stay away from her. There are many ways that can happen, people can act like they are their friend but reality is the opposite. In the book Flipped, from Bryce's perspective, it mentions, "All I ever wanted is for Juli Baker to leave me alone "(Van Draanen 1). This explains Bryce's thoughts of Juliana in the beginning of the book.

her nose in all the wrong business, and an adolescent half-Jamaican girl with self-esteem issues. Over the span of about 30 years, the three families in the book undergo