Runaway Twin Book Report

Many people have to go through difficult times, but many do not have to face what Louie Zamperini faced. Louie Zamperini was an Olympic athlete in WWII. While on a bombing run, he crashed in the Pacific Ocean and was stranded for 47 days at sea. He was captured, beaten, and torchered by the Japanese for two years. In Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Unbroken, Louie Zamperini showed rebelliousness and resistance while at the harsh POW camps, but uses these traits to survive the Japanese’s mind games and beatings.

In Unbroken, by Lauren Hillenbrand the setting plays a significant role. The story starts the childhood of a man named Louie. He grew up with his Italian family in Torrance, California during the 1920s and 30s. He was the middle child and was considered a troublemaker. Because of his behavior, his behavior, his older brother, Pete, made him try out for the track. His performance was amazing and as a result he was allowed to join the team. Everyday he was training with his brother. He won all of yhe local track meets and went on to run in the 1936 olympics in Germany. He ran the 5,000 meter race. Even though he finished in 7th place, he broke the world record for the fastest final lap with 56 seconds. Louie was determined to perform better in the 1940 olympics.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like without your family? Two stories, Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret and Us and Them by David Sedaris share what it is like to live without aid of family realization or problem solving. It was Sunny Skylands, protagonist from Runaway Twin, desire to find her twin sister that she was separated from when they were younger. While on a walk from her current, out of many, foster home Sunny finds a bag of cash, but when no one claims it Sunny knew this was her chance to take the cross-country adventure that she had dreamed of since she was 10. She would travel, without any warning to her loving foster mother, from Nebraska to her old hometown, Enumclaw, Washington, that was written on a picture of Sunny and her sister, Starr, before they were separated.

The book Orphan Train written by Christina Baker Kline gives the reader a detailed look into the lives of both Vivian and Molly, and how their stories compare and contrast. Molly, a young “goth” teenage girl who is orphaned at young age due to the death of her father, is introduced as a “delinquent” of sorts that has to make up for a book she has stolen from the library. Her boyfriend, Jack, finds a volunteering opportunity for her through his mother; the job requires Molly to sort through and get rid of mementos that belong to an old woman named Vivian. As Vivian and Molly organize the mementos, Vivian informs Molly that she too is an orphan, and explains the stories behind each item they encounter. As the story progresses, Molly learns more and more about Vivian’s life, and becomes infatuated with her anecdotes. Vivian tells of how her parents and sister supposably died, how she had to board and “Orphan Train” and was sent to various families. Vivian describes in detail what problems she faced as an orphan, the people she met, and how it shaped her as a person. Despite initially being reluctant to help Vivian, Molly comes to realize that her life story is fascinating, and helps Vivian research the people that came up in her story.

In this novel a young girl named Heidi is on a mission to find information about her mentally ill mother who calls herself So B. It. Heidi leaves her mama and caretaker, Bernadette, in Reno to travel to Liberty, New York. She goes through a three day journey to get to the institution where her mother had lived previously. Heidi had developed over her three day bus ride. She learned valuable lessons, such as why you shouldn't lie to people. As Heidi arrives to New York she is faced with a whole world of new problems. She is out of luck when someone stole all of her money and she can’t contact home. As throughout the story Heidi expresses a streak of extreme luck, which with her character creates a very humble girl who takes what she needs

In Jane Yolen’s “Suzy and Leah” a young German born Jewish refugee was brought to America. While a girl named suzy wanted to understand her. The relationship, and feeling towards each other change throughout the story. Suzy is the main instigator, and is curious and learned more about Leah.

When films are made they are often meant to spark something within the viewer. Many a times directors and writers create a film to ask a question, get the audience thinking about a topic, and sometime make them reflect on themselves and their own purpose in life. The film “The Skeleton Twins” directed by Craig Johnson, is about a Milo and Maggie Dean, a pair of twins who have been estranged with each other for 10 years. Through out the film, Johnson touches upon themes of family, life and death, and toxic and healthy relationships. The film starts off with Milo and his sister Maggie, twins who are in different locations.

The title of this book is The Shadow Girl. This is a fictional story written by Jennifer Archer. The protagonist of this story is named Lily. More than anything, she wants to figure out why a presence named Iris is always within her thoughts and why she can communicate with her. Her mother (antagonist) doesn't want Lily finding out the truth and tries to stop her. After Lily’s dad dies, Iris’s memory starts to come back. Iris receives bits and pieces of her life as Lily finds clues to find out who she is. Ty Collier is a college student the comes to find Lily’s dad. Instead, he finds Lily and they begin uncovering secrets about her father’s past. As they look for clues, Lily’s mom tries to stop them by hiding things, lying, and trying to separate Ty and Lily. Lily learns that Iris is her sister. By the end of the book, Lily finds out the truth about who Iris really is and why she is connected to her. Lily’s dad was

This novel is based on the life of a sixteen year old illiterate girl named Claireece Precious Jones. She was kicked out of her alternative school due to the administrators finding out about her second pregnancy. You may ask, “Who is the father? She is barely sixteen!” Answer is, her father. Her father left Claireece's mother for his own daughter. That resulted in her mother being furious which lead to an abusive relationship with her daughter.. Despite the fact that her life has been muddled, she looks on the positive side and tries to go on hoping to have a brighter future. Along the way she makes some friends

The story chosen was Suzy and Leah by Jane Yolen. In this story, we see a holocaust survivor’s relationship with a young American girl. The overall theme of this work is relationships and tolerance to others you do not understand. The story takes place in America, post-World War II.

The book Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares has been a book many people have tried to ban because of different reasons. I’m going to tell whether I think this book has been tried to be banned and if I think it should be banned.

This book is about a teenage girl that lived in an orphanage but one day the orphanage was destroyed by a fire. Betty had to go to Kingston Ontario because she was a maid there. She soon learned her history about her mother and how she died. She didn’t know that her mother had once worked for these very people. She made very good friends with the people that also worked for the Remingtons. They would tell stories about her when she was very young because she was born and raised for a little while in this house. She was told that her father was in a nearby

In a land far away, many years ago, there live a brother and his sister. They lived in a fairly small village. The brother’s name was Jackson, and his sister’s name was Lilly. Jackson was the oldest by eight years. They live all alone because their parents were taken from them in a horrendous accident.

The myth of the two brothers can be found in over several civilizations; however, the most well known version comes from the Greeks. In the tale, Leda, wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, was seduced by Zeus in the form of a swan and, from both of these unions, she birthed two sets of twins, fathered by both Zeus and Tyndareus. These children were Clytemnestra and Helen (who would later become the infamous Helen of Troy) along with Castor and Pollux. Though the two shared the same mother, Caster was fathered by the mortal king, while Pollux was fathered by Zeus, granting him immortality.

Sacrifice, even when it comes to one’s ultimate end, is crucial in order to survive as a productive race. In the book Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, he illustrates the hardships of the early-nineteenth-century lifestyles. With the resurrection of an evicted man, the novel sprouts from a broken family recovering and growing. This novel incorporates many grand gestures and adventures, such as the French Revolution, treason trials, and the sacrifice of one’s own life in the name of love.