Sally Green's Half Bad Characters

Readers like how this adds to the historical and creepy sensation factor of this book. This is a really exciting book that everyone should read and it has an amazing storyline with strange twists and turns. This book is mainly targeted towards people who really like mysteries and solving them by using clues and little pieces from the story rather than just being told the conclusion. Most readers would rate this book a four out of five stars because it is very gripping and fits the true definition of a “page-turner.” However, the characters are not very lovable and seem foolish in some sense.

Gone Girl is a bestseller and loved by millions, it compliments english literature and course themes. Grade 11 courses would benefit from replacing boring, old Macbeth with the thriller, Gone Girl. Not only is Gone Girl an overall better, more intriguing book, it also has more of an educational value when compared with Macbeth. It has many ties into the established curriculum and creates better learning opportunities. Both students and the school system would greatly benefit from swapping Shakespeare's Macbeth with Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl.

Many pre-teens would enjoy this book because of the thrilling adventures Nic goes on with General Radulf for his sister. Also, the readers would enjoy the bravery and courage Nic shows while fighting many people. This is highly recommended for independent reading, due to some of the fighting scenes that go on throughout the book. This book would receive a 4.7 out of 5 for its imagery and strong

The characters bring a riveting story to life when reading. Throughout the book, I felt emotions left and right for the characters and what they were going through. There is a lot of mystery and questioning that will be answered later in the book, but once its done, there are still many questions being asked. when I look for a book, that is something that stands out to me because I really want to read more, and when you have that reaction to a book, that means it was worth reading. I found this book remarkable because of the behaviors, characteristics, and decisions that the characters make, and I recommend this book to everyone, even if they don’t like to

Lily Owens is a teenage girl who wishes her life was different. At the age of four Lily’s mother died after being shot. Everyday she wishes her mother would be there to protect her from an abusive father and a miserable life. Lily’s mother left very few possessions behind, only a picture and a mason jar. These items allowed Lily to feel safe. The memory of her mother helped her face each trial. She spent much of her life searching for a mother figure and recreating her mother’s story.

Move over Jess because there’s a new quirky brunette that’s going to command our attention.

The Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George Speare, is a book set in the summer of 1687. This is when people believed in witches and killed many innocent women because of their terrible fear that they would be cursed. This setting will definitely affect the plot because the main character’s actions, while they could be considered normal now, were considered peculiar in the 1600’s. The main character, Kit Tyler, is very bold and independent, and it is shown when she dives over the edge of a boat to save a young girl’s doll that fell into the water. Her daring personality could save or hurt her, and I predict that she will find herself in trouble before long. The book is written in third person, which is helpful because there is less

I found Recitatif interesting, confusing, and boring. Their were some points that kept me engaged, like when their mother met and whenever they talked about Maggie. Those parts were able to keep my attention, because they were about serious topics, racism and bullying. I got confused at some points, because I lost interest. I felt like there was a lot of unnecessary information throughout the story. I think the authors purpose was to show that racial inequality was a problem. We were never told in the story who was of what race, yet our minds automatically assumed which one was black and which one was white. I think that the author did that on purpose to get the point across even more. I definitely think the author succeeded, because I, myself

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The separate sub-plots are interwoven in such a way it keeps you turning pages, not just out of interest, but because you are still trying to make out how one thing links to the next. Most of the characters were perfect. Perfect because they were flawed - which made them seem so real that you could almost relate to them as one of your friends. Though it may seem a little cliché, I particularly enjoyed Alex.

Which can easily turn friends from childhood to fiendish enemies? It really shows the side of man kind that can easily destroy one another. Another reason I didn’t like it is that of the fact that one woman's petty grudges with other families could kill so many innocent people. The final reason I dislike this book is that of the fact that people could, be this idiotic about so called witches when there was never one in the first

In 1960's Massachusetts, after two little girls exhibited very strange and abnormal behavior, it was decided that the cause was witchcraft. In search of who was responsible for bewitching the girls, multiple people were accused. The book was very informative and did a great job at making what some people would find boring seem interesting. It was very successful in getting its facts across to the audience.

Since I read Wicked the other day, and Son of a Witch is next in The Wicked Years series, I immediately started on it. This one is he story of the boy that is implied to be the Wicked Witch of the West's son in Wicked. All through the book you don't know for sure if he really is or isn't her son until the very end. I like Maguire's writing style, but the book isn't as good as Wicked. You are so far removed from The Wizard of Oz at this point, that I would venture to say the book has nothing to do with it at all. Like I said, the book is interesting and well written, but I wouldn't read it a second time. I was disappointed by the loose ends left at the conclusion of the book and by the lead character's dirtbaggish behavior from time to

Being a shy bit short of 200 pages the book has a very straightforward storytelling, without boring you to death with chapters upon chapters of side-stories and non-consequential secondary characters, making it the ideal read for one of those weekends where you are craving for an adventure.

Written in present tense, Sally Green’s Half Bad is a fast-paced and intriguing novel that illustrates the enigmas and irony of human nature. No matter a person’s identity, where they live, or what their role is in society, they are homogenous with the rest of humanity because of an ability to be generous and care about others yet also be parsimonious and hateful. Steven Pinker, a psychologist and author, stated “Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.” The event that was most memorable for me was the protagonist’s introduction to a character named Celia in a chapter called “The Choker.” It was notable because Celia’s