Savvy Book Report

Tony grew up with to the best upbringing and home life. When he was younger his father left him and his family behind and he has not had ay contact with

The book Eleven Seconds by Travis Roy tells the story of how Travis Roy’s hockey career ended in eleven seconds. Travis broke his neck at a C4 level and became a quadriplegic at the age of 20. Throughout the book you learn about the physical and mental journey he takes as he learns to change his perspective to adjust to the world he now lives in.

SHREVEPORT, La. – First place is on the line in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Friday and Saturday when #6 Centenary baseball (24-5, 10-2 SCAC) welcomes Texas Lutheran (19-10, 10-2 SCAC) Friday and Saturday, April 7-8. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday night, while the Saturday doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.

Introduction Paragraph: The title of this book is "Hatchet". This book was written by Gary Paulsen, who is one of the popular writers as books for young people, and the best author who was awarded New berry Prize three times. It was published in 2006. This story is about adventure. Also, it contains a story of challenge of Brian Robeson, thirteen years old boy. While he has lived in uninhabited land because of the pilot's death, He got chance to get better to know himself while he lived alone. besides, he learn to overcome his own problems by spending a lot of time during thinking, regret, experience.

Teenagers Preparing for the Real World is a book by Chad Foster. In this book, he uses personal stories to give important information and advice about life. These tips can help a person navigate the real world. Some of these tips include things about your passion, your aptitudes, and your contacts. One lesson that can be learned in Teenagers Preparing for the Real World by Chad Foster is about your passion.

I am writing this proposal to inform you and The U.S Department of Health and Human Services about some of the negative aspects that happen in the fast food industry. Chew On This, by Eric Schlosser was written in 2006. This book is about many things that happens behind the doors of the fast food industry. For example it talks about what can happen to people that eat a lot of fast food. What chemicals the food has and how it is made.

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

Mindy Kaling writes a book about herself called “Why Not Me?” This book is about her life. Mindy Kaling has five different sides to her. She’s conceited, high maintenance, blunt, thoughtful, and can sometimes be nature hating.

Mim has finally reached Cleveland, Ohio. Her enemies, Poncho Man and Caleb, have been jailed for their crimes, but Mim’s memories still haunt her. As she roams around her old, now empty house, she is suddenly interrupted by Kathy, her stepmother. Despite her many disputes with Kathy, Mim agrees to let her take her to the hospital where Mim’s mother resides. Leaving her friends, Beck and Walt, outside, Mim goes inside and finally sees her mother. She realizes her mother hadn’t wanted Mim to see her so broken and empty, and knows it’s time to accept her past and move on. Saying her goodbyes, Mim leaves the hospital and finds her friends have gone to start new beginnings, but they left her promises they will meet again. Feeling hopeful for

“When she asked how I was, I lied, I told her every thing was fine and Bobbi had stopped in the day before. I felt bad, but why did it matter when I was heading home anyway (S.A. Bodeen 17).” Robbi was a girl who had grown up on a humble island labeled Midway, but every year in june she would visit her aunt AJ, who lived in Honolulu. This year AJ had to cut her time with Robbi short as she had to attend a spontaneous business trip. AJ had planned on her peer Bobbi to check in on Robbi periodically as Robbi would be staying another week at her aunt's alone. The night AJ had left Robbie went on a walk down the street to a popular McDonald’s, on her way back she found herself nearly kidnapped as she sprinted back to her aunt's apartment

Then with in 100 miles of her mother Gram becomes ill and unresponsive, Gramps tells Sal to drive to her mother. This is when we come across her mother's bus on the side of the road. Where the accident happened, where her mother and so many more died. The spot where her father met the friend who helped him through his grief the one they moved near. Sal makes it to her mother's grave just in time with help from a sheriff. Sal then is returned to the hospital, only to find that Gram had a stroke and passed away. Her journey is over. When she returns to her father they end up moving back to Bybanks where they continued to live their lives with help from friends and

“All effort - even failed effort - produces muscle” is a quote from the book Do Hard Things by Alex and Brett Harris. Alex and Brett are twin brothers who started their mission in 2005 as sixteen year olds with nothing to do all summer vacation. Their father helped them fill this time of nothing with an intense reading project, designed and assigned by himself. Once they started reading they realized that these books were not regular books teens would decide to read. There were no horror stories or mysteries that needed solving, no pretty girls falling in love or finding a family for the first time.

Mississippi (Mibs) Beaumont awaits her thirteenth birthday with expectation. On that day, she will discover her 'savvy', her especial power, like her family has done before her. Two days prior to blowing the candles, her father gets hurt in a car accident far away and her mother leaves to be by his side. Believing her new power will save him, Mibs sets out on a journey to the hospital to see her 'poppa'. Accompanied by two of her brothers and some other friends, she embarks on a road trip in a pink school bus full with pink bibles. Before she reaches her destination, her ability appears and surprises everyone, including her. Now the question remains, will she be able to save her beloved poppa?

Do Hard Things, by Alex and Brett Harris, is a book about teenagers exceeding society’s low expectations for them. In chapter one, the brothers lead off with how this book is not your average teen book, and how our youth generation is in need of a change. The brothers started their own blog in the summer of 2005. The boy's blog was called “The Rebelution” which is revolution and rebellion combined, and is defined as, “A teenage rebellion against low expectations.” The boys first posted on their blog about The Myth of Adolescence, and how they felt that teenage years had turned into a vacation from responsibility.

First of all, I want to tell you that this the most retarded book I've ever read in my entire eighteen years of being alive. Not only did I spend hours after working and going to school trying to read this book so I could do this report. It was really hard to stay intact to a book that doesn't make much sense anyways much less at 11:30 PM at night.