Tales From My Back Porch Book Report

What inspired the author to write a book about such a crazy thing? My book is called “ Hideout” by Watt Key. This book was published on January 10, 2017. It was published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (BYR). It also has 320 riveting pages that won't let you put the book down! This is my absolute favorite book ever and is full of mystery and edge.

The Buffalo Creek is in the Appalachians in West Virginia and this area was named buffalo Creek because the hunters were coming in this area to hunt the buffalo and as long as the hunters were killing the buffalo and there had no more the buffalo in this area. When the hunters realized that there had no more buffalos in that place and then the people start to build the houses in Buffalo Creek that is how the story of Buffalo Creek had began. The people of Buffalo were coal minors, and coal mining was their life, they didn’t have another job besides coal mining everybody in the Buffalo community never envies to go do another job, and also Buffalo Creek was reputed cause coal mine. They were depended for a living to coal miming, and

The purpose for this book is to bring together stories that have not been put together before. Larson brings together two opposite types of storylines and combines them into a unique perspective of writing to inform readers that many things can happen in one location as well.

The book starts out as Jeannette seeing her mother on the streets of New York digging through a garbage can, and how embarrassed she is of who her mother was. But when you get to the second chapter it starts out with her earliest memory, of being on fire at just three years old. Right from those two chapters you can tell she had a crazy life as a child.

The Amish have only white people in their group. The Amish goose back to the 16th century.The Amish ride in horse and buggy and bikes just like the Giver community but unlike them Darlington people drive car, trucks and motor bikes .The Giver community has just white people because they can't see color. The Amish grow their food.The Giver community they don't have to grow their food they get there future microwave that made it for then.Darlington they grow the food to sale to stores that the people buy.The Amish goose to church and there not allied to do things that the book says and if they don't do what the book says they will get kicked out.The Darlington community

Authors use their point of view of a story to develop the central tone of a story, or to better institute what their purpose may be. Some authors may have the same purpose of different stories, or may have significant differences. Anna Quindlin (author of “Homeless”) and Lauralee Summer (author of “Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars”) both discuss having homes as a top priority when it comes to a childhood, and a feeling of normalcy and security; “Learning Joy from Dogs without Collars” was written to foretell how a home can affect one’s childhood, while “Homeless” was written to tell how “home is where the heart is” (834).

The Secret of Trail House Lodge is the second book in a mystery series starring Sophie Collins. Sophie, a fourteen year old girl, has only recently become heiress to the Morsey Estate. She, as most young adults her age, is still trying to find her way. Grayson, her caretaker, wishes she would act more dignified and ladylike, but Sophie is a tomboy at heart and not ready to grow up quite yet. Sophie and her friends Beth Martin, Tommy Logan , and Tyler Blakemore love exploring together and finding mysteries.

In the American society, storytelling continues to play a critical role. Each story, storytellers tells, serves a deep meaning towards their life and provides a medium, allowing the storytellers to keep the information they hold as a remembrance. Indeed, storytelling would bring meanings into one’s life as well. Storytelling offers a pathway that allows ones to stimulate continuous learning, development, connection and to look ahead to their future. Storytelling is an expression of power providing pathways to spiritual knowledge.

She had a vision. A vision every little girl dreams of. He had a Lindsay shaped hole in his heart. The two spectacular souls became one on July 18, 2015 at the beautiful Avon Century Barn.

Chapter 1- The porch gossips]: Can’t she find no dress to put on? – Where’s dat blue satin dress she left here in? What dat ole forty year ole oman doin with her hair swinging down her back like some young girl? Where she left that young lad of a boy she went off her with? Where he left her? What he has done wid all of her money? Why dont she stay in her class? " lane 6

In the story "The Lark and her Children" the lark and her children lived in a wheat farm that was owned by a farmer. Once the wheat was ripe he had to cut it down, so he called his friends to help him. He waited to hear their car come down the driveway. The Larks mother told them he won't get it done. Then did it on his own and the lark and her children had to leave their nest. The stories that you can always count on yourself.

PER REPORTER: The parents are not together. They are getting ready to get a divorce. The father has an appointment on November 9th to see a lawyer. The father is a police officer. The father is done with the mother but concerned about the children.Mom has the children and has put them in a dangerous situation. Per reporter, mom's boyfriend was a drug dealer. He was caught and put in prison. Every since the boyfriend has been out, mom acts funny and goes to see the boyfriend. Mom takes the children with her to his home. The boyfriend (James) lives with his mother in a crowded house. The house is known to have drive by shootings at the home. The boyfriend is under surveillance for possibly drug activity again. There is a possibility of drugs being

Stories are powerful. In the past, long before books, people used stories to pass down history and legends to create a deeper understanding of their heritage. It was also a way to pass down morals and values from generation to generation. More than just a way of preserving the past, storytelling is a great way to bridge the gap between a reader’s heart and that of the writer. Everyone has a story to tell no matter what kind it may be. Although there is an art to storytelling, at its very foundation, the practice is merely a means of communicating one’s experiences. Perhaps out of a lack of

People tend to relate readings to personal experiences of theirs to become connected to the story. Some authors will do the same with their stories, as including details from their lives draws a connection to their writing, in turn enhancing the quality of their writing. Good quality writings will feature details from the author's history, as the author wants to draw the reader in by having them relate to what is at hand. “A Family Supper”, “Story of an Hour” and “Everyday Use” are examples of past experiences from the author present in their writing.

My intention for The Porch, regarding the aspects of education and food, is that it is offered to all in the community and upheld indefinitely. Of course, to begin a service project such as The Porch, the available resources require consideration. As mentioned earlier, rural congregations predominantly include members from the Baby Boomer generation and older. While the quantity of the able leaders may dwindle at a faster rate than a congregation with a more even distribution of ages, these older generations tend to have a greater wealth of experience. This wealth of experience brings a bounty of potential small group leaders. Additionally, these age groups also have greater economic stability and tithe more consistently than their younger