Tuesday Of The Other June By Norma Fox Mazer

“Tuesday of the Other June” is a realistic short story about a girl who gets bullied. June wanted to do swim class so she signed up and started to get bullied by the the other June she called her names and pinched her. Soon Junes mom told her they were moving and June thought far away but she moved closer to the mean June she lived right next door and she realized she can't run away from her bully.

Persistent is a word that describes someone who continues firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition. Claudia adapted to the situation very quickly. Claudia realized that her best friend Monday had disappeared, and no one noticed. While Claudia is looking for Monday, she discovers lies and secrets. In the novel Monday’s Not Coming, by Tiffany D. Jackson, Claudia demonstrates growth by appearing persistent at the beginning of the novel and adaptive towards the end through her actions.

In Gabriel García Márquez's, ¨ Tuesday Siesta¨, starts off on a bright August Tuesday, with a mother and daughter traveling to go give their final goodbyes to their beloved, deceased family member, while trying not to be embarrassed of their status. As trying to be discreet of their secret that les with them. Considering all of the characters, the one that evokes the most sympathy is the mother because she battles with poverty and holds her family together despite their situation.

Humans take many things for granted, in this story, Searching for Summer by Joan Aikens, the reader comes across two world the world of destruction and gloom and the world of happiness and joy. The difference between the settings of the cottage and England are portrayed through the vivid imagery that depicts the contrast in mood.

Furthermore, the presentation of Chapters Three and Four was excellent. Coloroso organized the information well, supported her assertions, and made the topic easy to understand. She provided useful tools for identifying children who are being bullied (Coloroso, 2012, pp. 49-52), and explanations of why bystanders don't intervene (pp. 62-67), while emphasizing that kids must “recognize that they are responsible for helping to create a safe, caring, respectful, and bully-free environment” (p. 70).

In the poem “Those Winter Sundays” Robert Hayden’s speaker reflects on his complicated relationship with his father. The three stanza poem’s structure contains no rhyme scheme and is from a paste tense narrative. Hayden employs detailed diction and imagery to express the father’s love for his son through his simple everyday sacrifices. The narrator’s remorse for his indifference and insensitivity toward his father is portrayed in the poem’s reflective and rueful tone.

This genre usually involves magical places and imaginary creatures from another world or time not known to man today. Summerland by Michael Chabon is a fantasy because the book follows a baseball game that could save the world. Draw the Dark by Llsa J. Bick tells the story of a young boy that can see into other people’s minds. Bone Chiller by Graham McNamee is the story of a boy bitten by a demon.

Most girls bullied as young kids, remember it for the rest of their life. However, Rachel Simmons not only remembered it, she decided to find out why it happened. Simmons found that not many people study the way girls bully each other, so she did just that. She wrote a book that discusses how girls bully, why they bully, and how to help. The goal of her writing this book seems not to be able to end bullying, but to be able to spread information. Before reading this book, most people would have had no idea about the different types of aggression, and how girls use these aggressions to bully one another. However, after reading the book, any reader would have much more knowledge on the topic of bullying.

The theme of "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury is that one shouldn't judge a person because they don't understand their inner struggles and are jealous of their experiences. The children do not know what Margot experienced with the Sun. They are jealous that Margot knows the Sun, but they only know of the Sun. The children end up disregarding her feelings and locking her in a closet during the nearly the most few precious hours of her life. Once they go out and see the Sun for two hours they understand how Margot feels empty without it. They go through a feeling of euphoria, as the narrator said, "The children layout, laughing, on the jungle mattress, and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilient and alive. They ran among the trees,

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a novel following the rebellious life of twenty-two year old Arthur Seaton. Arthur spends his weekdays working at a bicycle factory and relaxes on weekends with plenty of drinks while in the company of various lady friends. The novel was written by Alan Sillitoe who came to be known as one of the “angry young men.” This group of writers was a dominant literary force during the 1950s and was immensely popular due to their accurate portrayal of postwar Britain and the working class. The angry young men produced a number of books (amongst other things) expressing their contempt with the class system, postwar welfare state and the lack of class change post war, the disdain of these issues are very prominent

Bullying is a major problem among teens. Eleanor and Park is about one day when a weird new girl walked onto the school bus. She’s awkward and big. She has big red curly hair and boy’s clothes on. This is Eleanor. She walks down the bus looking for a seat but nobody will give up their empty seat, till finally a boy rudely gives up his empty seat and meanly tells her to sit down. This is Park. Day after day, they sit next to each other, but don’t talk. Silence fills those two seats as Park listens to his walkman and reads comics while Eleanor thinks about her miserable home life. One day, Park catches Eleanor reading his comics with him. At first, he just starts to turn the pages slower and checks to see if she’s done. Then, he starts to bring

For my second book review, I chose to read Mothering Mother by Carol D O’Dell. After looking up this book on Amazon.com, I saw that this book was rated a 5 out of 5. In addition, I saw that reviews said that it was a funny book, and the previous book I read for this class was a little more serious than I would have liked. Another reason I chose this book was because other students I talked to in class seemed to enjoy the book.

The article looks at the different groups that are involved in bullying and how they affect the situation. Some are knowingly involved and participating in the act of bullying while others participate without even realizing it. The article shows a good understanding of the issue of bullying and informs the reader of what to look for and how to prevent it. The author helps us to understand the bully and what causes a person to bully, it also shows why some kids get bullied and how bystanders can contribute or prevent it. I think this article gives good incite and ideas on how to combat or prevent bullying. I will add this article to my tool box and will use it in the classroom to create an open and honest conversation about bullying. We will create peer responsibility through peer intervention and will build a classroom culture that encourages team work and group support. Using this article the students will understand the implications of their actions and will know how to change the path of the bullied. They will understand how being a bystander also contributes to the situation. They will know what actions to take in the prevention of bullying in their lives and those around

This book demonstrates how important it is to stop bullying. On page 252, it says, “A dozen protesters carrying signs with messages like MY SON WAS A VICTIM and ENOUGH PAIN-START THE HEALING NOW! had walked out onto the field and were chanting slogans in front of the TV cameras...they sat down, linked arms, and refused to budge.” The text shows that bullying is an issue and both children and adults want it to stop. It goes with the theme because it shows that bullying is bad, it is an important topic, and we should try to end

Literature is defined as written works published on a particular subject. Literature can also be viewed as witness, because it can be a source of proof based on the events it was written on. Literature as witness allows readers to get a deeper understanding of the issues that have happened based off of what the books are about. Those who read literary texts such as historical novels, memoirs and novels are witness to historical events. These texts can be viewed as witness because the events mentioned are based off of true life events. Some may argue historical fiction is not real and therefore could not be viewed as a reliable source. Even though historical fiction is made up of fictional characters, the conflicts that are mentioned are based