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    I am done reading the book Spirit Animals The Book Of Shane by T. Sutherland. This book has 186 pages. According to a review on Amazon Spirit Animals The Book Of Shane is the number one book in the series. I would recommended this book for 10-15 because of some hard words that are long. The setting is in a city called Drendeck. I would describe Shane as a brave kid but at the same scared and as a dynamic character through out the book. He has short hair some scars and a wears a green clock. The city

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    Riley Spaur Mrs. Carlson Contemp. Lit November 8, 2015 The Book Thief The Book Thief is based around a character named Liesel Meminger. She is called the book thief because she is known for stealing books to help her read and advance in her knowledge. The theme of this book is mainly death, which is also the narrator. Death narrates throughout this whole book and brings a new perspective to the way war would have been seen. Right before her brother's death we meet our narrator Death in the story

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    brother -Her brother, Werner, dies. -Liesel steals her first book. -On the same day Liesel has to go live with Hans and Rosa Hubbermann. -She has nightmares about her dead brother. -Hans begins to teach her to read and write. -She becomes good friends with Rudy Steiner. -She steals another book from a book burning on Hitler's birthday after finding out that he is the reason her family suffers. -Ilsa Hermann sees her stealing the book, and soon after invites Liesel to her library. -Max, a young

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    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak was published in Australia by Picador, an import of Pan Macmillan Pty Ltd., Sydney, in 2006. Markus Zusak, wrote the book thief on based on inspiring stories his parents told him and his siblings when they were kids. He used their life experiences during the war of Nazi Germany to make an epic story of suspense, compassion, and sorrow. He has also, written four books prior to The Book Thief. He attended the University of New South Wales with a bachelors of arts and

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    Introduction The book of Esther takes place in the Persian Empire during the reign of Ahasuerus. He was the son of Darius the Great and he reigned from about 486-465 B.C. Esther was a descendant of the Benjaminites, they came from a part of the kingdom of Judah. Esther was born of the Jews who had been captive into Babylon nearly 100 years earlier. Many Jews did not return to Jerusalem even when it was possible, they preferred to continue living where they had settled in the Persian Empire.

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    Summary: The Book Thief

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    n November, Warner Bros. are releasing The Book Thief, a much-awaited film based on a novel of the same name by Markus Zusak. The film, starring Sophie Nelisse, Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson, is an adaption of the acclaimed 2005 novel. The novel tells the story of a young girl called Liesel Meminger in Nazi Germany during the Second World War. Liesel is separated from her mother, her younger brother is killed and she is sent to live with Hans and Rosa Huberman in a small town near Munich. Liesel

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    For my book report, I read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman with illustrations by Dave McKean. It is a fiction book, and is told in third person. The Graveyard Book takes place somewhere in England in present day in a town called Old Town up on a hill in a graveyard. The protagonist is Nobody Owens, or known as Bod. The antagonists are the Jacks of All Trades. Some of the additional characters include Mrs. Owens, Mr. Owens, the man Jack, Silas, Liza Hempstock, and Scarlett. The Graveyard Book

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    The Book Thief Summary

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    1: The Book Thief Marcus Zusak Plot: • Narrated by Death • The story of Liesel a nine year old girl • Her mother is forced to give Liesel to foster parents Hans and Rosa Hubermann • They live in Molching, a small town on the outskirts of Munich • Book ‘begins’ in 1939 • Book begins as Liesel travels to Molching with her brother and mother • Her brother dies of a cough in the train (possible Tuberculosis or similar) • Hans Hubermann is caring and gentle and he quickly develops a strong relationship

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    Book Of Ruth Summary

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    The book of Ruth begins in Bethlehem in Judah.The book of Ruth was written in tradition by the Prophet Samuel in between 1011 and 931 B.C. There is a man named Elimelek, his wife Naomi and there to two sons named Mahlon and Kilion. Naomi’s husband dies and she is left with her two son until they married a Moabile women named Orpah and Ruth. Then ten years later Naomi loses her two sons and is left with her daughter in laws. Naomi tells them to go back to their mothers home. Orpah listen but Ruth

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    The Graveyard Book is about a boy named Nobody Owens (Bod) who lives in a graveyard to be protected from the man Jack, who murdered his family, but failed to kill Bod. After being raised by a vampire named Silas for a few years, Bod meets a friend named Scarlett Perkins, whose parents believe Bod to be an imaginary person. One day, she come to the graveyard to tell Bod that her family is moving away to Scotland. Silas leaves the graveyard for a few days, so he has a woman (werewolf) named Miss Lupescu

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