Book summary

Chapter 1 The book starts off with Liesel, aka the book thief, on a train traveling to Munich with her brother named Werner and their mother. But on the way there the train stops working and Werner ends up dying, but while he is being buried Liesel takes a book from one of the gravediggers. After getting on another train they get to Munich where Liesel is giving away to foster care. She really doesn’t want to leave but she knows that it’s for the best that she leaves her mother and go into

Women in the book of Judges The Book of Judges talks about ancient Israel, and how they extended their territory by acquiring lands from the non-Israelites. The book narrates how Israelites conquered and reclaimed their lost land from non-Israelites and how they used to turn from God whenever they are satisfied. But it is written in the Bible that, the guilty are by no means cleared, as Exodus (34:7) says this is the reason why the Lord used several Kings and Judges like Deborah to help the people

1. Title : The Book Thief 2. Author: Markus Zusak 3. Date of Original Publication:2005 4. Novel Type: Historical Fiction STRUCTURE 1. Point of View: Death 2. Relationship to meaning: 3. Plot Structure a. Exposition b. Inciting Incident c. Events contributing to rising action d. Climax (Crisis/turning point) e. Events contributing to falling action f. Resolution g. Other Significant Structural Elements: CHARACTERS 1. Protagonist a. Name and significance: Liesel Meminger undergoes the struggle

The novel The Book Thief takes place in a town called Molching, Germany between 1939 and 1943. Death narrates the story. Liesel Meminger, the main character is dealing from the death of her brother and being separated from her mother. Liesel is made fun of in school because she can’t read. She is ashamed that she can’t read so Hans teaches her how to read. The book she learns to read from is a book that she took from her brother’s burial called The Grave Digger's Handbook. She would have nightmares

The introduction of the book of Kings talks about Solomon being king as well as Jeroboam it then goes on to talk about the Story of Elijah and Ahab. These two people did not get along. Ahab wanted the Israelites to worship Baal, Elijah did not want that seeing that, he is a prophet he wanted the Israelites to worship God. Since Elijah was becoming old he went out to seek out someone who would be able to take over his position he found Elisha. The next part talks about Elisha’s success. After that

The book of Esther is a book of history that takes place in Persia around 464 BC to 495 BC. It is a story of Gods redemptive plan using a courageous Jewish woman born Hadassah which means hidden that is what she would become among the group of Persian women that was brought before the Persian Emperor Xerxes so he could select his new queen. Xerxes had a Persian queen Vashti whom he divorced because she disobeyed him and publicly. Xerxes was a careless a foolish ruler who allowed his right-hand man

Book Review: The First Book of Nephi: His Reign and Ministry Nephi was one of the sons of Lehi. Lehi received visions from the Lord and began attempting to repent the people of Jerusalem. After his attempted murder from those angered by his preaching, Lehi listened to God’s commands and left Jerusalem. Shortly afterwards, God commands Lehi to send his four sons back to Jerusalem so that they may retrieve ‘The Brass Plates’ held by Jerusalem’s powerful leader Laban. The brothers failed during

Reading Journal #7 The book I am currently reading is called “The Blackthorn Key” by Kevin Sands. It is the first book in “The Blackthorn Key” series. The genre of this book is Historical Fiction and Adventure. In this book, Christopher Rowe, an orphan, becomes an apprentice for Apothecary Master Benedict Blackthorn, the kindest apothecary in London. Christopher enjoyed learning new lessons, herbs, and remedies at the shop Master Benedict owned. He learned new lessons about everything

lobby in preparation for the wonderful books, toys and trinkets that would come with the Scholastic Book Fair in the following days. Books lined every wall, creating a mosaic of bright illustrations and colorful covers. I was drawn in instantly. I’d drag my parents around to each table, flipping through books and winding up the display toys. It was a celebration—a day to commemorate all the joys and pleasures that came from indulging my curiosity in a good book. And on one display, surrounded by chemistry

This week I read the book Hero by Mike Lupica. In the book a teenage kid name Zach Harriman. But then one day is life is changes when he finds out that his dad, Tom Harriman, who worked as a special adviser for the president of the United States, was a super hero with super powers. Until he died in a mysterious plane crash on a business trip and the weird thing about it is that in the crash site no bodies were found, which made Zach curious. Zach though that his father’s death was murder. Therefore