Wendelin Van Draanen

“Losing a leg was like having to learn how to suck in air through the pores of my skin. Somehow I survived, but each breath was painful” (Draanen 157). Jessica, from Wendelin Van Draanen’s The Running Dream, loved to run. Which is why when she lost her leg she described it as stated above, like learning how to take in air through her skin. Her leg was a part of her, something she loved to use, and when it was gone she felt off balance, both metaphorically and actually. I felt this way when someone

give up and don’t believe that they can do better. Like being negative. Other people with growth mindsets believe that they can do better and they don’t give up when things get tough. Like being positive. In Flipped, a realistic novel by Wendelin Van Draanen, the character Juli has a growth mindset. In Flipped, Juli Baker has a growth mindset. On page 36, the text says “I caught my breath and managed to call down, “No problem!” then forced myself to concentrate on those blue and yellow, to focus

to usually be optimistic or hard working. And in Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen, the character that acts as Bryce’s mother has one of those type of mindset (A growth mindset). In Flipped, Bryce’s Mom (Ms.Loski) proves she has a growth mindset. When she decides to invite the Baker’s over Rick Loski says “Pasty please. I know you feel bad about what you found out, but a awkward dinner party isn’t gonna change anything!” (Van Draanen, 119) This shows that Ms.Loski

it doesn’t change their decision, and those people have a fixed mindset. However, others have a growth mindset, that means those people don’t give up and believe in hard work. In Flipped, by Wendelin Van Draanen, the character, Juliana Baker aka Juli has a growth mindset. In Flipped, by Wenelin Van Draanen, Juli Baker has a growth mindset. Juli was mad at Bryce, but Bryce was sorry about what he did, h planted a Sycamore Tree in her front yard for forgiveness, Juli says, “So maybe I should go

comparing two resources that have survival as their topic, but are distinct in their own way. Sometimes, authors write in such a unique way, the reader can’t even tell if two works are literature have he same topic! “Runaway”, a fiction novel, by Wendelin Van Draanen, is a diary of a girl named Holly, who is an orphan on the run. She writes about her survival adventure from escaping her foster parents to heading down to California, to ending up living in an apartment above a dog salon. “ A Casual Man’s

The genre of the book A running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen is fiction. The cover of the book is very simplistic and shows a pair of running shoes hanging off the title which immediately tells me that this book must be about a runner, which it is. The main character of the book is Jessica; she’s a junior at liberty high school with a strong passion for running and is on the schools track team. She achieves her personal best of a 55 flat in the 400m but on their way home from that meet a vehicle

I am one of the numerous amount of students enrolled in your class and most likely, you have no idea who I am. I am hopeful that this letter will apprise you about my personality, work ethic, and other characteristics. When I was younger, I enjoyed being constantly active; whether that be hanging off the couch while watching T.V. or running around my house yelling incoherent phrases to drive my mother insane, I did it all. One day, I stumbled upon a video of a girl teaching the viewer how to do

The Cathedral “It’s tragic to have sight but no vison”, Helen Keller. This quote applies to the story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver. The story about a sighted man who lacks vison, but encounters a blind man who has spiritual vison. In consequence of the encounter the narrator wakes up and realized he has been blind his whole life. In the story the narrator seems very narcissistic and narrow minded. The narrators’ ideas and characterizations of the blind were influenced by the television. Not only

they win the events, but in the hours, weeks, months, and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character. -T. Alan Armstrong. In the Novel The Running Dream by, Wendelin Van Draanen is about a strong young lady named Jessica who has everything that she could ever want. Then with a fatal bus crash to one of her cross country meets her life changes. As a result, Jessica has to learn how to adapt to her new life; while staying

Lenah Stefani West Scranton Intermediate-- 8thgrade Flipped – Wendelin Van Draanen When Bryce Loski moved into his new house at a young age he was immediately bombarded by one of his new neighbors, Juliana Baker. All she wanted to do was make friends with him and play, after all they were in the same grade. Juli soon feel in love with Bryce but Bryce found her annoying and weird. Years went by and Bryce avoided talking to Juli and ignored the ginormous crush everyone knew she had on him. Juliana’s