Summer Reading
Over the summer, you were asked to read at least two novels of your choice.
1) Briefly tell me what you read, including the titles and authors.
2) I want to know what you liked about the books, what you learned and, more importantly, what matters to you about the book's content? How does it resonate with you?
Please do not give me a summary; I care more about what you took away from the book.
*Make sure to adhere to proper conventions and proofread your response. If, for some reason, you did not read two novels, tell me about two novels you have read and enjoyed and answer the above.
1) Briefly tell me what you read, including the titles and authors.
2) I want to know what you liked about the books, what you learned and, more importantly, what matters to you about the book's content? How does it resonate with you?
Please do not give me a summary; I care more about what you took away from the book.
*Make sure to adhere to proper conventions and proofread your response. If, for some reason, you did not read two novels, tell me about two novels you have read and enjoyed and answer the above.
This summer I read a From a Certain Point of View by Meg Cabot, John Miller, and Nnedi Okorafor, and Ready Play One by Ernest Cline. I liked From a Certain Point of View because of how it took one of my favorite movies, A New Hope, and told that story from multiple points of view. I thought that this was a very interesting idea, and I have never seen anything else like it. From this book I learned that it is important to see things from another person’s point of view. The content of this book really made me think about how other people are seeing certain things. Ready Player One was a great book that had a very compelling story and even better themes. This book taught me that my friends are important, and that I need to be able to trust them. Ready Player One made me think about all of my friends, and the relationships I have with them.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. I enjoyed The Fault in Our Stars because it was so much more realistic than most people and books have told their cancer stories. Although the anger that she had was hard to read and at points not enjoyable to read, it showed the reality of all the hospital visits and depression that she dealt with throughout the book. This book was informing and made me want to continue reading, which is what I look for in a book. The Hobbit was a very difficult book for me to finish. I thoroughly enjoyed the detail that the author put into each and every sentence. I enjoyed learning so much about each character and how J.R.R. Tolkien gave certain specific qualities to each character. My favorite aspect of the whole book was the ring. I would like to read the Lord of the Rings in the near future, because the Hobbit is the prequel to The Lord of the Rings. The life lessons that were in The Hobbit can go into everyone's everyday life, including mine.
ReplyDeleteMy first book was Seabiscuit by Charles S. Howard, This book was about a foal learning to become a race horse. I liked this booked because I am addicted to horses, and I have always loved race horses especially, I have learned from this book that jockeys would kill themselves because training and school and everything about life was hard, so they did suicide. One thing that matters to me in the books content is that it was a non-fictional story. This resonates to me because I had a horse named diego and I imagined him as a race horse, but he wouldn't even walk when I was riding him.
ReplyDeleteMy second book was The Guardian by Nicholas sparks, This book is about a Great Dane named singer who is trying to find a new life partner. A girl lost her husband and he gave her a Great Dane puppy named singer and the husbands promise was that singer and him will always watching over her. I liked this book because I have always and still want a Great Dane for a dog, and the girl is learning how to love again. How julie is learning how to love again and how she accepts her husband is dead. This resonates with me because I had a Nana and she past away 8 years ago and I had a hard time trying to let her go.
Over the summer I read My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. I really enjoyed both of these books because they kept you on the edge of your chair. In My Sister's Keeper there were lots of plot twists that kept you interested. All throughout the book you could really read the reality of the life she was living. In Anna's mind it wasn't fair for her parents to be making decisions about how her body parts are used, whether she could keep the for herself of give them up to help cure her sisters cancer. I was impacted because a lot of adults think that kids can't make responsible decisions for themselves but actually they can and Anna proved that in this book. In the end, this book inspires me to make a change for the better. On the other hand, while reading The Fault in Our Stars you learn about a girl with cancer and her decision to love a young man named Augustus who has cancer as well. What matters to me about this book's content that is in the end, even after a tragic death you can still be happy. Hazel Grace was very in love with Augustus and after his sudden death she understands that if she hadn't opened up to him then she wouldn't be in the position she is in right now and she is happy.
ReplyDeleteMy first book was To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and I liked this book for many reasons. It showed and taught me that racial inequality back then was miserable. It also showed me that you should look past someones outsides and really look deeper into them because maybe what they're saying is very true. Just because you don't like the look of someone doesn't mean they don't have something true or right to say. Finally, it showed me that younger, innocent minds do look past the outside, and don't care what you look like, they just care about what you have to say. The second book I read was Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. I really liked this book because it showed what a world without books would be like. And also it showed that what people are like with just TV screens. Nobody looks at the outside world, everyone just stays in the inside and doesn't care about the outside. In your life, you shouldn't be on your phone for example everywhere you go, look around, explore things. All in all, these books really changed my mind in general.
ReplyDeleteThe two books that I read over the summer were, Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman, and Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo. I enjoyed Backlash because of the different perspectives that the book told and how each person played a role in the book. It was very hard to read at times, for the book covered some sensitive topics that would be hard for any person to read. I was very intrigued by the book and wanted to read it as often as I could because I always wanted to find out what happened next. The book taught me some very good lessons towards cyber bullying and how far a few words can go. Heaven is for Real is a great book that always makes me smile. Even though there are some sad things that the family goes through, there was always something good that came out of it. Heaven is for Real also furthered my faith and helped me grow as a Christian which meant a lot to me. It was hard for me to finish the book because of its slow speed, but I really did enjoy it in the end. I also learned a lot from this book like how family sticks together and that there is a light at the end of almost every tunnel. The lessons in both novels will always stick with me through the hard and easy times.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read The Fault In Our Stars by John Green and If I Stay by Gayle Forman. I really enjoyed If I stay because of the lessons and mindset it put you into, while Mia is put in a state where she is choosing between life or death. Mia has to decide what the future could hold for her to keep fighting and live, or give up and pass away with the rest of her family. This gave me an outlook on how I should let life affect me, if something has a huge impact on my life. Do I keep fighting to get through it, or do I let it get to me and put down my future? I also really enjoyed reading The Fault In Our Stars. I really enjoyed when Augustus talked about the cigarette metaphor, he had said that "You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing". Which basically states that he has the power over his body and what does and does not kill it. Kind of like the book If I Stay, it taught me a lesson that I have the power to choose what I do with my future.
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ReplyDeleteThe first book I read was Into Thin Air by John Krakauer. I really liked this book because it had a lot of suspenseful moments. There were many obstacles that the team had to overcome, but unfortunately only a few were able to make it. This book showed me that you can persevere through anything. It helped me realize that I need to set my goals high, and work to achieve them. I need to put all my focus into my school work, so I can have a successful life. The second book I read was I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore. I really liked how this book mixed fantasy features with real life situations. It also showed that no matter who you are, everyone needs people to be with. This book taught me that even if you are different, everyone wants to be accepted. It's really hard to move to a different school and find new friends.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read two books. The first book I read was The Merciless by Danielle Vega this book
ReplyDeletehad a really dark theme which I usually don't read, but this one caught my eye. It was written very well, throughout the book I was hooked and terrified with every single chapter. It really showed me how far people will go to make sure they are welcomed into a group or even to keep a friendship. Every chapter whether it was very important or not was written really well, the author used a lot of imagery to allow you to visualize what was happening while you were reading. It really brought the book to life.
The second book I read was An Abundance of Katherines by John Green which talked about a boy who during his life dates 18 different girls named Katherine. When he dates and then is broken up with by Katherine number 19, he decides to give up on dating and creates a math theory that he believes will predict not only his, but other peoples relationships chances. I really liked this book because it wasn't sad, which is what i actually expected from a John Green book. It was more of a happy and inspirational book with Colin finding himself, not depressing ways. This definitely was not one of my favorite books, because it was really confusing at times, but I did like some of the parts in the book especially when Colin figured out who he was and he didn't let a break up which was really hard for him break him which was really nice to read.
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ReplyDeleteThis summer I read I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore and Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz. During the very good book I am Number Four, an alien who meant no harm to earth was being chased by other aliens who wanted to kill him so they could invade and take over earth. This book really taught me that it is hard to blend in and make friends and how hard it is to go unnoticed for what you really are. It also taught me that real friends won't care if you aren't normal and will fight beside you no matter how lopsided the odds may be. The other book I read was Ark Angel which is like the 6th book in the series. All these books are pretty good but this one probably had the biggest plot twist in any of the books. It taught me to sometimes take big risks because sometimes they have a big pay off. The other was be careful who you trust and bring into your life.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey and Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. As I was reading The 5th Wave, I liked how it told the story of Cassie trying to find her brother but trying to survive t the same time. At the beginning of the book you could tell that she was very scared and did not have a plan to get her brother back, Cassie gained more confidence and overall because a better person as the story went along. I liked that she became a better person because it taught and I think it matters to every person that it does not matter what you challenge may be in your life you can still grow. The other book I read was Ender's Game which I liked a lot because of the War simulation they had which made Ender very smart and how Card wrote it so you could envision it. I think that Card tells the readers that you can take a bunch of people from different places and put them together and through hard work, you can be a great team. I think that this book matters because it teaches that a Young boy can do many great things, but also deceived into doing something he does not want to do and tries to fix it. This book left me to think that you need to be a hard worker because in this book Ender's hard work pays off.
ReplyDeleteOver the summer I read two books. The two books i read were The Giver by: Lois Lowry and Looking for Alaska by: John Green. The Giver was a very good book. I would recommend this amazing book to anyone who likes to read a good book. This book made me think that not everything in life is always good because when Jonas received his memories from the giver they weren't always good. I really liked this book because it shows you that if you trust someone then they will let you do stuff you would of never imagined. Overall I really liked this book and I'm glad I chose it. My other book (Looking for Alaska) wasn't as good as I thought that it was going to be. It was pretty good but i just don't think that it was for me. I did like that it was about a teenager but he struggled way to much and I don't like that a lot in books. I guess it just wasn't for me.
ReplyDeleteOver the summer I read Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, and The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin. I enjoyed Jonathan Livingston Seagull for many reasons. The first being that it was very creative. The author, Richard Bach, used seagulls as his characters and gave them each a personality, which I thought was very original. Another reason that I liked this book was because it had a dash of humor in it. The thing that I liked most about this book though was the message that was passed through it. Jonathan Livingston Seagull was different from the rest of the seagulls because he liked to fly, but that did not make him a bad person. Jonathan wanted to fly because he believed that there was more to life than just sitting on the beach all day and only leaving to fight with the other seagulls over food. So, the message that I took away from this book was that it is okay to find what makes you happy in life, and even though other people may judge you because you are different, that does not make you a bad person. The thing that I liked most about the second book that I read this summer, The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin, was that it touched on issues that are found in the modern world. Changes amongst friends, death, and divorce are all topics that are discussed in this novel and are also things that many teenagers can relate to. One thing that resonated with me from this novel though was that some things really do just happen for no reason. Suzy, the main character, could not comprehend why or how her friend Franny had died. She tried to find any explanation for her death that she could, but in the end, she realized that no matter what caused Franny’s death, it really had just happened. This taught me that sometimes in life situations will occur that can not be predicted or controlled. And instead of trying to place blame on anything and everything possible, you just have to learn to accept it.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver and This is Where it Ends By Marieke Nijkamp. I enjoyed Before I Fall. Samantha, the main character, lives a day where she gets a car crash at that night. She wakes up from the crash in the same day, this day she is trapped in for seven days. Each day she takes the day with a different version of her self. Through out the book Samantha changed from being snobbish, rude person to sacrificing her life for someone. The lesson from this book was that we have the capacity to destroy, but we are capable to fix our past cruelty. The book content made me think that everyday is a gift and we never know which one is going to be our last so make the most of your days. This is Where it Ends is a horrific story about a school shooting. The book is told from four different perspectives through out the book. The multiply characters tell their story and their connection to the shooter. I liked this book because it give a realistic look about gun violence and school shootings. The context shows that the untold thoughts and the pain that all people go through together when there is school violence happens. What I got from this book is no matter our race, disabilities, and religions we all differences, but we still are humans and we need each other through the worst and best times. Also how a community can come together during a time of crisis to help one and another.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read The Last Full Measure by Trent Reedy and Jarhead by Anthony Swofford. I liked the fact that both books had bits of violence throughout the book. I learned that in war there is a lot of friendly fire from other units. With a books content I like when it is a lot of action and not as much build up with characters. I connected with the books because I know it is important to act against the crowd sometimes.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read two books. The first book was It's not like it's a secret by Misa Sugiura. This book was better than I expected and was about a girl named Sana and about her life and the secrets she has. I really liked this book because of all the drama and interesting characteristics. I decided to read it because it was recommended to me since I liked the movie Love Simon. I learned that becoming more open and learning about yourself and allowing yourself to feel are really important to happiness. This I think is how I connected with the book the most because this year I have been trying really hard to be more outgoing and although this book is fictional I did relate to how it can be really hard at times and overall it was just really relate able in some ways. The second book I read was Hero's of the Revolution by David A. Adler and I personally was impressed by this book because I often find history a bit boring but this book brought out some interesting facts and I got to learn a little more that happened behind the scenes of major wars and to people in history. This book opened my eyes to more of how people lived back then and I learned about Lydia Darrington who which I though was the most interesting story because it showed how women were treated back then and was really interesting especially since before reading this I had no clue she existed.
ReplyDeleteThis Summer I read Paths Not Taken and Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth both by Simon R. Green. Paths Not Taken is about John Taylor and how he needs to find his mother to save the Nightside which is a hidden city under london where monsters live. Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth is about how John's mother comes to the Nightside and she tries to recreate it how she wants. I learned that you always have to put the most important people in your life first because you will be devastated without them. Also you have to stay determined and work hard otherwise you won't get anywhere and nothing will happen.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson and Hatchet by Gary Paulson. I enjoyed Kingdom Keepers because I love Disney and this book takes place at Disney World. I loved how action packed this book was and it had Disney villains that I knew, and that made it easy to picture the fight scenes. This book did a great job aiming Disney stuff toward teens. It teaches you the importance of working together to solve tough situations and that the good will most always beat the bad. This book was nice and easy to follow which I think makes a good book great. I also really enjoyed Hatchet. This was a great survival story and it was interesting to see how a 13 year old boy was able to survive a plane crash and take good care of himself while stranded in the wilderness. I learned some good survival techniques myself by reading this book. I loved how smart and clever some of the things he did to survive were. Seeing that type of survival situation makes me grateful everyday for the things I have available to me that I don't even have to think about. This was a cool book that had a good message to it to never take anything for granted.
ReplyDeleteThis Summer the 2 books I read were Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling and Wonder by R.J Palacio. What I liked in Harry potter was how mysterious the book was, I didn't know when something unexpected would happen and I liked how they use magic alot. I also liked how Harry is an ordinary boy who gets into to trouble without wanting to. I learned that some things aren't as they seem for example, when Harry found the journal he was very convinced and trusted Tom Riddle but Tom Riddle was actually Voldemort the whole time. This book resonates with my life because not everything is as it seems and I always assume things or think the good about things before the worst comes through. The second book I read was Wonder. Wonder was one of my favorite books ever. I liked how it showed the real life struggles of people who are deformed and are really nice on the inside and can be super fun. I liked how the author organize the book by all the characters thoughts and other people's perspectives other than just Auggie's. In the end it was cool that all the kids in the middle school liked Auggie and that the perspective of people totally changed. I learned to not judge by only what you see and to see deeper than just what a person seems because Auggie was a very sweet boy who wanted to be friends with people but people were scared of him. I think That that book resonates with my life because at the beginning of the school year you can assume a lot from other people but you need to meet them first before you can assume things.
ReplyDeleteTwo of the books I read this summer include Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. First, To Kill a Mockingbird taught me many important lessons about racial inequality. It helped me understand the past better, and showed just how much society has evolved. Throughout the novel, it is discussed how people should look past what is on the outside and dive deeper into who a person is. It gives many examples of how people and society can be unfair, but at the same time how there are people who think differently than others, and how equality deserves to have its chance in the world. I loved the detail given throughout the novel, it helped me understand the events in more detail, and allowed me to comprehend the characters better. Also, I believe the story shows different perspectives in an outstanding manner. The second book I read, Frankenstein provides me with many important lessons just as To Kill a Mockingbird did. Frankenstein also taught me the importance of looking past a persons appearance. It taught me how although someone might have an amazing personality, they will be judged and accused just by their looks. Many examples are given throughout the novel to show the severity of judgements and misunderstandings. Frankenstein also shows mankind's fear of the unknown in an extraordinary way. It goes into great detain on this subject through the expressions and actions of both main characters and extra's. It is extraordinary to me the amount of detain given in this story. Lastly, I loved the dark elements included throughout the novel.
ReplyDeleteOver the summer I read, Library Of Souls by Ransom Riggs and The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey. I really loved Library of Souls, it's the third book to Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children. the series is my favorite, it is so good. In this book there's a lot of time travel and adventure everything about it is strange and exciting. I really like books that have adventures and different crazy ideas they kinda let your mind wander. In Library of Souls they go to many different time periods, and it's cool to see the differences between different time periods and places. I also really liked The Infinite Sea it's the second book to The 5th Wave, it is an apocalyptic book. I also really like these kind of books because in these what happens in the books could really happen in real life, it's not very likely but it's still interesting to think about what you would do in those kind of situations. In the book this group of kids are trying to survive anyone they run into will most likely try to kill them. Both of the books were really good and I'm glad I read them.
ReplyDeleteOver the summer I read Ship breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi and Life in the south in the civil war by diane yancey. The ship breaker was and excelente action packed book about later times when the only thing that is clean and not destroyed is the sea. It is very good and I wish that there was a sequel to read because I thought that it always had action and I like those types of later world books. There was a lot of interesting things in the book that I learned about and I learned alot about how bonds can be made with people that you never thought would even bother to talk to each other. Life in the South in the Civil War is a good book it educated me a lot about what kind of technology medicine and weaponry wise they had at that time. It was fascinating to read about the war stories from old books and see how language has changed since then. I also never realized the amount of betrayal the civil war had in it people would change sides and fight against their original "Colonies" as they called them. I would definitely recommend both of these books unless you don't like gruesome stuff then don't read Life in the South.
ReplyDeleteThe books that I read over the summer were, Sway by Kat Spears, and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Sway was a good book because it was kind of a current Cyrano De Bergerac. It was about a guy that was helping another guy get a girl but ends up falling in love with her and becomes friends with her brother. I liked it because it was funny and it was romantic and well written. I learned that it is important to always tell the truth, and that you should fix problems before they escalate and hurt someone you care about. It was fiction but it was realistic. The girl's brother had special needs and it just showed me that even though people are different it doesn't give you the right to be mean. The second, book that I read was The Fault in our Stars. This book was really emotional. It was about two kids with cancer who fall in love. I liked this book because even though it was really sad it was beautiful how these people could find each other and fall in love in despite of their circumstances. It was really cool to get to know these characters. It really taught me that even when they had cancer at such a young age and they knew they were not going to live much longer, they didn't let that define them. They still lived their lives. It also taught me that the people that care most about you should always be there for you no matter what. Also, that bad things will happen, but people should not let that define them. That is what Sway and The Fault in Our Stars meant to me.
ReplyDeleteThe two books I chose to read over the summer were The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and Every Day by David Levithan.
ReplyDeleteThe Perks of Being a Wallflower was a really good book. I had been meaning to read it for a long time but just hadn't gotten around to it. What I liked about this book is how the author didn't always say what was going on but would show it. He would paint a picture in your head instead of you just reading the words off the page. I also really liked the unique style of writing, basically Charlie, the main character, was writing to "you", or his "friend". It read more like a personal diary of his. I really enjoyed the depth of each character. The book has some heavy topics in it, such as death, abortion, drug use, abusive relationships, etc. Just the way Chbosky wrote it you can tell each character has this complex history and they're all just trying to navigate through their own lives, just like Charlie is. The book is on the shorter side, but he fits lots of character development and change in it. I feel like from this book I kind of learned you really have to step outside of your comfort zone, especially going into this new chapter of my life and being a freshman with all new people around me and all new expectations all the time. I felt it was a really good time to read it, since the main character was also a freshman just trying to figure himself out and learn from all past experiences.
The other book I read, Every Day by David Levithan is a book written about a 16-year old person who wakes up in a different person's body every day. Each person 16, but they all vary in gender, race, sexuality, etc. The main character is called "A". A one day has woken up in a boy named Justin's body and meets his girlfriend, Rhiannon. A does not like Justin from the moment he met Rhiannon, he (A) instantly falls in love. He has decided he wants to live his life with this girl. When A explains everything Rhiannon is of course skeptical, but throughout the book he finds a way to prove everything to her. I really liked this book because I've never really read anything like it. I feel like I was constantly putting myself in the characters shoes and really imagining what my life could be like. I kind of learned to love everyone, in a way. These two characters, Rhiannon and A fall in love, even though this person changes bodies every single day. She loves A no matter what body he/she is in. It resonated with me in a way that all the characters are all around my age and their all in highschool, but what really did is that when the author would write from every single one of these people's viewpoints he explains each and every one of their struggles and their personalities and I guess it just really showed me how you don't know what's going on behind closed doors despite thinking you do. Each person has their own problems and their own daily achievements that was is hard in my life is completely different from what is hard in yours. No matter how much a person tells you about their life, you can never ever really know how their feeling.
This summer I read Flags of Our Fathers by James Bradley, and The Maze Runner by James Dashner.
ReplyDeleteFlags of Our Fathers was a biography written about the six flag raisers, before, during, and after Iwo Jima. Part of the reason I really enjoyed this book was because James Bradley wrote it in search of what happened on Iwo Jima, because his father, John Bradley, never talked about Iwo much. The other reason I liked this book was because each flag raiser's childhood was written about, along with their involvement in Iwo Jima, and their deaths. I learned a lot about how war works and how it affects people differently from this book. I also learned a lot about different people and different cultures in general. This book's context resonated with me because it wasn't just another war book, it really dove deep into the six flag raiser's life stories and about each of their individual experiences on Iwo Jima; and although I learned a lot about Iwo Jima itself, the more important thing I took away from this book is that people all react to experiences differently, and that war affects all people, not just the people on the battlefield.
The other book I read this summer, The Maze Runner, I had already read in the past but I wanted to read it again to see if I could get more out of the book, and I did. One thing I noticed this time was that everyone in the maze was male, until Teresa showed up, and that's when the problems started happening in the maze. Some of these problems were the sky got cloudy and the walls of the maze stopped closing at night, allowing the grievers to come into the compound. I really liked the adventurous writing style of this book. The part of the book that resonated and stuck with me the most is the teamwork that all the maze runners used to eventually find their way out of the maze and into the real world.
Over the summer, I was asked to read at least two novels of my choice. The first book I decided to read, was Close to Famous by Joan Bauer. This novel featured a young girl named Foster. The story began with Foster and her mother running away from her mother's abusive boyfriend. The only thing that seemed to keep Foster going was cooking. Even in the hardest of times, Foster knew she had cooking as her escape from reality. I believe that cooking made her feel special, because she could have fun while still being able to help out her mother financially. Foster's had big dreams. She knew that after leaving her home in Memphis and moving to the town of Culpepper, it would be a hard journey to making her dreams come true. Foster dreams of having her own cooking show. I admire how she never gave up on her dreams, even when she knew it would be a hard feat. Later on, Foster met a former Hollywood star who eventually found out that Foster couldn't read. This part of the book resonated with me the most because when I was young, I had an extremely difficult time reading. Everybody else in my class was improving much faster then me. I wanted to give up and it was hard for me to find the strength to keep trying. It took me much longer to learn how to read then the majority of people. Foster had to go through much harder times than me at her age, but in the end she found the strength to keep going, no matter what anybody else said. After reading Close to Famous by Joan Bauer, I learned to keep going, and no matter what comes your way, you can always achieve your dreams. Through leaving the town of Memphis because of Foster's mother's boyfriend, their dad passing, not being financially stable, and not being able to read, Foster was still able to achieve her cooking dreams.
ReplyDeleteThe second book I read was Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This historical fiction book describes an escape of a Jewish family in Copenhagen during World War II. This story focus' on a 10 year old girl named AnneMarie. Anniemarie's best friend in the novel was named Ellen Rosen. The Rosen family was Jewish. Ella Rosen's older sister, Lise, died earlier in the war. In order to save Ellen and her family from being relocated, Annemarie had to pretend to be Ellen's sister. Jewish people were not liked by many at this time. Nazi's were terrible people trying to shame Jews, and others, for being different. Concentration camps were a place where Nazi's would take Jews to toture them. This book resonated with me the most between these 2 summer reads because I am Jewish. My grandma has told me about the horrors of the Holocaust and it is sickening. This book was extremely sad to read, but it is real and sometimes the reality is tough. Throughout reading this book I learned how terrible people can be, but more importantly I learned about friendship, courage, identity, fear, and many more.
In the book Middle School: From Hero to Zero, James Patterson shows us how Rafe, the main character, takes a field trip to London with his classmates. He has to be the leader and tell everyone what to do and to make it worse he has to work on a project with his crush, Jeanne galleta, and her boyfriend. Then he had to room with his arch enemy, ¨Miller the killer¨. Miller made Rafe sleep in the bathroom until Rafe saw Miller crying and he let him sleep on the bed. Jeanne dumped her boyfriend and Rafe saw it as an opportunity to show his appreciation for her. Let's just say she didn't have the same feelings for him. Which caused him to lose his popularity because people made fun of him for it. In the end he was fine but he is still trying to work his way up to popularity.
ReplyDeleteThe two books that I read this summer were the first Girl online book and the first Divergent book.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Girl Online Zoe Sugg tells us about a girl named Penny who lives in England and how she writes a blog about her anxiety and panic attacks but no one knows its her. She tells us about her first trip to New York because her mom has to organize a wedding there. While she is there she meets famous singer Noah Flynn and they become each other's special someone. But she doesn't know he's famous, Until she gets home and her old best friend tells her who he is. Noah and his little sister Bella were raised by his grandma because his parents passed away when Bella was a baby.
The second book I read this summer was about a girl named Tris, she lives in a Chicago of the future. She lives in the section of Abnegation where they do nothing but care for others, like the factionless. But Tris is different she doesn't feel like all she wants to do is help and care for people, so when she has to choose which faction she wants to live in she chooses Dauntless where she gets to run and fight and doesn't have to help people all the time like her parents or brother. Her brother decided to choose to leave Abnegation and go to Erudite instead, but Erudite ends up being evil and they try to kill everyone in Abnegation. Until Tris and Four save everyone. Four is Tris' special someone in this book but his real name is Tobias and he is also originally from Abnegation too, but he left because his father was abusive towards him so he left. After they save everyone from getting killed and they stop all the bad guys and girls they run to Amity for shelter and safety.