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 books' content.
*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 answer the above. This blog post must be completed by
2:30p.m. on Friday, August 25th, 2017.
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The first book that I read was Brian's winter by Gary Paulson. This was a really good book because I showed how Brian can survive in the woods with nothing with him. This book shows that you can do things that you think you can do.
The second book that I read was A Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy. I don't remember much of that book so I cant really give a good reasoning on what the context was. I know its about a man who's friend was an alien and he takes him on a adventure through the galaxy telling him that the world was going to end or something around that note.
Over the summer I read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven and Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven. In the 1st book, I liked how mysterious the characters were and much meaning everything they said, had. They go through a serious of things and they really exaggerate the signs before one of the characters dies. Along with how meaningful the trail he leaves behind for her to follow is also really meaningful as well. In the 2nd book, I liked how two very different people's paths crossed and they became good friends and started telling each other thing's they've never said out loud before. I really liked how both of these books switched off between point of views every other chapter.
This summer I read 2 books. I read This is Our Story by Ashley Elston and We are still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen. The first book was about 5 friends who went hunting, and one boy accidentally shot and killed another boy. It was a mystery to figure out the shooter, but I really disliked that book. The second book was very good though. It was about two childhood friends. When they graduate high school, one of them goes to college and the other works in his dad’s shop. Even being hundreds of miles away, they write letters back and forth to each other. The whole book is just about all the different troubles each of them face in that first year after high school, and how they stay friends and help each other out. I learned that it’s always good to have a friend who you can rely on to turn to when things get tough. I also really connected to the book with a similar situation. One of my best friends from elementary school went to Powell and I went to Newton. It was really hard on me, but just like in the book, I realized we could still be friends even though we don’t see each other often. This was definitely one of the most inspirational books I’ve ever read.
Over the summer I read the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Book 1) by Ann Brashares. My favorite part about this book was the plot about how four close friends separated during the summer and used letters and a pair of jeans passed from girl to girl to keep their friendship alive. I learned how important friendship is, especially with my transition to a new school this year. This content matters to me because it taught me that friendship is so important and your friends always have your back no matter what happens. The second book I read over the summer was Flush by Carl Hiaasen. I liked this book because it helped me realize how our actions can greatly impact the environment. I learned that if we don’t advocate for the environment, we’re going to lose the world we know today. This content from the book Flush matters to me because it has shown me that standing up for what you believe in, can change the world for the better.
This summer I read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards, and 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. The Memory Keeper's Daughter was about this woman who was about to give birth to twins - A boy and girl. The mother gave birth to the boy first, then the girl. But when the girl came out, the father saw that she had down syndrome. This book was set back in the 1960's, so the father of the children had sent the nurse to take the baby girl to an institution. The nurse got to the institution, and couldn't bring herself to give the child up. She raised the child as her own, and the couple, along with the baby boy went home. The father had told his wife that the baby girl had died from birth to hold the fact that he gave her up.
13 Reasons Why was about this girl, who killed herself, because of 13 people who tempted her to make that decision. Many people had bullied her in many different forms. Verbal, emotional, and also physical.
What I liked about the first book was how near the end, the girl with down syndrome met her family, except for her father who had passed before then.
What I liked about 13 Reasons Why was the fact that it announces that little things can go a long way. No matter if its good or bad. What you say matters to others. And it can impact people. It announces that you don't know what is happening in someone else's life.
I read IT by Stephen King and The Shining also by Stephen King. I loved IT so much that it is now my favorite book. In fact, it impacted me so much I had nightmares every day I read the book. I hope to be able to see the new movie on opening day, September 8. IT’s about the clown who terrorized Derry, Maine every 27 years. I loved The Shining too, but it was kinda slow at first. I loved it as it went on. It’s about the haunted hotel and the family who moved in for the winter caretaker job, including the psychic son.
I loved IT so much because it kept me hooked, there was not a dull point despite it being a mystery where there can be many blank spots with no action. He managed to keep the suspense alive. I actually learned in this book that you could at as many salads as you want to and no excess weight would be put on, Ben lost weight this way. The content in this book matters so much to me because I have never read such a long book so fast and been so hooked that I would rather read the book then watch netflix or youtube. From The Shining I also liked how the story developed and the evolution of Jack from being a sane man to going insane was played out and portrayed well. I learned how some psychics get visions, despite that part might being fiction. The content mattered because it was based here in colorado so I was familiar with many of the elements.
This summer, the two books I read were The Fault in Our Stars, and Paper Towns, both by the author John Green. For the Fault in our Stars, I helped me have a close look into a teenagers life with cancer. It helped me understand how hard it is to have boundaries, always making decisions, and having decisions made for you because of cancer. It was exceptional story about cancer, heartbreak, romance and life as a teenager. It also made me think more about how fortunate I am to have al the wonderful things in my life. Paper Towns was a wonderful story about mystery, and again, romance. it helped me understand more about how high school kids can pressure you into to doing things, that could potentially ruin your life. I was happy to read such an exciting novel with an ending that really got you thinking.
I read The mulberry lens and the sequel passenger both by Andrews smith. These books were a good read and interesting. I learned that this author is a good read. I think the book's content was good and was set in a dystopian world it was fast paced at times but slow at others but not boring. The main character Is given a pair of purple lenses in england by someone that seemed familiar. From there he sees inside and travels to another world called mulberry. Here he goes through a series of adventures and at the end of the first book he tries to destroy them leading to another exploration in the prequel.
Over the summer I read the I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore. I really enjoyed this series because it had a lot of action and adventure. The general concept of the story is really unique and isn’t really seen in any other story. This story is about advanced people from another planet being forced to go to Earth while being hunted down by another civilization. There are basically 9 warriors and 9 protectors, and the warriors have to be killed in order. The warriors try to survive while they have the other civilization hunting them down. This was a really interesting approach to take on this story and over the stories in this book there were many different perspectives of the 9. I learned from this book that you really have to be careful with who you put your trust in and sometimes it takes a full team to accomplish your overall goals.
) 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 books' content.
Over the summer I read two books, "Biggie" by Derek E. Sullivan and "Rumble Fish" by S. E. Hinton. I really liked "Biggie because it has my favorite sport, baseball, and it was about a highschooler that was hiding in the shadows of the school to a popular kid. I also really enjoyed "Rumble Fish" because it was an action packed book with a good ending. I learned from "Biggie" that you can't live in the past and you have to work hard to succeed. I learned from "Rumble Fish" not to get in fights because that's a bad way to live.
I read the book The Austere Academy and The Ersatz Elevator both by Lemony Snicket. I liked how interesting these books were, they had a ton of new content I never seen in any other book. I learned tons of new words from these books like austere and ersatz which before I read these books I never have heard of these words. What matters to me about these books content was things like loyalty and companion ship, where the siblings have ton of conflict along with there friends where they need this said loyalty and companionship. That's why I liked these two books and why I read them over the summer.
Over the summer, I read “Between Shades of Gray” by Ruta Sepetys, and the other was “Girl in the Blue Coat” by Monica Hesse. What I liked about these books was how they were about completely different subjects, however, they were in the same time frame, in World War II. I thought it was very interesting how much people were affected by the war in such different, yet brutal, ways. From the books, I learned a lot about what life was like being a teenager the middle of the most well-known war that has ever occurred. What matters to me in the books’ content was how these stories are based on true events that will most likely happen again in the future. All of the brutal details I have read do not sound real, however, this was how people actually lived during the war.
I read the books A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks and tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. In the book A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks, it shows how no matter how nice or how "perfect" you are things are rough. Including how you should always treat people with respect because you don't what they have or are going through. I really loved how the story flows nicely. Also the ending sentence puts a cherry on top of the whole writing. Another great story I read was tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Mitch Albom shows a different way of how death can be looked at. When reading this book it helps you, again, understand that life has a way of being cruel and you can't choose how your life is gonna end up. In the end you have to remember the good times
I read the book 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. This book was definitely hard to read because of how deep and emotional it got. What I liked about this book was how descriptive and in depth the story got with the characters. I also liked how the reader gets to see more than 13 different sides to a story. The main story about Hannah Baker killing herself is told from her own perspective, and the people in the story tell their side of what happened leading up to her suicide. From this book, I have learned that no matter what you say, good or bad, big or small, it can truly affect someone’s life and how that person is viewed from then on. What matters to me about this book’s content is that words are powerful and if you use them wrong, then you could cause some serious damage, and you wouldn’t know until that damage is done and then there is no going back. I also read the book Finding Mr. Brightside by Jay Clark. This book was very heart-warming and page turning. When I read this book I was always on the edge of my seat rooting for Juliette and Abram’s love to last. What I like about this book is that is changes point of views between the main character. I like how we get to see the story is two different perspectives. What I learned from this story is that when you come to love someone and care for them, you become a better person and learn so many things about yourself from them. The content from the book matters to me because it showed me that finding your person, or group of people is so important and will help you grow so much in your life.
I read the books A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks and tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. In the book A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks, it shows how no matter how nice or how "perfect" you are things are rough. Including how you should always treat people with respect because you don't what they have or are going through. I really loved how the story flows nicely. Also the ending sentence puts a cherry on top of the whole writing. Another great story I read was tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. Mitch Albom shows a different way of how death can be looked at. When reading this book it helps you, again, understand that life has a way of being cruel and you can't choose how your life is gonna end up. In the end you have to remember the good times
Over the summer I read Call of the Wild by Jack London, and You Shall Know our Velocity by Dave Eggers. The most important thing I learned from reading Call of the Wild was a different way of society, survival of the fittest. The stronger dog you were, the more you would get meaning you could steal from other dogs or the owners if you were the alpha dog. If you were too weak to endure the grueling trip that the dogs made through the snow, you would die and the rest of the pack would move on without you. Also, I can make a connection to You Shall Know our Velocity because the two main characters, Hand and Will, are traveling around the world to give money to the poor. I relate to this because I feel that I have a good life, and I try to volunteer for places that help out people who don’t have as good of a situation as I do.
This summer I read "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K Rowling. In Hidden Figures I really liked how it was showing what the colored women had to go through during the time of segregation. I learned that woman of color had a hard time getting treated equally and I learned a lot about segregation, the depression, World War II, and the cold war which led to the space race. What mattered to me in the book was how hard the colored women had to fight and how a lot of people didn't know colored women worked for NACA and NASA. This book helped share that colored women we're very important during this process.
In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone I really liked how the book took me out of my own world and put me in a completely different world. In this book I learned about Hogwarts and about the wizarding world of Harry Potter. I also learned about what happened to his parents and how Voldemort killed them. What mattered to me in this book is how Harry, Ron, and Herminone had to go through different challenges to get the Sorcerer's stone so Voldemort could not get the stone.
Over the summer I read the books Speak by Laurie Anderson and Class, The Stone House, by A. K. Benedict and Patrick Ness. Speak was about a high school girl who really struggles through high school after calling the police at a party. All of her friends ignore her and every body in the school learns to hate her. However through the entire story she hides the real secret about why she called the police that night. In Speak I really loved how the author described how the main character was feeling throughout the whole book. This allowed me to almost feel how character was feeling through the strong descriptions the author used.
Class The Stone House was about a teen who was walking home one day and sees a person in the window of the abandon house on the street screaming for help. After that moment she spends every waking minuet thinking about the house and even trying to save the girl in the window. However the house has secrets of its own and is not safe. This story kept me on the edge of my seat and was impossible to put down.
Over the summer I read two books. The first is Maze Runner by James Dashner. This book was about a kid sent to a massive maze with some others. The goal is to escape. One of the things I liked about this book was the characters. You really got to know and love them. I learned to look for other was instead of the obvious way. The friendship matters the most to me in this book. The main character was not alone the whole book.
The second book I read was Scorch Trials by James Dashner. This book is a sequel to maze runner. This book is about after they escape the maze. They now have to travel 100 miles north in a certain amount of time to escape the scorching hot desert. I liked that they introduced new characters. I learned that even if you accomplish something it might now be the end and you have to be prepared to take on the rest. What mattered to me the most about this books content was the characters stuck together and used team work. Team work is one of the most valuable things out there and accomplishes things faster and with efficiency.
The first book that I read was the beginning book in the Black Panther series, by Brian Stelfreeze. I was not a big fan of the story, but it had a good message behind it; if you love someone or something, it never ends. That is real love. In the book, the king loved his people, yet they wanted him to be replaced. He still treated them with respect and love. The second book that I read, happens to be the beginning to my favorite book series. It is Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, by Bryan Lee O'Malley. This book was amazing. Scott Pilgrim shows raw emotion, and I can connect with him very well, which makes the book better for me. I would say that the message would be to know that your girlfriend's ex's aren't crazy.
I did not do any summer reading but I did read "Diary Of A Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney. It is funny because the book guides us along his journey through middle school and the troubles he has and good times he has. The author keeps the story interesting and makes me not want to stop reading the books that he makes.
This summer I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky and The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. The Fault in Our Stars is a pretty good book but wasn’t my favorite. I really like The Perks of Being a Wallflower because it’s kind of a coming of age book. It had a lot that you could relate too in it. By far one of my favorites. It’s about a freshman, Charlie, who doesn’t think he’ll fit it but ends up finding a great group of older friends. His past is brought up later in the book making him how he is today. I really liked the format of this book because it was written as letters to someone from charlie.
Over the summer I read Freak Boy and Fablehaven: Grip of the Shadow Plague. These books where very interesting and fun to read. Freak boy was about a kid who wanted to be a girl but be a guy at the same time. He did not know what to do and when he finally found someone nice to talk to she called it gender fluid and he felt happy with those words. In Fablehaven it was this magical world that was being taken over by a shawdow force of evil everyone had to get together and work together to win back their home
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