Avi Nothing But The Truth selection
Honors English F
Avi Nothing but the Truth
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Does anyone say no?” This quote is from the book Nothing but the Truth by Avi. It is my favorite book, I chose it because I liked the way the author portrayed the characters. This is one of my favorite books because of the way it is written. Avi also includes the conversations between all the characters. Nothing but the Truth has strong characters, plot, mood, and tone.
First, I like books in journal form but I also like to know what all the characters are thinking, in this book you have both. Another reason why I like this book is it’s written about a student who is my age and grade level. In addition, Avi writes the story like it could happen. It is very believable and helps to entice me in as a reader. In fact the main character is Philip Malloy. Philip is an only child; he has caring parents, and is in 9th grade. He is an average boy but he does not push himself enough. The author presents Phillip as a brassy, rule-breaking limit-pushing boy. Philip shows this characteristic multiple times throughout the book. “Miss. Narwin: Is that someone humming? ...Is that you Philip? ... Phillip: Just humming. Miss. Narwin: Please stop it… Philip: Mr. Lunser doesn’t mind. I just- Miss. Narwin: Stop it now Philip: But--“ (Avi 42) This exchange between Philip and his teacher, Ms. Narwin shows how Philip starts a confrontation to see how much he can push the limit. Another example is when Phillip continuously talks about how angry he is with Ms. Narwin, “Today was rotten. Nothing was right. I felt like punching Narwin in the face. It all just stinks.” (Avi 55) As a follow up to this quote, Philip shows that he turns the blame onto Ms. Narwin for the rotten day. Ms. Narwin is another main character in the book. She is Philip’s 9th grade English teacher and she has Philip for homeroom. Ms. Narwin has been teaching a long time (21 years) and is well
Avi Nothing but the Truth
“Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Does anyone say no?” This quote is from the book Nothing but the Truth by Avi. It is my favorite book, I chose it because I liked the way the author portrayed the characters. This is one of my favorite books because of the way it is written. Avi also includes the conversations between all the characters. Nothing but the Truth has strong characters, plot, mood, and tone.
First, I like books in journal form but I also like to know what all the characters are thinking, in this book you have both. Another reason why I like this book is it’s written about a student who is my age and grade level. In addition, Avi writes the story like it could happen. It is very believable and helps to entice me in as a reader. In fact the main character is Philip Malloy. Philip is an only child; he has caring parents, and is in 9th grade. He is an average boy but he does not push himself enough. The author presents Phillip as a brassy, rule-breaking limit-pushing boy. Philip shows this characteristic multiple times throughout the book. “Miss. Narwin: Is that someone humming? ...Is that you Philip? ... Phillip: Just humming. Miss. Narwin: Please stop it… Philip: Mr. Lunser doesn’t mind. I just- Miss. Narwin: Stop it now Philip: But--“ (Avi 42) This exchange between Philip and his teacher, Ms. Narwin shows how Philip starts a confrontation to see how much he can push the limit. Another example is when Phillip continuously talks about how angry he is with Ms. Narwin, “Today was rotten. Nothing was right. I felt like punching Narwin in the face. It all just stinks.” (Avi 55) As a follow up to this quote, Philip shows that he turns the blame onto Ms. Narwin for the rotten day. Ms. Narwin is another main character in the book. She is Philip’s 9th grade English teacher and she has Philip for homeroom. Ms. Narwin has been teaching a long time (21 years) and is well