Bethany's mother is in the passenger seat overcome with grief, Then, the car pulls to a stop and on the side of the street and her dad makes a complete stop. He then gets out of the car and opens the trunk pulling out a suitcase and handing it to Bethany. As she gets out of the car her dad walks her to the door, Bethany’s dad says a long goodbye. Bethany’s dad starts explaining that it is only temporary and that the will be back to get her in a few days right before her thirteenth birthday. He then gives her a kiss on the cheek goodbye and knocks on the door. Amazingly, her overly protective parents drive off and leave her with the stranger.Not long after meeting the new stranger Bethany tries calling her parents, not knowing that their cell phones have been disconnected. She wants to beg them to come back and decides to stop trying for a while. The next morning, her father calls to tell her, surprisingly, that she's safer where she is than with them. She overhears Myrlie tell her father that Bethany must learn about Elizabeth, which is someone she is not familiar with. What Bethany doesn’t know is that there are more mysteries, such as the way Myrlie is shocked that Bethany loves to swim and…
When I read this book I thought that it was boring, it turns out that is one of the most incredible books that I have ever read. Sadly to me, the book has quite an expected end, but the story still amazing and worthy of your time and attention. I learned from this book that no matter of what kind of struggle you’re going to, but you have to keep moving forward and keep fighting for your dreams.…
Brianna Gaebel Due Date: Wednesday 22nd Journal 9 I am reading Awake by Natasha Preston, and I am on page 100. The book is about a girl name Scarlett who losses her memory when she was four years old during a house fire and 12 years later she gets into a accident and starts to recall events that happened when she was younger. In this book I will be predicting. G…
She then gets sent to a counselor, Dell Duke, who has problems of his own. At the end of her session, she meets Mai Nguyen a sister of Quang-ha Ngyguen Nguyen who also attends counseling with Dell Duke. The two become friends. Willow comes home from school one day to find that her parents have been killed in a car crash. Pattie, Mai’s mom, invites her over to stay for a while so that the Social Security workers can find a place for Willow to stay.…
The book starts off showing Helga Crane as a teacher at Naxos school in the South. She started out talking about how she enjoyed reading at night to forget about her day at the school and the students. She recalls…
The story is imbued with a chilling villain that sends a chill down the spine making it impossible to put down the novel. Jesslyn lives through unspeakable sadness and pain after losing her children and husband to a drunk driver only to stumble on to her closest friend murdered, with the villain outline disappearing tin the darkness. To make it even more interesting she feels a weird attraction to her new guest even going as far as agreeing to stay with him. A spooky, yet scintillating and sexy read, it is sure to delight any romantic suspense thriller…
through ought the story really speaks to the characteristics of both the man and girl. The reader…
“ live learned life is a lot like surfing , when you get caught in the impact zone , you need to get right back up because you never know what’s over the next wave and if you have faith anything is possible anything at all “…
After a traumatic experience some people hide their painful emotions by pulling away and withdrawing from those they have hurt. However, some are able to recognize the pain and harm they have caused from becoming disconnected from those they should be closest to, and do their best to repair the damage. Alice Sebold, Author of The Lovely Bones and Khaled Hosseini, Author of The Kite Runner tell of dysfunctional responses to grief and emotional pain. Abigal of The Lovely Bones, and Amir of The Kite Runner are both emotionally immature, and do not know how to handle their feelings appropriately. Both these protagonists run away from their fears and pain and the ones who hold them close.…
This change of feeling as the novel progresses almost acts as a story with a moral point ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’. This is because as soon as she is in…
The book, Ellen Foster, revolves around a young girl’s unstable life and her ability to fight through obstacles and to find people who truly care for her. As a young child, Ellen was damaged by her father especially because he treated her with extreme disrespect. After her mother’s death, Ellen did not really have any family left as her family members continued to pass away. However, Ellen learned to tend to adult responsibilities at a very young age. Specifically Starletta and her family, Julia and Roy, and her new mama all supported her in a way that made her feel as if she were a young girl rather than an adult with responsibilities.…
This book is a biography about a young girl who lives in poverty. Her name is Jeannette Walls she takes the reader through her life in the book. My mother has read the book before me and highly recommended it for this project. She explained the plot and I was very interested. I read the it and was very happy with the book.…
In the beginning of the book, Mikayla believes she has everything she needs and when she turns 18 her life will be complete. Mikayla is very rebellious against her parents and does not have a positive relationship with them. One night when Mikayla sneaks out to meet her boyfriend Dylan they end up having un-protected sex, this mistake lead to another, Mikayla soon finds out she is pregnant. When she decides to keep the baby, Dylan breaks up with her and starts dating his ex-girlfriend Kristy. When Mikayla starts to lose all hope and starts considering giving up her baby, Hopkins supplies evidence by stating “Today, I am a loser. Lost friends. Lost boyfriend. Declining grades. Declining home life, with parents who can’t get along. Most of it came from bad choices. Wrong friends. Wrong boyfriend. Wrong night, wrong time of the month not to insist on a condom. I can’t fix my parents, of course. But I can rethink becoming a parent myself” (514). Near the end of the story when Mikayla is at her worst, Shane’s mom considers adopting the baby but when Shane confesses to his mom that he is in a lot of pain and wants her attention, his mom decides not to adopt the baby. In the end of the story, Mikayla is a new girl and she decides to keep her baby and see where life takes her.…
This book is will amaze you with its deep and misterious story that catches your attention at it best! You will stop doing whatever you are doing once you start reading the book. Its characters have an amazing personality and they play along with events of the story in a perfect and harmonious way. The main character is a dog who fights against the nature and some other several circumstances in order to achieve its goal and be happy. When you read it, you will feel every emotion that the dog is feeling at the moment. This book will fill your heart and soul with beautiful emotions. It is a highly recommendable book since its story is amazing, also, the writer, John Locke, made a masterpiece of it. Saving Rachel has a truly beautiful story full…
The use of literary elements, such as theme and conflict, helps to further demonstrate the idea of Edna attempting to seek independence and find her inner self throughout this novel. The theme, which is the main idea which the author weaves throughout a work and wants the reader to remember, is to first find yourself before involved with others. In almost all stories the theme is very important and teaches the reader a lesson. In this novel, The Awakening, the theme plays a crucial part to the overall story. Because Edna struggles so much and eventually leaves her family to take some time for herself, it reinforces the concept of the necessity of realizing the importance of knowing who you are and your values. It makes Ednas suicide in the end of the story much more important and effective. Without this particular theme, the main point of the story, which is to develop feminism and bring it to the readers attention.…