A Book Report ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sidney Sheldon (February 11‚ 1917 – January 30‚ 2007) was an Academy Award-winning American writer. His TV works spanned a 20-year period during which he created The Patty Duke Show (1963–66)‚ I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70) and Hart to Hart (1979–84)‚ but he became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling novels such as Master of the Game (1982)‚ The Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels (1980). He is the seventh best selling writer of
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extremely complex so I couldn’t do it without so much detail. SORRY! D: The Host By Myah Dalton A riveting dystopian novel with dreamed up characters‚ Melanie and Wanderer‚ written into something amazing by Stephanie Myer becomes the extraordinary book‚ “The Host.” In a land thousands of years from now there is an earth‚ among this earth is a civilization occupied by human bodies‚ but their minds are occupied by peacekeeping‚ for lack of a better word‚ aliens. They call themselves souls and they
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INTRODUCTION a. BACKGROUND This modern inspirational classic book entitled Tuesdays with Morrie written by Mitch Albom has changed millions of lives. This book tells about the story of an old professor named Morrie Schwartz who is suffering from a disease called amyothopic lateral sclerosis (ALS)‚ it is a brutal unforgiving illness of the neurological system. And it has known no cure. Morrie’s doctor guessed he had two years left‚ but he knew it was less. But despite of knowing that
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Far from verity After taking time reading this eye opening novel “Lies My Teacher Told Me” written by Dr. James W. Loewen‚ the book has open my mind to American History and the reality of everyday life‚ for example on the topics of Helen Keller‚ the unbelievable truth of Woodrow Wilson‚ the exploration of Christopher Columbus‚ and the inverse truth of heroes and sheroes. To begin with‚ in textbooks I have read‚ Woodrow Wilson was seemed as one of the most important man and promising to the blacks
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Ryan Hill Mrs. Wheeler Business Tech 20 November 2014 Book Review By Colin Barker Homeland‚ John Jake’s formidable novel about the final explosive events if the nineteenth century‚ is the first in a series that will focus attention on a new “Jakes” family‚ the Crowns. Multiple characters and settings are the norm for Jakes; however‚ this story rivets primarily attention on Paul Crown‚ a young German immigrant. Paul leaves behind a Germany of cholera‚ poverty and political upheaval only to face problems
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Chelcie Tjoeng Ms. Pacheco English III/Period 5 30 August 2017 Weekly Book Report #2 Bergin‚Virginia. H2O. Illinois: Sourcebooks Fire Inc.‚ 2014. 332. Number of pages read this week: 22 Characters: Ruby Morris‚ Simon Morris‚ Becky Morris‚ Caspar McCloud Plot: (Describe the plot in one paragraph.) Ruby has a huge crush on Caspar McCloud and ever since that incident‚ Ruby has gotten the opportunity to get closer to him. Caspar confesses that he has feelings for Ruby too and they start to get closer
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I have been reading the book "Boost" by Kathy Mackel. The book is about the main character and narrator‚ Savannah Christopher‚ Savvy for short‚ and her older sister‚ Callie. Savvy and Callie are both athletic girls‚ but conflicts with their sport make them want to boost their game. In the book‚ Savvy is trying out for a 18U team‚ Fire‚ at the age of 13 with her friend‚ Nina Gonzalez. Meanwhile her sister Callie is a freshmen trying out for the varsity cheerleading team. I predict that because
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The Catcher in the Rye - a book presentation A short biographical sketch of the author The Catcher in the Rye is a novel written by the American author Jerome David Salinger‚ born on January 1th 1919 in New York City. His parents were very wealthy‚ and he was raised in Manhattan. Salinger has expressed in a number of interviews that he had trouble fitting in at school‚ and therefor moved from prep school to prep school as a child. In 1934‚ his parents decided to send him to a military academy
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JOSEPH T. WARD DEAR MOM A SNIPER’S VIETNAM Novel Joseph T. Ward writes this inspiring true story on cruelty of the war in Vietnam from his perspective. From the time he makes his decision to join the Marines in the beginning of the book all the way to making it to Vietnam as a Marine Scout Sniper. Among the Joseph T. Ward‚ Dave Young‚ Mike O’Grady‚ and Nick Herrera (whom all since childhood have been friends with Joseph T. Ward and decided to join the Marines with him) share six purple hearts
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The book begins with Totto-Chan’s mother knowing her daughter got expelled from school. Her mother realizes that Totto-Chan needs is a school where more freedom is permitted. So‚ she takes Totto-Chan to meet the headmaster of the new school‚ Mr. Kobayashi. The book describes the times that Totto-Chan has‚ the friends she makes‚ the lessons she learns‚ and the vibrant atmosphere that she indulges in. All of these presented to the reader through the eyes of a child. The reader sees the normal world
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