main character of the book‚ A Separate Peace‚ is Gene Forrester. He is in the senior class at Devon. He is widely known as the smart student who is always on time to class and always does his school work. Gene is a good choice as the main character of this book‚ but if the author would have chosen Finny as the main character‚ the book would have been different. Finny leaves Devon for an amount of time because he breaks his leg. Therefore‚ if he was the main character‚ the book would not have been placed
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The book that I chose to do my report on is called Life in Prison by Stanley “Tookie” Williams. Tookie Williams was the infamous founder of the notorious Crip gang. The main objective of this book is to dispel some of the street myths surrounding prison life and to steer people away from crime. Tookie first learned about prison from his friend older brother named Rock. Rock spent most of his time in and out prisons. Rock described prison as a gladiator school where men go to prove their toughness
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Quarter 1 Book Writing Imagine the worst dog possible. That dog has a name‚ Marley. There’s only one person I can think of to take care of him‚ John Grogan. John Grogan‚ in ¨Marley and Me¨ written by John Grogan‚ is a natural at dog training‚ even though you wouldn’t know from his appearance. Actually‚ you really can’t tell anything from his appearance. John has a pretty casual look to him. He wears casual clothes‚ has an average body‚ as well as height. The only thing that would really stick out
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expert on the case could be paid to alter the trial. So‚ cases concerning rape‚ murder‚ burglary‚ and such‚ committed by celebrities become a big deal. That’s mainly because they have so much money and can find their way out of it. Which is what my book is about. It is about showing the public that the criminal‚ O.J. Simpson‚ who is really guilty‚ walks a free man‚ but it’s certain that he committed the crime he was charged with and found not guilty to. It was written by four authors. Pablo F. Fenjves
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Text-type: Print-fiction 5. Genre: Mystery/thriller 6. Summary of the book: This book is about a boy who has a face like a skull‚ nose is sunk in‚ eyes are small and yellow and the body is a skeleton with skin. Moreover‚ he has a lovely voice and smart. His father and mother never love him. One day‚ he ran away from home and he leaned many things in the trip‚ but when he learned the skill from the people‚ the people always whispered against him. When he in a fair‚ Fortune Teller asked him
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is about a young black male named Riche Perry from Harlem who enlists in the Vietnam war to try to help his single mother with bills. But due to misfiling he is sent into combat which he is not mentally ready for and does heavy soul searching into the meaning of life and why he is here. The story takes place in Vietnam several months between 1967 and 1968 during the Vietnam war at an American base at Chu Lai in South Vietnam. The narrator of the story is Richie
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The two books I read over the summer were Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan and The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The first book‚ Counting By 7s takes place in Bakersfield‚ California‚ and is about twelve year old Willow Chance who enjoys gardening‚ diagnosing medical conditions and the number seven. The story is about her journey through life after her parents died in a tragic car accident. Prior to the car accident Willow has to see Dell Duke‚ a student counselor‚ after being accused to cheater
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Equiano’s tone of writing is humble. The purpose of the book is not for his own vanity or pride but to capture the power his faith which guided him through slavery until the point of his freedom. As the chapters unfold‚ Equiano establishes an authentic account of his plan to abolish the horrors of slavery by creating physical written text to illustrate the magnitude of the abuse and suffering slaves endured. The book maintains his reports of impassioned and emotionally centred rants against the
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The roaring twenties truly were roaring with the lavish‚ extravagant lifestyle of parties and immorality. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald attributes to this lifestyle. In the novel‚ the narrator Nick Carraway moves to Long Island and develops relationships with Jay Gatsby and Tom and Daisy Buchanan. Fitting perfectly with the theme of the twenties‚ Tom Buchanan has a woman on the side named Myrtle Wilson. Soon after‚ the reader is informed that Gatsby had a former relationship with Daisy
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Stick Figure The book which I will be talking about‚ is an autobiography‚ Stick Figure‚ written by Lori Gottlieb. The setting of this book is Beverly Hills‚ in the year of 1978. The main character‚ Lori is an intelligent eleven year old girl. She is surrounded by people who live a lifestyle on being rich‚ doing diets and trying to be thin and surrounded by messages of the “perfect body” for women. Every female she comes across‚ from peer to adult‚ is on a diet‚ counts calories‚ avoids desserts
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