BOOK REPORT The Outsiders By: S.E Hinton(New York: Puffin Books‚ 1967) The outsider: The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. The title of this book is related to the story‚ because in the novel‚ Ponyboy and Johnny are outsiders. They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like
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No Pretty Pictures by Anita Lobel Published by Avon Books in 1998‚ 193 pages Nonfiction/biography Anita Lobel’s book is written on her childhood and experiences through the Holocaust. Many reviews say the book is a powerful and good read for all readers. The book report is being written for Mrs. H American History 9 class. I chose this book because it was written from the author’s experiences as a young‚ Jewish girl. In the book No Pretty Pictures‚ Anita Lobel tells her story as a Jewish
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kKayla Williams Book Report 19 November 2012 CD 225 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Christopher is very gifted‚ but has Asperger’s syndrome. The novel begins with Christopher finding his neighbor’s dog dead in the front yard. He picks the dog up because he feels bad that it has died‚ but his neighbor‚ Mrs. Shear‚ comes out and believes that he just killed her dog. She immediately calls the police. When the police get to the scene they question Christopher‚ but they struggle
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This book is about a nine year old boy named Bruno who‚ because of his father’s job‚ is forced to move from Berlin to the countryside. From his bedroom window‚ Bruno spots a fence behind which he sees men in ’striped pyjamas’. These are Jews‚ and they are in a Nazi concentration camp. One day his parents come to an agreement that both Bruno and Gretel need a tutor for their education‚ so they hire Herr Liszt. To Bruno‚ Herr Liszt is the most boring teacher one could ever have; he teaches social studies
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I Acknowledgement On the very outset of this report‚ I would like to extend my sincere & heartfelt obligation towards all the personages who have helped me in this endeavor. Without their active guidance‚ help‚ cooperation & encouragement‚ I would not have made headway in the book report. First‚ I would like to extend my sincerity and give thanks to our Dear God for giving me strength and His guidance Second‚ I am extremely thankful and pay my gratitude to my Ms. Princess
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The book opens up with an introduction of the narrator‚ Death‚ and his recounting of the three different times he saw the book thief through his work of carrying the souls of the dead away. A color is associated with all of these visits as he can see a very wide spectrum of color. The first sighting is white‚ the second black‚ and the third red all symbolizing the Nazi flag and the story of the book thief. After this‚ he proceeds to tell the story of the book thief. Death’s story first opens
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Book Report 1. Just Listen‚ Sarah Dessen‚ February 28‚2008‚ 383 pages 2. Summary of the plot: Annabel Greene had what could be considered the perfect teenage life: cool friends‚ close family‚ good grades‚ and a part-time career as a model. At the beginning of summer that all disappeared. She is still traumatized by the attempted rape she experienced from her best friend’s boyfriend‚ and she doesn’t try to fix the broken friendships that are created when everyone turns their backs on her
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Francisca Martinez Mrs. Smith Eng.9H Per.4 20 May 2010 Book Report 1. Things Fall Apart 2. Chinua Achebe 3. 209 Pgs 4. Tragedy 5. AP List 6. Although his father was a lazy man who earned no titles in the Ibo tribe‚ Okonkwo is a great man in his home of Umuofia. Okonkwo is selected by the elders to be the guardian of Ikemefuna‚ a boy taken prisoner by the tribe. For three years the boy lives with Okonkwo’s family and they grow fond of him. Then the elders decide that the boy must be killed. Rather
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English Long Book Report Chan Hiu Tung Christie 4C (2) Title: Emma Author: Jane Austen Publisher: Pearson Education Limited What is love? How can we do to catch our own true love? I found the answer after reading the book‚ Emma. Emma‚ which talked about Emma Woodhouse‚ who is a beautiful‚ clever but with little spoiled girl. She is rich and she loves arrange marriage between her friends and neighbours in a village called Highbury. Unfortunately‚ she makes a lot of
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STRATEGY TO FILTER AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC CREATE BY ANTI-CENSORSHIP SOFTWARE IN LOCAL AREA NETWORK A thesis submitted to the Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Master Of Science (Information Communication Technology) Universiti Utara Malaysia By Kamal Harmoni Kamal Ariff PERMISSION TO USE In presenting this thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a postgraduate degree from Universiti Utara Malaysia
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