realistic fiction book I chose to read was Bloomability. This book was written by Sharon Creech and was published in 1998 by Harper Trophy of HarperCollins Publishers Inc. It was written on the reading level of ages 8 - 12‚ or grades 5 8. Bloomability has won the following awards: IRA/CBC Children ’s Choices 1999‚ Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Award 1998‚ and Chicago Public Library Best Books 1998. Sharon Creech uses her life as a basis for many of her books‚ and Bloomability
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2012 English 101 Outliers Malcolm Gladwell is a speaker‚ bestselling author‚ and Canadian journalist. He is a writer for the New Yorker since 1996. Gladwell has four New York Times bestseller books he has written. Among one of those books is Outliers: The story of success (2008). Outlier‚ a nonfiction book‚ had to do with social psychology. Outlier is about the success of people who do not fit into our normal understanding of achievement. Gladwell points out that many people could be giving the same
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Monica Chen Mrs. Xu English 11.2 24 Aug 2012 Book Review of 1984 Learn about politics‚ starts from 1984 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ the version I read is published by Signet Classic‚ an imprint of New American Library. The book is about 325 pages including afterword. It is a fiction‚ in a third person’s view‚ which described a world under the control of the totalitarianism. Winston is the first main character‚ whose life is used to show the world. The story started
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[pic] The book Once was written in the first person which means the narrator was talking about himself (I). I think it was important that the story was written in the first person‚ because if it had been written in the third person (she/he) it would have been a different story. I would have liked for the setting to have been described in more detail‚ because I didn’t think it was described in much detail and to it’s full potential. I liked this story‚ because it was
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Dracula The book Dracula was written by author Bram Stoker. It is about the journey a group of friends takes to rid the world of a master vampire‚ and the sorrows and danger along the way. It includes a heart wrenching struggle to believe in something only thought of in the darkest and most secluded portions of the mind. The book although set in London and the surrounding area for the most part‚ begins with Jonathan Harker’s journey to Transylvania. The rising action starts when he then
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Ranger’s Apprentice: The Icebound Land John Flanagan Random House Australia Children’s Books‚ 2006 266 pp.‚ $6.97; € 5.36 ISBN 978-0-399-24456-8 The Icebound Land is an adventurous fiction set in a gruelling country called Skandia and Gallica; a corrupt land with no ruler. It is the third book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan. The book is an epic adventure that takes two faces; Will & Evalyn’s escape‚ and Halt’s & Horace’s search for them. It is full of suspense
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The Goal The Goal‚ by Eliyahu Goldratt is a novel focused on the challenges and improvement of operational efficiency. The book is about Alex Rogo‚ a thirty something year old‚ probably has an undergraduate degree in engineering and an MBA. He is married with 2 children‚ working as an executive for UniCo for the past 15 years. He began his career as project engineer‚ now works as a plant manager of manufacturing factory in Bearington‚ his home town. His boss is Bill Peach‚ division manager at the
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Critical Book Review 1. Introduction “Death ends a life‚ not a relationship”‚ a quote taken from Tuesdays With Morrie‚ p. 83. The past year has been a very difficult one for my family and I‚ as my Grandmother passed away. Being very close to her‚ this departure was an extremely sad one. In the months following her passing my Mother had suggested that I read a book‚ titled Tuesdays With Morrie‚ as it had always been a favourite book of hers‚ and it’s theme was appropriate for the particular
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Book Title: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Date of Publication: 2002 Publisher: Laurel Leaf (reprint edition) ANALYSIS I. Setting: In an isolated Arcadian community at an unknown time in the future II. Characters and Commentary: A. Jonas – The eleven year old protagonist (turns twelve at a point) who has “bizarre powers” and is chosen as the Receiver of Memory. He has a wide variety of interests. For a pre-adolescent‚ he is extremely wise‚ curious‚ thoughtful‚ and has a much deeper understanding
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which was published in 2005 by Vintage Books‚ is a subversive study that immensely alters most people’s understanding and knowledge of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. The nonfiction historical novel by Charles C. Mann explains about a new generation of researchers’ conclusions about the history of Native Americans before the arrival of Columbus. Mann uncovered many of the untold facts that have never been taught in traditional school. The primary point Mann is trying to make
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