EIGHTH GRADE SUGGESTED SUMMER READING BRAGG MIDDLE SCHOOL Gardendale‚ Alabama 2011-2012 FICTION Austen‚ Jane. Pride and Prejudice. In early 19th-century England‚ a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters. AR 27.0/Level 12.0. Classic Fiction. Avi. Crispin: the Cross of Lead. Falsely accused of theft and murder‚ an orphaned peasant boy in 14th-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life
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captivates the soul‚ it does little to stimulate the mind‚ a clear pun to the Italian culture since they lack the common analytical brain of the intellectual. This harsh‚ real life view of the world‚ is reflected and ever present in Italian Noir Detective Fiction‚ and mirrors the daily realities faced by Italians who are both observers and victims of the organized crime performed by many criminal sanctions of the Mafia. Many of the horrific‚ jaw dropping stories told by authors of the noir‚ such as Massimo
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Fiction Books Reading fiction is fun and also necessary. It opens your mind to a new place where everything is different from your daily routine. Fiction books can actually make you feel like you already lived that situation‚ like you felt the good and the bad‚ the sorrow‚ the happiness‚ the people and places. It makes you fly away from your stressing routine and get into a magic world. An example of a series of fiction books is Harry Potter‚ written by J.K Rowling. It is a series of seven fantasy
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In “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien uses fiction to create his own war story. His feelings and experiences are expressed through less than true events. Why did O’Brien feel compelled to add fiction to his story? It’s important to know that war is a very sensitive topic. He could have heard about events while he was serving that may have not affected him directly. The fact that these things may have not happened to him creates a disconnection to the audience. People aren’t entertained
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Stolpestad is a short story written by William Lychack in 2008. The short story takes place in a little town named Stolpestad. In this story we meet a man who works as a police officer1‚ one day he is called to a house where he is told that they have some problems with a dog. He goes there‚ and finds that the dog is sick‚ the mother asks him to shoot the dog‚ which he does after asking if they shouldn’t take it to the vet. While being at a bar after work his wife calls him telling him that there
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The Search Through Time and Space “Beep‚ beep‚ beep‚ Mr. Gordy wake up!” Rang the alarm clock. The year was 2023‚ the date September 3rd‚ the time 9:03 A.M. All was silent as the incessant nagging of the alarm clock continued to repeat it’s usual speech until a hand with a force of a comet came crashing down to end the repetition abruptly. A man‚ 6’3”‚ emerged from the bed‚ face worn from what seemed like a minute of sleep after spending a night of searching for what no man could manage to find
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Hey‚ bright eyes!” Dallon turned around and smiled when he saw the familiar face of Mr. Kasper Calder. “How you doing today‚ Kasper?” Dallon asked‚ smiling. “On same old‚ same old‚” He shrugged nonchalantly. “How come you didn’t stop by my creek?” “I did‚ but you weren’t there so I went looking for you.” Dallon admitted. Kasper was an older looking fellow with long‚ grey-ish white-ish beard that stopped growing at his chest. He had the softest most bluest eyes Dallon has ever seen
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Omitted Chapter Ten Being woken up against my will is already annoying enough‚ but when it’s someone you don’t particularly like at an obnoxiously early time in the morning with a pounding headache and only a vague memory of a weird dream‚ it makes for quite the attitude. "Ugh‚ just wake up already! I don’t even know why I’m doing this anymore." "You’re doing it to get back on Justin’s good side Susan‚ we can all tell." "Shut up. Did I ask you?" "No‚ and I’m glad you didn’t." No matter how
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Our fleet‚ empowered by a westward tailwind‚ glided across the wine dark sea for nine days and nights‚ as smooth as river stones rolling across seamless granite floors. We had just sighted Ithaca when I fell to exhaustion from nine days at the tiller. Greed overcame my men‚ and they stormed the hold beneath the decks where the bag gifted to me by Aeolus rested‚ and they ripped the sack open. Wind erupted from the bag‚ scattering my ships across the sea. Distraught‚ I run from below decks‚ seize
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She was young‚ but old. Young in the eyes of someone old‚ old in the eyes of someone young. Her golden hair was like the setting sun‚ full of bright colors. And her eyes held so much spirit that you thought you were looking into the bright blue ocean. Her pointed ears poked out inbetween her hair and when she smiled the sun was brought out from behind the cloud it was hidden from. She walked through the green‚ lush‚ forest. Her footsteps soft and silent. She would often go here when the sun set
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