Star from Above Sabastian‚ Stevenson‚ and his dog‚ Buck‚ sat on their house’s back porch around a bonfire. Stevenson was watching Buck chase a lightning bug while Sabastian leaned back in his chair and gazed at the cosmos. His mind traveled back to a time before Stevenson found him in the village pub‚ to a time when he was adventurous and quick witted. He had flown through those same star constellations that he stared at now. As Sabastian let his mind wander‚ he didn’t care to notice a particularly
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars is a novel written by John Green. This book was published in 2012 by “The Penguin Group” with 313 pages. The Fault in Our Stars is a work of fiction‚ everyone/everything is this book is made up by the author’s imagination. “The Fault in Our Stars” is a #1 New York Times Bestseller‚ award winning‚ and motion picture romance. The reader will follow Hazel and Augustus as these extraordinary teenagers go on a journey that soon turns into a long lasting relationship
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Jonas the New Receiver Can you imagine a world where everything is under control‚ there is no war‚ pain‚ or fear but nobody has a right to choose yet it is perfect? Well‚ Lois Lowry did. She created a world where everyone were supposed to be happy in her futuristic novel‚ the Giver. Jonas‚ the protagonist of the story‚ was selected to be the new Receiver of Memory. It turns out Jonas was singled out with all the differences he had since he started to feel unlike his friends. Not many people were
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The Giver by Lois Lowery A book review by The Giver by Lois Lowry is a utopian young adult fiction. Lois Lowry has written a whole plethora of books including two companion books and one direct sequel. She is an award-winning author‚ receiving the John Newberry Medal for The Giver . The story is about eleven-year-old boy Jonas who lives in a “perfect” society that has completely abolished hatred‚ hurt‚ warfare‚ and fear. In this society everyone is given a job based on their talent at the age
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Imagine a word with no love‚ no affection‚ and no biological families. Well in the dystopian society in The Giver by Lois Lowry. This is their everyday life‚ which makes the protagonist Jonas wonder why is this the case. Jonas’ society and modern day society have close to nothing in common. While Jonas’ society is emotionless‚ experiences sameness‚ and does not have choices‚ Modern day society consists of love‚ celebrates individuality‚ and has freedom to choose. In Jonas’ society they have no
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Companionship Can Change a Life Louis Lowry skillfully captures a time where food shortages were a given‚ fear was ever present‚ riots were synonymous with regular life‚ and death eminent in her historical drama Number the Stars‚ which emphasizes how a devoted friend can change the life of another.Lowry elaborates on the lengths friends go to protect one another by engaging the reader with Annemarie’s thoughts‚pathos expressed through the character emotions‚ symbolism of Ellen’s necklace and growing
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osteosarcoma a year and a half ago‚ and as he describes‚ “I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up.” So he is doing well. Hazel still has thyroid cancer‚ which effects her lungs. Hazel and Augustus become really good friends and share a love for a book titled An Imperial Affliction by Peter Van Houten. The story ends in a strange way‚ it ends in midsentence of the main character. The readers‚ including Hazel and Augustus‚ don’t get full closure on how the story ends. Peter Van Houten hasn’t published
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In Number the Stars‚ Annemarie Johansen was brave‚ she was told lies over the truth‚ and she went from girlhood to womanhood. She shows and experience all of the above. Annemarie was a brave girl even though she did not think she was . She did things that she didn’t realize was a sign of bravery.” I will take it‚” said Annemarie. She was relating to the package that was for Uncle Henrik; She could have ran into trouble with German soldiers‚ but she was brave enough to do it. Annemarie always came
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Lies‚ truth‚ and a long walk on the journey to the destination of womanhood was all interpreted in Number The Stars by Louis Lowry. Though lying isn’t good‚ and no one enjoys being lied to‚ it was for Annemarie’s protection. Because of these lies‚ her relationships with the adults in her life affected her in different ways‚ such as she lost some of the trust she had in her mama and uncle‚ bravery wasn’t up for discussion‚ and lastly‚ she was forced to grow up quicker that she ever imagined.
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Numbers might be called the wilderness wandering because it describes the journey of the Israelites. Numbers is like taking a census as we do today. The book can also be called the book of murmuring because from the beginning to the end it is filled with the spirit of rebellion. The book focuses on the land of promise and their journey to get there. The book of Numbers should read in connection with Exodus‚ Leviticus‚ and Deuteronomy. A new generation was numbered. God was still caring for them
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