The Janissary Tree The Janissary Tree is a novel written by Jason Goodwin‚ it is a fictional story that takes place in a real historical setting. I initially thought it would be interesting because I am extremely fascinated with murder mysteries‚ and the fact that it was set in the Ottoman Empire intrigued me. I wanted to learn more about this Historical time period in a fun and interesting way. The novel had a fictional plot but it helped me understand more about the period of the Ottoman Empire
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“To find Margo Roth Spiegelman‚ you must become Margo Roth Spiegelman.“ Young and shy Quentin Jacobsen was in for the night of his life when Margo the most popular student in high school‚ convinces him to help her play some naughty pranks on the friends who have betrayed her. The next day‚ Margo is nowhere to be found. With help from a few friends and some clues that she left behind‚ Quentin begins on an obsessive mission to find the girl who stole his heart and made him feel happy. In the novel
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The Titan’s Curse is a fantasy-adventure novel by Rick Riordan that is based on Greek mythology. It’s the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Percy Jackson‚ Annabeth Chase‚ and Thalia Grace receive a ride from Sally Jackson‚ Percy’s mother‚ to Westover Hall‚ which was a boarding school located in Bar Harbor‚ Maine‚ to find two half blood siblings named Bianca and Nico di Angelo that Grover Underwood has found. They are attacked by a Manticore named Dr. Thorn. Although Artemis
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Amber Anthony is a pen name for two collaborating authors Nancy Reynolds and Patrice Hough Bader who also goes by Rusty. The two authors have been involved in the writing of feature film scripts and television episodes before trying their hand at writing. Blood Rising that was first published in May 2016 was their first ever novel. The BDSM novel was published to rave reviews and critical acclaim given its innovative plot lines and relatable characters. They write of stunning alpha males that might
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The Children of the River Susan Harris In the book “Children of the River” we meet our main character Sandara‚ who is a young girl who lives in Cambodia. During her life there is a war going on‚ and her parents fearing for her life and her mother fearing the life of her sister‚ sends her to live with her “Younger Aunt” as she calls her‚ or Soka‚ along with her two sons Pon and Ravy and Sokas husband Naro. In this book there are many different times they show technology. it is shown once when Naro
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Esther Greenwood is a smart‚ young girl who is working as an editorial intern in New York after earning a scholarship from Philomena Guinea and winning a fashion magazine contest. Although she is a intellectual lady with much potential‚ Esther feels isolated and unsure about her future. She is pressured by what society expects in a woman; a virgin‚ a wife‚ and a mother. After being scolded by her boss for not having a set career path‚ Esther goes on a few dates with different men. Her last date resulted
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From living in a world where we used to treat people of different ethnicities and color like they were nothing‚ to transforming into a world where we can all get along and look past those differences. From then to now we’ve grown to see that there really isn’t any difference between us. We were all born the same way and seeing that we were all equal proved there is no reason for us to show hate for one another. But did this really change everyone’s view‚ or have some people just learned to hide what
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Anil’s Ghost is an engaging book that gives off a type of energy that gives the reader an interest. In this book Michael Ondaatje‚ the author‚ stated that this book was written under his own experience. Michael was going through some conflict dealing with peace while living in Sri Lanka. It’s convincing to follow that symbolism within its themes‚ anecdotes and allusions that were used under the influence. Debatably‚ Michael’s intentions on this book were to make these components the main role in
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The Millionaire’s Hothouse In the beginning the narrator introduces thirty-six year old John Laroche as a tall‚ skinny guy whom most people find handsome despite the fact that he is missing all of his front teeth. When Laroche was a child‚ he was fascinated with turtles he was determined to collect every species known to mankind. John always had a knack for collecting random things he now only longed for orchids‚ specifically the ones growing in Florida’s Fakahatchee Strand. Susan states “He loves
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The country of El Salvador was established by Spain within two areas occupied by two sizable indigenous peoples in the 16th century. The country obtained its independence from Spain in 1821. Those who gained power after the country’s independence were of the criolles class‚ a people who were of mostly Spanish blood. It is this class that holds power in El Salvador during the time period in which the film took place. The governing criolles class desired to mold El Salvador into a similar form
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