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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly has impacted my life more than any other book I have read. It is about a young teenage girl who lived at the end of the 1800s in Texas. Calpurnia (“Callie Vee”) is the only girl out of seven children, right in the middle, and doesn’t really have a good relationship with her mom. One summer, however, Callie makes a friendship with her old grandpa who is considered a bit of a weirdo. He is actually a member of the National Geographic society, and he and teaches Calpurnia everything he knows about science and the natural world. Through this all, our heroine is learning about the rest of the world around her, including what the high expectations for a girl in her time period are. I think this
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The books “Fertile Ground, Narrow Choices” by Rebecca Sharpless and “The Path to a Modern South” by Walter L. Buenger paint a picture of what life was like from the late 1800’s to the 1930’s. Though written with their own style and from different views these two books describe the modernization of Texas through economics, politics, lifestyles and gender roles, specifically the roles of women during this era.
If married, they stayed at home to look after the children while their husband worked and brought in a weekly wage. If single, they did work which usually involved some form of service such as working as a waitress, cooking etc. Many young women were simply expected to get married and have children. In this book there is a girl who doesn’t want to grow up, get married, and have children, because once you grow up in that time period there is not much you can do. The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly is about a girl names Callie, who is interested in science and knowledge. Callie's grandfather teaches her everything he knows, while her parents want her to be a lady who is married. Callie wants to have an education and be things like a scientist or a veterinarian. Which in that time in not normal. One character that stands out in the story is Callie. This character can be described as resourceful , Intelligent, and Curious.
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The Book I chose to do for my book report is Live Original By: Sadie Robertson. She is one of the daughters of the Robertson Family, also known as the Duck Commander (Duck Dynasty) family. This book that she wrote is about how the duck commander teen keeps it real and stays true to her values. The Robertson family is a Christian family that lives in Louisiana, and they make products for people who hunt ducks. The show is a reality TV show, they have become really wealthy but they owe it all to God, and they trust in him completely. They have had many trials, one of the trials they faced was being asked not to pray before meals on the TV show, but there was no way they would agree to that. They have put their faith before fame and that’s something that’s really important. Sadie Robertson is 18 years old, and currently a senior in High School and graduates in 2016.
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Women of the Western schoolhouse had a reputation for instilling values and lessons to the children of the frontier. They were historical heroines who chose to journey all the way from the East just to hear the sounds of children learning. According to Anne M. Butler, in her book Uncommon Common Women, these women left behind their family and friends, "took teacher training, signed two-year contracts, and set forth for unknown sites " (68). Schoolteachers on the frontier must have had an incredible love for children in order to deal with the difficulties the West placed in their way.
When you think of young women in the late 1700s, what comes to mind? For me it is a taskful life filled with chores and taking care of siblings and being sold off and married when the time comes, not for this brave adolescent.Time Enough For Drums written by Ann Rinaldi includes a main character Jemima Emerson. She is a 15 year old girl who lives in Trenton, New Jersey and is not ready for what is coming in the future. Through the book Jemima encounters much chaos that gives her no choice but to grow up and take charge. You would never think a teenager would have as much sense of humor, responsibility and be as vindictive as Jemima Emerson.
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Ramona, by Helen Hunt Jackson, portrays the wonderful but heart wrenching journey of a young girl named Ramona. Set in Old California during the early 19th century, Ramona has grown up under the care of her distant stepmother, the Senora Moreno. Due to the fact Ramona is the daughter of an Indian and an Irishman, the Senora Moreno finds it impossible to feel compassionate towards the girl, treating her coldly and having no real affection for her whatsoever. Her uncharitable attitude only grows as the book progresses, to the point where it is cruel. This insensitivity eventually drives Ramona to elope with her Indian lover, Alessandro, because the Senora Moreno disapproves of their affection for each other. Leaving the only home she has ever
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In the book, My Ántonia, by Willa Cather, the main character of Jim Burden comes to learn many lessons about life in this coming of age story. The dramatic tale of Jim and his relationships with his family and friends weaves a unique depiction of frontier life that is rarely seen. The lessons that the main character learn throughout his time on the Nebraska plains are powerful values and characteristics that help Jim become the man he is. Jim never comes to the conclusion that his story is about his maturation, as he see the tales as reminiscence of his friend Ántonia. The lessons of education and loyalty are all throughout the novel, but one lesson is at the center of My Ántonia. The idea that people must love others for who they are and not for who they wish they would be is a life altering lesson that makes Jim a dynamic character. The story details the timeline of Jim’s life as he grows up, and then as he is older, his journey of discovering how he can always find his way back to loving the best in people. This lesson can be no more apparent than in Jim and Ántonia’s relationship.
For summer reading this year, I read Mosquitoland, by David Arnold, about a girl’s adventure cross-country. Though it seems to her in the beginning that her goal is to reunite with her sickly mother and get away from her new life in “Mosquitoland,” as the story progresses, the main character Mim discovers new perspectives about herself and her family that she previously had never considered. While she does achieve her initial goal of finding her mother, she learned more from the adventure than its end; as new perspectives were introduced to her, she changed, and learned that things are not always exactly how she sees them.
“The Guardians” by Ana Castillo tells the story about Regina, a widow living in a small New Mexico border town. She works at a school in Cabuche while, raising her fifteen-year-old nephew, Gabo. Gabo was an orphan whose mother has been killed a few years ago. Being an orphan, he wants to find his father by making friends with some gangbangers at his school while keeping his morals in line with his religious beliefs. The story begins when Regina’s brother, Rafa, suddenly vanishes and she receives a threatening phone call from a strange woman, saying that she knows where Rafa is and demand a ransom. Regina can not rest until she knows the fate of her brother, so she decides to search for him with the help of Miguel, her co-worker. The story is wrapped about Regina and her nephew, searching for a man who is both a brother and a father.
Laura Ingalls Wilder may be viewed as one of the greatest children’s authors of the twentieth century. Her works may be directed towards a younger crowd but people of all ages enjoy her literary contributions. The way that Wilder’s books are written guarantees that they have a place among classics of American literature (“So many…” 1). Laura Ingalls Wilder’s form of writing portrays an American family’s interworking in a journey through childhood.