Cinder by Marissa Meyer is a science fiction, fairy-tail infused novel focused on a 16 year old cyberonic girl named Cinder Linh. Cinder is a very gifted mechanic but is treated like a second class citizens since cyborgs are not common in her home, New Beijing. She currently lives with her cruel step-mother, Adri, after her adopted father, Garan, dies of a new and contagious disease called letumosis. Cinder must endure the hatred of Adri and her oldest daughter, Pearl. Cinder does have two friends though, Peony, Adri’s youngest daughter,and Iko, a slightly defective android. While working in her mechanic shop Prince Kai comes to her shop with a broken android, he requests that she fix it and she agrees. The prince tells her to bring it by …show more content…
the palace when it's done and leaves. Iko and Cinder go home, they walk in on Adri and her daughters trying on dresses for the ball, Cinder requests to go and Adri says yes but Cinder’s inner eye flashes a tiny orange light that tells her when someone is lying.Cinder sees Prince Kai giving a report on the letumosis cure progress, Cinder knows that the ‘research volunteers’ he asks for always die and are always cyborgs. Cinder goes back to the shop and is followed by Peony, still in her ball gown. Cinder informs her that her and Iko are going to the junkyard to get some parts, Peony comes with them. While there Peony somehow contracts letumosis and is taken away, Cinder, distraught goes home where she finds out that her guardian knows about Peony and has given her away to the be used in the experiments.
While there Cinder is put under a series of tests and is told that she can't contract the letumosis virus, her blood automatically destroys it, she is free to go home but is required to come back for further testing. Meanwhile at the palace Prince Kai’s father is dying of letumosis and he is met with by Sybil Mira, the advisor of the Lunar queen, Levana. Sybil proposes that he and the Lunar queen discuss marriage, though he is against it he agrees. The Lunar queen arrives on earth and attempts to use her powers to cause everyone to bow to her whim, Kai stays strong and manages not be affected by her. Levana reveals she has the cure for letumosis and gives a small dose to Kai. She tells him that if she marries her she will give him the recipe to it and the one ingredient that can only be found on Luna, if he doesn't marry her she will wage war on the planet. Kai wants to think about this, while he does he takes the antidote to the doctor who worked with Cinder. The doctor, as he promised Cinder beforehand, gave it to her to cure
Peony. Cinder ran to attempt to cure her but failed. upset she throws herself back into working on the android, she eventually gets her to work again. She managed to get it to work and it reveals that a Lunar princess who was claimed to be dead is alive. This princess is the only person who can stop Levana, Cinder takes the android to Kai, she explains and said that it was tampered with, they realize it was tampered with by Sybil. Cinder leaves and before she does she sees Levana control the minds of some rioters outside, but Cinder was not affected by this control. It is known by everyone that only Lunar’s are not affected by Lunar mind control. Marissa Meyer’s take on the story, while interesting, can fall flat at times. The attempt at a romance between Cinder and Prince Kai doesn't seem as real as it could have. Though since it is based on the original telling of Cinderella it has more development that that did. Cinder as a character though is written very different from her older counterpart. She has a determination and compassion that is relatable, she also isn't waiting for the prince to save her, she goes out and saves herself. Cinder is an excellently executed book with interesting a plot, relatable characters and sarcastic humor, provided by Cinder. Cinder takes an interesting stance on fairy tales and, surprisingly, politics. It is recommended that you atleast try it, though it isn't particularly groundbreaking, its premise and amusing characters are something to applaud. The plot at times can be slightly confusing if you didn't pay enough attention but overall the book isn't particularly terrible, if you enjoy a nice science fiction novel or a retelling of an old tale this book might be for you.
In 1776, David McCullough gives a vivid portrayal of the Continental Army from October 1775 through January 1777, with sharp focus on the leadership of America’s greatest hero, George Washington. McCullough’s thesis is that had not the right man (George Washington) been leading the Continental Army in 1776, the American Revolution would have resulted in a vastly different outcome. He supports his argument with a critical analysis of Washington’s leadership during the period from the Siege of Boston, through the disastrous defense of New York City, the desperate yet, well ordered retreat through New Jersey against overwhelming odds, and concludes with the inspiring victories of Trenton and Princeton. By keeping his army intact and persevering through 1776, Washington demonstrated to the British Army that the Continental Army was not simply a gang of rabble, but a viable fighting force. Additionally, Mr. McCullough supports his premise that the key to the survival of the American Revolution was not in the defense of Boston, New York City, or any other vital terrain, but rather the survival of the Continental Army itself. A masterful piece of history, 1776 is not a dry retelling of the Revolutionary War, but a compelling character study of George Washington, as well as his key lieutenants, and his British adversaries, the most powerful Army in the 18th Century world. When I read this book, I went from a casual understanding of the hero George Washington to a more specific understanding of why Washington was quite literally the exact right man at the exact right place and time to enable the birth of the United States.
2. The title of this book relates to the story, because in the book, Ponyboy and Johnny are “outsiders.” They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums, like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town, and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different then all of the other Greasers because they show their emotions, and are sensitive.
The book, Midnight Thief by Liva Blackburne is a captivating story about a seventeen-year-old girl named Kyra in Britain during the middle ages. Kyra is a thief in the night, who steals from the rich so she has money to take care of herself and help her friend’s sick sister. One day, she is hired by James, the leader of the infamous Assassins Guild, and is forced to join them so she can afford medicine for her friend. Two red shield soldiers ,Jack and Tristam, are about to become knights when they encounter a clan of barbarian, feline demons known as the Demon Riders. The Demon Riders are notorious for thievery, and raiding farms and carverns. Jack and Tristam try to stop them when they sees the Demon Riders raiding
Markus Zusak reads as, Death, he watches over everyone during the time of World War Two, taking souls when the time comes for them to be set free. He tells us a little inside scoop of what's going on in the destruction that was happening outside of Liesel's story.
For my book report, I chose to read,” Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. The book has 307 pages, and many pictures used to enhance the reading. The main character is named Louis Zamperini, an Olympic athlete who joins the Air Force, and crashes into the Pacific Ocean. He survives on a life raft for nearly two months, until he is captured by the Japanese Navy. He spends his time in camp working, stealing, and trying to avoid punishment from the cruel guards.
There are thousands and thousands of films that have been created since the invention of moving pictures. Whether what has been considered a "historical film" has truly been accurate or not, is something that one has the ability to discover. Ron Howard's Cinderella Man, is the story of James J. Braddock, a boxer in the 1930's. The film explores this man's career and experiences, accurately depicting the 1930's fascination with the sport of boxing, the struggles of the Depression, and the attitude towards the relief aid that was provided during the depression.
Black Elk speaks is a biographical book written by John G, Neihardt. In this book Neihardt talks to a man names Black Elk about his life and his tribe, the Lakotas. Before Black Elk could tell his story he offers the sacred pipe and tells the story of how it was given to his people. The story goes on and Black Elk talks about how he was sick and had a vision while he was sick. In his vision he saw many things like 12 horses that transformed into other animals, singing birds and six grandfathers. The Grandfathers told showed him sacred songs and dances to help his people. After being cured of his sickness by Whirlwind Chaser, a medicine man in his village, Black Elk had weird feelings towards his vision and told no one about what he saw. Many battles were fought against the Lakotas and the Wasichu soldiers. Back Elks cousin was Crazy
One main event that made this book feel real was when Keiko & Henry went to the Black Elks Club. This event was so insightful for how Japanese lived back in 1942. Keiko and Henry went to a bar to see their friend Sheldon, play his saxophone. While the band was in between sets Sheldon came to talk to Henry, who was practically his big brother, Sheldon told him he should head home as it was becoming dark. When leaving Keiko and Henry were stopped by the FBI and heard a gun being cocked. The FBI took them back into the club and the FBI started hand cuffing all Japanese. Keiko, being Japanese, stood there in awe, as she did not know what to do. After six patrons were arrested Keiko spoke, " 'What's going to happen to them?' Keiko asked, the sound of concern in her small voice. "They can get the death penalty if they're found guilty of treason, but they'll probably just spend a few years in a nice jail cell" (59 Ford). These innocent people were perceived to be spies just because of their ancestry. This event in the novel made it feel astonishingly realistic.
This book has taught me a lot about Alexander Hamilton. Most of it was a surprise to me. This book includes where he was born, how he moved to the United States, what he had done to contribute to the country, and his wife and kids. This book has plenty of insight on one of our greatest leaders.
5.) Crooks- Crooks, the black stable-hand, gets his name from his crooked back. He is isolated from the other men because of the color of his skin. Soon, Crooks becomes fond of Lennie, and even though he claims to have seen countless men following empty dreams of buying their own land, he asks Lennie if he can go with them, because he wants to hoe in the garden.
Created much like a novel, "Hot House" follows a few characters whose lives are explained over the course of two years by Pete Earley, a reporter, whom all but lived in Leavenworth prison. Earley came and went into the prison from July 1987 until July 1989, with complete freedom, day or night, and was given the permission to talk to anyone. He was offered protection by the guards and the warden of Leavenworth but he refused it. Earley had one simple idea; he hoped to understand the routine of the inmates, guards, and the institution itself by observing them physically rather than just following the abnormal events in the prison. Each of the prisoners Earley talked to had very different backgrounds with very different stories. Not only does
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher begins when Clay Jensen receives seven audiotapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a girl from his town who recently killed herself. According to Hannah, each person on her tapes is a reason for her suicide. Clay is on the tapes, yet doesn’t see why. He has to listen to figure it out. When Clay finally gets to his tape, it is exposed that he wasn’t actually blamed for her suicide. Clay realizes that even though he didn't do anything bad to Hannah, he let rumors stand in the way of their budding relationship. Clay could have made a positive difference in Hannah’s life and hopefully prevented her suicide. Clay's possible role in Hannah's is hard for Clay to comprehend. He knows Hannah did this to her self, but is angry because he didn't do anything to stop her. Clay who’s normally calm gets so mad; he punches a fence and cuts his hand. Clay after staying up all night listening to the tapes brings himself to school the next day, realizing he cant hide the rest of his life and reaches out to another girl, Skye Miller. He does this hoping to keep her from the same fate of Hannah.
THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN AUTHOR’S SKETCH Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. When Samuel Clemens was four years old, his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, where he spent his childhood. Clemens first approach to literature was through typesetting for a newspaper in 1851. At the time Orion, his brother, was a newspaper publisher in Hannibal. From 1857 until 1861, he served as the pilot of a riverboat on the Mississippi River.
Miyax/Julie is the main character, she is an Eskimo who ran away from home. She is now living with the wolf because she is lost until she finds someone to help her escape.
I'm Hamlet Contreras and I'm reading Middle School: I Funny by James Patterson. The reason I'm reading this book is because I like comedy books and this book looked funny.