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I just finished reading Strong Heart by Charlie Sheldon. I will rate it 3 out of 4 stars because it was a look into the possible history of humans in North America, combined with some Native American legends and a slight hint of danger. The story details a grandfather, Tom, his newly acquainted granddaughter, Sarah and their friends, William and his daughter Myra and their experience with an extremely rare and old artifact. Tom found the artifact, called an atlatl, a spear throwing tool made of bone, in his grandfather's possessions years ago when he passed away. Tom, Sarah, and friends go on a camping trip through the woods in the Pacific Northwest to check on Tom's grandfather's grave and return the atlatl to the area. Sarah, merely 13,
Personal Response-I thought the book I am a Seal Team Six Warrior by Howard Wasdin was very good and intense. The book was about a Seal Team Six Warrior named Howard Wasdin. It told how courageous Howard Wasdin had to be to survive being a Navy Seal.
The grandmother always would tell the grandson different stories about the land, the people, pretty much everything in the world. But one day she told him about the Deer Woman, because she thinks that he is becoming a fine hunter. She told him that his grandfather told her the story of the Deer Woman, how she would appear to lone hunter and welcome them into her lodge which would be alone lodge with warm furs and robes and a fire going. They would go in there and she would take their souls, some would have families that they forget about because they go looking for the Deer Woman but they never find her, because the Deer Woman took their souls they forget who they are forgetting about their families. The grandmother tells him not to go into the lodge that he was to turn back from where he came from and keep walking away. One day the Young Hunter was out with a couple other hunter they were hunting for the tribe, well he was out by himself and he ran into the Deer woman. She welcomed him, the hunters almost went into the lodge, but he remembers what his grandmother
American history is so much more interesting now than it was when I was growing up! I have just finished reading Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick. First of all, I was surprised to see a book on this summers New York Times Best Seller List about a subject so long ago. I would have thought the story about the Pilgrims had been told enough times no one would bother writing another book. Philbrick has written an enlightening account of the 17th century events that shaped our country. It was a story that is well written and enjoyable to read.
... journey to discover himself. I recommend people to read this book because it is the first book ever written in the circular time flow format which truly is an enjoyable roller coaster ride for the reader when being able to hear a myth, and then read what history proves really happened, and finally finish off with the narrators personal views on the topic; what an experience! This book greatly effected me for the better as I not only learned of the Kiowa’s almost-lost culture but like Momaday, I became more interested in my own roots and started to do some family research of my own!
“Jungle of Bones”, written by Ben Mikaelson, is about the journey of an 8th grader, Dylan Barstow. Dylan is an agitated and distraught child, for the death of his father, a war correspondent in Sudan, disturbed him deeply. He developed hatred for the world and everything in it. Dylan releases his anger in a variety of ways, from stealing candy bars to going on joyrides; in addition, he is cruel to his mother and lives a lonesome life. Instead of sending the teenager to juvenile detention, Dylan’s mother decides to ship him off to his Uncle Todd, an ex-Marine, for the summer. Living with an old man who talks and acts like he is still in the military didn’t seem difficult for Dylan. But he soon realized that Uncle Todd plans an expedition to Papa New Guinea in search of the B-17 bomber that Dylan’s grandfather crashed
Flemming, Walter C. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Native American History. Indianapolis: Alpha Books, 2003.
Main Theme: The story Hatchet’s theme is determination, perseverance and survival. Brian Robeson, whose parents are divorced, flies to visit his father in Canadian wilderness. His pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian managed to land the plane in a lake, and escape unharmed. Now comes the hard part, surviving in the wilderness until rescued. He does have one tool to help him, a hatchet that his mother had given him as a gift. He will have to use it, his own determination, imagination, perseverance and common sense to survive.
The book I read was Billy Sunday. It consists of 189 pages and was written by William T. Ellis in 1959.
“Home. I want to go home,” the story begins of a Confederate prisoner of war. A friend’s grandmother, age 76 and a worker at the historic society, tells a story of Point Lookout. During the Civil War, the Union had a prison for captured Confederate soldiers near Point Lookout. With a warm and friendly voice that shows the sign of age, the storyteller joyfully recollects the story. She has the tale in book, but recalls it from memory. She knows the story so well that one could hardly tell it was not being read word for word. When speaking the voice of the ghost, she softens her voice, making the voice sound afraid and evoking sympathy for the unfortunate boy.
The book I read this month was Sammy Keyes and the Skeleton Man. This is the second book in the Sammy Keyes collections by Wendelin Van Draanen. This book is a mystery and has 171 pages.
The book A Long Walk to Water caught me not wanting to stop, with great plotline and character development. Salva was a great character who had a very preserverant attitude. While running away from the refugee camp he was forced with a decision to just give up or to carry on. With his attitude he carried through to get through the desert. The best part of the book was when the two stories met together. It was the best because all of the plot and different changes made that last section happen. If it weren’t for Salva coming to America Nya would have never gotten their well. The worst part was, in my opinion, was the repetitiveness of Nya’s story. The saddest part was when Salva’s uncle and best friend died. This was sad because I can feel
Atwood describes her father’s ambition to show her some of the finer things in life and the beauty of nature and nature’s way of life.
The National Book Foundation, Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, published from 2005 to 2008, Karen Coats English professor at Illinois State University, True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
I really enjoyed reading Laskas's introduction to her book titled Hidden America. After delving in, I am intrigued and cannot wait to further read her perspective and experiences explaining her research on today's hidden society.
In today’s society, one of the main diseases affecting women is breast cancer. Cancer is defined as disease in which abnormal cells divide without control and are able to invade other tissues (“What is Cancer?”). Breast cancer is most often caused by either a woman’s genetics or through the influence of lifestyle choices. Breast cancer remains one of the major concerns in the medical field, mainly because it has many forms and happens to strike a large number of women. However, over the last few decades, diagnosing and treating breast cancer has rapidly evolved and improved. As of 2013, there are more than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States (“What Are the Key…”).