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Over the summer, I read “The Journal Belongs to Ratchet” by Nancy J. Cavanaugh. This book is about a girl, named Ratchet, but her real name is Rachel. She is 11 years old, and she is homeschooled by her mechanic engineer dad. Her dad knows how to rebuild and fix cars. Ratchet helps her dad in the garage, because her dad taught her how to use the tools and what they are used for. They have moved to a lot of houses before. Her dad buys cheap houses that need renovation and he fixes it and then goes onto a new house. Ratchet doesn’t buy anything new. She gets hers clothes from goodwill. In her notebook that she is suppose to use for writing assignments, but she doesn’t use it for that. She uses her notebook for a top-secret plan to turn her old, recycled, freakish, friendless, motherless life into something shiny and new. Ratchet’s quests are to make a friend, save a park, and to find her own definition of normal. …show more content…
Secondly, this book is inspiring, because in the end it doesn’t matter what you wear or been call names, as long as you be yourself, and Ratchet help save Moss Tree Park from being constructed as a mall.
Next, this book was published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky in 2013. The author is known for her two books “The Journal Belongs to Ratchet” and “Always, Abigail.”
Then, the genre of this book is contemporary realistic fiction for middle school.
Also, there are 2 main characters in the book are Ratchet (Rachel) and her dad Lamar Vance.
Furthermore, there are main points about the book. The main points about the book
In addition, I will compare and contrast “The Journal Belongs to Ratchet” and “Bridge to Terabithia.”
To continue, in the book there are some issues the readers should be aware of. They should be aware that they started cutting down some tree to start building the new
mall. Finally, there are 3 themes in this book. The themes of the book is “Believe in yourself even if no one does,” “Just be yourself,” and “Don’t be someone you aren’t.” The life lesson is “Don’t be who you aren’t meant to be.” In conclusion, I would recommend this book to elementary and middle school. I think it would be better for elementary and middle school, because teens would probably be bored of Ratchet. I think kids ages 8-12 would probably like this book, because it tells you to fight for what is right and to be yourself even if some people tease you. I think people ages 13 and up wouldn't like this book, because they probably would want a more interesting story to read.
Burns, Olive Ann. “Boy howdy, ma'am you have sent us a fine book.” The English Journal. Dec. 1989: 16-20 Web. 14 NCTE Jan. 2014
Murphy,Priscilla Coit. What a Book Can Do: The Publication and Reception of Silent Spring, Amherst. University of Massachusetts Press. 2005
Analysis: This setting shows in detail a location which is directly tied to the author. He remembers the tree in such detail because this was the place were the main conflict in his life took place.
This book is about a girl name Ellen Foster who is ten years old. Her mother committed suicide by over dosing on her medication. When Ellen tried to go look for help for her mother her father stopped her. He told them that if she looked for helped he would kill them both. After her mother died she was left under her fathers custody. Her father was a drunk. He would physically and mentally abuse her. Ellen was forced to pay bills, go grocery shopping, cook for herself, and do everything else for herself. Ellen couldn't take it any more so she ran away her friends house. Starletta and her parents lived in a small cabin with one small bathroom. One day at school a teacher found a bruise on Ellen's arm. She sends Ellen to live with Julia the school's art teacher. Julia had a husband named Roy. They were both hippies. Julia and Roy cared a lot about Ellen. After Ellen turned 11 years old she was forced to go live with her grandmother. Ellen didn't want to leave Julia and Roy but her grandmother had won custody. Her grandmother was a cruel old lady. Ellen spends the summer with her grandmother. Living with her makes her very unhappy. Since her grandmother owns farmland she forces Ellen to work on the field with her black servants. Ellen meets a black woman named Mavis. Mavis and her become good friends. Mavis would talk about how she knew Ellen's mother and how much Ellen resembled her mother. Her grandmother didn't think the same. She thought that Ellen resembled her father. She also hated that man. Her grandmother would often compare her with her father. Her grandmother would torture her because she wanted revenge from her father. Her grandmother also blames her for the death of her mother. While Ellen was staying with her grandmother her father died. When her father died she didn't feel sad because she had always fantasized about killing her father. Ellen just felt a distant sadness. Ellen cried just a little bit. Her grandmother was furious because Ellen showed some emotions. She told her to never cry again. After that Ellen becomes scarred for a long time. One day her uncle Rudolph bought the flag that had been on Ellen's father's casket. Her grandmother turns him away. Later that day she burned the flag.
...ce, although both writings are interesting in their own ways, the most interesting aspect of both writings together is that they both have a similar plot and theme. It is rare that two
Baym, Nina, ed. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Shorter fifth edition. New York: Norton, 1999.
One can learn responsibility through experience, whether the experience is great, or if it is tragic. In The Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes, twelve year old Lanesha demonstrates her growth by bringing her and others to safety during a deadly storm. Once nurtured and cared for by her non-biological grandmother, Lanesha learns to take care of herself and others. This significance shows her transitioning from a girl to a young woman.
Since the last time I have journaled I have finished Magic hour by Kristin Hannah and Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. Magic Hour is about a feral child who was found in the small town of Rain Valley. It follows the police chief, Ellie, and her sister, Julia, while they try to figure out how to help this child. Julia is a psychiatrist who is working to get the girl to speak, while Ellie is trying to find whom the girl belongs to. Just Listen is about Annabel, the youngest sister of three in the Greene family. The family seems like they have a perfect life. The girls all model, Annabel is popular at school, they live in the perfect neighborhood, and they appear to everyone like the perfect family. The reader quickly discovers that this is not the
Lipscomb, Elizabeth Johnston. “Sara Teasdale.” Magill’s Literary Annual 1980 (1980): 1-4. Literary Reference Center. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
This classic writing prompt can be quite challenging because it sounds almost as if you are being asked to compile a list of similarities and differences. While a list might be of use in the planning stage, this prompt asks you to use what you discover to arrive at a conclusion about the two works under discussion.
This book is about a girls who is shopping with her best friend and losses her purse and her mobile and a ring her boyfriend bought her and everything else in her purse. She has an older sister Matilda, a mom and a dad. Eleanor's (the main character) boyfriend (William) gets upset at Eleanor. Later a girl in year 12 who is good at making jewellery (lily) is asked if she can make a new ring for Eleanor. Will went to her house but he didn't realise that she was having a party and lily forces Will into the hot tub to get back at her boyfriend! A person at Lily's party takes photos of it and posts it on face place. In the morning Eleanor sees the photos and gets very very upset! Her best friend said that it was because he wanted to be with someone more popular!
The book “In Case You Missed It” by Sarah Darer Littman is about a teenage girl named Sammy, she's in high school getting ready for APs and SATs. Her mom mostly stays at home and her dad is the CEO of New Territories Bank. Sammy snuck out of her house and went to a concert with her friends. It turns out to be awful because somebody barfed all over them. But her family runs into a problem. Their family cloud and the bank's database were hacked and publishes for the world to see. Sammy had an online diary and that was published. When Sammy goes back to school everybody stares at her and she decides to skip class.
Lost by Jacqueline Davies takes place in the 1900s, and depicts the life of sixteen year-old Essie Rosenfeld. Essie the main character works at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York. She notices a new girl, who seems rich and is very suspicious why she is working here. Essie gets to the new girl Harriet, and they become great friends. However, Essie feels as if Harriet isn’t telling the whole truth. Harriet told her about how her husband died in an explosion that had happened not too long ago, and when Essie went to the library she wasn't very surprised when she didn't see Harriet’s husband in the obituary. Later on Essie figures out that Harriet actually ran away from her family, and is pregnant. Harriet feels lost, and doesn't
Baym, Nina. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. Shorter Fifth Edition. New York: Norton & Co., 1989.
Elbert, Sarah. “Reading Little Women.” Temple University Press (1984): 151-65. Rpt in Novels for Students. Ed. Elizabeth Thomason. Vol. 12. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 144. Print.