The book that I’m reading this week is We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen. This story is about Stewart, who’s not very social and very smart, and Ashley, who loves fashion and is a bit mean and tries really hard to be popular. They are new step-siblings, but Ashley doesn’t like the idea of a new family addition. This book explores social standards and high school hierarchies. I think that this book has excellent characterization because all of the details and the actions that they take. For example, in the beginning, the book shows that Stewart avoids confrontation with a guy in his gym class, which helps us understand he isn’t great at human interaction, and it shows that he really enjoys science, which demonstrates that he is passionate
This book has great balances of love interests, actions, and internal conflict with characters. It has an interesting story so far with new pieces coming up every few chapters that are very important. Like Al attacking Tris, Eric talking about Divergents and how the rebels must be eliminated. Tris and Four are developing feelings for each other, which I find weird because he is basically her teacher. They are only two years apart, so the relationship is not that awkward. In this journal I will be predicting, evaluating, and questioning.
This book was brilliant. There were moments that made me laugh, moments that made me tremble in my chair, moments that made me cry, moments that melted my heart, and moments that made me want to rip my hair out at the roots. This book has it all, and it delivers it through a cold but much needed message.
What makes a character real? Schooled is a novel written by Gordon Korman. The novel’s protagonist and is Capricorn Anderson, a 13 year old hippie who lives on a farm commune with his grandmother. Capricorn, however, has to live with another family and attend a public school when his grandmother breaks her hip and has to stay at the hospital for weeks. This paper discusses true-to-self Capricorn Anderson, his path and purpose in the text, his interactions and effect on others, and his change over time.
...ersonally, I fell in love with the book. Ray Bradbury has a more unique style in writing than most authors. I believe it is a very appropriate book for high school and I would recommend it to everyone. I think anyone and everyone can connect someway to the main themes of the novel. Everyone has or will undergo a stage in life where they don’t feel accepted. Then it is up to that person to chose how they decided to take it. In the book some characters decided to fight the evil and found themselves doing so. People get so caught up in what people think when really they should just accept themselves, “Accept everything about yourself -- I mean everything, you are you and that is the beginning and the end -- no apologies, no regrets” (Clark Moustakas). This book could show that no matter the age or who you are anything is possible and not even the sky is the limit.
Many people in the world are like puppets. They move to the commands of others. Once in awhile, the puppet obtains a will of its own and moves against the crowd. Ivy, from Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, became that one puppet who moved against the crowd, with the crowd being social constructs. A social construct is something that the society makes true even though to other people, it has no value. There are many examples of social conflicts throughout the book and the clans or groups in school are social constructs. The main character, Melinda, struggled to fit into these categories causing her to be the Outcast to society. Nobody seems to want to truly befriend Melinda, causing her to be alone. Although Melinda is ostracized by her society
What makes a character real? Schooled is a novel written by Gordon Korman. The novel’s protagonist and is Capricorn Anderson, a 13-year-old hippie who lives on a farm commune with his grandmother. Capricorn, however, has to live with another family and attend a public school when his grandmother breaks her hip and has to stay at the hospital for weeks. This paper discusses true-to-self Capricorn Anderson, his path, and purpose in the text, his interactions and effect on others, and his change over time.
They always say to never judge a book by its cover, but my first impression I got when I looked at this book was that people gathered around a bus waiting for their family members to get off. After reading The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang I then realized that the people on the cover weren't just waiting around for their family but finding their loved ones they once lost. When I first started reading this book I was a little nervous because I never read that many books and I feel that the reason why I don’t is because not many books stand out to me. In school I would have to read books for the class or for a book report but get bored or my attention couldn’t stay focused. Just a few pages into this book and I seemed interested in what was
Conclusively, instead of having a story that delves into a mournful prose about how horrid the author’s life was, this book was surprisingly light-hearted. Although there were some saddening parts in the memoir, Jeannette has achieved a balance of pity, warmth, and light humor that can make you both admire yet cringe in anger at the way the Walls parents raised their children. The way Jeannette had approached and described her difficult childhood was a unique one for she did not make the readers feel pity for only her and her siblings, but sometimes for their parents as well. Overall, I highly recommend this book to read because it does give the reader a very descriptive look into the childhood of the author, but in such a unique way that the ending will show you that in some cases, no matter what happens in a family, they will always be together.
I really enjoyed this book because it was not a story about the middle of the Second World War. Instead it was right before, when things were not as bad, but they were bad enough. It helped me understand how people lived before the hatred grew and how families were torn apart right from the beginning. Likewise, it gave me hope to see that not everything was destroyed and that some people were able to escape. I would recommend this book more for boys but for girls as well, between the ages of 13-15. Even though Karl’s age throughout the book is 14-17, the novel was written more for my age group. Once again this was an amazing book that I could not put down, and I am sure many others were not able to either.
My recommendation for this book would be that this book is just a fun read, nothing to serious. But yet it's a book were its easy to relate to were a lot of the situations that happen in the book happen in young teenage life as well. Like for example the desperation to fit in. kids will do most likely anything to be part of "the cool group" hopefully not take some sort of pill that will talk to you in your head. But other things like being pressured into talking drugs. Sneaking out of the house to go to some party and not coming back until the next day at dawn without getting caught. These days we do so much and our parents know so little.
The novel, The Outsiders explores the impact of living in a place where fear is the predominant emotion and personality is based solely on appearance, due to the fact that it was during this time when society had placed a label on every individual. Most of the action and conflict is framed by the interactions within and between different groups. The book includes underage violence and drinking, delinquent behavior, and a suicide. But the indelible characters and irresistible story have consistently hooked middle school kids, teens and apathetic readers. This book appeals to teens because that’s
Eleven-year-old David Lear thrives in boarding school, but his family’s lives are a mess. The coming-of-age novel, Leaving Maggie Hope by Anthony Abbott, illustrates the story of David’s obstacle-filled life. His mother's alcoholism causes him to be sent away to boarding school, with his live-saving godmother paying the tuition. At his new school, David faces social challenges, like making friends. Ultimately, he drifts away from his dysfunctional family and focuses more on his academics, winning the Founder’s Medal, the prize for having the highest average at the time of his graduation. Leaving Maggie Hope therefore exemplifies an effective piece of literature because David evolves into
My book was “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio, which was a fictional book about a 10 year old boy with severe facial deformities named August, or Auggie, and his journey in entering the harsh environment of middle school for the first time. August lives in a Manhattan home with his two parents and sister in modern day times. In the start of August’s journey, August is accepting the fact that after years of being in the comfort of his own home, he needs to step out of his comfort zone and go to middle school, which his mom had been encouraging him to do. Although August is aware that he will more than likely experience bullying at middle school, as he has his whole life, he still develops enough courage to go in hopes of experiencing life as a normal kid. As expected, in the start of August’s time in middle school, he gets bullied by other kids by receiving stares of disgust, exclusion, and even some physical bullying, all because of his facial deformities. However, August was resilient and decided to stay in middle school despite how hard it may have been. As August made his way through his first year of middle school, he gradually started to develope friends once people noticed his sense of humor, intelligence, and kindness. Towards the end of the
Chemistry is a branch of natural science that deals principally with the properties of substances, the changes they undergo, and the natural laws that describe these changes. (University of Idaho, 2014) Molecules, as small as they seem, is in the food that we eat and present in our daily lives. Today, scientists would likely know about the history of chemistry but not how chemistry has impacted history. Many would not wonder if these molecules go beyond the chemistry concepts that they have learned. For example, would the world have been different if piperine (molecule) present in pepper had not led to the discovery of the United States? The interesting fact is that molecules have and will continue to shape the world today. In this book, the authors explain in detail how 17 specific molecules had a significant impact on the history of the world. On a whole, this book is very intriguing and very suitable for chemistry lovers as well as the general public.
The aforementioned characters all lead harsh lives. Giuseppe is an orphan, forced to play music on the streets in order to survive. Frederick is an apprentice clockmaker with a past that haunts his memory. Hannah works as a maid in a high-class hotel managed by a miserable harridan. As their paths cross circumstantially, they work together to solve each other's problems. Although the novel focuses on the lives of children, it includes elements of steampunk and violence, culminating a very somber plot. Therefore, this book is targeted towards those who enjoy a dark novel, but appreciate