The book I have chosen for my independent reading assignment is “Dying To Tell Me” by Sherryl Clark. This book is a horror/mystery novel set in Manna Creek, Australia. This story is a fast paced mystery with thoughtful, realistic family relationships, along with a police dog named King who forms a protective relationship with the family, who work together to solve a local mystery. It is a depressing/scary novel as it contains a fair amount of jumpy chapters which keeps the audience at the edge of their sit. The main compilation in this book is the journey of the characters through the mystery of the past in Manna Creek. This novel is suitable for years 9-11.
The book I choose for the book talk is “Dead and gone” written by Norah McClintock, this book talks about a murder mystery of Tricey Howard. The main character of the story is Mike, an orphan whose parents got killed in a car crash. He lives with his foster father named John Riel, who was once a police officer. During a swim meet, Mike see Mr.Henderson is staring at a girl name Emily without stopping. Then he informs Emily about what happened in the community center. However, as return Emily blackmails Mike to investigate Mr. Henderson. During the investigation, Mike finds nothing suspicious, but realize Emily is the daughter of Tricey Howard. Tricey Howard was murdered years ago, but the police still haven’t find the real killer. At the meantime,
The plot of this book begins with the fact that Canadian girl named Laura finds out that her father is a humble pensioner, a former teacher, committed suicide from the bridge, during
Since the start of this quarter I have been reading the novel Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight and I am currently on 153. This book is about Amelia Barron and her alleged suicide. Right before Amelia jumped from the roof of her private school, she was caught cheating on a test. Amelia’s mother, Kate, is in disbelief that her sweet, perfect, obedient daughter would turn recalcitrant, and in even more disbelief that her daughter would commit suicide. When Kate gets an anonymous text stating that Amelia did not jump, she set out to find out what really happened to her daughter. This book jumps from three main perspectives; the perspective of Kate after Amelia dies, the perspective of Amelia before she dies, and various sources of social
I would recommend this book to a friend because this book is a great book all around. This book has good suspense even though it might seem like a kids book.
The name of my book is Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan. This is a mystery thriller about five teens who plan to kidnap their English teacher to teach him a lesson. Their teacher is very hard on them and does not allow any room for slacking. But instead of just kidnapping him for a while, they decide to abandon him for a while by a deserted lake in the middle of nowhere. Two of the teens come back to find that he is dead. Now they must decide what to do with the body and how to explain his death.
“God’s will be done, now I can get teeth,” Anse says after Addie’s death. To some people, it may seem weird that someone wants new teeth, and to others, it might make them wonder if he’s sad about his wife’s death. Anse Bundren, a middle-aged man, has a reputation of being a lazy and selfish person. But how does that play a role in As I Lay Dying? How has Anse’s relationship with his family, his wife, and himself affect the outcome of the story? Another thing about Anse is his view of Addie’s death. How has Anse Bundren become dead in the story, but is really still alive?
This novel is full of mystery and horror which is what I am going to
“As I Lay Dying, read as the dramatic confrontation of words and actions, presents Faulkner’s allegory of the limits of talent” (Jacobi). William Faulkner uses many different themes that make this novel a great book. Faulkner shows his talent by uses different scenarios, which makes the book not only comedic but informational on the human mind. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is a great book that illustrates great themes and examples. Faulkner illustrates different character and theme dynamics throughout the entire novel, which makes the book a humorous yet emotional roller coaster. Faulkner illustrates the sense of identity, alienation, and the results of physical and mental death to show what he thinks of the human mind.
In As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner uses the characters Anse and Cash, and a motif/symbol in "My mother is a fish," to reveal the psychological and societal problems of the twenties and thirties. Written as soon as the panic surrounding the stock market in 1929 started, Faulkner is reported as having, “took one of these [onion] sheets, unscrewed the cap from his fountain pen, and wrote at the top in blue ink, 'As I Lay Dying.' Then he underlined it twice and wrote the date in the upper right-hand corner"(Atkinson 15) We must take care to recognize Faulkner not as a man of apathy, but one of great compassion and indignation at the collapse of the economic foundation of the U.S. This is central in appreciating the great care with which he describes the desolation and poor landscape of Yoknapatawpha County, which is where As I Lay Dying takes place.
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
There are many recurring themes in the book the Catcher in the Rye. One of the most recurring themes is Death. At times Holden feels like his innocence is slipping away as he gets older. He tries to preserve it in the other children while he is stuck in an in-between state of adulthood and childhood. Also, sometimes within the story he wishes for death itself instead of becoming a “phony” like all of the other adults. His childhood and innocence is represented by his little brother, Allie, who resides within his mind. Whenever he feels as if he is disappearing, he talks to Allie as if he is still alive. He desperately clings to his childhood in exchange for the fear of the adult world and what it has in store. An example of this can be seen
Gaines creates a great imbalance of power between Jefferson, Grant and Sheriff Guidry. The power imbalance between these three influences the theme of “A Lesson Before Dying”. The theme of this book is to defy labels and judgement. Sheriff Guidry has ultimate power over both men simply because he is an authoritative figure. Guidry thinks that Jefferson should die the way he is: animalistic and naive. When Jefferson and Grant shed their metaphorical skins of the conflicted teacher and dumb criminal, Guidry worries that the power has shifted. The two men began denying the labels society has stuck on them, and they were conspiring to make a change.” You’re a human being Jefferson, you’re a man.” (Gaines 83). This quote suggests that Jefferson
For my book I chose to read The Body by Stephen King. This novel is about four young boys taking a journey to find a body somewhere in the woods that is at the county line. This story is about more than just four boys going on an adventure its about them becoming closer to each other and learning real life lessons along the way. The four boys are all going into their first year of middle school so this is a time in their life when they learn things that will help them in life.
The book I chose to read was Reckless by Cornelia Funke. The book’s genre is fantasy. When I first began reading this book I really did not enjoy it or understand it, but it soon started to get interesting. The characters became interesting and the plot started to grab my attention. Soon I had to finish reading it, but the end was really disappointing.
The Theme of Death in Poetry Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson are two Modern American Poets who consistently wrote about the theme of death. While there are some comparisons between the two poets, when it comes to death as a theme, their writing styles were quite different. Robert Frost’s poem, “Home Burial,” and Emily Dickinson’s poems, “I felt a Funeral in my Brain,” and “I died for Beauty,” are three poems concerning death. While the theme is constant there are differences as well as similarities between the poets and their poems. The obvious comparison between the three poems is the theme of death.