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What influenced my decision to read this book was actually the fact that I was forced to read it..Anyway, I read the book "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins. Catching fire is the second book in the "Hunger Games" trilogy. The story is about a teenage girl named Katniss who lives in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian society known as Panem. In Panem, a yearly competition happens known as the Hunger Games in which competitors are forced to fight to the death. Katniss is one of three victors of the Hunger Games in her district. Over the course of the story, Katniss and her partner Peeta learn about Panem's dark history and it's secrets.
One of the strengths in Catching Fire was the fact that it kept you reading. Multiple times, I found it hard to put down the book. With that being said, it contained a lot of cliff hangers. In a way, this was also one of the weaknesses of the book. When a story has too many cliff hangers, it makes them less climatic and the story seems less eventful. My favorite part of the story is when Katniss learns about the truth of Panem. This is my favorite part because the tension is high and it's the most climatic point of the book. My least favorite part of the book is in the beginning when the victors are on the tour of panem. This is my least favorite park of the book because to be honest, it's boring and uneventful.
Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. I would recommend this book. I think my classmates should read it because it appeals to many audiences. The story contains romance, action, adventure, mystery, and science fiction; so just about anyone could find enjoyment in it. Also, I feel like it would be a good book for teenagers to read because the main characters are around our age, so we could relate more to them. This helps with understand character development and why the characters are how they are. read this book.
btw this is my second time writing this because it deleted itself the first time.
I have seen this movie , read the book, and really enjoyed it. I plan to read the third book of the Hunger games before the movie comes out so I will know what the ending of the series is. The book is so unpredictable that I could not even imagine what the third book of the Hunger Games would be. I agree with your comment saying it appeals to many teenager because almost all of the people I've talked to that have read the book or have seen the movie has really enjoyed it.
I have also read this book and was not as pleased as I thought I would be. I read the first hunger games book and loved it, but I found myself getting bored towards the end of the book. I agree with you that it is appealing because of its original content, but I think it's too easy of a book.
Ida B Applewood is a fourth grader with a very vivacious imagination and spunky charm. She lives in Wisconsin on an apple orchard with her loving parents. Being home-schooled takes a major roll in her fun-filled life. Her only friends are the trees around her and most importantly, the brook. Everything wasn't always blue skies and big smiles for Ida B. Once her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she was sent to public school. Boy, the resentment she had to this placed called "school." There was not one thing she liked about it. And she certainly wasn't shy to express her feelings. Miss. Applewood tried scaring away her new neighbors, gave the cold-shoulder to her parents, and even was mean to her teacher, but soon began to accept her help and willingness.
In this novel, I found there to be many more strengths rather than weaknesses. Actually, I don't think there are any weaknesses. Katherine Hannigan, the first-time author, knows exactly how to grab a connection with readers. Finding out Ida's mother had cancer was stomach dropping; however, knowing that pulled me into the book more to get in more depth with Ida's emotions. Hannigan used lively vocabulary to get readers to be able to use their imaginations and picture in their heads what is happening in the book.
I was generally pleased with this piece of literature and would no doubt recommend it to my peers. I think the girls would enjoy this book especially. This book helps readers understand hardships and how to acclimate to new environments. You should definitely read this book!
I would definitely love to read this book because it has very interesting story line of the hardships that this fourth grader goes through. Also I could probably learn a lot from the lessons maybe described in this book.
The book I have chosen to read for my summer reading project is called Lord of the Flies by William Golding. How I came upon this book is that when my sister was in high school, she was assigned by her teacher to read this novel. My sister gave me good reviews on the book and now it is one of my favorite books that I have read. In the book, Lord of the Flies, school boys are in a plane trying to escape war in their country when they later find themselves to be crashed on an unknown island. The boys must fend and govern themselves because survival is the first priority. Along with building shelter, finding food, and making an escape signal, the boys find they are not alone on this secluded and deserted island. There is a fear-provoking creature the boys call, The Beast.
Lord of the Flies teaches many life lessons, but the one that stood out the most was that in order to have a humane society, teamwork must be involved. The school boys, being without adult supervision, had to create a system where a leader must control everybody and maintain the roles on the island of the classmates. Throughout this governed system, many classmates were not fond of the idea of one person always being in control, which in that time Ralph is the leader and protagonist of the story. Jack, the antagonist and fellow classmate of Ralph, groups all the boys and turns on Ralph to show how this made government was not functioning. Ralph later became lonely and upset with all his classmates that left him except his best friend, nicknamed Piggy.
One quote that caught my attention at the end of the book was, “Only me. And I’m the Beast. Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?” There isn’t anyone to help you." This phrase from the beast, or The Lord of the Flies, says these words to Simon in Chapter 8. Simon is one of the boys that are in Jacks group in the island. The phrase is perhaps Simon's idea that the beasts are perhaps the boys themselves. The idea of a creature being evil and cruel is in the boys minds and they are imagining the beast. This instinct of viciousness is in all human beings. I believe this quote is true because no matter what type of competition it may be, if a human is determined enough for it, they will risk all for it.
I would highly recommend this book to all audiences because of not only the life lessons it teaches, but shows how it may connect to a personal life to someone. This book is very hard to put down due to all the anticipation a reader has to see what happens in the end and what occurs through these young unsupervised minds of small schoolboys only in middle school. Read this book and you will not be disappointed!
I would like to read this book not only for the interesting story line, but also for the life lessons it may teach. Also I believe I could learn and change my ways of life from the book.
This book sounds very interesting and I would love to read it. The concept is different and sounds entertaining. I would like to see what other lessons it may teach and how these lessons tie into the story.
My mom actually picked out the first book to this series. Now I'm very hesitate about somebody picking out a book for me because if I'm going to just read it on my free time then i might as well like it. But because my mom knows me so well she did good. I am now re-reading the series, and this book is the 5th one in series. It's called "Out of Sight, Out of Time" by Ally Carter. So basically it's about a girl and her friends who live at a boarding school the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Woman it's an all girls school who claim it's for geniuses but they really mean spies. Cammie and her friends Bex, Liz and Macey, growing up, training, doing covert operations, meeting boys & up for they're biggest battle yet. They travel all over the world searching for answers to questions nobody will answer for them. Without giving away the whole series and the end of this book, Cammie runs away trying to protect the ones she loves. Except She has no memory of last summer. Once she returns back home herself, her friends, mother, & aunt have to trace back any hints, clues or hunches that can help figure out what happened to Cammie and what she did. It's a race against time. And what's a good book without a mysterious spy-guy.
The strengths of this book is that despite how badly I tried to explain the storyline, it's well written each book is in a way set up like a chapter of the whole story. The characters are strong individuals. The best parts are the twists that you don't see coming. Like how a boy ends ups at the Academy for a semester. Or finding out who died and who lives. In the titles of the book you can always somehow tie them into the story. It's not confusing. (I get confused easily.) It's nice because the author doesn't write unnecessary things. Everything she says always has value, or shows you what the character is thinking that helps them or is a disadvantage to them. The worst part is that you probably never what the story to end. I guess the only bad part is that no guys are going to want to read this.
This book i would recommend to mainly girls because it's a about girls, its written in a girl point of view, and it's a girl power type story. It's cute, it's edgy, it'll make you anxious if you're interested in action and adventure movies or books. They're are many twists in the book and series that literally made me shout out "No!" and "That's crazy!" because I became to invested and captured in the book. You can relate to any of the characters. At the end of each book you want to continue reading to find out what happens next. So if any girls are looking for a different book to read i defiantly recommend this series.
I would love to read this book because it shows a point of view from a girl's way of life and could probably teach me how to deal with situations. Also I love books that have twists and have parts in it that you wouldn't expect.
Million dollar throw was a book made by an author named Mike Lupica. He is is very known for a lot of sports books which are my favorite type to read. I had first came across this book in 9th grade and I really liked it at the time. I had forgotten about it until i came across it this summer and decided to read it for my summer reading.
The best part of the book was the suspense of it. The main character, Nate Brodie was going through a lot of things before he got the chance to win a million dollars. And if he made the throw everything would return back to normal. If not things would only get worse from there. The worst part would be the events leading up to the end. It made it more suspenseful but it didn’t seem to realistic that all that stuff would happen right before he was about to attempt the throw.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes sports books. I’ve read a lot of different sports books and this is one of my favorite ones. I really think the suspense of the story makes the ending really good.
I love sports books so I believe that I would like to read this book one day. Being an athlete, I can relate to sports a lot and I can easily make a connection. Game situations can be very nerve wracking and in this book, like you mentioned, I can imagine that a chance for a million dollars is in one throw could be very stressful. One million dollars can get many things but the accomplishment of just one throw would have over excitement in the character if he completes this task or not. Ill have to read it one day and see how the outcome is.
I thoroughly enjoy sports based books; especially ones written by Mike Lupica. I've read some of his other works and like the way he portrays stories. I would definitely read this book.
James Dashner's The Maze Runner was a novel published in 2009, and now has a film coming out in 2014. I heard about the film on television, which gained my interest, thus leading me to read the book. This has become one of my favorite books I've ever read. This book is very entertaining and leaves you wanting more at the end of each chapter.
Thomas is a teenage boy who has woken up in a dark box, without any memory of anything specific. He isn't sure of his last name, his age, his family, or friends. When the box opens, a large courtyard is exposed, and he is surrounded by multiple boys who look to be around his age. He is also surrounded by stone walls that reach hundreds of feet in the air. After learning about how this strange place works, Thomas is focused on getting home, wherever that may be. He isn't sure of how to accomplish such a task, but he is determined to save himself, along with the rest of the people trapped in this make-shift town.
The Maze Runner has many strengths, the strongest one being that it is very plot driven. The book does not reveal much in the beginning, it gives you information as you read. This caused me to continuously read all the way through the book. Another strength it has is character development. The characters in this book grow immensely, almost into completely different people. Thomas changed from being scared and cautious, to being brave an intelligent.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it. This book was very detailed and allows you to easily create an image in your head. The story is very well written and has a very interesting concept. Before you go to see this movie, I recommend you read the book!
Since I've heard about the release of the movie, I've always wanted to see it and read the book, The Maze Runner. I am aware there are three books and my goal is to read all three by the end of the school year. Others that I'e asked that read the book have loved it and hopefully I will too! When i read it ill let you know how if I enjoy the book or not.
I would definitely read this book. The story seems interesting and I like the fact that it's plot driven. Also, I've heard a lot about the movie and seen trailers, which make me want to read the book even more.
This book sounds like something I would without a doubt read. I like the plot of him not knowing anything and the fact that you're growing with the main character. Throughout this novel, readers like me only know as much information as Thomas knows. He eventually begins to recollect more and more. It sounds extremely interesting. So where can I buy this book?
In Wonderland, author Michael Bamberger follows the life of several high school adolescents at Pennsbury [High School] as they prepare to embark on futures at colleges, universities, or the local Toys R Us. Spirits rise as the tradition of a spectacular prom, and graduation is underway. The Sports Illustrated writer channels a nostalgia and entices his readers with the chronicles of an eccentric group of high school students.
I was required to read Wonderland. Personally, I did not enjoy the enough to recommend it to someone; being that Bamberger is a journalist for Sports Illustrated, Wonderland was the equivalent of reading a prolonged article. However, the author did do exceptionally well documenting each individual’s liabilities and burdens. He made the reader feel as if s/he knew the students. I especially liked feeling close to the students at such a substantial point in their lives. Those who choose to read Wonderland can easily make connections to the characters. It is evident that at any high school you can distinguish a Harry Stymeist, Alyssa Bergman, or Bobby Speer.
Those interested in reading the book should know that there is no dialogue. In addition, if one is not accustomed to a ‘jumping’ plot, then you will have difficulty keeping up and this is not the book for you. Where Wonderland is set, there is not as much diversity (as is the case in Burlington).
Before attending her freshman year, Sophie Sinora has lost 30 pounds and has grown into a pretty, but insecure teenager. To make her life even more complicated she has the ability of reading minds. Her best friends AJ and Krysta also have paranormal abilities, that they also must keep a secret, making them feel like freaks. Sophie has a crush on this guy named Jacob, who turns out to be self-absorbed jerk, and only ends up using Sophie to lie and to complete work for him. To make her life even worse there comes a list of problems such as her teacher's suicidal thoughts, the high school Hottie who flirts and teases Sophie, a locker bully who wants to kick her butt, her pregnant sister who boots her out her own room, and the growing issues between Sophie and her friends.
I feel that there were only strengths in the book because the author was able to connect with the readers and show them that they don't need a guy to make them feel better or beautiful. She also taught girl readers in particular that they don't deserve be treated less, and should always stand up for themselves. Especially, when Sophie decided not to like Jacob anymore because she realized how big of a jerk he actually was. Another strength of the book was one Sophie's sister decided to get her life together and planned out how she would take care of her babies and also have her education. I think the author at that time wanted to teach readers that there will be a problem that may come in life but there's always a solution to it if you really work hard.
I would definitely recommend for students to read this book because it teaches so many aspects of life. This book would especially be great for girls because it shows them to be strong in life and never settle for less from a guy, and to always have respect for yourself. It also teaches readers to always make good decisions so that great opportunities in life aren't wasted from one bad mistake.
This book sounds appealing because even though it has some unreal qualities, it also has many realistic things that teens can relate to. I feel like I can learn useful lessons from this book. I will be sure to look out for this book, and I'll let you know what I think!
YES YES YES! This book has my name written all over it! I absolutely love reading about everyday life problems and hardships of teenage girls. I find certain connections with pieces of literature such as this. Showing the hardships and complications to only be a bump in the road and will only soon get over them. This book definitely is now on my "books to read" list.
The book I read for my summer reading is called, “The Great Gatsby”. The way I discovered this novel, I was in my SRE in freshman year, my friend was leaving SRE early, so he entrusted me to return his novel. It took me about, 5 weeks? Until I found the book in my bookbag. I got interested, and read the back. I was intrigued of the plot, and decided to read it. To my discover I enjoyed the details and story that the author used during the book. I only finished about 5 chapters of the book and tossed it to the side. After I heard of a movie of this book, I watched the movie. I enjoyed it so much, I decided to finish the story. The movie did a fairly good job at matching the novel’s plot. The story is about, a writer, Nick Carraway moving to a place called West Egg on the East Coast. He has a cousin who he occasionally visits named Daisy Buchanan, who is married to her cheater of a husband Tom Buchanan. Every weekend Nick hears loud noise next door to his mysterious neighbor, who throws wild parties that are the talk of New York City every week. One day, Nick gets an invitation to his neighbor’s party, upon entering he sees wild festivities, and later on meets his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Later on, Nick reads many mysterious articles about how he got his fame, since he started from dirt poor, to fabulously wealthy. No one but Jay knows how he got to his riches. Ironically, Jay moved to West Egg to be closer to the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan, who he had met a few years before time, after being drafted into the war, Daisy regretfully marries Tom. Leading the read of the story is how Daisy and Jay through the eyes of Nick, get closer, but is it for the better or the worst when Tom finds out they meet without his consent? I would happily recommend this story to anyone who likes plot driven things, in my opinion there are no flaws with this book. But, it does have its downsides, its really hard to understand the high level of grammar, but besides that, perfect. A must read!
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ReplyDeleteWhat influenced my decision to read this book was actually the fact that I was forced to read it..Anyway, I read the book "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins. Catching fire is the second book in the "Hunger Games" trilogy. The story is about a teenage girl named Katniss who lives in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian society known as Panem. In Panem, a yearly competition happens known as the Hunger Games in which competitors are forced to fight to the death. Katniss is one of three victors of the Hunger Games in her district. Over the course of the story, Katniss and her partner Peeta learn about Panem's dark history and it's secrets.
ReplyDeleteOne of the strengths in Catching Fire was the fact that it kept you reading. Multiple times, I found it hard to put down the book. With that being said, it contained a lot of cliff hangers. In a way, this was also one of the weaknesses of the book. When a story has too many cliff hangers, it makes them less climatic and the story seems less eventful. My favorite part of the story is when Katniss learns about the truth of Panem. This is my favorite part because the tension is high and it's the most climatic point of the book. My least favorite part of the book is in the beginning when the victors are on the tour of panem. This is my least favorite park of the book because to be honest, it's boring and uneventful.
Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot. I would recommend this book. I think my classmates should read it because it appeals to many audiences. The story contains romance, action, adventure, mystery, and science fiction; so just about anyone could find enjoyment in it. Also, I feel like it would be a good book for teenagers to read because the main characters are around our age, so we could relate more to them. This helps with understand character development and why the characters are how they are. read this book.
btw this is my second time writing this because it deleted itself the first time.
I have seen this movie , read the book, and really enjoyed it. I plan to read the third book of the Hunger games before the movie comes out so I will know what the ending of the series is. The book is so unpredictable that I could not even imagine what the third book of the Hunger Games would be. I agree with your comment saying it appeals to many teenager because almost all of the people I've talked to that have read the book or have seen the movie has really enjoyed it.
DeleteI have also read this book and was not as pleased as I thought I would be. I read the first hunger games book and loved it, but I found myself getting bored towards the end of the book. I agree with you that it is appealing because of its original content, but I think it's too easy of a book.
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ReplyDeleteIda B Applewood is a fourth grader with a very vivacious imagination and spunky charm. She lives in Wisconsin on an apple orchard with her loving parents. Being home-schooled takes a major roll in her fun-filled life. Her only friends are the trees around her and most importantly, the brook. Everything wasn't always blue skies and big smiles for Ida B. Once her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she was sent to public school. Boy, the resentment she had to this placed called "school." There was not one thing she liked about it. And she certainly wasn't shy to express her feelings. Miss. Applewood tried scaring away her new neighbors, gave the cold-shoulder to her parents, and even was mean to her teacher, but soon began to accept her help and willingness.
ReplyDeleteIn this novel, I found there to be many more strengths rather than weaknesses. Actually, I don't think there are any weaknesses. Katherine Hannigan, the first-time author, knows exactly how to grab a connection with readers. Finding out Ida's mother had cancer was stomach dropping; however, knowing that pulled me into the book more to get in more depth with Ida's emotions. Hannigan used lively vocabulary to get readers to be able to use their imaginations and picture in their heads what is happening in the book.
I was generally pleased with this piece of literature and would no doubt recommend it to my peers. I think the girls would enjoy this book especially. This book helps readers understand hardships and how to acclimate to new environments. You should definitely read this book!
I would definitely love to read this book because it has very interesting story line of the hardships that this fourth grader goes through. Also I could probably learn a lot from the lessons maybe described in this book.
DeleteThe book I have chosen to read for my summer reading project is called Lord of the Flies by William Golding. How I came upon this book is that when my sister was in high school, she was assigned by her teacher to read this novel. My sister gave me good reviews on the book and now it is one of my favorite books that I have read. In the book, Lord of the Flies, school boys are in a plane trying to escape war in their country when they later find themselves to be crashed on an unknown island. The boys must fend and govern themselves because survival is the first priority. Along with building shelter, finding food, and making an escape signal, the boys find they are not alone on this secluded and deserted island. There is a fear-provoking creature the boys call, The Beast.
ReplyDeleteLord of the Flies teaches many life lessons, but the one that stood out the most was that in order to have a humane society, teamwork must be involved. The school boys, being without adult supervision, had to create a system where a leader must control everybody and maintain the roles on the island of the classmates. Throughout this governed system, many classmates were not fond of the idea of one person always being in control, which in that time Ralph is the leader and protagonist of the story. Jack, the antagonist and fellow classmate of Ralph, groups all the boys and turns on Ralph to show how this made government was not functioning. Ralph later became lonely and upset with all his classmates that left him except his best friend, nicknamed Piggy.
One quote that caught my attention at the end of the book was, “Only me. And I’m the Beast. Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?” There isn’t anyone to help you." This phrase from the beast, or The Lord of the Flies, says these words to Simon in Chapter 8. Simon is one of the boys that are in Jacks group in the island. The phrase is perhaps Simon's idea that the beasts are perhaps the boys themselves. The idea of a creature being evil and cruel is in the boys minds and they are imagining the beast. This instinct of viciousness is in all human beings. I believe this quote is true because no matter what type of competition it may be, if a human is determined enough for it, they will risk all for it.
I would highly recommend this book to all audiences because of not only the life lessons it teaches, but shows how it may connect to a personal life to someone. This book is very hard to put down due to all the anticipation a reader has to see what happens in the end and what occurs through these young unsupervised minds of small schoolboys only in middle school. Read this book and you will not be disappointed!
I would like to read this book not only for the interesting story line, but also for the life lessons it may teach. Also I believe I could learn and change my ways of life from the book.
DeleteThis book sounds very interesting and I would love to read it. The concept is different and sounds entertaining. I would like to see what other lessons it may teach and how these lessons tie into the story.
DeleteMy mom actually picked out the first book to this series. Now I'm very hesitate about somebody picking out a book for me because if I'm going to just read it on my free time then i might as well like it. But because my mom knows me so well she did good. I am now re-reading the series, and this book is the 5th one in series. It's called "Out of Sight, Out of Time" by Ally Carter. So basically it's about a girl and her friends who live at a boarding school the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Woman it's an all girls school who claim it's for geniuses but they really mean spies. Cammie and her friends Bex, Liz and Macey, growing up, training, doing covert operations, meeting boys & up for they're biggest battle yet. They travel all over the world searching for answers to questions nobody will answer for them. Without giving away the whole series and the end of this book, Cammie runs away trying to protect the ones she loves. Except She has no memory of last summer. Once she returns back home herself, her friends, mother, & aunt have to trace back any hints, clues or hunches that can help figure out what happened to Cammie and what she did. It's a race against time. And what's a good book without a mysterious spy-guy.
ReplyDeleteThe strengths of this book is that despite how badly I tried to explain the storyline, it's well written each book is in a way set up like a chapter of the whole story. The characters are strong individuals. The best parts are the twists that you don't see coming. Like how a boy ends ups at the Academy for a semester. Or finding out who died and who lives. In the titles of the book you can always somehow tie them into the story. It's not confusing. (I get confused easily.) It's nice because the author doesn't write unnecessary things. Everything she says always has value, or shows you what the character is thinking that helps them or is a disadvantage to them. The worst part is that you probably never what the story to end. I guess the only bad part is that no guys are going to want to read this.
This book i would recommend to mainly girls because it's a about girls, its written in a girl point of view, and it's a girl power type story. It's cute, it's edgy, it'll make you anxious if you're interested in action and adventure movies or books. They're are many twists in the book and series that literally made me shout out "No!" and "That's crazy!" because I became to invested and captured in the book. You can relate to any of the characters. At the end of each book you want to continue reading to find out what happens next. So if any girls are looking for a different book to read i defiantly recommend this series.
I would love to read this book because it shows a point of view from a girl's way of life and could probably teach me how to deal with situations. Also I love books that have twists and have parts in it that you wouldn't expect.
DeleteMillion dollar throw was a book made by an author named Mike Lupica. He is is very known for a lot of sports books which are my favorite type to read. I had first came across this book in 9th grade and I really liked it at the time. I had forgotten about it until i came across it this summer and decided to read it for my summer reading.
ReplyDeleteThe best part of the book was the suspense of it. The main character, Nate Brodie was going through a lot of things before he got the chance to win a million dollars. And if he made the throw everything would return back to normal. If not things would only get worse from there. The worst part would be the events leading up to the end. It made it more suspenseful but it didn’t seem to realistic that all that stuff would happen right before he was about to attempt the throw.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes sports books. I’ve read a lot of different sports books and this is one of my favorite ones. I really think the suspense of the story makes the ending really good.
I love sports books so I believe that I would like to read this book one day. Being an athlete, I can relate to sports a lot and I can easily make a connection. Game situations can be very nerve wracking and in this book, like you mentioned, I can imagine that a chance for a million dollars is in one throw could be very stressful. One million dollars can get many things but the accomplishment of just one throw would have over excitement in the character if he completes this task or not. Ill have to read it one day and see how the outcome is.
DeleteI thoroughly enjoy sports based books; especially ones written by Mike Lupica. I've read some of his other works and like the way he portrays stories. I would definitely read this book.
DeleteJames Dashner's The Maze Runner was a novel published in 2009, and now has a film coming out in 2014. I heard about the film on television, which gained my interest, thus leading me to read the book. This has become one of my favorite books I've ever read. This book is very entertaining and leaves you wanting more at the end of each chapter.
ReplyDeleteThomas is a teenage boy who has woken up in a dark box, without any memory of anything specific. He isn't sure of his last name, his age, his family, or friends. When the box opens, a large courtyard is exposed, and he is surrounded by multiple boys who look to be around his age. He is also surrounded by stone walls that reach hundreds of feet in the air. After learning about how this strange place works, Thomas is focused on getting home, wherever that may be. He isn't sure of how to accomplish such a task, but he is determined to save himself, along with the rest of the people trapped in this make-shift town.
The Maze Runner has many strengths, the strongest one being that it is very plot driven. The book does not reveal much in the beginning, it gives you information as you read. This caused me to continuously read all the way through the book. Another strength it has is character development. The characters in this book grow immensely, almost into completely different people. Thomas changed from being scared and cautious, to being brave an intelligent.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading it. This book was very detailed and allows you to easily create an image in your head. The story is very well written and has a very interesting concept. Before you go to see this movie, I recommend you read the book!
Since I've heard about the release of the movie, I've always wanted to see it and read the book, The Maze Runner. I am aware there are three books and my goal is to read all three by the end of the school year. Others that I'e asked that read the book have loved it and hopefully I will too! When i read it ill let you know how if I enjoy the book or not.
DeleteI would definitely read this book. The story seems interesting and I like the fact that it's plot driven. Also, I've heard a lot about the movie and seen trailers, which make me want to read the book even more.
DeleteThis book sounds like something I would without a doubt read. I like the plot of him not knowing anything and the fact that you're growing with the main character. Throughout this novel, readers like me only know as much information as Thomas knows. He eventually begins to recollect more and more. It sounds extremely interesting. So where can I buy this book?
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ReplyDeleteIn Wonderland, author Michael Bamberger follows the life of several high school adolescents at Pennsbury [High School] as they prepare to embark on futures at colleges, universities, or the local Toys R Us. Spirits rise as the tradition of a spectacular prom, and graduation is underway. The Sports Illustrated writer channels a nostalgia and entices his readers with the chronicles of an eccentric group of high school students.
ReplyDeleteI was required to read Wonderland. Personally, I did not enjoy the enough to recommend it to someone; being that Bamberger is a journalist for Sports Illustrated, Wonderland was the equivalent of reading a prolonged article. However, the author did do exceptionally well documenting each individual’s liabilities and burdens. He made the reader feel as if s/he knew the students. I especially liked feeling close to the students at such a substantial point in their lives. Those who choose to read Wonderland can easily make connections to the characters. It is evident that at any high school you can distinguish a Harry Stymeist, Alyssa Bergman, or Bobby Speer.
Those interested in reading the book should know that there is no dialogue. In addition, if one is not accustomed to a ‘jumping’ plot, then you will have difficulty keeping up and this is not the book for you. Where Wonderland is set, there is not as much diversity (as is the case in Burlington).
Being the sports illustrated kind of guy I am; I could see myself enjoying this book. I feel like uniqueness of it makes for a refreshing new take.
DeleteBefore attending her freshman year, Sophie Sinora has lost 30 pounds and has grown into a pretty, but insecure teenager. To make her life even more complicated she has the ability of reading minds. Her best friends AJ and Krysta also have paranormal abilities, that they also must keep a secret, making them feel like freaks. Sophie has a crush on this guy named Jacob, who turns out to be self-absorbed jerk, and only ends up using Sophie to lie and to complete work for him. To make her life even worse there comes a list of problems such as her teacher's suicidal thoughts, the high school Hottie who flirts and teases Sophie, a locker bully who wants to kick her butt, her pregnant sister who boots her out her own room, and the growing issues between Sophie and her friends.
ReplyDeleteI feel that there were only strengths in the book because the author was able to connect with the readers and show them that they don't need a guy to make them feel better or beautiful. She also taught girl readers in particular that they don't deserve be treated less, and should always stand up for themselves. Especially, when Sophie decided not to like Jacob anymore because she realized how big of a jerk he actually was. Another strength of the book was one Sophie's sister decided to get her life together and planned out how she would take care of her babies and also have her education. I think the author at that time wanted to teach readers that there will be a problem that may come in life but there's always a solution to it if you really work hard.
I would definitely recommend for students to read this book because it teaches so many aspects of life. This book would especially be great for girls because it shows them to be strong in life and never settle for less from a guy, and to always have respect for yourself. It also teaches readers to always make good decisions so that great opportunities in life aren't wasted from one bad mistake.
This book sounds appealing because even though it has some unreal qualities, it also has many realistic things that teens can relate to. I feel like I can learn useful lessons from this book. I will be sure to look out for this book, and I'll let you know what I think!
DeleteYES YES YES! This book has my name written all over it! I absolutely love reading about everyday life problems and hardships of teenage girls. I find certain connections with pieces of literature such as this. Showing the hardships and complications to only be a bump in the road and will only soon get over them. This book definitely is now on my "books to read" list.
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ReplyDeleteThe book I read for my summer reading is called, “The Great Gatsby”. The way I discovered this novel, I was in my SRE in freshman year, my friend was leaving SRE early, so he entrusted me to return his novel. It took me about, 5 weeks? Until I found the book in my bookbag. I got interested, and read the back. I was intrigued of the plot, and decided to read it. To my discover I enjoyed the details and story that the author used during the book. I only finished about 5 chapters of the book and tossed it to the side. After I heard of a movie of this book, I watched the movie. I enjoyed it so much, I decided to finish the story. The movie did a fairly good job at matching the novel’s plot.
The story is about, a writer, Nick Carraway moving to a place called West Egg on the East Coast. He has a cousin who he occasionally visits named Daisy Buchanan, who is married to her cheater of a husband Tom Buchanan. Every weekend Nick hears loud noise next door to his mysterious neighbor, who throws wild parties that are the talk of New York City every week. One day, Nick gets an invitation to his neighbor’s party, upon entering he sees wild festivities, and later on meets his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Later on, Nick reads many mysterious articles about how he got his fame, since he started from dirt poor, to fabulously wealthy. No one but Jay knows how he got to his riches. Ironically, Jay moved to West Egg to be closer to the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan, who he had met a few years before time, after being drafted into the war, Daisy regretfully marries Tom. Leading the read of the story is how Daisy and Jay through the eyes of Nick, get closer, but is it for the better or the worst when Tom finds out they meet without his consent?
I would happily recommend this story to anyone who likes plot driven things, in my opinion there are no flaws with this book. But, it does have its downsides, its really hard to understand the high level of grammar, but besides that, perfect. A must read!