these things that classify a well-crafted narrative. The author addresses many themes such as mixed families, illegitimacy and teen relationships. These are sometimes hard to talk about and have to expressed by the author using a certain level of sensitivity, so that readers aren’t offended. For example, Josie undertakes a relationship
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Personal Response: I really enjoyed reading Identical by Ellen Hopkins. This book is told through the first person point of view of both of the main characters. I like how the author really captures the reader's attention by getting straight to the point. This book was extremely suspenseful and I ended up reading this whole book in one day. I also liked how Kaeleigh and Raeanne take turns narrating the story with poems that often mirror each other, playing with repeated words and meaning. Some
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through E-Books In her newspaper article “Your E-Book is Reading You”, Alexandra Alter uses an informal tone to grab the reader’s attention. Alter informs the reader of the new methods used to improve book sales and customer reading experiences. She demonstrates that major book publishers are capable of tracking reading habits including how much of the book is read, and how long they read for. The data also indicates that readers use methods of reading depending on the genre of the book. Once Alter
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The author of the book”The Color Purple” Alice Malsenior Walker was born on february 9, 1944 in putnam county georgia she was the youngest daughter out of eight children. Her parents were sharecroppers so she grew up being poor with her mother working as a maid and her dad as a farmer too. When walker was about 8 years old she was playing with her two brothers when she got shot in the right eye with a BB pellet which left her with a scar that damaged her right eye with this scar and she became self-conscious
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American, born in Chicago, Illinois in the late 1950’s is an Author that has written numerous coming of age works of literature. From works such as Kira-Kira, Weedflower, and The Thing About Luck, she has been praised for her books. Traveling most of her childhood, Kadohata says that she loves being on the road and draws a lot of inspiration from her travels across the United States. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Kadohata and her family spent a lot of time traveling The United States. Going
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Trickster Travels Book Review Trickster Travels: A Sixteenth-Century Muslim between Worlds is a history book which was written by Natalie Zemon Davis. The book was published in 2007. Trickster Travels narrates the story of one of the most known Muslim scholar, Leo Africanus. Zemon Davis wrote the book while targeting different readers from different parts of the world. She provides more information by explaining how different people from different parts of the world know Leo Africanus. She says
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2 Esdras Summary: The book of 2 Edras starts with Ezra receiving a prophetic call from God. He explains that God is upset with Israel because as time goes on, they keep on sinning. He continues and says that they are going to be driven out of their land and that there will be a people coming from the East (1:38). His prophecy ends with God saying that he will judge Israel and protect the church that is to come. Then there is a cut and we jump into Ezra’s discussions with the angel Uriel, and he
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to the book because most of the contents of the book. The only downside is the case that the main character's voice is watered in the movie. In most of the articles, the author uses the excerpts of the movie as well as sarcasm to present her message about the movie in the articles. This is a well-written piece given the fact that it relates the book to the movie in many aspects making sure that the basic facts in the book are understood by the readers of the article. For instance, the book states
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Book Review #4 Lead-In/Hook: Dyslexia. It’s a disability that 70 to 80% of people who can’t read are likely to have. Like any girl, Ally Nickerson has to face many problems, and one of them include dyslexia. Book title, author, & genre: This book is called “Fish in a Tree” by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. It is a realistic fiction book. Protagonist: In this book, the main character is Ally Nickerson. One of Ally Nickerson’s character traits is determined. When her teacher offers to help Ally with her reading
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Published: January 10, 2012 Author: John Green Publisher :Dutton Juvenile Adaptations: The Fault in Our Stars (2014) Characters: Augustus Waters, Hazel Grace Lancaster, more Genres: Young-adult fiction, Romance novel Awards: Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction 1)The-Fault-in-Our-StarsCancer is such a dreadful disease, indiscriminate in its choice of victim, choosing with aplomb regardless of age, gender, or status. There are a myriad of stories behind the tragedy and many of
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