In my opinion, the ending of the novel “Elske-by Cynthia Voigt” was quite predictable but had many surprises scattered throughout the ending of the book to keep the reader captivated all the way to the end. I was very content with how the ending of the book unfolded and tied back to some of the previous parts of the story. One thing that could have made the ending and its consequences better and more suspenseful for the reader would be by including fewer key pointers to the outcome of the ending
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The two narrators in the stories, “The Bass, the River and Sheila Mant” and “Lessons of Love” have many comparisons and contrasts with each others story. Some of the similarities that these two stories have are that they both want their crush to notice them. For example, in “The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant”, the narrator tries to get Sheila (his crush) to notice him by swimming laps while she sun bathed. Conversely, in “Lessons of Love” the narrator tried to get her crush to notice her by walking
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In Alpha Ralpha Boulevard, Paul and Virginia, are used to the convenience of their utopian world. When they venture elsewhere, they are shocked when light posts do not offer them food. Although Paul winds up surviving the voyage, they both could have easily died from starvation. They were wholly repulsed by the homunculi, which are animals that are made into human-like beings. However, Paul is more accepting of them than Virginia. Paul actually asks a C’mell (cat-person) for her name—even though
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“The car goes where the eyes go” (Stein, 218). The book ‘The art of racing in the rain’ written by Garth Stein is a book that grade 10 OT students should read as part of their English curriculum. The story is of a dying dog, Enzo, recalling his life with his owner, Denny. Enzo tells of the events leading up to the death of Denny’s wife, Eve, and its impact on family dynamics. The books use of a “different” p.o.v and originality allows for the greater implementation of literary devices and provides
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Character Astrology Sign: The Fallen Book By: Briawna Hatfield I chose to write about Martin,Vicky and Frankie’s Astrology sign. I chose these 3 characters because they are the main characters in the book. The first character I'll be doing is Martin then Vicky and lastly Frankie. I think Martin’s Astrology sign is scorpio because of the characteristics. The characteristics of this sign are brave,stubborn,a true friend and passionate. The weaknesses of this sign
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1. Characters- The main characters in this book are Lina, Mother, Jonas, and Andrius. Lina and Andrius start to form a bond throughout the story. 2. Background- Lina and Jonas are getting ready for school until the NKVD barge into their home demanding them to follow. After the 10 minutes of packing they were allowed, they got onto a train stuffed with other people. This unexpected journey lasted a very long time, and everyone suffered the entire time. 3. Motivation- Lina and her family’s goal
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This review is about the book, Bluegrass State of Mind by Kathleen Brooks. This book is mainly about a woman, McKenna Mason restarting her life in Keeneland, Kentucky after a terrifying run-in with her ex-boyfriend back in New York. I loved this book, it kept my attention the entire way through. Bluegrass State of Mind is about McKenna Mason, she was a lawyer for a big, well-known law firm in New York but had to flee New York because she had caught her boss, among others including her boyfriend
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In the book “Copper Sun,” by Sharon M. Draper, a multiple of characters are introduced that leave a lasting impression. Two of these characters are Amari and Polly, who have lost everything in their lives. Each girl is faced with many troubling situations and encounter difficult, but empowering, hardships in America. Each turn in the book helps to shape and lead the girls to where they are supposed to be. Amari and Polly find strength in each other’s arms and continue on through the physical, emotional
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The Affect of Grant Wiggins’ Cynical Attitude in Ernest J. Gaines’ “A Lesson Before Dying” The quality of Grant Wiggins that has the most influence in the book “A Lesson Before Dying”, is his cynical behavior towards religion, his community, and Jeffersons’ ability to be a true man. On countless occasions, we see Grant conflicted with himself in his decision to leave his community, completely abandoning the idea that it could ever change. Grant has even demonstrated the act of leaving his hometown
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In the book Touching Spirit Bear, the main character is a boy named Cole Mathews. He is very aggressive towards other people and as a result has been to multiple juvenile detention centers and police stations. There was one situation where he robbed a hardware store, trashed it, then bragged openly about doing it because the police hadn't caught him. A boy named Peter turned him in and as a result, Cole beat up Peter to the point where he had to be hospitalized and later had speech issues. Cole went
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