Blurb submitted by Camille Brown
American Government is Nonfiction
Government is a funny thing that is sometimes hard to understand. The foundations are the most confusing thing, but the more you understand it, the more you feel like you have a say. In America, you sometimes feel under-heard or like your opinion doesn't even matter. This book helps you get a feel for how things are run and really helps you get a hold on how your voice is heard. Some don't like government and how it's run but some love it and fully support it. Find out if you agree with how the government is run and how your say is used. Don't just live in America, be a part of America.
Friday, November 18, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Blurb submitted by Tucker Hendrix
Of Mice and Men is Fiction
At the beginning of reading the John Steinbeck book, Of Mice and Men, I was weary that it would spark an interest. But finishing the book I learned many lessons from George and Lennie's struggles being migrant farm workers. George is Lennie's care taker and is by his side throughout the whole story, Lennie has special needs and tends to, accidentally, get himself into a lot of trouble which is the reason he and George go from town to town looking for new work. Lennie gets the two into many sticky situations but George always finds a way to make for the best outcome. By the end of the story George has to make an important decision that could completely alter his companions life, what will he choose?
Of Mice and Men is Fiction
At the beginning of reading the John Steinbeck book, Of Mice and Men, I was weary that it would spark an interest. But finishing the book I learned many lessons from George and Lennie's struggles being migrant farm workers. George is Lennie's care taker and is by his side throughout the whole story, Lennie has special needs and tends to, accidentally, get himself into a lot of trouble which is the reason he and George go from town to town looking for new work. Lennie gets the two into many sticky situations but George always finds a way to make for the best outcome. By the end of the story George has to make an important decision that could completely alter his companions life, what will he choose?
Sunday, October 16, 2016
All But My Life by Gerda Weissmann Klein
Blurb submitted by Hannah Dickinson
All But My Life is Nonfiction
If you are wanting an all in one kind of book, then this is the one you've been looking for! No matter what kind of reader you are and what your interests are, you will fall in love with this book the same way I did. The main character, Gerda, is Jewish and during this time Jewish people were not well liked or well-treated, especially by Nazi Germany. We all know who Hitler was and the kind of Germany that he created and led. This book shows a different side of the story because it shows the impact that Hitler had in the life of a young girl named Gerda who survived the war and lived to tell her story. What I like and "don’t like" about this book is that Gerda leaves nothing out when she tells her story. She tells both the good and the bad. Some of the bad is so horrible it is hard to believe that things like that really happened, but you will have to read the book to see the horror for yourself. In spite of all of the evil, what is really great about the book is how she is able to pull you into the book and make you feel like you were right next to her. It also makes me hope that as a planet we never experience these kinds of horrors again.
All But My Life is Nonfiction
If you are wanting an all in one kind of book, then this is the one you've been looking for! No matter what kind of reader you are and what your interests are, you will fall in love with this book the same way I did. The main character, Gerda, is Jewish and during this time Jewish people were not well liked or well-treated, especially by Nazi Germany. We all know who Hitler was and the kind of Germany that he created and led. This book shows a different side of the story because it shows the impact that Hitler had in the life of a young girl named Gerda who survived the war and lived to tell her story. What I like and "don’t like" about this book is that Gerda leaves nothing out when she tells her story. She tells both the good and the bad. Some of the bad is so horrible it is hard to believe that things like that really happened, but you will have to read the book to see the horror for yourself. In spite of all of the evil, what is really great about the book is how she is able to pull you into the book and make you feel like you were right next to her. It also makes me hope that as a planet we never experience these kinds of horrors again.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
Blurb submitted by Omari Brown
The Blind Side is nonfiction
It is funny how you could be at the right place at the right time. If you don't agree, there is a young individual who would. A teenager named Michael would . He was a very big teenager. The life he lived was not what a typical teenager lived. Michael's mom was a drug addict too strung out to provide anything to his life. Also, He really never went home so he slept and ate on the streets. Michael was from a very rough neighborhood, so when he did go home there was nothing positive going for him. But one day a special woman came into his life, and him being in the right place at the right time, his whole life was changed instantly. One lady brought a kid from shooting dice in the hood to having college coaches at his front door. I feel like the way God wanted to better Micheal was to send him that particular lady to send him the right way. The book will have a positive influence on you, trust me. Also, the book will keep you on the edge of your seat . Make yourself a better person and give this book a try.
The Blind Side is nonfiction
It is funny how you could be at the right place at the right time. If you don't agree, there is a young individual who would. A teenager named Michael would . He was a very big teenager. The life he lived was not what a typical teenager lived. Michael's mom was a drug addict too strung out to provide anything to his life. Also, He really never went home so he slept and ate on the streets. Michael was from a very rough neighborhood, so when he did go home there was nothing positive going for him. But one day a special woman came into his life, and him being in the right place at the right time, his whole life was changed instantly. One lady brought a kid from shooting dice in the hood to having college coaches at his front door. I feel like the way God wanted to better Micheal was to send him that particular lady to send him the right way. The book will have a positive influence on you, trust me. Also, the book will keep you on the edge of your seat . Make yourself a better person and give this book a try.
When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
Blurb submitted by Cierra Jemison
When Breathe Becomes Air is nonfiction
When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is truly a beautiful and motivating book. Paul, who is the main character, is battling stage 4 lung cancer. He is a neurosurgeon at Stanford working on the brain and also working with other cancer patients.The main questions he asks himself throughout the book are "what makes life worth living in the face of death?" and "What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away?" These questions will be answered in the book. So check it out and see what happens at the end.
When Breathe Becomes Air is nonfiction
When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is truly a beautiful and motivating book. Paul, who is the main character, is battling stage 4 lung cancer. He is a neurosurgeon at Stanford working on the brain and also working with other cancer patients.The main questions he asks himself throughout the book are "what makes life worth living in the face of death?" and "What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away?" These questions will be answered in the book. So check it out and see what happens at the end.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Blurb submitted by Khalil Williamson
The Catcher in the Rye is fiction
As a kid, did you ever want to know what it was like to be a grown up? Do grown up things in the big world? Well, that wasn't an issue for Holden Caulfield. This book is relevant for all ages if you want to get a good laugh. This story is told by a seventeen year old boy named Holden Caulfield who has been kicked out of four different private schools because of his grades. Holden has a bland way of expressing himself. Holden thinks that everybody in the world are phonies and that they don't live up to a certain standard like him. Holden has an adult mindset that nothing is too grown up for him in the big city of New York. This book is all about expressing what it's like for a kid to be grown in a seventeen year old boy's eyes overcoming obstacles in the real world at a young age. Full of laughter and full of cursing but it's the way that Holden sees from a personal viewpoint. Reading this book will take you on a journey through the obstacles of a teenage boy in the big world.
The Catcher in the Rye is fiction
As a kid, did you ever want to know what it was like to be a grown up? Do grown up things in the big world? Well, that wasn't an issue for Holden Caulfield. This book is relevant for all ages if you want to get a good laugh. This story is told by a seventeen year old boy named Holden Caulfield who has been kicked out of four different private schools because of his grades. Holden has a bland way of expressing himself. Holden thinks that everybody in the world are phonies and that they don't live up to a certain standard like him. Holden has an adult mindset that nothing is too grown up for him in the big city of New York. This book is all about expressing what it's like for a kid to be grown in a seventeen year old boy's eyes overcoming obstacles in the real world at a young age. Full of laughter and full of cursing but it's the way that Holden sees from a personal viewpoint. Reading this book will take you on a journey through the obstacles of a teenage boy in the big world.
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Blurb submitted by Chelsey Cooley
Beloved is fiction
Rememory is the strangest, scariest, and most haunting thing you can ever feel. Unlike memory, rememory is a thing that hunts you down. It takes you back to the past and recreates it. The more you run from it, the more powerful it becomes. This is the story the of an ex-slave named Sethe and her daughter Dever who live at 124 Bluestone Road, where Beloved was born. We have all heard the term your past will haunt you, but in this book the past becomes a real creation. Beloved is a rememory of Sethe's past daughter, who Sethe killed. As Sethe ignores her past, Beloved becomes more anxious to come out of the walls (ghost). As Sethe ignores these issues from the past, they manifest into something inhuman like.
Beloved is fiction
Rememory is the strangest, scariest, and most haunting thing you can ever feel. Unlike memory, rememory is a thing that hunts you down. It takes you back to the past and recreates it. The more you run from it, the more powerful it becomes. This is the story the of an ex-slave named Sethe and her daughter Dever who live at 124 Bluestone Road, where Beloved was born. We have all heard the term your past will haunt you, but in this book the past becomes a real creation. Beloved is a rememory of Sethe's past daughter, who Sethe killed. As Sethe ignores her past, Beloved becomes more anxious to come out of the walls (ghost). As Sethe ignores these issues from the past, they manifest into something inhuman like.
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