This book is about a young girl, Willow Chance, who loses her parents to a car accident. It’s is a story about an adopted soon-to-be teen who must figure how to grieve for her parents and at the same time try to find where she belongs. Willow, having been suspected of cheating on a standardized test, was sent to see a counselor, Mr. Dell Duke. After a couple meetings, she eventually meets Mai and Quang-ha. One day, Dell leaves during a session with Quang-ha to adopt a cat.
Victoria Jenkins is an Australian author who has made a name for herself writing the highly popular Detective King and Lane series of novels. The first novel in the series was The Girls In The Water that Jenkins first published in 2017 to much critical acclaim and popularity among crime fiction fans. The series of novels features Detective Constable Chloe Lane and Detective Inspector Alex King who are the lead investigative characters that solve some mysterious murders in their hometown. Even though Jenkins’ writing has only come to the fore in the recent past, she has always been a writer. Right from her childhood, she would write stories and went on to win her first literary prize aged only ten.
She later on tells her mom about the whole incident with the police and what she saw. To where she saw the girl, kidnapping everything. As the police tell her and her mom that nobody has been reported missing, there is nothing they can do. Kasia starts to doubt herself. She is telling herself that maybe it was just her imagination.
“Thousands of our noble soldiers have gladly given up their lives for their country. Should I hesitate to do as much?” This is a direct quote from the famous heroine, Pauline Cushman. She was a courageous Union spy and American actress. Not only was she a mother of three, but she also had a total of three husbands.
The death of Tita’s father causes Mama Elena to take on the role of her husband on the ranch.
Cathy Ames has been criticized because she is completely evil. It has expressed throughout the novel that Cathy is inhuman. She has no emotion, no feelings, and no good in her. Many state that she is a symbol for Satan or a witch, who is pawn of Satan. People go so far in declaring that she is one of these evil spirits because even from birth she was filled with extreme evil and darkness, lacking characteristic that make up a human.
In the beginning of the book, Katherine, Annabelle’s eleven years old sister, states in her diary how everything is about Annabelle in the house. Her mom used to be supportive of both Katherine and Annabelle; however, things changed when Aunt Clair and Aunt Judy told her mom about their concern about Annabelle’s weight. Aunt Clair and Aunt Judy planted this obsession in Annabelle’s mom that made her diet-obsessed. Annabelle’s mom turned from being a supportive mother to a criticizing one. She only makes Annabelle eat calorie restricted foods.
In evaluation of the character Liv Silver, I have found her to be both a girl who thrives off of curiosity and one who has an strong instinct to protect. Throughout the novel, Liv demonstrates an immense desire to constantly be discovering things. She does not like it when she is left in the dark. This is demonstrated first by Liv’s love of puzzles. One of her hobbies, mentioned several times throughout the novel, is studying codes and learning how to decipher them.
I most relate to Sue Heck from “The Middle” television show. We share several similarities like our bubbly personalities and being genuine. Sue and I both are optimistic in times of despair. For example, when my father had cancer, I was hopeful that he would overcome it and eventually be cancer-free. We both are also positive when things don’t always workout in our favor and aren’t afraid of failure.
It’s your road, and your’s alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” This quote by Rumi shows that self-reliance should be discovered by oneself. One does not need to seek guidance from experts or others because one must make their own mistakes so they can learn and improve on said mistakes. Specifically, one should seek guidance from oneself to help them know where they are going in life, assume responsibility, and be informed of one’s decision making and its effects. First and foremost, self-reliance can help one know where they are going in life.
Kylie Pontes is funnest most beautiful girl ive ever meet. She always has a smile on her face and i'm proud to call her one of my best friends. Kylie is a very beautiful girl. medium height, long purple and pink hair that is often in big curls,. big black glasses and is mostly always wearing black.
Gabriella Montez’s primary stereotype is the “nerd.” The first time Gabriella is seen, she is reading a book. This is a common indication used throughout the film industry that leads viewers to make the assumption that the character in question is introverted and intelligent. When Gabriella transfers to a new school, it is made clear that she is in fact academically talented. She is referred to as a “freaky genius girl” and “an Einsteinette.”
“We know what we are, but not what we may be. ”-Shakespeare. In Gary D. Schmidt’s The Wednesday Wars,we didn’t realize Meryl Lee Kowalski’s full potential until later in the novel. Meryl Lee Kowalski is fierce, sweet and smart.
"Character is what you are in the dark." -Dwight Lyman Moody. I believe that this quote is saying that when everyone is looking at a character or the attention is on them it’s easy to be the heroic good guy, but it takes real strength to do the right thing when no one is looking, even if the right thing to do isn’t easy or sometimes safe. For the story and character, I’m using in this essay, I am going to have to say I disagree with the quote.
Society Through the Characters in Evelina Evelina is a novel written by Fanny Burney. The novel, written in the epistolary format, tells the story of Evelina, a young girl, being thrust into London society after living in a very small town with Mr. Villars, who took her in. When Evelina is thrust into this foreign society she immediately makes multiple faux pas that form as a background for much of the novel’s plot. In fact, societal views as a whole are a major theme of this novel. This novel looks at not only society as a whole, but the way different people act in this society, whether that be in a negatively or positively.
