The novel Parallel Journeys by Eleanor Ayer is a nonfiction story about two child during World War II. In chapter one Helen Waterford is introduced, she is a young jewish girl who has moved to Amsterdam to hide from the Nazis that are transporting all jewish people to concentration camps. In chapter two, a young boy by the name of Alfons Heck is introduced, he has just in rolled in Hitlers youth program. The story changes back to each of the characters and their families telling the story of how the jews lived and how Germans lived during World War II. When I picked this book out I knew very little about the people the book is about and the author.
The main characters in the book Is a boy named Nick,and a girl named Summer. Nick is brave,smart, and sneaky. Summer is intelligent,trustworthy, and friendly. Nick finds out about a time portal from his grandpa. This story takes place in Detroit.
The name of the book is Wait till Helen comes. The author is Mary Downing Hahn. The book has 120 pages. The type of the Book is mystery and scary.
He is a star baseball player and the most important character. Uncle Ramon and Gabriel are mentors who try to help him. Uncle Ramon is like a father figure and he is the baseball coach. Gabriel is also the initiate. He isn’t completely accepted by Julio and is having to earn his trust.
Public Enemy Number Two The book I chose is called "Public Enemy Number Two" that is about how Nicholas (main character) was framed for a jewel robbery. Now Nick needs to get out of jail, recover a vase from an underground hideout and defuse a ticking time bomb. The main character is bad at keeping secrets because he is a very quiet person.
The story starts off with the narrator, Gene Forrester, visiting his old school, Devon School, in Devon, New Hampshire. At Devon School, he recollects the time he spent there, but he started off the story in the summer of 1942, when Gene was sixteen. That summer (which is referred to as “gypsy summer”), Gene and his best friend Finny stayed at Devon School for summer session which was just summer school. During the “gypsy summer” they had just had fun and played games while attending a couple of classes. During that summer, Finny and Gene connected deeply, with Gene showing more of the connection that Finny.
Okay for Now is the story about a boy named Doug Swieteck, who seems to be a baseball fanatic who moves with his family to a small town in upstate New York in 1968. With his older brother in Vietnam, his other brother accused of robbery, and his father 's anger constantly reaching its limits, Doug struggles to find a place to fit in at home. not to mention, being the new kid in school comes with its own difficulties. Between his gym coach who seems to hate him and being forced to read Jane Eyre, Doug needs a break. One day as he takes a trip to the town library, he is drawn to a large book under a glass display and finds himself fascinated by the drawings inside.
The main protagonist is Richie Perry, a teen, from Harlem, that was much like the author. Perry went to the army to try to get away from his alcoholic mother. Perry was very smart, and could have had the opportunity to go to college
‘Five parts dead’ is a thrilling book and kept you wanting to read more. Tim Pegler bases this book on a boy, Dan. It shows his pass on what he endured and the present; the mystery he is solving. This book teaches you the consequences of drunk driving, how each day is a blessing and how jealousy will blind you into doing drastic things. I was hooked by the very beginning of this book; I was also intrigued by Dan the main character.
It is the rare tree that grows in the poorest of the neighborhoods and survives despite the lack of love it receives. It is the small, run-down library with the librarian who never notices the children who come in everyday. It is the horse that children love to steal a glance at because of its shining brown mane and tail. It is the weekly trip to the junkie where all the kids collect rags, paper, metal, and other junk they find in their apartment or street. It is these small collection of memories in Brooklyn where children grow up despite the hardships they face- particularly for a young girl named Francie Nolan.
Hobbs begins the story as an amazing baseball player until a crazy serial killer shoots him. Years later after recovering Hobbs lands a spot on the New York Knights. As the story progresses Hobbs proves that he is a star player and the team almost wins a National League pennant. Though Hobbs proves that he is a star player, the deadly sins of lust, pride, and gluttony ultimately lead to his defeat.
The Natural The novel The Natural by Bernard Malamud takes place in two major places Chicago and New York. These places are where Roy Hobbs tries his part in the world of baseball. This is made difficult through the struggle of love, hard decisions, and betrayal with the characters Bump, Memo, Harriet, Iris, Gus, and the Judge. In my opinion, The Natural was a great book that had characters and struggles that made it feel relatable.
The book has many characters with very different personalities. The book has unexpected twists and turns throughout it. The novel involves kidnappers, a dragon and (of course) the 5 children from Miami that know nothing about what they’re getting into. This book started out as, a fairly normal story.
• Stokesie: (Flat and Static) , he is a sympathetic character, which we can tell because Sammy likes him. • Lengel: Is the manager of the A&P store, and also a Sunday teacher. He embarrasses the girls and threatens Sammy with a horrible future. (Flat)
The book has 135 pages, and the setting is Bellingham, Washington. John is a boy who had to move to a new town and is going to go to a new four-story school even though his sisters did not want to. When John and his family moved to town a few changes were made to their lives such as: They could not yet afford a car, and John and his sisters Hilda and Lois had to go to a new school that was bigger than their old school. At the school John had met Marvin; a sixth grader who invited him to the old railroad tracks to meet
