She was about to endure high school. One of first day, we could not fathom the idea of having a new school, teachers, friends, and activities. She missed her teachers from 8th grade that she got attached to. Once the first couple of weeks of school passed by, she had the time of her life. High School was a roller coaster for Ashlynn.…
Auggie’s experience at Beecher Prep had a positive impact on his life. It transformed him into a very confident boy. It taught him to embrace his deformity and not care what other people think about him. He made great friends and had great teachers, but there was one person affecting his whole experience. Julian.…
________________________________________________________________________ Could you imagine being a ten year old boy with a facial deformity starting school for the first time? Well, that’s what August Pullman is going through in R.J. Palacio’s book “Wonder. ”August, also known as Auggie, was born with a disease called Treacher Collins Syndrome. This disease caused him to have many surgeries, thus the reason Auggie was homeschooled. Now that Auggie has improved his parents made him start fifth grade at Beecher Prep.…
Reading is important for teenagers because good reading skills are essential to getting into university or college. Many teenagers do not like reading and it takes a while to find the perfect book. Flowers in the Sky by Lynn Joseph is a good book for teenage girls, even though they may not like reading. In this book, Nina Perez a fifteen year old girl moves from Dominican Republic to New York. In New York, she uncovers her own strength and independence; as well as discovering disturbing secrets about her older brother, Darrio.…
High was the best two years of Kelly's life. Kelly met many new friends in the seventh and eighth grade. She met McKenna Piercy, Alison Zehr, Breanna Owens, and many other wonderful people. One day, Kelly was sitting in study hall, listening to the afternoon announcements, and Sherrin was calling off the students of the month, and as they got to eighth grade, they said ,“...Kelly Jones.” Kelly was so happy, she has never had been student of the month before.…
The author's name is Akarsh Tripathi. He is 11 years old, and in 6th grade. He was born on August 18th, 2005, in Worcester, Massachusetts. He goes to Scotts Ridge Middle School (SRMS). Akarsh has 4 people in his family, including himself, his sister, his mom, and his dad.…
The one scene I chose from the book “Wonder” by R.J. palacio was Auggie’s first day of school. 4. The theme I have chosen from this book is Appearances. The reason why is, people are worrying about Auggies appearance or their own appearances.…
June who is twenty-four works as a secretary at Connie’s high school. She saves money, helps their parents with cleaning, not to mention her maturity, whereas Connie spends her time daydreaming. June was good for one particular thing; June goes out with her friends, so that allows Connie to go out as well. At times they did go shopping; other times they went across the highway to a drive-in restaurant and meets boys. One night a boy name Eddie invites Connie to eat dinner with…
But all joy ends there as soon as June meets another girl in her swimming class also named June. The Other June calls June names which soon catches on with other students--as they also tease her and call her names. June is troubled as she is a caring girl who loves and respects her mom, though desperatly wants to stand up to the “Other June”.…
The lack of self-esteem reflects her attitude and therefore she does not have any social interactions. However, in her mind, she is looking for the chance to sit beside, relate and reach out to another character. Even though the occasion is something as ordinary as a school assembly, she is mentally aware that she needs to interact with someone. The students in the auditorium allow her to entertain the idea of reaching out. Since the assembly, a few months of her treacherous grade nine life go by without a change.…
Kristen D Randle”s “The Only Alien On The Planet” focuses on an intelligent , yet unidentified by it’s “extraterrestrial” behavior boy, believing friendship isn’t neccessary as he ignores everyone that comes his way. Without communication with teachers,friends, nor even his own family, The protagonist of this novel talks about a girl having to exit her comfort zone while moving out of her hometown to a new one. When she catches a glance of this “alien” called Smitty in her new school, she gets told that he isn’t normal. That’s what triggered her to be even more curious from that point about him. Ginny wanted to get to know Smitty,but Smitty ended up countering that by not talking to her, so she decided to push him up further.…
Kristin Characters and point of view Characters: The main character in the story is Ponyboy Curtis, who’s fourteen. He has brown, almost red hair and greenish eyes. He’s smart and is always getting good grades. However, he never uses his head outside school that’s why he keeps getting in trouble.…
Florian, an ordinary 7th grader, had just moved to Washington D.C from Romania. His first friend he makes in Washington is a girl named Margaret, who is also a 7th grader from the school Florian will be attending, Alice Deal Middle School. Margaret is originally African, however, was adopted to American foster parents. She also plays for her school’s football team. As Florian and Margaret grew closer every day, they found out their hobbies,…
Janie Johnson, a casual, curious, and confident teenage girl, gets a quite unexpected turn during her freshman year in high school when she sees herself in a “kidnapped at a young age” ad. In this novel, Janie must decide if she should believe or even act upon this ad. This draws readers in because many young adults face hard situations daily, and struggle to do the right thing. The Face on the Milk Carton is challenged due to its sexual content and challenge of authority, according to http://thefaceonthmilkcartonisawesome.weebly.com/. Caroline B. Cooney’s The Face on the Milk Carton should be placed on an optional ninth grade reading list because although it contains mature content, ninth grade readers can learn how to say no to the temptation…
As I read the novel Twisted, I wonder the decision making processes of Tyler and Bethany. Should they have been together in the first place. Laurie Halse Anderson is the author of Twisted. Her purpose of this novel was to show that you do not have to have a perfect life to pursue what u want. Mrs.Anderson, I am writing to you about your New York times bestseller novel Twisted.…