Book of Job

It was a cold day early December. We stepped out into the icy tundra and and ran for the car. The inside of the car felt like it was below 0°. As we started on the highway the snow looked so graceful as it fell on the streets and on the passing. My Grandma and I were heading over to my aunt's house to make Christmas candies. Once we were there and inside we got everything set up. The chocolate was melting on the stove, the parchment paper was laid neatly across the table, recipes taped on…

Without sounding terribly cliché I honestly have to say that this book found me, rather than me finding it. I was having difficult time picking the right book. As I’m sure many of you are aware, a title on a list isn’t really much to go off of. One day I found myself in the library after school reading Catch-22. The book is probably good in its own right, but I might have been crushed under the weight of its 453 pages. Then, Mrs. Maynard the librarian taps me on the shoulder and hands me a…

feeling excited about my new hunger for books. I went straight to my hiding place, sat down, and began to wonder about what to do next. “Should I tell someone?” I thought to myself. I decided to just wait until the next morning and go back to the graveyard to see if I could find Draculink and ask him about my newly developed book issue. Besides, it was getting really cold and dark outside anyways. All I could think about was getting my hands on another book. When my Dad called out “Toby are…

a persistent writer. As for researcher, well, my story for that one is very different. For starters, I believe that to understand my passion for literature, I have to explain my background a bit. My father, like me, is a fanatic of knowledge and books and my mother, although loathsome to read anything other than the Bible or the newspaper, has always encouraged my habit for reading. Together, they have raised me with the outmost passion for the written word, ensuring, at large, that said…

Dr. Seuss created a book that every single person can read with only a small knowledge of words. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is one of the very few books that has been read by the majority. I believe I haven’t found someone who hasn’t read the classic.Yes, the story doesn’t contain the greatest amount of logic, if I remember correctly…

it has been hard for me to keep a book long enough to stay interested. One way i get involved with the characters is by comparing him/her to me. If not to me, I compare them to other characters. Once you find similarities or differences, it is easier to get intrigued in your book. I now truly understand why reading is important. Fahrenheit 451 was the very first book we read as a class. Even though it wasn’t very interesting, I learned a lot from it. Without books we aren’t allowed to have…

Although many grow up loving books and visits to the library; not many grow up truly obsessed and willing to do anything to read. In her autobiography author Eudora Welty recalls her early experience with reading and books, and how it shaped her into the author and reader she is today. One of them being her visits to the library, and her encounters with the intimidating Mrs.Calloway (the librarian). The second being her mother, an avid book lover who inspired her. Through the use of language and…

Reasons Why was the third most challenged book in 2012 according to the American Library Association, "A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness" (Top Ten Frequently Challenged Books Lists of this the 21st Century). Thirteen Reasons Why should not be banned. The American Library Association (ALA) has some very good points on why this book should be banned, but I personally…

What happens when you give a girl a book? Growing up I begged my mom to read me the book ‘If you give a mouse a cookie’ by Laura Numeroff. Ever since then I knew what this book was. I would have my parents or brother read it to me all the time because I hated reading it to myself. I would rather tell you a story or listen to yours but think twice before you give a girl a book and tell her she needs to read the whole thing by Monday. If you give a mouse a cookie he could ask for a glass of milk,…

Banning books do not help anyone, banning a book in a library makes it more difficult for other people to read the book if they can not afford to by the book.The definition of a banned book is a work that contains material that has been deemed inappropriate, offensive, or dangerous by certain people or organizations. The people that challenge the books are usually parents of school children (Shumaker). Furthermore, it is really easy to ban a book, all that a person would have to do is…