Book report

In the introduction, in the book The Pigman by Paul Zindel the three main characters are John and Lorraine and Mr. Pignati. Mr. Pignati was kind of an infantile person. In the book it informed that John’s avocation in the story is drinking and smoking. After John drinks or smokes his breath smells putrid When John was small his dad use to drink every time and when John was ten years old his father gave him beer to drink and since then he drinks a lot. Also, For John it was mundane for him to…

contains 406 pages. The Uglies is a science fiction novel about Tally Youngblood, a teenage girl, living in Uglyville, who is trying to decide the truth of the pretty operation and the importance of her friends. The Uglies is the first of the four books in the Ugly series. Tally Youngblood, the main character in this novel, is a fifteen year old girl that lives in Uglyville. The author makes Tally seem skinny super athletic and super pretty, but in the city she lives in she is only…

In the dramatic, but sadly realistic book Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson tells the story of Lia, an anorexic teenager, after her closest friend Cassie mysteriously dies in a motel room. This engrossing book is suspenseful and breath-taking as Lia and her family take on many challenges and obstacles. More specifically, Wintergirls deals with real world problems such as children actually not eating and cutting themselves because they believe it cures their pain when they don’t even feel safe…

Ishmael is a book that was written by Daniel Quinn. What led me to read this book was that the storyline of this book seemed more interesting than the other book options. The main story line of this book didn’t have much of an impact on me, but some smaller parts did. When Ishmael, who is the main character, was talking about being in captivity versus when he was in Africa it made me wonder what actual animals feel about living in zoos. This makes me think about when I go to zoos and see animals…

Have you ever taken a road trip? Have you ever had someone you love be in the hospital? Have you ever mislead someone not knowing that you did? Savvy was a great read for me, and I hope this realistic fiction book is a great read for you too. The main character in this book is Mibs. She is 13 years old and very different. She is very tough and she has a special thing called a savvy. Every Beaumont gets there own savvy when they turn 13. Her brother Fish causes powerful storms. Her oldest…

One person that the book mentions is a girl named Hannah. Hannah is overweight, and because of her poor self-image she is motivated to engage in a sexual relationship with her boyfriend to feel the reassurance that she needs. Hannah should know that beauty isn’t from the outside…

“Freakonomics” is not a book containing any main characters, major events, or solutions. It is a book talking about incentives and what drives people to act the way they do, the incentives society provides don't always provide the results we want or expected. One of the main points that book talks about the difference between correlation and causation. If one cannot realize the difference between these two then they cannot tell if the incentives are working as planned or they are working for a…

can’t stay down. We can’t allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” In the nonfiction book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, the courageous Louis Zamperini emulated with Devers words when, even in times of hopelessness and doubt, he survived a World War II bomber plane crash into the great Pacific, where he was left and considered dead…

Superbird Brian Tomlinson Superbird is the story about aliens who come to Earth with a vessel called Superbird. Mary Mount was the only one of the five who had survived. Mary tells her story to a reporter of the Daily Star. They told the reporter on the tragic landing where two of the crew were killed and a badly injured. Mary and Sam ran away, but Sam was shot. Mary ran to a house where she was taken care of. They made friends with people and learned to speak their language. They helped the…

The evidence is in. To read the book “SPARK” is like completing a research project that will prove to you the benefits of exercise can be transforming and life changing to preserve brain function. Most of us are well aware that exercise promotes strength, flexibility and fitness but few of us have ever really thought of the effects of exercise on our brains. This is a compelling book filled with facts and case histories that speak for themselves on the benefits of exercise to both our brains and…