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The censorship and banning of books has impacted society greatly due to the the editing of books or complete prohibition of reading them. Books can be banned for many reasons says Debra Whelan, “The reasons range from a book’s sexual content and gay themes to its language and violence.” Similar content is evident in Ender’s Game causing it to be banned in many places. Ender’s Game is about a boy name Andrew “Ender” Wiggin who, at six years old, was selected to join the International Fleet (I.F.)…

92 books in the U.S. are banned because they are sexually explicit. This is saying many banned books are banned because they are sexually explicit. Many people could say Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan could be banned for this reason but there are many lessons to learn from this book. Teens should be allowed to read Will Grayson because it teaches people to know who their friends are, people should do research before investing in something and don't overthink something to much.…

Book Log Questions Four typed log entries are required. See list of possible -questions. 1.Double space entries. 2. Each entry needs to be 8-12 sentences in length. 3. Indent and type answer(S) using BOLD ARIAL SIZE 14. 4. Answer ALL PARTS of the question. 5. Hit enter after you finished your entry. 1.What surprised you in the book and why? A. What surprised me was the time frame of the book. The time frame is in 2087. Another thing that surprised me was that the area that they were in…

It's been a long awhile since Rudy has died from the huge bombing. Rudy finally got his kiss the one he always wanted from the book Thief (Liesel). But for Liesel she lost something special that she thought she would never need. Now I have Rudy in my hands and taking him to where he will be living for ever in the dark. But I will take Liesel soon so Rudy will see the Book thief and I will finally have her in my hands. Rudy POV: “I hear Liesel calling RUDY! RUDY! Where are you?” “Rudy are you…

This book review is published in Teacher’s Weekly, a Western Australian magazine for teachers, to encourage their high school students to read the novel The Book Thief for them to gain an understanding of the importance of words and knowledge. This book review is targeted towards English and History teachers. Markus Zusak is an Australian award-winning author, having written two international bestselling titles, The Book Thief and The Messenger, and is the recipient of the 2006 Printz Honour…

• Book Journal 1 prompt: What is happening with the plot of your story? Has the author used foreshadowing so you were able to predict the next events or have you been surprised? The Book Thief book journal one: The Book Thief is set in the time of the Second World War, when the Nazi party occupied Germany. This creates some tension with the people in the story that are against the Nazis and the people that support the Nazi party. This affects Liesel because a Jew might to come to her house…

Summary of Plot Author Markus Zusak sums up the story of protagonist Liesel Meminger, a young girl residing in Nazi Germany, in his fictional novel The Book Thief. Narrated by death himself, the novel highlights significant events from the perspective of a usual being. The story develops an awareness to the struggles of the girl. This includes how her character progresses in light of the traumatic events she experiences throughout her young life. By the end of the novel, it is apparent in the…

I have been wanting to read The Book Thief and then later watch the movie for quite some time now. Since I have now already watched the movie I am definitely going to have to read the book to compare the two. The book is always better than the movie version. So, I have high hopes for the book. It may have been a good thing that I have not read the book yet for this assignment so that I can focus solely on the movie version. Given that information, I would say this movie was pretty good,…

happens in the novel, The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak.This novel is very meaningful and truly touched me. The Book Thief portrays the story of a girl named Liesel. But here is the kicker, it is narrated by Death himself. The interesting perspective makes for a very different kind of way to express the story. I absolutely loved the many themes presented in The Book Thief. I still cannot get over how well the book was written even from the strange point of view. In The Book Thief, we are…

to avoid focusing on the survivors who are crumbling in realization, despair and surprise. The author stated that they had punctured hearts and beaten lungs. The book is also supposed to be about a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter and contain some thievery. He claims to have seen the Book Thief three times. His first time seeing her was on the train tracks. He was on the train, noticing the white snow which had acted as a blanket over everything.…