Which two (or more) books did you read over the summer? Which one was your favorite and why?
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Over the summer, I read The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen. My favorite out of the two was Keeping the Moon because I can relate to the main character, Colie, more than the main characters from The Notebook. Colie is a teenager, and Noah and Allie from the other book are adults. Plus, Keeping the Moon was easier to follow than The Notebook because The Notebook is too hard to follow. One chapter its set when Noah and Allie are teenagers, the next they’re 30 year olds, and halfway through it switches to and 80 year old Noah narrating the story. Keeping the Moon just stayed within one summer and one narrator. I defiantly enjoyed reading Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen more than I liked The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.
The books that I have read over the summer were: “Chosen”, “Untamed”, and “Hunted” by P.C. and Kristin Cast. I have also read, “Vampire Academy” by Richelle Mead. Out of all of these books, my favorite book was “Vampire Academy” by Richelle Mead. It was my favorite because the author, Richelle Mead, had me reading in my room all day just so I can finish it. The description was so clear and it made me feel like I was one of the characters and as if I was inside the book myself! :D
The two books that I read over the summer were Digital Fortress by Dan Brown and Deception Point also by Dan Brown. My favorite of the two was Digital Fortress because it was about things that I find very interesting such as a mystery and an adventure book. Also I like Dan Brown’s writing and style. It was pretty close because they were both full of action and had plenty of twists. The other book that I read was Double Cross by James Patterson. This was a good book because it was a thriller and an adventure book. These are the books that I read over the summer and Digital Fortress was a favorite of all time.
This summer I read The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan. I also read My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I liked My Sister’s Keeper better because I thought it was written better. The other book had many events going on at once and got very confusing at certain parts, while My Sister’s Keeper had each chapter of the book told by a different character of the story. I liked the way that Jodi Picoult did this so I was able to see each character’s point of view on every event in the book. I connected with this book well because one of the main characters in the book had cancer and both my Aunt and Grandmother are breast cancer survivors. As well as reading the book, I went to see the movie that came out over the summer. Although most parts of the story and the movie are very similar, but the movie’s ending was completely different. I liked the ending in the book better because it was more unexpected and exciting. I would recommend this book to anybody.
The books I read over the summer were Cirque Du Freak Hunters of the Dusk, Cirque Du Freak Killers of the Dawn, Cross, and Double Cross. The Cirque books were by Darren Shan and Cross and Double Cross were by James Patterson. My Favorite one was Double Cross. I liked it because it had a plot that was continuously twisting and increasing the suspense of the book. It was really exciting and thrilling. The mastermind killer in the book was always right behind the detective, Alex Cross, and you would never know what would happen next. Every time you thought that the killer would be caught or kill the detective, it ended up not happening. It made me keep on reading it and not want to put it down. I especially liked the ending, where the Mastermind could have killed Alex, but, he knew that if he did he would be killed, so he just walked away, which made me really excited because it makes me think that there is going to be a new, exciting sequel.
Over the summer, I read Revelation, Paradise Lost, Last Christmas, and Privilege. All these books are written by Kate Brian. The first three books were in the series called Private. The last book, Privilege, is a sequel to the Private series. My favorite book out of these four would have to be Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is my favorite because during the whole entire book it kept making you think, who is terrorizing Reed. This book was also my favorite because there wasn’t just suspicion happening, there was love. Reed Brenan and Upton Giles fell in love extremely quickly. I read Paradise Lost in about one day during my camp. I couldn’t put the book down. I would stop to go to lunch and the second I got back to the bunk I picked up the book and read some more. I also like Paradise Lost because, it made me think. I love books that make me think because I then I try to predict what is going to happen. But, in this book, I predicted many times but, the book is very unpredictable. Things that you wouldn’t guess happened in this book. I really loved this book and I recommend the whole series to everyone!!
Over the summer, I read the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, called The Last Olympian. Also, I read the first book in the Maximum Ride series, called The Angel Experiment. My favorite book of the two was The Last Olympian because it was more interesting and exciting for me. Even though the books are similar lengths, I finished The Last Olympian a lot quicker than The Angel Experiment because I was always very curious as to what would happen next. The Angel Experiment, although action packed, was boring at some parts and seemed to go on for a bit too long. Also, some of the events that took place in the story either did not make sense or did not need to be in the story. As far as the humor goes, it was almost a tie because both writers (Rick Riordan and Max Patterson) were very witty.
Two of the books I read this summer are Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, and The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Though I liked both books, my favorite was Uglies. It is a book that takes place many years in the future, in a society where people undergo an operation to make themselves “pretty” at the age of 16. I like this book because it has action, adventure, romance and it really makes you think about what the world will come to one day. Will we end up being just like these superficial people? Or will we die out like the “rusties” do? The book also has a great message, that inner beauty matters more than what you look like on the outside. Uglies, along with the other three books in the series, is a great read that I would recommend to anyone.
Over the summer, the two books I read were 1984 by George Orwell and My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I preferred 1984 because I find utopias very interesting. In addition, the book’s characters were enjoyable to read about and Orwell’s writing style was very good. Though the plot wasn’t overly exciting, the wording used and the ideas discussed made the book interesting. I liked this book because it made me think. Though it was similar to other books I’ve read about utopias like The Giver, it was different because it delved deeper into the subject.
The two books I read this summer were The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold and The Other Side of Paradise, by Steven L. Layne. I really enjoyed both books, but The Lovely Bones really caught my attention, because the writer captures an interesting perspective on having the main character looking down on her family from Heaven. Even though I don’t believe in God or Heaven, the authors perspective on these ideas are interesting and new. The Lovely Bones was a compelling and intriguing novel.
The two books I read this summer were The Hunger Games and Gone. I enjoyed the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins much better than the book Gone. I really enjoyed this book because it was much more intense with lots of suspense. It was a page turner, and the writing was so good it made you feel so close to the characters. So when the characters faced great hardship, I felt there pain and struggles. Throughout the course of the book I was a complete thrill and I am very excited for upcoming continuations of this series.
During the summer I read two books. The first book I read was The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. The second book I read was Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody. I liked The Last Lecture more because I could relate to the main character Randy more than I could relate to the main character in Not Without My Daughter Betty. I could relate to him because he talks about his life and his morals and the different lessons he learns in life. In the book Not without My Daughter it is about how Betty is held hostage in Iran with her daughter, so it was easier for me to relate to The last Lecture. That is why I liked the Last Lecture more.
The world is so lacking of good fantasy genre books… I found the book Graceling by Kristin Cashore to be the best fantasy genre book at the local library. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very good. The characters weren’t very developed, nor the plot entertaining. Fortunately, the book Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman was pretty decent. The quality of writing in Neverwhere was far better than in Graceling.
The two books I read over the summer were Tuesdays with Morrie and Band of Brothers. I enjoyed the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. I enjoyed this book because it was about how this man Morrie was diagnosed with A.L.S and he was on death row. While he was diagnosed he acquired a new outlook on life. He never cried except for when he woke up and he mourned for only 10 minuets than he went on with his life and he wouldn’t let any other people stop their life to be with him. Then Mitch saw him on TV and he went to visit every Tuesday until he died and even then he went to his grave every Tuesday to talk.
The two books I have read this summer were Down River by Will Hobbs and Taming the Star Runner by S. E. Hinton. Down River was about a group of kids in an outdoor camp where they go rafting and rock climbing. They want to ride the Grand Canyon but their instructor doesn’t think they are ready and couldn’t get a permit. Just before the group goes on another river the instructor stops and gets out of the car that has all the gear and leaves the kids inside. They all decide to take the car because Al, the instructor, left the keys in the van. They take the car and gear to the Grand Canyon where they set off in their two rafts. Before the group sets off Hannah leaves and tells Al. later on the river Al and the park ranger find them in helicopters and the group escapes many times before turning themselves in because they were injured. Because they rafted without a permit they were tried and given one year probation so some of the group members weren’t allowed to get their drivers license. At the end the group decides to sail it again another day but they will do it legally this time.
During the summer, I read two books. The first book I read was called Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody. The second book that I read was called What Would Emma do? by Eileen Cook. Not without my daughter was my favorite book. It was my favorite because it I couldn’t put it down. I also liked it because it was very suspenseful. You never knew what would happen next. I also enjoyed it because the book was about a mother and daughter who were held hostage by her husband/dad in Iran. It was interesting to read about the customs and laws that they have because they are very different from the United States. In conclusion, that is why the book Not Without My Daughter was my favorite.
During the summer, I read two books. One was called Just Like That by Marsha Qualey. The other one was called That Summer by Sarah Dessen. The one that I liked better was Just Like That, although I could relate to the main character in That Summer better. My favorite was Just Like That because a lot happened in it and I was never bored. For example, a lot happened in the main characters life in a short amount of time. Also, there were mysteries that were mentioned all throughout the book but not solved until the end which also kept me interested. It was also interesting to think about what the main character had to go through with all the events happening in her life and all the change that was occurring. In conclusion, Just Like That was my favorite book for many reasons.
I read Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis and I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert. Out of the two books I read, I found Scar Tissue to be more appealing. Scar Tissue, to me, is more preferable because I found that the plot was more intriguing than I Am America’s political and comedic views. While I Am America had very funny and was fun to read, it did not prove to be as good as Scar Tissue. (Plus, Stephen Colbert is an extreme conservative republican, you can basically predict his political views after reading the first couple chapters) Scar Tissue is the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis. The book sucks you into his life. Anthony’s life was originally in shambles because of his involvement in sex and drugs, until the book leads you into his illustrious musical career as the head singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Although I would recommend both books, Scar Tissue is a great book with one of the most interesting stories out there. Scar Tissue, in my opinion, is better due to its more meaningful and immersive than I Am America.
.The two books I read this summer were Artimus Fowl the Eternity Code by Eion Eolfer and A Killing Frost by John Marsden. My favorite book was A Killing Frost. This book has a lot of suspense and keeps you on an edge for the entire book. For example, in the end when the two main characters are about to die the whole prison blows up because of a bomb but, when they get out there is a lone guard in their way. Also, throughout the entire book there was a constant fear, a fear of getting caught. Every page you would wonder if they were going to get caught.
Over the summer, I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Both of these books are written J.K. Rowling. It was really hard to decide which one was my favorite but, in the end my favorite out of these books had to be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow. I really liked this book because there was a lot of action and suspense. Many important things important to the series, happens in this book. This book is the very ending to the series. This book is so interesting because it relates to things in the previous book. There was never a dull moment in this book. Another reason is that there are so many climactic moments in the story. There is a lot of action that lead to the climaxes and they are very dramatic. This book is also very sad. Many things happen to the main characters and they are involved in a war so there is some tragedy. I also really like the way the author wrote this book. She never answered some questions to always keep the readers interested and she treats the World of Harry Potter as if it actually existed. I could not put this book down since I always wanted to know what happend in the next chapter. This book is a favorite of mine and I recommend it to anyone who likes action and fantasy. This book won't dissapoint.
Over the summer, I read The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman and Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin. They were both great books, however, Forever Changes really stood out. This book was about a girl with cystic fibrosis, which is a disease where their lungs, intestines, and pancreas become clogged with a thick mucus. Kids with this disease tend to live much shorter lives then the average person. The main character, Brianna, was in her senior year of high school and always wondered that when she went to sleep at night, she would never wake up. She was so scared of dying and there were so many more things she wished she was able to do, for instance, go to college. Finally, at the end of the book, when Brianna was about to get a lung transplant, she told her father she didn't want it. She said she was done, with the struggle, with the worries, with her life. This book has inspired me to live my life, with few mistakes, but, many adventures. So that when my time comes, I will look back at my life and be proud of it, wanting nothing more or nothing less. Brendan Halpin has made me realize this with his affective book, Forever Changes.
In seek of enlightenment this summer, I decided to read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse and The Chosen by Chaim Potok. I found myself enjoying The Chosen because I could relate to it more. The plot of Siddhartha entailed a boy seeking the Nirvana through a journey of contemplation and studying rivers. However, The Chosen tells a story of friendship between two teenager boys. Additionally, I could relate to the he Jewish values in The Chosen. However, I could not relate myself to the foreign Buddhist values emphasized in Siddhartha. I understood the meaning of the many Jewish customs and concepts mentioned in The Chosen such as the wearing of a caftan and hair curls and the studying of Talmud, an ethical Jewish scripture. Yet, I found myself having to further research religious terms in Siddhartha such as "Nirvana" and "Gotama" for understanding. It was because of this that I found myself comprehending The Chosen on a deeper level because I already understood many of the religious customs and values. Plus, I enjoyed being able to relate to the age of Reuven, the main character in The Chosen, because of our proximity in age. Reuven is a high school boy who befriends another boy his age, Danny, in an unconventional and coincidental way. However, Siddhartha is a young man in his twenties who abandons his life at home for contemplation and enlightenment. As a Jewish high school student, I enjoyed The Chosen because I could connect to it and understand it in a way that I could not with Siddhartha.
Over the summer, I read Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen. Even though both of the books were great, I liked Lord of the Flies better because of its plot and themes. Lord of the Flies was a really dark book about how a group of kids survive being stranded on a deserted island with no adults. No adults on the island leads to chaos, and eventually two of the children on the island are killed. I liked some of the irony and elements of the story too, and how it showed the true human nature. Even though Lord of the Flies was my favorite, I could relate to Colors of the Mountain better because it had a more realistic setting of a high school boy. His story was a autobiography, and how he grew up during the Cultural Revolution as the grandson of a landlord. If you were related to a landlord, you were prejudiced against. In the book, Da struggled with some of the same things I struggled with and I felt as though I knew him. Both books were great however and I couldn’t put them down.
The books that I have read over this summer are Don Quixote, Part 1(by Miguel de Cervantes), Barry Lyndon (by W.M. Thackeray), A Clockwork Orange (by Anthony Burgess) and Presidential Courage (by Michael Beschloss). I have not yet chosen a favorite out of these selections, but I chose Michael Beschloss’s “Presidential Courage” because it will be the easiest to talk about. It is, very simply, stories about certain decisions of great United States Presidents that may have been overshadowed by some of the larger accomplishments that they made earlier in their lives. It contains facts and stories of George Washington, John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, and Ronald Reagan. I enjoyed reading this book because it showed a human side of presidents that I probably would never have known of had I not read this.
The two books I read this summer were Scar Tissue by Anthony Keidas, and The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I enjoyed Scar Tissue the most. Scar Tissue the autobiography of Anthony Keidas, the lead singer of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Usually, I am not one for reading someone’s life story but this book is different. Throughout the story he struggles with a drug addiction, his band, and his love life. His unusual life makes for an exciting story which he is lucky to have lived through.
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Over the summer, I read The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks and Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen. My favorite out of the two was Keeping the Moon because I can relate to the main character, Colie, more than the main characters from The Notebook. Colie is a teenager, and Noah and Allie from the other book are adults. Plus, Keeping the Moon was easier to follow than The Notebook because The Notebook is too hard to follow. One chapter its set when Noah and Allie are teenagers, the next they’re 30 year olds, and halfway through it switches to and 80 year old Noah narrating the story. Keeping the Moon just stayed within one summer and one narrator. I defiantly enjoyed reading Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen more than I liked The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks.
The books that I have read over the summer were: “Chosen”, “Untamed”, and “Hunted” by P.C. and Kristin Cast. I have also read, “Vampire Academy” by Richelle Mead. Out of all of these books, my favorite book was “Vampire Academy” by Richelle Mead. It was my favorite because the author, Richelle Mead, had me reading in my room all day just so I can finish it. The description was so clear and it made me feel like I was one of the characters and as if I was inside the book myself! :D
The two books that I read over the summer were Digital Fortress by Dan Brown and Deception Point also by Dan Brown. My favorite of the two was Digital Fortress because it was about things that I find very interesting such as a mystery and an adventure book. Also I like Dan Brown’s writing and style. It was pretty close because they were both full of action and had plenty of twists. The other book that I read was Double Cross by James Patterson. This was a good book because it was a thriller and an adventure book. These are the books that I read over the summer and Digital Fortress was a favorite of all time.
This summer I read The Sweet, Terrible, Glorious Year I Truly Completely Lost It by Lisa Shanahan. I also read My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I liked My Sister’s Keeper better because I thought it was written better. The other book had many events going on at once and got very confusing at certain parts, while My Sister’s Keeper had each chapter of the book told by a different character of the story. I liked the way that Jodi Picoult did this so I was able to see each character’s point of view on every event in the book. I connected with this book well because one of the main characters in the book had cancer and both my Aunt and Grandmother are breast cancer survivors. As well as reading the book, I went to see the movie that came out over the summer. Although most parts of the story and the movie are very similar, but the movie’s ending was completely different. I liked the ending in the book better because it was more unexpected and exciting. I would recommend this book to anybody.
The books I read over the summer were Cirque Du Freak Hunters of the Dusk, Cirque Du Freak Killers of the Dawn, Cross, and Double Cross. The Cirque books were by Darren Shan and Cross and Double Cross were by James Patterson. My Favorite one was Double Cross. I liked it because it had a plot that was continuously twisting and increasing the suspense of the book. It was really exciting and thrilling. The mastermind killer in the book was always right behind the detective, Alex Cross, and you would never know what would happen next. Every time you thought that the killer would be caught or kill the detective, it ended up not happening. It made me keep on reading it and not want to put it down. I especially liked the ending, where the Mastermind could have killed Alex, but, he knew that if he did he would be killed, so he just walked away, which made me really excited because it makes me think that there is going to be a new, exciting sequel.
Over the summer, I read Revelation, Paradise Lost, Last Christmas, and Privilege. All these books are written by Kate Brian. The first three books were in the series called Private. The last book, Privilege, is a sequel to the Private series. My favorite book out of these four would have to be Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is my favorite because during the whole entire book it kept making you think, who is terrorizing Reed. This book was also my favorite because there wasn’t just suspicion happening, there was love. Reed Brenan and Upton Giles fell in love extremely quickly. I read Paradise Lost in about one day during my camp. I couldn’t put the book down. I would stop to go to lunch and the second I got back to the bunk I picked up the book and read some more. I also like Paradise Lost because, it made me think. I love books that make me think because I then I try to predict what is going to happen. But, in this book, I predicted many times but, the book is very unpredictable. Things that you wouldn’t guess happened in this book. I really loved this book and I recommend the whole series to everyone!!
Over the summer, I read the last book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, called The Last Olympian. Also, I read the first book in the Maximum Ride series, called The Angel Experiment. My favorite book of the two was The Last Olympian because it was more interesting and exciting for me. Even though the books are similar lengths, I finished The Last Olympian a lot quicker than The Angel Experiment because I was always very curious as to what would happen next. The Angel Experiment, although action packed, was boring at some parts and seemed to go on for a bit too long. Also, some of the events that took place in the story either did not make sense or did not need to be in the story. As far as the humor goes, it was almost a tie because both writers (Rick Riordan and Max Patterson) were very witty.
Two of the books I read this summer are Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld, and The Giver, by Lois Lowry. Though I liked both books, my favorite was Uglies. It is a book that takes place many years in the future, in a society where people undergo an operation to make themselves “pretty” at the age of 16. I like this book because it has action, adventure, romance and it really makes you think about what the world will come to one day. Will we end up being just like these superficial people? Or will we die out like the “rusties” do? The book also has a great message, that inner beauty matters more than what you look like on the outside. Uglies, along with the other three books in the series, is a great read that I would recommend to anyone.
Over the summer, the two books I read were 1984 by George Orwell and My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. I preferred 1984 because I find utopias very interesting. In addition, the book’s characters were enjoyable to read about and Orwell’s writing style was very good. Though the plot wasn’t overly exciting, the wording used and the ideas discussed made the book interesting. I liked this book because it made me think. Though it was similar to other books I’ve read about utopias like The Giver, it was different because it delved deeper into the subject.
The two books I read this summer were The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold and The Other Side of Paradise, by Steven L. Layne. I really enjoyed both books, but The Lovely Bones really caught my attention, because the writer captures an interesting perspective on having the main character looking down on her family from Heaven. Even though I don’t believe in God or Heaven, the authors perspective on these ideas are interesting and new. The Lovely Bones was a compelling and intriguing novel.
The two books I read this summer were The Hunger Games and Gone. I enjoyed the book The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins much better than the book Gone. I really enjoyed this book because it was much more intense with lots of suspense. It was a page turner, and the writing was so good it made you feel so close to the characters. So when the characters faced great hardship, I felt there pain and struggles. Throughout the course of the book I was a complete thrill and I am very excited for upcoming continuations of this series.
During the summer I read two books. The first book I read was The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. The second book I read was Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody. I liked The Last Lecture more because I could relate to the main character Randy more than I could relate to the main character in Not Without My Daughter Betty. I could relate to him because he talks about his life and his morals and the different lessons he learns in life. In the book Not without My Daughter it is about how Betty is held hostage in Iran with her daughter, so it was easier for me to relate to The last Lecture. That is why I liked the Last Lecture more.
The world is so lacking of good fantasy genre books… I found the book Graceling by Kristin Cashore to be the best fantasy genre book at the local library. Unfortunately, it wasn’t very good. The characters weren’t very developed, nor the plot entertaining. Fortunately, the book Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman was pretty decent. The quality of writing in Neverwhere was far better than in Graceling.
The two books I read over the summer were Tuesdays with Morrie and Band of Brothers. I enjoyed the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom. I enjoyed this book because it was about how this man Morrie was diagnosed with A.L.S and he was on death row. While he was diagnosed he acquired a new outlook on life. He never cried except for when he woke up and he mourned for only 10 minuets than he went on with his life and he wouldn’t let any other people stop their life to be with him. Then Mitch saw him on TV and he went to visit every Tuesday until he died and even then he went to his grave every Tuesday to talk.
The two books I have read this summer were Down River by Will Hobbs and Taming the Star Runner by S. E. Hinton. Down River was about a group of kids in an outdoor camp where they go rafting and rock climbing. They want to ride the Grand Canyon but their instructor doesn’t think they are ready and couldn’t get a permit. Just before the group goes on another river the instructor stops and gets out of the car that has all the gear and leaves the kids inside. They all decide to take the car because Al, the instructor, left the keys in the van. They take the car and gear to the Grand Canyon where they set off in their two rafts. Before the group sets off Hannah leaves and tells Al. later on the river Al and the park ranger find them in helicopters and the group escapes many times before turning themselves in because they were injured. Because they rafted without a permit they were tried and given one year probation so some of the group members weren’t allowed to get their drivers license. At the end the group decides to sail it again another day but they will do it legally this time.
During the summer, I read two books. The first book I read was called Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody. The second book that I read was called What Would Emma do? by Eileen Cook. Not without my daughter was my favorite book. It was my favorite because it I couldn’t put it down. I also liked it because it was very suspenseful. You never knew what would happen next. I also enjoyed it because the book was about a mother and daughter who were held hostage by her husband/dad in Iran. It was interesting to read about the customs and laws that they have because they are very different from the United States. In conclusion, that is why the book Not Without My Daughter was my favorite.
During the summer, I read two books. One was called Just Like That by Marsha Qualey. The other one was called That Summer by Sarah Dessen. The one that I liked better was Just Like That, although I could relate to the main character in That Summer better. My favorite was Just Like That because a lot happened in it and I was never bored. For example, a lot happened in the main characters life in a short amount of time. Also, there were mysteries that were mentioned all throughout the book but not solved until the end which also kept me interested. It was also interesting to think about what the main character had to go through with all the events happening in her life and all the change that was occurring. In conclusion, Just Like That was my favorite book for many reasons.
I read Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis and I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert. Out of the two books I read, I found Scar Tissue to be more appealing. Scar Tissue, to me, is more preferable because I found that the plot was more intriguing than I Am America’s political and comedic views. While I Am America had very funny and was fun to read, it did not prove to be as good as Scar Tissue. (Plus, Stephen Colbert is an extreme conservative republican, you can basically predict his political views after reading the first couple chapters) Scar Tissue is the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis. The book sucks you into his life. Anthony’s life was originally in shambles because of his involvement in sex and drugs, until the book leads you into his illustrious musical career as the head singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Although I would recommend both books, Scar Tissue is a great book with one of the most interesting stories out there. Scar Tissue, in my opinion, is better due to its more meaningful and immersive than I Am America.
.The two books I read this summer were Artimus Fowl the Eternity Code by Eion Eolfer and A Killing Frost by John Marsden. My favorite book was A Killing Frost. This book has a lot of suspense and keeps you on an edge for the entire book. For example, in the end when the two main characters are about to die the whole prison blows up because of a bomb but, when they get out there is a lone guard in their way. Also, throughout the entire book there was a constant fear, a fear of getting caught. Every page you would wonder if they were going to get caught.
Over the summer, I read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Both of these books are written J.K. Rowling. It was really hard to decide which one was my favorite but, in the end my favorite out of these books had to be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow. I really liked this book because there was a lot of action and suspense. Many important things important to the series, happens in this book. This book is the very ending to the series. This book is so interesting because it relates to things in the previous book. There was never a dull moment in this book. Another reason is that there are so many climactic moments in the story. There is a lot of action that lead to the climaxes and they are very dramatic. This book is also very sad. Many things happen to the main characters and they are involved in a war so there is some tragedy. I also really like the way the author wrote this book. She never answered some questions to always keep the readers interested and she treats the World of Harry Potter as if it actually existed. I could not put this book down since I always wanted to know what happend in the next chapter. This book is a favorite of mine and I recommend it to anyone who likes action and fantasy. This book won't dissapoint.
Over the summer, I read The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman and Forever Changes by Brendan Halpin. They were both great books, however, Forever Changes really stood out. This book was about a girl with cystic fibrosis, which is a disease where their lungs, intestines, and pancreas become clogged with a thick mucus. Kids with this disease tend to live much shorter lives then the average person. The main character, Brianna, was in her senior year of high school and always wondered that when she went to sleep at night, she would never wake up. She was so scared of dying and there were so many more things she wished she was able to do, for instance, go to college. Finally, at the end of the book, when Brianna was about to get a lung transplant, she told her father she didn't want it. She said she was done, with the struggle, with the worries, with her life. This book has inspired me to live my life, with few mistakes, but, many adventures. So that when my time comes, I will look back at my life and be proud of it, wanting nothing more or nothing less. Brendan Halpin has made me realize this with his affective book, Forever Changes.
In seek of enlightenment this summer, I decided to read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse and The Chosen by Chaim Potok. I
found myself enjoying The Chosen because I could relate to it more. The plot of Siddhartha entailed a boy seeking the Nirvana through a journey of contemplation and studying rivers. However, The Chosen tells a story of friendship between two teenager boys. Additionally, I could relate to the he Jewish values in The Chosen. However, I could not relate myself to the foreign Buddhist values emphasized in Siddhartha. I understood the meaning of the many Jewish customs and concepts mentioned in The Chosen such as the wearing of a caftan and hair curls and the studying of Talmud, an ethical Jewish scripture. Yet, I found myself having to further research religious terms in Siddhartha such as "Nirvana" and "Gotama" for understanding. It was because of this that I found myself comprehending The Chosen on a deeper level because I already understood many of the religious customs and values. Plus, I enjoyed being able to relate to the age of Reuven, the main character in The Chosen, because of our proximity in age. Reuven is a high school boy who befriends another boy his age, Danny, in an unconventional and coincidental way. However, Siddhartha is a young man in his twenties who abandons his life at home for contemplation and enlightenment. As a Jewish high school student, I enjoyed The Chosen because I could connect to it and understand it in a way that I could not with Siddhartha.
Over the summer, I read Lord of the Flies by William Golding and Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen. Even though both of the books were great, I liked Lord of the Flies better because of its plot and themes. Lord of the Flies was a really dark book about how a group of kids survive being stranded on a deserted island with no adults. No adults on the island leads to chaos, and eventually two of the children on the island are killed. I liked some of the irony and elements of the story too, and how it showed the true human nature. Even though Lord of the Flies was my favorite, I could relate to Colors of the Mountain better because it had a more realistic setting of a high school boy. His story was a autobiography, and how he grew up during the Cultural Revolution as the grandson of a landlord. If you were related to a landlord, you were prejudiced against. In the book, Da struggled with some of the same things I struggled with and I felt as though I knew him. Both books were great however and I couldn’t put them down.
The books that I have read over this summer are Don Quixote, Part 1(by Miguel de Cervantes), Barry Lyndon (by W.M. Thackeray), A Clockwork Orange (by Anthony Burgess) and Presidential Courage (by Michael Beschloss). I have not yet chosen a favorite out of these selections, but I chose Michael Beschloss’s “Presidential Courage” because it will be the easiest to talk about. It is, very simply, stories about certain decisions of great United States Presidents that may have been overshadowed by some of the larger accomplishments that they made earlier in their lives. It contains facts and stories of George Washington, John Adams, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, and Ronald Reagan. I enjoyed reading this book because it showed a human side of presidents that I probably would never have known of had I not read this.
The two books I read this summer were Scar Tissue by Anthony Keidas, and The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I enjoyed Scar Tissue the most. Scar Tissue the autobiography of Anthony Keidas, the lead singer of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Usually, I am not one for reading someone’s life story but this book is different. Throughout the story he struggles with a drug addiction, his band, and his love life. His unusual life makes for an exciting story which he is lucky to have lived through.
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