Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Let's Share Our Favorite Books!
Hey class! Throughout the school year, we will use this blog to share with the class the books we have read. When you read a book that you like, post the title, author, and some comments to get other readers interested. What is a good book that you have recently read?
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A great book that I have recently read is The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. It is about Katniss and Peeta, a young girl and boy, who have been sent to an arena to play in the "Hunger Games." In the "Hunger Games," Katniss and Peeta have to fight to the death with 22 other children. Read this book to find out if they survive!
ReplyDeleteA good book I read was "Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, his Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero." It was about a blind man who worked at the World Trade Center on that fateful day in September. The book highlights his journey growing up blind as well as his times escaping the attack on the World Trade Center. The book is very inspiring to all readers.
ReplyDeleteA good book that I read recently was "Midnight" by Sister Souljah. The story was about a family who moves to the states and how they had to struggle to survive. It showed how a little boy had to grow up very quickly to take care of his family. Since there was no father figure around and his mother did not speak much English, he had to provide for his family.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, it has been a couple of years since I read a good book. I don't read much, but the last book I read was call "Deception Point." I do not remember who the author was, but it involved a conspiracy about a meteorite fabricated by NASA in order to get people excited about the program again. You could google the title and find it that way, but it was good reading.
ReplyDeleteAll But My Life by Gerda Weisman Klein is a powerful Holocaust memoir. I was given this book at my Holocaust conference in DC this summer and definitely suggest it to any English or History teacher.
ReplyDeleteThe last non-school book I read was Jaycee Dugard's "Stolen Life." For those who don't know, Jaycee was kidnapped, raped and held captive for 18 years. She never gets overly graphic, but this is definitely not a story for children, of course. Jaycee's writing style is simple and perhaps, for some, a little hard to follow because she stops to give reflections. However, I think you get more from what she was going through in her reflections than if you read the rest of the book. If you like biographies or true crime stories, then you will like this book.
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ReplyDeleteThat was written by Dan Brown. It is one of his I have not read yet, but he is definitely a great author.
"Love You Forever" by Robert N. Munsch. This is a children's book that will almost make you cry every time you read it. Or if you're my mother, it WILL make you cry every time. It's a sentimental take on the love between a mother and her son.
ReplyDelete"One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voskamp is a journal of a lady who is an ordinary lady raising children and trying to find God's grace in the midst of everyday life. Her challenge to herself is to write down in a journal each day what gifts from God she experienced on that day. Her goal was to write one thousand gifts. In the midst of doing this project she shares the struggles in life that we go through and is real about those struggles but presses on to see God's blessings in ever day life despite death and financial strain.
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