Book Report On Sparks

Investigators soon learned that Todd was not a very good husband to his wife. It was known by their neighbors that Todd beat Stacy on a regular basis. Some

Greg Gaines is a senior at Benson High School. He navigates high school by gaining everyone’s acquaintances. His only real friend is Earl Jackson. One day, Greg’s mother tells him that his childhood friend, Rachel Kushner, is diagnosed with leukemia. Greg’s mother wants him to revive their friendship and make her feel better. As the book continues we see the three friends become closer. But the closer they get Rachel’s sickness gets worse. Eventually having Rachel end up on a hospital bed. Days led to weeks and Rachel wasn’t getting better. She started giving up hope, not fighting for herself. But on the night of the high school prom Greg decides to pay her a little visit. He gives her a flower and shows her a tape that she wouldn’t forget.

Although Todd and Gene are similar, they are also different. Gene and Finny are best friends. Gene says “I was beginning to see that Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn't help envying him that a little, which was perfectly normal. There was no harm in envying even your best friend a

In the book Discovering Wes Moore, written by Wes Moore, we see how life is a path and every decision alters your course. Throughout this book we see Wes Moore trying to uncover his identity through the chaos of his surroundings. He has to decide what’s right and what’s easy are two different things. Wes Moore has lived his life always moving, always used to change.

In Holden’s eyes, his brother Allie was perfect; his hair was perfect, always saying the right thing, and being loved by everyone. The same goes with Todd’s brother, everybody knows him and loves him, and he’s always doing the right thing. Todd’s older brother, whose name was not mentioned, was valedictorian a couple of years ago, causing the administration to assume that he will be a great student, when in reality Todd is as shy as mouse. Both characters have family problems and eventually overcome them by the end of their literary works.

Before reading “The People of Sparks,” I was very skeptical on how the book would compare to “City of Ember” which was the first book in the series. But after reading the book I was very pleased with how Jeanne Duprau developed the main characters by giving them realistic struggles like how Doon was struggling to control his anger issues, and how Lina’s curiosity and rash decision making still tended to cause trouble. Which leads to the next reason why enjoyed the book which was because it stays true to its original characters, and puts them in an entirely different situation. In the first book Lina and Doon who are the main protagonists in the book had to find their way out of Ember because of its depleting resources, and had to use their

The first problem in this book is that the main character Scott has just moved to a new school and he’s one of hose kids who has the brains, but then he also wants to play football but he skills are not up to speed with the other player on his new schools team. That leads up to the first problem he is struggling to find new friends in the new school. He’s a smaller kid to so everyone likes to pick on him and he’s just struggling to find friends when he wants to be two different people at the same time. He’s gnarled between the two people he can choose to be. During school he wants to be a kid that

Self-confidence had a positive effect on Todd because he became less fearful. Many people often feel like their opinion doesn't matter in society, however, Emerson believes that, “People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of their character” (Emerson). In Dead Poet’s Society, Todd gained self-confidence when he decided not to write a poem. Instead of getting in trouble, Mr. Keating pulled Todd in front of the class, and told him to yell out a

Jack and Todd both suffer from their own personal struggles. The biggest one being that they were left on their own at some point in their story and they were left not knowing what to do or what would happen to them. From the novel The Knife of Never Letting Go, Todd had a great life with his two dad’s, Ben and Cillian until one day they unexpectedly forced him to leave without any explanation. They gathered up his things and he had to leave right away, Todd was confused and scared. Ben had told him when he got to the swamp he would know what to do but Todd was frustrated when he got there because he had no idea

Faye. This compulsion eventually leaves Todd with feelings of failure and breaks him down. Faye

Todd, a new student at Welton Academy is painfully shy and anxious to speak up. Being constantly told he needs to live up to his older brother’s reputation leaves him constantly tormented. The amount of pressure that Todd’s parents have on him lead to intense shyness, to the point he can scarcely converse with others. “Mr Anderson thinks everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing.” Mr Keating looks down on Todd as a result of a high angle shot, making Todd look idle and powerless, telling

Todd has taken a step closer to entering manhood, and the knife has taken a step of having less power in his eyes. When Aaron is telling Todd to kill him, Viola takes the knife and kills him, “And gravity takes his body and he slumps sideways. Away from the pulpit. And over the edge. And disappears under the wall of water. Taking the knife with him” (Ness, 463). As soon as the knife and Aaron hit the ground, all of Todd’s superiority and power is lost and he becomes a man. Todd has humbled himself and that is the real definition of a man, and Todd has to learn that.

Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965, in Omaha, Nebraska (Jessica Estremera). He was the second of three children born to Patrick Sparks, a college professor, and his wife Jill. Nicholas spent the early part of his childhood moving around with his family as his father finished up his graduate work (Biography Channel website). "Because my father was a student until I was 9 years old and my mother didn't work, we weren't exactly living the high life when I was little. I grew up on powdered milk and ate tons of potatoes, though to be honest, I never noticed how poor we really were until I was old enough to take an honest appraisal of things. Even then, it didn't matter. For the most part, I had a wonderful childhood

Keating forces him to create a poem on the spot in front of the class, although he is well-aware of Todd’s resistance to speak in front of others, after he write a poem on his own as requested. Mr. Keating questions Todd and installs him with a sense of confidence in his own abilities, “Mr. Anderson thinks that everything inside of him is worthless and embarrassing. Isn't that right, Todd? Isn't that your worst fear? Well, I think you're wrong. I think you have something inside of you that is worth a great deal”. Mr. Keating teaches Todd to think freely for himself and that these thoughts and opinions he has are valued. In the end, Todd becomes self-reliant, confident in himself and his ideas and beliefs. He does not conform to society and distinguishes himself amongst the rest, maintaining his own voice, and he overcomes his previous shy and isolated self, becoming a leader, when introduced to these ideas of individualism and

Fledgling is the story of an apparently young, amnesiac girl, whose alarming unhuman needs and abilities lead her to a startling conclusion. She is in fact a genetically modified, 53 year old vampire. Forced to discover what she can about her stolen former life, at the same time learn who wanted and still wants to destroy her and those she cares for. This is a very interesting parable that tests the limits of otherness and questions what it means to be truly human.