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Comparison Of Evolution, Me, And Other Freaks Of Nature

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In this book wars article, I will be comparing two books on the commonality of their main characters. They are both young adults, although one is a boy and one is a girl. Book one is Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature by Robin Brande. Book 2 is Erak’s Ransom: Ranger’s Apprentice Series, Book 7 by John A. Flanagan. They are both about a young adult facing varying challenges in life, and becoming an adult. The first book, Evolution, Me, & Other Freaks of Nature, by Robin Brande, is about a high school girl who was ostracized by her former friends for doing something right, and her struggle with her parents and finding friends. The big issues/challenges of the main character, Mena, are her self-confidence, and confronting her parents and former friends. For most of the book, her …show more content…

Flanagan. It is about a boy named Will who goes on a journey, with companions. His companions get captured, and he is their only hope. His issues are self-doubt, and thinking that he will never be as good as his mentor. “‘But what if I make a mistake?’ Will asked” (158) Will is talking to a friend about when he graduates and won’t have a mentor anymore. The quote shows Will’s self-doubt, that he’s not sure he can do it. This is just one part of Will, that makes him such a great main characters, really engaging to read about. However good both books are, I think one is slightly better in regard to main characters. And that one is... Erak’s Ransom. I think that one is better because his issues are more complicated, and he succeeds in saving his friends. Under a ton of pressure put there by himself, he acts. And succeeds. In addition, and with no relation to main characters, I like that book better. It is fantasy, and action packed, as opposed to the other book, which is realistic fiction. But overall, those are several of the reasons why I picked Erak’s Ransom over Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of

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