Halloween Tree Controversy

To begin with, there is a depth to every character. For example after reading the book you will know very much about Hassan, like how he was homeschooled until the ninth grade and his father never went to college but is making over $100,000 salary, you will even know Hassan’s favorite T.V. show, and he isn’t the main character in the story either. By the end of the story it will feel like you have known the characters sense you were little, so these characters will help readers connect to the book. Also, the characters aren’t stereotypical. For example, Colin, a child prodigy since the age of two has been praised by his parents, talked about in articles, and even won $100,000 on a gameshow. You expect him to be confident and independent but actually he is the complete opposite, he needs someone in his life to tell him he has a purpose. These character twists intrigue readers to find out what happens to the characters, so they have to keep on reading. The depth and personalities to the characters in the book are even more of a reason to read this

Books are made for people to enjoy and learn from. Then why are people deciding that a book can’t be available to certain people based on certain parts of their content? This is happening all around the world and this is called book banning or censorship. Many books have been challenged and said to be too gruesome or too dark for readers and one very controversial section of censorship is the young adult section. People are saying that young adults should not be exposed to some topics and so they take the ‘dangerous’ books away. For example, a novel called Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck, has been banned in libraries all across America. However, the novel Of Mice and Men should not be censored from teens because it gives information about history, it challenges readers to think in many different ways, and includes complex themes that can teach a lot to young adults.

     It is well known that books read by adolescents are somewhat inappropriate in certain ways such as language and the types of actions done by the characters. Some books consist of drugs, sex, and violence which obviously isn’t very appropriate nor does it consist of

According to the American Library Association (ALA), young adult novels are challenged with the best intentions. In most cases a parent will read a book that their child might be reading in class to find out if the book is hazardous to their child’s well-being. If the novel seems problematic, the parent then challenges the book. Even though the purpose of challenging a novel is to keep children from reading about issues that may not be seen as appropriate for their age group, censoring children from difficult subject matter is not always the solution. There is always controversy when difficult issues arise in adolescent geared novels. Even though there are many concerns with Lois Lowry’s The Giver,

The whole debate started when the Wall Street Journal ran an editorial written by Meghan Cox Gurdon where she described what she saw as a disturbing trend towards ‘darkness’ in young adult literature (Is Current). The article had a major backlash on Gurdon when people started to disagree and argue her statements, such as Maureen Johnson, author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, who went to twitter to start the #YASaves (Young Adult) hashtag and getting thousands of replies within hours (Springen). Some people agreed with her statement, some of those people think that books should be banned from libraries so that their kids won’t read those books (Parents Challenge) Since the article, there have been many debates on the matter of books being appropriate for teen readers. I believe that young adult literature is not getting too dark for teen readers because the books help them face problems in their own lives, they make teens more aware of loss, and the stories show them that they are not alone in the issues they

What is it about a book that keeps one reading? One continues to read a book when it is interesting and if they can make a connection to it. But, what makes a book interesting? There are many ways authors attract their readers. Authors use different techniques like, circle chronological order style, evoking strong emotions, and creating complex characters to shock and lure their readers.

They’re rare and evenly spread throughout the book and they almost never come off as a shock because they’re so nonchalantly mentioned. Thus, although the novel does, in fact, contain inappropriate moments, they aren’t the main focus and students would be able to handle it with maturity and are therefore suitable for any student in middle school or above.

When certain books are given to the right age groups, then some situations won’t be so cruel. Such as “In 2006, some parents in a Kansas school district decided that talking animals are blasphemous and unnatural; passages about the spider dying were also criticized as being ‘inappropriate subject matter for a children’s book’” wouldn’t be such a big deal if the children were old enough to understand that the talking animals were not real and the spider dying is simply a part of life. (15 Books Banned For The Most Absurd Reasons Ever.) Also, children should be given the opportunity to read books that are about or from the perspective of children the same age. Even though some books may have a negative effect towards the readers, most books that teenagers read are about the same difficulties that lots of teenagers go through. Therefore, children can learn ways to deal with the conflicts they have in their lives. (Banned Books Week 2015)

When the book starts, we find that the group has been taken into some kind of building. The boys all wake up to find that their friend Teresa isn’t with them. All the boys remember is having a big feast, and Teresa was there. Thomas, the main character is the last to wake up. The rest of the boys are looking out of the windows with bars. Thomas goes to see what they’re looking at. Thomas is horrified when he finds that there are crazy, zombie looking people right on the other side of the windows. The boys wonder what they are then go off to find Teresa.

Old sayings of “You can never judge a book by its cover” serves some purpose to what books and novels really accommodate. An interesting book cover can really real someone in but there are many literary elements. Books and novels should be based on their organization, format, tone, word choice, purpose, and effectiveness. These are key elements on judging the success of a book. Some people look past these elements and focus more on their understanding of the story.

Getting a fake Christmas tree is better than buying a real tree because it helps our environment stay healthy and strong. Real trees are very important to animals and us as humans to stay alive and to stay alive we need trees. Trees are very big and can provide us with shelter, air and gives us this to animals and humans.

The truth about books is that anyone can write one, but that doesn’t make it a good book. What makes a book worth reading is knowing it’s authentic. Knowing the author can write truth about a culture, event, or story is what makes a story worth reading. Without authenticity, a stories facts or context may not be correct which can be offensive to a culture. Along with that, stories that have truth to them are the ones that you can actually learn from.

For now, I'll set aside considerations of why The Goal is a novel, how effective it is as a book, whether it succeeds as literature, and so on. This article is primarily about the ideas behind the book, and why some are valuable while others are probably quite useless.

What makes a book good? What about bad? Is it too much action? Not enough? WHat about too much dialogue? Not enough sense? Everyone has an idea of what makes a book good or bad. To many people might think a book is bad, simply because it is a book. Of course, more book aficionados tend think a book should have certain written way. How do you decide whether a book is good or bad? Books such as The Delany Sister’s First 100 Years by Annie Delany, Sarah Delany, featuring Amy Hill, An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee are books that exemplify a ‘good’ books. Books such as Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and Macbeth by William Shakespeare are ‘bad’ books. Why are these books put into categories like

There are many different ways to attracting a person to a book, and one may ask what those different ways might be. Although an author can attract a reader based on the title of a book, or the opening sentence, but a good book uses literary devices such as figurative language, diction, syntax and much more which is all based off of style. In the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, style is used throughout the whole book and contains on a lot of details which makes the novel both compelling and pleasurable to read.