The book I read for my second letter essay was Smile by Raina Telgemeier. Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after girl scouts she trips and falls and severely injures her two front teeth. What comes after that is a long, frustrating journey with on and off braces, embarrassing head gear, and a retailer with fake teeth. And one top of all that, there's still more for her to deal with, a major earthquake, boys and friends who turn out to be not so good of friends after all. Rainas story takes us from middle school to high school where she discovers her artistic voice, what true friendships are and where she can finally smile and not have to worry about anyone making fun of her for her braces. A significant passage that I found was on page 67 , ¨That was the first time my sister voluntarily hugged me… and the only time i've ever heard her pry.¨ …show more content…
And also she doesn't want her to get hurt. For instance she doesn't want something to fall on the table they're hiding under and hurt her so Raina hugs her so she feels safe.
I would recommend this book to boys and girls but mainly girls. That are the age ten and older. I would because it's all about a teenage girl named Raina who gets braces and gets made fun of for them and other reasons that you'll find out if you read the
I’m reading a book called Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. I think this book is really boring and is not really fun to read at all. I wished the author put some more excitement into the book. Nothing really crazy or even interesting happens, so it’s kind of hard to get through the book. All that goes on is that a girl is a freshman in high school, and she goes to school everyday and then her one friend named Heather talks to her. There was only one time in the story that got kind of interesting, and it was when everybody was at an assembly and this girl tapped Melinda on the shoulder and says, “Aren’t you the one who called the cops at Kyle Rodger’s party at the end of the summer?” That maybe was the author's way of her
Raina Telgemeier just wants to have a normal life, but it doesn't turn out like she hoped. Raina is trying to be a normal sixth grader, but she has to get braces because she takes a bad fall and has to go to the dentist. She likes to do Girl Scouts and she goes to an interesting school. The characters in this book are Raina, Dr. Golden, Dr. Dragon, Amara, her mom and dad, Kelli, and Melissa. The setting in this book is San Francisco, California.
Yes I would recommend this book. It's sort of dark and twisted but it's still interesting reading about the characters development throughout the story and how Katniss and peeta's relationship grows," to this day I can never shake the connection between this boy Peeta Mellark." The author made up great characters and wrote a perfect story to fit them, and the quote represents
Many pre-teens would enjoy this book because of the thrilling adventures Nic goes on with General Radulf for his sister. Also, the readers would enjoy the bravery and courage Nic shows while fighting many people. This is highly recommended for independent reading, due to some of the fighting scenes that go on throughout the book. This book would receive a 4.7 out of 5 for its imagery and strong
According to Kristen Breck of Common Sense Media,”For good readers ages 12 and up, The Seer of Shadows is a richly detailed page-tuner, filled with elegant language and a well-crafted plot.”By reading the book, people will be clinging on to every word, hanging on to every moment.Some people might not like the fact that it is pretty slow throughout the beginning, but there are still many moments filled with suspense, emotion, and intrigue.
I would recommend this book to an audience of people who like science fiction or people who like adventure or suspense. I recommend this book for those audiences because there is a lot of adventure and traveling. For example, they start in Peru and then go to Texas then japan. There are also kids with electric powers, which is more science fiction. For instance, Michael can absorb and get more power from electricity. This book is very suspenseful so if you like suspense you will like this book, like when they try to stop the trucks, but they don’t think it works at first but then it
I would recommend this book to people who just want to read something because they're bored, because this book doesn’t really have any in-depth plot or characters. It’s not that it bore me it’s that it didn’t have any meaning. But if someone wanted a quick summer read or just wanted to distract themselves then this would be the
It captured my attention from the beginning. I like how the Rand was descriptive words to help me have an image of what was happening in the novel. I like the story line. I like the idea of someone breaking way from everyone else and being different from others. That they are able to think for themselves and that it is ok to be different from others. I also liked how the novel had some romance because I do enjoy romance novels. The Language Police written by Diane Ravitch, I did not quit enjoy the book. I do not really like books like that. I do not recommend this book if you are not interested in how the bias panel chooses stories for children. I do recommend the novel, Anthem. It gives the reader a sense of individualism, there is a story behind
(Telegemeier, 107). Raina’s personality is very typical of a 13-year-old, and it evolves in a way that I can see myself behaving in somewhat the same way through middle school to high school. Telegemeier creates a trusting bond between Raina and the audience by having relatable experiences.
Is for boys no its not Dork Diaries is actually for both genders.When you read Dork Diaries you will actually admit that the book is for everyone.Some boys would say it’s interesting one time i actually made my brother read it and he said, “It was actually really interesting it is not a girls book.”The main character's dad is really funny sometimes you will feel bad for him or get mad at him because he interrupts you or he works at your school.There is her brother were he does whatever he really wants and he's a troubled kid he goes inside her room and tries to find her diary you might be saying, “ Oh my gosh he is going to get the diary,” you would be really worried because you don’t want them to see the privacy stuff she has there.And then there’s her crush who you would get to meet you get to see how he is he is smart and can be funny.Both genders make the book fun because they switch the story first begins the girl and about her life and then it’s his turn you get to see what he does and what he thinks about her.It’s really enjoyable because the main character has an enemy and when they do something bad to the main character it would be really funny but the main character defends herself.And when the main character makes the enemy jealous it’s really funny because then something really funny happens to
Though this book is written from a young girl’s point of view, even in the first hundred pages there are various forms of
Gabi A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero proves that just because life can be hard, that it can be painful, that it can be full of problems; teens should never stop following their dreams. Cindy, although having a baby was still able to graduate. Sebastian, who was rejected for being gay by his family found someone who loved him for him and supported him. Gabi came to realize that no matter what she looked like, she was still beautiful. Young adult novels may be sometimes harsh and have strong context, but they teach a lesson to those in need of help and serve as a purpose to relate to their readers. It teaches teenagers who are just looking for a meaning in life. Like Sherman Alexie said, “I write books to give teenagers weapons-in form of words and ideas- that will help them fight their monster.” Teenagers will always find troubles in life, no matter who they maybe, but there will always be a path of light leading
I would want to ask her that because as said in the book Amara was “cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby” Raina couldn’t wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born things aren't quite how she expected them to be. She was a cute baby, but she was also a ranky grouchy baby with a bad attitude most of the time she was mad. The second question I would ask Raina would be: Why was Amara always mad? Things that lead me wonder about why she was always mad was when Raina would try to play with her but Amara would prefer playing by herself. That made me think Amara was always mad because she didn’t want anyone playing with her. The third question that I would ask Raina is: After the road trip to Colorado did you and your sister get along? I would ask her that because when the car stopped and they were so bored and didn’t have anything to do they started playing and were sisters after all. But something that lead me wonder this was what if Amara stopped Raina from getting rid of her snake because she didn’t want her to get rid of it because it meant a lot to her but Amara was just lying and said that to stop her. I wonder why she would stop her when at first they didn’t get along
seen more at rock concerts than in films for children. I think that the book can be enjoyed
She liked the idea of the story but the sentence structure and the vocabulary used made it hard for her to follow sometimes. I found myself stopping to explain what was going on or what a word meant often. This made the process of reading the book unpleasant. If I had been reading this book by myself I would have been able to read it in a couple hours tops but with reading it to her the process ended up stretching out over the course of weeks. She lost interest towards the end and didn’t even want to finish it with me. Granted she is a little younger than the recommended age range but with me reading it to her it shouldn’t have been as difficult for her to understand as it was. I worry that students reading this on their own will not be able to comprehend what is happening and wade through the vocabulary. I know that many of the vocabulary words could be skipped and a student could still comprehend the story but many of the vocabulary words that are more advanced are the words that give the story its fullness and richness. Without understanding those words the characters lose a great deal of their quirk and spunk. It is because of these issues that I don’t think I would recommend this book to students very often. Despite the fact it is only 148 pages I worry that it won’t be a good experience for them. I do think that there are times that this book could be good but not for the average